Part I
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Listening Comprehension
Section A
Directions:
In this section, you will hear several short conversations. At the end of
each
conversation,
a
question
will
be
asked
about
what
was
said.
Both
the
conversation and the question 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
the
Answer Sheet
with a single line through the centre.
1.
A)
It is closed.
B)
9 A.M. to 5 P.M.
C)
12 noon to 9 P.M.
D)
9 A.M. to 12 noon.
2.
A)
She must walk five miles.
C)
She must walk five or six blocks.
B)
She must walk to the corner.
D)
She must walk three blocks.
3.
A)
The man has traveled a lot.
B)
The wife likes to listen to her man鈥檚 story.
C)
The man is too busy to taste his family life.
D)
Keeping up with the times is their philosophy.
4.
A)
The realization of expectations.
B)
The possibility of reaching the expectations.
C)
The ability to handle the boat.
D)
The stress from parents.
5.
A)
Morning and in Britain.
C)
Night and in Rome.
B)
Morning and in Japan.
D)
Night and in Britain.
6.
A)
6:00 p.m.
B)
8:00 p.m.
C)
9:00 p.m.
D)
It is delayed.
7.
A)
He doesn鈥檛 have any
money to buy the lamp.
B)
He has a lot of money to buy the lamp.
C)
If he lends her money, she will buy the lamp.
D)
If she lends him money, he can buy the lamp.
8.
A)
Sunday.
B)
Thursday.
C)
Saturday.
D)
Friday.
9.
A)
At a doctor鈥檚.
B)
At a bank.
C)
At a store.
D)
At a library.
10.
A)
By plane.
B)
By ship.
C)
By coach.
D)
By train.
Section B
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
missing
information. 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.
There are approximately 30 million left-handed people in the United States, and
several
hundred
million
more
around
the
world.
Most
right-handed
people
have
never even considered the (11)_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
that there may be any serious
issues
(12)_
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left-handers.
Even
among
all
of
these
left-handed
people, there are many different (13)_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
about what these issues are
and which issues might be most important to them.