听力理解1
　Section A
　　Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked [ A ], [ B ], [ C ] and [ D ], and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
　　注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
　　11.
　　[A] In the laundry.
　　[B] In the tailor’s.
　　[C] In the department store.
　　[D] At home.
　　12.
　　[A] It started to rain when she was at the beach.
　　[B] She’d like the man to go to the beach with her.
　　[C] The forecast calls for more rain tomorrow.
　　[D] She won’t go to the beach tomorrow if it rains.
　　13.
　　[A] There will be a short delay.
　　[B] There will be a long delay,
　　[C] The flight has been canceled.
　　[D] The condition is still uncertain.
　　14.
　　[A] He usually assigns homework.
　　[B] He didn’t teach class today.
　　[C] He usually talks quietly.
　　[D] He noticed that the students didn’t do their homework.
　　15.
　　[A] Go home to get a book.
　　[B] Return a book to the library.
　　[C] Ask the librarian for help in finding a book.
　　[D] Take a book from the library for the woman.
　　16.
　　[A] Shop for new clothes.
　　[B] Lose some weight.
　　[C] Have his jeans altered.
　　[D] Wear clothes that fit more tightly.
　　17.
　　[A] He has already taken a picture of the flowers.
　　[B] He doesn’t know how to use the camera.
　　[C] He doesn’t think the flowers are beautiful.
　　[D] He does not have any more film left.
　　18.
　　[A] Decide which movie to see.
　　[B] Order his food quickly.
　　[C] Go to a later movie.
　　[D] Go to a different restaurant.
　　Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
　　19.
　　[A] A class presentation they’re preparing.
　　[B] A television program the man is watching,
　　[C] Visiting a close friend of theirs.
　　[D] Studying for a test.
　　20.
　　[A] He’s taking a break from studying.
　　[B] He has already finished studying.
　　[C] He was assigned to watch a program by his professor.
　　[D] He’s finding out some information for a friend.
　　21.
　　[A] He didn’t know that she was enrolled in a linear algebra course.
　　[B] He thought she preferred to study alone.
　　[C] He thought she had made arrangements to study with.
　　[D] He had told her that he had done poorly on a recent test.
　　22.
　　[A] He and Elizabeth quarreled recently.
　　[B] He heard Elizabeth did poorly on the last test.
　　[C] He doesn’t want to bother Elizabeth so late at night.
　　[D] He’d rather study in his own dormitory.
　　Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have jnst heard.
　　23.
　　[A] Name.
　　[B] Address.
　　[C] Receipt.
　　[D] Phone number.
　　24.
　　[A] For customs’ check.
　　[B] For security check,
　　[C] For convenience’S sake.
　　[D] For the company’s sake.
　　25.
　　[A] The time needed for sending the parcel.
　　[C] The parcel’s destination.
　　[B] The flight time to New York.
　　[D] Parcel collection.
　　Section B
　　Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. A t the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D]. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center
　　注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
　　Passage One
　　Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
　　26.
　　[A] To include mass production and the assembly line among Henry Ford’s accomplishments.
　　[B] To report the origin of the minimum wage.
　　[C] To credit Henry Ford with industrial reforms.
　　[D] To defend Henry Ford’s practices.
　　27.
　　[A] Three.
　　[B] Eight
　　[C] Ten.
　　[D] Twelve.
　　28.
　　[A] The five-dollar-a-day minimum wage.
　　[B] Education and training programs.
　　[C] Labor unions.
　　[D] Sick leaves
听力理解2
　　Passage Two
　　Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
　　29.
　　[A] Much competition has to be faced.
　　[B] Many employees have no work experience.
　　[C] The young people only care about how much they can earn.
　　[D] Schools fail to offer students appropriate vocational guidance.
　　30.
　　[A]Because they have ruined their talents.
　　[B] Because they have taken on an unsuitable job.
　　[C] Because they think of nothing but their salary.
　　[D] Because they are not aware of their own potential.
　　31.
　　[A] Your job must suit your interest.
　　[B] Your job must set a pattern of life.
　　[C] Your job must offer you a high salary.
　　[D] Your job must not ruin your talents.
　　Passage Three
　　Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
　　32.
　　[A] It centers on convincing the reader that cheating is immoral.
