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听力原文
1993
PART III
LISTENING COMPREHENSION
SECTION A
1.
When it is 15:00 hours
GMT, it is 23:00 hours in Beijing.
Q:
What time is it in Beijing when it is 02:00 hours
GMT?
2.
Well Mr. Smith, we'
ve no singles left for tonight . But we could let
you have a twin-bedded room for the same price.
Q:What' s the woman's job?
3. It will be Christmas Day the day
after tomorrow. Lee should have written us or send
a card after his arrival in America.
Q:This means?
, young lady,
you've driven all the way without lights and I' ye
no doubt that you' ve been drinking as well.
Q:At what time of day do you think this
incident took place?
Paul keeps on
studying as hard as he has always been, he'll have
no trouble getting his degree. Q :This means?
the traffic was very heavy on the
road, Janet was half an hour late for her flight.
Q This means?
7. It was an
unbelievable experience, Linda wishes she were a
writer and could tell the story the best way. Q :
This means?
8.1 have prescribed
something for your daughter,n. Make sure she takes
it three times a day after she's not any better
by Tuesday, come
to see me again.
Q: What is the profession of the man
who is talking?
9.1 can't find my
umbrella now.I may have left it in the cinema.
Q:This means?
10. Michael
came back at almost midnight and Martha returned
home at 2:15 in the morning. Q:This means?
+ SECTION B
11.W:Why only
one piece of bread? You are not dieting, are you?
M:It's not 's just that I
don' t eat much at this time of day. Q:What do we
learn about the man?
12. M:When does
the Swedish woman in Room 17 want to be called?
W:She's to be called at
seven.
Q:Where does this conversation
probably take place?
13 .M:May I borrow
your wok?
W: What for? Are you
preparing some Chinese food?
M: Well,
no, not exactly. I thought it would be good to
make soup in.
Q: What do you think a
wok is?
14. W:Tom said he would come to
repair our video recorder if he has time.
M: He often offers his help but he
never seems to have time.
Q: What does
the man imply?
15 .
You must
have left the camera in the market. It' s a very
good camera you know, Sandie.
W:But I
tell you I didn' t take it. I remember clearly
that you put it on the dressing table. Q: What do
you know from the conversation?
16.
W:It' s really annoying. I went to buy
a shirt yesterday. But when I got to town, all the
shops were closed. Was it a holiday or something?
M:Not exactly. Wednesday is early
closing day.
Q: On what day did this
conversation take place?
17.
M: Let' s hope tomorrow' s weather is
better than today.
W: I'll bring a
raincoat all the same. I don' t want to get wet
two days running.
Q: What was the
weather like on the day this conversation took
place?
18. M:This is an emergency. What
does it say on the notice?
W: Pick up
the receiver and ring the operator. Look, it says
dial 100. Then it' ll put you through to the
po?
lice.
Q: According to the
conversation, who answers if you dial 100?
19.111:These things are marvelous.
Usually they are very expensive, but now they are
sold at half price. W:Yes , I think they'll go
fast.
Q: What does the woman mean?
20. M Do you know the recipe of my
chicken dish? Vegetable, oil, onion, ginger, wine,
salt, soy sauce, chili sauce, vinegar, pepper and
chicken.
W:Sounds wonderful. I'll try
it.
Q:What cooking ingredients are not
mentioned in the recipe?
SECTION C
Questions 21
—
22
are based on the following passage.
A
Nicaraguan cardinal has failed to persuade three
gunmen to release nineteen hostages they have held
since Monday in Nicaragua' s embassy in San Jose,
Costa Rica. Cardinal Migao Abandou
Rebaravo says the hostages, including Ambassador
Alfanso Rebel, are tired and hungry. Nicaragua has
rejected the
gunmen' s
de?
mand for a sixmillion-dollar ransom
and the firing of two officials.
21.
Where were the hostages held?
22.
What did the gunmen
demand?
Questions 25
—
26 are based on the
following passage.
The report accuses
the prison service of making basic mistakes such
as having no accurate picture of a
number of foreign inmates and of
confusing those who come from abroad with ethnic
minority prisoners who are
British. The
current jail population is about 42 000 and the
Prison Reform Trust estimates that more than 3 000
are foreigners with a growing number
convicted of drug smuggling. Starved of contact
with family or friends,
many suffer
extreme depression and high incidents of stress-
related illness. The report says that between 1986
to 1990 only forty-seven foreign
prisoners were transferred to complete their
sentence in their own country. While
Acknowledging some improvements, for
example, the Home Office has cooperated in
producing a foreigh prisoner information pack,.
The report says the government and
foreign embassies has a long way to go in grasping
the scale of the problem.
25.
What is the estimated number of foreign
prisoners in Britain?
26.
Which of the following words best
describes the general tone of the report?
Questions 27
—
28
are based on the following passage.
Most of the front pages of Tuesday
morning' s British newspapers have emotional
pictures of the funeral of a two-year-old James
Bordger. His murder in
Liverpool
with
which
two
ten-year
olds
have
been
charged
sparked
nation-wide
revulsion
against
violent
crime.
The
Times
has
a
picture
of
policemen
wiping away tears
-
outside the church where
the service took place . The Today newspaper says
seventeen days ago James was an
unknown
two-year-old from a poor unemployed family, but
the paper says the message of the murder has swept
across a shaken and guilty nation to the
farthest points of the globe.
27.
According to the news,
when was James murdered?
28.
What was the nation' s reaction to the
murder?
Questions 29
—
30 are based on the
following passage.
President Clinton
said he would talk to President Mitterrand again
after the French president visits Moscow next
week. Mr. Clinton says he expects to move
to mobilize other industrialized
countries to take actions on aid to Russia either
before or shortly after his own summit with
Russian President Boris Yeltsen
in
early April. He said he would do so even if it is
not possible to convene a formal Group-of- Seven
meeting. President Mitterrand said he is also in
favor of
an early Group-of-Seven
meeting. He said it is necessary because of urgent
problems in Russia and elsewhere in Eastern
Europe. The French President said
that
in opposing the idea Japan is not giving
sufficient consideration to problems in Europe.
The two leaders deferred detailed discussions of
trade issues
until after their news
conference. But they both said the world trade
system needs to move toward more openness and that
the bilateral disputes should be
solved
through negotiations. Mr. Mitterrand added that
individual disputes may be difficult to solve
unless they are viewed in a context of a larger
agreement.
29.
What is going
to take place in early April?
Why does
Mr. Mitterrand favor an early meeting of the
leaders of major industrialized countries?
听力原文
1994
PART
Ⅲ
LISTENING
COMPREHENSION
?
SECTION A
STA
TEMENT
?
1. Ah, are you going to be busy this
evening? I was wondering if you might like to come
to the cinema with me.
?
What does the speaker want to
do?
?
