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A. Computerized equipment used in a business environment in a modern office.

B. Equipment used to create, store, process, or communicate information in a business environment. C. Equipment use in satellite offices.

D. Equipment used to create a web page and download information from the internet in a business or nor-business environment.

17. What has furnished a new market for sophisticated office equipment since the mid-1970s?

A. The rapid growth of the service sector of the world economy. B. The invention of the computer.

C. The rapid growth of the world economy.

D. The blurring of the line between the computer and other equipment. 18. How have electronic links benefited professionals and managers? A. They can establish links with their business associates. B. They do not have to make any business trips. C. They do not have to work in their offices anymore. D. They can improve their work efficiency. Passage 2

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Questions 19 to 22 are based on the following passage. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage. 19. What is the passage mainly about?

A. An investigation into how Americans spend their vacations. B. An opinion poll of how people should spend their leisure time. C. A poll of how employed Americans spend their leisure time. D. A report on the vacation plans of college graduates in America.

20. How do most people in the US spend their vacation according to the passage?

A. Sightseeing. B. Visiting friends or relatives. C. Going to the beach. D. Playing sports,

21. Which of the following adjectives best describes the passage? A. Prejudiced. B. Neutral. C. Factual. D. Logical.

22. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage? A. College students are more interested in sightseeing.

B. Those with a high school degree only do not like playing sports. C. High school graduates enjoy being with their friends.

D. People with lower incomes are more likely to spend their leisure time

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watching TV. Passage 3

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the following passage. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage. 23. What does the passage mainly tell us? A. A movement to make US hotel smoke-free.

B. The reasons behind the public policy of making US hotels smoke-free. C. The benefits of making US hotels smoke-free.

D. The hotel owner’s reactions to making US hotels smoke-free. 24. What do we know about Woodfin Suite Hotels? A. They are located in California.

B. They were the first hotels to go smoke-free in the US. C. They are a chain of hotels in California. D. They are made up of 18 hotels in 11 states.

25. What is the main reason why some owners want to ban smoking in their hotel?

A. They are under pressure form their employees who complain about the smell in rooms that have been smoked in.

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B. They themselves are anti-smoking activists.

C. There is great public demand for hotels to go smoke-free. D. They want to save money on housekeeping. Section C News Items

In this section you will hear several news items. Listen to the news carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Questions 26 and 27 are based on the following new item. At the end of the new item you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following questions. Now listen to the news. 26. Nearly all of the hostages who died during the Moscow theatre siege ______.

A. were slaughtered by the kidnappers. B. were slaughtered by Russian security forces.

C. were killed by the gas employed by the security forces. D. were killed by poison gas released by the Chechen rebels. 27. The 120 dead people during the military operation were____.

A. the Chechen rebels. B. civilians who have been taken as hostages.

C. the Russian security forces. D. hospital personnel.

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Questions 28, 29 and 30 are based on the following new item. At the end of the new item you will be given 15 seconds to answer each of the following questions. Now listen to the news. 28. Ariel Sharon will dismiss ministers from the Labor Party unless they ____.

A. vote for his budget for next year. B. vote against his budget for next year.

C. refuse to support his plan for Palestinian settlers. D. agree to support his plan for Palestinian settlers.

29. The budget in question will be discussed _____.

A. next year. B. next Wednesday. C. on Wednesday. D. on Sunday. 30. The Labor Party would like to spend the 150 million dollars on ____. A. military expenditure. B. the West Bank and Gaza settlers. C. social spending. D. national defense.

Questions 31 and 32 are based on the following new item. At the end of the new item you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following questions. Now listen to the news. 31. The total number died in the suicide bombing is ___. A. 3. B. 4. C. 18. D. 21.

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