PART III LISTENING COMPREHENSION??????????[20 MIN.]??

In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything once only.??Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow.??Mark the correct response for each question on your answer sheet.
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SECTION A??STATEMENT

In this section you will hear nine statements.??At the end of the statement you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following nine questions.??

1. Who came at last?

A. Both Mr. and Mrs. Johnson came.

B. Neither Mr. Johnson nor Mrs. Johnson came.

C. Only Mr. Johnson came.

D. Only Mrs. Johnson came.??

2. What does the speaker mean?

A. He feels much better as he has stopped smoking.

B. Once he feels better, he will stop smoking.

C. He will feel better unless he stops smoking.

D. If he stops smoking, he will begin to feel better.

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3. What does the speaker mean?

A. I rent the flat to save more money.

B. I rent the flat to live near the school.

C. I won't rent the flat for it is too expensive.

D. I won't rent the flat for it is too far.

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4. What do we learn about Linda?

A. She caught the plane on time.

B. She arrived at the airport at 11:30.

C. Her plane took off at 11:30.

D. Her plane was delayed for 30 minutes.

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5. What is Mrs. Muller worried about?

A. Mr. Muller's health.

B. Mr. Muller's work.

C. Mr. Muller's illness.

D. Her own health.

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6. How much can Peter earn a month?

A. Around two hundred dollars.

B. Around four hundred dollars.

C. Around six hundred dollars.

D. Around eight hundred dollars.

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7. How is the relationship between Susan and Jenny?

A. Intimate

B. Friendly.

C. Hostile.

D. Bad.

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8. What does the speaker mean?

A. Napoleon lost the battle but not the war.

B. Napoleon would have won the war if he had lost that battle.

C. Napoleon lost the war, but he was not defeated in every battle.

D. The battle determined the outcome of the war.

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9. How long does it take Mr. Black to go to work?

A. Seventy minutes.

B. One hour.

C. One hour and half.

D. Half an hour.

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SECTION B??CONVERSATION

In this section, you will hear eight short conversations between two speakers.??At the end of each conversation you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following eight questions.??

10.What are they talking about?

A. A hide and seek game.

B. Moving the furniture.

C. A practical joke.

D. A detective story.

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11.What does the woman mean?

A. She had no problem finding the park.

B. The parking places are very far away.

C. She found somewhere to park.

D. There is no parking area available.

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12.What's the man's opinion?

A. Steve should buy a new jacket.

B. He bought a jacket like Steve's.

C. Steve looks good in anything.

D. Steve's jacket looks brand new.

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13.What does the woman think the man should do?

A. find a new repair shop.

B. buy a new car.

C. throw the car away.

D. had the car repainted.

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14.What caused the spot?

A. Tea.

B. Coffee.

C. Paint.

D. Ink.

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15.How many people died of the accident?

A. None.

B. Two.

C. Three.

D. Six.

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16.Where does this conversation probably take place?

A. at a hotel.

B. at a bank.

C. at a bookstore.

D. at a restaurant.

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17.How does Louisa feel about her work?

A. satisfied.

B. frustrated.

C. annoyed.

D. confident.

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SECTION C??NEWS BROADCAST??

Questions 18 and 19 are based on the following news item.??At the end of the news item you will be given 20 seconds to answer the following two questions.??

Now listen to the news.??

18.What's the agreement between the government and union leaders about?

A. reducing fuel prices.

B. raising fuel prices.

C. raising workers' wages

D. improving workers' living conditions.

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19.Which can best describe the strikers' attitude to the fiscal policies of the government?

A. grateful

B. unhappy.

C. supportive.

D. hesitant.

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Questions 20 and 21 are based on the following news item.??At the end of the news item you will be given 20 seconds to answer the following two questions.??

Now listen to the news.??

20.How much percentage of total decline in vehicle sales in April this year?

A. 4.2.

B. 4.5.

C. 3.9.

D. 4.??



21.What's the attitude of GM vice-president towards the prospects in summer?

