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12.
IwonthefirstprizeinthenationalwritingcontestandIgotthiscameraasanaward.
It’sagoodcamera.Youcantakeitwhenyoutravel.Ihadnoideayouwereamarvelouswriter.
Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
13.
IwishIhadn’tthrownawaythatwaitinglist.
Ithoughtyoumightregretit.That’swhyIpickeditupfromthewastepaperbasketandleftitonthedesk.
14.
Areyoustillteachingatthejuniorhighschool?
NotsinceJune.MybrotherandIopenedarestaurantassoonashegotoutofthearmy.
Whatdowelearnaboutthemanfromtheconversation?
15.
Hi,Susan.HaveyoufinishedreadingthebookProf.Johnsonrecommended?
Oh,Ihaven’treaditthroughthewayI’dreadanovel.Ijustreadafewchapterswhichinterestedme.
Whatdoesthewomanmean?
16.
Janemissedclassagain,didn’tshe?
Iwonderwhy.
Well,Iknewshehadbeenabsentallweek,soIcalledherthismorningtoseeifshewassick.Itturnedoutthatherhusbandwasbadlyinjuredinacaraccident.
WhatdoesthewomansayaboutJane?
17.
I’msurethatSmith’snewhouseissomewhereonthisstreet,butIdon’tknowexactlywhereitis.
ButI’mtoldit’stwoblocksfromtheiroldhome.
18.
I’vebeenwaitingherealmosthalfanhour.Howcomeittookitsolong?
Sorry,honey.IhadtodrivetwoblocksbeforeIspottedaplacetoparkthecar.
LongConversation1:
-Hello,Ihaveareservationfortonight.
-Yourname,please?
-Nelson,CharlesNelson.
-Ok,Mr.Nelson,that’saroomfor5and…
-Excuseme?
Youmeanaroomfor5pounds?
Ididn’tknowthespecialwassogood.
-No,no,no,accordingtoourrecords,aroomfor5guestswasbookedunderyourname.
-No,no,holdon.Youmusthavetwoguestsunderthename.
-OK,letmecheckthisagain.Oh,hereweare.
-Yes?
-CharlesNelson,aroomforoneforthenineteen…
-Wait,wait,itwasfortonight,nottomorrownight.
-Ehm,hmm,Idon’tthinkwehaveanyroomsfortonight.Thereisaconferencegoingonintownand,er,let’ssee,yeah,norooms.
-Oh,comeon,youmusthavesomething,anything!
-Well,let,letmecheckmycomputerhere.Ah!
-What?
-Therehasbeenacancelationforthisevening.Ahoneymoonsuiteisnowavailable.
-Great,I’lltakeit.
-ButI’llhavetochargeyouahundredandfiftypoundsforthenight.
Ishouldgetadiscountfortheinconvenience!
-Well,thebestIcangiveyouisa10%discount,plusaticketforafreecontinentalbreakfast.
-Hey,isn’tthebreakfastfreeanyway?
-Well,onlyonweekends.
-Iwanttotalktothemanager.
-Wait,wait,wait,Mr.Nelson,IthinkIcangiveyouanadditional15%discount!
Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
19.Whatistheman’sproblem?
20.Whydidthehotelclerksaytheydidn’thaveanyroomsforthatnight?
21.Whatdidtheclerksayaboutthebreakfastinthehotel?
22.Whatdidthemanimplyhewoulddoattheendoftheconversation?
LongConversation2:
-Sarah,youworkintheadmission’soffice,don’tyou?
-Yes,I’m,I’vebeenhere10yearsasanassistancedirector.
-Really?
Whatdoesthatinvolve?
-Well,I’minchargeofalltheadmissionsofpostgraduatestudentsintheuniversity.
-Onlypostgraduates?
-Yes,postgraduatesonly.Ihavenothingatalltodowithundergraduates.
-Doyoufindthatyougetaparticular...sortofdifferentnationalgroups?
ImeanyougetlargernumbersfromLatinAmericaor…
-Yes,well,ofallthestudentsenrolledlastyear,nearlyhalfwerefromoverseas.TheywerefromtheAficancountries,thefareast,themiddleeastandLatinAmerica.
-Ehm,buthaveyoubeendoingjustthatforthelast10yearsorhaveyoudoneotherthings?
-Well,I’vebeendoingthesamejob,ehm,beforethatIwasasecretaryofthemedicalschoolatBirmingham,andfurtherbackIworkedinthelocalgovernment.
-Oh,Isee.
-SoI’vedonedifferenttypesofthings.
-Yes,indeed.Howdoyouimagineyourjobmightdevelopinthefuture?
Canyouimagineshiftingintoadifferentkindofresponsibilityordoingsomething…?
-Oh,yeah,fromOctober1stI’llbedoinganentirelydifferentjob.Thereisgoingtobemorecommitteework.Imean,morepolicywork,andlessdealingwithstudentsunfortunately.I’llmissmycontactwithstudents.
Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
23.Whatisthewoman’spresentposition?
24.Whatdowelearnaboutthepostgraduatesenrolledlastyearinthewoman’suniversity?