　　[B] It centers on discussing the reasons the cheating.
　　[C] It centers on describing how students cheat on exam.
　　[D] It centers on discussing how to control cheating.
　　33.
　　[A] It is forgivable to cheat unless money is involved.
　　[B] There has been a quick increase in cheating.
　　[C] Most cheaters are college students.
　　[D] Cheaters is regardless of guilt and regret.
　　34.
　　[A] Cheating is widespread because the society is too tolerant.
　　[B] Cheatirig is the result of intense pressure.
　　[C] Cheating is cheating, whether on a test or on any other occasions.
　　[D] Cheating comes together with civilization.
　　35.
　　[A] One wants something badly.
　　[B] One can’t get something in a right way.
　　[C] It is not very likely to be revealed.
　　[D] A series of things has to be dealt with.
　　Section C
　　Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
　　注意：此部分试题在答题卡2上；请在答题卡2上作答。
　　Surging growth in international travel is driving revenue increases at the foreign units of U.S. online travel agencies and has spurred heated (36) ________________________for a bigger slice of the lucrative and (37) ________________________ market.
　　 Companies like Orbitz Worldwide Inc. and Priceline.com Inc. have ramped up efforts to attract customers to their sites( 38 ) ________________________, and at least one U.S. travel site, Vayama, has ( 39 ) ________________________itself entirely to international bookings for travel to and from the United States.
　　 Growth in bookings made outside the United States far outpaces the growth in U.S. (40) ________________________bookings.
　　That is partly because more people are traveling and partly because travelers are increasingly comfortable trusting their(41) ________________________to websites, said Orbitz Chief Executive Steve Barnhart.
　　 "It’s a competitive market place in the United states, and it’s going to be a very competitive marketplace (42) ________________________,
　　" Barnhart said in an interview on Monday.
　　Earlier this week Orbitz said it has relaunched ebookers, its online travel company in Europe, with more ( 43 ) ________________________and user reviews with the goal of attracting more European bookings.
　　 (44) ________________________up from $24.5 billion in 2004, according to travel research company PhoCusWright.
　　 (45) ________________________The number of international passengers on U.S. airlines rose 3.8% in the first five months of 2007 from the comparable period a year earlier.
　　Vayama CEO Andre Hesselink said (46)________________________
答案详解

Section A
　　11．C信息明示题。男士提到他买的衬衫尺寸不对，要求换一下。由此我们可知对话很可能发生在百货商场。因此正确答案为C。
　　考点
　　· 店员与顾客对话的常用词汇有：buy，find，change，choose，color,size,small，large，medium，style，shirt，sweater，jacket，pajamas，jeans，underwear,shorts，slipper,cotton，leather，woolen，brand，counter，supermarket，department store，bargain，on sale等。