A. Doubtful.

B. Pessimistic.

C. Indifferent.

D. Optimistic

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Questions 22 and 23 are based on the following news item.??At the end of the news item you will be given 20 seconds to answer the following two questions.??

Now listen to the news.??

22.How many people lost their lives in the epidemic?

A. 200.

B. 101.

C. 400.

D. 53.

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23.What did the pig breeders call for in their protest?

A. killing pigs.

B. compensation for pigs killed.

C. nationwide strike.

D. handling of the epidemic.

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Questions 24 and 25 are based on the following news item.??At the end of the news item you will be given 20 seconds to answer the following two questions.??

Now listen to the news.??

24.Between whom did the battle break out?

A. Kosovans and English tourists.

B. A gunman and English campers.

C. Kosovan traffickers.

D. Kosovan refugees.

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25.Where did the battle break out?

A. at a port.

B. in a van.

C. on a ferry.

D. in a refugees' camp.

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KEY TO LISTENING COMPREHENSION??

1.A??????2.D????3.B???? 4.C???? 5.A???? 6.D???? 7.D???? 8.C???? 9.C???? 10.C

11.C????12.A?? 13.B????14.B????15.A????16.D????17.B????18.A????19.B???? 20.A??????

21.D????22.B?? 23.B????24.C????25.A

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EXPLANATION OF LISTENING COMPREHENSION??

PART III LISTENING COMPREHENSION??

SECTION A??STATEMENT??

1. “我原以為只是Johnson先生來(lái)， 但他的妻子也來(lái)了?！??

問(wèn)最后誰(shuí)來(lái)了。 詞組“turn up（出現(xiàn)，來(lái)到）”及句尾的“too”都說(shuō)明了來(lái)的不止一個(gè)人，而是兩人都來(lái)了，因此選A。

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2. “他越早戒煙， 他就會(huì)感覺越好?！??

結(jié)構(gòu)“The +形容詞或副詞的比較級(jí)+…， the + 形容詞或副詞的比較級(jí)+ …”表示“越…，就越…”， 如 “The sooner, the better (越快越好）”。??理解這個(gè)結(jié)構(gòu)， 也就能找到正確答案D。

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3. “盡管學(xué)校附近的公寓都很貴， 但考慮到可以省下汽油錢， 所以我決定無(wú)論如何租一套?！??

說(shuō)話人到底是什么意思呢？從“but…anyway (無(wú)論如何， 不管怎樣)”所表達(dá)的轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系可以認(rèn)定， 他最終決定租賃一套靠近學(xué)校的公寓， 從而排除了選項(xiàng)C和D；而他租下公寓的直接目的似乎是為了離學(xué)校近一些， 省下汽油錢為實(shí)現(xiàn)其目的提供了可能，因此B最符合原文。

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4. “由于交通擁擠，Linda直到12點(diǎn)才到機(jī)場(chǎng)，晚了半小時(shí)沒趕上班機(jī)。”??

Linda晚到了半個(gè)小時(shí)，因此可以推算飛機(jī)應(yīng)在11：30起飛的。 因此選C。

“by…” 表示數(shù)量﹑程度等以…之差，

如:??taller by a head (高過(guò)一頭)， younger by two years (年幼兩歲）。

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5.??“Muller太太擔(dān)心如果她的丈夫再不改掉抽煙的壞習(xí)慣， 就會(huì)病倒。”??

Muller太太擔(dān)心的是什么呢？ 選項(xiàng)C的干擾最強(qiáng)。然而如果仔細(xì)分析一下原文中的真實(shí)條件句， 就可以推測(cè)她的丈夫還沒得病，只是她擔(dān)心而已，因此她擔(dān)心的不是她丈夫的病而是他的身體健康，即A。

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6. “買這臺(tái)400美元的激光唱機(jī)花去了Peter周薪的兩倍?！??