2. We have
several kinds of accounts here, Mr. Way. The best
interest rate is for the customer club account,
but you must maintain a monthly balance of 150
dollars.
?
What
’
s the
speaker
’
s
job?
?
3. I wonder
if you could shut the window.
It
’
s getting windy
now.
?
What
’
s the
intention of the speaker?
?
4. If Mark had had enough money, he
would have bought the sports
car.
?
What does
the statement mean?
?
5. Excuse me, Miss, how many books can
I take out?
?
Where is the
speaker?
?
6. Tom
came and destroyed Jane
’
s
hope of being undisturbed this
evening.
?
What
does the statement mean?
?
7. I woke at 7:30, knowing their
appointment was at 8:45, but despite all my plans
I still got there at 9:05.
?
How late was the speaker for the
appointment?
?
8.
To make French toast for five, you need two eggs,
one cup of milk, half a teaspoon of salt and about
ten spoons of butter.
?
What is the recipe
for?
?
9. In the
wardrobe she found a dress she thought she had
never worn at Larry
’
s house
before.
?
What does the statement
mean?
?
10. Had I
known that Jim had a past record of driving
violations, I would never have lent him my
car.
?
What does
the speaker mean?
?
?
SECTION B
CONVERSATION
?
11.
W: Excuse me, can you tell me how to get to the
Rainbow Restaurant from
here?
?
M: Drive
two blocks and turn left. Continue on until you
reach Heath Street and turn right. Then turn left
at the second stop light. You
can
’
t miss
it.
?
Q: What
should the woman do when she gets to Heath
Street?
?
12. M:
Weren
’
t you in class Friday
either?
?
W: No, I
came down with flu and had to stay in
bed.
?
Q:
What do we learn from this
conversation?
?
13. W: I
’
m
interested in buying one of these machines. Erm,
which one would you
recommend?
?
M: Oh, this one here, Madam. It has
three different programs and can take up three
kilos.
?
Q: What
is the woman buying?
?
14. W: Operator, can I help
you?
?
M: Yes.
I
’
d like to make a collect
call. My number is 7683384.
?
W: And the number
you
’
re
dialing?
?
M:
That
’
s 7638558. Oh, no,
I
’
m sorry, I forgot
it
’
s just changed.
It
’
s now
7643388.
?
W:
Please hold the line,
caller.
?
Q: What
is the caller
’
s
number?
?
15. W:
Yes, is there something
wrong?
?
M: I
think you
’
ve made a mistake.
This isn
’
t what I ordered. I
asked for the red jacket, not the blue
one!
?
Q: What has
happened?
?
16. M:
I can
’
t find the instant
soup.
?
W: Did you
look next to the canned
soup?
?
M: Oh, I
looked there. But I couldn
’
t
see any on the shelf.
?
W: Why don
’
t you
try the spice section? It ought to be
there.
?
Q: Where
does the conversation most probably take
place?
?
17. W.
It
’
s good to see the sun out
again.
?
M: A big
improvement on what we
’
ve
been having lately.
?
W: It
’
s supposed
to be cloudy this evening.
?
Q: What would the weather be like this
evening?
?
18. W:
Where
’
s the novel that I
left on the desk this morning? I have to return it
to Mary.
?
M: I
gave it to your sister. I
’
ll
get it back for you.
?
Q: Whose novel does the sister
have?
?
19. M: Do
you rent rooms by the week? You see,
I
’
m not sure whether we will
stay for a whole month.
?
W: Well, it
’
s 30
dollars a week, plus 10 dollars for electricity,
but only 130 dollars a month
inclusive.
?
Q:
How much will the room cost for one month
including electricity?
?
20. M: Now Miss, do you feel all right
now? What happened?
?
W: Yes, I
’
m fine
now. I just left the motorway. I was driving along
the main road when suddenly, right before the
crossroad, another car came out the side
street. I didn
’
t
see him and he hit me.
?
Q: Where was the other
car?
?
?
SECTION C NEWS
BROADCAST
?
News
Item One (21-23)
?
Two European leading automakers, the
French Company Renault and Swedish
V
olvo, have agreed to merge a deal
expected to be announced later today,
which will create the world’s sixth
largest auto produc
er.
Observers said the move will create a
European auto giant capable of competing with
Japanese
imports at a time when new car
sales in Europe are
declining.
?
21.
What has been agreed upon between the two auto
companies?
?
22.
When is the deal going to be
announced?
?
23.
Why are the two companies taking such an
action?
?
?
News Item Two
(24-26)
?
National
law-makers in Ukraine have demanded the President
Neonid Chaschoke leave office because of the
agreement he reached Friday with
Russia.
?
Under
the agreemen
t, Ukraine’s nuclear
warheads would be transferred to Russia for
dismantling and its share of the Black Sea Fleet
would come
under
Russian
control. National law-
makers said that
the deal is a betrayal of Ukraine’s interest. The
issue woul
d be put to Parliament which
was rectified in accord.
?
24. What have the
Ukraine
’
s National law-
makers demanded?
?
25. What would happen to
Ukraine
’
s nuclear warheads
under the agreement?
?
26. Who has the final word on the
agreement?
?
?
News Item Three
(27-28)
?
The
United States was expected to press leaders of the
new alliance today to establish defenses against
the new post-cold-war threat. The US fears that
some
states could acquire nuclear or
chemical weapons and missiles to carry them. Mill
has pledged to consider the issue at the summit of
alliance leaders on
January 10 and 11.
U.S. defense secretary Las Aspin was expected to
tell the defense minister yesterday that the
alliance had good reasons to combat this
new post-cold-war threat. The U. S.
wants their help and cash to build defense system
against ballistic missiles that could hit alliance
countries, particularly
in Southern
Europe. The collapse of the Soviet Union, which
has the world’s biggest arsenal weapons of mass
destruction, has
raised fear that
technology for
nuclear
and
chemical
arms
could
now
be
available
on
the
black
market.
In
an
age
of
shrinking
budgets,
however,
allied
leaders
are
reluctant
to
spend
hundreds and millions
of dollars on a new anti-nuclear system when they
cannot be assured that there is an immediate
threat.
?
27. What
does the U. S. think is the new post-cold-war
threat?
?
28. Which statement can best express
the main idea of this news
item?
?
?
News Item Four
(29-30)
?
The
World Bank has approved a loan of $$ 215 million to
help restructure China’s
telecommunic
ations system. The project
which needs a total finance of
$$ 623
million will support Beijing’s reform effort in
telecommunications and help increase its
long
-distance and local telephone
capacity. Peter Wright, the
Bank’s
Telecommunications Project enginee
r,
said China has shown dramatic unprecedented growth
in telecommunications which, if it continues, will
make
the sector a case of steady growth
by the year 2000. The number of long-distance
calls in China grew by 42. 2% from 1989 to 1992,
but there are still some
1.6 million
people in China who have applied for a phone but
have yet to receive it. The Chinese government has
embarked on a program to expand and
improve telecommunications with planned
investment of about $$ 25 billion between now and
1997.
