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Markisthebestcandidateforchairmanofthestudent’sunion,isn’the?
well,thatguywon’tbeabletowintheelectionunlesshegotthemajorityvotefromwomenstudents,andIamnotsureaboutit?
whatdoesthemanmean?
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sorrytohavekeptyouwaiting,Madam,I’velocatedyourluggage,itwasleftbehindinParisandwon’tarriveuntillaterthisevening
oh,Ican’tbelievethis,haveitbeentodeliveredtomyhotelthen,Iguess
whathappenedtothewoman’sluggage?
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W:
Idon’tthinkwehaveenoughinformationforourpresentation.Butwehavetogiveittomorrow.Thatdoesn’tseemtobemuchwecandoaboutit.
M:
Yeah,atthispoint,we’llhavetomakedowithwhatwe’vegot.
whatdoesthemansuggesttheydo?
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I’mtakingthisgreatcoursepsychologyoflanguage.It’sreallyinteresting.Sinceyou’repsychologymajor,youshouldsignupforit.
Actually,Itriedtodothat.ButtheytoldmeIhavetotakelanguagestudiesfirst.
Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
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CanyoubelievethewayLarrywastalkingtohisroommate?
Nowondertheydon’tgetalong.
Well,maybeLarrywasjustreactingtosomethinghisroommatesaid.Therearetwosidestoeverystoryyouknow.
WhatdoesthemanimplyaboutLarryandhisroommate?
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Wedon’thavetheresourcestostopthosepeoplefrombuyingusout.Unlessamiraclehappens,thismaybetheendofus.
Istillhavehopewecangethelpfromthebank.Afterall,wedon’tneedthatmuchmoney.
Whatdowelearnaboutthespeakersfromtheconversation?
ConversationOne
Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
YouknowI'
veoftenwonderedwhypeoplelaughatthepictureofabigbellybusinessmanslippingonabananaskinandfallingonhisbottom.Wearetofeelsorryforthem.
Actually,Laura,Ithinkwelaughbecausewearegladitdidn'
thappentous.Butofcoursethereisalsoakindofhumoroussatisfactioninseeingsomebodyself-importantmakingafoolofthemselves.
Yes,andtherearealotofjokesaboutpeoplewhoaretoofatorphysicallyhandicapped,youknow,deaf,orshort-sightedthingslikethat.Afterall,it'
snotreallyfunnytobelikethat.
Oh,Ithinkthat'
sbecausewe'
reembarrassed.Wedon'
tknowhowtocopewiththesituation.Perhapsweareevenabitfrightenedwemaygetlikethat,sowelaugh.
Whataboutthecustardpieroutine?
Whatdoyoumean'
custardpieroutine'
?
Youknow,allthoseoldfilmswheresomeonegetssooutragedwithhisboss,Hepicksupacustardpieandplastersitallovertheotherperson'
sface.
Thatnevermakesmelaughmuch,becauseyoucanguesswhat'
sgoingtohappen.Butalotofpeoplestillfinditlaughable.Itmustbecauseofthesortofthethingwe'
dalllovetodoonceinawhileandneverquiethavethecourageto.
Ihadanoldauntwhousedtothrowcupsofteaatpeoplewhenshewasparticularlyirritated.Shesaiditrelievedherfeelings.
Itmusthavecomeabitexpensive.
Notreally.Shetookcarenevertothrowherbestchina.
19.Whydoesthemansaywelaughedwhenweseesomeself-importantpeoplemakingfoolofthemselves?
20.Whydosomepeoplejokeaboutthosewhoarefatorhandicappedaccordingtotheman?
21.Whydomanypeoplefinditfunnytoseesomeonethrowingacustardpieontheirboss'
sface?
22.Whydothemansayshewoulddropcupsofteaatpeopleoccasionally?
ConversationTwo
YournameSanjayKumaristhatcorrect?
M:
Yes,madam.
YouclaimyouaretravelingonascholarshipfromDelhiUniversity.
That'
sright.
Nowitseemsthatahandgunwasfoundinyourluggage.Doyouadmitthat?
Yes,but…
Accordingtothestatementyoumade,youhadneverseenthehandgunbeforeitwasfoundinyourbag.Doyoustillmaintainthat?
Butit'
strue.Iswearit.
Mmm,youdorealizeMr.KumarthattobringahandgunintoHongKongwithoutproperauthorizationisaseriousoffense.
ButIdidn'
tbringit.I…ImeanIdidn'
tknowanythingaboutit.Itwasn'
ttherewhenIleftDelhi.Mybagsweresearched.Itwaspartoftheairportsecuritycheck.
Maybeso,butsomeonemanagedtogetthathandgunontotheaircraftoritcouldn'
thavebeenthere.
Someonebutnotme.
Tellme,wherewasyourpersonalbagduringtheflight?
Ihaditdownbymyfeetbetweenmeandthemaninthenextseat.
HewastheonlypersonwhocouldhaveopenedmybagwhileIwasasleep.Itmusthavebeenhim.
Isee.Haveyouanyideawhothismanwas?
