Unit.1

PartA

1.M..Ican'tfindmygolfclubsintheclosetandthefellowsarewaitingformeinthecar.

W:Lookinthebasement.AfterIcleanedouttheclosetyesterday,Iputeverythingdownthere.

Q:Wherewillthemanfindhisgolfclubs?(A)

2.W-Richardworksashardashisroommate.

M:That’snotsayingverymuch.

Q:Whatconclusioncanbedrawnfromtheman'sstatement?(D)

3.M:Ihopethatthebankwillbeopen.

W:Thesignsays:9:00amto5:00pmweekdays,9:00amto12:00noonSaturdays,closedSundays.

Q:WhenwillthebankbeopenonSaturday?(D)

4.W:IfIwereyou,I'dbemorecarefulaboutlockingtheback,dooratnight.

M:Don'tworry.Noonewillbreakin.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanthinkwillhappen?(B)

5.W:ThestoremanagersaidIcouldputanoticeforourmeetingonthisbulletinboard.

M:Idon’tthinkit’lleverbeseeninhereI

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?(A)

6.M:It’sreallysteamytoday.Thetemperaturemustbeoverninety.

W:Yes,Iknow.There'salotofmoistureintheair.

Q.Whatdoesthewomansay?(D)

7.W:Howdidyourinterviewgo?

M:Icouldn'tfeelbetteraboutit!Thequestionswereveryfair,andIseemedtofindananswerforallofthem.

Q:Whatistheman’sattitudeabouttheinterview?(C)

8.W:Whatdidyoudoafteryoulostyourpassport?

M:Iwenttoseetheforeignstudentadvisor,andhereportedittothePassportOfficeinWashington.

Q:Whatdidthemandoafterhelosthispassport?(A)

9.M:TheratesinthishotelseemtogethighereverytimeIstayhere.

W:Yes.It'stoobadthequalityoftheservicedoesn'tkeeppace.

Q:Whatdidthewomanprobablymeanbyherremark?(B)

10.W:IwasamazedwhenIheardWilliamplaythepiano.FromthewayhetalksIthoughthewasjuststartinghislessons.

M:Oh,that'sthewayhealwaystalks.

Q.WhatdowelearnaboutWilliamfromthisconversation?(B)

PartB

PassageI

Questions11to13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Londonisaculturalcenterandthusoneoftheworld'smajorcentersfortheater,operaanddance.Buttherearemanyimportantcompaniesoutsidethecapital,suchastheWelshNationalOpera.Andthesecompaniesarecalledprovincialcompanies.MusicofallkindsisverypopularthroughoutBritain.Itistaughtinschoolsandthereare200professionalartsfestivalseachyear.Ourcinemaandtelevisionfilmsareexportedallovertheworld.And"Ploughman'sLunch",anewexcitingBritishfilm,wasshownatCannethisyearandwonaprize.Wenowhaveover1,000galleriesandmuseums,manyofwhicharefree.

11.WhereisthecenteroftheBritisharts?(B)

i2.How-manyprofessionalartsfestivalsdowehaveinBritaineachyear?(A)

13.HowmanygalleriesandmuseumsdowehaveinBritain?(D)

PassageII

Questions14to16arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Fredtelephonedhiswife,"I'vemanagedtogetfreeticketsforthetheatretonight.Meetmeoutsidemyoffice.We'llhavesomethingtoeatandthengoontothetheatre."

Fred'swifewasdelighted.Itwasquiteawhilesincetheyhadbeentothetheatre,whichshelikedverymuch.Shemetherhusbandastheyhadarranged.Theyhaddinnerandgottothetheatreingoodtime.

AttheentranceFredtookouthiswallettogetthetickets.'tit'sverystrange,"hesaid."theyaren'there!""Tryyourpockets."suggestedhiswife.Buttheticketsweren'tthereeither.

ThenFredlookedveryembarrassed."What'sthematter?"askedhiswife.'Well,"Fredexplained."IrememberwhatIdidwiththetickets.Iputtheminmybriefcase.ButbecauseIwasn'tcominghome,Ileftitintheoffice!"

