5. M: You can get a lot of practice in giving up tickets and handling hotel reservations. Later on, you can take telephone calls W: Thats great! Thanks, Mr. Thomson. I' ll come to work tomorrow Q: Where will the woman probably be working? 6.M:Please make 20 copies of this and deliver them to the chief executive and heads of departments. W: Certainly, sir. They will find it on their desks tomorrow morning Q: What is the probable relationship between the two speakers? 7. W: Did you go shopping this afternoon? M: Yes, but all I a sore foot Q: What does the ma 8. W: This school is lucky to have a teacher as good as Prof. Helen Johnson. M: She is one in a million Q: What does the man mean? 9. M: I heard your daughter sing at the school concert last night. She has a lovely voice, I must say. W: Thank you, but I don' t know where she gets it. Q: What does the wom 10. W: Why are you so tired and upset? M: I' ve been taking the history course this term. but the trouble is that I' ll never get through the reading list. Q: Why is the man worried? Passage One The time is 7o' clock, and this is Amely brown with the news: The German authorities are sending investigators to discover the cause of the plane crash late yesterday on the Island of Tenariff. The plane, a boeing 727 taking German holiday maker to the island crashed into a hill side as it circled for preparing to land. The plane was carrying 180 passengers. It is thought there are no survivors. Rescue workers are at the scene. The 500 U. K. motors workers who had bent on strike in High Town for the past 3 weeks went back to work this morning. This follows successful talks between management and union representatives, which resulted in a new agreement on working hours. A spokesman for the management said that they hoped they could now get back to producing cars and they lost a lot y and orders over this dispute And finally, the weather: After a cold starts, most of the country shall be warm and sunny. But towards late afternoon, rain will spread from Scotland to cover most parts by midnight. Questions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard. l1. When was the news broadcast? 12. What is the first news item about? 13. Why did the workers go on strike? 14. What do you think of the weather that day Passage Two When I arrived in American three years ago, I was surprised by the tremendous amount of advertising. But now Ive come to realize that it is a creative and necessary part of an industrial society. I, too, want to improve my life style and to buy better products. I look to advertising to show me how to do it. Deciding what to believe in an advertising, however isn t easy. It seems to me that a person must purchase things with a lot of care. As a consumer, I want to get the best for my money. So I really have to understand the techniques of advertising. Otherwise, manufactures may be able to sell anything. whatever its quality may be The creative aspects of advertisement, for instance often cover up the defects or problems in products. I have learned this well, since I have made purchases and lost money because the items were of poor quality The future advertising most likely will involve more public participation. In the future, if consumers really care about the quality of something as well as the quantity, maybe advertisers will begin to care more about what they are try ing to ell Questions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard 15. What do we learn about the speaker 6. What's the speakers impression of the advertisement in America when he first arrived there 17. What does the speaker think future advertisers should do?8 5. M: You can get a lot of practice in giving up tickets and handling hotel reservations. Later on, you can take telephone calls. W: That’s great! Thanks, Mr. Thomson. I’ll come to work tomorrow. Q: Where will the woman probably be working? 6. M: Please make 20 copies of this and deliver them to the chief executive and heads of departments. W: Certainly, sir. They will find it on their desks tomorrow morning. Q: What is the probable relationship between the two speakers? 7. W: Did you go shopping this afternoon? M: Yes, but all I got was a sore foot. Q: What does the man mean? 8. W: This school is lucky to have a teacher as good as Prof. Helen Johnson. M: She is one in a million. Q: What does the man mean? 9. M: I heard your daughter sing at the school concert last night. She has a lovely voice, I must say. W: Thank you, but I don’t know where she gets it. Q: What does the woman probably mean? 10. W: Why are you so tired and upset? M: I’ve been taking the history course this term. But the trouble is that I’ll never get through the reading list. Q: Why is the man worried? Section B Passage One The time is 7 o’clock, and this is Amely Brown with the news: The German authorities are sending investigators to discover the cause of the plane crash late yesterday on the Island of Tenariff. The plane, a Boeing 727 taking German holiday makers to the island crashed into a hill side as it circled for preparing to land. The plane was carrying 180 passengers. It is thought there are no survivors. Rescue workers are at the scene. The 500 U.K. motors workers who had bent on strike in High Town for the past 3 weeks went back to work this morning. This follows successful talks between management and union representatives, which resulted in a new agreement on working hours. A spokesman for the management said that they hoped they could now get back to producing cars and they lost a lot of money and orders over this dispute. And finally, the weather: After a cold starts, most of the country shall be warm and sunny. But towards late afternoon, rain will spread from Scotland to cover most parts by midnight. Questions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard. 11. When was the news broadcast? 12. What is the first news item about? 13. Why did the workers go on strike? 14. What do you think of the weather that day? Passage Two When I arrived in American three years ago, I was surprised by the tremendous amount of advertising. But now I’ve come to realize that it is a creative and necessary part of an industrial society. I, too, want to improve my life style and to buy better products. I look to advertising to show me how to do it. Deciding what to believe in an advertising, however, isn’t easy. It seems to me that a person must purchase things with a lot of care. As a consumer, I want to get the best for my money. So I really have to understand the techniques of advertising. Otherwise, manufactures may be able to sell anything, whatever its quality may be. The creative aspects of advertisement, for instance, often cover up the defects or problems in products. I have learned this well, since I have made purchases and lost money because the items were of poor quality. The future advertising most likely will involve more public participation. In the future, if consumers really care about the quality of something as well as the quantity, maybe advertisers will begin to care more about what they are trying to sell. Questions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard. 15. What do we learn about the speaker? 16. What’s the speaker’s impression of the advertisement in America when he first arrived there? 17. What does the speaker think future advertisers should do?