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onehas
(1),whiletheotherisacceptedalmosteverywhere.Theapplicationfortheuseofthelatteronemustbemadeata
(2).
Oncethecustomerstartsusingthecard,hewillbeprovidedwithamonthly(3)bythecreditcompany.Heisrequiredtopayonequartertohalfofhiscredit(4)everymonth.
Advantages.1.Withacard,itisnot(5)tosaveupmoneybeforeanactualpurchase.2.Ifthecardislost,itsownerisprotected.3.A(6)andcompletelistofpurchasereceivedfromthecreditcompanyhelpstheownertorememberthetimeand(7)ofhispurchase.4.Thecardsareacceptedina(n)(8)byprofessionalpeoplelikedentists,etc.
Majordisadvantage.Thecardowneristemptedto(9)hismoney.Ifthisisthecase,itwillbecomeincreasinglydifficultfortheusertokeepupwiththerequired(10),whichwillresultinthecreditcardbeingcancelledbythecreditcompany.
InSectionBandCyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyouranswersheet.
SECTIONBINTERVIEW/CONVERSATION
Questions1to5arebasedonaconversation.Attheendoftheconversationyouwillbegive10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingquestions.
Nowlistentotheconversation.
1.Inthefirstincident,thecouplehadplannedtospendtheirweekendtogether
A.inBoston.
B.inNewYork.
C.inOslo.
D.inWashington.
2.Thecouplefailedtomeeteachotheraspreviouslyarrangeddueto
A.thewife'
searlyarrival.
B.thehusband'
slatearrival.
C.acomputererror.
D.thereceptionist'
snegligence.
3.The100-page-longleafletthemalespeakergotatOsloAirportcontains
A.funnyinformationaboutrestaurants.
B.quiteboringinformationaboutrestaurants.
C.totallyuselessinformationaboutrestaurants.
D.insufficientinformationaboutrestaurants.
4.Thesuitcaseofthefemalespeaker'
scolleaguewasblownupbythesecuritypoliceprobablybecause
A.itfailedtopassthesecuritycheck.
B.itwassuspectedofcontainingabomb.
C.itcontaineddirtydiseasecarryingclothes.
D.itwassuspectedofcontainingsmuggledgoods.
5.AfterfinallyboardingthefaultyplaneintheFarEast,thepassengersallfelt
A.nervousandworried.
B.sorrybuthelpless.
C.sickandscared.
D.cheatedandangry.
SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST
Questions6to8arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven30secondstoanswerthequestions.
Nowlistentothenews.
6.NationsindebttotheUNwouldusually
A.trytomakeapartialpayment.
B.trytocleartheirdebtbytheendoftheyear.
C.bedeprivedoftheirmembership.
D.beputintherear.
7.TheUSowestheUNadebttotalling
A.$999million.
B.$931million.
C.$901million.
D.$921million.
8.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?
A.LegislationtoreducetheUSdebtiswaitingtobeapprovedbyCongress.
B.TheUSisamongthe30countrieswithoutvotingprivilegesbecauseofdebts.
C.TheWhiteHouseisresponsibleforallthespendingbills.
D.TheWhiteHouseandCongressaretodividethepaymentoftheUSdebt.
Questions9and10arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.
9.PresidentClinton'
scurrentagonyliesinhowto
A.safeguardnationalsecurityoftheUnitedStates.
B.competewithNorthKoreainnuclearweaponscapacity.
C.cooperatewiththeUNandInternationalAtomicEnergyAgency.
D.dissuadeNorthKoreafrommountingnuclearweaponscapability.
10.Today'
sproblemiscausedby
A.PresidentClinton'
sfailuretoresolvethedispute.
B.PresidentClinton'
sfailuretohandletroublemakers.
C.NorthKorea'
sdefianceofinternationalorganizations.
D.NorthKorea'
sescalatedproductionofnuclearbombs.
PARTIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION
Inthissectionthereareseveralreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotaloftwentymultiple-choicequestions.Readthepassagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyouranswersheet.
TEXTA
ItisnothingnewthatEnglishuseisontherisearoundtheworld,especiallyinbusinesscircles.ThisalsohappensinFrance,theheadquartersoftheglobalbattleagainstAmericanculturalhegemony.IfFrenchguysaregivingintoEnglish,somethingreallybigmustbegoingon.Andsomethingbigisgoingon.
Partly,it'
sthatAmericanhegemony.DidierBenchimol,CEOofaFrenche-commercesoftwarecompany,feelscompelledtospeakEnglishperfectlybecausetheInternetsoftwarebusinessisdominatedbyAmericans.HeandotherFrenchbusinessmenalsohavetospeakEnglishbecausetheywanttogettheirmessageouttoAmericaninvestors,possessorsoftheworld'
sdeepestpockets.
