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MINI-LECTURE
Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelistening,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompleteagap-fillingtaskafterthemini-lecture.Whenthelectureisover,youwillbegiventwominutestocheckyournotes,andanothertenminutestocompletethegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONE.Usetheblanksheetfornote-taking.
SECTIONB
CONVERSATION
InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcolouredanswersheet.
Questions1to5arebasedonaconversation.Attheendoftheconversationyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.
Nowlistentotheconversation.
1.
Marydoesn'
tseemtofavourtheideaofanewairportbecause
A.theexistingairportsaretobewasted
B.morepeoplewillbeencouragedtotravel.
C.moreoilwillbeconsumed.
D.moreairplaneswillbepurchased.
2.
WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedbyMaryasapotentialdisadvantage?
A.Morepeopleinthearea.
B.Noiseandmotorways.
C.Wasteofland.
D.Unnecessarytravel.
3.
FreddyhascitedthefollowingadvantagesforanewairportEXCEPT
A.morejobopportunities.
B.vitalitytothelocaleconomy.
C.roadconstruction,
D.presenceofaircrewinthearea.
4.
Marythinksthatpeopledon'
tneedtodomuchtravelnowadaysasaresultof
A.lessemphasisonpersonalcontact.
B.advancesinmoderntelecommunications.
C.recentchangesinpeople'
sconcepts.
D.morepotentialdamagetothearea
5.
WelearnfromtheconversationthatFreddyisMary'
sideas,
A.stronglyinfavourof
B.mildlyinfavourof
C.stronglyagainst
D.mildlyagainst
SECTIONC
NEWSBROADCAST
Question6isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.
Nowlistentothenews.
6.
Whatisthemainideaofthenewsitem?
A.AnewgovernmentwasformedafterSunday'
selections.
B.Thenewgovernmentintendstochangethewelfaresystem.
C.TheSocialDemocraticPartyfoundedthewelfaresystem.
D.TheSocialDemocraticPartywasresponsibleforhighunemployment.
Questions7and8arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.
7.
ThetapesoftheApollo-11missionwerefirststoredin
A.aU.S.governmentarchiveswarehouse.
B.aNASAgroundtrackingstation.
C.theGoddardSpaceFlightCentre.
D.noneoftheaboveplaces.
8.
WhatdoesthenewsitemsayaboutRichardNafzger?
A.Heisassignedthetasktolookforthetapes.
B.Hebelievesthatthetapesareprobablylost.
C.HeworksinaNASAgroundreceivingsite.
D.Hehadaskedforthetapesinthe1970s.
Questions9and10arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.
9.
Theexampleinthenewsitemiscitedmainlytoshow
A.thatdoctorsaresometimesprofessionallyincompetent
B.thatincaseslikethathospitalshavetopayhugecompensations.
C.thatlanguagebarriersmightlowerthequalityoftreatment.
D.thatlanguagebarrierscanresultinfatalconsequences.
10.
AccordingtoDr.Flores,hospitalsandclinics
A.haveseentheneedforhiringtrainedinterpreters.
B.haverealizedtheproblemsoflanguagebarriers.
C.havebeguntrainingtheirstafftobebilinguals.
D.havetakenstepstoprovideaccuratediagnosis.
PARTII
READINGCOMPREHENSION(30MIN)
Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotalof20multiple-choicequestions.Readthepassagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyourcolouredanswersheet
TEXTA
Attheageof16,LeeHyukJoon'
slifeisalivinghell.TheSouthKorean10thgradergetsupat6inthemorningtogotoschool,andstudiesmostofthedayuntilreturninghomeat6p.m.Afterdinner,it'
stimetohitthebooksagain—atoneofSeoul'
smanyso-calledcramschools.Leegetsbackhomeat1inthemorning,sleepslessthanfivehours,thenrepeatstheroutine—fivedaysaweek.It'
sagruelingschedule,butLeeworriesthatitmaynotbegoodenoughtogethimintoatopuniversity.Someofhisclassmatesstudyevenharder.
SouthKorea'
seducationsystemhaslongbeenhighlycompetitive.ButforLeeandtheother700,000high-schoolsophomoresinthecountry,high-schoolstudieshavegottenevenmorein