Model Test 1
PART Ⅱ DICTATION
Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four
times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and
try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or perhaps phrase by phrase, with intervals of
15 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this
time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more.
Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET TWO.
Light travels at a speed which is about a million times faster than the speed of sound. In one second, light travels about
This great speed of light produces some strange facts. Sunlight takes about
8 minutes to reach us. If you look at the light of the moon tonight, remember that
the light rays left the moon 1.3 seconds before they reach you. The nearest star is so far away that the light which you can see from it tonight started to travel towards you four years ago. The light from some of tonight’s stars may have started on its journey to you before you were born.
PART Ⅲ LISTENING COMPREHENSION
In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything once only. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct response for each question in your Answer Sheet.
SECTION A STATEMENT
In this section you will hear eight statements. At the end of the statement you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following eight questions.
1. Samuel visited Dallas on his way to New York. He is planning to go to Chicago
and Philadelphia. Now he is on plane.
2. Heavy rains caused the dam to collapse.
3. There won’t be a lecture for the students unless Professor Casey approves of
it.
4. Born and brought up in Europe, Alice would be much delighted if she could exchange her job in Los Angeles for one in Berlin.
5. John’s writing has been improved since he took that English course.
6. Mr. Jones has been under the weather for quite a few days.
7. Although the charity appeal raised only half of what it expected, one quarter
of a million dollars is respectable.
8. Many people use brighter light bulbs than they need.
SECTION B CONVERSATION
In this section, you will hear eight conversations between two speakers. At the
end of each conversation, you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the fol
lowing eight questions.
9. M: Shall I lock up the computer lab now before I go home?
W: Don’t bother. I’m not leaving for a while, I can check it on my way out.
10. M: Hello, this is Tom Davis. I have an appointment with Mrs. Jones
for 9 o’clock this morning. But I’m afraid I’ll have to be 15 minutes late.
W: That’s all right, Mr. Davis. She doesn’t have another appointment sc
hedule until 10 o’clock.
11. M: Did you find what you wanted? You’ve been gone all afternoon.
W: I looked all over the town, but couldn’t find any bookcases on sale.
They’re so expensive. I guess I’ll wait a while.
12. M: Can you lend me $300 until payday?
W: It’s out of the question.
13. W: I’ve built this up to a point where I’m just beside myself with anxiousness. I’ve got to get hold of myself.
M: Would you like a tranquilizer? You appear to need one.
14. W: Good afternoon, officer. I am a stranger here. Can you tell me how to get to the post office?
M: Yes. Go up this street and take the first turning on the left. The
post office is next to a children’s park. You won’t miss it.
15. W: I’ve been waiting here for a good 20 minutes. Why did it take you so long to come back?
M: Oh, I’m sorry to have kept you sitting here so long. I had to drive two blocks before I finally found a place to park the car.
16. M: If you don’t have an account here, I can’t cash your check.
I’m sorry, but that’s the way it is.
W: Well, thanks a lot! You’re a big help!
SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST
Passage One
Questions 17 to 18 are based on the following news. At the end of the news it
em, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the news.
Sudanese opposition leader Sadeqal-Mahdi, who travels to Washington next week,
says he will push the Bush administration to urge both sides in his country’s civil war to make peace and create a true democracy. In an interview with Reuters
news agency, Mr. Mahdi says the United States can play an important role in pressuring both sides to reach a just peace through political talks, not warfare.
Last week, Secretary of State Colin Powell visited the region and promised to try harder to end the Sudanese war, which has killed an estimated two million people. It pits the Muslim north against the largely Christian and animist south.
Sudan’s President Omar Hassan Al-Bashir and rebel leader John Garang are to hold
proximity talks Saturday in Nairobi along with east African leaders trying to mediate an end to the 18 year conflict. In addition to the Kenyan host, President Danielarap Moi, the Ugandan, Ethiopian and Eritrean leaders are to attend the session.
Passage Two
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the following news.At the end of the news item
, you will be given 30 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the news.
The United Nations is predicting food shortages in Zimbabwe this year because of government policies that allowed war veterans to take over hundreds of white ow
ned farms, crippling their production.