?
29. In
addition to the World Bank
’
s
loan, how much more money does the project
require?
?
30.
What particular problem is the telecommunications
industry currently facing?
听力原文
1995
PART III
LISTENING COMPREHENSION
In section A, B
and C you will hear everything once only. Listen
carefully and then answer the questions that
follow. Mark the correct response for each
question on your answer sheet.
SECTION A
STA
TEMENTS
In
this section you will hear eight statements. At
the end of the statement you will be given 10
seconds to answer each of the following eight
questions.
Now listen to
the statements.
1. We moved
to London about three months ago because Bob got a
new job, and we're living in a small flat while we
try to find a house.
2. If you don't
want to sound impolite, or cause embarrassment or
distress of any kind to the person you're talking
to, you should learn to use tactful and
tentative forms in your English. OK,
class is over.
3. Whenever I got to the
bank near my house, the cashiers are either
fooling around or keeping whole queues of people
waiting by chatting to the customer at
the front about their holidays.
4. The more we discuss the trip, the
less likely it seems we can afford it.
5. I live on my standard unemployment
benefit- or rather, social security benefit. And I
do a bit of baby-sitting on the side, for extra
pocket money.
6. The moment the
windscreen shatters, you should begin to take foot
off the accelerator. Not completely off, of
course, because you might be in heavy
traffic with another vehicle right
behind you.
7. Two men who were caught
stealing property after it grew dark have appeared
before the local Magistrates' court this morning.
They are expected to be
kept in custody
for several days.
SECTION B
CONVERSATION
In this
section, you will hear nine short conversations
between two speakers. At the end of each
conversation you will be given 10 seconds to
answer each of
the following questions.
Now listen to the
conversations.
8.
M: Are you having much
trouble with the course?
F: Not really.
The only thing I haven't understood so far is the
reading we had last night.
9.
F: In the
summer, Andrew plays tennis or golf almost every
day in the winter he goes skiing every chance he
gets.
M: He's always been very
enthusiastic about sports.
10.
M: Paul's
been taking 5 courses, but he's decided to drop
one of them at the end of this semester.
F: That may be for the best.
11.
F: It's so hot today I can't work. I
wish there were a fan in the library.
M: So do I. I'll fall asleep if I don't
get out of this stuffy room soon.
12.
F: I'm going to the
bank, then to the jeweler store, and after that, I
have to prepare a presentation for my linguistic
seminar.
M: I'd say you have a pretty
busy afternoon, Ann.
13.
F: Do you have an address
where I can write to you?
M: No, I'll
be off. Write to me at my uncle's house, and he'll
hold my mail until I get there.
14.
M: I wish
they'd reduce some of the compulsory classes for
the course.
F: They talk about it every
year. But a few students definitely need a lot of
basic classes.
15.
M: Carl earned a lot of
money over the summer vacation as a consultant to
that company.
F: I don't doubt it. What
surprises me is that he's still working there now
that classes are about to start again.
SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST
Question 16 & 17 are based on the
following news from the BBC. At the end of the
news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer
the question.
Now listen to
the news.
President DE
Klerk
of
South
Africa
has
called an urgent
meeting
of
leaders
of
the
main
political
groups
following
yesterday's
violence
in
the
center
of
Johannesburg in which at
least 31 people were killed and more than two
hundred wounded. Inkata and the ANC have blamed
each other for the violence
which took
place as thousands of Inkatha supporters marched
through the city to demand the creation of a
sovereign Zulu kingdom.
Questions 18 and 19 are based on the
following news. At the end of the news item, you
will be given 20 seconds to answer the two
questions.
Now listen to
the news.
The Israeli army
has been in contact with the PLO to try to explain
the killing in Gaza and the Israeli delegation is
leaving for Cairo this morning in the hope
that the scheduled talks will go ahead
despite Palestinian anger.
Israel and the PLO have both said they
were on the verge of agreement that
armed Palestinian police and international
observers should be stationed in
Hebron
to protect Palestinian in the wake of a massacre
there a month ago, when a Jewish settler killed
some 29 Palestinians.
Questions 20 & 21 are based on the
following news. At the end of the news item, you
will be given 20 seconds to answer the two
questions.
Now listen to
the news.
The Clinton
administration has cited 35 countries and 4
trading blocks for allegedly erecting barriers to
American goods. The biggest portion of the annual
report, to the U.S., or by the U.S.
trade representative, says Japan's trade barriers
far exceed those of any other major industrial
country. It says Japan, which
has an
annual trade surplus of almost 16 billion dollars
with the United States, has placed an unfair
burden on the global trading system. In addition
to Japan,
the report also criticizes
other major U.S. trading partners, including the
European Union, Canada, China and South Korea.
President Clinton says the
U.S. economy is very solid and the plunge in the
stock market this week is not an indication of any
serious problem. The New
York Stock
Exchange scored its first gain in more than a week
Thursday.
On vacation in
California, the President said he has reviewed the
matter with administration officials and found no
underlying problems with the economy.
Questions 22 & 23 are based on the
following news. At the end of the news item, you
will be given 20 seconds to answer the two
questions.
Now listen to
the news.
The United States
has called on Singapore to reconsider the sentence
on an American who is to be caned for vandalism.
The State Department spokesman
said the
United States regretted the decision by the
Singapore Appeal Court to uphold the sentence. He
said Washington believed the penalty was excessive
for a youthful non-violent offender.
But he refused to speculate on the possible
effects on relations between the two governments.
The American Michael Fay
was found guilty of damaging parked cars. The case
has provoked widespread public debate in the
United States and criticism of
Singapore in the American media.
President Clinton had personality appealed for the
sentence to be reconsidered.
Questions 24 and 25 are based on the
following news from the VOA. At the end of the
news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer
the two questions.
Now
listen to the news.
South
African troops are moving into the strife-torn
Natal Province where political violence has
claimed three hundred lives in the past month.
State of
emergency regulations
published Friday said strict conditions for
marches and rallies had banned the display of
weapons or potentially dangerous objects.
The rules also gave security forces
powers to detain people without charge for up to
30 days. Security forces are allowed to use what's
called
force
This
is the end of listening Comprehension.
听力原文
1996
PART
Ⅲ
LISTENING COMPREHENSION
SECTION A STATEMENT
1. Joe
Clarks, 22 years of age, appeared in court in the
New York suburbs yesterday. He was there to face a
traffic charge.
2. I am sorry, I am
late. But I was waiting for you at the information
desk upstairs. It's lucky I thought to look for
you on the platform.
3. This is a very
complex system. It can send messages over long
distance by means of electric or radio signals.
and print them at the other end.
