SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear6shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachquestion,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
1.Man:
Wasthereanythingvaluableinthebagthatwasstolen,Madam?
Woman:
Yes,ithadmypurseinitandmykeys.
Man:
Anythingelse?
Woman:
Well,luckilyIwaswearingmyglasses,sono,nothingelse.
Q:
Whatwasinthewoman'sbag?
2.Man:
I'mterriblysorry,mum-I'vejustbrokensomething.
Woman:
Ohdear-whatwasit?
Man:
Well,Igotuptooquicklyfromthetabletoanswerthephoneandknockedoneofyourplatesontothefloor-atleast,itwasn'tyournewlamp!
Woman:
Ohdear-IthoughtIheardacrash.
Q:
Whatwasbroken?
3.Man:
Haveyouseenmyoldshoes?
Ithoughttheywereunderthechairbythetelevision.
Woman:
Notanymore!
They'rebythedoorwiththeotherrubbish.I'vebeentidyingtheflat.
Q:
Wherearetheman'sshoes?
4.Boy:
Mum,havewegotanyfruittotakeonthepicnic?
Ithoughtthereweresomeorangesandbananas.
Mother:
Herearethebananas.Let'stakethem.Oh...Theorangeshaveallgone.Whatabouttakingsomegrapesorapplesaswell?
Boy:
OK,let'stakethegrapes.That'llbeenough.
Q:
Whatfruitwilltheytake?
5.Man:
Excuseme-whattimedoesthistrainleave?
Woman:
ThistrainleavesforParisatfivetothree.
Man:
Paris?
Isn'tittheRometrain?
Woman:
No-thatgoesattwentyfivepastthree.
Q:
WhattimedoesthetraintoRomeleave?
6.Man:
AreyouandSarahgoingstraighttotherestaurantfromworktonight?
Woman:
Actually,I'mleavingworkearlybecauseIneedtodosomeshoppinginthemarket,andafterthatwe'regoingtoplaytennisatthesportscentrebeforewegototherestaurant.
Q:
Wherewillthewomangofirstafterwork?
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearonelongconversation.Attheendoftheconversation,4questionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.You'llhearboththeconversationandthequestionsonlyonce.Aftereachquestion,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Jan:
Hi,Steve!
Steve:
Hi,Jan.I'mplanningtogotoLondonbytrain.Doyouwanttocomewith me?
Jan:
Butit'dbecheaperbybus.
Steve:
I'vegotastudenttravelcard.Youcangetcheaptrainticketswithit.
Jan:
Thatsoundsgood.Howmuchdoesitcost?
Steve:
Acardforsixmonthsissixteenpounds.
Jan:
SohowdoIgetone?
Steve:
Youneedtwophotographs-oneforthecardandonefortheform.
Jan:
There'saphotomachineinthepostoffice.Itgivesyoufourphotosforthreepounds.
Steve:
Sodoestheoneinthelibrary.ButIwenttoaphotographer'sstudio.Itwascheaper.
Jan:
Idon'thavetoshowmypassportormydrivinglicence,doI?
Steve:
No,Jan,youonlyneedaletterfromyourcollege.
Jan:
OK,I'llaskmyteacherforone.
Steve:
Andthenyoutakeeverythingtothetouristofficeandaskthetravelagent.
Jan:
Great,nexttimeyougotoLondon,I'llcomingtoo!
Questions7to10arebasedonthelongconversationyouhavejustheard.
7.Howmuchisasix-monthtravelcard?
8.HowmanyphotoswillJanneedtogetatravelcard?
9.Wherearethephotosmuchcheaper?
10.Aswellasthephotos,whatmustJantakewithherforthetravelcard?
SectionC
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear10shortpiecesofnewsfromBBCorVOA.Aftereachnewsitemandquestion,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
11. TheAmazonisalifelineforeveryoneintheriverbasin,frombusinessmeninthebigcityofManaustoindigenoustribesinremotesettlements.Whenwaterlevelsfall,thebiggesteffectisontransport-ferriesandbargesaretheonlywayofmovinggoodsandpeoplearoundanareathatspansabouthalftheSouthAmericancontinent.Inthelastfewweeks,theriveranditstributarieshavebecomeincreasinglydifficulttonavigate,andvitalsuppliesoffood,medicineandfuelarenowstrugglingtogetthrough.Inanexampleoftherisks,sixteenpeoplewerekilledlastFridayinaferryaccidentwhichthecaptainblamedondifficultriverconditions.
Question:
HowmanypeoplewerekilledlastFridayintheferryaccident?
12.PresidentBushhasproposedtoincreasethestudyofforeignlanguagesinAmericanschools.ThenewplaniscalledtheNationalSecurityLanguageInitiative.ItwillinvolvethedepartmentsofState,EducationandDefense,andthedirectorofNationalIntelligence.Theplancallsforteachingforeignlanguagestomorechildren,asearlyastheageoffour.Italsoaimstoincreaseforeignlanguageinstructionincollegeandgraduateschool.Thehopeistobringmoreforeignlanguagespeakersintogovernmentservice.
