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SectionOne:

ListeningTest

PartA:

SpotDictation

Directions:

Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewith

blanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewordorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.Write

youranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Rememberyouwill

hearthepassageONLYONCE.

NowletusbeginPartAwithSpotDictation.

Playisveryimportantforhumansfrombirthtodeath.Playisnotmeanttobejustforchildren.It

isaformoffreedomandconnectionthatcantapintoyourcreativity,andcanallowyouthe

chancetofindyourinnerchild,andtheinnerchildofothers.

Ihavecollectedthetopfivebenefitsofplayhere.

Playcanstimulateyoutothinkdifferently.Itcangoagainstalltherulesandchangethesameold

boringwayofdoingthings.WaltDisneywasdevotedtoplay,andhiswillingnesstoopposethe

commonwisdomchangedtheworldofentertainment.Thenexttimeyou’restuckinafixedand

boringwayoflife,pulloutaboxofcoloredpencils,modelingclay,glueandscissors,andinvite

yourinnerchildout,andbreakfree.You’llbeamazedthatthewayyou’rethinkingshiftstonew

worldsofdiscovery.

Playingcanbringgreaterjoyintoyourlife.Whatdoyouthinktheworldwouldbelikeifevery

humanspendstimeeachdayinplay?

Ibetjustaskingyouthisquestionhasbroughtasmileto

yourface.

Playcreateslaughter,joy,entertainmentandafeelingofinnerpeace.Startingtoday,trytoget30

minuteseachdaytoengageinsomeformofplay,andwatchyourjoyfactorrise.

Playisknowntoreducestress.Studiesshowthatashumans,playispartofournature.Wehave

theneedtoplaybecauseitisinstinctiveandbasictohumanexistence.Withregularplay,our

problemsolvingandadaptiveabilitieswillbeinmuchbettershapetohandlethiscomplexworld.

Andwe’remuchmorelikelytochoosehealthyanswertochallengingsituationsastheyarise.It

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createslaughterandfreedomthatcaninstantlyreducestress,andaddafeelingofrelaxationto

ourdailyliving.

Playcanstimulatetheimagination,curiosityandcreativity.Researchshowsthatplayisbotha

hands-onandminds-onlearningprocess.Itproducesadeeper,moremeaningfulunderstanding

oftheworldanditspossibilities.Webegingivingmeaningtolifethroughstory-makingand

playingoutvariouspossiblesituations.

PartB:

ListeningComprehension

Directions:

Inthispartofthetesttherewillbesomeshorttalksandconversations.Aftereach

one,youwillbeaskedsomequestions.Thetalks,conversationsandquestionswillbespoken

ONLYONCE.Nowlistencarefullyandchoosetherightanswertoeachquestionyouhaveheard

andwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWER

BOOKLET.

NowLetusbeginPartBwithlisteningcomprehension

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

Woman:

NewstudiesareprovingthatmoreandmoreAmericansarelivingwaybeyondtheir

expectations...intotheireightiesorninetiesandevenintoasecondcentury.

Man:

Soundsveryinteresting.

Woman:

Sothen,wedecidedtogetafirst-handlookintothisincrediblegroupofsenior

citizens...theoldestold...centenarians...individualswhoareover100.Wedecidedto

visitauniquevillagewhose150elderlyresidents（90%ofwhomareover85）live

independentlyinsmallapartments.LastJunewespentalovelysunnyafternoonatCherry

BlossomsVillageinBaltimore,Maryland.Therewemetwiththedirectorofthevillage

andhadtheopportunitytospeakwithafewoftheremarkablecentenarianslivingthere.

Man:

Accordingtorecentstatistics,thenumberofcentenariansisgrowingrapidly.Thereare

estimatedtobemorethan3600centenariansintheUnitedStates,whichisdoublethe

number10yearsago.Ifyouwereborn100yearsagoyouhada1in400chanceof

becomingacentenarian,butifyouwerebornin1980youhada1in87chance.Andby

theyear2080,you’llhavea1in40chance.

Woman:

Yes,IjustreadsomefascinatingnewresearchdonebysomescientistsinGeorgiawho

studied96non-institutionalized,independentcentenarians.Theywantedtodiscover

whattherealsecretsweretobecominganactiveandhealthy100-year-old.Theywere

quitesurprisedbywhattheyfound.Mostpeoplebelievediet,exercise,andgeneticsare

thecommonthreadsamongmostcentenarians.However,theywerenotamongthetraits

thatalloftheseindividualshadincommon.

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Man:

O.K,then.Whatwerethecommonthemes?

Whatdidthescientistsfindout?

Woman:

Well,theyuncoveredfourthemesthatall96oftheircentenarianshadincommon.

Thesewereoptimism,engagementorcommitmenttosomethingtheywereinterested

in,activityormobility,andthestrengthtoadapttoloss.Allfourofthesethemeswere

pervasiveamongthe“oldestold”theystudied.

Man:

IwastoldthattherehavecentenarianslivinginthatBaltimorevillagewhohave

unconventionalhobbiessuchascompetitiveswimming,autoracing,andhorsebackriding.

