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Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)
1. C) 2. D) 3. B) 4. B) 5. A) 6. C) 7. B)
8 an improved complaints procedure 9. improve their offer 10. demanding
Part III Listening Comprehension
11. D) 12. A) 13. D) 14. B) 15. B) 16. C) 17. D) 18. C)
19. D) 20. A) 21. C) 22. B) 23. C) 24. B) 25. B)
26. C) 27. D) 28. C) 29. A)
30. D) 31. B) 32. A)
33. A)
34. C) 35. B)
36. voice 37. experience 38. result 39. adverse
40. amplifying 41. natural 42. dependent 43. registers
44. During a presentation, it’s important to vary pitch to some extent in order to
maintain interest
45. A slower pace can be used to emphasize important points — note that the
time spent not speaking can be very meaningful too
46. because a pause gives the listener time to think about what was just said or
even predict what might come next
Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)
47. K) 48. F) 49. A) 50. H) 51. B) 52. C) 53. E) 54. D) 55. L) 56. I)
57. B) 58. A) 59. D) 60. C) 61. B)
62. D) 63. C) 64. B) 65. B) 66. A)
Part V Cloze
67. D) 68. B) 69. A) 70. B) 71. C) 72. A) 73. C) 74. B) 75. A) 76. C)
77. D) 78. B) 79. C) 80. D) 81. A) 82. D) 83. C) 84. B) 85. A) 86. D)
Part VI Translation
87. At the risk of going bankrupt/Running the risk of going bankrupt
88. take it for granted that
89. (that) some effective measures were taken
90. let alone/not to mention a house
91. occurs to me that

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Part III Listening Comprehension
Section A
11. W: You look very sleepy and tired. What’s wrong, John? Did you stay up
very late last night?
M: Oh, no. Well, you know, I’ve been here for only a few days. In my home
country, it is still late at night now. I am suffering from jet lag. It’s so hard to
overcome this.
Q: What does the man mean?
12. M: Hey, I’ve rented a horror film from the shop near the college. Could you

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come over and enjoy it with me?
W: You told me last night you’re going to study this morning. Your plans are
always good enough, yet you rarely carry them out.
Q: What can we infer from the conversation?
13. M: I can’t believe I can’t get a plane ticket for the summer holiday. I mean,
it’s only March.
W: Well, you know I wouldn’t worry about it too much. People cancel their
reservations all the time.
Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?
14. W: John’s room was in a mess. It seemed that he had never cleaned it.
M: This problem is not uncommon for a young man from home.
Q: What does the man mean?
15. M: I think I’ll get my second-hand books at the Student Union this year. So
many of the books we are using are the same print.
W: I hope you’re not planning to take your time going there. They are usually
snapped up within the first week.
Q: What does the woman mean?
16. M: You’re going to make a trip to San Francisco, aren’t you?
W: Yes. But I haven’t got the plane ticket yet. I’m thinking of postponing the
trip to next month since this is the busiest month for the airlines.
Q: What do we know about the woman from this conversation?
17. W: The bank near the supermarket opens on Sundays, quite different from the
other banks in the same street.
M: On Sundays people have time to go there. It is really convenient for people.
Besides, they offer quite satisfactory service.
Q: What does the man think of the bank?
18. W: Did you go to see the doctor about your cough?
M: The doctor said if I keep smoking it will increase my chance of having a heart
attack or, lung disease. And I am thinking about quitting smoking as the problems
seem to be quite serious.
Q: What do we know about the man?
Now you will hear the two long conversations.
Conversation One
M: I really don’t know what to do this summer. I can’t afford to just sit around,
and there don’t seem to be any jobs available.
W: Why don’t you try house-sitting? Last summer my friend Margaret house-sat
for the Dodds when they went away on vacation. Mr. Dodd hired Margaret to stay in
their house because he didn’t want it left empty.
M: You mean the Dodds paid Margaret just to live in their house?
W: It wasn’t that easy. She had to mow the lawn and water the house plants. And
when Eric house- sat for Dr. Cohen, he had to take care of her pets.
M: House-sitting sounds like a good job. I guess it’s a little like baby-sitting —
except you’re taking care of a house instead of children.
W: The Student Employment Office still has a few jobs posted.

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M: Do I just have to fill out an application?
W: Margaret and Eric had to interview with the home owners and provide three
references each.
M: That seems like a lot of trouble for a summer job.
W: Well, the home owners want some guarantee that they can trust the
house-sitter. You know, they want to make sure you’re not the type who’ll throw wild
parties in their house, or move a group of friends in with you.
M: House- sitters who do that sort of thing probably aren’t paid then.
W: Usually they’re paid anyway just because the home owners don’t want to
make a fuss. But if the home owner reported it, then the house-sitter wouldn’t be able
to get another job. So why don’t you apply?
M: Yeah, I think I will.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19. What does the man want to do this summer?
20. What did the Dodds do when they went away last summer?
21. What is one responsibility the house-sitter probably wouldn’t have?
22. How do home owners determine the reliability of a house-sitter?
Conversation Two
M: So, you must have a lot of contact with overseas students in your work
helping people coping with daily existence.
W: Sometimes. You know the life of a social worker is not all wonderful and
working to help people in their daily life. I have to spend a lot of time pushing paper,
and writing reports too. But when I do get out, yeah, I see a lot of foreigners. And
sometimes they come in because life in America has just beaten them down and they
can’t cope financially or emotionally.
M: Really? I would think that they had a good support network in place,
especially university students.
W: They do have a network, and a variety of support groups, but these can’t
meet all of the students’ needs. They can’t help with paying bills, dealing with
American neighbors and customs, fitting in, getting a driver’s license, etc. They try,
but very often the student has to figure out a lot of this stuff by himself. And if he or
she is shy, they don’t have the courage to ask other people, even other people from
their nationality.
M: So what are some of the things that overseas students struggle with?
W: This might interest you, but they struggle with the food, especially Chinese.
You know, they come here knowing that Americans love Chinese food so much. They
think that there will be good restaurants with Chinese food that they love. But they get
here and they are extremely surprised. Americans enjoy totally different flavors.
M: So what do they do?
W: If they’re brave and curious, they look around and test all the restaurants.
There is usually at least one restaurant in every town that has almost quality food.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
23. In which aspect does the woman help people in her work?
24. Why do people come to the woman for help?