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B. Everyone else started shouting, too.
C. Many people ran out of the bank.
I have four small children, three girls and one boy. I don?t go out very much because it?s hard for me to find someone to look after them. Any time I do go out, I have to find a baby sitter. It?s not easy for me to find a baby sitter because we have just moved here. Since we?re new in town, I don?t know very many people yet.
Well, one Friday morning I looked in my purse and found that I had only two dollars left. I still had to do that week?s grocery shopping. There was nothing else I could do; I had to go to the bank. I hoped that Rachel, my next-door neighbor, could come and baby-sit for me, but she wasn?t home. So after the children were all dressed, off we went to the bank.
After we?d all got into the car, I tried to relax a little as I drove to the bank. The children were very noisy from the start. They were yelling and crying and picking on each other. By the time we arrived at the bank, I was very angry.
The bank was very crowded. I don?t think I?d ever seen so many people there at once. I think, since it was the end of the month, it was payday for most people.
Anyway, the children were still acting up, and I was still pretty angry with them. I turned around to try to keep them quiet and shouted, “Stand against the wall and don?t say a word!” Everyone in the
Questions 21 to 24 are based on the passage you have just heard.
21. Why was it hard for the woman to find a baby sitter?
22. Why couldn?t Rachel, her next-door neighbor, baby-sit for her?
23. How did the woman feel when she arrived at the bank?
24. What happened when the woman shouted at her children?
［参考答案及解析］
21.C 文中说他很难找到baby sitter的原因在于他们刚刚搬到这儿。
22.B 从文中得知好的邻居Rachel不在家。
23.D 从文中多处信息可以得知，孩子们又喊又闹，他很生气。
24.A 文中说they thought it was a hold-up，hold-up的意思是robber。
Passage Two
Questions 25 to 30 are based on the passage you have just heard.
25. A. 9:00 to 10:00. B. 9:00 to 10:30. C. 9:30 to 11:00. D. 9:30 to 11:30.
26. A. Early in the morning. B. Before lunch.
C. At lunchtime.
D. After lunch.
27. A. Ireland and Spain. B. Brazil and Ireland.
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