The most common types of trade controls are tariffs, quotas/embargo and_________.

Pyramids are large structures with square bases and four smooth, triangular-shaped sides that come to a point at the top. Several ancient peoples used pyramids as tombs or temples. The most famous pyramids are those built about 4,500 years ago as tombs for Egyptian kings. These Egyptian pyramids are among the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

The ruins of 35 major pyramids still stand near the Nile River. in Egypt. Each was built to protect the body of an Egyptian king. The Egyptians thought that a person' s body had to be preserved and protected so that the soul could live forever. The Egyptians mummified (embalmed and dried) their dead and hid the mummies in large tombs. From about 2700 to 1700 B. C. , the bodies of Egyptian kings were buried inside or beneath a pyramid in a secret chamber that was filled with treasures of gold and precious objects.

Many scholars believe that the pyramid shape has a religious meaning to the Egyptians. The sloping sides may have reminded the Egyptians of the slanting rays of the sun, by which the soul of the king could climb to the sky and join the gods.

Funeral ceremonies were performed in temples that were attached to the pyramids. Most pyramids had two temples that were connected by a long stone passage-way. Sometimes a smaller pyramid for the body of the queen stood next to the king' s pyramid. Egypt has at least 40 smaller pyramids that were used for queens or as memorial monuments for kings. The king' s relatives and officials were buried in smaller rectangular tombs called mastabas. These buildings had sloping sides and flat roofs.

Indians of Central and South America also built pyramids. They built stepped pyramids that had flat tops. They used the flat tops as platforms for their temples.

The Mochica Indians of Peru built large brick pyramids. The Temple of the Sun, near what is now Trujillo, on Peru's northern coast, has a terraced brick pyramid on top of stepped platform. The ancient Mayas of Central America built pyramid-shaped mounds of earth with temples on top.

The Toltec Indians of central Mexico also built big stepped pyramids. One of these pyramids, at Cholula, is one of the largest structures in the world. Peoples related to the Toltecs built the great pyramids of the Sun and Moon that still stand at Teotihuacan, near Mexico City. The Spanish conquerors destroyed most pyramids of the later Aztec Empire in Mexico. These pyramids were built in steps or terraces like the other American pyramids, and had temples on top. Two of the greatest were at Tenochtitlan (now Mexico City). Mound building Indians of North America built some pyramids-shaped mounds, but they were not true pyramids.

Imhotep, a great architect and statesman, built the first known pyramid for King Zoser about 2650 B.C. Zoser's tomb rose in a series of giant steps, or terraces, and is called the Step Pyramid. This pyramid still stands at the site of the ancient city of Memphis, near Saqqara.

Who built large brick pyramids?______

A．The Mayas.

B．The Mochica Indians of Peru.

C．The Indians of Central Mexico.

D．The Indians of South America.

听力原文： Hello, everyone. My name's Brian Collins, and I work for Selectron Tools, a family firm based in Melbourne. We make kitchen utensils of the finest quality and offer them to buyers like you so that you can sell them in your high-quality retail stores. Our products are handcrafted to be as beautiful as they are functional. They're also guaranteed for life if they ever need repair. In countries where they've been introduced, they're extremely popular with the most discriminating customers. As a result, we're going to be offering our products to retail stores in additional countries. Moreover, we're adding a custom order line. You order a set of knives, for example, and you choose how you want to customize them—have your family name engraved, choose what type of handles you want, and so on. I think you'll be happy to place an order for your retail stores with us once I've shown you some of our products. You can always send them back for a full refund if you're not delighted with your sales.

Who is the audience for this talk?

A．Buyers for retail stores

B．Manufacturers of kitchen appliances

C．Employees of Selectron Tools

D．Customers in a kitchen store

听力原文： China on Tuesday expressed its regret over the EU' s recent failure to foot its pledge of lifting its arms sales ban to China. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao made the remarks at a routine press conference when commenting on the EU' s decision at a summit in Brussels earlier this month. The European Union (EU) summit pledged to develop a strategic partnership with China. "It reiterates its resolve to develop a strategic partnership with China by intensifying dialogue in all areas, whether of an economic or political nature, and by working towards a rapid solution to its trade dispute," said a conclusion document issued by the summit. Liu said China still hopes that the EU will materialize its pledge to lift the ban as soon as possible. Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn pledged last week it would make more efforts for the early lifting of the arms embargo against China. Luxembourg, which is to hand over the presidency of the European Union (EU) to Britain, urged Britain to continue the efforts aiming to strike a deal on the EU code of conduct on arms exports at an EU summit in September, so as to lay down a solid road for the lifting, Asselborn told Xinhua in an exclusive interview.