14.Wherewasthewifesupposedtomeetherhusband?(A)

15.Howdidthewifefeelwhenshegotherhusband'sinvitation?(A)

16.Howdidthehusbandfeelwhenhecouldnotfindthetickets?(B)

PassageII

Questions17to20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

W:Whendidyoubecomeinterestedincollectingstamps?

M:Oh,whenIwasabouttenyearsold.It'sanexcitinghobby.Youknow,thefirstpostagestampswereissuedinBritainin1840.

W:Really?Ididn'tknowthat.Ididknowthatthechargeformaildeliverypriortopostagestampswaspaideitherbythesenderorbythereceiveroftheletter.Howmuchwastheusualcharge?

M:Oh,abouttencentsforashortdistance.Butpostofficeswerelosingmoneywiththatsystem.RowlandHill,anEnglishman,suggestedusingpostagestamps.Here'sapictureofthefirsttwostampsissued.

W:TheybothbearapictureofQueenVictoria.

M:Yes,IwishIhadtheoriginals.Iwouldbeawealthymaninsteadofapoorstampcollector.

17.Whatpicturedidthefirstpostagetheappearanceofpostagestampsbear?(D)

18.Whenwerethefirstpostagestampsissued?(A)

19.Whopaidformaildeliverybeforetheappearanceofpostagestamps?(C)

20.Howmuchwasthechargefordeliveringaletteronlyashortdistance?(B)

Q:Whatdowelearnfromthisconversation?(A)

6.M.CouldyoupleaseexplaintheassignmentforMonday,MissSmith?

W:Certainly,readthenextchapterinyourtextbookandcometoclasspreparedtodiscusswhatyou'veread.

Q:Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?(0

7.M:Doyouthinkyourgrandfatherheardourplansforthesurpriseparty?

W:No.he'spartiallydeaf.

Q:Whydoesthewomanthinkthegrandfatherdoesn'tknowabouttheparty?(B)

8.W:LouisespeaksEnglishasifshewereanAmerican.

'M:HerfamilylivedintheUnitedStatesuntilLouisewas12yearsold.ShehasneverforgottenherEnglish.

Q:WhycanLouisespeakEnglishwell?(D)

9.W:YourlibrarybooksaredueonDecemberthirteenth.Ifyouhaven'tfinishedusingthembythen,youmayrenewthemonce.

M:Thankyouverymuch.Ionlyneedthemforafewdays.

Q:Whenmustthemanreturnhisbookstothelibrary?(D)

10,M:Operator,we'vebeencutoff.Wouldyoupleasehelpmegetmypartyagain?

W:I'lltrytoconnectyouagainwiththatareacode.

Q:Whatistheman'sproblem?(D)

PartB

PassageI

Questions11to13arebasedonthefollowingconversation:

M:Doyouhaveyourtelevisionrepaired?

W:Yes,butnotbytheplaceyourecommended.

M:Whynot?Therepairmenareverygoodandthechargesaresoreasonable.

W:Thatmaybe,butIcouldn'tfindit.

M:Butyoucouldn’tmissit.Itoldyouthefirstrightaftertherailroadbridge.

W:Itookthat.Iwenttotheendoftheroad.Thereisnosuchplace.

M:Waitaminute.Perhapsitisthesecondright.Yes,Ithinkitis.

W:Ishouldhaveknown.Wheneversomeonesays"Youcan'tmissit",youcanbesurethatyouwon'tfindit.

11.Whathappenedtothewoman'stelevisionset?(A)

12.Whycouldn'tthewomanfindtherepairshop?(C)

13.Whydidthemanrecommendthesetelevisionrepairmen?(B)

PassageI

Questions14to16arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Jackwasyoung,rich,andfondofgirls.Hehardlyeverdidanywork,andspentmostofhistimeenjoyinghimself.

Onesummerheboughtabigmotor-boat.Assoonasitwasreadytogotosea,hetelephonedtooneofthegirlshehadmetsomewhere,andinvitedherforatripinhisnewmotor-boat.Itwasthebeginningofmanysuccessfulinvitationsofthiskind.

ThewayJackusedtoinviteagirlforatripinhisboatwaslikethis.Hewouldbeginbysaying,"Hullo,Laura(orwhateverthegirl'snamewas),Ihavejustboughtabeautifulnewmotor-boat,andIwouldliketotakeyououtforatripinit."

