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SectionAConversations
ShortConversations
11.W:
IranintoSallytheotherday.Icouldhardlyrecognizeher.Doyourememberherfromhighschool?
M:
Yeah,shewasalittleoutofshapebackthen.Well,hasshelostalotofweight?
Q:
WhatdoesthemanrememberofSally?
12.W:
Wedon’tseemtohaveareservationforyou,sir.I’msorry.
M:
Butmysecretarysaidthatshehadreservedaroomformehere.IphonedherfromtheairportthismorningjustbeforeIgotonboardtheplane.
Q:
Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?
13.W:
Whatwouldyoudoifyouwereinmyplace?
M:
IfPaulweremyson,I’djustnotworry.Nowthathisteacherisgivinghimextrahelpandhe"sworkinghardhimself,he’ssuretodowellinthenextexam.
Q:
What’stheman’ssuggestiontothewoman?
14.M:
You’vehadyourhandsfullandhavebeenoverworkedduringthelasttwoweeks.Ithinkyoureallyneedtogooutandgetsomefreshairandsunshine.
W:
Youareright.That’sjustwhatI’mthinkingabout.
Q:
Whatis thewomanmostprobablygoingtodo?
15.W:
Hello,John.Howareyoufeelingnow?
Ihearyou’vebeenill.
M:
TheymusthaveconfusedmewithmytwinbrotherRods.He’sbeensickallweek,butI’veneverfeltbetterinmylife.
Q:
Whatdowelearnabouttheman?
16.M:
Didyoureallygiveawayallyourfurniturewhenyoumovedintothenewhouselastmonth?
W:
Justtheuselesspieces,asI’mplanningtopurchaseanewsetfromItalyforthesittingroomonly.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanmean?
17.M:
I’vebroughtbackyourOxfordCompaniontoEnglishLiterature.Ithoughtyoumightuseitforyourpaper.Sorrynottohavereturneditearlier.
W:
Iwaswonderingwherethatbookwas.
Q:
Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?
18.W:
Totellthetruth,Tony,itneveroccurstomethatyouareanathlete.
M:
Oh,really?
Mostpeoplewhomeetme,includingsomefriendsofmine,don’tthinksoeither.
Q:
Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
LongConversations
Conversation1
M:
Mary,Ihopeyou"repackedandreadytoleave.
W:
Yes,I’mpacked,butnotquiteready.Ican’tfindmypassport.
M:
Yourpassport?
That’stheonethingyoumustn’tleavebehind.
W:
Iknow.Ihaven’tlostit.I’vepackedit,butIcan’trememberwhichbagit’sin.
M:
Well,youhavetofinditattheairport.Comeon,thetaxiiswaiting.
W:
Didyousaytaxi?
Ithoughtweweregoinginyourcar.
M:
Yes,well,Ihaveplannedto,butI’llexplainlater.You’vegottobethereinanhour.
W:
Theplanedoesn’tleavefortwohours.Anyway,I’mreadytogonow.
M:
Now,you"retakingjustonecase,isthatright?
W:
No,thereisoneinthehallaswell.
M:
Gosh,whatalotofstuff!
You"retakingenoughforamonthinsteadofaweek.
W:
Well,youcan’tdependontheweather.Itmightbecold.
M:
It’snevercoldinRome.CertainlynotinMay.Comeon,wereallymustgo.
W:
Right,we"reready.We’vegotthebags,I’msurethere"snoneedtorush.
M:
Thereis.Iaskedthetaxidrivertowaittwominutes,nottwenty.
W:
Look,I’msupposedtobegoingawaytorelax.You"remakingmenervous.
M:
Well,Iwantyoutorelaxonholiday,butyoucan’trelaxyet.
W:
OK,Ipromisenottorelax,atleastnotuntilwegettotheairportandIfindmypassport.
Questions19-22arebasedontheconversatoinyouhavejustheard.
Q19:
Whatdoesthewomansayaboutherpassport?
Q20:
Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman’strip?
Q21:
Whydoesthemanurgethewomantohurry?
Q22:
Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?
Conversation2
W:
Oh,I’mfedupwithmyjob.
M:
Hey,there"saperfectjobforyouinthepapertoday.Youmightbeinterested.
W:
Oh,whatisit?
Whatdotheywant?
M:
Waitaminute.Uh,hereitis.TheEuropeanSpaceAgencyisrecruitingtranslators.
W:
TheEuropeanSpaceAgency?
M:
Well,that’swhatitsays.TheyneedanEnglishtranslatortoworkfromFrenchorGerman.
W:
SotheyneedadegreeinFrenchorGerman,Isuppose.Well,I’vegotthat.What’smore,Ihaveplentyofexperience.Whatelsearetheyaskingfor?
M:
Justthat.Auniversitydegreeandthreeorfouryearsofexperienceasatranslatorinaprofessionalenvironment.Theyalsosaythepersonshouldhavealivelyandinquiringmind,effectivecommunicationskillsandtheabilitytoworkindividuallyorasapartoftheteam.
W:
Well,ifIstayatmypresentjobmuchlonger,Iwon’thaveanymindorskillsleft.Bytheway,whataboutsalary?
Ijusthopeitisn’tlowerthanwhatIgetnow.
M:
It’ssaidtobenegotiable.Itdependsontheapplicant’seducationandexperience.Inadditiontobasicsalary,there"salistofextrabenefits.Havealookyourself.