4. The
elderly woman was planning to take the 5:30 coach.
Unfortunately, due to poor road conditions, which
made safe driving impossible. it departed at
8:15.
5. Let me know as soon
as you have fixed your travel plans. I'd like to
make sure you are properly looked after on the
arrival.
6. Just look at this cardigan,
it has shrunk so much. I can't wear it anymore.
7. That famous writer's new book is
coming out in September. However, we probably
won't he able to find it in the library until
December.
8. Statistics show that 300
people are killed in air crashes in the United
States every year, but about 50,000 people are
killed in car accidents.
SECTION B
CONVERSATION
9. W: I'm going to take
down those curtains and put up new ones.
M: Why? What's wrong with them?
10. M: You should go to see the new
movie. They are going to hold it over for another
two weeks.
W: Mm, normally I wouldn't,
but i should as you recommend it so strongly.
11. W; I've got a letter from my
sister. It's so badly written that I can hardly
make out what exactly she was [tying to say.
M: Maybe you should call her up to find
out what's troubling her.
12. W; The
rain is going to continue till tomorrow. I wanted
to take you to see the park, but it's too wet for
that, and it's obvious we can't walk around to
visit
the sights that you suggested,
Jack. Too bad!
M: Yes, it's a shame.
13. W: There is a special discount for
the museum on weekends before 10:00 a. m. We could
use this opportunity since there are so many of
us.
M: 1lmm, depending on what most of
us want to see.
14. M: tto you know
what you want to do when you finish your degree?
W: I'll ask you if I ever need your
advice.
15. M: I am a free man from
today on. Nobody will tell me what I should do, or
what I shouldn't anymore.
W: You don't
mean you've quit that well-paid job you've had for
so long.
10. W: 1 must go to the
supermarket tomorrow. It's the last day it's open
till after the Christmas holidays.
M:
Sure, we don't want to he out of anything. Want a
hand?
17. M: Do you know John is going
to move to France next month. His wealthy uncle
has left his property for him to inherit.
W: I wish I could come into a fortune
like that one day.
SECTION C NEWS
BROADCAST
News Item 1 (18)
A
15-year-old schoolboy. Peter Emerson of Stratford-
on-Avon, was recovering at home yesterday after
being trapped all night in a cold store at a
butcher's
shop where he works after
school. The door swung shut as he was putting meat
into the store. He realized that he was left all
alone, after he had shouted and
kicked
the door and no one answered. He kept warm by
jumping and running for about 10 of 14 hours.
News Item 2 (19 - 20)
Secretary of State, Warren Christopher
has wrapped up his latest trip to the Middle East,
saying the peace process is progressing. Mr.
Christopher says that he
will leave the
region Thursday, assured (hat the picture is much
less gloomy than suggested by recent reports.
During the two days of talks, Mr. Christopher
met with Israeli Prime Minister, Isaac
Rabin and Foreign Minister, Simon Parez in Israel.
and with PLO Chairman Arthur Arafat in the Gaza
Strip. Ile also
met with Syrian
President, Hasez Alsad in Damascus.
News Item 3 (21 - 22)
Prison
Service staff here in Britain have been severely
criticized in an official report for the escape of
5 IRA prisoners and an armed robber from Whitemall
Prison Camprishire. Bomb- making
equipment was subsequently discovered at the jail.
The government has announced a major review of
prison security
throughout England and
Wales. A new task force will be set up under the
home office and a detail list of recommendation is
expected to be issued by the end
of the
year.
News Item 4 (23 - 25)
The Canadian police say that the new
North American Free Trade Agreement, which is to
open the frontiers across the Continent. has been
exploited by
drugs smugglers from South
America. The Mafia can now move drugs across the
Continent with minimum supervision. Police
estimate 60% of the cocaine
which came
through Canada this year has been brought through
the East Coast. Last year, it was 10%. Police say
the Mafia are benefiting from the declining
fishing industry. There are more boats
available to move the drugs.
听力原文
1997
PART
Ⅲ
LISTENING COMPREHENSION
SECTION A
STA
TEMENT
1. John
met me at the door and said his dormitory wasn’t
full, but in fact it was.
2.
We just can’t get over the fact that Jane failed
while Mary succeeded.
3. At
the moment there was no course I enjoyed more than
composition.
4. If I had known the
exercises should be handed in today, I’d have
finished them yesterday.
5.
I woke up at 8:30, knowing that the appointment
was at 9:45, but despite all my plans, I still got
there at 10:00.
6. If only I had paid
more attention to my spelling in the examination.
7. Come in, John. Please excuse the
mess. We only moved in here a month ago and we’re
in the middle of house decoration.
8. David decided to take the overnight
express train to Rome. Usually he would have gone
by plane. But now he wanted to have some time on
his own
before he got back home.
9. My students went camping last
weekend. They had a wonderful time and they stayed
warm and dry in spite of the weather.
SECTION B CONVERSATION
10.
M: Why did
you get up at 6:40? I
thought your meeting wasn’t until
10:30.
W: I wanted to visit
the park before I left. It’s the first time I’ve
seen it.
11. W: London is a
gorgeous city. From here you can see the Palace
Skies.
M: Wait until we can get to
Paris and M
adrid. And don’t forget
about Rome.
12. M: Do you
have any idea what the passage is about?
W: I’m as much in the dark as you
are.
13. M: I’d like to
apply for the position you have advertised in
China Daily.
W: A good
command of English and computing is a must as far
as the position is concerned.
14. W: I
see that Vincent is smiling again.
M:
Yes, he decided to speak to his boss’s mother
about his problem at work rather than to go
directly to his boss.
15. M:
We got the computer repaired last week.
W: Oh, so it could be fixed.
16. W: There was a storm warning on the
radio this morning. Did you happen to be
listening?
M: No, but what a shame! I
guess we’ll have to change our sailing plans.
Would you rather play golf or go
cycling?
SECTION
C NEWS BROADCAST
News Item One (17)
The authorities in Hong Kong have
released the second group of Vietnamese boat
people from detention after Vietnam refused to
accept them.
The group
of sixteen had been detained in 1991
when they entered Hong Kong. The release last
month of more than 100 boat people in Hong Kong
caused protest from
local residents
opposing any move to allow the boat people to stay
permanently. There are still some 24,000
Vietnamese boat people in detention camps in
Hong Kong.
News
Item Two (18-19)
NATO troops are to
join their former Cold War enemies in training
exercises in Poland this week. The drills which
will begin on the 17th are the first major
joint exercises of the Western and
Eastern armies under NATO’s partnership.
Some 900 soldiers from 13
cou
ntries will take part. NATO says it
will be a
good way to share peace-
keeping experiences and develop a common
understanding of operational procedures.
