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D.Officeatmosphereinfluencesworkers’performance.
2.Wecaninferfromthetalkthatharmoniousworkrelationsmayhaveadirectimpactonyour
A.promotion.
B.colleagues.
C.management.
D.union.
3.Supposingyouwereworkinginasmallfirm,whichofthefollowingwouldyoudowhenyouhadsomegrievances?
A.Requestaformalspecialmeetingwiththeboss.
B.Draftaformalagendaforaspecialmeeting.
C.Contactaconsultativecommitteefirst.
D.Asktoseethebossforatalkimmediately.
4.Accordingtothetalk,theunionplaysthefollowingrolesEXCEPT
A.mediation.
B.arbitration.
C.negotiation.
D.representation.
5.WhichtopicisNOTcoveredinthetalk?
A.Roleoftheunion.
B.Workrelations.
C.Companystructure.
D.Officelayout.
SECTIONBINTERVIEW
Questions6to10arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven15secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.
Nowlistentotheinterview.
6.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECTaboutDavid’spersonalbackground?
A.Hehadexcellentacademicrecordsatschoolanduniversity.
B.HewasonceonaPHDprogrammeatYaleUniversity.
C.Hereceivedprofessionaltraininginacting.
D.Hecamefromasingle-parentfamily.
7.Davidisinclinedtobelievein
A.aliens.
B.UFOs.
C.theTVcharacter.
D.governmentconspiracies.
8.DavidthinksheisfitfortheTVrolebecauseofhis
A.professionaltraining.
B.personality.
C.lifeexperience.
D.appearance.
9.Fromtheinterview,weknowthatatpresentDavidfeels
A.asenseoffrustration.
B.hauntedbytheunknownthings
C.confidentbutmoody.
D.successfulyetunsatisfied.
10.HowdoesDavidfeelaboutthedivorceofhisparents?
A.Hefeelsasenseofanger.
B.Hehasasenseofsadness.
C.Ithelpedhimgrowup.
D.Itleftnoeffectonhim.
SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST
Question11isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestion.
Nowlistentothenews.
11.Whatisthemainideaofthenewsitem?
A.USconcernoverth6forthcomingpeacetalks.
B.PeaceeffortsbythePalestinianAuthority.
C.RecommendationsbytheMitchellCommission.
D.BombattacksaimedatIsraelicivilians.
Question12isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestion.
12.Somevoterswillwastetheirballotsbecause
A.theylikeneithercandidate.
B.theyareallill-informed.
C.thecandidatesdonotdiffermuch.
D.theydonotwanttovotetwice.
Questions13to15arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswereachofthequestions.
13.AccordingtotheUNHumanDevelopmentReport,whichisthebestplaceforwomenintheworld?
A.Canada.
B.TheUS.
C.Australia.
D.Scandinavia.
14._______isinthe12thplaceinoverallranking.
A.Britain
B.France
C.Finland
D.Switzerland
15.AccordingtotheUNreport,theleastdevelopedcountryis
A.Ethiopia.
B.Mali.
C.SierraLeon.
D.CentralAfricanRepublic.
SECTIONDNOTE-TAKINGANDGAP-FILLING
Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelistening,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompletea15-minutegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONEafterthemini-lecture.Usetheblanksheetfornote-taking.
PARTIIPROOFREADING&
ERRORCORRECTION(15MIN)
ProofreadthegivenpassageonANSWERSHEETTWOasinstructed.
PARTIIIREADINGCOMPREHENSIOS(40MIN)
SECTIONAREADINGCOMPREHENSION(30MIN)
Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotaloffifteenmultiple-choicequestions.Readthepassagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyourcolouredanswersheet~
TEXTA
HostilitytoGypsieshasexistedalmostfromthetimetheyfirstappearedinEurop
einthe14thcentury.TheoriginsoftheGypsies,withlittlewrittenhistory,wereshroudedinmystery.Whatisknownnowfromcluesinthevariousdialectsoftheirlanguage,Romany,isthattheycamefromnorthernIndiatotheMiddleEastathousandyearsago,workingasminstrelsandmercenaries,metal-smithsandservants.EuropeansmisnamedthemEgyptians,soonshortenedtoGypsies.Aclansystem,basedmostlyontheirtraditionalcraftsandgeography,hasmadethemadeeplyfragmentedandfractiouspeople,onlyreallyunifyinginthefaceofenmityfromnon-Gypsies,whomtheycallgadje.TodaymanyGypsyactivistsprefertobecalledRoma,whichcomesfromtheRomanywordfor“man”.ButonmytravelsamongthemmoststillreferredtothemselvesasGypsies.
