Part B

You will hear 3 talks and you must answer the questions by choosing A，B，C or D．You will hear the recording 　　ONLY ONCE．

Questions 11～13 are based On the following talk．You now have l5 seconds to read Questions 11～13．

11．How old is Ryan？

［A］Twenty．two years old．

［B］Three years old．

［C］Three months old．

［D］Twenty—two months old．

12．Where was the operation carried out？

［A］Manchester． ［B］Dalton．

［C］Washington． ［D］New York．

13．What are Ryan’s chances of making a complete recovery？

［A］50～60 percent．

［B］30～40 percent．

［C］40～50 percent．

［D］40～60 percent．

You now have 30 seconds to check your answers to Questions 11～13．

Questions l4～16 are based on the following talk．You now have l5 seconds to read Questions l4～16．

14．How has Brazil reduced its population growth？

［A］By educating its citizens．

［B］By developing TV programs．

［C］By careful family planning．

［D］By chance．

15．How did soap operas help in lowering Brazil’s birth rate？

［A］They keep people sitting long hours watching TV．

［B］They have gradually changed people’s way of life．

［C］People are drawn to their attractive package．

［D］They popularize birth control measures．

16．What is Martine’s conclusion about Brazil’s population growth？

［A］The increase in birth rate will promote consumption．

［B］The desire for consumption helps to reduce birth contr01．

［C］Consumption pattern and reproduction pattern are contradictory．

［D］A country’s production is limited by its population growth．

You now have 30 seconds to check your answers to Questions l4～16．

Questions 17—20 are based on the following talk．You now have 20 seconds to read Questions 17～20．

17．What kind of chances are children in America today denied？

［A］To learn how to face death．

［B］To attend to patients．

［C］To visit dying patients.

［D］To have access to a hospital．

18．For what purpose were those five hundred critically ill patients investigated？

［A］Observing how they reacted to the crisis of death．

［B］Helping them and their families overcome the fear of death．

［C］Finding out their attitude towards the approach of death．

［D］Learning how to best help them and their families．

19．What does the need of a dying patient for company show？

［A］His desire for communication with other people．

［B］His fear of approaching death．

［C］His pessimistic attitude towards his condition．

［D］His reluctance to part with his family．

20．What may be concluded from the talk？

［A］Dying patients are afraid of being told of the approach of death．

［B］Most doctors and nurses understand what dying patients need．

［C］Dying patients should be truthfully informed of their condition．

［D］Most patients are unable to accept death until it is obviously inevitable．

You now have 40 seconds to check your answers to Questions l 7～20．

That is the end of Part B．