News Item Three (20-22)
A twenty-year action plan for cutting
the rate of world population growth is expected to
win wide approval today in Cairo. Delegates at the
UN-sponsored
conference on population
complete the final talks on the plan Monday. The
document is non-binding but it will serve as a
guideline for countries and states
that
fund health care and family planning programs. The
world population of 5.7 billion currently is
growing at more than 90 million a year.
News Item Four (23-25)
In the Philippines a ferry carrying at
least 400 people has sunk after an apparent
collision with a cargo ship. There was no
immediate report of casualties. The
accident
occurred
at
about 11:30
a.
m.
,
local
time,
at
the
mouth
of
Manila
Bay
shortly
after
the
ferry
left
the
Manila
port.
A Philippines
coast
guard’s
spokesman said the
ferry had been hit by a 12,000 ton Singapore
registered cargo vessel. Further details were not
immediately available.
听力原文
1998
PART
Ⅲ
LISTENING
COMPREHENSION
?
SECTION
A
STA
TEMENT
?
1 . I need some aspirin. please. I'd
also like to get this prescription filled.
2. Wow! I hat's terrific. I couldn't
agree more.
3. Mr. Dawson bought a
thirty-dollar sweater for eighteen dollars on the
13th of July.
4. Staying healthy today
means more than just going to a doctor when you're
ill.
5. I really don't want any dessert
or coffee. Just bring me the bill, please.
6. If I had gone to the game. you bet I
would have enjoyed seeing our team win.
7. Some people made more money than
teachers. but few get as much satisfaction from
their work.
8. Although there are some
similarities in the platforms of both candidates,
the differences between them are considerably
wide.
SECTION B CONVERSATION
9. W: Hilton Hotel. May I help you'?
M: Mr. John Thomas. Room
13, please.
W: I'll put you through.
Oh, sorry. Mr. Thomas isn't in at the moment.
M: Can I leave a message?
W: Certainly.
M: Have him
call Max Green at 6:00. It's important.
10. W: Good morning. did you sleep well
last night?
M: Yes. the room is fine.
W: Are you checking out this morning?
M: Yes. I'm leaving around
10:00.
11. M: Did you do anything last
weekend'?
W: Not much. What did you
do'?
M: I had planned to go skiing or
do some shopping, but wound up studying.
12. W: Hey, John! Were you in the
literature class yesterday'?
M: No. I
couldn't make it. Weren't you there. either'?
W: No. I wasn't. I was
hoping you could tell me the reading assignment.
1111tliA
13. W: Are we going
to the party this evening'?
W; Well. I
wonder if James can make it from home.
M: He's got a car now.
Wilma*
WI: Sounds no
problem. then.
14. W: I'm going to
India next month. Is there any advice you'd like
to give me on my first trip'?
M: Well,
see as much as you can, because it's a country
with a very different culture from ours.
15. W: When shall I come again'?
M: Well, I'm afraid we must wait till
all the applications are in and if we decide to
put your name on our short list, we'll let
you know.
16. M: What's
wrong with your new electric cooker'? Let me see
if I can fix it. W: Oh, I had the shop replace it
with a new one this morning.
17. W:
Look. it's getting late and we'd better be leaving
together. Have you got a car. Mr. Smith'?
M: No, thanks. There's a bus.
SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST
Question 18 is based on the following
news.
Heavy rains and overflowing
rivers have caused extensive flooding in some
parts of the US midwest and in the eastern regions
of the US as well. Melting
snow and new
snowfall in the midwest states of Iowa, Michigan
and Indiana have driven rivers over their banks
and have cut off electricity to thousands of
customers. In the eastern states of
Pennsylvania and New Jersey and West Virginia,
flooding has damaged homes and forced evacuations
in several counties.
Question 19 is
based on the following news.
Official
Iranian
news
agency,
quoting
a
senior
Foreign
Ministry
official
has
said
preparations
were
being
made
for
the
Foreign
Minister
Dr.
Ali-
Ahbar
Veliatti to visit Iraq. No
specific date was given. The news was carried the
day after a preparatory team led by his senior
advisor Ali Korum ended a 4-day
visit
to the Iraqi capital Baghdad. In an interview
carried on Teheran radio. Ali Korum said an Iraqi
delegation will be traveling to Teheran shortly to
follow
up on the talks.
Questions 20 -21 are based on the
following news.
US Senate has passed a
landmark bill aimed at ending the country's huge
budget deficits within the next seven years. It
would cut government spending by
more
than
900.001)
million
dollars.
Health,
education,
and
hundreds
of
other
programs
will
be
hit.
The
bill
was
passed
last
week
by
the
House
of
Representatives.
And
congressional
leaders
now
have
to
work
out
a
compromise.
A
BBC
Washington
correspondent
says
the
stage
is
now
set
for
a
confrontation with the
White House. President Clinton has threatened to
veto the Republican plans.
Question
is based on the following news.
France has carried out the first of a
planned series of nuclear tests in the south
Pacific despite strong international opposition.
The French Defense Ministry
said
the
device
exploded
at
an
underground
site
beneath
Mururoa
Atoll
yielded
less
than
20
kilotons.
Australian
scientists
described
it
as
fairly
small
compared with the
previous tests. There's been swift reaction from
several countries. New Zealand and Chile have
recalled their ambassadors to Paris in
protest. Australia condemned the test
and the US expressed its regret.
Before
the nuclear device was exploded, the French
President Jacques Chirac said his country might
carry out fewer than the eight tests originally
planned.
Question 23 is based on the
following news.
The Indian police have
found a large catche of plastic explosives in
Bombay, the type used in last month's serial
bombings that killed more than 300 people.
Police say they seized nearly two
thousand kilograms of explosives from a marshy
region north of Bombay. About 1,300 kilograms of
similar explosives
were discovered in
the area last week. Police also arrested 14 more
people in connection with the bombings.
Questions 24 - 25 are based on the
following news.
Israel and the PLO,
after six days of intensive negotiations. meet
again later today for what they say they hope will
be the final initialing of an agreement on
extending Palestinian self-rule in the
West Bank. The two sides had been optimistic about
reaching agreement yesterday. But last minute
hitches arose over
the timetable for
releasing thousands of prisoners and arrangements
for the redeployment of Israeli troops. The BBC
Jerusalem correspondent says it appears
the two sides have made progress on one
of the most difficult issues of all--the future of
Hebron, the only town in the West Bank where
there's a community
of Jewish settlers.
听力原文
1999
PART
Ⅲ
LISTENING
COMPREHENSION
?
SECTION
A
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/p>
STA
TEMENT
?
< br>
1. During
this morning
’
s test, I
couldn
’
t do the last four
questions, but I did the first
five.
?
2. According to Jane there
is no better cheese than Swiss cheese in our local
supermarket.
?
3. Before going to the gas
station to have his tank filled, John had his
emergency brake
checked and fixed at the
service station near the local
cinema.
