Part C
You will hear a talk.As you listen.you must answer Questions 21~30 by writing No MORE THAN THREE words in the space provided on the right.You will hear the talk TWICE.
You now have 60 seconds to read Questions 21~30.
21.When did the astronauts land on the moon?
22.What did the speaker like to do when she was a child?
23.Where did her interest and desire come from?
24.What did she want to be when she was a child?
25.When did she discover resistance?
26.What was she told not to do when she applied to college?
27.What was she not allowed to do when she entered college?
28.Why did her confidence in her ability and the desire to study science decrease during her college years?
29.What was the trouble when she got her first job?
30.Why is it that there are not more scientists in the field according to the speaker?
You now have l00 seconds to check your answers to Questions 21~30.
That is the end of Part C.You now have 5 minutes to transfer all your answers from your test booklet to ANSWER SHEET l.
That is the end of Listening Comprehension.
Section II Use of English
(15 minutes)
Read the following text and fill each of the numbered spaces with ONE suitable word.
Write your.answers on ANSWER SHEET l.
If you are buying a property in France,whether for a permanent or a holiday home,it is important to open a French bank account.Although it is possible to exist on traveller’s cheques,Eurocheques and credit cards(31) ___by British banks,the(32) ___for these(33) ___can be expensive.
The simplest way to pay regular(34) ___,such as electricity,gas or telephone,(35) ___when you are not in residence,is by direct debit(a sum withdrawn from an account)from your French account.To (36) ___a current account,you will need to(37) ___your passport and birth(38) ___and to provide your address in the United Kingdom.You will be issued with a cheque book within weeks of opening the account.In France it is illegal to be overdrawn.All accounts must be operated(39) ___credit.However,there are no (40) ___ charges.
Note that cheques(41) ___longer to clear in France than in Britain,and call only be stopped(42) ___stolen or lost.
The easiest way to(43) ___money from a British bank account to a French(44) ___is by bank transfer.You simply provide your British bank with the name,address and(45) ___0f your French bank ac—count.The procedure takes about a week and(46) ___between£5 and£413 for each transaction,(47) ___on your British bank。
(48) ___.you can transfer money(49) ___a French bank in London.You can also send a sterling cheque(allow at least l2(1ays for the cheque to be cleared),Eurocheques or traveller’s(50) ___.
Finally.it is a good idea to make a friend of your French bank manager.His help call prove invaluable.