听力测试(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

第一节?

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

W：Could you tell me the way to the hospital?

M：I’m sorry I’m a stranger here myself．You can ask the policeman over there．

1．Why doesn’t the man tell the woman the way to the hospital?

A．Because he is a stranger to the city．

B．Because he doesn’t want to tell her the way．

C．Because he doesn’t feel like talking with her．

W：Where is the post office?

M：Just walk down this street．It’s only ten minutes’ walk from here．You will find it on your right．

2．Where are the two speakers?

A．They are in an office．

B．They are in the street．

C．They are at home．

W：Would you mind if I borrowed your dictionary?

M：I’m sorry, but I’m using it now．

3．Why doesn’t the man lend his dictionary to the woman?

A．Because he is using it．

B．Because he hasn’t brought it with him．

C．Because he doesn’t want to lend it to the woman．

W：Do you mind if I use your rubber?

M：Of course not．Go ahead, please!

4．What does the woman want to borrow from the man?

A．A dictionary．

B．A pen．

C．A rubber．

W：Would you like me to carry this box for you?

M：No, thanks．I can manage it myself．

5．What does the woman offer to do?

A．To wash some clothes for the man．

B．To carry the box for the man．

C．To look after the child for the man．

第二节?

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6～7题。

W：What’s the matter, Peter? You don’t look very happy．

M：I’m not．I’m worried about my English．

W：What’s the problem?

M：I’m not practicing enough．

W：Why not?

M：Well, it’s difficult to meet English people．

W：You should go out more．

M：Where should I go?

W：You should go to bars．You should join a club．

M：But English people never speak to me．

W：Ah! You should speak first．

M：What can I talk about?

W：The weather! English people are always interested in the weather．

6．What are the two speakers talking about?

A．English．

B．Hobby．

C．Weather．

7．What is Peter worried about?

A．English people．

B．His English．

C．Going out．

听第7段材料，回答第8～10题。

M：Today is the twelfth of August．In another four days it will be my sister Mary’s birthday．We will have a party．Would you please come and join us, Jean?

W：What time will the party begin?

M：At twenty to two．

W：My sister is coming to see me from Shanghai at 1∶20 that afternoon．I’ve got to meet her at the station, so I’m afraid I’ll be late for the party．

M：That’s all right．Do come please．

W：Sure．

8．When is Mary’s birthday?

A．On August 15th．

B．On August 16th．

C．On August 12th．

9．What time will the party begin?

A．At 2∶00 p. m．

B．At 2∶20 p. m．

C．At 1∶40 p. m．

10．Will Jean come to the party?

A．No, she won’t, because she’ll meet her sister at the station．

B．Yes, she will, but she will be late for the party．

C．Not sure．Perhaps she won’t be able to come．

听第8段材料，回答第11～13题。

M：Madam, come and look at this china．It’s beautiful, isn’t it？

W：Yes, it is．I haven’t seen anything like this for years．

M：Ladies always like the china more than the weapons．

W：Tell me something about it, please．

M：Well, you see, all these pieces of china belong to the same set．A king gave it to the Duke in 1819, and pictures on the china tell the story of the Duke’s life．

W：You know a lot about the things in the museum, don’t you? Have you worked here long?

M：Oh yes, I’ve worked here for a long time．I’ve been here since the opening of the museum．I’ve been here for ten years．

11．Where are the speakers?

A．At a museum．

B．In a shop．

C．In a school．

12．What are they talking about?

A．A country．

B．A china．

C．A gun．

13．How long has the man worked here?

A．Two years．

B．Five years．

C．Ten years．

听第9段材料，回答第14～16题。

W：I’m sorry you had to wait so long．

M：That’s all right．Was the boy hurt badly?

W：No．After I cleaned his head, he felt much better．So did his mother．The blood had frightened her．

M：She probably thought it was much worse than it really was．

W：Yes, mothers are always worried about their children．Now, what’s the matter with you?

M：I’ve just got a headache．I feel weak．I really feel terrible．

W：I’m sorry to hear that．Let me examine you．

14．What’s the relationship between the two speakers?

