Questions 8 to 10 are based on the passage you have just heard 8. A)Keeping quiet in the classroom B)Not talking to other students C) Questioning their material D)Not interacting 9. A)Conserving B) Interactive. C)Western 10. A) Turning to academic staff of the universities for assistance B) Making much determination to conquer it C)Trying their utmost to get adapted D)All of the above Passage Two Questions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard. l1. A)Because the mountain is very high B) Because the road is very winding C)Because the mountains peak is very steep D) Because the weather is very windy 2. A)There is no shortcut to success C) Success can only be achieved by some of us D)If you dont take a shortcut, you can achieve success 13. A) Persist in hard work B)Take a shortcut D)Stick to the things you want to do and work hard 14. A)To take a path to resist B)To always choose the easiest way C)To take a path not to resist D)To choose the hardest way Section C Directions: You are going to hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. Then listen again and fill in the blanks with what you have heard. When the passage is read third time, check what you have written. Then write your answer in the corresp ce on your Answer Sheet For those of you who are either already studying in the United States or plan to one day, it might be interesting to know something about the foreign student population in the United States For the(15) year 1995/96, there was a total of approximately 344,000 foreign students studying in the United States. This figure of 344, 000 may seem like a very large number until you3 Passage One Questions 8 to 10 are based on the passage you have just heard. 8. A) Keeping quiet in the classroom. B) Not talking to other students. C) Questioning their materials. D) Not interacting. 9. A) Conserving. B) Interactive. C) Western. D) Co-operative. 10. A) Turning to academic staff of the universities for assistance. B) Making much determination to conquer it. C) Trying their utmost to get adapted. D) All of the above. Passage Two Questions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard. 11. A) Because the mountain is very high. B) Because the road is very winding. C) Because the mountain’s peak is very steep. D) Because the weather is very windy. 12. A) There is no shortcut to success. B) Everyone longs for success. C) Success can only be achieved by some of us. D) If you don’t take a shortcut, you can achieve success. 13. A) Persist in hard work. B) Take a shortcut. C) Get quick success and instant benefit. D) Stick to the things you want to do and work hard. 14. A) To take a path to resist. B) To always choose the easiest way. C) To take a path not to resist. D) To choose the hardest way. Section C Directions: You are going to hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. Then listen again and fill in the blanks with what you have heard. When the passage is read for the third time, check what you have written. Then write your answer in the corresponding place on your Answer Sheet. (0.5×6=3 points; 1.5×2=3 points) For those of you who are either already studying in the United States or plan to one day, it might be interesting to know something about the foreign student population in the United States. For the (15) __________ year 1995/96, there was a total of approximately 344,000 foreign students studying in the United States. This figure of 344,000 may seem like a very large number until you