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In this section you will hear 10 statements. At the end of each statement, you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following 10 questions. You will hear, everything ONCE ONLY Now listen to the statements.

Question 1

How long has Tom taught English?

A. Thirty-two years

B. Thirty-four years

C. Twenty-eight years

D. Twenty-six years

Question 2

What does the speaker mean?

A. The speaker speaks fluent French

B The speaker speaks good French

C. The speakers French is bad

D. The speaker has made great progress in French

Question 3

How many apples does the speaker buy?

A.24.

B.48

C.36

D.12.

Question 4

What did Janet forget at home?

A. Her purse and her money

B. Her money but not her purse

C. Her purse but not her money

D. Nothing

Question 5

What did the speaker do?

A. The speaker wrote a letter.

B. The speaker made a phone call

C. The speaker made a visit

D. The speaker asked someone to make a call

Question 6

Which of the following is true about Mrs Brown?

A. She is a bad driver

B. She can't drive

C. She drives better than her husband

D. She is a good driver

Question 7

How many students are there in the class?

A.20

B.25

C.50

D.45

Question8

Which of the following is true about Susan?

A. She is very clever

B. She is not smart at all

C. She is very smart

D. She is the smartest girl the speaker has ever seen

Question 9

What happened to Mary

A. She failed to graduate

B. She finally ranked first in her class

C. She passed all her exams

D. She fainted

Question 10

What does the speaker mean?

A. He is ugly by his appearance

B. His identity has been known already

C. He has been a mysterious person

D. No one knows his real ideas

In this section you will hear five short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer two questions. You will hear everything ONCE ONLY.

Questions 11 and 12 are based on conversation one.

Question 11

How long does the compulsory education in Canada last?

A. 5 years

B. 12 years

C. 16 years

D. 14 years

Question 12

What is secondary school in Canada?

A. Grade 5 to grade 8 is called secondary school

B. Grade 8 to grade 16 is called secondary school

C. Grade 9 to grade 12 is called secondary school

D Grade 12 to grade 16 is called secondary school

Questions 13 and 14 are based on conversation two

Question 13

Which of the following is true about the man’s company?

A. His company has recruited a new clerk to replace him

B. His company is recruiting more workers

C. His company is going to close down

D. His company is going to cut the payroll

Question 14

How many times has the man been given a"pink slip”?

A. Twice

B. Never

C. Once

D. Three times

Questions 15 and 16 are based on conversation three

Question 15

Where does this conversation take place?

A. In a hospital

B. Outside a restaurant

C. Outside a library.

D. Outside a store

Question 16

What is the intention of the man?

A. To sell his fur coats to the woman

B. To buy fur coats from the woman

C To stop the woman from buying fur coats

D. To tell the woman how baby seals die

Questions 17 and 18 are based on conversation four

Question 17

What are the speakers doing?

A. They are queuing for a taxi

B. They are queuing for an unspecified purpose

C. They are fighting against each other.

D. They are fighting for a ticket

Question 18

Why did the lady try to barge in front of other people?

A. Because she was threatened

B. Because she made a mistake

C. Because she was reluctant to queue up and wait for her turn

D Because she had right to stay where she wished

Questions 19 and 20 are based on conversation five

Question 19

What are the speakers talking about?

A. The history of the technology development

B. Scientific breakthroughs in the 21st century

C. Science fiction

D. The contribution of technology.

Question 20

What is NOT mentioned in the dialogue?

A. Genes

B. Universe

C. Environment

D. Aging

In this section you will hear two items of news. At the end of each item, you will be given 50 seconds to answer the questions. You will hear everything TWICE.

Questions 21 through 25 are based on news item one.

Question 21

What confusion exists according to the report?

A. About how much homework schoolchildren must do

B. About how much housework schoolchildren must do

C. About how much money schoolchildren can get each week.

D. About how much paid work schoolchildren can do

Question 22

In how many areas were the bye-laws examined?

A, 13 areas

B. 132 areas

C. 9 areas

D. 10 areas

Question 23

At what age are youngsters allowed to work legally now?