　　12．D综合推断题。女士说本来打算明天去海边的，如果明天还没有放晴，那么就只确忘记这件事了。由此可知，选项D与之相符。
　　13．A综合推断题。男士问是否发生了突发事件，女士回答没有，只是来了一场暴风雨．所以今天下午的航班将有短期延误，选项A与之相符。
　　14．A综合推断题。女士说布莱克教授今天很奇怪，男士说布莱克教授今天说话轻声细语，而且根本没有留作业，简直难以置信。由此可知，布莱克教授平时都是要留作业的，所以A正确。
　　15．D综合推断题。女士让男士别忘了在他回家的路上把那本书从图书馆带回来，男士说：“哦，多谢提醒，我走。”由此可知，男士接下来要做的就是帮女士借书，故选D。
　　16．B综合推断题。女士说：“如果你少吃点就不用买新的了”，言外之意，男士应该减肥了，选项B与之相符。
　　17．D信息明示题。由男士所说的tall out off film可知他没有胶卷了，选项D与之相符。
　　·考点
　　·与run有关的短语还有：run after(追赶)，run away(逃跑)，rail across／into(偶然碰到)，run for(竞选)，run out of sth．(用完某物，耗尽某物)。
　　18．B综合推断题。女士说再有一个小时电影就开演了，还需要时间到电影院、停车，所以要求男士作决定，言外之意，就是要求男士尽快点餐，选项B与之相符。
　　Conversation One
　　19．D主旨题。女士因为第二天的考试来找男士，希望能一起复习，但男士上次的考试成绩不好，最后两人想到找另外一个成绩好的同学帮忙。可见，两人主要谈论关于复习备考的事情，所以D正确。
　　20．A信息明示题。当女士找到男士的时候发现男士正在看电视，男士说他在休息，因为长时间复习线性代数让他感到头疼，所以A正确。
　　21．D信息明示题。男士说他不敢相信女士竟然来找他一起学习，并反问女士是否知道他上次考试的成绩。女士回答说知道，但她觉得两个人一起学习总比一个人强。由此可知，男士感到吃惊是因为他已经告诉过女士他上次考得不好，而女士还来找他一起学习，所以D正确。
　　22．C信息明示题。当女士说要给伊丽莎白打电话时，男士表示现在已经10点半了，他不希望影响伊丽莎白休息，所以c正确。
　　Conversation Tw0
　　23．C信息明示题。男士提到，女士投递包裹时应该提供以下信息：发件人地址、收件人地址和联系电话，但是并没有提到需要收据，故选c。
　　24．B信息明示题。男士提到不要封上包裹，以便检查里面的东西，因为在爆炸事件发生后，航空公司方面要求必须检查包裹。由此可知，出于安全检查的需要，包裹必须要打开，所以B正确。
　　25．A信息明示题。女士最后问道，包裹邮寄到纽约需要多长时间，可见，女士最后的问题是关于包裹的邮寄时间的，所以A正确。
　　Section B
　　Passage One
　　文章精要
　　文章指出，亨利．福特不仅作为规模化生产的先驱为大家所熟知，他对工人生产条件的改进也同样应该受到人们的尊敬。他的改革包括：改善安全措施、日工作时间由10或l2小时变成8小时、病假制度及医疗条件的改善、对工人的培训和受到普遍好评的最低日薪5美元政策等。
　　26．C主旨题。文章第一段就指出，福特先生对工人生产条件的改革也应该受到尊敬，然后在第二、三段中提到福特先生采用的病假制度、员工培训制度和最低日薪5美元政策等。可见，全文都是关于福特先生对工业制度改革的介绍，所以C正确。
　　27．B信息明示题。文章第一段指出，每天的工作时间由原来的10或l2个小时减少到8小时，所以B正确。
　　28．C信息明示题。文章第二段提到，福特先生实施了病假制度，并开办了员工培训学校，所以排除B和D；文章第三段提到最低日薪5美元的政策受到了普遍称赞，这阻止了工会的发展，由此可见，工会不包括在福特先生实施的改革措施中，故选C。
　　Passage Two
　　文章精要
　　文章指出，现在很多年轻人找工作都很随意，不知道升职机会、幸福感和安全感为何物，所以工作很少或几乎不能带给他们满足感。现在毕业生之间的竞争太激烈，以至于他们很少关心做什么，只要有钱赚就可以了。
　　有些人一个工作能做很长时间，并尽力去喜欢上这份工作，其他人则不停地换工作，来寻找适合自己的职业。
　　很少有人能在开始找工作的时候就很清楚地意识到自己的能力和自己想要什么。造成这种现象的原因是他们没能在学校获得适当的就业指导。
　　29．D综合推断题。文章第二段指出，这些困惑背后的原因是，教育机构从来没有为他们提供正确的就业指导，由此可知，选择适合自己的工作的困难主要在于，学校没有为学生提供适当的就业指导，所以D正确。
　　30．B综合推断题。文章最后一段提到，如果选择了一个你不感兴趣的工作，将会挫伤你对成功的渴望，由此可知，一些人不太可能成功是因为选择了自己不感兴趣的工作，所以B正确。A是选择了自己不感兴趣的工作所造成的后果，C和D是选择了自己不感兴趣的工作的原因，故排除。
　　31．A信息明示题。 文章最后一段指出，在选择职业时，首先应该考虑的是其是否符合自己的兴趣，首先要考虑的也就是最重要的，所以A正确。
　　Passage Three
　　文章精要
　　文章指出，如果你特别想得到某事物，但是遵守规定又无法得到，那么你就会甘愿冒着被抓到的风险，不顾内心的负罪感和悔恨去作弊。许多专家都认为作弊现象在呈上升趋势，但是年幼学生作弊的情况最少。有学者指出，是社会的态度导致作弊行为越来越多。
　　32．B 主旨题。文章先指出为什么会作弊，然后指出现在作弊现象增多，并以心理学教授的分析为根据，列举了导致作弊行为的心理原因，指出近年来作弊现象增多的原因在于惩罚力度较轻，可见文章通篇是在分析作弊的原因，所以B正确。
　　33．D信息明示题。文章第二段第一句指出，如果你非常想得到某事物，以至于可以不顾自己的负罪感和悔恨，那么你就会甘愿冒着被抓到的风险而作弊，所以D“作弊者不顾负罪感和悔恨”是正确的。
　　34．A综合推断题。文章第四段提到，理查德·迪恩斯比尔教授认为社会对作弊现象的态度是作弊现象增加的主要原因，第五段又说惩罚太轻微也导致了作弊现象的增加，所以A正确。
　　35．C信息明示题。文章最后一段指出，作弊在利害关系很大而被抓到的可能性又小的情况下最有可能发生，所以C正确。这里的interests指“利益”。
　　Section C
　　文章精要
　　激增的国际旅行使美国网络旅行社的收入增加，并导致各家旅行社之间为谋求更多利润而展开白热化的竞争。有越来越多的人在旅行前通过网络进行预订。许多私有公司已经预见到，未来通过网络预订旅行的市场潜力将是十分巨大的，他们将不断开发预订旅馆、租车等更多的服务项目。
　　36. competition
　　37. expanding
　　38. overseas
　　39. devoted
