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{$mediaurl}According to the man, why are so few study rooms available
A. There are more students now than in the previous year.
B. Several rooms are being used as offices for library staff.
C. There is a problem with students reserving more than one room.
D. Some of the university buildings are still under construction.

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[*]According to the professor, why do death rituals include roles for friends
A. Friends are more creative in performing rituals.
B. Friends give support and comfort to the family.
C. Friends are expected to pay the funeral expenses.
D. Friends experience less grief than the family does.

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[*]According to the professor, why is chemistry sometimes called the central science
A. Chemistry courses are the most difficult．
B. Chemical processes occur all around us．
C. Chemistry students have high status．
D. Chemists study how to control diseases．

[单项选择]Why is the man so upset
A. He has trouble with his chemistry.
B. He has trouble with his classmates.
C. He had to miss his chemistry class.
D. He had to reject his friend’s request.

[单项选择]Why is the man so annoyed
A. Because he didn’t like listening to radio.
B. Because his sister made him study very hard.
C. Because the noise disturbed him so much.

[单项选择]Why is the man so happy
A. He failed the test.
B. He passed the test.
C. He didn’t have the test.

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{$mediaurl}According to the conversation, what is noise
A. The complete absence of sound
B. Patterns produced by sounds in nature
C. Random sound with irregular waves
D. Sounds made by a computer voice

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{$mediaurl}According to the conversation, what factors influence the color of water
Click on two answers.
A. Waves on the surface
B. The depth of the water
C. Sediments in the water
D. The water temperature

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Everyone chases success, but not all of us want to be famous.
South African writer John Maxwell Coetzee is (1) for keeping himself to himself. When the 63-year-old was named the 2003 Nobel Prize winner for literature earlier this month, reporters were warned that they would find him " particularly difficult to (2) ".
Coetzee lives in Australia but spends part of the year teaching at the University of Chicago. He seemed (3) by the news that he won the U. S. $1.3 million prize. "It came as a complete surprise. I wasn’t even aware they were due to make the announcement," he said.
His (4) of privacy led to doubts as to whether Coetzee will attend the prize-giving in Stockholm, Sweden, on December 10.
But despite being described as (5) to track down, the critics agree that his writing is easy to get to know.
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