PartⅠ Listening Comprehension (20 marks)
Section A (15 marks)
Directions: In this section, you will hear six conversations between two speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked A, B and C. Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question.
You will hear each conversation TWICE.
Conversation 1
1. At the time when this talk took place, the woman___.
A. had been ill for some time and was not getting any better
B. had been ill for some time and was getting any better
C. had just fallen ill