A．Mother and son．

B．Teacher and parent．

C．Doctor and patient．

15．Who probably thought it was much worse than it really was?

A．The child．

B．The mother of the boy．

C．Everyone there．

16．What’s the matter with the man?

A．He has a headache and feels bad．

B．He is frightened at the blood．

C．He hurt himself on the head．

听第10段材料，回答第17～20题。

　　A young father was visiting an old neighbor．They were standing in the old man’s garden and talking about children．The young man asked, “How strict should parents be with their children?” The old man pointed to a string between a big, strong tree and a thin, young one．“Please untie that string, ” he said．The young man untied it, and the young tree bent over to one side．“Now tie it again, please, ” said the old man．“But first pull the string tight so that the young tree is straight again．” The young man did so．Then the old man said, “There, it is the same with children．You must be strict with them, but sometimes you must untie the string to

　　see how they are getting on．If they are not yet able to stand alone, you must tie the string tight again．But when you find that they are ready to stand alone, you can take the string away．”

17．What was the young father doing?

A．He was looking after his child．

B．He was paying a visit to an old neighbor．

C．He was working with an old neighbor．

18．What were they talking about?

A．Children．

B．Their houses．

C．Their trees．

19．Why did the young tree bend over to one side?

A．Because it was pulled by a string．

B．Because it was dying．

C．Because it was too thin to stand straight alone．

20．What did the young father learn from the old man?

A．He needn’t be strict with children．

B．He learned how strict parents should be with their children．

C．He learned how to plant a tree．

听力(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

第一节

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

W：Could you tell me the way to the hospital?

M：I’m sorry I’m a stranger here myself．You can ask the policeman over there．

1．Why doesn’t the man tell the woman the way to the hospital？

A．Because he is a stranger to the city．

B．Because he doesn’t want to tell her the way．

C．Because he doesn’t feel like talking with her．

W：Where is the post office?

M：Just walk down this street．It’s only ten minutes’ walk from here．You will find it on your right．

2．Where are the two speakers？

A．They are in an office．

B．They are in the street．

C．They are at home．

W：Would you mind if I borrowed your dictionary?

M：I’m sorry, but I’m using it now．

3．Why doesn’t the man lend his dictionary to the woman？

A．Because he is using it．

B．Because he hasn’t brought it with him．

C．Because he doesn’t want to lend it to the woman．

W：Do you mind if I use your rubber?

M：Of course not．Go ahead, please!

4．What does the woman want to borrow from the man？

A．A dictionary．

B．A pen．

C．A rubber．

W：Would you like me to carry this box for you?

M：No, thanks．I can manage it myself．

5．What does the woman offer to do？

A．To wash some clothes for the man．

B．To carry his box．

C．To look after his child．

第二节

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6～7题。

W：What’s the matter, Peter? You don’t look very happy．

M：I’m not．I’m worried about my English．

W：What’s the problem?

M：I’m not practicing enough．

W：Why not?

M：Well, it’s difficult to meet English people．

W：You should go out more．

M：Where should I go?

W：You should go to bars．You should join a club．

M：But English people never speak to me．

W：Ah! You should speak first．

M：What can I talk about?

W：The weather! English people are always interested in the weather．

6．What are the two speakers talking about？

A．English．

B．Hobby．

C．Weather．

7．What is Peter worried about？

A．English people．

B．His English．

C．Going out．

听第7段材料，回答第8～10题。

M：Today is the twelfth of August．In another four days it will be my sister Mary’s birthday．We will have a party．Would you please come and join us, Jean?

W：What time will the party begin?