Isthisthenorm?

Woman:

Well...no,notexactly...notallofthemtakeitquitethisfar,butallofourresidentsdo

somesortofregularphysicalactivity.

Man:

Andwhataboutdiet?

Woman:

Theyfoundthatthecentenarianstheystudiedhadthehighestcalorieintakeand

eatthelargestamountoffat.

Man:

Well,whenspeakingwiththecentenariansinthevillage,whatdotheytellyouaboutdiet

andnutrition?

Imean,dotheyofferadviceaboutgoodeatinghabitsandnutritionthat

mayhelpsomeonelivelonger?

Woman:

Oh,allofthembasicallydosomethingdifferent.Someofthemeatalow-fatand

low-calorie,unprocessedfooddiet.Butotherssuggestthateveryoneeatspicyfood,drink

whisky,andhavealargeportionofsweetporkeveryday.Thenutritionistmustbetotally

baffledastowhysomeofthecentenarianscandefygoodnutritionalrulesandgetaway

withit.

Woman:

EarlieryoumentionedthattheGeorgianresearchersfoundthattheabilitytocopewith

lossisanothercharacteristicthathealthycentenariansshare.

Man:

Yes,exactly!

Ifyoulivetobe100youareboundtolosealot.It’snatural.Mostofour

centenarianshavelostaspouse,children,andsiblings.Manyhavelosttheirpeergroupas

well.Butinspiteofthis,theyareabletoincorporatethatlossinapositivewaysothey

cangoonwiththeirlives.

Woman:

Onefinalquestionaboutthecentenarians…So,ifIwanttolivetobe100…what

wouldtheysuggestIdo?

Man:

Iguessmostofthemwouldsuggestthatyouworkhard,staybusy,andalwaysfind

somethingtolaughabout.

QuestionNo.1:

Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothedialogue?

QuestionNo.2:

WhatdidthescientistsinGeorgiawanttofindout?

QuestionNo.3:

Accordingtotheresearchers,whatwerethefourmainthemesorcharacteristics

thatallofthe96centenarianshaveincommon?

QuestionNo.4:

ScientistsinGeorgiastudiedthecentenarians’diets.Whatdidtheyfind?

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QuestionNo.5:

Thecentenariansoffersuggestionsaboutlivingtobe100.Whichofthe

followingisnotoneoftheirsuggestions?

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingnews.

Africa

Diseasespreadbyglobalwarmingcouldkillanextra185millionpeopleinAfricabythe

middleofthecenturyandturnmillionsmoreintorefugees,unlessrichnationstakeactions

now,areportsaysyesterday.ChristianAidssaysrichdevelopedcountrieshadtoendtheir

dependenceonfossilfuelsandsetasidelargesumsofaidtohelppoornationswriteoutthe

worstimpactofglobalwarming,andswitchtoenergysourceslikewind,solar,andwaves.Most

scientistsagreethatglobalwarmingisaresultofburningfossilfuelsfortransportandpower,

andnewcalculationsuggeststhathavingrisenby1.7degreesinthe20thcentury,global

temperaturescouldsurge3degreesby2050.

Seoul

SouthKoreawillindictthechairmanoftheHyundaiMotorGrouptodayoveracash-for-favor

scandal,aspokesmanfortheSupremeProsecutor’sOfficesaidyesterday.Analystsare

concernedthattheprobecouldcreatealeadershipvacuumatthecountry’stopcar-maker,and

derailitsambitionstobecomethefifthbiggestcompanyintheworld’sautoindustryby2010,

sinceChungMong-koo,thechairman,issaidtotakeastrongroleintheday-to-daymanagement

ofthegroup.ThechairmanwasarrestedonApril28thoverallegationsofmisusingcompany

fundslinkedtoabriberyscandal,involvingsuspectedslushfundsusedtooffercashfor

politicalfavorsviaalobbyist.

Jakarta

Indonesiaraisesalertstatustothehighestlevel,thousandslivingnearbymovedtosheltersin

safeareas.GreyashcoveredcropfieldsandhundredsofrooftopsintheareaofKetap,ten

kilometersfromthebaseofthemountain,andmanyhousesappeardesertedafterresidents

evacuated.Noteveryonewasgone.Somepeoplecleanedashofftheirhouses,andothersopened

shops.Commercialmini-busescontinuetorun.Themountainhasexplodedalready,theheadof

thevolcanoresearchcenterintheregioncautioned,however,thatMerapi’seruptionprocess

couldbegradual,ratherthanasuddenburst,andthatthemassiveeruptionhadyettocome.

Hewasreluctanttoforecastwhetherthesituationwouldgetworse.Thehotcloudsstretchedfor

4kilometers,whileasacomparisonduringtheeruptionin1994,theyreached6kilometers

beforeadeadlyrainofmaterialsstartedfalling.

London

BritainisconsideringintroducingcompulsorylessonsoncoreBritishvaluesforchildrenin

responsetolastJuly’ssuicidebombattacksonLondon,thegovernmentsaysyesterday.

EducationMinisterBillRammellsaidasix-month-reviewwouldexaminewhetherall11to16

yearoldss