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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

What can we learn about the speaker?

A. He slept well last night

B. He thinks he will fail his exam

C. He doesn't see where the exam grades are posted

D. He might be able to pass the exam

Question 2

What does the speaker mean?

A. This project will be canceled as a result of mismanagement of funds

B. They probably made an error in figuring the expenses for this project

C. They must give a complete report on the estimated cost of this project

D. They have to charge the calculations to the company office

Question 3

What can we learn from the speaker?

A. We should meet once to discuss possible thesis topics

B. If possible, we should all meet for the discussions

C. We should meet at once, if it's possible

D. We should meet each week to talk about the thesis

Question 4

What the speaker means is that

A. what adults say often affects others

B. actions and lifestyles of grown-ups are often influential

C. children are often affected by adults

D. adults often put pressure on others by their way of life

Question 5

What does the speaker mean?

A. Pollution means changing the people

B. Pollution means changing the way people live

C. If we want to end pollution, we must change the way we live

D. We must change our lifestyle because of pollution

Question 6

According to the statement, we can learn that

A. that university has two counselors

B. the counselor talked to the students

C. that university is famous

D. the counselor advised the students to go to that university

Question 7

From the statement, what can we learn about Mary?

A. Mary thinks chemistry is interesting

B. Mary is not interesting.

C. Mary thinks chemistry is not interesting

D. Mary is interested in chemistry

Question 8

What is Mrs. Brown's plan?

A. She won’t go to the grocery store

B. She doesn't want any groceries

C. She wants to buy more groceries

D. She wants to buy no more groceries

Question 9

What can we learn from the statement?

A. People like words such as good, best, bad or worse.

B. Words like good, best, bad or worse are often talked over by people

C. It is important for people to use the words like good, best, bad or worse when talking

D. People often evaluate things with the words such as good, best, bad or worse

Question 10

What can we learn about the speaker's friend?

A. He is an excellent basketball player.

B. He is not a basketball player.

C. He is not good at basketball

D. He is playing basketball

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

Why was the man late?

A. Because he had a terrible accident

B. Because there was a traffic jam caused by a terrible accident.

C. Because he felt terrible

D. Because he lost control of his car

Question 12

What caused the bus driver to lose control of the bus?

A. He made a sudden turn

B. He drove the bus over a bicycle

C. He tried to avoid hitting the truck

D. He was driving too fast

Questions 13 and 14 are based on conversation two

Question 13

What happened to two persons?

A. They suffered from a car accident

B. They got lost

C. They got at the downtown

D. They hit a person

Question 14

How does the man advise to deal with the problem?

A. Buy a map

B. Get back onto the main highway

C. Ask a police for direction

D. Park the car aside

Questions 15 and 16 are based on conversation three

Question 15

Why does the man regard Barry as unusual?

A. Barry had a big change on his physical appearance

B. Barry has a certain way of speaking and choosing his words that's unique

C. Barry has a quality called”charisma”

D. Barry is good at giving speeches

Question 16

What does"charisma"mean?

A. An ability to deal with problems

B. A personal attractiveness or interestingness that enables you to influence others.

C. A charming capacity of attracting the people

D. A potential leadership

Questions 17 and 18 are based on conversation four

Question 17

What happened to Howard?

A. He suffered from car accident

B. He got a fine from traffic police

C. His car was missing

D. He bought another new car.

Question 18

Why is Howard lucky?

A. He is making recovery lately

B. His lost car has been found back

C. He's got insurance and the police already have some clues

D. He has got the claim for his missing car

Questions 19 and 20 are based on conversation five

Question 19

What is the woman's problem?

A. Her computer doesn’t work well

B. She can’t understand the theory about computer

C. She doesn't know how to make her computer work

D. She can't figure out the program

Question 20

What is the man's problem?

A. He didn't register for a proper course

B. He can’t apply the theory to his program

C. His computer doesn't work well

D. He isn't getting along with his staff.

In this section you will hear three items of news. At the end of each item, you will be given 30-40 seconds to answer the questions. You will hear everything TWICE.

Questions 21 through 23 are based on news item one.

Question 21

Why do men hold fewer jobs than they did before the financial crisis?

