M: 8 Has Jimmy been coming in lately?
W:No, I haven’t seen him around. Why? Has he been causing any trouble?
M:Not that I know of. But I need to see him, because my friends and I lent him some money last month. And we haven’t heard from him since. 8 I heard he comes here a lot. So I thought I’d come in and check with you.
W:Well, that’s funny. Some other fellow came in asking for Jimmy just yesterday, a real nervous, pushy type of fellow, 9 saying he needed Jimmy for some study project they were working on. But I can’t quite remember what it was all about. Is this a lot of money we’re talking about here?
M:No, just 60 pounds between the three of us, but still, a bit too much to just let go. 10 He told us he’d got into an accident. Nothing serious, mind you, but he damaged someone’s car and wanted to get some money together to make up for the damage he’d caused.
W:Hmm. Isn’t that sort of thing usually covered by insurance? And then if he still wanted to give money as some sort of apology or something, he probably shouldn’t have to go around borrowing it from people.
M:You think Jimmy is just making it all up? See, I did think it was a bit weird for him to be asking for money for that sort of thing. And his story was a bit vague to begin with. But I thought maybe 11 he doesn’t want his parents to know about what happened. So he’d rather come to us and keep things quiet. Anyway, Jimmy’s a good guy, so we don’t make a fuss about it.
男： 8 吉米最近来过吗？
女：没有，我没见过他。为什么问这个？他惹麻烦了吗？
男：据我所知没有。但是我需要见他，因为我和我的朋友上个月借给他一些钱。从那以后我们就再也没有他的消息了。 8 我听说他经常来这里。所以我想我应该进来问你一下。
女：好吧，真滑稽。就在昨天，另一个家伙进来找吉米，他是那种神经兮兮、咄咄逼人的类型， 9 说他需要吉米参加他们正在进行的某个研究项目。但我不太记得是怎么回事了。我们现在所谈论的是一大笔钱吗？
男：不是的，我们三个人一共借给了他60英镑，但我还是觉得教额不算小，不能就这么轻易不要了。 10 他那时候告诉我们他出了事故。需要说一句，这没什么大不了的，但他把别人的车弄坏了，想凑些钱来弥补他造成的损失。
女：嗯 这种事情通常不是在保险理赔的范围之内吗？如果他仍然想给钱表示歉意或什么，他可能不应该到处向人借钱。
男：你觉得吉米只是在瞎编？你看，我确实觉得他为那种事借钱有点奇怪。从一开始他的故事就有点模糊不清。 11 但我想也许他不想让他的父母知道发生了什么事。所以他宁愿找我们，低调处理。不管怎样，吉米是个好人，所以我们不要大惊小怪。
Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
- 单选题
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What does the man want to do?
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Find out where Jimmy is.
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Borrow money from Jimmy.
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Make friends with Jimmy.
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Ask Jimmy what is to be done.
8. 男士想做什么？
A) 找出吉米在哪里。
B) 向吉米借钱。
C) 和吉米交朋友。
D) 问吉米将要做什么。
- 单选题
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What do we learn about the man who came to see the woman yesterday?
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He was unsure what kind of fellow Jimmy was.
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He was working on a study project with Jimmy.
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He wanted to make a sincere apology to Jimmy.
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He wanted to invite her to join in a study project.
9. 关于昨天来找女士的那个男士，我们了解到了什么？
A) 他不确定吉米是什么样的人。
B) 他和吉米在做一个研究项目。
C) 他想向吉米真诚地道歉。
D) 他想邀请她参加一个研究项目。
- 单选题
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What did Jimmy say happened to him one day?
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He got a ticket for speeding.
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He got his car badly damaged.
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He was involved in a traffic accident.
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He had an operation for his injury.
10. 吉米说有一天他发生了什么？
A) 他因超速而被罚款。
B) 他的车严重受损。
C) 他卷入了一场交通事故。
D) 他因伤做了手术。
- 单选题
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Why did Jimmy borrow money according to the man?
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He needed to make some donation to charity.
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He found the 60 pounds in his pocket missing.
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He wanted to buy a gift for his mother’s birthday.
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He wanted to conceal something from his parents.
11. 据男士说，吉米为什么要借钱？
A) 他需要向慈善机构捐款。
B) 他发现口袋里的60英镑不见了。
C) 他想为他母亲买一份生日礼物。
D) 他想对父母隐瞒一些事情。