問(wèn)Peter每月能掙多少錢？ 這道題關(guān)鍵要聽清twice,??weekly salary (周薪),??'400幾個(gè)詞， 然后經(jīng)過(guò)簡(jiǎn)單的計(jì)算，就可得出D: 大約800美元。

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7.??“Susan覺得很難與她的室友Jenny保持良好的關(guān)系?！??

根據(jù)詞組“stay (be) on good terms with sb (同某人關(guān)系好)”， 我們可以推測(cè)這兩個(gè)人的關(guān)系一定不會(huì)很好，很親密，但也不至于到了敵視的地步，因此D最合適。

另外：

stay (be) on bad terms with sb: 同某人關(guān)系不好

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8. “Napoleon贏得了這場(chǎng)戰(zhàn)役，但卻輸了整場(chǎng)戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)?！??

“battle（戰(zhàn)役）”與“war（戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)）”是點(diǎn)與面的關(guān)系，因?yàn)橐粓?chǎng)戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)可能包含很多次戰(zhàn)役， 而某次戰(zhàn)役的勝負(fù)并不能說(shuō)明那場(chǎng)戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)的贏與輸。 因此Napoleon盡管最終沒取得勝利，但并非在每一次戰(zhàn)役里都打敗仗，C最說(shuō)明了原意。

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9. “Black先生要在7：30離家， 以便趕在9點(diǎn)上班?！??

Black先生在路上要用多長(zhǎng)時(shí)間呢？7：30離家與9點(diǎn)上班之間的時(shí)間差，即一個(gè)半小時(shí)為他所需時(shí)間。答案為C。

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SECTION B??CONVERSATION??

10. F：“快點(diǎn)兒！ 她來(lái)了,??躲到櫥里或藏到沙發(fā)后面。 當(dāng)她進(jìn)屋時(shí)，喊叫著跳出來(lái)?！?br>
????M：“我希望不會(huì)把她嚇的太厲害?！??

F與M在談什么呢？ 猛一聽，很容易以為是在講A: 捉迷藏， 然而仔細(xì)分析，在捉迷藏里是不需喊叫并自己跑出來(lái)嚇人一跳的，所以更象是C: 惡作劇。

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11. M：“你是否有過(guò)找地方泊車的困難？”

????F：“到目前為止還沒有。 謝天謝地！”??

選項(xiàng)A和 B是利用同音異義進(jìn)行干擾，原文中的“to park”意為“泊車”， 而非“公園”， 固定搭配“so far”意思是“迄今為止”，等于“thus far”。??答案為C。??

Thank goodness: 謝天謝地， 還可以說(shuō) “Thank heavens”??

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12. F：“Steve穿著那件舊茄克看上去不錯(cuò)， 是嗎？”

????M：“我還是希望他買件新的?！??

F征詢M的意見，M沒有直接回答他，而是用“I wish he'd get a new one （我希望他能買件新茄克）” 來(lái)婉轉(zhuǎn)地表明他的不同看法，即A: Steve 應(yīng)該買件新茄克。

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13. M：“我的車又進(jìn)修理部了。”

????F：“也許你該考慮以舊換新了？！”??

M的車又進(jìn)修理店了，看來(lái)他的車經(jīng)常壞，因此F建議他應(yīng)該考慮換輛新車了。

“trade it in for…” 意思是“以舊物折價(jià)貼換同類新物”。??答案為B。

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14. F：“George, 你的茄克衫上有個(gè)污點(diǎn)， 你該換件衣服。”

????M：“污點(diǎn)？ 噢， 我想起來(lái)了， 在學(xué)生活動(dòng)中心我把咖啡灑了， 我就是在那兒搞上的?！??

是什么造成了George衣服上的污點(diǎn)呢？ 從他的回憶看， 他曾經(jīng)灑過(guò)咖啡， 因此最有可能的就是B了。??

“spot”和 “stain”在這都是污點(diǎn)的意思。

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15. M：“他們?cè)趺纯赡茉谄囅嘧仓谢钕聛?lái)了呢？”

????F：“的確是個(gè)奇跡。??卡車?yán)镉袃蓚€(gè)男的， 小汽車?yán)镒齻€(gè)女的和一個(gè)小孩， 但卻沒人受重傷。”??

