44. (A) To commemorate a historic flight.
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(B) To try out eighty new balloons.
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(C) To recruit balloonists from all over the United States.* K) X4 W! e$ t" p0 S7 b& {0 Y/ }, l
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(D) To determine whether helium balloons are better than hot air balloons.
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46. (A) They're expensive.
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(C) They're faster than air balloons.
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8 N$ S/ d! K) c: c! Y 47. (A) To review what students know about volcanic activity.
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(C) To explain the answer to an examination question.
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48. (A) They occur at regular intervals.
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4 L; L# R* |/ o" N6 O3 u (C) They travel through the Earth's interior.
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(D) They can record the Earth's internal temperature.
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49. (A) When the Earth was formed.
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50. (A) How deep they are.
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(C) How hot they are.
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3 N3 ~! |* W: O9 y (D) What purpose they serve.
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PART A8 P9 U* N0 C2 `0 {7 Y" q% r
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1. --Have you saved enough to buy that new printer for your computer yet?
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--You know money seems to be burning a hole in my pocket lately. Maybe next month.
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: v5 S Z$ W/ y" r N4 { 2. --We need a fourth player for tennis this morning. Do you want to join us?5 e. x& {+ m. n4 S7 R9 u0 A
% _% Q6 J }! u5 X' ~9 D --I've got a class at 9. But Carol is free and she is really good.
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--What does the man suggest the woman do?
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3. --I don't understand how this budget was calculated.
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2 Q+ ]. @3 N0 t1 D7 N 4. --I'm going to the snack bar for a cup of coffee. Would you like me to bring you back something?
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--Not from the snack bar. But could you pick up a paper for me?
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5. --I'll be coming straight from work so I'll have to pack a change of clothes.8 O+ d. l+ x/ P) p: T. B
6 y# t* |9 X8 X --It's only a barbecue. Jeans and T shirt will be fine.
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. H- x% j. s2 k7 V 11. --Is there a candy machine in this building?
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$ Y% Z2 }- k/ J2 T' t0 H9 b 12. --I've had it with being sick in bed. I've read most of these magazines twice.8 }! E: N1 L) w2 j
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