In a report published Friday, the U.N. Food and Agricultural Organization foresees a nearly one-quarter drop in Zimbabwe’s cereal production from last year. This includes a plunge of more than 50 percent in corn yields. The report says Zimbabwe will probably need to import more than 500,000 tons of cereals this year, but has only the hard currency to purchase about one-fifth that amount.
The FAO study says the urban poor and low-income residents of southern and eastern Zimbabwe are most vulnerable to food shortages.
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has described the seizure of farms as a justified protest against the ownership by whites of about a third of the country’s productive land.
The government wants to expropriate white-owned land without compensation and redistribute it to landless blacks.
Passage Three
Questions 22 to 23 are based on the following news.At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the news.
Negotiations to try to rescue Argentina’s national airline, Aerolineas Argentinas, from bankruptcy resume Friday in Buenos Aires.
The country’s main workers’ syndicate, Confederation General del Trabajo (CGT),
is sponsoring talks among the airline’s seven unions in hopes of reaching an agreement that will bring the carrier desperately needed cash.
Spain has a majority stake in the troubled airline and has offered a $350 million financial rescue package in exchange for a cut in workers’ benefits. But the airline technicians’ union is so far refusing to accept the deal. The other six unions associated with the carrier have agreed to the package. Aerolineas Argentinas faces some $900 million in debts and is losing between $20-30 million a month.
Passage Four
Questions 24 to 25 are based on the following news.At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the news.
Japanese Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka is reported to have voiced concerns over
Washington’s plan for a missile defense system.
Japanese news reports Friday said Ms. Tanaka told Italian Foreign Minister Lamberto Dini in Beijing last Friday that she was concerned about U.S. plans to deploy missile defenses.
The reports said she also suggested that Japan and Europe must cooperate in urging Washington to show caution about the plan.
If the remarks are confirmed, it would put Ms. Tanaka at odds with Tokyo’s official position that it “understands” Washington’s plan to develop the National Missile Defense project.
Washington says the system is needed to protect the United States and its allies
from attack by so-called rogue nations.
Model Test 2
PART Ⅱ DICTATION
Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you
four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen
and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or perhaps phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during
this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check
through your work once more.
Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET TWO.
I am thankful to the American people for the great privilege of being able to serve as your next president. I want to thank my wife and daughters for their love. Laura’s active involvement as First Lady has made Texas a better place, and she will be a wonderful First Lady for America.
I am proud to have Dick Cheney by my side, and America will be proud to have him as our next vice president.
I was not elected to serve one party, but to serve one nation. The President of the United States is the president of every single American, of every race and
every background. Whether you voted for me or not, I will do my best to serve your interests, and I will work to earn your respect.
I will be guided by President Jefferson’s sense of purpose: to stand for principle, to be reasonable in manner, and, above all, to do great good for the cause of freedom and harmony.
The presidency is more than an honor. It is more than an office. It is a charge to keep, and I will give it my all. Thank you very much, and God bless America.
PART Ⅲ LISTENING COMPREHENSION
In sections A, B and C you will hear everything once only. Listen carefully and
then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question
on your Answer Sheet.
SECTION A STATEMENT
In this section you will hear eight statements. At the end of each statement you
will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following eight questions.
1. There is no chance whatever of getting my husband to change his mind.
2. Mr. Anderson, I need some advice from you.
3. I’ve been up much of the night trying to catch up on my reading.
4. One way to fight boredom is to alternate one subject with another when you study. 5. Jim will never be able to get through these assignments by Friday.
6. Maggie planned to change his job for a while but finally decided to keep the
present one.
7. Sam is really a terrific guy ; friends like him are few and far between.
8. Well, at the start I was winning easily, but then I hurt my wrist and couldn’t hit the ball properly.
SECTION B CONVERSATION
In this section, you will hear eight short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following eight questions.
9. W: You look very drawn. What’s the matter?
M: I’ve been up much of the night trying to catch up on my reading.
10. M: Did you find the kind of handbag you were looking for?
W: I got a nice one for 30 dollars at the Macy’s, but the next day they were on special for 22 dollars. I would have saved 8 dollars, if I had waited.
11. W: It’s already 9. Aren’t you up yet?
M: Give me a break, will you? After all, it is Sunday.
12. W: Are there any non-stop flights from Paris to New York today?
M: I’m afraid not, madam. Both of today’s flights stop over in London.
