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I’mlookingatanewjewelrysite.IwanttomakesureIgettherightgiftformomsbirthday.Q:
Whatisthemandoingrightnow?
12.W:
I’veneverseenyouhavesuchconfidencebeforeintheexam!
Itsmorethanconfidence!
RightnowIfeltthatifIgotlessthananA,itwillbethefaultoftheexamitself.Q:
Whatdoesthemanmean?
13.W:
Justlookatthisnewspaper!
Nothingbutmurder,deathandwar!
Doyoustillbelievepeoplearebasicallygood?
OfcourseIdo!
Butnewspapershardlyeverreportstoriesaboutpeaceandgenerosity.Theyarenotnews!
Q:
Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
14.M:
Tommustbejokingwhenhesaidheplanstosellhisshopandgotomedicalschool.W:
Youarequiteright!
He’sjustkidding!
He’salsotoldmetimeandtimeagainhewishedtostudyforsomeprofessioninsteadofgoingintobusiness.Q:
WhatwillTomprobablydoaccordingtotheconversation?
15.W:
Ihearyourbosshasarealgoodimpressionofyou,andheisthinkingaboutgivingyoutwomoredaysoffeachmonth.M:
Ihopenot.IdrathergetmoreworkhoursIcangetenoughbuckstohelpoutmytwokidsatcollege.Q:
Whatdoesthemantrulywant?
16.M:
IheardyoutookatriptoMexicolastmonth.Howdidyoulikeit?
W:
Oh,Igotsickandtiredofthehotelandhotelfood!
SonowIunderstandthething:
East,west,homeisbest!
Whatdoesthewomanmean?
17.W:
ImworriedaboutAnna.She’sreallybeendepressedlately.Allshedoesisstayinginherroomallday.M:
Thatsoundsserious!
She’dbetterseeapsychiatristatthecounselingcentre.Q:
WhatdoesthemansuggestAnnado?
18.M:
IcouldhardlyrecognizeSamafterwegotthatnewjob!
He’salwaysinasuitandtienow.W:
Yeah.Hewasneverlikedthatincollege.Backthen,hewentaroundinoldT-shirtsandjeans.Q:
WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutSam?
Conversation1
M:
Hi,Anna!
Welcomeback!
How’syourtriptotheStates?
W:
Verybusy.Ihadalotofmeetings,so,ofcourse,Ididn’thavemuchtimetoseeNewYork.
Whatapity!
Actually,Ihaveatriptheremyselfnextweek.
Doyou?
Thentakemyadvice,dothewell-beingintheairprogram.Itreallyworks.
Oh,Ireadaboutthatinamagazine.Yousayitworks?
Yes,IdidtheprogramontheflighttotheStates,andwhenIarrivedatNewYork,Ididn’thaveanyproblem,nojetlagatall.Onthewayback,Ididn’tdoit,andIfeltterrible.
You’rejoking!
Notatall,itreallymeantalotofdifference.M:
En.Sowhatdidyoudo?
Well,Ididn’tdrinkanalcoholorcoffee,andIdidn’teatanymeatorrichfood.Idrinkalotofwater,andfreshjuice,andIatethenoodlesonthewell-beingmenu.They’relighter.Theyhavefish,vegetables,andnoodles,forexample,andIdidsomeoftheexercisesoftheprogram.M:
Exercises?
Onaplane?
Yes.Ididn’tdomany,ofcourse,thereisn’tmuchspaceonaplane.M:
Howmanypassengersdotheexercises?
Notmany.M:
Thenhowmuchchampagnedidtheydrink?
Alot!
Itwasmorepopularthanmineralwater.M:
So,basically,it’sachoice.Mineralwaterandexercises,orchampagneandjetlag.W:
That’sright!
It’sadifficultchoice.
Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyou’vejustheard.
19.WhydidthewomangotoNewYork?
20.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutthewell-beingintheairprogram?
21.Whatdidthewomandotofollowthewell-beingmenu?
22.Whatdidthewomansayaboutotherpassengers?
ConversationTwo:
Morning.CanIhelpyou?
Well,I’mnotrallysure.I’mjustlooking.W:
Isee.Well,there’splentytolookatitagainthisyear.I’msureyouhavetowalkmilestoseeeachstand.M:
That’strue.W:
Er…,wouldyoulikeacoffee?
Comeandsitdownforaminute,noobligation.M:
Well,that’sverykindofyou,but…W:
Now,please.Isthisthefirstyearyou’vebeentothefair,Mr….M:
Yes,Johnson,JamesJohnson.W:
Myname’sSusanCarter.Areyoulookingforanythinginparticular,orareyouinterestedincomputersingeneral?
Well,actually,Ihavesomespecificjobsinmind.Ioweasmallcompany,we’vegrownquitedramaticallyoverthepast12months,andwereallyneedsometechnologicalhelptoenableustokeepontopofeverything.W:
What’syourlineofbusiness,Mr.Johnson?
