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(6) Everyone loves a good house party, but the cleaning up the next morning isn’t as enjoyable.

(5) Now, however, a New Zealand-based startup company aims to bring messy homes – and even splitting headaches – back to normal. The properly-named startup Morning-After Maids was launched about a month ago in Auckland by roommates Rebecca Foley and Catherine Ashurst. Aside from cleaning up, the two will also cook breakfast and even get coffee and painkillers for recovering merrymakers. Although they’re both gainfully employed, they fit cleaning jobs into their nights and weekends (which is when their service is in most demand anyway).

(7) Besides being flooded with requests from across the country, Foley and Ashurst have also received requests from the US and Canada to provide services there. They are reportedly meeting with lawyers to see how best to take the business forward.

5: What is the news report mainly about?

[C] A new company to clean up the mess after parties.

6: What is a common problem with a house party?

[B] It leaves the house in a mess.

7: What are Rebecca Foley and Catherine Ashurst planning to do?

[D] Expand their business.

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解析：

這篇新聞主要講的是兩個新西蘭女孩創(chuàng)業(yè)，做house party的家政業(yè)務，業(yè)務即將拓展到海外，諸如美國和加拿大。本篇聽力主要考查學生對新聞主旨的理解，以及對兩個女孩創(chuàng)業(yè)原因以及目前發(fā)展情況的理解。做這3道題都可以使用答案提示詞進行定位，第5題使用however，第6題使用but，第7題使用also。