Which one was not mentioned in the conclusion document issued by the summit ?

A．the EU would develop a strategic partnership with China

B．the EU had decided to lift the arms ban later this year

C．the EU would try to resolve the trade dispute with China quickly

D．the EU promised to intensify dialogue in all areas

听力原文： China on Tuesday expressed its regret over the EU's recent failure to foot its pledge of lifting its arms sales ban to China. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao made the remarks at a routine press conference when commenting on the EU's decision at a summit in Brussels earlier this month. The European Union (EU) summit pledged to develop a strategic partnership with China. "It reiterates its resolve to develop a strategic partnership with China by intensifying dialogue in all areas, whether of an economic or political nature, and by working towards a rapid solution to its trade dispute," said a conclusion document issued by the summit. Liu said China still hopes that the EU will materialize its pledge to lift the ban as soon as possible. Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn pledged last week it would make more efforts for the early lifting of the arms embargo against China. Luxembourg, which is to hand over the presidency of the European Union (EU) to Britain, urged Britain to continue the efforts aiming to strike a deal on the EU code of conduct on arms exports at an EU summit in September, so as to lay down a solid road for the lifting, Asselborn told Xinhua in an exclusive interview.

Which one was not mentioned in the conclusion document issued by the summit?

A．The EU would develop a strategic partnership with China

B．The EU had decided to lift the arms ban later this year.

C．The EU would try to resolve the trade dispute with China quickly.

D．The EU promised to intensify dialogue in all areas.

听力原文：MA Excuse me, how much will it cost to repair these shoes?

WB Well, there's quite a bit of damage to the heel. I can put an extra piece of leather on the sole and try to repair the heel. It should cost about $35.

MA O.K., how long do you think it'll take?

WB It shouldn't take me too long to finish, but I have some other orders to get to. I can give them back to you by noon tomorrow. If that's O.K., I'll give you an order number and you can pay when you pick them up.

What does the man ask the woman about?

A．The dates of a sale

B．The cost of a service

C．The location of a store

D．The arrival of a shipment

The materials are quite unsuited to the needs of our customers and we have no ______ but to ask you to take them back and replace them by materials of the

  A．choose  B．choice  C．chance  D．change

听力原文： Embattled Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid warned yesterday that he would move against those who ignore him, after police and lawmakers disregarded his decision to fire the national police chief.

Suroyo Bimantoro defied Wahid's dismissal by attending a ceremony promoting police officers in Jakarta yester- day.

He late met with senior legislators who accused Wahid of violating the constitution by firing the chief without consulting parliament. More than 100 senior police generals signed a statemeat backing Bimantoro, the state news agency reported.

Bimantoro said he would only step down ff parliament asked him to, which is unlikely to happen.

Wahid's spokesman Yahya Staguf said that firing Bimantoro was constitutional and that the police chief had been meddling in politics.

He said Bimantoro was trying to create a rift between the President and Vice-Prresident, who many lawmakers want to replace Wahid if they oust him durning impeachment proceedings in August.

"Those actions will be considered insubordination and stem action will be taken if this is ignored," Wahid's spokesman said.

The president, facing impeachment over 'allegations of corruption and incompetence, which he denies, fired Bimantoro and several Cabinet ministers on Friday and condemned the police for their handling of recent violence in East Java, where officers shot and killed one of Wahid' s supporters last week.

Wahid ordered an investigation into the violence and warned police officers on Saturday not to disobey him, saying that those who did not accept Bimantoro's removal would be prosecuted for insubordination.

Lawmakers were not fazed.

"The police chief is still Bimantoro. He is still active," said Arifin Panigoro, a top lawmaker from Megawati' s party, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle.

The powerful army is also hacking Bimantoro, the Takarta Post's Internet edition said yesterday, quoting unidentified sources.

Several senior army officers met late Saturday to discuss the situation, military spokesman Air Vice-Marshal Graito Usodo said, but he declined to say if the army was backing the police chief's stand against Wahid, calling it "a political matter." Wahid, a Muslim scholar, is from East Java and many people there revere him as a holy man and sage, regarding attempts to oust him so tantamount to sacrilege.

Wahid wanted to fire _______.

A．a cabinet member

B．the national police chief

C．a lawmaker

D．a Muslim scholar