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Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A)"
Attheoffice"
isthebestanswer.Youshouldchoose[A]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]
1.W:
George,lookatthelongwaitingline.I’mgladyou’vemadethereservation.
M:
Moreandmorepeopleenjoyeatingoutnow.Besides,thisplaceisespeciallypopularwithoverseastudents.
Q:
Wheredidthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?
2.M:
Iwonderifyoucandropbytomorrowevening.TheStevensonsiscomingoverfordinner.I’dlikeyoutomeetthem.
W:
Sure.I’dloveto.I’veheardthey’reinterestingpeople.
Q:
Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
3.W:
ThepresentationmadebyProfessorJacksonwastoocomplicatedtounderstand.
M:
Well,Ithinkhedidn’tspeakslowlyenoughforustotakenotes.
Whatistheman’scomplaint?
4.W:
You’vegotyourapartmentfurnished,haven’tyou?
Yes.IboughtsomeusedfurnitureattheSundayMarketanditwasarealbargain.
Whatdoesthemanmean?
5.M:
Marydoesn’twantmetotakethejob.Shesaysourchildistooyoungandthejobrequiresmuchtraveling.
W:
Youshouldtalktoheragainandseeifyoucanfindawayout.Thinkaboutthegainsandlosesbeforeyoumakeadecision.
6.M:
Ihaven’tgotmyscoresontheGREtestyet.DoyouthinkIshouldcalltomakeinquiries?
Thereisnohurry.Thetestscoresarereleasedatleasteightweeksafterthetest.
Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodo?
7.M:
Haveyoufinishedreadingthebookyouboughtlastmonth?
Oh,Ididn’treaditstraightthroughthewayyoureadanovel.Ijustcoverthefewchaptersthatinterestedmemost.
Howdidthewomanreadthebook?
8.W:
Hi,John!
Haven’tseenyouforquiteawhile.Areyoufine?
Oh,yes.Butluckseemedtogoagainstme.Ihadacaraccident,onlysomeminorinjuries,though.
WhathappenedtoJohn?
9.M:
Thetaxiiswaitingdownstairs.Let’shurry.
Waitaminute.I’lltakesomefoodwithus.Idon’tlikethemealservedonthetrain.
Whatarethespeakersgoingtodo?
10.W:
Isthatoptionalcourseashardaseverybodysays?
Exactlyevenworse,believeitornot.
Whatdoesthemansayaboutthecourse?
1.A)Atatheatre.C)Atarailwaystation.
B)Atabookingoffice.D)Atarestaurant.
2.A)Themanisinvitingthewomantodinner.
B)Thewomanistoobusytojointhemanfordinner.
C)ThewomanisafriendoftheStevensons'
.
D)ThemanisgoingtovisittheStevensons.
3.A)Theprofessor'
spresentationwasnotconvincingenough.
B)Theprofessor'
slecturenotesweretoocomplicated.
C)Theprofessorspokewithastrongaccent.
D)Theprofessorspoketoofast.
4.A)Thefurnishedapartmentwasinexpensive.
B)Theapartmentwasprovidedwithsomeoldfurniture.
C)ThefurnitureinthemarketwasonsaleeverySunday.
D)Thefurnitureheboughtwasverycheap.
5.A)Themanisthinkingabouttakinganewjob.
B)Themanlikesajobthatenableshimtotravel.
C)Themanissurethathewillgainmorebytakingthejob.
D)Themandoesn'
twanttostayhomeandtakecareoftheirchild.
6.A)TaketheGREtestagainin8weeks.C)Bepatientandwait.
B)Calltocheckhisscores.D)Inquirewhenthetestscoresarereleased.
7.A)Shereaditselectively.C)Shereaditslowly.
B)Shewentoveritchapterbychapter.D)Shefinisheditatastretch.
8.A)Hewaskeptinhospitalforalongtime.
B)Hewasslightlyinjuredinatrafficaccident.
C)Hewasseriouslywoundedinamineexplosion.
D)Hewasfinedforspeeding.
9.A)Waitforataxi.C)Goonatrip.
B)Buysomefood.D)Booktraintickets.
10.A)It'
snotashardasexpected.
B)It'
stootoughforsomestudents.
C)It'
smuchmoredifficultthanpeoplethink.
D)It'
sbelievedtobethehardestoptionalcourse.
SectionB
Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicemarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
MyfatherwokemeupearlyonemorningwhenIwasfourteenandannounced:
“Getup!
