1999年英语专业四级真题听力原文本（A）

　　SECTION A STATEMENT

　　1. During this morning’s test, I couldn’t do the last four questions, but I did the first five.
　　2. According to Jane there is no better cheese than Swiss cheese in our local supermarket.
　　3. Before going to the gas station to have his tank filled, John had his emergency brake checked and fixed at the service station near the local cinema.
　　4. Betty would rather that her husband didn’t send away the cleaning lady, but he will anyway.
　　5. Fred would have paid twice as much as he did for his car if the salesman had insisted, as he really needed a car.
　　6. The idea of permanent education is practical because people are never really too old to go on learning. Of course there are certain limits but these are not age limits.
　　7. It is getting much easier to travel nowadays, but increasingly harder to get away from people, and that is perhaps the most difficult thing for holiday makers.
　　8. According to Tom, William lost his job not because he was always sick and usually went to work late, but because he made a big error in last month’s accounting and the boss was angry with him.