M：At twenty to two．

W：My sister is coming to see me from Shanghai at 1∶20 that afternoon．I’ve got to meet her at the station, so I’m afraid I’ll be late for the party．

M：That’s all right．Do come please．

W：Sure．

8．When is Mary’s birthday？

A．On August 15th．

B．On August 16th．

C．On August 12th．

9．What time will the party begin？

A．At 2∶00 p. m．

B．At 2∶20 p. m．

C．At 1∶40 p. m．

10．Will Jean come to the party？

A．No, she won’t, because she’ll meet her sister at the station．

B．Yes, she will, but she will be late for the party．

C．Not sure．Perhaps she won’t be able to come．

听第8段材料，回答第11～13题。

M：Madam, come and look at this china．It’s beautiful, isn’t it？

W：Yes, it is．I haven’t seen anything like this for years．

M：Ladies always like the china more than the weapons．

W：Tell me something about it, please．

M：Well, you see, all these pieces of china belong to the same set．A king gave it to the Duke in 1819, and pictures on the china tell the story of the Duke’s life．

W：You know a lot about the things in the museum, don’t you? Have you worked here long?

M：Oh yes, I’ve worked here for a long time．I’ve been here since the opening of the museum．I’ve been here for ten years．

11．Where are the speakers？

A．At a museum．

B．In a shop．

C．In a school．

12．What are they talking about？

A．A country．

B．A china．

C．A gun．

13．How long has the man worked here？

A．Two years．

B．Five years．

C．Ten years．

听第9段材料，回答第14～16题。

W：I’m sorry you had to wait so long．

M：That’s all right．Was the boy hurt badly?

W：No．After I cleaned his head, he felt much better．So did his mother．The blood had frightened her．

M：She probably thought it was much worse than it really was．

W：Yes, mothers are always worried about their children．Now, what’s the matter with you?

M：I’ve just got a headache．I feel weak．I really feel terrible?．

W：I’m sorry to hear that．Let me examine you．

14．What’s the relationship between the two speakers？

A．Mother and son．

B．Teacher and parent．

C．Doctor and patient．

15．Who probably thought it was much worse than it really was？

A．The child．

B．The mother of the boy．

C．Everyone there．

16．What’s the matter with the man？

A．He has a headache and feels bad．

B．He is frightened at the blood．

C．He hurt himself on the head．

听第10段材料，回答第17～20题。

A young father was visiting an old neighbor．They were standing in the old man’s garden and talking about children．The young man asked, “How strict should parents be with their children?” The old man pointed to a string between a big, strong tree and a thin, young one．“Please untie that string,” he said．The young man untied it, and the young tree bent over to one side．“Now tie it again, please,” said the old man, “But first pull the string tight so that the young tree is straight again．” The young man did so．Then the old man said, “There, it is the same with children．You must be strict with them, but sometimes you must untie the string to see how they are getting on．If they are not yet able to stand alone, you must tie the string tight again．But when you find that they are ready to stand alone, you can take the string away．”

17．What was the young father doing？

A．He was looking after his child．

B．He was paying a visit to an old neighbor．

C．He was working with an old neighbor．

18．What were they talking about？

A．Children．

B．Their houses．

C．Their trees．

19．Why did the young tree bend over to one side？

A．Because it was pulled by a string．

B．Because it was dying．

C．Because it was too thin to stand straight alone．

20．What did the young father learn from the old man？

A．He needn’t be strict with children．

B．He learned how strict parents should be with their children．

C．He learned how to plant a tree．

听力(共两节，满分30分)

第一节(共8小题；每小题1.5分，满分12分)

A．听下列对话，根据所听内容完成句子。

M：Do you have any trouble with your pronunciation, Mary?

W：Not too much．I can pronounce English words well, but I write them poorly．

1．－Do you have any trouble ________, ________?

－________．I can ________ English words well, but write them ________．

M：Why don’t you go and ask the man sitting in the chair?

W：Oh, thank you very much．

2．Why ________ and ask the man ________?

John, a quite ordinary playwriter, is now in high debts．

3．John, ________, is now in high debts．

B．听下面五段对话，从A、B、C中选出能回答所提问题的最佳答案。

M：Mondays are the worst．Our timetable is full of difficult subjects．

W：Like what?

M：Well, like English, French and geography in the morning．

W：What’s your favorite day of the week?

