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QUESTION BOOKLET
TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2016)
-GRADE EIGHT-
TIME LIMIT: 150 MIN
PART I
LISTENING COMPREHENSION
[25 MIN]
SECTION A
MINI-LECTURE
In
this
section
you
will
hear
a
mini-lecture.
You
will
hear
the
mini-lecture
ONCE
ONLY.
While listening to the mini-lecture, please complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET
ONE and write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap. Make sure the word(s) you
fill in is (are) both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may use the blank sheet
for note-taking.
You have THIRTY seconds to preview the gap-filling task.
Now listen to the mini-lecture. When it is over, you will be given THREE minutes to check
your work.
SECTION B
INTERVIEW
In this section you will hear ONE interview. The interview will be divided into TWO parts. At
the end of each part, five questions will be asked about what was said. Both the interview and
the
questions
will
be
spoken
ONCE
ONLY.
After
each
question
there
will
be
a
ten-second
pause. During the pause, you should read the four choices of A, B, C and D, and mark the best
answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO.
You have THIRTY seconds to preview the questions.
Now, listen to the Part One of the interview. Questions 1 to 5 are based on Part One of the
interview.
1.
A. Maggie
?/p>
s university life.
B. Her mom
?/p>
s life at Harvard.
C. Maggie
?/p>
s view on studying with Mom.
D. Maggie
?/p>
s opinion on her mom
?/p>
s major.