In the months and years that followed as I transit the North

听力原文：M: So, Jane, how long have you been an author?

W: Well, Tom, I didn't start writing until I was in my thirtieth, and I'm over seventy now. So goodness, I must have been writing for about forty years.

How long has the woman been an author?

A．About 30 years.

B．About 40 years.

C．About 60 years.

D．About 70 years.

A few months earlier I had been putting the finishing touches on portraits I had painted of each of my parents.

A、anything

B、something

A.I have not done this yet.

B.Less than 6 months

C.More than 6 months but less than 1 year

D.1-2 years

E.2-3 years

F.More than 3 years

old, older, elder, oldest, eldest

1. Hisgrandpa is a white-haired ­­­­____ man.

2. He wasabandoned by his father when he was three months____.

3. In the ____days we got a visit from the vet maybe once a year.

4. Tom istwo years ____ than I.

5. I am the____ among my cousins.

6. It's the­­­­____ building I have ever seen.

7. The ____son inherited the bulk of the estate.

8. The ____one is better.

A. I have not done this yet.

B. Less than 3 months

C. 3-6 months

D. More than 6 months but less than 1 year

E. 1-2 years

F. 2-3 years

I’m sorry to hear that his father died five years ago.(改为同义句)

I’m sorry to hear that his father has ________ ________ for five years.

材料：

A Passenger Ship Safety Certificate shall be issued for a period not exceeding 12 months．A Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate，Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate and Cargo Ship Safety Radio Certificate shall be issued for a period specified by the Administration which shall not exceed five years．

An Exemption Certificate shall not be valid for longer than the period of the certificate to which it refers.

（i）When the renewal survey is completed within three months before the expiry date of the existing certificate，the new certificate shall be valid from the date of completion of the renewal survey to：

（1）for a passenger ship，a date not exceeding 12 months from the date of expiry of the existing certificate；

（2）for a cargo ship，a date not exceeding five years from the date of expiry of the existing certificate；

（ii）When the renewal survey is completed after the expiry date of the existing certificate，the new certificate shall be valid from the date of completion of the renewal survey to：

（1）for a passenger ship，a date not exceeding 12 months from the date of expiry of the existing certificate；

（2）for a cargo ship，a date not exceeding five years from the date of expiry of the existing certificate；

（iii）when the renewal survey is completed more than three months before the expiry date of the existing certificate，the new certificate shall be valid from the date of completion of the renewal survey to：

（1）for a passenger ship，a date not exceeding 12 months from the date of completion of the renewal survey；

（2）for a cargo ship，a date not exceeding five years from the date of completion of the renewal survey．

问题：

The valid period of an Exemption Certificate for Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate shall be ________．

A.longer than five years

B.shorter than five years

C.longer than 12 months

D.shorter than 12 months

When the renewal survey is completed within one month before the expiry date of the existing Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate，the new certificate shall be valid ________．A.from the date of completion of the renewal survey to a date not exceeding 12 months from the date of expiry of the existing certificate

B.from the date of completion of the renewal survey to a date not exceeding five years from the date of expiry of the existing certificate

C.from the date of expiry of the existing certificate to a date not exceeding 12 months from the date

D.from the date of expiry of the existing certificate to a date not exceeding five years from the date

It can be concluded that the actual period of validity of a new Passenger Ship Safety Certificate is less than 12 months if the renewal survey is completed ________．A.4 months before its expiry date

B.3 months before its expiry date

C.2 months before its expiry date

D.after its expiry date

When the renewal survey is completed on a date which is 99 days before the expiry date of the existing Cargo Ship Safety Radio Certificate，the new certificate shall be valid ________．A.from the date of completion of the renewal survey to a date not exceeding 12 months from the date of expiry of the existing certificate

B.from the date of completion of the renewal survey to a date not exceeding five years from the date of expiry of the existing certificate

C.from the date of expiry of the existing certificate to a date not exceeding 12 months from the date

D.from the date of completion of the renewal survey to a date not exceeding five years from that date

请帮忙给出每个问题的正确答案和分析，谢谢！