[originaltext]In this section， you will hear five short conversations.Each con

In this section， you will hear five short conversations.
Each conversation will be read only once.
At the end of each conversation， one question will be asked，and you have fifteen seconds to read the four choices marked A， B， C and D，and decide which is the best answer.
Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.
1. M: You didn’t go to the concert last night either， did you?
W: No， I had a slight headache.
Question: What can we learn from this conversation?
2. M: What do you think of biology?
W: It’s given me a hard time， though it is not as difficult as math.
Question: What can we learn about the woman?
3. W: Can I see your hand luggage， please?
M: I just have this bag and a laptop.
W: Could you put them on the scales? I’m afraid the bag will have to go in the hold.
Question: What will the man have to do with his bag?
4. M: Sorry， I’m late. Did you hear about the trains?
W: Yes， I heard they were running late.
M: Well， I realized I might be late， so I tried to find a bus and on my way I bumped into Jerry. He offered me a lift on his motorbike. But unfortunately， it was exhausted by flameout， so in the end， I had to walk.
Question: Why is the man late?
5. W: How has the takeover affected the company?
M: A plant in Manila and another in Dubai will be closed down. About 300 people are going to lose their jobs. But most of them will be offered jobs in other plants and quite a few want to take early retirement.
W: So there are no compulsory redundancies?
M: Very few.
Question: How has the company been affected by the change?