We’reatrainingconsultancy.W:
Isee.Andwhatdoyoumean“tokeepontop”?
Thefirstthingiscorrespondence.Wehavealotofstandardlettersandforms.SoIsupposeweneedsomekindofwordprocessor.W:
Right.Well,that’snoproblem.Butitmaybepossibleforyoutogetasystemthatdoesalotofotherthingsinadditiontowordprocessing.WhatmightsuityouistheMR5000.That’sitoverthere!
It’sIBMcompatible.M:
Whatabouttheprice?
Well,theMR5000costs1,050pounds.Softwarecomesfreewiththehardware.M:
Well,I’llthinkaboutit.Thankyou.W:
Here’smycard.Pleasefeelfreetocontactme.
Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyou’vejustheard:
23.Wheredidtheconversationtakeplace?
24.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?
25.Whatistheman’slineofbusiness?
Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
P1
Thenewyearalwaysbringswiththeculturaltraditionofnewpossibilities.Weseeitasachanceforrenewal.Webegintodreamofnewpossibleselves.Wedesignouridealselforanimagethatisquitedifferentfromwhatwearenow.Forsomeofus,werollatdreamyfilminourheadsjustbecauseit’sthebeginningofanewyear.Butwearen’tseriousaboutmakingchanges.Wejustmakesomehalf-heartedresolutionanditevaporatesafteraweekortwo.Theexperiencemakesusfeellesssuccessfulandleadsustodiscountourabilitytochangeinthefuture.It’notthechangeisimpossiblebutthatitwouldlose(?
)unlessourresolutionsaresupportedwithplansforimplementation.Wehavetomakeourintentionsmanageablebydetailingthespecificstepsthatwillcarryustoourgoal.Sayyourgoalistoloseweightbydietingandcuttingoffsweets.Butonenightyoujusthavetohaveacookie.Andyouknowthere’sabagofyourfavoritesinthecupboard.Youwantone,youeattwo,youcheckthebagandfindoutyou’vejustshot132calories.Yousaytoyourself,“Whatthehell!
”andpolishoffthewholebag.Thenyoubegintodrawallkindsofunpleasantconclusionsaboutyourself.Toprotectyoursenseofself,youbegintodiscountthegoal.Youmaythink–“Well,dietingwasn’tthatimportanttomeandIwon’tmakeitanyhow.”Soyouabandonthegoalandreturntoyourbadhabits.
26Whatdopeopleusuallywishtodoatthebeginningofanewyear?
27Howcanpeopleturntheirnewyear’sresolutionsintoreality?
28Whydoesthespeakermentiontheexampleofsweetsandcookies?
P2
25yearsago,RayAnderson,asingleparentwithaone-year-oldsonwitnessedaterribleaccidentwhichtookplacewhenthedriverofatruckranaredlightandcollidedwiththecarofSandraD.TheimpactofthecollisionkilledSandrainstantly.Butherthree-month-olddaughterwaslefttrappedintheburningcar.Whileotherslookedoninhorror,Andersenjumpedoutofhisvehicleandcrawledintothecarthroughtheshadowedrearwindowtotrytofreetheinfant.Secondslater,thecarwasenclosedinflames.Buttoeveryone’samazement,Andersenwasabletopullthebabytosafety.Whilethebabywasallright,Andersenwasseriouslyinjured.Twodayslaterhedied.Buthisheroicactwaspublishedwidelyinthemedia.Hissonwassoonadoptedbyrelatives.Themostremarkablepartofthestoryunfoldedonlylastweek.KarenandherboyfriendMichaelwerelookingthroughsomeoldboxeswhentheycameacrosssomeoldnewspaperclippings.“ThisismewhenIwasanewbornbaby.Iwasrescuedfromaburningcar.Butmymotherdiedintheaccident,”explainedKaren.AlthoughMichaelknewKaren’smotherhaddiedyearsearlier,heneverfullyunderstoodthecircumstancesuntilheskimmedoverthenewspaperarticle.ToKaren’ssurprise,Michaelwasabsorbedinthedetailsoftheaccident.Andhebegantocryuncontrollably.ThenherevealedthatthemanthatpulledKarenfromtheflameswasthefatherheneverknew.Thetwoembracedandshedmanytears,recountingstoriestoldtothemabouttheirparents.
29Whathappenedtwenty-fiveyearsago?
30WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutMichael’sfather?
31WhydidMichaelcryuncontrollablywhenheskimmedoverthenewspaperarticle?
P3
Americanssufferfromanoverdoseofwork.Regardlessofwhotheyareorwhattheydo.AmericansspendmoretimeatworkthanthatanytimesinceWorldWarII.In1950,theUShadfewerworkinghoursthananyotherindustrializedcountry.Today,itexceedseverycountrybutJapanwhereindustrializedemployeesload2155hour