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Yeah.Sheinjuredherspineinafallandadoctortoldhertolieflatonherbackforamonthsoitcanmend.

Q:

Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

12.

AfamousRussianballetiscomingtotownnextweekend.ButIcan’tfindaticketanywhere.

Don’tbeupset.Mysisterjusthappenedtohaveoneandshecan’tgosinceshehasgotsomesortofconflictinherschedule.

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

13.

Hello,mybathroomdrainisblockedandI’mgivingapartytonight.Doyouthinkyoucouldcomeandfixitforme?

Sorry,ma’am.I’mprettybusyrightnow.ButIcanputyouonmylist.

Whatdoesthemanmean?

14.

We’retakingupacollectiontobuyagiftforJemma.She’llhavebeenwiththecompany25yearsnextweek.

Well,countmein.ButI’mabitshortoncashnow.Whendoyouneedit?

Whatisthemangoingtodo?

15.

Tony’smotherhasinvitedmetodinner.DoyouthinkIshouldtellherinadvancethatI’mavegetarian?

Ofcourse.Ithinkshe’dappreciateit.Imaginghowyoubothfeelifshefixedtheturkeydinnerorsomething.

Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

16.

Justlookatthisnewspaper,nothingbutrobbery,suicideandmurder.Doyoustillbelievepeoplearebasicallygood?

Ofcourse.Butmanypaperslackinterestinreportingsomethingpositivelikepeace,loveandgenerosity.

Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

17.

Ican’tbelievesomanypeoplewanttosignupfortheKoreaDevelopmentConference.Wewillhavetolimittheregistration.

Yeah,otherwisewewon’thaveroomforthemore.

Whatarethespeakersgoingtodo?

18.

Hi,I’mcallingabouttheadfortheonebedroomapartment.

Perfecttiming!

Thepersonwhowassupposedtorentitjustbackedtowntotakearoomoncampus.

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

PartIIIListeningComprehension

Conversation1

OneofthemostinterestingexperimentswithdolphinsmustbeonedonebyDoctorJarvisBastian.WhathetriedtodowastoteachamaledolphincalledBassandafemalecalledDoristocommunicatewitheachotheracrossasolidbarrier.

Sohowdidhedoitexactly?

Well,firstofall,hekeptthetwodolphinstogetherinthesametankandtaughtthemtopressleverswhenevertheysawalight.Theleverswerefittedtothesideofthetanknexttoeachother.Ifthelightflashedonandoffseveraltimes,thedolphinsweresupposedtopresstheleft-handleverfollowedbytheright-handone.Ifthelightwaskeptsteady,thedolphinsweresupposedtopresstheleversinreverseorder.Whenevertheyrespondedcorrectly,theywererewardedwithfish.

Soundsterriblycomplicated.

Well,thatwasthefirststage.Inthesecondstage,DoctorBastianseparatedthedolphinsintotwotanks.Theycouldstillhearoneanother,buttheycouldn’tactuallyseeeachother.TheleversandlightweresetupinexactlythesamewayexceptthatthistimeitwasonlyDoriswhocouldseethelightindicatingwhichlevertopressfirst.Butinordertogettheirfish,bothdolphinshadtopresstheleversinthecorrectorder.ThismeantofcoursethatDorishadtotellBasswhetheritwasaflashinglightorwhetheritwasasteadylight.

Sodiditwork?

Well,amazinglyenough,thedolphinsachieveda100%successrate.

Questions19-21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

Q19.WhatisthepurposeofDoctorJarvisBastian’sexperiment?

Q20.Whatwerethedolphinssupposedtodowhentheysawasteadylight?

Q21.Howdidthesecondstageoftheexperimentdifferfromthefirststage?

Conversation2

Thisweek’sprogramUpYourStreettakesyoutoHarrogate,asmalltowninYorkshire.HarrogatebecameafashionableresortduringVictoriantimes,whenpeoplecametotakeabathinthemineralwaters.Today,fewpeoplecometovisitthetownforitsmineralwaters.Instead,Harrogatehasbecomeapopulartownforpeopletoretireto.Itscleanair,attractiveparks,andtheabsenceofanyindustry,makethisanidealspotforpeoplelookingforaquietlife.Now,totellusmoreaboutHarrogate,IhavewithmeTomPercival,PresidentoftheChamberofCommerce.Tom,oneofthethingsvisitornoticesaboutHarrogateisthelargeareaofopenparklandrightdownintothemiddleofthetown.Canyoutellusmoreaboutit?

Yes,certainly.TheareaiscalledtheStray.

WhytheStray?

It’scalledthatbecauseintheolddays,peoplelettheircattlesstrayonthearea,whichwascommonland.

Oh,Isee.

Then,we’vechangesinfarmingandinlandownership.TheStraybecamepartofthelandownedbyHarrogate.

Andisitprotected?