13. W: George, what games should we arrange for the children to play?
M: Why don’t we just give them cake and ice-cream first, and then let them make up their own amusement?
14. W: Which of the candidates we’ve interviewed so far do you think
is the best?
M: I’d strongly recommend the engineering graduate from Imperial College.
His academic qualifications are excellent and he can think on his feet.
15. W: Should I make an appointment to see you again, Mr. James?
M: I’m not sure that will be necessary.You might call me Thursday morning. I will be out of town Tuesday and Wednesday.
16. W: Could you help Peter find a job?
M: It’ll be very difficult. His time in prison has labeled him as a criminal.
SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST
Passage One
Questions 17 and 18 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item
, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the news.
Israelis and Palestinians are mourning their dead. Five people were killed and more than 200 wounded during Tuesday’s 53rd anniversary of what Palestinians call
the “great catastrophe” — the creation of Israel and the mass displacement of Palestinians. Violence flared throughout the West Bank and Gaza on Tuesday. Israeli gunfire killed at least four Palestinians as protest marches became clashes with Israeli soldiers near military checkpoints and Jewish settlements. A Jewish settler was also killed and her father was wounded as they drove down a road in the West Bank.
Psaasage Two
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item,
you will be given 30 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the news.
Secretary of State Colin Powell has spoken out against possible cuts in U.S. foreign aid to Egypt and the Palestinians while the Bush administration is working
for Middle East peace.
Secretary Powell appeared Tuesday before a Senate subcommittee on the foreign aid budget.Republican Senator Mitch McConnell said Egypt may not deserve a proposed $2 billion military and fiscal aid package because he says anti-Semitic rhetoric in government-run media is at an all-time high. Secretary Powell says Cairo is very active in the peace process and plays an important role in the region. Mr. Powell also says the Bush administration speaks out when Egyptian newspapers print what he calls inappropriate remarks.
Secretary Powell also defended proposed $75 million in humanitarian aid to the Palestinians in the face of Senate criticism blaming them for the violence with Israel. Mr. Powell said it is in the U.S. national interest not to cut funds to the Palestinians.
Passage Three
Question 22 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question.
Now listen to the news.
About 1,000 supporters of the suspended Solidarity Labour Union have held a
demonstration in the western Polish city of Poznan. The demonstrators called for
the release of jailed Solidarity leader Lech Walesa. The demonstration followed
an official ceremony to mark the anniversary of a workers’ revolt in Poznan 26
years ago.
Passage Four
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item,
you will be given 30 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the news.
A new United Nations report is predicting economic growth in Latin America this year will be slower than anticipated. The U.N. Economic Commission for Latin
America and the Caribbean released a survey Tuesday projecting three percent growth in the region. In February, the commission forecast a growth rate of three-point-eight percent. The regional economy grew by four percent last year.
Economists with the U.N. committee, based in Santiago, Chile, say the slowing U.S. economy is the primary factor in Latin America’s economic slowdown.
The committee says a decline in direct foreign investment also played a part in
the revised economic forecast. The U.N. agency is forecasting a good year for Brazil—which has Latin America’s largest economy. The commission predicts the Brazilian economy will expand by four percent this year. The Dominican Republic and Chile also get high marks. The U.N. office says Colombian, Ecuador and Venezuela will continue a steady recovery from economic instability.
Model Test 3
PART Ⅱ DICTATION
Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you
four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen
and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or perhaps phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more.
Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET TWO.
Rose had a busy day yesterday. She got up at 7 o’clock in the morning, and quickly washed her hands and face. She drove to the airport and flew to New York to attend an important meeting. In the plane, she read her latest research papers.
It was 10 o’clock when she got off the plane. Mr White met her at the airport, and they had lunch in a fast food restaurant. They got to Professor Read’s office at 12:50. The meeting began at
All the experts were satisfied with Rose’s report. Professor Read gave her some
good advice on her research. After dinner, Rose flew back and it was already 11 at night when she got home. She was tired, but very happy. She liked to keep busy.
PART Ⅲ LISTENING COMPREHENSION
In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything once only . Listen carefully and
then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question
on your Answer Sheet.