?
4. Betty would
rather that her husband
didn
’
t send away the
cleaning lady, but he will
anyway.
?
5. Fred would have paid
twice as much as he did for his car if the
salesman had insisted, as he really needed a
car.
?
6. The idea of permanent
education is practical because people are never
really too old to go on learning. Of course there
are certain limits but these are not
age limits.
?
7. It is
getting much easier to travel nowadays, but
increasingly harder to get away from people, and
that is perhaps the most difficult thing for
holiday
makers.
?
8. According to
Tom, William lost his job not because he was
always sick and usually went to work late, but
because he made a big error in last
month
’
s
accounting and the boss was angry with
him.
?
SECTION B
CONVERSA
TION
?
9. W: Do you
know that Mark turned down that job offer by a
travel agency?
?
M: Yeah, the hours were
convenient, but he wouldn
’
t
have been able to make ends
meet.
?
10. W: Can we eat somewhere
else? V
ery few small restaurants like
this serve good food.
?
M: I know, but
there isn
’
t anywhere else in
this town. Look! The waiter is coming over for our
order.
?
11. W: Mary is fluent in
English and she
’
s just
started to learn Japanese.
?
M
：
I
hear she also knows a few words in Chinese and
French.
?
12. M: John must have been
joking when he said that he was going to live in
Boston.
?
W:
Don
’
t be so sure. He told me
that he was looking for an agent to sell his
house.
?
13. W: Excuse me, I wonder
if the bus would come at all.
It
’
s already
10:45.
?
M: Oh,
I
’
m afraid
you
’
ve just missed the last
one which left 5 minutes
ago.
?
14. W: Hi, John,
haven
’
t seen you for a quite
few days. I heard you
’
ve
been sick. How are you feeling
now?
?
M: They must confuse me
with my brother, Jack. Anyway, he is feeling
better now.
?
15. W: After
the way it is being used, the photocopier is not
going to make it through the rest of the
year.
?
M: The year!
It
’
s supposed to be good for
four!
?
16. W: Look at all those
cars and trucks lined up for the ferry. There must
be at least 40 ahead of
ours.
?
M: True, I think it will
take
quite a while for us
to be on board.
?
SECTION C
NEWS BROADCAST
?
News Item One
(17-18)
?
Haitian hunger strikers at
the US labor base at Guantannamo Bay, Cuba, have
begun refusing all fluids and medical treatments.
15 of the 267 Haitians are at
the base.
7 are prepared to die, if necessary, to force the
US to admit the rest of them. The Haitians are
eligible to pursue political asylum in the US, but
have
been barred from entry because
most have the AIDS virus. The Clinton
Administration says they would lift the ban on
their entry, but it is not known
when.
?
News Item Two
(19)
?
The
top
three
US
auto-
makers
have
decided
not
to
proceed
with
plans
to
file
a
trade
complaint
with
Japanese
auto-makers.
General
Motors,
Ford
and
Chrysler
had planned to accuse Japanese companies of
dumping cars below market prices in the US, but
they dropped the idea, citing a pledge by the
Clinton
Administration to address the
US-Japan trade imbalance.
?
News Item Three
(20-21)
?
About 100 people are now
known have died in what has been described as “the
worst storm” ever to hi
t the eastern US
this century. The hurricane-force
winds
first struck the Gulf of Mexico and have now
spread across the Canadian border, continuing to
bring reckless snowfalls, severe flooding, and
causing
millions of dollars in damage.
All major airports have now reopened and airlines
are beginning to cope with a backlog of thousands
of stranded passengers.
The storm also
paralyzed areas of Cuba, where several people were
killed, and property and crops
destroyed.
?
News Item Four
(22)
?
France has carried out
another underground nuclear test in the South
Pacific. It is the fifth in the region since
September.
The test was
conducted at the
Moruroa
atoll
on
Wednesday.
Paris
has
come
under
strong
criticism
for
its
nuclear
testing
programme,
especially
from
Asia-Pacific
countries.
A
State
Department spokeswoman in Washington
expressed disappointment at the latest French
test. France has promised to sign a global test
ban treaty after it
completes its
current series of nuclear tests in the
Pacific.
?
News Item Five
(23)
?
The association
representing British airline pilots says that
there is an urgent need to raise levels of air
safety throughout the world. In the statement,the
association, known as Bobo, warns that
unless air safety improves travelers face a
perilous future. The association also said that
the standard of training must
be raised
among fly crews and air traffic controllers as the
sky has become ever more
crowded.
?
News Item Six
(24-25)
?
The Western European Union,
the defense organization linking most countries of
the European Community, is meeting in Luxembourg
to discuss ways to
reinforce economic
sanctions against the Serbs by
tightening controls on the River
Danube. It
is expected to approve of a
proposal to send patrol boats
manned by
armed police and customs officers with power to
search and turn back ships suspected of breaking
the ational efforts to isolate
Serbia
have been undermined by ships carrying oil and
other illegal supplies from the Black Sea region
along the Danube into the former Yugoslavia after
ignoring attempts by the local
authorities to stop them. It is reported that most
of the illegal traffic&nbs, p;of goods is believed
to be arriving in Serbia over
land from
Greece and former Yugoslavian Republic of
Macedonian.
?
听力原文
2000
PART
Ⅲ
LISTENING
COMPREHENSION
?
SECTION A
STATEMENT
?
1.
Harry
’
s brother would not
remain an engine driver if he were
ambitious.
?
2.
Would you mind waiting a few minutes?
Ms Ellis is being examined by her
physician at this moment.
?
3. Joan is in hospital.
I
’
d like to send her a
handbag she can use later in the law office, where
she is employed.
?
4. Mary and I work in the same office.
We are on five days and off two days in a week.
Every time I see her, she is wearing a different
silk scarf.
?
5. We
’
ll come
aboard Southeast Service to Red Hill, East Corydon
and Victoria, with changes in Red Hill for
Gilford.
?
6. What
we need here
is a clerk who is careful
and CONSIDERATE. Let
’
s write
that in the ad: carefulness and consideration are
a must.
?
7. I
used to think Emily was honest and
trust-worthy, but now I know better.
?
8. The first
train to Green Hill leaves at 6:28. There is a
train every hour on the hour and every 28 minutes
PAST the
hour.
?
9. The trouble is no matter how hard he
tried, Malcolm didn
’
t seem
to get anywhere.
?
SECTION B
CONVERSATION
?
10. M
：
What do you
think? Am I OK?
?
W: Well, there is some information that
seems to me ... I want to have a thorough checkup
and do some tests.
?
11. M:
It
’
s hot! I wish it would
rain and cool off!
?
W: This isn
’
t
usual for November. I don
’
t
remember it ever being so hot and dry in November
before.
?
12. M: Many people prefer taking public
buses or the subway or even taxis because parking
is getting to be a real headache in some parts of
the city.