問(wèn)有幾個(gè)人在車禍中喪生。從F的回答中可知，雖然兩輛車?yán)锒甲巳?，但卻沒一個(gè)人受重傷，因此可以推測(cè)沒人因此死亡。答案為A。

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16. F：“你現(xiàn)在準(zhǔn)備點(diǎn)菜了嗎？”

????M：“不，我剛吃完。 我在等我的找零?！??

問(wèn)對(duì)話發(fā)生的地點(diǎn)。從對(duì)話中可以推測(cè)F是服務(wù)員，M是顧客，剛吃完飯，因此此類對(duì)話最可能發(fā)生在D：飯店里。



17. M：“Louisa, 你的學(xué)期論文進(jìn)展如何？”

????F：“我已經(jīng)重寫了好多次， 都不知道是否能完成它？”??

Louisa對(duì)她的工作感覺如何呢？ 從她的回答中可以看出她已經(jīng)進(jìn)行了多次修改，甚至于懷疑是否能完成的了，因此她的語(yǔ)氣不可能是自信的﹑滿意的，而是有些喪失信心，只有B：泄氣 最接近。

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SECTION C??NEWS BROADCAST??

18.有關(guān)內(nèi)容細(xì)節(jié)的測(cè)試題。據(jù)新聞的首句中“…to lower fuel prices”可得出答案為A。

19.測(cè)試態(tài)度的推理題。從文中 “…is indicative of the anger over the tight fiscal policies…”

可以得到線索,并找到最接近的答案B。??

20.測(cè)試具體數(shù)字的細(xì)節(jié)題?？蓮氖拙渲兄苯诱业酱鸢?， 即A。

21.測(cè)試態(tài)度的推理題。根據(jù)新聞的尾句，可以看出副總裁對(duì)未來(lái)充滿信心， 四個(gè)選擇中D最接近。??

22.測(cè)試人數(shù)的細(xì)節(jié)題?？蓮奈闹兄苯拥玫骄唧w數(shù)字， 即B：101。??

23.具體內(nèi)容的細(xì)節(jié)測(cè)試題。根據(jù)新聞的尾句， 答案應(yīng)為B。??

24.測(cè)試誰(shuí)的細(xì)節(jié)題。從文中首句，可以直接得到答案C。??

25.測(cè)試地點(diǎn)的細(xì)節(jié)題。除了D在文中沒有提及外，另幾個(gè)都有所涉及。只有經(jīng)過(guò)仔細(xì)辨別， 才能得出正確答案A。

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TAPESCRIPT OF DICTATION??

PART II????DICTATION????????????????????????????????????????????????

Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more.

Please write the whole passage on Answer Sheet Two.??

Now, listen to the passage.

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Gardening is one of the oldest of the arts. / The Chinese with their deep sensitiveness to beauty / laid the foundations for a form of garden art / which was later to have great influences upon other lands./

The Greeks gave to the world a new concept of gardening. / Their homes were decorated with flowers, / but it was in their civic design that they most skillfully applied their garden art. / Their temples were surrounded by rows of trees, / and trees lined the important streets and market places in their principal cities./

The Romans acquired much of the knowledge and skill in garden craft from Greeks. / In the second century AD the Romans began to build gardens of great scale, / inspired by the vast palace gardens they had conquered. / They brought water from great distances to supply the ornamental fountains / which decorated their villa gardens. / These great villas were later to inspire the Italian garden architects to follow the Roman style.

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The second and third readings.??You should begin writing now.????


The last reading.??Now, you have two minutes to check through your work.??

(a two-minute interval)??

This is the end of the Dictation.??


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TAPESCRIPT OF LISTENING COMPREHENSION??

PART III LISTENING COMPREHENSION??

In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything once only.??Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow.??Mark the correct response for each question on your answer sheet.??