25.Whatwillthewoman’snewjobbelike?
SectionACompoundDictation
Students’pressuresometimescomesfromtheirparents.Mostparentsarewell-meaning,butsomeofthemaren’tveryhelpfulwiththeproblemstheirsonsanddaughtershaveinadjustingtocollege.Andafewofthemseemtogooutoftheirwaytoaddtotheirchildren’sdifficulties.Foronething,parentsareoftennotawareofthekindsofproblemstheirchildrenface.Theydon’trealizethatthecompetitioniskeener,thattherequiredstandardsofworkarehigher,andthattheirchildrenmaynotbepreparedforthechange.AccustomedtoseeingAsandBsonhighschoolreportcards,theymaybeupsetwhentheirchildren’sfirstsemestercollegegradesarebelowthatlevel.Attheirkindest,theymaygentlyenquirewhyJohnorMaryisn’tdoingbetter,whetherheorsheistryingashardasheorsheshould,andsoon.Attheirworst,theymaythreatentotaketheirchildrenoutofcollegeorcutofffunds.Sometimesparentsregardtheirchildrenasextensionsofthemselvesandthinkitonlyrightandnaturalthattheydeterminewhattheirchildrendowiththeirlives.Intheirinvolvementandidentificationwiththeirchildren,theyforgetthateveryoneisdifferentandthateachpersonmustdevelopinhisorherownway.Theyforgetthattheirchildren,whoarenowyoungadults,mustbetheonesresponsibleforwhattheydoandwhattheyare.
ShortPassages
Passage1
MymotherwasborninasmalltowninnorthernItaly.ShewasthreewhenherparentsimmigratedtoAmericain1926.TheylivedinChicago,wheremygrandfatherworkedmakingice-cream.Mamathrivedintheurbanenvironment.At16,shegraduatedfirstinherhighschoolclass,wentontosecretarialschoolandfinallyworkedasanexecutivesecretaryforararewoodcompany.Shewasbeautifultoo.Whenalocalphotographerusedherpicturesinhismonthlywindowdisplay,shefeltpleased.HerfavoriteportraitshowedhersittingbyLakeMichigan,herhairwind-blown,hergazereachingtowardsthehorizon.
Myparentsweremarriedin1944.Dadwasaquietandintelligentman.Hewas17whenheleftItaly.Soonafter,ahit-and-runaccidentlefthimwithapermanentlimp.DadworkedhardsellingcandytoChicagoofficeworkersontheirbreak.Hehadlittleformalschooling.HisEnglishwasself-taught.Yetheeventuallybuiltasmallsuccessfulwhole-salecandybusiness.Dadwasgenerousandhandsome.Mamawasdevotedtohim.Aftershemarried,mymotherquitherjobandgaveherselftoherfamily.
In1950,withthreesmallchildren,Dadmovedthefamilytoafarm40milesfromChicago.Heworkedthelandandcommutedtothecitytorunhisbusiness.Mamasaidgood-byetoherparentsandfriendsandtradedherbusycityneighborhoodforamoreisolatedlife.Butshenevercomplained.
Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard:
26:
Whatdoesthespeakertellusabouthismother’searlychildhood?
27:
Whatdowelearnaboutthespeaker’sfather?
28:
Whatdoesthespeakersayabouthismother?
Passage2
Duringa1995roofcollapse,afirefighternamedDonaldHerbertwasleftbraindamaged.For10yearshewasunabletospeak.ThenoneSaturdaymorning,hedidsomethingthatshockedhisfamilyanddoctors–hestartedspeaking.“Iwanttotalktomywife,”DonaldHerbertsaidoutoftheblue.Staffmembersofthenursinghomewherehehaslivedformorethan7yearsrosetogetLindaHerbertonthetelephone.“Itwasthefirstofmanyconversationsthe44-year-oldpatienthadwithhisfamilyandfriendsduringthe14hourstretch.”Herbert’suncleSimonMankasaid.“HowlonghaveIbeenaway?
”Herbertasked.“Wetoldhimalmost10years.”Theunclesaid.Hethoughtitwasonlythreemonths.
HerbertwasfightingahousefireDec.29,1995,whentheroofcollapsedburyinghimunderneath.Aftergoingwithoutairforseveralminutes,Herbertwasunconsciousfortwoandahalfmonthsandhasundergonetherapyeversince.
Newsaccountsinthedaysandyearsafterhisinjury,describedHerbertasblindandwithlittle,ifany,memory.Avideoshowshimreceivingphysicaltherapy,butapparentlyunabletocommunicateandwithlittleawarenessofhissurroundings.Mankadeclinedtodiscusshisnephew’scurrentconditionorwhethertheapparentprogresswascontinuing.“ThefamilywasseekingprivacywhiledoctorsevaluatedHerbert,”hesaid.AswordofHerbert’sprogressspread,visitorsstreamedintothenursinghome.“Heisrestingcomfortably,”theuncletoldthem.
Questions29to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
29:
WhathappenedtoHerbert10yearsago?
30:
WhatsurprisedDonaldHerbert’sfamilyanddoctorsoneSaturday?
31:
Howlong