M：Oh, the day after Tuesday without doubt．We have an easy morning：just art and music, followed by sports all the afternoon．

W：That sounds nice．

4．What’s their favorite day of the week?

A

B

C

M：I’d like to see Mr．Stone．I hear he is an expert on heart disease．

W：I’m sorry, Mr．Stone will be busy the whole afternoon．He is having a medical conference．Can you manage at 10∶30 tomorrow morning?

5．Who is Mr．Stone?

A．A doctor．

B．A nurse．

C．A secretary．

M：I’m so tired．I’ve spent the entire morning in selling my car．

W：Selling your car?Don’t you like it or isn’t it new?

M：No, my company is moving me to Europe next month．So I intend to buy a new one over there．

6．Why did the man sell his car?

A．He doesn’t like it．

B．He is going abroad．

C．It’s too old．

W：What’s the matter, Tom?You look unhappy．

M：No, not really．I’m only worrying about my maths exam．

7．What makes the man worried?

A．Maths test．

B．An English exam．

C．His headache．

W：I find listening most difficult．What can I do?

M：Don’t worry．Listen to English tapes every day, and you will make great progress．The more you listen, the easier you will find．

8．What does the man advise her to do?

A．Listen more．

B．Speak more．

C．Write more．

第二节(共12小题；每小题1.5分，满分18分)

听第9段材料，并判断下列陈述是否正确(True or False)。

　　Food is a subject that interests me．I like food that is good and well-cooked．I dislike watery cabbage, soup that looks and tastes like water, and beef or mutton that is burned or not cooked enough．But when you get real English beef and mutton, bread and cheese, or eggs and bacon, there is nothing like it．I didn’t know any apple that has a better taste than a good English one, and no other cup of tea ever tastes as good to me as the tea that we make in England．

　　I know that coffee is not good in many English hotels．But it is good in many English homes when it is made with fresh coffee by people who know how to make it．My wife is going to make some coffee for us tomorrow morning at 11 o’clock．You’ll see then that English coffee can be good．

9．The speaker is interested in food, especially in English food．

10．According to the speaker, soup that looks and tastes like rain interests him．

11．The speaker likes to have a cup of tea made in England．

12．The speaker thinks coffee made in English homes is not better than in English hotels．

13．The speaker wants his friends to enjoy his wife’s coffee tomorrow morning．

听第10段材料，填空。

　　Jim walked into a store which had a sign outside：“Second-hand clothes bought and sold．”He was carrying a jacket and asked the owner of the store how much he thought the jacket was worth．

　　The man looked at the jacket and then said, “Two dollars．”

　　“What?” said Jim．“But I was thinking you would say at least five．”

　　“Five dollars?No, it isn’t worth a cent more than two dollars, ” said the owner of the store．

　　“Are you sure?”

　　“Sure!” said the man．

　　“Well,” said Jim, taking two dollars out of his pocket, “Here’s the money．This jacket was hanging outside your store with a price-tag that said ＄8.5, but I thought maybe that was a typing mistake．And now I know it is!” Then he walked out of the store with the jacket in his hand before the store owner could think of anything to say．

14．Jim walked into a store which had a sign outside：“Second-hand 　　(1)　　 bought and sold．”He was carrying a jacket and asked the 　　(2)　　 of the store how much he thought the jacket was 　　(3)　　．

　　The man looked at the jacket and then said, “Two dollars．”

　　“What?” said Jim, “But I was thinking you would say at least five．”

　　“Five dollars?No, it isn’t worth a cent more than two dollars, ” said the owner of the store．

　　“Are you sure?”

　　“Sure!” said the man．

15．“Well, ” said Jim, taking two dollars out of his 　　(4)　　, “here’s the money．This jacket was 　　(5)　　 outside your store with a price-tag(价格标签)that said ＄8.5, but I thought maybe that was a typing mistake．And now I know it is!” Then he walked out of the 　　(6)　　 with the jacket in his hand before the store owner could think of anything to say．

听第11段材料，完成第16～17题。

Attendant：Good afternoon．

Tom：I’m Tom, Zhang．We made a reservation for tea this afternoon．

Attendant：Yes, sir．This way, please．Here’s your table．Is this all right?