　　40. domestic
　　41. reservations
　　42. globally
　　43. inventory
　　44. Bookings on European online travel agencies or the European divisions of U.S. agencies are projected to total $62.9 billion in 2007
　　45. Meanwhile, passenger traffic leaving and returning to the United States on U.S. carriers is on the rise
　　46. the privately held company sees enough potential in the international air travel market to concentrate on those bookings as well as hotels and car rentals
听力原文1

　Section A
　　11. M: Excuse me! The shirt is not the size I want. I thought it was a 40, but I found it was a 38. Would you please
　　change it for me?
　　W." Of course, sir.
　　Q: Where is this conversation most probably taking place?
　　12. M: It’s been pouring for three days now. I begin to wonder if it’ll ever stop.
　　W: And tomorrow is gonna be my day at the beach. But if it doesn’t clear up by then, I’ll just have to forget about
　　that.
　　Q: What does the woman imply?
　　13. M: Excuse me, has there been an emergency?
　　W: Oh, no sir. There has just been a storm so the plane will leave a little later this afternoon.
　　Q: What do we learn about the flight?
　　14. W: Professor Black was so strange today.
　　M: I noticed that, too. He was talking so quietly and then not giving us any homework at all. Can you believe that?
　　Q: What can be inferred about Professor Black?
　　15. W: Hey, don’t forget to bring that book back fi’om the library on your way home.
　　M: Oh, thanks for reminding me. I am on my way.
　　Q: What will the man probably do next?
　　16. M: I’m having trouble fitting into my jeans. Looks like I’ll have to get some new ones.
　　W: Oh, you wouldn’t do that if you just cut down on what you eat.
　　Q: What does the woman imply the man should do?
　　17. W: What a wonderful view! Could you take a picture of me with the flowers in the background?
　　M: I am sorry, I just ran out of film.
　　Q: What does the man imply?
　　18. M: I’m not sure what I’m in a mood for. Pizza or a hamburger? They are both really good here.
　　W: The movie starts in an hour and we still have to get there and park. So just make a decision.
　　Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?
　　Now you’ll hear two long conversations.
　　Conversation One
　　W: Hi, Kevin. Your roommate told me that I could find you in the TV lounge. What are you doing here?
　　M: What does it look like I am doing?
　　W: Well, it looks like you are watching television. But we have a linear algebra mid-term tomorrow, so I thought you’d be studying for it and may be I can study with you.
　　M: Oh, well, I was just taking a break. This linear algebra stuff gives me a headache if I work on it too long.
　　W: I know what you mean. I’ve been working on it for three hours through it already. I’m beginning to go cross. I’d been theorizing at the sample problems. I just don’t get some of them.
