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oftheblankswiththewordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Rememberyouwillhear.thepassageONLYONCE.
Um...ifIcouldjusttakethisopportunitytobrieflysummarizethecompany'
sattitudetothequestionofprovidinginformationforouremployees.Weller...weknowthat________
（1）wouldlikemoreopportunitytoletthecompanyknowhowtheyfeelonthings___________
（2）.Andcertainlyfromthesurveysthatwe'
vedone,theyseemtoemphasizethevalueof_________（3）...er...especiallyatatimeofchangeanduncertainty__________（4）andintheoutsideworld.Anyway,actionhasbeen___________（5）toincreaseface-to-facecommunication____________（6）andtoimprovetheflowofupwardcommunication.
Um...youalsoknowhowmuchwe____________（7）andsowecontinuetoprovidetrainingfacilitiestoenableemployeeswhoareelectedtoconsultativecommittees____________（8）intheirnewrole.
Now,whenitcomestoinformingtheworkforce.Um...well,employees,webelieve,havearightto（9）aboutthecompany,whetherornottheinformationmakesthem___________（10）.
And“...um...andInformationProgramme”makesthispossible.Well,letmejust___________（11）.Er...supervisors,forinstance,mayneedinformingabout______________（12）beforetheygointoproduction.
Andsupervisorsshouldalsobegiven_____________（13）andmarketingobjectives,andaboutitsperformancerelatedto____________（14）.Atthesametime,ofcourse,wearenaturallyawareoftheproblemsofgivingtoomuchinformationon____________（15）.Well,er...thecompetitionmaygetto_____________（16）toosoon!
But...um...butintheendweshouldn'
t___________（17）thatevenifthemanagementdoesnot____________（18）,thattheyandeventheworkersthemselveswillknowagreatdealabout_____________（19）,even,youknow,eveniftheyhaven'
tbeen______________（20）.
PartB:
ListeningComprehension
Inthispartofthetesttherewillbesomeshorttalksandconversations.Aftereachone,youwillbeaskedsomequestions.Thetalks,conversationsandquestionswillbespokenonlyonce.NowlistencarefullyandchoosetherightanswertoeachquestionyouhaveheardandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingconversation.
1.A.Faultygoods.
B.Latedeliveries.
C.Inadequateafter-staffing.
D.Over-pricing.
2.A.Aunionstrike.
B.Inconvenienttransportation.
C.Under-staffing.
D.Excessivedemand.
3.A.Toycars.
B.Cassetterecorders.
C.Radiosets.
D.Sportsbicycles.
4.A.Havinganewfactoryequipped.
B.Expandingthepresentfactory.
C.Makingextraworkersredundant.
D.Adoptingnewtechnology.
5.A.Thebuyerswerenotinformedabouttheproblem.
B.Thecompanycan'
tsolvetheproblembygettingextraworkers.
C.Thecompanyisofferinga10%discountonallfutureorders.
D.ThediscountwillmeanabiggerprofitforMr.Olsen'
sretailers.
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingnews.
6.A.Theinflationratehasbeenrisinginthepastfewmonths.
B.TheinflationrateisexpectedtodropinMay.
C.Theinflationratefellto8.0%inApril.
D.Theinflationratecouldriseto8.7%inthenextfewmonths.
7.A.3.9%.
B.4.2%.
C.4.3%.
D.4.5%.
8.A.FewerthanFive.
B.Aroundfifty.
C.Atleast100.
D.Over1,000.
9.A.Topreventpossiblelooting.
B.Tohelptherescuework.
C.Tolookforanythingtosalvage.
D.Torestrictelectricitysupply.
10.A.Takingbribes.
B.Offeringbribes.
C.Providingsecretdocuments.
D.Resigningfromhispost.
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowinginterview.
11.A.Lackofaclearmarketingstrategy.
B.Failuretomaintainqualitycontrol.
C.Lossofmarketshareduetoover-pricing.
D.Nonewproductsbeingpushedontothemarket.
12.A.Aimingsolelyatthemiddlerangeofthemarket.
B.Competingwithcheapforeignimports.
C.Concentratingonlower-pricedgoods.
D.SellingproductstotheJapanese.
13.A.Topromotesales.
B.Toincreaseproduction.
C.Tosaveonmaterials.
D.Toimprovequality.
14.A.Abouttwoyearsago.
B.Threeyearsafterhefinishedcollege.
C.Lastyear.
D.Sixmonthsago.
15.A.Heavylosseswillbeslightlyreduced.
B.Sharepriceswillrisesharply.
C.Adividendwillbepaidtoshareholders.
D.Incomefromsaleswillequalcosts.
Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingtalk.
16.A.PeopleindifferentpartsofNorthAmericaspeakEnglishdifferently.