Tom：Yes, it’s nice, indeed．Thank you．

Attendant：I’m so glad you like it．What would you like?We serve coffee and tea, sandwiches, cakes and cold drinks．Please look under the plate-glass at the menu for afternoon tea．

Tom：What would you like, Mike?

Mike：I’ll try a chicken salad sandwich and have a cup of coffee with cream．

Attendant：How about you, Mr．Zhang?

Tom：I will have black tea with lemon and sugar and a piece of Swiss roll．

Attendant：Anything else?

Tom：What’s your specialty today?

Attendant：We have strawberries with cream today．I suggest you try them．

Tom：Good, I will．

16．How many people are there in the dialogue?

A．Four．

B．Three．

C．Two．

17．Where is the menu?

A．On the plate-glass．

B．Beside the plate-glass．

C．Under the plate-glass．

听第12段材料，并判断下列陈述是否正确(True or False)。

Check, please!

Waiter：Are you through with your meal?

Tom：Yes, we are．Could we have the check, please?

Waiter：Here is your check, 85 dollars in all．I can take care of it here when you’re ready．

Tom：Do you accept cheque?

Waiter：No, I’m sorry we don’t．We accept credit cards and cash．

Tom：Well, I don’t have any cash with me．So I’ll have to put it on credit．Here’s 90 dollars．Please keep the change．

Waiter：Thank you．I will be right back．

Tom：Oh, please wait for a minute．I want to go with the food left．

Waiter：I see．I will bring some to-go boxes for you．

Tom：Thank you．

18．The waiter preferred to be paid by cheque．

19．The waiter received 4 dollars for his tip(小费)．

20．The customer took away his left food with to-go boxes．

听力(共两节，满分30分)

第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1．What’s the most probable relationship between the two speakers?

A．They are host and guest．

B．They are waiter and customer．

C．They are husband and wife．

2．Where did this conversation take place?

A．At the hospital．

B．At the airport．

C．At the post office．

3．Why will the woman go to London?

A．To have a look at London．

B．To go with her friend．

C．To spend the weekend．

4．What’s the woman’s job?

A．She is a saleswoman．

B．She is a waitress．

C．She is a hotel clerk．

5．How is the weather now?

A．It’s snowing．

B．It’s raining．

C．It’s clear．

听力原文：(Text 1)

W：I think I’ll have the duck, please．

M：I’m very sorry, Madam．I’m afraid there isn’t any left．

(Text 2)

W：Excuse me, visiting hours are over．It’s time for you to leave．

M：I’m sorry, I didn’t know the time or I would have left earlier．

(Text 3)

M：Are you going to London next weekend?

W：Yes, I will visit a friend of mine while I am there．

(Text 4)

M：I want a single room with a bath, what’s the rate?

W：It’s ＄25 a day．Your room number is 213．It is on the second floor．Here is your key．

(Text 5)

M：You’d better take your coat with you．It looks like it’s going to snow．

W：You may be right．Thank you for mentioning this．

第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6～8题。

6．Where does this conversation take place?

A．In a restaurant．

B．In a night club．

C．In a super -market．

7．What kind of snack does the woman have?

A．Pancake．

B．Chips．

C．Salad．

8．How much does the woman pay for the things she asked?

A．75 pence．

B．1.30 pounds．

C．2.05 pounds．

听力原文：(Text 6)

W：Good morning, sir．What would you like?

M：I’d like a red wine, please．

W：Anything else?

M：What snacks have you got?

W：The menu is on the board over there．There’s pancake, Greek salad, steak and chips…

M：I’ll try the Greek salad, please．Do I pay now?

W：Oh, yes, if you would．That’s 75 cents for the wine and ＄1.30 for the salad．

听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。

9．Which age group do the two speakers most likely belong to?

A．Young．

B．Middle-aged．

C．Old．

10．Which part of the body is probably OK with the woman?