　　M: But I can’t believe you are coming to me. I mean you do know what I got on the last test, don’t you?
　　W: Yeah, I know. You told me. l just thought two heads might be better than one.
　　M: Yeah, that’s a nice idea. But, you know, I wish I knew that person in our class who got a hundred on the last test.
　　She didn’t miss a Q. Umm, was it Elizabeth?
　　W: Oh yeah, Elizabeth! She is a friend of mine. She’d be a big help right now. Why don’t I give her a call?
　　M: What? At this hour? It’s already ten thirty . I don’t wanna impose on her.
　　W: Yeah, I guess you are right. But you know what, she owes me a big favor. Let’s at least give her a call and see what she says. Maybe going over some of the problems with us would help her review the material.
　　M: It’s worth a try.
　　Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
　　19. What are the speakers mainly discussing?
　　20. Why is the man watching television?
　　21. Why is the man surprised that the woman wants to study linear algebra with him?
　　22. Why doesn’t the man want to call Elizabeth?
听力原文2
　　Conversation Two
　　M: Parcel Express. Good morning. How can I help you?
　　W: Good morning. I’m thinking of sending a parcel to New York next week. Can you tell me what the procedure is,please?
　　M: Certainly. When you ring us we need the following information: the invoice address, that’s probably your address,isn’t it? And then the pick-up address if that’s different. And a contact phone number.
　　W: Just a moment. I’m taking notes. Phone number, right.
　　M: Then we need the full name, address and phone number of the person you are sending the parcel to.
　　W: OK. Anything else?
　　M: Yes, the weight and dimensions of the parcel, that’s height, width, and length, and the value of the goods and the full description.
　　W: Value description.
　　M: Yes, but don’t seal the parcel. You need to leave it open so that the driver can check the contents when he collects it. After the recent bombing, the airline said that we had to check all parcels. They told us we had to do it.
　　W: Fine. Now last question. How, long will the parcel take to get to New York?
　　M: One to two working days. There are daily flights at midday. And if we collect the parcel from you at 10:15, then your parcel catches that flight, and it’ll arrive in 24 hours.
　　W: Right. Thank you very much. You’ve been very helpful.
　　M: Not at all. Goodbye.
　　W: Goodbye.
　　Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
　　23. Which of the following is NOT needed by Parcel Express?
　　24. Why must parcels be left open according to the conversation?
　　25. What’s the woman’s last inquiry mainly concerned with?
　　Section B
　　Passage One
　　Although Henry Ford’s name is closely associated with the concept of mass production, he should receive equal credit for introducing labor practices as early as 1913 that would be considered advanced even by today’s standards.
　　Safety measures were improved, and the work day was reduced to eight hours, compared with the ten- or twelve-hour day common at that time. In order to accommodate the shorter work day, the entire factory was converted from two to three shifts.
　　In addition, sick leaves as well as improved medical care for those injured on the job were instituted. The Ford Motor Company was one of the first factories to develop a technical school to train specialized skilled laborers and an English language, school for immigrants. Some efforts were even made to hire the handicapped and provide jobs for former convicts.
　　The most widely acclaimed innovation was the five-dollar-a-day minimum wage that was offered in order to recruit and retain the best mechanics and to discourage the growth of labor unions. Ford explained the new wage policy in terms of efficiency and profit sharing. He also mentioned the fact that his employees would be able to purchase the automobiles that they produced--in effect creating a market for the product. In order to qualify for the minimum wage,an employee had to establish a decent home and demonstrate good personal habits, including sobriety, thriftiness,
　　industriousness, and dependability. Although some criticism was directed at Ford for involving himself too much in the personal lives of his employees, there can be no doubt that, at a time when immigrants were being taken advantage of in frightful ways, Henry Ford was helping many people to establish themselves in America.
　　Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
　　26. What is the author’s main purpose in the passage?
　　27. How many hours did Ford’s employees work per shift in his factory?
　　28. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as labor practices instituted by Ford?
　　Passage Two
　　Too often young people get themselves employed quite by accident, not knowing what lies in the way of opportunity for promotion, happiness and security. As a result, they are employed doing jobs that afford them little or no satisfaction. Our school leavers face so much competition that they seldom care what they do as long as they can earn a living. Some stay long at a job and learn to like it; others quit from one to another looking for something to suit them. The young graduates who leave the university look for jobs that offer a salary up to their expectation.
