听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

　　8. What does the man say about the restaurant?

　　A. It's the biggest one around.

　　B. It offers many tasty dishes.

　　C. It's famous for its seafood.

　　9. What will the woman probably order?

　　A. Fried fish B. Roast chicken. C. Beef steak

　　听第8段材料，回答第10 到12题。

　　10. Where will Mr.White be at 11 o'clock?

　　A. At the office. B. At the airport C. At the restaurant.

　　11. What will Mr.White probably do at one in the afternoon?

　　A. Receive a guest. B. Have a meeting. C. Read a report.

　　12. When will Miss Wilson see Mr.Whie?

　　A. At lunch time. B. Late in the afternoon. C. The next norning.

　　听第9段材料，回答第13到16题。

　　13. Why is Bill going to Germany?

　　A. To work on a project. B. To study German. C. To start a new company.

　　14. What did the woman dislike about Germany?

　　A. The weather. B. The food. C. The schools.

　　15. What does bill hope to do about his family?

　　A. Bring them to Germany. B. Leave them in England. C. Visit them in a fewmonths.

　　16. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

　　A. Fellow-travelers. B. Colleagues. C. Classmates.

　　听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

　　17. When did it rain last time in Juárez?

　　A. Three days ago B. A month ago C. A year ago.

　　18. What season is it now in Juárez?

　　A. Spring B. Summer C. Autumn.

　　19. What are the elderly advised to do?

　　A. Take a walk in the afternoon.

　　B. Keep their homes cool.

　　C. Drink plenty of water.

　　20. What is the speaker doing?

　　A. Hosting a radio program.

　　B. Conducting a seminar.

　　C. Forecasting the weather.

　　22. What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 3 suggest?

　　A. The cat would be closely watched.

　　B. The cat would get some medical care.

　　C. Benjamin would leave his home shortly.

　　D. Benjamin would have real brushes soon.

　　23. What did Pennington do to help Benjamin develop his talent?

　　A. He took him to see painting exhibitions.

　　B. He provided him with painting materials.

　　C. He sent him to a school in Philadelphia.

　　D. He taught him how to make engravings.

　　24. Williams’ two books helped Benjamin to ________.

　　A. master the use of paints

　　B. appreciate landscape paintings

　　C. get to know other painters

　　D. make up his mind to be a painter

　　B

　　Getting less sleep has become a bad habit for most American kids. Accordingto a new survey(调查) by the National Sleep Foundation, 51% of kids aged 10 to 18go to bed at 10 pm or later on school nights, even though they have to get upearly. Last year the Foundation reported that nearly 60% of 7- to 12-year-oldssaid that they felt tired during the day, and 15% said they had fallen asleep atschool.

　　How much sleep you need depends a lot on your age. Babies need a lot ofrest: most of them sleep about 18 hours a day! Adults need about eight hours.For most school-age children, ten hours is ideal(理想的). But the new NationalSleep Foundation survey found that 35% of 10- to 12-year-olds get only seven oreight hours. And guess what almost half of the surveyed kids said they do beforebedtime? Watch TV.

　　“More children are going to bed with TVs on, and there are moreopportunities(机会) to stay awake, with more homework, the Internet and thephone,” says Dr. Mary Carskadon, a sleep researcher at Brown University MedicalSchool. She says these activities at bedtime can get kids all excited and makeit hard for them to calm down and sleep. Other experts say part of the problemis chemical. Changing levels of body chemicals called hormones not only maketeenagers’ bodies develop adult characteristics, but also make it hard forteenagers to fall asleep before 11 pm.

　　Because sleepiness is such a problem for teenagers, some school districtshave decided to start high school classes later than they used to. Three yearsago, schools in Edina, Minnesota, changed the start time from 7:25 am to 8:30am. Students, parents and teachers are pleased with the results.

　　25. What is the new National Sleep Foundation survey on?

　　A. American kids’ sleeping habits. B. Teenagers’ sleep-relateddiseases.

　　C. Activities to prevent sleeplessness. D. Learning problems and lack ofsleep.

　　26. How many hours of sleep do 11-year-olds need every day?

　　A. 7 hours. B. 8 hours. C. 10 hours. D. 18 hours.

　　27. Why do teenagers go to sleep late according to Carskadon?

　　A. They are affected by certain body chemicals.

　　B. They tend to do things that excite them.

　　C. They follow their parents’ examples.

　　D. They don’t need to go to school early.

　　C

　　FLORENCE, Italy—Svetlana Cojochru feels hurt. The Moldovan has lived hereseven years as a caregiver to Italian kids and elderly, but in order to stayshe’s had to prove her language skills by taking a test which requires her towrite a postcard to an imaginary friend and answer a fictional job ad.

　　Italy is the latest Western European country trying to control a growingimmigrant(移民) population by demanding language skills in exchange for workpermits, or in some cases, citizenship.

　　Some immigrant advocates worry that as hard financial times make it moredifficult for natives to keep jobs, such measures will become a more vehicle forintolerance than integration(融合). Others say it’s only natural that newcomerslearn the language of their host nation, seeing it as a condition to ensure theycan contribute to society.

　　Other European countries laid down a similar requirement for immigrants,and some terms are even tougher. The governments argue that this will helpforeigners better join the society and promote understanding acrosscultures.

　　Italy, which has a much weaker tradition of immigration, has witnessed asharp increase in immigration in recent years. In 1990, immigrants numbered some1.14 million out of Italy’s then 56.7 million people, or about 2 percent. At thestart of this year, foreigners living in Italy amounted to 4.56 million of atotal population of 60.6 million, or 7.5 percent, with immigrants’ children