Thegirl'sanswerwasusuallycautious,becauseeverybodyinthatpartofthecountryknewJack'sreputationwithgirls.Shewouldsaysomethinglikethis:"Oh,really?.That'snice.Whatnamehaveyougiventotheboat?"

Jackwouldthenanswer,"Well,Laura,Ihavenameditafteryou."

Ofcourse,thegirlwouldfeelveryproudthatJackhadchosenhernamefortheboatoutofthenamesofallhismanygirl-friends,andshewouldthinkthatJackmustreallyloveher.Shewouldthereforebequitewillingtoaccepthisinvitationtogoforatripinhismotor-boat.

ItwouldnotbeuntilshegotdowntotheharborandactuallysawtheboatthatshewouldunderstandhowcleverlyJackhadtrickedher.Becausethereinneatgoldlettersontheboatshewouldseeitsname--"AfterYou."

14.What'sthenameofthenewmotor-boat?(B)

15.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?(C)

16.Whenwouldthegirlfeelveryproud?(C)

PassageII

Questions17to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Intheearly1800'sanewkindofpowerchangedtransportationandtradealongtheMississippiRiver.Thispowerwassteam.Peoplealreadyknewhowtousesteamenginestorunmachines.Somepeoplewantedtomoveboatsinthesameway.ThefirststeamboattotravelontheMississippiwasthe"NewOrleans."Itmadeitsfirsttripin1811.Itwasagreatsuccess,andby1819therewere191steamboatstravelingontheriver.

Inthepastthefarmerswhoseproductswenttootherpartsofthecountryusedthesteamboats.Themanufacturerswhosetradedependedoncheapandeasytransportationusedthesteamboats,too.Todaymanytouristscometotravelonsteamboats.

17.Whatwasthenewkindofpowerintheearly1800's?(C)

18.Onwhatriverdidthesteamboat'NewOrleans"travel?(B)

19.Today,whousesteamboats?(C)

20.Howmanysteamboatsweretravelingontheriverby1819?(D)

PartCSpotDictation

WaterisanimportantpartofEarth.Infact,wateristhereasonhumanbeings(21)canliveonthisplanet.Wateriseverywhere.(22)Itisintheatmosphere,theairthatpeoplebreathe.Itisinthesoiland(23)thegroundthatgrowsfood.Waterisindeepundergroundreservoirs,(24)innaturalwaterstorage.Inarealsense,(25)waterkeepsEarthalive.

Naturehas(26)aperfectsystemforrecyclingwater.Waterisusedagainandagain.Itfallsasrain.Thenit(27)goestooneofthethreeplaces.Itmightseepslowlythroughthesoil(28)asitsoaksthroughintothenaturalreservoirsunderground.It(29)mightdisappearintotheairbyevaporatingquickly.Itmight(30)runoffintostreams,torivers,andthentotheoceans.

Unit4

PartA

1.M.Ihopetogetajobduringsummervacationandearnsomemoney.HOWaboutyou?

W.I'mgoingtotakeacorrespondencecoursesoIcangraduatesooner.

Q:Whatarethemanandwomandiscussing?(B)

2.W:George,there'saphonecallforyou.

M:Forme?Whowouldbecallingmeatwork?

Q-Whatcanbeinferredfromtheman'squestion?(C)

3.M.Wherehaveyoubeenallthistime?Thetrainisabouttoleave.

W:I'msorryI'mlate,butIwaswaitingforyouattheinformationdeskupstairs.It'sluckyIthoughttofindyouhereontheplatform.

Q:Wheredidthewomanthinktheyweresupposedtomeet?(A)

4.M:What?NoonecouldfinishDJBorden’sassignmentsosoon!

W:ButIdid!

Q:Whathasthewomandone?(A)

5.W:Excuseme,wherewouldIfindthedictionaries?

M:Theregular-pricedonesarehere,andwehavesomeon

saleoverthereonthattable.

Q:Wheredoesthisconversationprobablytakeplace?(A)

6.W:IfIleaveforEuropeintwoweekslikeI'vebeenplanning,I'dbettergetmypassportpicturetakensoon.Isthereaphotographernearby?