ThetriumphofEnglishinFranceandelsewhereinEurope,however,mayrestonsomethingmoreenduring.Astheybecomeentwinedwitheachotherpoliticallyandeconomically,Europeansneedawaytotalktooneanotherandtotherestoftheworld.Andforanumberofreasons,they'
vedecideduponEnglishastheircommontongue.
SowhenGermanchemicalandpharmaceuticalcompanyHoechstmergedwithFrenchcompetitorRhone-Poulenclastyear,thecompanieschosethevaguelyLatinateAventisasthenewcompanyname—andsettledonEnglishasthecompany'
scommonlanguage.WhenmonetarypolicymakersfromaroundEuropebeganmeetingattheEuropeanCentralBankinFrankfurtlastyeartosetinterestratesforthenewEuroland,theyheldtheirdeliberationsinEnglish.EventheEuropeanCommission,with11officiallanguagesandatraditionallyFrench-speakingbureaucracy,effectivelyswitchedovertoEnglishasitsworkinglanguagelastyear.
Howdidthishappen?
OneschoolattributesEnglish'
sgreatsuccesstothesheerweightofitsmerit.It'
saGermaniclanguage,broughttoBritainaroundthefifthcenturyA.D.DuringthefourcenturiesofFrench-speakingrulethatfollowedNormanConquestof1066,thelanguagemorphedintosomethingelseentirely.Frenchwordswereaddedwholesale,andmostofthecomplicationsofGermanicgrammarwereshedwhilefewofthecomplicationsofFrenchwereadded.Theresultisalanguagewithahugevocabularyandasimplegrammarthatcanexpressmostthingsmoreefficientlythaneitherofitsparents.What'
smore,Englishhasremainedungovernedandopentochange—foreignwords,coinages,andgrammaticalshifts—inawaythatFrench,ruledbythepuristAcadé
mieFranç
aise,hasnot.
Soit'
saswelllanguage,especiallyforbusiness.ButtheriseofEnglishoverthepastfewcenturiesclearlyowesatleastasmuchtohistoryandeconomicsastothelanguage'
sabilitytoeconomicallyexpresstheconceptwin-win.Whathappenedisthatthecompetition—firstLatin,thenFrench,then,briefly,German—fadedwiththewaningofthepolitical,economic,andmilitaryfortunesof,respectively,theCatholicChurch,France,andGermany.Allalong,Englishwasincreasinginimportance:
BritainwasthebirthplaceoftheIndustrialRevolution,andLondontheworld'
smostimportantfinancialcentre,whichmadeEnglishakeylanguageforbusiness.England'
scoloniesaroundtheworldalsomadeitthelanguagewiththemostglobalreach.AndasthatformercolonytheUSrosetothestatusoftheworld'
spreeminentpolitical,economic,military,andculturalpower,Englishbecametheobvioussecondlanguagetolearn.
Inthe1990smoreandmoreEuropeansfoundthemselvesforcedtouseEnglish.Thelastgenerationofbusinessandgovernmentleaderswhohadn'
tstudiedEnglishinschoolwasleavingthestage.TheEuropeanCommunitywasaddingnewmembersandevolvingfromapaper-shufflingclubintoaseriousregionalgovernmentthatwouldneedasinglecommonlanguageifitwereevertogetanythingdone.Meanwhile,economicbarriersbetweenEuropeannationshavebeendisappearing,meaningthatmoreandmorecompaniesarebeginningtolookatthewholecontinentastheirdomesticmarket.AndthentheInternetcamealong.
TheNethadtwobigimpacts.Onewasthatitwasanexciting,potentiallylucrativenewindustrythathaditsrootsintheUS,soifyouwantedtogetinonit,youhadtospeaksomeEnglish.TheotherwasthatbysurfingtheWeb,EuropeanswhohadpreviouslyencounteredEnglishonlyinschoolandinpopsongswerenowcomingintocontactwithitdaily.
NoneofthismeansEnglishhastakenoverEuropeanlife.AccordingtotheEuropeanUnion,47%ofWesternEuropeans(includingtheBritishandIrish)speakEnglishwellenoughtocarryonaconversation.That'
salotmorethanthosewhocanspeakGerman(32%)orFrench(28%),butitstillmeansmoreEuropeansdon'
tspeakthelanguage.Ifyouwanttosellshampooorcellphones,youhavetodoitinFrenchorGermanorSpanishorGreek.EventheUSandBritishmediacompaniesthatstandtobenefitmostfromthespreadofEnglishhavebeenhedgingtheirbets—CNNbroadcastsinSpanish;
theFinancial