A. Because men are lazier than women

B. Because bosses like to employ women

C. Because women have taken away jobs in the formerly male-dominated industries

D. Because the male-dominated industries recover more slowly than the rest of the economy

Question 22

Which of the following is NOT true?

A. The male-dominated industries include education, health care and business services

B. Large numbers of women work in education, health care and business services

C. The recession hit female-dominated sectors later than the rest of the economy.

D. Hispanics have for a long time had a higher unemployment rate than other workers.

Question 23

How many Hispanics are there in the US workforce?

A. 20 million

B. 13 million

C. 23 million

D. 32 million

Questions 24 through 26 are based on news item two

Question 24

What happened in northern Iraq?

A. Islamist fighters took over the city of Erbil.

B. The US military attacked Islamic State militant targets there

C. Islamist fighters seized control of the city Erbil.

D. Kurdish authorities cut off water and electricity supply there

Question 25

Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Erbil is a city where US personnel are based

B. Erbil is a major hub for US oil companies.

C. The Islamic State forces have sieved control of Iraq's biggest dam

D. The UN has done nothing in Iraq

Question 26

What caused America's intervention?

A. The UN's appeal

B. The killing of several American officials in northern Iraq

C. Concerns over the plight of Iraq Christian and Yazidi religious minorities

D. The bombing of US military base in northern Iraq

Questions 27 through 30 are based on news item three

Question 27

How long did it take to build the Panama Canal?

A. 27 years

B. 20 years

C. More than 30 years

D. More than 40 years

Question 28

What is the major cause of so many workers' deaths?

A. Hard work

B. Accidents

C. Military Fighting

D. Disease

Question 29

What big problem does the Panama Canal face now?

A. The canal's locks are too small for bigger ships

B. The canal's capacity is too small for more ships

C. The canal becomes redundant now

D. The canal is operating at a loss

Question 30

How much does the Hong Kong company plan to invest on the new route through Nicaragua?

A. $5 billion

B. $40 billion

C. $15 billion

D. $14 billion.

In this section you will hear three passages. At the end of each passage, you will be given 30-40 seconds to answer the questions. You will hear everything TWICE.

Questions 31 through 33 are based on passage one.

Question 31

What does the author show with the example of basketball players

A. Why certain people are poor readers

B. That there are differences in people's abilities

C. Why some people are good basketball players

D. That good basketball players can be good readers

Question 32

What should people do to improve their reading ability?

A. Work long and hard

B. Take different forms of tests

C. Try different reading materials

D. Have special help and practice

Question 33

What do the experiments mentioned in the passage show?

A. Good readers seem to enjoy reading

B. Almost all poor readers can make progress

C. Causes of poor reading are difficult to find out

D. Tests help people improve their reading ability

Questions 34 through 37 are based on passage two

Question 34

What is the passage mainly about?

A. The educational values of the Indians

B. The colleges of the northern provinces

C. The talk between the Indians and the officials

D. The problems of the Americans in the mid-eighteenth century

Question 35

What seems to be the Indians' chief purpose in writing the letter?

A. To show their pride

B. To describe Indian customs

C. To politely refuse a friendly offer

D. To express their opinions on equal treatment

Question 36

What did the Indians believe according to the letter?

A. They were being insulted by the offer

B. They had a better way of educating young men

C. They knew more about science than the officials

D. It would be better for their boys to receive some schooling

Question 37

Why did the Indians think that they were different from the officials’ view of education?

A. The Indians also educated young women

B. The Indians had different goals of education

C. The Indians taught different branches of science

D. The Indians should teach the sons of the officials first

Questions 38 through 40 are based on passage three

Question 38

What is said about the development of the helicopter?

A. Helicopters have only been worked on by man since 1940

B. Chinese children were the first to achieve fight in helicopters

C. Helicopters were considered more dangerous than the early airplanes

D. Some people thought they would become widely used by average individuals

Question 39

How has the use of helicopters developed?

A. They are used for rescue work

B. They are taking the place of high-flying jets

C. They have been widely used for various purposes

D. They are now used exclusively for commercial projects

Question 40

Under what conditions are helicopters found to be absolutely essential?

A. For high-speed transportation

B. For extremely high altitude fights

C. For overseas passenger transportation

D. For urgent mission to places inaccessible to other kinds of craft