You’regoingwithmetocutgrass.”IfeltproudandexcitedbecausemyfatherthoughtIwasresponsibleenoughtohelphiminhisbusiness.Stillthatfirstdaywasreallyhard.Fromsunrisetosunset,myfather,myyoungerbrotherandIcutandtrimmedverylargeyardsinawell-to-dopartofthecity.BytheendofthedayIwasexhaustedbutIfeltfood.Ihadputinahardday’slaborandhadearnedsixdollars.OnedaymyfatherspottedsomeweedsIhadmissedcuttingandpulledmeaside.“Getthatsectionagain,”hesaidfirmly.“Don’tletmehavetotellyoutodothejobrightthefirsttime.”IneveryjobIhaveheld,fromcuttinglawnstowashingdishestoworkingamachineinaconstructionsite,Ihavelearntsomethingthathelpmeinmynextjob.Ifyoulookhardenough,youcanlearnfromanyjobyoudo.
11.Howdidthespeakerfeelwhenhisfatheraskedhimtohelpcutgrass?
12.Whatdidhisfatherdowhenthespeakermissedcuttingsomeleaves?
13.Whatdidthespeakerwanttotellusinthispassage?
Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
11.A)Anxiousandworried.C)Nervousandconfused.
B)Proudandexcited.D)Inspiredandconfident.
12.A)Hisfatherscoldedhimseverely.C)Hisfathermadehimdothecuttingagain.
B)Hisfathertookbackthesixdollars.D)Hisfathercuttheleaveshimself.
13.A)Onecanbenefitalotfromworkingwithhisfather.
B)Manuallabourersshouldn'
tbelookeddownupon.
C)Oneshouldalwaysdohisjobearnestly.
D)Teenagerstendtobecareless.
PassageTwo
Iliveinasmallvillageinthecountry.MywifeandIrunthevillageshop.Wehaveaverypeacefullife.“Boring”,somemightsay.Butweloveit.Weknowallthepeopleinthevillageandhaveplentyoftimetostopandchat.Ihaveplentyoftimeformyhobbiestoo,gardening,fishing,andwalkinginthecountryside.Ilovetheoutdoorlife.Itwasn’talwayslikethisthough.Iusedtohaveareallystressjob,workingtilllateintheofficeeveryeveningandoftenbringingworkhomeattheweekend.TheadvertisingworldisverycompetitiveandwhenIlookback,Ican’timaginehowIstayedit.Ihadnoprivatelifeatall,notimeforthereallyimportantthingsinlife.BecauseofthepressureofthejobIusedtosmokeanddrinktoomuch.Thecrisiscamewhenmywifeleftme.ShecomplainedthatsheneversawmeandIhadnotimeforfamilylife.Thismademerealizewhatwasreallyimportanttome.Italkedthingsthroughwithheranddecidedtogetbacktogetheragainandstartedanewandbetterlifetogether.Igaveuptobaccoandalcohol,andsearchedfornewhobbies.NowIamafraidlookingbacksincethepastlifeseemedahorribledream.
14.Whatdidthespeakerusetodoforaliving?
15.Whatdoweknowaboutthespeaker’slifeinthepast?
16.Whatmadethespeakerchangehislifestyle?
Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
14.A)Heranavillageshop.C)Heworkedinanadvertisingagency.
B)Heworkedonafarm.D)Hewasagardener.
15.A)Itwasstressful.C)Itwaspeaceful.
B)Itwascolorful.D)Itwasboring.
16.A)HisdesiretostartIrisownbusiness.C)Thedeclineinhishealth.
B)Thecrisisinhisfamilylife.D)Hisdreamoflivinginthecountryside.
PassageThree
“Whereistheuniversity”isthequestionmanyvisitorstoCambridgeasked,butnoonecouldpointtheminanyonedirectionbecausethereisnocampus.Theuniversityconsistsofthirty-oneself-governingcolleges.Ithaslecturehalls,libraries,laboratories,museumsandofficesthroughoutthecity.Individualcollegeschoosetheirownstudentswhohavetomeettheminimumentrancerequirementssetbytheuniversity.Undergraduatesusuallyliveandstudyintheircollegeswheretheyaretaughtinverysmallgroups.Lecturesandlaboratoryandpracticalworkareorganizedbytheuniversityandheldinuniversitybuildings.Thereareover10,000undergraduatesand3,500post-graduates,about40%ofthemarewomenandsome8%fromoverseas.Aswellasteaching,researchisofmajorimportance.Sincethebeginningofthe20thcentury,morethan60universitymembershavewonNobelPrizes.Universityhasahugenumberofbuildingsforteachingandresearch.Ithasmorethan60specialistsubjectlibrariesaswellastheuniversitylibrary,which,asacopyrightlibrary,isentitledtoacopyofeverybookpublishedinBritain.Examinationsaresetanddegreesareawarde