?
W:
That doesn
’
t
surprise me.
?
13. M: Hello, Good morning,
I
’
m calling to check on the
status of my computer.
?
W: Well, the new parts have just been
coming in,so it should be ready by
Friday.
?
14.
M
：
My goodness,
the service in this restaurant is really terrible,
a lot worse than before.
?
W: Right. It
’
s
high time they got rid of half the staff here if
you ask me.
?
15. M: Operator, I booked a
long-distance collect call for my sister in
Switzerland 25 minutes ago, but I
haven
’
t got a reply
yet.
?
W:
Sorry
，
I ring it
for
you right
now.
?
16. W: I
’
ll wear
this blue jacket. I like the color on me,
don
’
t you
think?
?
M: I
think it looks terrific on
you,really.
?
17. M: How did Mr.
Hunt
’
s project turn out? I
heard he had trouble with the financing, but then
he could get the loan he
wanted.
?
W:
It
’
s true. He did
have difficulties at first. But all in
all, the project couldn
’
t
have turned out better.
?
SECTION C NEWS
BROADCAST
?
News Item One
(18)
?
NATO and Russia are reporting some
progress in efforts to finalize a charter
governing their post-cold-war relationship. But
they stressed more work must be
done to
settle their differences in military and political
issues. A fifth round of talks between the Russian
foreign minister and NATO Secretary General
ended Tuesday in
Luxembourg.
?
News Item Two
(19-20)
?
A Boeing 727 aircraft with 51
passengers and 10 crew on board has crashed into a
mountain side just outside the Columbia capital,
Bogota. Police and rescue
workers said
everyone was killed when the plane exploded
scattering wreckage over a wide area. The crash
happened shortly after take-off when the plane
was unable to gain enough height to
clear the mountains. The aircraft belonged to
Ecuadorian Airline, but it had been chartered by
Air-France for the route
from Bogota to
Ecuadorian Capital, Quito.
?
News Item Three
(21-22)
?
The US has designated thirty
international groups as terrorist organizations,
barring them from receiving money, weapons or
other support from US citizens.
The new
terrorist list includes a Palestinian group Hamas,
the Pro-Iran
ian Hezbollah, Cambodian’s
Khmer Rouge, the Basque separatist group ETA, Sri
Lanka’s Tamitigers, and
Peru
-based Shining Path and Tupac Amaru
Revolutionary Movement. The list does not include
the Irish Republican Army or the
Palestinian Liberation Organization. US
Secretary of State Maddine Albright says the
affected groups will have their US visas revoked
and US financial
assets
frozen.
?
News Item Four
(23)
?
Israeli prosecutors are reviewing
charges against Prime Minister, Benjamin
Netanyahu, after Israeli police called off his
indictment. Justice Ministry officials
say they hope a decision on whether to
bring charges against the Israeli leader will be
announced Sunday. The case stems from the
appointment of Runny
Barong as Israeli
attorney general. Critics charged the appointment
was part of a conspiracy to end the trial of
Netanyahu
’
s political
ally.
?
News Item Five
(24-25)
?
The
combined
left-
wing
opposition
in
France
has
defeated
President
Jaque
Chirac’s
ruling
conservative
coalition
in
the
first
round
of
the
country’s
parliamentary elections. Projections by
French TV give the Socialist-led opposition 40% of
the vote and Mr. Chirac
’
s
center-right coalition 37%. If the left
secures
the
majority
of
seats
in
parliament,
Socialist
leader
Leono
Jospin
would
likely
became
prime
minister
in
the
power-sharing
arrangement
with
President
Chirac.
?
听力原文
2001
PART
Ⅲ
LISTENING
COMPREHENSION
?
SECTION A STATEMENT
1. I
have to teach the same course books several times
in the summer holiday camp, which is sometimes
boring and not well-paid, but by and large
I
’
m quite
delighted at being with young
people.
?
2. The poor living conditions in such a
large city have resulted from the unplanned real
estate development, which is rarely seen in small
cities.
?
3. At a recent seminar, many
participants were worried about the fact that
overpopulation may give rise to many social
security problems.
?
4. May I have your
attention, please? Flight 998 is leaving at 11:30
a.m. Please check in half an hour prior to the
departure.
?
5. Having gone through your claims for
fire damage, I don
’
t think
the policy you have provided protection against
loss by fire.
?
6. Ian lost one eye in a childhood
accident, but he nonetheless had a very successful
athletic career.
?
7. Mr. and Mrs. Clark used
to smoke. But now Mrs. Clark has stopped and she
is afraid her husband will fall ill if he
doesn
’
t get rid of his bad
habit of
smoking both at home and at
work.
?
8. I heard from Mary that last
semester, Susan found it difficult to stay on good
terms with her roommate
Jenny.
?
9. Jack says that he is up to his eyes
at work at present and really cannot afford the
time to have dinner with
us.
??
SECTION B
CONVER
SA
TION
?
10. W: I want to find a
part-time job during the summer vacation and earn
some money. How about you?
?
M:
I
’
m going to take a few
summer courses so that I can graduate early next
year.
?
11. W: Excuse me, I want some
dictionaries. Where can I find
them?
?
M: The regular-
priced ones are here and on that table in the
corner of the room we have some on
discount.
?
W: Thank
you.
?
12. W: I wonder where I can take my
girlfriend for dinner after work
tonight.
?
M: Have you
been to the Chinese Restaurant near the
school?
?
13. M: Hello, the pipe in my bedroom is
leaking. Can you come and get it repaired right
away?
?
W: Well, it depends on how soon I can
finish the drains at the office
building.
?
14. W: Do you think you can play the
music tape another time, dear?
I
’
ve got a slight
headache.
?
M: Of course. Sorry. I
didn
’
t realize you could
hear it. You want me to call the
doctor?
?
W: No, thanks.
I
’
ll be OK in a
minute.
?
15. M: Lisa, how are you getting along
with our term paper?
?
W:
I
’
ve been writing and
rewriting it. I simply don
’
t
know if I will ever get it
finished.
?
16. W: I must go to the library, the
one near the laboratory, because I have to finish
my research project by tomorrow. But if I could, I
prefer to go with you
to the
theatre.
?
M: I wish you could come
along.
?
17. M: Why did Jack suddenly decide to
quit his job?
?
W: He said he
wouldn
’
t break his back
working for such low pay.
?
M: I
see.
?
18. M: Are you sure you can remember
the name of the film you saw last
week?
?
W: It
’
s just on
the tip of my tongue.
?
SECTION C
NEWS BROADCAST
?
News Item One
(19-20)
?
Commonwealth leaders agreed to lift
Nigeria
’
s 3-5
years
’
suspension
on May 29, the day the military government hands
over power to the elected
president,
the organization secretary general announced
yesterday.
?
