The speaker spoke so quickly that a fewof us could understand him.()

A.few

B.little

C.a few

D.a little

听力原文：Although Gerome's speech was the last one on the program, it was the best one.

How did the speaker comment on Gerome's speech？

A．Gerome spoke last but not best.

B．Gerome spoke last but the best.

C．Although last, Gerome spoke fast.

D．Gerome spoke at a speech.

听力原文： I was recently working with some sixth form. comprehensive school students, when a television company asked for permission to come in and make a short film of our activities. The arrival of the cameras and crew was a major event. The setting up of the equipment, the conversion of the classroom into a mini-studio, and the sheer presence of so many television personnel (10 in all) all made this into a special occasion. On the day of filming I was better prepared than usual, and chose to wear clothes which I fancied might have some visual appeal. So did the students.

The session itself was disappointing. The camera and lights were frightening to us all and even normally active students were reluctant to attempt an opinion. Every time one of them spoke, every pieced available equipment was turned towards her.

Fortunately, this was part of a program about interesting developments in education, so the director intervened in order to encourage the kind of lively responses she was looking for. "If you don't speak up and get involved." she told the students, "then you won't be on television." The effect was immediate. The students began to go over-the-top in their attempts to attract attention. When someone said something of interest the director stopped the discussion, focused the camera and lights on her and asked her to repeat it. All of my contributions to the discussion were reshot at the end, after the students had left, and cut into the final film. Nothing could have been further removed from our normal way of working.

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A．Because everyone wore her best clothes.

B．Because the classroom had never been a studio.

C．Because the speaker was going to be well known.

D．Because it involved a lot of equipment and workers.

highlights our common concerns that bring us here together. Several years ago when my grandparents were well into their eighties, they were faced with the reality of no longer being able to adequately care for themselves. My grandfather spoke of his greatest fear, that of leaving the only home they had known for the past 60 years. Fighting back the tears, he spoke proudly of the fact that he had built their home from the ground up, and that he had pounded every nail and laid every brick in the process. The prospect of having to sell their home and give up their independence, and move into a retirement home was an extremely upsetting experience for them. It was, in my grandfather's own words, like having a limb cut off. He was quite emphatic exclaiming that he felt he wasn't important anymore.

For them and some older Americans, their so-called "golden years" are at times not so pleasant, for this period can mean the decline of not only one's health but the loss of identity and self-worth. In many societies, this self-identity is closely related with our social status, occupation, material possessions, or independence. Furthermore, we often live in societies that value that which is "new" or in vogue, and our own usage of lexicon in the English language often does not bode well older for Americans. I mean how would your family react if you came home tonight elated exclaiming, "Hey, come to the living room and see the OLD black and white TV I brought!" Unfortunately, the word "old" conjures up images of the need to replace or discard.

Now, many of the lectures given at this conference have focused on the issues of pension reform, medical care, and the development of public facilities for senior citizens. And while these are vital issues that must be addressed, I'd like to focus my comments on an underlying issue that will affect the overall success of the other programs mentioned.

23.What is the main topic of this address？

24.What was the speaker's purpose in sharing the story about his grandfather？

25.Which of the following statements did the speaker NOT mention when speaking of senior citizens' "golden years"？

26.Where does this address most likely take place？

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A．The growing crisis of inadequate retirement pensions for the future.

B．The problem of providing adequate medical care for the elderly.

C．The development of public facilities for senior citizens.

D．The need to reevaluate our attitudes towards senior citizens.

. But I have no idea how I am going to simplify some of the concepts for them.

What is the speaker's problem？

A．He knows nothing about engineering.

B．He wants to postpone the presentation.

C．He never spoke to high school students before.

D．He is not yet ready for the presentation.

He spoke so loudly _______ be heard by all.

A.that could

B.in order to

C.as to

D.to

The old man (was so) angry and spoke (so fast) that (none of )his children under stood (that) he meant.

A．was so

B．so fast

C．none of

D．that

A.so

B.such

C. A so