SECTION A STATEMENT
In this section you will hear nine statements. At the end of each statement you
will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following nine questions.
1. Alice slammed the door behind her, leaving a ring in our ears.
2. The college was founded by a group of women.
3. Tom must have gone to the party instead of studying on Saturday night.
4. California, that’s the most heavily-populated state in the US.
5. The weather has been generally cold all week, but a slight increase in temperature is expected tomorrow.
6. We used to order two boxes of cookies every year, but this year we doubled our order.
7. The customer wanted a bowl of ice-cream.
8. Ms. Green is in court right now, but if you leave your number, I’ll have her
return your call.
9. I ran across my old friend during my trip to Paris.
SECTION B CONVERSATION
In this section, you will hear nine short conversations between two speakers. At
the end of each conversation you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the
following nine questions.
10. M: Can you lend me ten dollars until tomorrow?
W: I just spent my last dollar for groceries. I wish you had asked me an hour ago.
11. W: I think your car needs a tune-up.
M: You’re right, but I can’t spend the money just now. I’ll have to wait
until next pay day.
12. M: Have you ever seen so much snow?
W: I’m tired of all this cold! I wish we’d see the sun for a change.
13. W: How many students tried out for the basketball team this year?
M: About 80, but only half of them have any real talent for the sport.
14. W: Can you tell how to get to the stadium from here?
M: Drive two blocks and turn left. Continue on till you hit Sycamore street, and turn right. Then turn left at the second stoplight. You can’t miss it.
15. M: We’ll have to hurry if we’re going to be on time to the airport. It’s already 8:30.
M: Well, it leaves until 9:15. I think we’ll make it all right if we leave immediately.
16. W: I’m looking for a textbook for my sociology course. It’s called American Society at the Crossroads. Do you have it?
M: Yes, we do. You’ll find it in Section 24, on the top shelf.
17. W: I’ve been around the whole store, but I couldn’t find any sixty-watt bulbs. Don’t you carry them any more?
M: Oh, they used to be on Aisle 12, but we moved them to the hardware secti
on yesterday.
18. M: Can we travel to New York together?
W: Certainly. I’ll pick you up at 2:00 and we should arrive in New York by 5:00 if the traffic isn’t too heavy.
SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST
Passage One
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item,
you will be given 30 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the news.
Sierra Leone’s rebels and pro-government militiamen have begun handing over
their weapons to U.N. peacekeepers under an agreement to end recent fighting.
U.N. officials say the process has begun in two districts—Kambia and Port Loko. The United Nations says about one-thousand rebels of the Revolutionary United Front and another one thousand militia members are located in the areas.
Meanwhile, U.N. officials say some 250 Bangladeshi peacekeepers have deployed in the heart of rebel territory ——in the east of the country.
The disarmament deal follows a peace agreement Tuesday between the rebels and the pro-government Civilian Defense Force, made up of ethnic Kamajors.
The Kamajor fighters had attacked rebel positions in northern and eastern Sierra
Leone in recent weeks, prompting U.N. calls for peace.
Tuesday’s talks were also aimed at consolidating last November’s troubled peace
deal between the rebels and the government.
R-U-F rebels have fought government forces for the past 10 years in a conflict centering on control of Sierra Leone’s diamond-mining areas. The rebels have beco
me notorious for killing and maiming thousands of civilians.
Passage Two
Questions 22 to 23 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item,
you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the news.
An Ethiopian federal high court has ordered two prominent academics and human rights activists to remain in jail at least until next week on charges of inciting last month’s rioting in Addis Ababa in which 41 people died.
The two, retired professor Mesfin Woldemariam and Professor Berhanu Nego were denied bail at Friday’s hearing in Addis Ababa. Mr. Mesfin was the founder and
first president of the Ethiopian Human Rights Council. Both men are on hunger strikes. Prosecutors allege the two human rights advocates had stirred up students in speeches on April eighth, two days before students began class boycotts to press for greater academic freedom and an end to a police presence on the campus of Addis Ababa University.
The deaths came in serious rioting by students and others April 17 and
Passage Three
Questions 24 to 25 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item,
you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the news.
U.N. Security Council envoys pushing for an end to the Democratic Republic
of Congo’s almost threeyear-old war are praising Congolese President Joseph Kabila for taking steps to resolve the conflict.
