听力原文：W: Hi, Sam! Haven't seen you for ages. Where have you been these days？M: Hi, Lind

听力原文：W: Hi, Sam! Haven't seen you for ages. Where have you been these days？

M: Hi, Linda. I went to Paris on business and then I did some sightseeing there.

W: So you were in Paris. Tell me about it, will you？

M: Well, there's so much to say about it. I don' t know where to begin.

W: Tell me about the Eiffel Tower first.

M: Oh, it's great. It's the symbol of the city, you know. Hard to imagine how it was built over a hundred years ago.

W: Did you go to the top of the tower？

M: Sure. I dined at a restaurant on the top platform. and enjoyed the splendid view of Paris at night. The footlights on the magnificent buildings and palaces are so beautiful that the city has got a nickname of a City of Light.

W: What about the Louvre Palace？ Did you go there？

M: How could I miss it! I spent a whole day inside and still couldn't finish seeing all its collections of world-famous treasures.

W: What treasures？

M: You must have heard about Mona Lisa, haven' t you？

W: Yes, of course. Did you see the original painting？

M: Yes. And I saw the Greek statue of Venus de Milo, too.

W: The Greek goddess of love？ Oh, You're so lucky, Sam. I really wish I could have a chance to visit Paris.

M: You will, I'm sure. And there is the Arch of Triumph.

W: Is that the one that was built in Napoleon's time？

M: Well, it was Napoleon who started building it but the Arch was not completed until fifteen years after his death.

W: Where else did you visit in Paris？

M: I walked along the Seine River and enjoyed the views on both banks.

W: Did you take any pictures？

M: Yea. I took a great many. I'll show them to you and tell you more about the city.

W: That's great.

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A．He was having a vacation in Paris.

B．He was visiting some friends in Paris.

C．He was visiting some famous sights in Paris while on a business trip there.

D．He was studying art in Paris.