Hetoldmehisname,AlfredFoster.Hewasveryfriendly,afterIwokeupthatis.Hehadn'
tspokenbefore.
AlfredFoster,wecancheckthatonthepassengerlist.
Hesaidhehadacarcomingtomeethim.Heofferedmealift.
Oh,Whyshouldhedothat?
Sohecangethishandgunback,that'
swhy.Pleasefindhim,Madam.
Questions23-25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard
23.WhatisSanjayKumarsuspectedof?
24.WhatdoweknowaboutAlfredFoster?
25.WhatdoesSanjayKumaraskthewomantodofinally?
SectionB
PassageOne
Everyoneislookingforagoodinvestmentthesedays.Andwithstocks,currenciesandcompaniesallcrashing,somearefindingthattakingthetripofalifetimeisactuallyasmartmoverightnow.Pricesaregood,crowdsarefewerandthedividendslikeexpandedworldview,lifelongmemories,thesatisfactionofboostingtheglobaleconomy—can'
tbeeasilysnatchedaway.SylviaandPaulCusterson,aretiredcouplefromCambridge,England,recentlytooka16-dayvacationtoNamibia,wheretheywentonbird-watchingexcursions.Laterthisyear,theyareplanningatriptoPatagonia."
We'
reusingourcapitalnow,"
saysSylvia,"
Andwhynot?
We'
renotgettinganyinterestinthebank.Ifit'
saplacewereallywanttogo,thenwewillgo.Wemayaswelltravelwhilewe'
refitandhealthy."
Sometravelagentsarethrivinginspiteoftheeconomy."
vehadmorepeoplebookinginthefirstquarterofthisyearthanlast,"
saysHubertMoineau,founderofTselanaTravel,whichisplanningtointroduceanewprogramoflongeradventuretrips,includingpolarexpeditionsandcruisesintheGalá
pagos."
rehearingthingslike,'
Wedon'
tknowwhatthesituationwillbeinsixmonthssolet'
stravelnow'
"
AshleyToft,managingdirectoroftheU.K.touroperatorExplorehasbeensurprisedtoseeanincreaseinlast-minutebookingsofhigh-pricedtripstosuchplacesasIndia,BhutanandNepal."
Itseemspeoplewouldrathergiveupsomethingelsethanthebigtrip,"
hesays.Travelhasbecomeanecessity.It'
sjusthowwetravelthatischanging.
Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
26.Accordingtothespeaker,whyaresomepeoplewillingtospendtheirmoneyontravelthesedays?
27.WhatisTselanaTravelplanningtodo,accordingtoitsfounder?
28.AccordingtoAshleyToft,managingdirectorofExplore,whatischangingnowwithregardtotravels?
PassageTwo
Somehowtheoldmaleandfemalestereotypesnolongerfit.Menandwomeninthiscountryhaven’tbeenfulfillingtheirtraditionalrolesforsometimenow.Andthereseemtobefewerandfewerdifferencesbetweenthesexes.Forinstance,eventhoughmorewomenthanmenarestillhomemakerswithoutpayingjobs,womenhavebeentakingovermoreresponsibilityinthebusinessworld,earninghighersalariesthaneverbeforeandenteringfieldsofworkthatusedtobeexclusivelymaleareas.Atofficemeetingsandingroupdiscussions,theymightspeakupmoreoften,expressstrongopinionsandcomeupwithmorecreativeandpracticalideasthantheirmalecolleagues.Severaldaysago,my23-year-olddaughtercametomewithsomeimportantnews.Notonlyhadshefoundthehighestpayingjobofhercareer,butshe’dalsoacceptedadatewiththemostcharmingmenshe’devermet.
“Really?
”,Iresponded,”tellmeaboutthem.”
“Receptionistinanattorney’sofficeandawelderataconstructionsite.”Sheansweredinamatter-of-factway.Theinterestingthingismydaughter’sdateisthereceptionistandmydaughteristhewelder.Theoldstereotypesofmen’sandwomen’sworkhavebeenchangingmorequicklythaneverbefore,exceptperhapsinmyownmarriage.
“Who'
sgoingtomowthelawn?
”Iaskedmyhusbandthismorning.
“Oh,Iwill,”heansweredpolitely.”That'
smen'
swork.”
“What?
”Irritated,Iraisedmyvoice.“That'
saridiculousstereotype.I'
llshowyouwhocandothebestjobonthelawn.”
Theworktook3hoursandIdiditallmyself.
Questions29to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
29.Whatisthespeakermainlytalkingabout?
30.Whatmightwomendoatofficemeetingsnowadaysaccordingtothespeaker?
31.Whydidthespeakermowthelawnherselfthatmorning?
PassageThree
FlorenceHayesisajournalistfortheGreenVilleJournal,thedailynewspaperintown.SpecificallyshecoverscrimeintheGreenVillearea.Thisresponsibilitytakeshertomanydifferentplaceseveryweek——thepolicestation,thecourtandthehospital.Mostofthecrimesthatshewritesaboutfallintotwogroups:
violentcrimesandcri