Delegation chief Jean-David Levitte of France spoke to reporters after talks with the president Friday in Kinshasa. He said Mr. Kabila impressed the 12-member U.N. team with his statements and his answers to their questions.
Ambassador Levitte also said Mr. Kabila’s decision Thursday to end a ban on political parties will help set up a national dialogue between Congolese political forces as called for in the Lusaka peace accords.
Mr. Kabila became head of state in January, following the assassination of his father, then-President Laurent Kabila.
Following the Kinshasa talks, the U.N. delegation left for Luanda for talks with
Angolan President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos, who has given military backing to the Congolese government.
Rwanda, Uganda and Burundi back the Congolese rebels while Namibia and Zimbabwe
have joined Angola in supporting the Kinshasa government.
On Thursday, the U.N. delegation was in South Africa for talks on the wars in Congo and Burundi.
Model Test 4
PART Ⅱ DICTATION
Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or perhaps phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more.
Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET TWO.
Sight is not something that reaches out from our eyes. Instead it is the light that travels to our eyes. You see this page, for example, because light, reflecting from the sun or an electric light, travels from the paper to your eyes. Sometimes we see light as it comes from a direct source, such as the sun, fire, lighting, or a light bulb. The rest of the time we see light as it is reflected off objects. It must have been a great leap in the intuition of scientists to realize that light actually travels. It isn’t just there! In the air light travels at a speed of 186,000 miles per second. It travels slightly faster in a vacuum and slower in other transparent materials such as water or diamonds. It takes light less than one minute to travel from the earth to the moon and about 15 minutes to go from the earth to the sun.
PART Ⅲ LISTENING COMPREHENSION
In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything once only. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct response for each question in your Answer Sheet.
SECTION A STATEMENT
In this section you will hear eight statements. At the end of the statement you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following eight questions.
1. I had to pay $3 for the meal, and I paid another $5 for my laundry this afternoon. So I only had $4 left in my pocket.
2. Listen, Randy, you can’t always have things in your own way.
3. Tom shouldn’t have forgotten that yesterday was his wife’s birthday.
4. If the policeman hadn’t stopped his car in time, the man might have ended up killing himself and several other people walking on the street. He should not have drunk so much.
5. Bill was about to speed when he saw a police car in the rear-view.
6. Under no circumstances should we attend the concert tomorrow.
7. Tony returned the books to the library one day before they were due.
8. You won’t believe who I ran into on the way to work.
SECTION B CONVERSATION
In this section, you will hear nine conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following nine questions.
9. W: I heard the math requirements for graduation are being changed.
M: Yes. And I may be short one course.
10. M: I thought Francie and Mike were getting married in June.
W: No, that’s when his cousin’s wedding is. They’re getting married the following month.
11. W: Are you going to Canada or Mexico during your winter vacation?
M: Well, I don’t enjoy cold weather at all, and Canada is freezing in the
winter time.
12. M: I’m about worn out. I’ve been at the office and I’ve got a
stiff neck and sore shoulders. Guess I’m getting old.
W: Don’t be silly. You just need a good rest.
13. M: The weatherman says it’s going to be really hot and sultry tomorrow. Lets go to the beach.
W: OK, but we’ll have to leave very early or we’ll get caught in the traffic.
14. M: The program director said that we’d have to postpone the outing until Saturday because of inclement weather.
W: It’s a shame because all the food has already been ordered and will probably spoil.
15. M: Dear me! What’s this? It’s certainly not the Cassia Hotel I booked yesterday. To tell you the truth, I’ve driven a good 10 miles here strictly following
your instructions.
W: Sorry, I apologize for the mistake. This is my house. Now turn your
car around and drive back for no more than one mile and the Cassia Hotel will be right there.
16. M: Do you rent bicycles here?
W: Sure, we rent them by the hour or by the day. Either way you have to
have them back here by five.
17. W: Do you live very far from your work?
M: The distance is about 20 miles. But it doesn’t seem that far. The road is good and there’s not much traffic.
SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST
Passage One
Questions 18 to 19 are based on the following news.At the end of the news, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the news.
A newspaper reports Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Abdullah has canceled a visit to Canada over criticism for the alleged mistreatment of a Canadian citizen detained in a Saudi prison.
