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Example

Youcandictateamessagealmostanywhereatyourconvenience.

Answer:

B

1.Youspeak,whileyoursecretarytypesdownyourwords.

2.Youhavetospeakslowlyandveryclearly.

3.Oneofthesemethodscanbeusedwhenyouareinahurry.

4.Whiledictating,youusesometapes.

5.Oneofthedisadvantagesofthismethodisthatyouaretotallystrangetothetranscriber.

6.Thedictationisdonewithyourspeaking,amachine'

srecording,andyoursecretary'

stranscribing.

7.Themachinerecordsyourwordsandthenprovidethetranscription.

A.Dictationtoyourownsecretary-"

live"

dictation,takenbyapersonwhobecomesfamiliarwithyourdictatingcharacteristics.

B.Dictationtoamachine,withyoursecretarytranscribing.

Inexpensivecassetterecordersprovidegreatflexibilityindictation.

Youcandictateintheoffice,athome,inanautomobile,inanairplane,andinanyout-of-the-officesituation.Yourdictationtapescanbetranscribedbybeingplayedbackonmoderntranscribingequipment.

C.Dictationtoamachine,withaword-processingcenterprovidingthetranscriptioninthiscase,thetranscriberwillprobablynotbefamiliarwithyourdictationmannersandpeculiarities.

D.Otherdictationmethods,suchasbytelephonecallsorbydirectsecretarialtranscriptionatthetypewriter.Thesemethodsarenotroutinebutareusedtypicallyin"

rush"

situations.Theyrequireaslowvoicespeedandclearpronunciation.

PARTTWO

Questions8-12

.ReadthistextaboutelectricalpowerinCanada.

.ChoosethebestsentencefromthelistA-Itofilleachoftheblanks.

.Foreachblank（8-12）markoneletter（A-I）onyourAnswerSheet.

.Denotmarkanylettertwice.

.Oneanswerhasbeengivenasanexample.

ELECTRICITY:

WEALTH,MONEY,POWER

Canadianindustrieshaveprosperedformorethanacenturyonthecountry'

sabundanceofcheap,reliableelectricalpower...example...Infact,CanadaconsumesmoreelectricityonaperpersonbasisthananycountryexceptforNorway...8...

ElectricityisasignificantsourceofexportincomeforCanada...9...Butinthe1970s,CanadianexportsrosesharplytoaddresstheU.S.demandforcheaperandmorereliable.

In1985,exportsofCanadianelectricalpowerreached1,400millionUSdollars...10...Netelectricityexportsaccountformorethan60%ofCanada'

sbalanceoftrade.

Domestically,Canadacontinuestogenerateelectricalpower,primarilyfromwater...11...

Exportsofelectricityarenowsubjecttoforcesfarbeyondthecontrolofutilitymanagers...12...

Example:

A.Besides,electricityfromcoalandnuclearis50/00to75/00cheaperthanmanyotherindustrialnations.

B.Generatedprimarilybywater,ourpowersupplieshaveattractedandsupportedenergy-intensiveindustriessuchasmining.

C.Italsoranksamongthetopthreeelectricityproducersintheworld,behindtheU.S.andRussia.

D.Nexttoelectricity,Canadianpaperexportscameto900millionUSdollarseveryyearinthe1960s.

E.Twolargenuclearpowerplantsbegantogenerateelectricity.

F.Sincethen,electricity'

exportshavedeclinedbuttheyhavecontinuedtoexceed700millionUSdollars.

G.Environmentalandtradepoliciesallinfluenceelectricalproductionandtrade.

H.CanadaandtheU.S.importedandexportedpowerinalmostequalmeasuresafter1901.

I.Therefore,theCanadiangovernmenthaslittleinfluenceontheseforces.

PARTTHREE

Questions13-20

.ReadthistextaboutsouthKorea'

seconomicdevelopment,andanswerthequestionsthatfollow.

TheKoreansseetheSeoulOlympicsasachancetoshowtheirrapidprogress.TheTokyoOlympicGamesin1964servedthesamepurposeforadevelopingJapan.Within13years,accordingtoadetaileddevelopmentplan,Koreaisdeterminedtobeamongtheworld'

stenlargesttradingnations,upfromthe13thnow.

1.Muchoftheeconomy'

sdevelopmentinrecentyearscomesfromwhatKoreanleaderscallthethreeblessings-loweroilprices,lowerworldwideinterestrates,andacurrencythatisweakagainsttheJapaneseyen.TheKoreanwoniscloselyrelatedwithmanyothercurrencies,thoughthefinanceministrywillnotsaywhichones.ObviouslytheU.S.dollaristhemostimportant.WhenitsvaluedropsagainsttheJapaneseyen,theKoreanwonwentdowntoo.SinceSeptember1985thewonhasdecreasedabout40%againsttheyen,givingKoreaahugeadvantageoverJapanintheU.S.market.

2.TheKoreansmadegooduseofthisadvantage,pouring40%oftheirexportsintoAmerica.WhentheU.S.respondedwithtoughprotectionismtalk,theypretendedtobesurprisedandangry.TheKoreansstillseethemselvesasrelativelypoordependentsoftheU.S.andtakeAmericanprotectionismasbetrayalbyabigbrother.Theyareright.TheKoreaneconomyisonly6%ofJapan'

s.TallbuildingsinSeoulresemblethoseinTokyo,buttheKoreancapitalisfullofnarrowstreetsandpoorhouseslikeavillage.Inthecountrysidesome20%ofhomelackrunningwater.Moreover,Koreahasaheavydefenseburdenaswellasthatbigforeigndebt.

