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benefitin_______(7)wenowhavetogothrough?
We’renotbecomingaraceof_______(8),butmanydothinkcertainskillsareenhancedand
certainarenot.Youknowtheabilityto_______(9),toansweradozene-mailsinfiveminutes,or
tofillout_______(10).That’senhanced.Butwhensomeoneisouttherewithhiskids_______
(11)orsomethinglikethat,he’sgothiscellphoneinhispocket.He’salwayswondering,“Gee,
didIgetavoicemail?
”Thismighthavenegativeeffects_______(12).
Creativityissomethingthathappensslowly.Ithappenswhenyourbrainisjust_______(13),
justplaying,whenit_______(14)whichyouhadn’tthoughtof,ormaybeyouhavetimetoreada
book.Youareabusinesspersonbutyouhavetimeto_______(15),oraboutaphilosopherand
somethingthathappenedlongagoorsomethingorsomeidea_______(16).Actually,itmight
occurtoyouthatyou_______(17)inthatway,andsoit’sthismixtureofunrelatedideasthat
feedsyourproductivity,_______(18).Andifyourmindisdisciplinedtoanswereverye-mail,then
youdon’thavetimeforthatplayfulnoodling.Youdon’thavetimefor_______(19).SoIthink
maybewe’regettingsmarterinsomesenses,butovercommunicationis_______(20)andtoour
reflection.
PartB:
ListeningComprehension
Inthispartofthetesttherewillbesomeshorttalksandconversations.Aftereachone,youwillbeaskedsomequestions.Thetalks,conversationsandquestionswillbespokenONLYONCE.NowlistencarefullyandchoosetherightanswertoeachquestionyouhaveheardandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingnews.
1.A)thedesigningofanewtown
*
B)themostlivablesmalltowninAmerica
C)thefinancingofahousingproject
D)theupdatingofoldbuildingcodes
2.A)Houseswithfrontporches.
B)Housesthatareveryclosetogether
C)Quarterofanacreorhalfanacreprivateyardspace
D)Easyaccesstothetowncenterandtothevitalinstitutions
3.A)Ithasnothingtodowithasenseofnostalgiaforthepast
B)Ithasfailedinthenewtownmentionedintheconversation
C)Peopleprefertostayonanair-conditionedfrontporch
D)Peoplespendverymuchtimeonfrontporchesinhotclimates
4.A)Youarenotallowedtouseredcurtainsfacingthestreet
B)Youcouldn’tattachasatellitedishtoyourhouse.
C)Youshouldremoveplasticproductsfromfrontporches.
D)Youmustn’tparkyourcarinfrontofyourhouseforlong
5.A)Someoftheserulesseemtogoalittletoofar.*
B)Someoftheserulesarecontradictory
C)Theserulesarealldictatedbythelocallaws.
D)Theseruleshavenotbeenapprovedbythedeveloper.
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingnews.
6.(A)Improvingcreditaccessforallcompanies.
(B)Keepingtabsonfinancialmarketstability.
(C)Lendinglessmoneytosmallbusinesses.
(D)Spotlightingtherolebigbankscouldplayintherecession.
7.(A)Togivewarningsaboutapossiblefailureinglobaltradetalks.
(B)Totakemeasurestoallayfearsofunfaircompetition.
(C)TobringmarathontalksintheDohaRoundtoaclose.
(D)ToincreasetradewithLatinAmerica.
8.(A)Sixty-one.(B)Onehundredandthree.
(C)Onehundredandthirty.(D)Twohundredandthirty.
9.(A)£
522million.
(B)£
671million.
(C)Asmuchprofitasoneyearearlier.
(D)2.8percentmoreprofitthanayearearlier.
10.(A)Dispellingfearsaboutthedebtcrisis.
(B)Banningnakedshortsellingofshares.
(C)Limitingspeculation.
(D)Smackingofdesperation.
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowinginterview.
11.A)
Aprenuptialagreement
B)
Theexpensesrequiredbyawedding
C)
Howtomakebothendsmeetinmarriedlife
D)
Wheretoseekadviceifthecouplehaveproblemsaftergettingmarried
12.A)
Themanhasbeenmarriedtwicebefore
Thewomanhasremainedsingleuntilnow
Bothpeopleareremarriedthistime
Bothpeoplearefirstmarriedthistime
13.A)
Oneofbothsideshavenoexperienceaboutwhatgoeswronginamarriage
Bothmanandwifewanttotalkabouteverythingopenlyandhonestly
Eitherthemanorhiswifethinkstheirmarriageisnotveryromantic
Apersonhasdifferentexpectationsfromhisorherspouse.