　　Very few go out into the world knowing exactly what they want and realizing their own abilities. The reason behind all this confusion is that there never has been a proper vocational guidance in our educational institution. Nearly all grope in the dark and their chief concern when they look for a job is to ask what the salary is like. They never bother to think whether they are suited for the job or, even more important, whether the job suits them. Having a job is more than merely providing yourself and your dependants with daily bread and some money for leisure and entertainment. It sets a pattern of life and, in many ways, determines social status in life, selection of friends, leisure and interest.
　　In choosing a career you should first consider the type, of work which will suit your interest. Nothing is more pathetic than taking on a job in which you have no interest for it will not only discourage your desire to succeed in life but also ruin your talents and ultimately make you an emotional wreck and a bitter person,
　　 Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
　　 29. Why is it difficult for young people to choose a suitable job?
　　30. Why are some people unlikely to succeed in life?
　　31. Which of the following statements is most important according to the passage?
　　 Passage Three
　　 Cheating: The income tax deadline approaches and some taxpayer’s thoughts turn to it. Test time approaches and some students’ thoughts turn to it.
　　"You want something you can’t get by behaving within the rules, and you want it badly enough you’ll do it Regardless of guilt or deep regret, and you’re willing to run the risk of being caught. " That’s how Ladd Wheeler,
　　psychology professor at the University of Rochester in New York, defines cheating.
　　 Many experts believe cheating is on the rise. "We’re suffering a moral breakdown. " Pinkard says. We’re seeing more of the kind of person who regards the world as a series of things to be dealt with. Whether to cheat depends on whether it’s the person’s interest. He does, however, see less cheating among the youngest students.
　　Richard Diensbier. psychology professor at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, believes that society’s attitudes account for much of the increase in cheating.
　　"Twenty years ago, if a person cheated in college, society said: That is extremely serious, you will be dropped for a term if not kicked out permanently, " he says. "Nowadays, at the University of Nebraska, for example, it is the stated policy of the College of Arts and Sciences that if a student cheats on an exam， the student must receive an ’F’ on what he cheated on, That’s nothing. If you’re going to fail, why not cheat?"
　　 “Cheating is most liely in situations where the vital interests are high and the chances of getting caught are low."
　　says social psychologist, Lynn Kahle of the University of Oregon in Eugene.
　　Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
　　32. What does the passage mainly talk about?
　　33. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
　　34. What can be inferred from the passage?
　　35. When does cheating tend to occur?
　　Section C
　　Surging growth in international travel is driving revenue increases at the foreign units of U.S. online travel agencies and has spurred heated ( 36 ) competition for a bigger slice of the lucrative and ( 37 ) expanding market.
　　 Companies like Orbitz Worldwide Inc. and Priceline.com Inc. have ramped up efforts to attract customers to their sites (38 ) overseas, and at least one U.S. travel site, Vayama, has (39) devoted itself entirely to international bookings for travel to and from the United States.
　　 Growth in bookings made outside the United States far outpaces the growth in U.S. (40) domestic bookings. That is partly because more people are traveling and partly because travelers are increasingly comfortable trusting their (41) reservations to websites, said Orbitz Chief Executive Steve Bamhart.
　　"It’s a competitive market place in the United States, and it’s going to be a very competitive marketplace (42) globally , " Bamhart said in an interview on Monday.
　　 Earlier this week Orbitz said it has relaunched ebookers, its online travel company in Europe, with more (43) inventory and user reviews with the goal of attracting more European bookings.
　　 (44) Bookings on European online travel agencies or the European divisions of U.S. agencies are projected to total $62.9 billion in 2007, up from $24.5 billion in 2004, according to travel research company PhoCusWright.
　　 (45) Meanwhile, passenger traffic leaving and returning to the United States on U.S. carriers is on the rise.The number of international passengers on U.S. airlines rose 3.8% in the first five months of 2007 from the comparable
　　period a year earlier.
　　Vayama CEO Andre Hesselink said (46) the privately held company sees enough potential in the international air travel market to concentrate on those bookings as well as hotels and ear rentals.