Question:
WhydoesBushproposetoexpandforeignlanguageteachinginAmerican schools?
13.Jerusalem'sHadassahHospitalsaysthetracheotomytooklessthananhourandwassuccessful.DoctorscutasmallholeinMr.Sharon'sneckandinsertedatubeintohiswindpipe.Theaimistoweanhimfromarespiratorwhichhashelpedhimbreathesinceamassivestrokeandcerebralhemorrhageearlythismonth.Medicalexpertssaythetracheotomyisanotherbadsignforthe77-year-oldprimeminister.
Question:
Howlongdidthetracheotomylast?
14.FathersforJusticeisasmallbutvocalgroupofmenwhocampaigninBritainforfatherstobegivengreaterrightsofaccesstochildrenafterdivorces.ItsfounderconfirmedthatthepolicehadtoldactiviststokeepawayfromMrBlair'shomeinDowningStreet.Itfollowsclaimsthatsomecampaignershadplannedtokidnapfive-yearoldLeoBlairandholdhimforashorttimetogetpublicityfortheircause.
Question:
Whydidsomemembersof“FathersforJustice”wanttoholdMrBlair'syoungestson?
15.Fallingticketpricesandrisingincomesareleadingtorapidgrowthinglobalairtravel.AccordingtotheBritishgovernment,thenumberofBritishairpassengers,forexample,willmorethandoubleinthenextquarterofacentury.Increasesofsuchanorderwouldmeanmuchmoreaviationfuelbeingburnedandaviationfuelmaybemoreharmfultotheenvironmentthanotherfuelsbecausetheresultingsmokeisemittedathighaltitudes.
Question:
WhyisthererapidgrowthinglobalairtravelintheUK?
16.TheInstituteofInternationalEducation,basedinNewYork,recentlypublisheditsyearlyreport,OpenDoorsTwoThousandFive.Thereportsaysthenumberofforeignstudentsdecreasedbyaboutonepercentduringtheschoolyearthatbeganlastfall.Indiasentthemoststudents,morethaneightythousand.Thatwasaonepercentincreasefromtheyearbefore.Chinasentthenexthighestnumber,morethansixtytwothousand.Thatwasalsoaonepercentincrease.SouthKoreawasthird,withmorethanfifty-threethousandstudents,uptwopercent.Japanwasfourth,withmorethanforty-twothousandstudents,anincreaseofthreepercent.
Question:
HowmanyChinesestudentswenttostudyintheU.S.A.in2005?
17.JoaquimChanqueMaydoesnotrememberfacingsuchdauntinghurdleswhenhearrivedtoBarcelona,asastudentfromEquatorialGuinea30yearsago.Aftercompletinghisuniversitystudies,Mr.ChanqueMayoptedtostayon,becauseheopposedhiscountry'sgovernment.Now57yearsold,Mr.ChanqueMayownsasmallbusinessandhasSpanishcitizenship.Buthesaysheandhisfamilyarenotcompletelywelcomeintheiradoptedcountry.
Question:
HowmanyyearshasJoaquimChanqueMaybeenlivinginSpain?
18.AsSecretaryfortheLouisianaDepartmentofHealthandHospitals,Dr.FredCerisehashadlittletimetorestsinceHurricaneKatrinaandthecatastophicfloodingthatfollowed.Dr.CerisespokewithVOAinthestatecapitalatBatonRougewhileahelicopterwaitedoutside,readytotakehimonaninspectiontouroveradevastatedNewOrleans.“Weactuallyhaveateam,alargeteam,herefromtheCenterforDiseaseControlinAtlantathatiscomingdowntohelpuswithourenvironmentalassessment.Eventhoughthewatermayberunning,youhavehadstagnantwater.Itcanbecontaminated.”
Question:
WhereistheteamfromtohelpNewOrleanspeoplewiththeenvironmentalassessment?
19.Asia-Pacificministersalsodraftedanotherstatementforactiononwide-rangingissuesthataffectorthreatenglobaltrade.Theyarevowingtoreduceviolationsofintellectualpropertyrights-suchasmovieprivacy-tomaketheoilmarketsmoretransparentandtoactcollectivelytofightterrorismandpreventahumanepidemicofbirdflu.
Question:
WhatareAsia-Pacificministersnotvowingtodo?
20.MorethanseventhousandactivistsoutsidethemeetinghallprotestedthattheWTO'straderuleshurtworkersandfarmers.Theactivistsbegantheweekdeclaringtheywantedtoderailthetalksandpreventthedelegatesfromreachinganyagreement.Despitedaysofprotests,includingabriefriotneartheconferencecenteronSaturday,theactivistsdidlittletointerferewi