M:There'sonejustoffcampus,buthe'sexpensive.Ithinkthere'sacheaperonenearthedowntownbank,butIcouldbemistaken.Whydon’tyoucheckaround?

Q:Wheredoesthisconversationprobablytakeplace?(B)

7.M:Whattimed9youusuallyhavebreakfast?

W.Around7:00,butlatelyI'vebeenhavingtroublegettingupinthemorning,soI'vebeeneatingbreakfastat8:00,9:00,evenaslateas10:00.

Q:Whattimedoessheusuallyhavebreakfast?(C)

8.M:Thatwassuchaninterestingmovie!IhopeyouenjoyeditasmuchasIdid,

W:ImustadmitthatIdozedoftafterthefirstthirtyminutes.

Q:Howdidthewomanintheconversationfeelaboutthemovie?(B)

9.W:HowfardoyoulivefromtheColumbiaUniversity,Mr.Smith?

M:Ittakesabout15minutestodrivefrommyhousetotheUniversity.Butduringrushhours,itwilltake5minutesmore.

Q..Howmuchtimedoesittake,ifMr.Smithdrivesfromtheuniversitytohishomeduringtherushhours?(D)

I0.M:Canyoulookupthewordforme?InevercouldgetthealphabetstraightandittakesmehourstofindthewordI'mlookingfor.

W:Sure,I'llbegladto,butdon'tyoufeelsillyaskingmetodoitforyou?

Q:Whatdoesthemanwantthewomantodoforhim?(B)

PartB

PassageI

Questions11to1:3arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

BlackpeoplewerefirstbroughttoAmericafromAfricaasslaves.Theyweredeclaredfreein1863,butslaverywasnotfinallydoneawaywithuntilaftertheAmericanCivilwar.Nowtheirdescendantsmakeupnearly12percentofthepopulation.TheyoncelivedmainlyintheagriculturalSouth,butnowarescatteredthroughoutthenation.Inthemid-westerncityofChicago,forexample,therearealmosttwomillionblackresidents--morethanthreetimesasmanyasin1940.NewYorkStatehasthelargestblackpopulation--2,402,000,anincreaseofclosetoonemillionin20years.

11.Whatwasthespeakertalkingabout?(C)

12.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiscorrect?(B)

13.WhatwastheblackpopulationinChicagoin19407(D)

PassageII

Questions14to16arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Arecord-breakingwinterstormburiedthecentralandsouthernRockiesin2

feetofnewsnowtoday,causingmanybackcountryproblems,butexcitedski-resortownerswerehopingtodevelopholidaybusiness.

TheNationalWeatherServicesaidthestormonThursdaydumpedmorehan10inchesofsnowonFortCollins,Colorado,settinganall-timerecordfor24-hourperiodintheFrontRangecity.

Accumulationsofmorethan2feetwerereportedinsouthwesternColorado,heretheslow-movingstormhadbeencenteredsinceWednesday.

"There'sawholebunchofsnowoutthereandit'sstillcomingdownsteadily,"saidareporter."Isuspectlotsofpeopleweresnowbound."

Mostoftherestofthenationenjoyedunseasonablymildweather.SomereezingdrizzlefellinIowa,anddensefogsettledinduringthenightfromwesternNorthDakotaandacrossmuchofMinnesota.

14.Whowasveryhappyaboutthesnowstorm?(D)

15.Howmuchsnowfellinthecentralpart?(B)

16.WhatkindofweatherdidmostoftherestoftheUnitedStateshave?(C)

PassageIII

Questions17to20arebasedonthefollowingconversation:

M:There'salotoftrafficonMarketStreet.Isthistheshoppingdistrict?

W:Yes,itis.herearealotofstores,officebuildings,andtheatersnearhere.

M..Whatisthelargestbuildingontheleft?

W:That'sKahn'sdepartmentstore.Theysellclothing,furniture,food--almost

everything.

M:Doyoubuyeverythinginthesamestore?That'sveryhandy,isn'tit?Itsavesalotoftime.Ineedsomeclothes.

W.There'samen'sclothingstorenexttothebankbuildingontheright.TherearealsosomegoodstoresonPowellStreet.