14.A)
Thecontractmightbothersomepeople
Thecontractisveryusefulandromantic
Thecontractdoesn’ttakemuchworktowrite
Thecontracthastobecertifiedbyalawyer
15.
A)
Theythinkitisaseriousbreachofthecontract
Theyfindagoodreasontorewritetherule.
Theytalkaboutitandreachacompromise
Theyhavetoaskisthismarriagereallyworking?
Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowinginterview.
16.A)
Cross-culturalmiscommunications
Differentperceptionsoftimeacrosscultures
Theideaofthepast,presentandfuturetime
Afundamentalbasisforbusinessconversations.
17.A)
Mono-chronictimeischaracterizedbymanythingshappeningsimultaneously.
Mono-chronicculturesvalueinterpersonalrelationshipshighly.
Mono-chronicculturesemphasizeschedules,punctuality,andprecisensess.
Mono-chronictimeisfoundprimarilyinLatinAmericanandAfricancultures.
18.A)
Poly-chronictimeisfoundprimarilyinNorthAmericaandNorthernEurope.
Poly-chronismviewstimeasflexible,soprecisenessisnotthatimportant.
Poly-chronicculturesemphasizeschedulesandpuntuality.
Poly-chronicculturesvalueproductivityandgettingthingsdone“ontime”
19.
Thoseraisedinthemono-chronicculture
Peoplewhoareguiltyofethnocentrism
AnAmericanbusinessperson
Abrazilianbusinessman
20.A)
Itover-emphasizesindividualdifferences
Itfailstomakehisownvaluescentral
Itisethnocentric
Itisoverlygeneral.
SECTION2:
READINGTEST(30miniutes)
Inthissectionyouwillreadseveralpassages.Eachoneisfollowedbyseveralquestionsaboutit.YouaretochooseONEANSWERBOOKLET.bestanswer,(A),(B),(C)or(D),toeachquestion.Answerallthequestionsfollowingeachpassageonthebasisofwhatisstatedorimpliedinthatpassageandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyour
Question1-5
Congressbegan2010withabadcaseoflegislativedé
jà
vu.Lastyear,itapproveda$787billionstimuluspackagemeantto"
createorsave"
millionsofjobs.PresidentObamasaysthestimulushassavedorcreatedasmanyas2millionjobssofar.Butevenifthathighlyoptimisticfigureistrue,intherealworld,over3millionjobshavebeenlostsincethestimuluswassignedintolaw–adismalfeatallfinancedwithenormousdebt.
NowCongressisworkingonanotherstimuluspackage,butthey'
recallingitajobsbill.InDecember,theHousepasseda$174billion"
JobsforMainStreetBill"
thatwouldusefederaldollarstofundjob-creatinginfrastructureprojects,whileextendingunemploymentbenefits.TheSenatethisweekmovedaheadonamuch-leanerjobsbill.Soundfamiliar?
Unemploymentremainsatabout10percentandstateunemploymentinsurancefundsarerunningoutofmoney.WhiletheObamaadministrationworkstoartificiallyinflatethenumberofjobs,theunemployedfacediminishedopportunitiesandincomesecurity.By2012,40stateunemploymenttrustfundsareprojectedtobeempty,requiring$90billioninfederalloanstocontinueoperating.
Normally,stateunemploymentbenefitspayjoblessworkersbetween50and70percentoftheirsalariesforupto26weeks.Butduringthisrecession,Congresshasextendedthosebenefitsfourtimes.Theresultisthatsomeworkerscannowclaimbenefitsfor99weeks–almosttwoyears.
NowCongressmayenactarecordfifthextension.Whatwouldbewrongwiththat?
Everything.Thestate-federalunemploymentinsuranceprogram(UI)isaneconomicdragonbusinessesandstates.Andit'
sapoorsafetynetfortheunemployed.
UI,arelicoftheGreatDepression,failsworkerswhentheyneeditmost.UItrustfundsdependonastate-leviedpayrolltaxonemployers.Duringboomyears,thesefundsaregenerallyflush.Butduringrecessions,theycangetdepletedquickly.
ThebindisthattoreplenishtheirUIfund,stateshavetoraisepayrolltaxes.Thathurtsthebottomlineforbusinessesbothlargeandsmall.Passedontoworkersasalowersalary,highpayrolltaxesdiscouragebusinessesfromhiring.
Duringsteeprecessions,statesfaceafiscalCatch-22:
Reducebenefitsorraisetaxes.Todate,27stateshavedepletedtheirUIfundsandareusing$29billioninfederalloanst