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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.

Passage3

AlmostallstatesinAmericahaveastatefair.Theylastforone,twoorthreeweeks.TheIndianastatefairisoneofthelargest