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Directions: In this section,you will hear 10 short conversations.At the end of each conversation,a question will be asked about what was said.Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once.After each question there will be a pause. During the pause,you must read the four choices marked A),B)，C)and D),and decide which is the best answer.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Example:
You will hear:
You will read:A)At the office. B)In the waiting room.
C)At the airport. D.In a restaurant.
From the conversation we know that the two persons were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening.This is most likely to have taken place at the office.Therefore,A)“At the office”is the best answer.You should choose［A］ on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the center.
Sample Answer ［B］［C］［D］
5.A.Seeing a film. B.Diving in the sea.
C.Having a class. D.Doing an experiment.
6.A.Alice is now in a very bad temper.
B.Alice is now preparing for the test.
C.Alice is now very happy.
D.Alice is now ill.
7.A.A chemistry class. B.A biology class.
C.A mathematics class. D.A physics class.
8.A.It’s less expensive. B.It’s more comfortable.
C.It’s faster. D.It’s more direct.
9.A.He prefers staying at home because he doesn’t like to travel.
B.He prefers taking a bus because the plane makes him nervous.
C.He prefers taking a plane because the bus is too slow.
D.He prefers travelling with the woman.
10.A.The train is faster than the bus.
B.There are two buses every day.
C.The bus is cheaper than the train.
D.The train is cheaper than the bus.
11.A.At 11 o’clock. B.At 4 o’clock.
C.At 7 o’clock. D.At 2 o’clock.
12.A.In the morning. B.Late at night.
C.After 5:30. D.At or before 5:30.
13.A.150 pounds. B.140 pounds.
C.145 pounds. D.135 pounds.
14.A.He doesn’t want to stay home.
B.The movie is excellent.
C.He wants to see the movie again.
D.The movie is not good.
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Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. The passage is printed on your Answer Sheet with about 10 blanks of missing words or phrases, or sentences. First, you will hear the whole passage from the beginning to the end just to get a general idea of it. Then, in the second reading, you will hear signal indicating the beginning of a pause after each sentence, sometimes or just part of a sentence. During the pause, you must write down the missing words you have just heard in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet. There is also a different signal indicating the end of the pause. When you hear this signal, you must get ready for what comes next from the recording. You can check what you have written when the passage is read to you again without the pauses.
Arabs consider it (15)_____ bad manner to start talking business immediately. Even the busiest government official or (16) _______ always takes (17) _______ time to be polite and offer (18) _______ . No matter how busy you are, you should make time for this (19) _______ .
Making decisions quickly is not an Arab custom. There is a (20) _______ in doing business in the Middle East which will puzzle a (21) _______ . Give yourself lots of time and ask lots of questions.
Patience is an important (22) _______ . You may have to wait two or three days to see highlevel government officials as they are very busy. Give yourself enough time.
Personal relationships are very important. They are the key to do business in Arab countries. (23) _______.
When an Arab says yes, he may mean “maybe”. When he says maybe, he probably means “no”. You will seldom get a direct “no” from an Arab because it is considered impolite. Also, he does not want to close his options. Instead of “no”, he will say “inshalah” which means, “if God is willing”. (24) _______ .
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Directions: In this section,you will hear 3 short passages.At the end of each passage,you will hear some questions.Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question,you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C) and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
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Questions 25 to 27 are based on the passage you have just heard.
25.A.An English reporter. B.An American reporter.
C.An English scientist. D.An American scientist.
26.A.Cooler weather. B.Raining.
C.Warm and sunny. D.Stormy.
27.A.Very cool weather. B.Very warm weather.
C.Raining weather. D.Fair weather.
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Questions 28 to 30 are based on the passage you have just heard:
28.A.Something in the Bermuda Triangle is strange.
B.Where the Bermuda Triangle is.
C.On very little about this.
D.Ships were not lost.
29.A.Money. B.Ships and planes.
C.Florida. D.Trains and cars.
30.A.In the Pacific Ocean. B.Close to Europe.
C.Nobody knows. D.In the Atlantic Ocean.
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Questions 31 to 34 are based on
the passage you have just heard:
31.A.A bomb explosion. B.A traffic accident.
C.Murder. D.Massacres.
32.A.At a railway station. B.At a bus center.
C.In the countryside. D.In a coastal town.
33.A.1. B.2. C.3. D.4.
34.A.The discussion.
B.The European Union team.
C.The European Union deputy foreign ministers.
D.The UN investigation.