A．Her leg．

B．Her back．

C．Her eyes．

11．Why can’t the man do gardening a lot?

A．Because of his back trouble．

B．Because of his leg trouble．

C．Because of his arm trouble．

听力原文：(Text 7)

M：Hello．How are you today?

W：Not so good．My leg’s playing me up, awful pains in my leg and my toothache!

M：Oh, dear! I’ve got toothache too and the dentist says he simply can’t see me before next week．But what gets me is my headache．

W：I know what you mean, but at least you can do the garden．I can’t even do that with my back－the doctor says I mustn’t lift or bend．

M：You poor thing．There’s nothing worse than back trouble．But I don’t do much in the garden now because I’ve hurt my arm．It’s really painful．

W：Like my ankle．It’s all swollen up．

听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。

12．How does the man feel?

A．Happy．

B．Sad．

C．Excited．

13．What’s wrong with the man?

A．He was knocked down by a car．

B．He had an accident when he was walking along the street．

C．He had an accident in the car．

14．Why did it happen?

A．Because there’s something wrong with the driving mirror．

B．Because there’s something wrong with the roadside mirror．

C．Because the other driver drove too fast．

听力原文：(Text 8)

W：Hi, David, you look awful．What’s the trouble?

M：Well, believe it or not, I had an accident in the car this morning．Someone drove into the back of my car．

W：No!How did it happen?

M：I was just turning into my drive when another car came round the corner and drove into the back of mine．

W：Didn’t you see him?

M：No, I didn’t．I looked in my driving mirror and there was no one coming．Not only that, I also looked in the big mirror on the other side of the road．

W：So he must have been coming very fast if you didn’t see him．

M：That’s right．And he went straight into me．

听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。

15．Where is Miss Smith?

A．She is at home．

B．She is taking a break．

C．She is attending a meeting．

16．When should Miss Smith call today whether she will attend the meeting or not?

A．On Thursday．

B．Today．

C．The day after tomorrow．

17．What number should Miss Smith call?

A．802 8714-246．

B．802 9714-246．

C．902 8741-426．

听力原文：(Text 9)

W：Good morning, Miss Smith’s secretary．

M：Good morning, may I speak to Miss Smith, please?

W：I’m sorry．She’s in conference at the moment．Do you want to leave a message?

M：Yes, all right．Could you tell her that Mr．Johnson called? And tell her that the meeting about the Trade Fair is on Thursday 12th at 2 p．m．

W：Fine, is there anything else?

M：Yes．Could she phone to confirm that she can come before tomorrow?

W：Yes, and what number is it?

M：802 9714 Extension 246．

W：Fine, I’ve got that．I’ll get the message to her as soon as possible．

M：Thank you very much．Goodbye．

W：Goodbye．

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

18．Why couldn’t the speaker meet with Mr．Smith as soon as he arrived?

A．He missed the appointment．

B．He arrived late．

C．He was sick．

19．Why did he give up making a new appointment with Mr．Smith?

A．He couldn’t reach Mr．Smith’s office．

B．He didn’t want to see Mr．Smith any more．

C．He didn’t want to take the trouble making it．

20．Whom did he meet on the street one day?

A．A stranger．

B．Mr．Smith．

C．Mr．Smith’s secretary．

听力原文：(Text 10)?

　　I flew to New York to take care of some business with Mr．Smith．But as soon as I arrived, I got sick, and could not meet with him．I had to call our appointment off．Then when I felt better I thought about visiting him at his home, but he lived too far away．I tried to telephone him during office hours, but he was busy．His secretary said that Mr．Smith would call me back, but he didn’t．I gave up trying to make a new appointment because it would take more time and efforts than I wanted to spend．

　　A few days later, I saw a man on the street who looked like Mr．Smith, and I called out to him．It was someone else．When I returned to my hotel that day, I found a message which said that Mr．Smith had gone out of town on some sudden unexpected business．I was sorry that I had missed seeing him, but I was really enjoying my sightseeing in New York．