In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything once only. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
SECTION A TALK
Questions 1 to 5 refer to the talk in this section. At the end of the talk you will be given 15 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now listen to the talk.

According to the talk, workers in "zones of quiet" can（）

单项选择题It can be assumed from the interview that an informal atmosphere might be found in（）

A．small firms.
B．major banks.
C．big corporations.
D．law offices.

单项选择题On the issue of working contracts in the US, which statement is NOT correct（）

A．Performance at work matters more than anything else.
B．There are laws protecting employees’ working rights.
C．Good reasons must be provided in order to fire workers.
D．Working contracts in the US are mostly short-term ones.

单项选择题The French company is working on anti-noise techniques to be used in all EXCEPT（）

A．streets.
B．factories.
C．aircraft.
D．cars.

单项选择题Which of the following statement is CORRECT（）

A．Drastic changes in the weather have been common since ancient times.
B．The change in weather from very cold to very hot lasted over a century.
C．The scientists have been studying ice to forecast weather in the future.
D．The past 10,000 years have seen minor changes in the weather.

单项选择题The news item seems to indicate that the agreement（）

A．will end all other related trade conflicts.
B．is unlikely to solve the dispute once and for all.
C．is linked to other trade agreements.
D．is the last of its kind to be reached.