M-That'sabeautifultheateronthecorner.Whatdoallthesignsinfrontofitmean?

W.There'sanewplaytheretonight.HenryFondaisplayingin"MisterRoberts".ThebuildingnexttothetheateristheFairviewHotel.

M:Isthatthepostofficeacrossthestreet?

W:No,that'stheCityHall.ThepostofficeisonMissionStreet.It'sbetweenthebusstationandtheRichmondHotel:

M-Isthatfarfromhere?

W:No,it'sjustthreeblocksstraightahead.

17.Wherearethespeakers?(A)

18.What'sthelargestbuildingontheleft?(C)

19.Whatdoesthemanneed?(D)

20.Whatisthenameofthemoviestarmentionedinthisconversation?(B)

PartCSpotDictation

MostAmericans(21)starttoschoolattheageoffivewhentheyenterkindergarten.Childrendonot(22)reallystudyatthistime.Theyonlyattendforhalfthedayand(23)learnwhatschoolislike.Childrenattendelementaryschool(24)forthenextsixyears.Theylearntoread(25)andwriteandworkwithnumbers.Theyalso(26)studytheworldanditspeople.Aftertheyleaveelementaryschool,children(27)gotojuniorhighschoolforthreeyearsandseniorhighschoolforanotherthreeyears.(28)ThisisCalledsecondaryeducation.Insomeplacesthechildrengotoelementaryschoolforeightyears(29)andhighschoolforfour.Atanyrate,elementaryandsecondaryeducationtogether(30)taketwelveyearstocomplete,excludingkindergarten.

Unit5

PartA

1.M.Ididn'tknowtillrecentlythatMikewasgoingtomovetoNewYork.

W-Thattookusallbysurprise!

Q:WhatdoesthewomansayaboutMike?(D)

2.M.HowmanypeoplewillbecomingtothereuniononSaturday?

W:Wehadtocrossofffifteennamesfromouroriginallistofonehundred.

Q:Howmanypeopledotheyexpecttoattendthereunion?(C)

3.W.Whydidn’tyouhaveyourgeologyclasstoday?

M:Onlythreeoutofaclassoftwenty-fiveshowedup.Sincetheprofessorhadplannedtopresentacomplexdemonstration,hedecidedtocanceltheclassuntileverybodywaspresent.

Q.Whydidn'tthegeologyclassmeettoday?(D)

4.W:Howcouldanyonesurvivethisaccident?

M.Itwasamiracle.Therewere2meninthetruckand3womenwithachildinthecar,butnoonewasbadlyhurt.

Q:HowmanypeoplediedastheresultOftheaccident7(D)

5.M.Gailissupposedtobehereatthemeetingtonight.Whereisshe?

W:Shecamedownwiththefluandhadtostayhome.

Q:Whydidn'tGallattendthemeeting?(13)

6.W.Haveyoumetournewnext-doorneighbor?

M:Whatabeautifulcarshehas!

Q:Whatcanbeconcludedabouttheman?(C)

7.W:WecanaskMarktohelpussetupthephotographyexhibit.

M:Whenwouldhefindtime?Hehasexamsnextweek.

Q..Whatdoesthemanmean?(D)

8.M:Arethereanyticketsleftfortheconcerttonight?

W:Whydon'tyoucheckattheboxoffice?Theymayhavesomething.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?(A)

9.M:AreyoudoingresearchforProfessorAdamsthissemester?

W:Actually,I'mworkingashisteachingassistant.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?(B)

10,M:Ihaveaheadacheandasorethroat.

W:Thefluisgoingaround.Doyouhaveafevertoo?

Q:Whatarethemanandwomandiscussing?(D)

PartB

PassageI

Questions11to13arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

'fromgivingthemoneyback,I'vehadthepersonalsatisfactionofactuallydoingwhatmyconsciencetoldmewastherightthingtodo."That'sfromWilliamTaylor,39,ownerofamedical-supplyfirminSanDiego,whowasdrivinghomerecentlywhenheranovercashblowingdownthestreet.Taylorandthreeotherdriversstopped.Taylorcollected$2,40,9andtookittopolice.Theyturneditovertotheowner,whohadwithdrawnitfromhisbank,leftitinanenvelopeontopofhiscarandthendroveoff.

