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theywouldbesafer
thanincarsdrivenbyhumans
becausetheywouldn'
tgetdistracted
ordrivewhentired.
ButthosesurveyedbyAAAsay
theytrusttheirowndrivingskills.
Manyfeelthetechnologyis
toonewandunproven.
JohnNielsen,
AAA'
smanagingdirectorof
automotiveengineeringandrepair,
saidtestssuggestdrivers
maybeoverestimatingtheirownabilities.
Healsobelievestheywillbemorelikely
totrustself-drivingcars
astheybecomemorefamiliarwithfeatures
suchasautomaticbrakingorparking.
Heestimatedthatthe"
comfortlevel"
willincreaseconsiderablyinfivetotenyears.
Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreport
youhavejustheard.
1.WhatisthefindingoftheAAAsurvey?
2.WhatdoesJohnNielsensay
aboutself-drivingcars?
NewsReportTwo
Onedoghasbeenkilledandmultipledogs
havebeeninjuredbyasnowmobiledriver
inwhatappearstobeanintentionalattack
oncompetitorsintheIditarodRaceinAlaska.
AliyZirklewasthefirsttoreportanattack.
Asnowmobiledriverhadrepeatedly
attemptedtoharmherandherteam,
andoneofZirkle'
sdogs
hadreceivedanon-life-threateninginjury.
Zirklereportedtheattack
whenshearrivedinNulato,Alaska,
intheearlyhoursofthemorning.
ThenJeffKing,afour-timechampion,
reportedasimilarattack.
Histeamwashitbyasnowmobiledriver,
injuringseveraldogs
andkillinga3-year-oldmaledog.
ReporterZachariahHughessaysthat
neitherKingnorZirklewasinjured.
Althoughthisincidentverymuchalters
theraceofthetwoparticipants
competingforawin,
botharegoingtocontinueontheirway
towardthefinishingline.
AlaskaStateTroopersreleasedastatementsaying
they'
vearrestedArnoldDemoski,26.
Hefacestrialonseveralcharges.
Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreport
youhavejustheard.
3.Whatisthenewsreportmainlyabout?
4.WhatdowelearnaboutJeffKing?
NewsReportThree
Atourboatturnedover
offthecoastofNicaragua,
killingatleast13people
andleavingmorepassengersmissing,
officialsaid.
Theboatwascarrying32people—
25CostaRicans,fourAmericans
andthreeNicaraguans.
The13deadwereallCostaRican,
theForeignMinistrysaid.
Theboat,
travelingbetweenNicaragua'
sBigCornIsland
andLittleCornIsland,
turnedoverSaturdaynearthelargerisland.
Somepassengersremainmissing,
theCostaRicanForeignMinistrysaid,
butdidnotspecifyhowmany.
Alocalradiosaid
anunspecifiednumberofpeoplewererescued,
includingthetourboat'
sowner,
HilarioBlandon.
Nicaraguannavalauthorities
hadbannedseatravelinthearea
becauseofbadweatherandstrongwinds,
butthetourboatproceededanyway.
Blandon,theboat'
hasbeenarrestedbyNicaraguanauthorities,
thestate-runnewsagencysaid.
Bothheandacrewmemberarebeinginvestigated
forunintentionalmurder
andexposingpeopletodanger,
accordingtopolice.
Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreport
5.Whathappenedtothetourboat
sailingofftheNicaraguancoast?
6.Howmanypeoplewastheboatcarrying?
7.Whatdoweknow
abouttheowneroftheboat?
SectionB
youwillheartwolongconversations.
Attheendofeachconversation,
youwillhearfourquestions.
Boththeconversationandthequestions
ConversationOne
M:
Hi,Susan,
you'
relookingverysmarttoday.
W:
Ialwayslooksmart,James.
Actually,I'
monmywaytoajobinterview.
Whatjob?
Oh,youmean,
forthesummerholidays?
Yeah.There'
sonlytwoweekstogo.
I'
vegotasecondinterview
withthatbigforeignaccountancyfirm
inthecitycenter.
Youknowtheone.
That'
sfantastic.
Theworkisjust
helpingoutwithdatainput,youknow,
butthepayisn'
ttoobad.
Itmightsuityoutoo.
Iknowtheyhaveatleast
twotemporarypositionsavailable.
AndIdon'
tthinktheyhaveanyoneelseyet.
Hmm...Iftheytakeyouon,
tellthemyouknowafriend
who'
dbereallygoodtoo.
Ireallyneedthemoney
andtheexperiencewouldlookgood
onmyresume.