3.AndKoreahassufferedsettacksbeforeInthe1970sthegovernmentsupportedheavyindustry,creatingsomebigbutsselessenterpriscs.TheTreasuryMinistryisstillquietlysupportingsomeillshippingandoverseascompanies.Meanwhilethegovernmentdoesnotknowhowtosetupwiningindustries.

4.TheKoreansarealsoquicktopointoutthattheir7.1billiontradesurpluswiththeU.S.isjust4%ofthetotalAmericantradedeficit.Japanaccountfor35%.IntheU.S.theKoreansarecompetingwithJapanesenotAmerican,Products.TheycomplainthatU.S.protectionismpunishesthemforAmericans'

lazyworkhabitsanddrugabuse.TheysaytheunionruleshaveruinedU.S.competitiveness.

Questions13-16

.Forquestions13-16,choosethecorrecttitleforeachparagraphfortheboxbelow.

.Foreachparagraph（l-4）markoneletter（A-G）onyourAnswerSheet.

13.Paragraph1...

14.Paragraph2...

15.Paragraph3...

16.Paragraph4...

A.Economy'

sdevelopment

B.Lessonsfromthepast

C.KoreanproductsinU.S.market

D.ExportsintoAmerica

E.Favourableeconomicbackground

F.Tradesurplus

G.Disadvantageousfactors

Questions17-20

.Usingtheinformationinthetext,completeeachsentence17-20,withaphrasefromtheListbelow（A-G）.

.Foreachsentence（17-20）markoneletter（A-G）onyourAnswerSheet.

.Donotmarkanylettertwice.

17.FortheJapanese,theTokyoOlympicGameswasregarded...

18.TheKoreansthinkoftheU.S.protectionism...

19.TherecenteconomicdevelopmentofsouthKoreaisdue...

20.TheJapanesetradesurplusaccounts...

A.tohavethreeadvantages.

B.amongthetenbiggestcountriesinforeigntrade.

C.forthirty-fivepercentofthetotalAmericantradedeficit.

D.asanexhibitionofrapideconomicgrowth.

E.againsttheJapanesecurrency.

F.ofnarrowstreetsandpoorhouses.

G.ascheatingalittlebrother.

PARTFOUR

Questions21-35

.Readthisnews.

.Choosethebestwordtofil1eachgap.

.Foreachquestion（21-35）markoneletter（A,B,CorD）onyourAnswerSheet.

ThreeBootleggersJailed

Threemenwhoranacross-channelsmugglinggroup,sellingcheap.

Frenchbeer,wineandchampagneinBritain,werejailedyesterday.

Themenwereleadersofan11-mangroupwhichmadeatleast42...example...ontheDover-Calaisferryinthreemonths.

Trucksofcheapdrinkwerebroughtintothecountryandsold...21...atSundaymarket,AndcornershopsinSouthWales,Twosecretteamsofcustomsofficers...22...vehiclesbetweenKentandCardiffinanoperationcalled"

chancer"

.Elevenmenadmittedtheirpartina.....23...toavoidpayingdutyonbeerandspirits.

Mr.RogerThomassaiditwas...24...that70,000poundsofunpaiddutywasinvolvedbetweenJanuaryandAprillastyearwhenthegangwas...25...thesmugglinggroup.Casesofbeer,wineandchampagnewerebroughttoarentedwarehouseinCardiffbeforebeing...26...totraders.Mr.RichardNichols,aformermarkettrader,Mr.QichardSpencer,ashopowner,andMrRaymondTout,wereputinprisonfor...27...ofnine,fourandthreemonths...28...JudgeMichaelBurrsaidthegrouphadused"

anarmyofhelpers"

inanorganizedconspiracytomake...29...money.Heorderedsixothermentocarryoutcommunityserviceandconditionally...30...twootherswhohadplayedalesserrole.

Afterthe...31...customsinvestigatorssaidthatthegroupmadeasmanyasfourcrosschanneltripsaday...32...toahypermarketnearCalais.Theywentintobusinessonlythreeweeksafterthenewcustomslawscameinto...33...onNewYear'

sdaylastyear.Theinvestigatorsadded:

"

Wehopethesejail...34...willbeabighelptotacklethis...35...crimewhichiscausingconcerntotheretailindustry.

example

A.holidaysB.toursC.tripsD.voyages

C

21.A.lawfullyB.secretlyC.legallyD.illegally

22.A.trackedB.travelledC.sawD.watched

23.A.accidentB.conspiracyC.hopeD.dream

24.A.calculatedB.consideredC.countedD.estimated

25.A.meetingB.talkingC.organizingD.using

26.A.movedB.rentedC.distributedD.using

27.A.timesB.lengthsC.termsD.periods

28.A.eachB.altogetherC.longD.respectively

29.A.hardB.easyC.comfortableD.simple

30.A.closedB.dischargedC.openedD.liberated

31.A.trialB.sentenceC.acc