Taylorsayshewaslateraskedwhyhewouldwanttodothat.Hisreplywasthathefeltitwashisduty.Sincetheincidentwasreportedinlocalnewspapers,Taylorhasgottenabout40callsfrompeoplepraisinghimandofferingtosendtheirbusinesstohisfirm.

11.WhoisWilliamTaylor?(B)

12.Whichofthestatementsisimpliedbutnotstatedinthepassage?(13)

13.WheredidTaylorwork?(B)

PassageII

Questions14to16arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Duringthesummeryoushouldbeevenmorecarefulthanusualofthefoodsyouprepare.Foodsspoilfasterinhotweatherthanincoldweather.Whenyouareshopping,purchasefrozenandrefrigeratedfoodslast.Don't,makelongstopsonthewayhome,becausefrozenfoodscouldbecomesoftorwarm.Usinginsulatedbagshelpskeepfoodcolduntilyoucangethome.Milkandmilkproductsshouldberefrigeratedimmediately.Whencampingorpicnicking,oratanytimewhenrefrigerationisn'tavailableusespecialdryfoods.Don'tleavefoodsinahotcarorbeachbag.Picnicfavoriteslikemeat,chicken,andeggsaladshouldbekeptinacooler.Aboveall,ifafooddoesn'tseemtobenormalinsmellorappearance,throwitawayimmediately.Don'ttasteit.

14.Whatisthemaintopicofthetalk?(C)

15.Whichofthefollowingfoodswouldbeleastlikelytospoilinwarmweather?(A)

16.Accordingtothetalkwhatshouldyoudowithfoodthatdoesn'tseemtobenormal?(C)

PassageII

Questions17to20arebasedonthefollowingconversation:

M:I'dlikehalfadozenredroses.

W:Ibetit'syourwife'sbirthdaytoday.

M:No,it'sourweddinganniversary.Shereallylikesroses.SoIgivehersomeeveryyear.I'djustwishtheywouldstayfreshlongerthantheydo.

W:Putalittlesugarandwhitevinegarinthewater.They'llstayfreshfordays.

M:Ithoughtyouweresupposedtouseaspirininthewater.Wetrieditandithelped.

W:Sugarandwhitevinegarareevenbetter.

M:It'sworthtrying.I;11tellmywife.HowmuchdoIoweyou'?

W:Let'ssee.They're$10.00adozen.Sothatwillbe$5.00.

17.Howmanyrosesdidthemanbuy?(C)

18.Howoftendoesthemangivehiswiferoses?(D)

19.Whatdidthemansayabouttheroses?(A)

20.Whatdidthewomanrecommendputtinginthewater?(B)

"PartCSpotDictation

IntheUnitedStates,(21)theCongressmakesthelaws.TheCongresshastwoparts,whichare(22)moreorlessequalinpower.TheyareknownastheHouseofRepresentativesandtheSenate.TheHouseofRepresentativesislargerthantheSenate(23)whose100membersserveforsixyears.The435membersoftheHouse(24)areelectedeverytwoyears,andthenumberfromeachstate(25)isdeterminedbythepopulationofthestate.Forexample,California,whichhasalargepopulation,(26)hasforty-threerepresentatives,whilethestateofNevada(27)hasonlyone.TheHouseandtheSenate(28)aredividedintosmallgroupswhichtakecareofspecialmatters(29)suchaseducationorforeignaffairs.ThemostimportantworkoftheCongressisoftendoneinthesegroups,(30)whicharecalledcommittees.

Unit6

PartA

1.W:Whatwouldyoudoifyouwereinmyplace?

M:IfPaulweremyson,I'djustnotworryabouthim.Hisscienceteacherisalreadygivinghimspecialhelpafterschool,soIdoubtthathe'llfailthecourse.

Q.Whatproblemarethesepeoplediscussing?(C)

2.M..Ididn'texpecttoseeyouhere.

W:Francisissickandaskedmetoworktodayinstead.

Q.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthisconversation?(A)

3.W.Youwantanothersandwich?

M..Yeah.IusuallyeatalotwhenI'mnervous.