InEuropetheirpersecutionbythegadjebeganquickly,withthechurchseeingheresyintheirfortune-tellingandthestateseeinganti-socialbehaviourintheirnomadism.Atvarioustimestheyhavebeenforbiddentoweartheirdistinctivebrightclothes,tospeaktheirownlanguage,totravel,tomarryoneanother,ortoplytheirtraditionalcrafts.Insomecountriestheywerereducedtoslaveryitwasn’tuntilthemid-1800sthatGypsyslaveswerefreedinRomania.InmorerecenttimestheGypsieswerecaughtupinNaziethnichysteria,andperhapshalfamillionperishedintheHolocaust.Theirhorseshavebeenshotandthewheelsremovedfromtheirwagons,theirnameshavebeenchanged,theirwomenhavebeensterilized,andtheirchildrenhavebeenforciblygivenforadoptiontonon-Gypsyfamilies.
ButtheGypsieshaveconfoundedpredictionsoftheirdisappearanceasadistinctethnicgroupandtheirnumbershaveburgeoned.Todaythereareanestimated8to12millionGypsiesscatteredacrossEurope,makingthemthecontinent’slargestminority.Theexactnumberishardtopindown.Gypsieshaveregularlybeenundercounted,bothbyregimesanxioustodownplaytheirprofileandbyGypsiesthemselves,seekingtoavoidbureaucracies.Attemptingtoremedypastinequities,activistgroupsmayovercount.HundredsofthousandsmorehaveemigratedtotheAmericasandelsewhere.WithveryfewexceptionsGypsieshaveexpressednogreatdesireforacountrytocalltheirown-unliketheJews,towhomtheGypsyexperienceisoftencompared.“Romanestan”saidRonaldLee,theCanadianGypsywriter,"
iswheremytwofeetstand."
16.Gypsiesareunitedonlywhenthey
Aareengagedintraditionalcrafts.
B.callthemselvesRoma.
C.liveunderaclansystem.
D.faceexternalthreats.
17.InhistoryhostilitytoGypsiesinEuroperesultedintheirpersecutionbyallthefollowingEXCEPT
A.theEgyptians.
B.thestate.
C.thechurch.
D.theNazis.
18.Accordingtothepassage,themaindifferencebetweentheGypsiesandtheJewsliesintheirconceptsof
A.language.
B.culture.
C.identity.
D.custom.
TEXT B
IwasjustaboywhenmyfatherbroughtmetoHarlemforthefirsttime,almost50yearsago.WestayedattheHotelTheresa,agrandbrickstructureat125thStreetandSeventhAvenue.Once,inthehotelrestaurant,myfatherpointedoutJoeLouis.HeevengotMr.Brown,thehotelmanager,tointroducemetohim,abitpaunchybutstillthechampasfarasIwasconcerned.
Muchhaschangedsincethen.Businessandrealestatearebooming.Somesayanewrenaissanceisunderway.OthersdecrywhattheyseeasoutsideforcesrunningroughshodovertheoldHarlem.
NewYorkmeantHarlemtome,andasayoungmanIvisiteditwheneverIcould.Butmanyofmyoldhauntsaregone.TheTheresashutdownin1966.NationalchainsthatonceignoredHarlemnowanticipateyuppiemoneyandwantpiecesofthisprimeManhattanrealestate.SohereIamonahotAugustafternoon,sittinginaStarbucksthattwoyearsagoopenedablockawayfromtheTheresa,snatchingatmemoriesbetweensipsofhigh-pricedcoffee.IamabouttoopenupapieceoftheoldHarlem-theNewYorkAmsterdamNews—whenatouristaskingdirectionstoSylvia’s,aprominentHarlemrestaurant,penetratesmydaydreaming.He’scarryingabook:
TouringHistoricHarlem.
History.ImissMr.Michaux’sbookstore,hisHouseofCommonSense,whichwasacrossfromtheTheresa.Hehadabigbillboardoutfrontwithbrownandblackfacespaintedonitthatsaidinlargeletters:
"
WorldHistoryBookOutleton2,000,000,000AfricansandNonwhitePeoples."
Anuglystateofficebuildinghasswallowedthatspace.
ImissspeakerlikeCarlosCooks,whowasalwaysonthesouthwestcomerof125thandSeventh,urginglistenerstosupportAfrica.Harlem’spowerfulpoliticalelectricityseemsunplugged-althoughthesweetsarestillenergized,especiallybyWestAfricanimmigra