B. There is not much work.

C. It’s very far from the man’s home.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. Why is the man so sad about his grandmother’s death?

A. Because he didn’t attend the funeral.

B. Because he wasn’t near her when she died.

C. Because he never visited her in the cemetery.

14. Where did the man’s grandmother die?

A. In the hospital. B. In her bedroom. C. On the way to the hospital.

15. When did the woman’s grandmother pass away?

A. A couple of days ago. B. Two months ago. C. Two years ago.

16. What will the speakers do next?

A. Go to the hospital. B. Have something to eat. C. Visit the man’s grandmother.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What happens to the youth unemployment in rich countries?

A. It is rising. B. It is coming down. C. It stays the same.

18. What is the youth unemployment rate in Brazil now?

A. 14%. B. 16%. C. 11.1%.

19. Where does the highest rate of youth unemployment for women lie?

A. In the Middle East and North Africa.

B. In the Middle East and Asia.

C. In the Middle East and Europe.

20. What may be the reason for the youth unemployment?

A. Financial crisis. B. World wars. C. More strikes.第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分35分)

第一节：单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)

请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. China expects UN consensus ________ solving the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue through dialogue is the only practical and right choice.

A. what B. how C. that D. which

22. The police have put up posters with photos of the man they ________ in connection with the killing of two customers inside an ATM cabinet.

A. seek B. are seeking C. have sought D. were seeking

23. The CCTV program, A Bite of China attracts many people to Suqian to taste local food, ________ up to half are from overseas.

A. in which B. for whom C. with which D. of whom

24. —Which performance do yolike best?

—All are marvelous and the best one is just a matter of personal________.

A. explanation B. preference C. assumption D. reference

25. People are often at a loss when frequently seeing smog level predictions ________ each other in different official forecasts.

A. contradict B. acknowledge C. allocate D. circulate

26. ________ China hasn’t banned the travel to Korea, we have seen a decline in choosing Korea as the tourist destination.

A. While B. Since C. When D. As

27. ________ thirty minutes earlier, yowould have seen the beautiful rosy dawn.