Oh,yes,indeed.Asaspeciallaw,noonecanbuildanythingonthestray.It’sprotectedforever.

Soitwillalwaysbeparkland?

That’sright.Asyoucansee,someoftheStrayisusedforsportsfields.

Ibelieveitlookslovelyinthespring.

Yes,itdoes.There’respringflowersontheoldtrees,andpeoplevisitthetownjusttoseetheflowers.

Question22-25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

Q22.Wheredoesthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

Q23.WhatdowelearnaboutmodernHarrogate?

Q24.WhatdoesthemansayabouttheareacalledtheStray?

Q25.WhatattractspeoplemostintheStrayduringthespringtime?

About700,000childreninMexicodroppedoutofschoollastyearasrecession-strickenfamiliespushedkidstowork,andaweakeconomicrecoverywillallowonlyslightimprovementinthedrop-outratein2010,atopeducationofficialsaid.

Mexico'

seconomysufferedmorethananyotherinLatinAmericalastyear,shrinkinganestimated7percentduetoaplungeinU.S.demandforMexicanexportssuchascars.

Thedeclineledtoa4percentincreaseinthenumberofkidswholeftprimaryormiddleschoolin2009,saidJuandeDiosCastro,whoheadsthenation'

sadulteducationprogramandkeepsaclosewatchondrop-outrates.

"

Povertyroseandthatisafactorthatmakesourjobmoredifficult,"

CastrotoldReutersinaninterviewearlierthismonth.

Hinderedbyhighertaxesandweakdemandforitsexports,Mexico'

seconomyisseenonlypartiallyrecoveringthisyear.Asaresult,drop-outrateswillnotimprovemuch,Castrosaid.

Therewillbesomeimprovement,butnotsignificant,"

Castrosaid.

Mexicohashistoricallyhadhighdrop-outratesaspoorfamiliespullkidsoutofschooltohelpputfoodonthetable,andchildrenoftensellcandyandcraftsinthestreetsorworkinrestaurants.

Thenation'

sdrop-outproblemisjustthelatestbadnewsforthelong-termcompetitivenessoftheMexicaneconomy.Mexico'

spoliticianshaveresistedmendingthecountry'

stax,energyandlaborlawsfordecades,leavingitseconomybehindcountriessuchasBrazilandChile.

PassageOne

RussellFazio,anOhioStatepsychologyprofessorwhohasstudiedinterracialroommatesthereandatIndianaUniversity,discoveredanintriguingacademiceffect.InastudyanalyzingdataonthousandsofOhioStatefreshmenwholivedindorms,hefoundthatblackfreshmenwhocametocollegewithhighstandardizedtestscoresearnedbettergradesiftheyhadawhiteroommate—eveniftheroommate’stestscoreswerelow.Theroommate’sracehadnoeffectonthegradesofwhitestudentsorlow-scoringblackstudents.Perhaps,thestudyspeculated,havingawhiteroommatehelpsacademicallypreparedblackstudentsadjusttoapredominantlywhiteuniversity.

ThatsamestudyfoundthatrandomlyassignedinterracialroommatesatOhioStatebrokeupbeforetheendofthequarterabouttwiceasoftenassame-raceroommates.

Becauseinterracialroommaterelationshipsareoftenproblematic,Dr.Faziosaid,manystudentswouldliketomoveout,butuniversityhousingpoliciesmaymakeithardtoleave.

“AtIndianaUniversity,wherehousingwasnotsotight,moreinterracialroommatessplitup,”hesaid.“HereatOhioState,wherehousingwastight,theyweretoldtoworkitout.Themostinterestingthingwefoundwasthatiftherelationshipmanagedtocontinueforjust10weeks,wecouldseeanimprovementinracialattitudes.”

Dr.Fazio’sIndianastudyfoundthatthreetimesasmanyrandomlyassignedinterracialroommateswerenolongerlivingtogetherattheendofthesemester,comparedwithwhiteroommates.Theinterracialroommatesspentlesstimetogether,andhadfewerjointactivitiesthanthewhitepairs.

Question26-29

26.WhatdoweknowaboutRussellFazio?

27.WhobenefitedfromlivingwithawhiteroommateaccordingtoFazio’sstudy?

28.WhatdidthestudyfindaboutrandomlyassignedinterracialroommatesatOhioStateUniversity?

29.WhatdidDr.Faziofindinterestingaboutinterracialroommateswhohadlivedtogetherfor10weeks?

PassageTwo

InasmallliboratoryattheMedicalUniversityofSouthCarolina,Dr.VladimirMironovhasbeenworkingforadecadetogrowmeat.Adevelopmentalbiologistandtissueengineer,Dr.Mironov,isoneofonlyafewscientistsworldwideinvolvedinbioengineering'

cultured'

meat.

It'

saproducthebelievescouldhelpsolvefutureglobalfoodcrisesresultingfromshrinkingamountsoflandavailableforgrowingmeattheold-fa