B.CanadiansandAmericansaremutuallyintelligibledespitedifferencesinspokenEnglish.
C.OfallthreetypesofdifferencesinspokenEnglish,differencesinaccentarethemostobvious.
D.WrittenEnglishisthesameeverywhereinNorthAmerica.
17.A.Bostonians.
B.NewYorkers.
C.TheBritish.
D.Canadians.
18.A.Thereislessvariationinvocabularythaningrammar.
B.Differencesingrammararemoreobviousthatthoseinpronunciation.
C.Peoplearemoreconcernedwithspokengrammarthanwithwrittengrammar.
D.Somevariationinspokengrammarismoreacceptableincertainareas.
19.A.Economicclass.
B.Socialclass.
C.Geography.
D.History.
20.A.WrittenEnglish.
B.EducatedEnglish.
C.Englishspokenbythesocialelite.
D.EnglishadoptedbytheGovernment.
SECTION2:
LISTENINGTEST（30minutes）
Inthissectionyouwillreadseveralpassages.Eachoneisfollowedbyseveralquestionsaboutit.YouaretochooseONEbestanswer,（A）,（B）,（C）or（D）,toeachquestion.AnswerallthequestionsfollowingeachpassageonthebasisofwhatisstatedorimpliedinthatpassageandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.
Questions1～5
ThehorrorstoryclosesttoAlfredHitchcock'
sheartwasnevertold.AHollywoodstudiobrutallykilledoffthefilmthedirectorhadnurturedforyearsbecauseitfearedhewasbecomingtoocontroversial.
Hitchcockplannedthefilm,ProvisionallyentitledKaleidoscope,asthemostprovocativeanddaringinhisglitteringcareer.Ifmade,itwouldhavefeaturedastyle,contentandlevelofviolencenotattemptedbeforeinmainstreamcinema.
ItfollowedsuccesseswithfilmssuchasNorthbyNorthwest,madein1959,whichstarredCaryGrantinaprototype007role,andPsycho,madethefollowingyear,whichbecamefamousforitsspinechillingshowermurder.Nownotesandotherdocumentsleft“bythemasterofsuspense”haveshownthatHitchcockwasnotcontenttorestonthereputationearnedbysuchclassicsandwasplanningtoreinventhimselfattheageof68.
Kaleidoscopewouldhavefeaturedahandsomepsychopathandhisfemalepursuer.Theplotwasbasedonthetrue-lifestoryofNevilleHeath,asadistic28-year-oldRAFofficerhangedin1946forthesexualassaultandsavagemurderoftwoyoungwomen.
Filmexpertswhohaveseenthedetailednotesandpreliminaryfootagesaytheyshow“Hitch”wasthinkingofideasthatwereyearsaheadoftheirtime,andanticipatingtheapproachofmoviesmadeinthelate1960sand1970ssuchasEasyRiderandMeanStreets.
FourreelsoffilmwereshotinafeasibilitystudybutthentheentireprojectwasscupperedbyexecutivesasUniversalStudioswhosaiditwastoodrasticachangeindirection.
Thereels,alongwithHitchcock'
swrittendescriptionsofthefilm,werefoundbyDanAuiler,afilmhistorianwhowassiftingthroughthehugecollectionofpapersthatHitchcock'
sdaughterPatriciadonatedtotheAcademyofMotionPictureArtsandSciencesinLosAngles.“IfKaleidoscopehadbeenreleaseditcouldhavebeen
oneofHitch'
sgreatest
movies,”Hesaid.
ThepreliminaryreelswereshotinNewYorkin1967.Afterediting,therewasabout10minutesofscreentime.Thefirstsceneshowsanudemodelinherapartmentandthesecond,inanartist'
sstudio,showstheyoungkillermeetingthemodel.Inabreakwithtradition,Hitchcock,whoturnedCaryGrantandGraceKellyintoscreenheartthrobs,proposedusingunknownactors.
Auilerhasincludedadescriptionofthefilm—andHitchcock'
shopesforitsimpactonhiscareer—inhisnewbook,Hitchcock'
sSecretDiaries.Thefilmdirectordiedin1980attheageof80.
“HitchcockwasenormouslyimpressedbythenewwaveofEuropeanfilm-makersandwantedtoreinventtheHitchcockfilmatanagewhenmostpeoplearecontenttoenjoyaquietretirement,”saidAuiler.“HeneverquiteforgaveUniversalandwhenhewasfilmingtheSeventiesfilmFrenzyheshotitentirelyinLondontolessenthestudio'
scontrol.”
ThediscoveriesarelikelytogeneratemoreinterestinHitchcockateventsplannedtocelebratehisbirthinLondonahundr
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