Section Two Directions:In this section,you will hear A.a news story;B.a conversation.Decide whether the following statements are T (True)or F (False).You will hear the recording twice.(30 points) A.Words and Their Stories )21.The best nickname for an American city is The Big Apple for New York. ( )22.The nickname was first used to mean New York in the 1950s. )23.The term Big Apple was first used in horse racing. )24.It was first used to refer to "the horse that is the fastest in the race". ( )25.The Big Apple was also the name of a film in the 1930s. )26."The City That Never Sleeps"is another nickname of New York. B ( )27.According to the professor,19%of the world's languages are endangered. )28.Altogether there are about 6,000 languages in the world. ( )29.There are about 20 widely spoken languages. ( )30.Chinese is one of the widely spoken languages. ( )31.Losing a language means losing the world's variety. )32.Special knowledge may die if a language dies. ( )33.There is no solution to the problem. )34.The professor is learning the dying languages. ()35.About 30 languages are spoken in Brazil. Section Three Directions:In this section,you will hear A.a conversation and B.a news story.Choose the best answer to each of the following statements.You will hear the recording only once.(20 points) A. 36.The man wants to A.smoke a cigarette B.ask the way to the airport C.give the woman a cigarette 585Section Two Directions: In this section , you will hear A. a news story; B. a conversation. Decide whether the following statements are T (True) or F (False). You will hear the recording twice. (30 points) A. Words and Their Stories ( )21. The best nickname for an American city is The Big Apple for New York. ( )22. The nickname was first used to mean New York in the 1950s. ( )23. The term Big Apple was first used in horse racing. ( ) 24. It was first used to refer to "the horse that is the fastest in the race". ( )25. The Big Apple was also the name of a film ín the 1930s. ( )26. "The City That Never Sleeps" ís another nickname of New York. B. ( ) 27. According to the professor, 19 % of the world' s languages are endangered. ( ) 28. Altogether there are about 6 ,000 languages in the world. ( ) 29. There are about 20 widely spoken languages. ( ) 30. Chinese is one of the widely spoken languages. ( )31. Losing a language means losing the world's variety. ( ) 32. Special knowledge may die if a language dies. ( )33. There ís no solution to the problem. ( ) 34. The professor is learning the dying languages. ( )35. About 30 languages are spoken in Brazil. tion Three Directions: In this section , you will hear A. a conversation and B. a news story. Choωe the best answer to each of the following statements. You will hear the l'四01 ng only once. ( 20 points) A. 36. The man wants to A. smoke a cigarette C. give the woman a cigarette B. ask the way to the airport 585