Saudi Arabia’s Al-Riyadh newspaper quotes Saudi officials as saying the trip has been called off because of what they call “unacceptable interference” by Cana
dian officials and some of Canada’s newspapers.
The dispute is over 43-year-old William Sampson, who is being held in Saudi Arabia in connection with two bomb explosions in November. The blasts killed a British citizen and injured several other people in the capital, Riyadh. Mr. Sampson
could face the death penalty if found guilty of murder.
Canada’s National Post newspaper recently quoted a close friend of the prisoner
as saying Mr. Sampson had been taken to a hospital on May 17 with a crushed vertebra, foot injuries and scratched wrists. Saudi officials have said the injuries were the result of a suicide attempt.
The Canadian government rejected the torture allegations after receiving a report from its ambassador who visited Mr. Sampson with a European doctor in a hospital on Monday.
Passage Two
Questions 20 to 21 are based on the following news.At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the news.
Flight attendants with Mexico’s main airline, Aeromexico, have gone on strike to demand higher wages.
The work stoppage, which took effect early Friday, is expected to affect up to 30,000 passengers. Officials with Aeromexico say they are working to put their pa
ssengers on other airline’s flights to avoid delays.
But the strike has already triggered long lines and confusion at Benito Juarez International Airport in Mexico City. The 1,500 striking flight attendants are demanding a pay raise of at least 15 percent. Aeromexico says it is only willing to give a raise of 8.5 percent.
The Mexican government has not intervened in the strike. But it has the prerogative to do so if it considers the airline to be vital to the nation’s economy.
Passage Three
Questions 22 to 23 are based on the following news.At the end of the news item
, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the news.
Police in Singapore are investigating the death of a young soccer player who was beaten to death by a group of men on his way home from a bar.
Seventeen-year-old Sulaiman Hashim died of head injuries in a hospital Thursday
after a confrontation with seven men who beat him with rods or sticks.
No arrests have been made and police are investigating the motive for the attack.
Passage Four
Questions 24 to 25 are based on the following news.At the end of the news item
, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the news.
The U.S. economy lost fewer jobs than expected last month as the unemployment rate dropped for the first time since August.
The Labor Department reports the number of jobs fell only 19,000, after a decrease of
The slowing economy has forced many companies to change their hiring plans.
A recent survey of 16,000 U.S. companies showed only 27 percent plan to add work
ers in the next three months, down from 35 percent a year earlier.
Federal Reserve policymakers have lowered interest rates several times this year in an effort to stimulate the economy and avoid recession.
Model Test 5
PART Ⅱ DICTATION
Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you
four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen
and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passa
ge will be read sentence by sentence, or perhaps phrase by phrase, with interval
s of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during
this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check
through your work once more.
Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET TWO.
The Internet is a worldwide communication network that links computers at schools, colleges, businesses, and other sites. The Internet includes collections of information put together by faculty and students at different schools, by govern
ment officials, by social service agencies, and, increasingly, by specific businesses or industries. Other sources of information on the Internet are the many discussion groups, or news groups, where people from all over the world exchange ideas on an astounding range of topics. The groups themselves are organized under the name Usenet. If your school is connected to the Internet, you can use the network to locate
information such as government documents, discussion groups, electronic journals, library catalogs, as well as complete texts that are in the public domain (works without copyrights or with expired copyrights). Current works protected by copyright law including practically all books and journals published in the last seventy-five years are unlikely to be available free of charge.
PART Ⅲ LISTENING COMPREHENSION
In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything once only. Listen carefully and
then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question
on your Answer Sheet.
SECTION A STATEMENT
In this section you will hear eight statements. At the end of each statement you
will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following eight questions.
1. I never know what Tony is talking about for he always beats around the bush.
2. Jane was expecting Bob to furnish four fresh fish for tonight’s dinner.
3. We’ve sit down for nearly ten minutes and haven’t got the menu yet.
4. If you’d worked harder while you were at university, you might have become somebody.
5. What is a picnic without food and good weather!
6. It will take her some time to get over her mother’s death.
7. Fast reading is not necessarily good reading.
8. Carol is much more thorough in her work than David is.
SECTION B CONVERSATION
In this section, you will hear eight short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following eight questions.