A. 13 years old

B. 12 years old

C. 10 years old

D. 18 years old

Question 24

How long can the youngsters work now?

A. No more than 4 hours during term time

B. No more than 5 hours during term time

C. No more than 12 hours during term time

D. No more than 13 hours during term time

Question 25

How many children had part-time jobs?

A.1.7 million

B. 1 million

C. 7 million

D. Half a million

Questions 26 through 30 are based on news item two.

Question 26

What is the news about?

A. The issue of marriage between two people of the same sex

B. The issue of divorce between two gays

C. The issue of too many marriage applicants

D. The issue of a union between a man and a woman

Question 27

What is true according to the Californian law?

A. The same-sex marriages are banned in the state

B. The same-sex couples are not allowed to live in the state

C The same-sex weddings can only be held in San Francisco

D. The same-sex weddings can only take place during holidays

Question 28

When did city mayor Gavin Newson start the campaign to recognize gay and lesbian marriages?

A. Monday

B. Tuesday

C. Wednesday

D. Thursday

Question 29

Why did the drivers honk in front of San Francisco's City Hall?

A. To show their support

B. To show their disapproval

C. To warn the marriage applicants

D. To show their protest against the authorities

Question 30

What have Massachusetts lawmakers rejected?

A. The union of a man and a woman

B. An application from a same-sex couple

C. An amendment to the federal constitution

D. An amendment to the state constitution

In this section you will hear two passages. At the end of each passage, you will be given 50 seconds to answer the questions. You will hear everything TWICE.

Questions 31 through 35 are based on passage one.

Question 31

Why are the toys most boys play with different from those that girls play with?

A. Because their social roles are rigidly determined

B. Because most boys would like to follow their fathers' professions

C. Because boys like to play with their fathers while girls with their mothers

D. Because girls like challenging activities

Question 32

Which of the following is the factor which has contributed to the universality of toys?

A. Technological advances gave greatly improved the durability of toys

B. The improvement of craftsmanship in making toys depends on the efforts of universities

C. The exploration of the universe has led to the creation of new kinds of toys

D. The basic characteristics of toys are the same the world over.

Question 33

Which of the following is the speaker's view on the historical development of toys?

A. The craftsmanship in the toy-making has remained essentially unchanged

B. Toys have remained basically the same all through the centuries

C. The toy industry has witnessed great leaps in technology in recent years

D. Toys are playing an increasingly important role in shaping a child's character

Question 34

Which of the following is true?

A. Regarded as a kind of art form, toys follow a direct line of ascent

B. Regarded as a kind of art form, toys also appeal greatly to adults.

C. Regarded as a kind of art form, toys are not characterized by technological progress

D. Regarded as a kind of art form, toys reflect the pace of social progress

Question 35

What does the speaker want to show by using the example of a rattle?

A. To show that in toy-making there is a continuity in the use of materials

B. To show that even the simplest toys can reflect the progress of technology

C To show that it often takes a long time to introduce new technology into toy-making

D. To show that even a simple toy can mirror the artistic tastes of the time

Question 36 through 40 are based on passage two

Question 36

Why do individual investors choose to venture in the stock-market?

A. In order to get informed of a stock company

B. In order to make a long-term investment

C. In order to show off their intelligence

D. In order to make big money overnight

Question 37

What usually makes share prices vary?

A. The information, announced officially or unofficially about a company's business

B The amount of stock exchange

C. The political situation of a country

D. The interest a shareholder can get at the end of one year

Question 38

What is a"ramp"?

A. A type of tricks

B. A rumor

C. A rise in price

D. A decline in price

Question 39

What is advisable to do before you speculate in the stock market?

A. Listen to official announcements

B. Examine the "inside"' information

C. Analyze the business of a company. 

D. Analyze rumors

Question 40

What is the purpose of the talk?

A. To warn people not to buy stocks

B. To encourage people to go to the stock-market

C. To advise people to be cautious of buying or selling stocks

D. To tell people how to buy and sell stocks