Section B
　　Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A．,B．, C． and D．.
Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
　　注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

Passage One
Questions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard.
16. A． They care a lot about children.
B． They need looking after in their old age.
C． They want to enrich their life experience.
D． They want children to keep them company.
17. A． They are usually adopted from distant places.
B． Their birth information is usually kept secret~
C． Their birth parents often try to conceal their birth information.
D． Their adoptive parents don't want them to know their birth parents.
18. A． They generally hold bad feelings towards their birth parents.
B． They do not want to hurt the feelings of their adoptive parents.
C． They have mixed feelings about finding their natural parents.
D． They are fully aware of the expenses involved in the search.
19. A． Early adoption makes for closer parent-child relationship.
B． Most .people prefer to adopt children from overseas.
C． Understanding is the key to successful adoption.
D． Adoption has much to do with love.

Passage Two
Questions 20 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.
20. A． He suffered from mental illness.
B． He bought The Washington Post.
C． He turned a failing newspaper into a success.
D． He was once a reporter for a major newspaper.
21. A． She was the first woman to lead a big U.S. publishing company.
B． She got her first job as a teacher at the University of Chicago.
C． She committed suicide because of her mental disorder.
D． She took over her father's position when he died.
22. A． People came to see the role of women in the business world.
B． Katharine played a major part in reshaping Americans' mind.
C． American media would be quite different without Katharine.
D． Katharine had exerted an important influence on the world.

Passage Three
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
23. A． It'll enable them to enjoy the best medical care.
B． It'll allow them to receive free medical treatment.
C． It'll protect them from possible financial crises.
D． It'll prevent the doctors from overcharging them.
24. A． They can't immediately get back the money paid for their medical cost.
B． They have to go through very complicated application procedures.
C． They can only visit doctors who speak their native languages.
D． They may not be able to receive timely medical treatment.
25. A． They don't have to pay for the medical services.
B． They needn't pay the entire medical bill at once.
C． They must send the receipts to the insurance company promptly.
D． They have to pay a much higher price to get an insurance policy.

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