9. M: Would you rather go to the movies or watch TV tonight?
W: I’d just as soon turn in early if you don’t mind.
10.M: I’m looking for the dressings. Do you know where they are?
W: Yes, they’re in Aisle Six next to the Deli.
11. W: What do you think of Tom’s paintings?
M: A few years ago, I like them very much, but now he’s after fame and fortune. His talent has suffered.
12. M: I’ll return your completed forms before the last class.
W: If you don’t, I won’t get the university to accept my completed application in time.
13. W: I had set twelve seats for the meeting before Miss White called that she couldn’t make it.
M: That’s all right. Mr. Collins, who we didn’t expect to come told me that he decided to attend to meeting.
14. W: That shop assistant is very rude, I’m going to report him to
the manager.
M: Come on, don’ t get upset. I’m sure he didn’t mean to be rude.
15. M: Why do you say that your dog thinks it’s a cat?
W: Because it likes to play with cats, but is afraid of dogs.
16. M: I don’t think Jim particularly likes his cousin.
W: There have been hard feelings between them for years.
SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST
Passage One
Question 17 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question.
Now listen to the news.
13,000 black miners rioted Thursday night at two gold mines in western Transvaal Province. Police used tear gas against the miners, who threw stones at cars and buildings in Dryfontein and Bufulsfontein, and about 7000 miners refused to go to work on Friday. The dispute is said to involve wages for black miners in South Africa.
Passage Two
Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item,
you will be given 30 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the news.
Among the challenges facing the Middle East is declining access to water. Experts at a conference organized by the Middle East Institute in Washington believe
the growing need for water in the region is also a potential source of cooperation. Experts say 45 million people in the Middle East lack access to drinking water. The problem is particularly acute today, because drought conditions in countries including Syria, Jordan and Israel are the worst in decades, slowing agricultural output. The matter is longstanding and multi-faceted. It includes the lack of international agreements over water resources. As an example, conflict between Turkey, Syria and Iraq about the flows of the shared Tigris and Euphrates rivers has intensified in recent years. There are also imbalances in water access between neighboring populations. Palestinians use a quarter of the water consumed by their Israeli neighbors. The result is a potentially explosive situation.
Some experts say water problems contributed to war in 1967, when Israel and Syria fought over the Golan Heights and access to the freshwater Sea of Galilee.
Passage Three
Questions 21 to 23 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item,
you will be given 30 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the news.
The U.S. aircraft manufacturer Boeing Company is denying reports that Chinas plan to buy Boeing jetliners has been suspended because of political tensions between Washington and Beijing. On Tuesday, the Asian Wall Street Journal reported that the Chinese government has temporarily delayed its plans to buy at least 30 new models of Boeing’s 737 aircraft—a deal valued at $1 billion.
The newspaper quoted unnamed Boeing officials as saying that the collision of a U.S. spy plane and Chinese fighter jet last month was the reason for the delay.
But a Boeing representative in Hong Kong, Ivy Takahashi, said China’s plan to purchase the planes appears to be on track and is working through the normal approval process. She said Boeing expects to get confirmation of the orders from Beijing this month or next.
Passage Four
Questions 24 and 25 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the news.
Brazil’s Environmental Ministry says the rate of deforestation of the Amazon rainforest has increased by about 15 percent over the last year. Officials say logging and clearing land for farming are responsible for the destruction of nearly
20,000 square kilometers of jungle from August 1999 to August 2000. That is nearly 3,000 square kilometers a year more than in recent years. Officials say they
blame last year’s economic recovery for the deforestation because it caused an increased demand for timber and land.
Model Test 6
PART Ⅱ DICTATION
Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or perhaps phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more.
Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET TWO.
Marriage has been an important part of people’s life from the early times. Most American marriages nowadays, especially first marriages involving young couples, are the result of mutual affection.
Parents hardly ever select spouses for their children, but they can usually influence their choices by voicing disapproval of someone they consider unsuitable. Parents do not arrange marriages for their children but they are willing to offer some financial aid to the new couples.
The average age of marriage in the U.S.A. is 23 for man and 21 for woman. The
legal marriage age is 18 for both male and female.
There are about 2,500,000 couples reporting marriag