Question 7 is based on the conversation you have just heard.

Conversation Two

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M: In this episode of Money Talks, (5) [our guest is Molly Sanders, a university student and a successful young entrepreneur.] Molly, tell us about your business.

W: Well, I sell specialty clothes through a website, mainly for women who have trouble finding suitable clothes in main street shops because of their height or weight, but I do some men’s clothes, too.

M: How did you get started in this business at such a young age? Are you studying fashion design?

W: Actually, I’m majoring in finance, but I’ve always loved clothes, and I started making my own at 14.

M: Did you have any sort of training in design or sewing, or was it a natural ability?

W: I’d have to say no to both. No one taught me to make clothes. (6) [And most of the things I made at first were disasters.]

M: Why did you persevere? I think most people would give up if they kept failing, especially at that age.

W: (7) [I kept on out of necessity. As you can see, I’m very tall and I couldn’t find clothes that fit me in ordinary shops.] So I kept trying and developed my skills over time.

M: Well, my notes say you earned $50,000 in profits last year, an extraordinary amount for a 20-year-old student. How did that happen? Did you see a gap in the market and decide to fill it?

W: No, when I started university, some classmates complimented my clothes, and when I said I made them myself, other tall women started asking if I would make theirs, and I did. And before I knew it, I was an entrepreneur.

M: So what are your plans for the future? Do you intend to open a physical store?

W: No, I’ll keep things online to keep costs down, (8) [but I will add more clothes for children, both girls and boys, and possibly even for infants. And I hope to add to my range of designs for men.]

7. Why did the woman persevere in making clothes for herself?（为什么女士坚持为自己做衣服？）

解析：C。在录音中男士问女士为什么坚持下来了，女士回答她的坚持是出于必要，接着解释说，她很高，在普通的商店里找不到合适的衣服，C项符合题意，其中could not find clothes of her size是对录音中couldn’t find clothes that fit me的同义替换，故为正确答案。

错项排除：A项的a strong interest、B项的ready-made clothes和D项的unaffordable在录音中都无依据，故均可排除。