Q;Whatdoesthemanmean?(B)

4.M:Areyousureyoucan’trememberthenameofthatrecord?

W.It'sjustonthetipofmytongue!

Q.-Whatdoesthewomansayabouttherecord?(A)

5.W..DoyouthinkwehavetoreviewthehistoryoftheIndustrialRevolution?

M..Withoutadoubt,it'llbeontheexam.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?(A)

6.M:Where'sthatbookaboutcarsIwasreadinglastnight?Ilaiditdownonthetable,andnowit'sgone.

W:Idon'tknow.IcleanedearlythismorningandIdon'trememberwhereIputit.

Q..Whatisthemanlookingfor?(C)

7.M.IthoughtIheardsomeoneatthedoor.

W:Justthedeliveryboywithapackageforourneighbor.SheandherhusbandarevisitingtheirdaughterinCanada,soI'llkeepituntiltheygetback.

Q:Whowasatthedoor?(A)

8.M:Don'tyouhavetodrivefartoworkeveryday?

W-Yes,about20miles.Idon'tmindthedistanceaslongasIcanliveinthecountrysideandhavemyvegetablegardenandlotsoftrees.

Q:Whatmustthewomandotohaveahouseinthecountryside?(B)

9.W:HaveyouseenMr.O'Hara?Heusuallyishereby9:00.

M:Hesaidhewascomingat9:30today,butit'salready10:00.Iwonderwhereheis.

Q:WhattimedoesMr.O'Harausuallycome?(D)

10.M:DidyouhearwhatMr.Greensaid?Itwassomethingaboutthedatewhenourbookreportswouldbedue.

W:Hesaidwecouldhandtheminwheneverwehadthemdone,buttheymustbeinNovember13,ifnotbefore.

Q:WhenmustthebookreportsbegiventoMr.Green?(A)

PartB

PassageI

Questions11to13arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

BeforeHelenKellerwastwoyearsold,shelosthersightandherhearing.ShelivedinaworldofconfusionuntilthearrivalofAnneMansfieldSullivan,thewomanwhowastochangeHelen’slife.OnMarch3,1887,MissSullivanarrivedattheKeller’s'home.ItwasthreemonthsbeforeHelen'sseventhbirthday.MissSullivanworkedcloselywithhernewstudent.Attimes,theteacherbecamedefeated,buteventuallyMissSullivan'seffortswererewarded.ThedeafandblindHelenKellerlearnedtocommunicateverbally.

11.HowoldwasHelenwhenMissSullivanarrived?(A)

12.WhatdoesthespeakermeanwhenwehearthatMissSullivan'seffortswererewarded?(B)

13.WhendidMissSullivanarriveattheKeller’s'home?(A)

PassageI

Questions14to16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Lifeonearthdependsonthesun.Dayafterdayweseeitslightandfeelitswarmth,butwedonotoftenconsidertheirorigin.Yettherearemanyremarkablethingsaboutthesun.Oneisitsdistancefromtheearth.Thisisaboutninety-threemillionmiles.Ajourneyofthisdistance,evenifitcouldbemade,wouldtakeseveralhundredyearseveninthefastestrocket.

Thesunmakesusfeelhot,evenatadistanceofninety-threemillionmiles.Thisisnotsurprising.Thetemperatureonthesunisabouttenthousanddegrees

Fahrenheit.Butwereceiveonlyasmallpartofthisheat.Thetotalheatofthesuncouldmeltacolumnoficetwoandaquartermilesthickandninety-threemillionmileshighinonesecond.

Thebrightnessofthesunisequallyastonishing.Aswesaidearlier,wereceiveonlyaverysmallpartofthesun'sheat.Wealsoreceiveonlyaverysmallpartofitslight.Thisissufficientforthegrowthoftreesandplants,andfortheexistenceoflivingcreaturesonearth.Toomuchheatandlightwoulddestroythebalanceoflife.Theheatandlightfromthesuncomeinjusttherightquantitiesforlifeonearth.

14.Howfaristheearthawayfromthesun?(A)

15.What'sthetemperatureonthesun?(B)

16.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?(D)

PassageIII

Questions17to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Areyouthi