Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write on the topic Changes in the Way of Communication. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard

（1）

A. He wanted to buy a home

B. He suffered from a shock

C. He lost a huge sum of money

D. He did an unusual good deed

（2）

A. Invite the waiter to a fancy dinner

B. Tell her story to the Daily News

C. Give some money to the waiter

D. Pay the waiter's school tuition

Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard

（3）

A. Whether or not to move to the state's mainland

B. How to keep the village from sinking into the sea

C. Where to get the funds for rebuilding their village

D. What to do about the rising level of the seawater

（4）

A. It takes too long a time

B. It costs too much money

C. It has to wait for the state's final approval

D. It faces strong opposition from many vllagers

Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard

A. To investigate whether people are grateful for help

B. To see whether people hold doors open for strangers

C. To explore ways of inducing gratitude in people

D. To find out how people express gratitude

A. They induced strangers to talk with them

B. They helped 15 to 20 people in a bad mood

C. They held doors open for people at various places

D. They interviewed people who didn't say thank you

A. People can be educated to be grateful

B. Most people express gratitude for help

C. Most people have bad days now and then

D. People are ungrateful when in a bad mood

Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard

A. To order a solar panel installation

B. To report a serious leak in his roof

C. To enquire about solar panel installations

D. To complain about the faulty solar panels

A. He plans to install solar panels

B. He owns a four-bedroom house

C. He saves $ 300 a year

D. He has a large family

A. The service of the solar panel company

B. The cost of a solar panel installation

C. The maintenance of the solar panels

D. The quality of the solar panels

A. One year and a half

B. Less than four years

C. Roughly six years

D. About five years