SECTION A??STATEMENT??

In this section you will hear nine statements.??At the end of the statement you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following nine questions.??

1. I had just expected Mr. Johnson to come, but his wife turned up too.??

2. The sooner he stops smoking, the better he will feel.??

3. Flats near the University are very expensive, but I decide to rent one anyway, thinking that I could save money on gas.??

4. Due to the heavy traffic, Linda didn't get to the airport until 12 o'clock, missing her flight by half an hour.??

5. Mrs. Muller is afraid her husband will fall ill if he doesn't get rid of his bad habit of smoking.??

6. It took twice as much as Peter's weekly salary to buy the four-hundred-dollar CD player.??

7. Susan found it difficult to stay on good terms with her roommate, Jenny.??

8. Napoleon won the battle but lost the war.??

9. Mr. Black has to leave his house at 7:30 in order to get to work by 9.

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SECTION B??CONVERSATION??

10. F: Hurry up!??She is coming.??Hide in the closet or behind the sofa.??When she enters the room, shout and jump out.

????M: I hope it won't scare her too much.

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11. M: Have you had any trouble finding a place to park ?

????F: No, so far.??Thank goodness!

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12. F: Steve looks good in that old jacket, doesn't he?

????M: I still wish he'd get a new one.

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13. M: My car is in the repair shop again.

????F: Perhaps you need to consider trading it in for a new one?

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14. F: George, there is a big spot on your jacket, you should change it.

????M: A spot???Oh, I remember spilling that coffee at the Students' center, and that's where I got the stain.

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15. M: How could anyone survive that collision?

????F: It was really a miracle.??There were two men in the truck and three women with a child in the car, but no one was badly hurt.

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16. F: Are you ready to order now?

????M: No, I just finished.??I'm waiting for my change.

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17. M: Louisa, how are you getting along with your term paper?

????F: I have written and rewritten so much that I don't know if I'll get it finished?

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SECTION C??NEWS BROADCAST??

Questions 18 and 19 are based on the following news item.??At the end of the news item you will be given 20 seconds to answer the following two questions.??

Now listen to the news.??

A crippling, nationwide six-day transport strike over higher diesel fuel prices was called off after government and union leaders reached an agreement to lower fuel prices.??Popular support for the strike, which ended late on Tuesday, is indicative of the anger over the tight fiscal policies of President Arnoldo Aleman, whom many blame for unemployment which has reached 53 per cent.

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Questions 20 and 21 are based on the following news item.??At the end of the news item you will be given 20 seconds to answer the following two questions.??

Now listen to the news.??

General Motors, the leading US automaker on Tuesday reported a 4.2 per cent decline in total vehicle sales to 433,723 in April compared with the same month in 1998.??Car sales fell 4.5 per cent and truck sales 3.9 per cent, the company said in a statement.??Despite the April performance, GM vice-president for North American sales Roy Robert said: “We're going into the summer season with excellent momentum.”

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Questions 22 and 23 are based on the following news item.??At the end of the news item you will be given 20 seconds to answer the following two questions.??

Now listen to the news.??

Some 200 pig breeders protested in the Malaysian capital yesterday against the government's handling of a viral epidemic that killed 101 people and ruined the US'400 million pork industry.??The farmers, mostly from Negeri Sembilan state, the epicenter of the outbreak, wore black armbands and held up banners outside the headquarters of the Malaysian Chinese Association political party, calling for compensation of US'53 for every pig killed.

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Questions 24 and 25 are based on the following news item.??At the end of the news item you will be given 20 seconds to answer the following two questions.??

Now listen to the news.??

A Kosovan man was killed and three others injured in Calais when a gunman opened fire after an argument between traffickers smuggling refugees into Britain. British tourists watched as the battle broke out at the ferry terminal at the Channel port, and a stray bullet lodged in one Briton's camper van. Witnesses said that the gunman, who is thought to be a Kosovan, pulled out a pistol and fired on a group of about ten other Kosovans in the lorry part at the port.