Nigeria was suspended from the 54
nation group of mainly former British colonies in
1995 after it executed 9 minority rights activists
including writer
Ken
Thawrawiwa.
But
now
that
the
country
has
embarked
on
the
return
to
democracy,
Commonwealth
heads
of
government
have
agreed
to
end
this
estrangement. Secretary
general chief Ormiga Anyaco sa
id in a
statement: “I’m delighted an unfortunate episode
in Nigeria Commonwealth relations will
now come to an end and Nigeria is
resuming its rightful place in the
Commonwealth.
”?
News Item Two
(21-22)
?
The Space Shuttle Discovery made a real
night landing at the Kennedy Space Center early on
Thursday. The night landing, the 1
1th
in the centre’s 94
shuttle missions,
ended a 10-day mission to outfit the orbiting
international space station. Although the space
craft created a solid boom that can be heard
along much of Florida’s eastern
seaboard, witnesses on the ground could not see
the orbiter until it was directly over the
on
e-way lights. Scattered showers
off the Florida coast had threatened to
postpone the shuttle
’
s
return. But broadcasters gave a green light when
they decided no rain will fall within 48
kilometres of the space
centre.
?
News Item Three
(23-24)
?
Five people died, two were missing and
at least 18 were injured on Wednesday when an
Italian petrol vessel collided with a dinghy
filled with refugees
crossing the
Adriatic sea from Albania, authorities said. The
victims were believed to be Albanians from either
Albania or Kosovo, said authorities from
Italy’s
Tax Police Division,
which,
along
with
the coast
guard,
patrols
the
nation’s coast.
The
cause of
the
collision
was
no
t
immediately
known. Three
Albanians,believed be smuggling the
refugees were arrested a few hours after the
accident.
?
News Item Four
(25)
?
Malaysian
authorities are discussing possible salvage
efforts with Sun Cruisers, the Singapore owner of
a large liner, that sunk off Malaysia last week,
a news report said yesterday. Sun
cruisers had received some advice from
Malaysia on the matter. The Business
Times newspaper quoted the company’s
spokeswoman
Judy
Shoo
Asian.
Judy
and
other
Sun
Cruiser’s
officials
could
not
immediately
be
reached
for
further
comment
as
t
hey
were
away
in
Indonesia. The Sun Vista went down in
international waters. The nearby Malaysia may have
the right to order the
wreck
’
s removal, the
newspaper said.
Salvage experts said
the wreck of the Sun Vista, which sank in 65
metres of water, poses no threat to ships passing
over it. But Malaysia may still want it
removed.
??
Nigeria was suspended from
the 54 nation group of mainly former British
colonies in 1995 after it executed 9 minority
rights activists including writer Ken
Thawrawiwa. But now that the country
has embarked on the return to democracy,
Commonwealth heads of government have agreed to
end this estrangement.
Secretary
general chief Ormiga Anyaco said in a statement:
“I’m delighted an unfortunate episode in Nigeria
Commonwealth rela
tions will now come to
an
end and Nigeria is resuming its
rightful place in the
Commonwealth.
”?
听力原文
2002
PART III
LISTENING COMPREHENSION
SECTION A
STA
TEMENT
1.
Next I'd like to show you
a three-bedroom apartment on the second floor
which is a newly built one we have for rent.
2.
It used to
take a fortnight to travel from London to
Edinburgh by coach. However, you could never
travel many times around the world in that time.
3.
Jack, thank
you for inviting us to dinner in your house
tomorrow. But I'm extremely sorry that my wife and
I won't be able to make it.
4.
Last time we discussed
some patterns of animal behavior and in today's
lecture you'll concentrate on the methods used in
the study of animals.
5.
In my opinion motivation, rather than
intelligence, often decides how far a person can
go in his career.
6.
In order to understand this writer
thoroughly, you have to read between the lines.
7.
Last week at
the sale Jane bought herself an overcoat for 30
pounds which was one quarter of the regular price.
8.
Due to the
continual rain the school sports meet has been
postponed again till further notice from the
principal's office.
SECTION
B
CONVERSATION
9.
M:
I'm
really
getting
worried
about
Mary.
She
was
sitting
in
for
the
exam
in
two
weeks'
time.
But
all
she
is
talking
about
now
is
nothing
but
an
upcoming
concert.
W: She may fail
along that line. Let's try to talk some sense into
her.
10.
W:
Tony, do you have a belief in UFOs?
M: Me? Well, I have never seen. But
there are a lot of people who have, or they think
they have, seen.
11.
M: You know, I started out in civil
engineering, then I switched to electronic
engineering. But what really interests me is
electronic music.
W: Well,
that's a long way away from civil engineering.
12.
W: How about
a pound of milk for our breakfast? But it doesn't
seem to look fresh now. Do you think it is still
all right to drink?
M: Let
me smell it. Well, it has gone off. If I were you,
I wouldn't even think of it.
13.
M: Is it true that all
of them survived the fire last night?
W: Yes, a miracle, isn't it? There was
a couple on the second floor and two women and
three kids on the ground floor. But no one was
badly hurt.
14.
M: I'm going to take a blood test at
7:45 tomorrow morning.
W:
In that case, you won't miss any courses tomorrow
morning then.
15.
M: I'm not really an expert on precious
stones, but these are superb. Don't you like them?
W: Have you looked at the
price tag? It costs almost twice as much as a
house where we are living in.
16.
W: You seem to be
restless the whole day today. What's up?
M: Later in the afternoon'
they will announce who will get permission for the
study trip to Africa.
17.
W: I will never go with Bill again. He
could never remember where he parked his car.
M: That certainly sounds
like Bill.
SECTION C
NEWS BROADCAST
News Item One (18-19)
Britain
has
announced
that
it
has
decided
to
cancel
about
200
million
pounds'
worth
of
the
debts
owed
to
it
by
poorer
Commonwealth
countries.
The
international
development secretary says the relief is being
offered to countries committed to eliminating
poverty and pursuing good government. This would
include taking action against
corruption. At the same time Common Market finance
ministers are meeting in Muricius. Britain is
expected to put forward a
fresh
initiative on redressing debts of the poorest
countries. The chancellor of Czech has indicated
the plan to revise the scheme put forward last
year by the
International Monetary Fund
which has not yet provided any relief.
News Item Two (20-21)
An underground train derailed at the
station in central Paris yesterday, injuring
people and just missing another underground train
standing on the opposite
track. French
emergency services say the trains were traveling
at 35kilometres per hour when it derailed at the
entrance of the station. No one was killed and
no one was trapped in the train during
the accident. Ambulances rushed to the scene and
doctors began treating casualties in the station
and a nearby cafe.
Some people have
broken limbs and others have suffered bruising.
None was in a critical condition. As yet it was
not known why the train came off the
tracks.
News
Item Three (22-23)