W:
Hm,travelandsocialsecurityplusrelocationexpensesarepaid.Hey,thisisn’tbad.Ireallywantthejob.
Questions23-25arebasedontheconversatoinyouhavejustheard.
Q23:
Whyisthewomantryingtofindanewjob?
Q24:
Whatpositionisbeingadvertisedinthepaper?
Q25:
Whatarethekeyfactorsthatdeterminethesalaryofthenewposition?
SectionBShortPassages
Passage1
Whencouplesgetmarried,theyusuallyplantohavechildren.Sometimes,however,acouplecannothaveachildoftheirown.Inthiscase,theymaydecidetoadoptachild.Infact,adoptionisverycommontoday.Thereareabout60thousandadoptionseachyearintheUnitedStates alone.Somepeopleprefertoadoptinfants,othersadoptolderchildren,somecouplesadoptchildrenfromtheirowncountries,othersadoptchildrenfromforeigncountries.Inanycase,theyalladoptchildrenforthesamereason----theycareaboutchildrenandwanttogivetheiradoptedchildahappylife.
Mostadoptedchildrenknowthattheyareadopted.Psychologistsandchild-careexpertsgenerallythinkthisisagoodidea.However,manyadoptedchildrenoradopteeshaveverylittleinformationabouttheirbiologicalparents.Asamatteroffact,itisoftenverydifficultforadopteestofindoutabouttheirbirthparentsbecausethebirthrecordsofmostadopteesareusuallysealed.Theinformationissecretsonoonecanseeit.Naturally,adoptedchildrenhavedifferentfeelingsabouttheirbirthparents.Manyadopteeswanttosearchforthem,butothersdonot.Thedecisiontosearchforbirthparentsisadifficultonetomake.Mostadopteeshavemixedfeelingsaboutfindingtheirbiologicalparents.Eventhoughadopteesdonotknowabouttheirnaturalparents,theydoknowthattheiradoptedparentswantthem,lovethemandwillcareforthem.
Questions26-29arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
26.Accordingtothespeaker,whydosomecouplesadoptchildren?
27.Whyisitdifficultforadopteestofindoutabouttheirbirthparents?
28.Whydomanyadopteesfindithardtomakethedecisiontosearchfortheirbirthparents?
29.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?
Passage2
KatherineGramgraduatedfromUniversityofChicagoin1938andgotajobasanewsreporterinSanFrancisco.Katherine’sfatherusedtobeasuccessfulinvestmentbanker.In1933,heboughtafailingnewspaper,theWashingtonPost.
ThenKatherinereturnedtoWashingtonandgotajob,editinglettersinherfather’snewspaper.ShemarriedPhilipGram,whotookoverhisfather-in-law’spositionshortlyafterandbecamepublisheroftheWashingtonPost.Butformanyyears,herhusbandsufferedfrommentalillnessandhekilledhimselfin1963.Afterherhusband’sdeath,Katherineoperatedthenewspaper.Inthe1970s,thenewspaperbecamefamousaroundtheworldandKatherinewasalsorecognizedasanimportantleaderinnewspaperpublishing.ShewasthefirstwomantoheadamajorAmericanpublishingcompany,theWashingtonPostcompany.Inafewyears,shesuccessfullyexpandedthecompanytoincludenewspaper,magazine,broadcastandcablecompanies.
Shediedofheadinjuriesafterafallwhenshewas84.Morethan3thousandpeopleattendedherfuneralincludingmanygovernmentandbusinessleaders.HerfriendssaidshewouldberememberedasawomanwhohadanimportantinfluenceoneventsintheUnitedStatesandtheworld.Katherineoncewrote,“Theworldwithoutnewspaperswouldnotbethesamekindofworld”.Afterherdeath,theemployeesoftheWashingtonPostwrote,“TheworldwithoutKatherinewouldnotbethesameatall.”
Questions30-32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
30.WhatdowelearnfromthepassageaboutKatherine’sfather?
31.WhatdoesthespeakertellusaboutKatherineGram?
32.WhatdoesthecommentbyemployeesoftheWashingtonPostsuggest?
Passage3
Obtaininggoodhealthinsuranceisarealnecessitywhileyouarestudyingoverseas.Itprotectsyoufromminorandmajormedicalexpensesthatcanwipeoutnotonlyyoursavingsbutyourdreamsofaneducationabroad.Thereareoftentwodifferenttypesofhealthinsuranceyoucanconsiderbuying,internationaltravelinsuranceandstudentinsuranceinthecountrywhereyouwillbegoing.
Aninternationaltravelinsurancepolicyisusuallypurchasedinyourhomecountrybeforeyougoabroad.Itgenerallycoversawidevarietyofmedicalservicesandyouareoftengivenalistofdoctorsintheareawhereyouwilltravelwhomayevenspeakyournativelanguage.Thedrawbackmightbethatyoumaynotgetyourmoneybackimmediately,inotherwords,youmayhavetopayallyoumedicalexpensesandthenlatersubmityourreceiptstotheinsurancecompany.
Ontheotherhand,gettingstudentheathinsuranceinthecountrywhereyouwillstudymightallowyoutoonlypayacertainpercentageofthemedicalcostatthetimeofserviceandthusyoudon’thavetohavesufficientcashtopaytheentirebillatonce.Whateveryoudecide,obtainingsomeformofhealthinsuranceissomethingyoushouldconsiderbeforeyougooverseas.Youshouldn’twaituntily
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