Maybewe'
llbeworkingtogether.
Thedreamteam.
OK.We'
lldo.
Ifthebosslikesme,I'
llmentionit.
It'
llbegoodtohavesomeonearound
whoIknow.
llphoneyouafterwards.
Butperhapsyoushould
putinanapplicationanyway.
Thanks,Susan.That'
sgreat.
Listen,doyouwantalifttothecity?
Ihavemydad'
scartoday,
andnothingelsetodothismorning.
Sure.Thanks,James.
Let'
sgothen.Thecar'
soverthere.
Bytheway,
how'
syourknowledgeofaccountancy?
Theinterviewermayaskyouaboutit.
Noproblem.IthinkIcansurvive.
Imightjusthavetoreview
afewaccountancyterms.
Maybeyoucangiveme
apracticeinterviewfirst.
Ofcourse.Let'
sgothen.
Don'
twanttobelate.
Questions8to11arebasedontheconversation
8.WherewillSusanprobablygetajob?
9.WhatwillSusan'
sfuturejobinvolve?
10.WhydoesJameswantthejob
inthatcompany?
11.WhatdoesJamessayhewillhavetodo
topreparefortheinterview?
ConversationTwo
There'
snewdataouttoday
thatconfirmsthatmanyAmericans
arenotgoodatmath,
andwhenitcomesto
everydaytechnologyskills,
wearedeadlast
whencomparedtootherdevelopedcountries.
Here'
sGabrielleEmanuel
ofNationalPublicRadio.
sstartwiththebadnews
thatAmericansareterribleattechnologyskills,
usingemail,namingafileonacomputer,
usingalinkonawebpage,
orjusttextingsomeone.
Nocountryscoredbelowthe.?
Onlyonecountry.
Polandperformedaspoorlyaswedid.
Whocameoutthefirst?
JapandidthebestandthenFinland.
Ifyoulookatdata
aboutreadingandmath,
llnoticesomethinginteresting.
Youngeradultswhowenttocollege
orgraduateschoolweredoingprettywell.
Inliteracy,theywereactuallydoingbetter
thantheirpeersinothercountries.
Sothat'
sabitofgoodnews.
ButwhenyoulookatAmericans
whohaveahighschooldiploma,
theylookalotlike
othercountries'
highschooldropouts.
Wehavealotofworktodo.
Thatisespeciallytruewhenitcomestomath.
Yougotothestoreandthere'
sasale.
Buyone,getthesecondonehalfoff.
Youdecidetobuytwo.
Howmuchdoyoupay?
Youmeanhighschoolgraduates
can'
tdothistaskingeneral?
You'
reright.
Whatdoesthattellus
aboutoureducationsystem?
Well,ittellsusthatweneedto
thinkaboutthepreparednessofourstudents
astheyareleavinghighschool.
Right.Andschools,employers,
infactweallneedtodosomethingaboutit.
Thankyou,Gabrielle.
Questions12to15arebasedontheconversation
12.WhatdoesthemansayaboutAmericans?
13.Whoperformedthebestintechnologyskills
accordingtotheman?
14.Inwhataspect
didAmericancollegestudentsperformwell?
15.Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation
aboutAmericanhighschooleducation?
SectionC
youwillhearthreepassages.
Attheendofeachpassage,
youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.
Boththepassageandthequestions
PassageOne
Wildcarrotsprobablyevolvedwith
theotherfloweringplants
about360millionyearsago.
Likeapples,carrotsarenativetoCentralAsia.
That'
swhyhorses,
whichalsocomefromCentralAsia,
likebothapplesandcarrotssomuch.
Withwildcarrots,
therootsarewhite,smallandskinny,
soyou'
dhavetopickalotofwildcarrots
togetenoughtoeat.
Doctorsusedcarrotseedsandrootsasmedicine,
onthetheorythatfoodsthattastebad
mustbegoodforyou.
Around800AD,peopleinCentralAsia
managedtodevelopanewkindofcarrot—
apurplecarrot—thatattractedmoreinterest
frominternationaltraders.
Then,inthelate1500s,
foodscientistsintheNetherlands
cultivatedlarge,straight,sweet,redcarrots
liketheonesweeattoday.
Butpeoplestillmostlyfedcarrotstohorses,
donkeysandpigs,anddidn'
teatthemthemselves.
Inthe1600s,
peopleinChinausedcarrotsasmedicine,
buttheyalsoatecarrotsboiledinsoup.
Theredcolorwaspopularfor
ChineseNewYearcelebrations.
But
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