26. A) To buy goods or obtain services without immediate payment.

　　B) To buy goods directly from a central billing office.

　　C) To obtain services with a check.

　　D) To buy goods with a check.

　　27. A) A company's number.

　　B) A bank's number.

　　C) An account number.

　　D) A check number.

　　28. A) It calculates the total price of purchases by the card holder during the month.

　　B) It sends the card holder a bill.

　　C) It sends the card holder a check.

　　D) Both A and B.

　　Passage Two

　　Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　29. A) In Asian culture.

　　B) In Islamic culture.

　　C) In western culture.

　　D) In ancient culture.

　　30. A) Folk music and classical music.

　　B) Classical music and popular music.

　　C) Popular music and folk music.

　　D) None of the above.

　　31. A) Entertainment.

　　B) Social adherence.

　　C) Communication.

　　D) Religious ritual.

　　Passage Three

　　Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　32. A) On April 26, 1611.

　　B) On April 23, 1611.

　　C) On April 26, 1616.

　　D) On April 23, 1616.

　　33. A) In 1585.

　　B) In 1584.

　　C) In 1583.

　　D) In 1586.

　　34. A) People know almost nothing about Shakespeare's early life.

　　B) Shakespeare was already well known before he went to London.

　　C) People know a lot about Shakespeare's life in London.

　　D) People know only a little about Shakespeare's life in London.

　　35. A) Shakespeare was not interested in making a profit.

　　B) Shakespeare could get one-tenth of the profits of the Globe Theater.

　　C) Shakespeare, like his fellow writers, had no business sense.

　　D) Shakespeare's fellow writers shared the same profits.

　　Section C

　　Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.

　　Recently, air travel is becoming more and more popular and many large airports have now reached the limit of the number of aircraft movements they can 36 . The problem is made worse by the size of many major cities which prevents the 37 of existing airports. Any new airports to be built a long way from city centers will create 38 problems arid in many countries there simply isn't enough land for such developments.

　　Now a new 39 has been put forward which would help to 40_ the congestion, as far as short flights are concerned. This 41 the use of smaller aircraft, carrying about 50 passengers, which only require a short take-off or landing area and which make 42_ little noise because they are propeller-driven.