D) They consider it unfair to middle-class families.

　　7. Why doesn’t Allegheny College plan to drop merit aid entirely?

　　A) Raising tuitions have made college unaffordable for middle-class families.

　　B) With rising incomes, fewer students are applying for need-based aid.

　　C) Many students from middle-income families have come to rely on it.

　　D) Rising incomes have disqualified many students for need-based aid.

　　8. Annual renewal of academic merit scholarships depends on whether the recipients remain ______.

　　9. Applicants for athletic merit scholarships need a recommendation from a coach or a referee who ______ their exceptional athletic performance.

　　10. Applicants for artistic merit scholarships must produce evidence to show their ______ in a particular artistic field

　　Part Ⅲ Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)

　　Section A

　　Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which the best answer is. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

　　Questions 11 to 18 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

　　11. A) Get some small change. B) Find a shopping center.

　　C) Cash a check at a bank. D) Find a parking meter.

　　12. A) Shopping with his son. B) Buying a gift for a child.

　　C) Promoting a new product. D) Bargaining with a salesgirl.

　　13. A) Taking photographs. B) Enhancing images.

　　C) Mending cameras. D) Painting pictures.

　　14. A) He moved to Baltimore when he was young.

　　B) He can provide little useful information.

　　C) He will show the woman around Baltimore.

　　D) He will ask someone else to help the woman.

　　15. A) He is rather disappointed. B) He is highly ambitious.

　　C) He can’t face up to the situation D) He knows his own limitation.

　　16. A) She must have paid a lot B) She is known to have a terrific figure.

　　C) Her gym exercise has yielded good results.

　　D) Her effort to keep fit is really praiseworthy.

　　17. A) Female students are unfit for studying physics.

　　B) He can serve as the woman’s tutor.

　　C) Physics is an important course at school.

　　D) The professor’s suggestion is constructive.

　　18. A) Indifferent. B) Doubtful. C) Pleased. D) Surprised.

　　Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

　　19. A) He prefers the smaller evening classes. B) He has signed up for a day course.

　　C) He has to work during the day. D) He finds the evening course cheaper.

　　20. A) Learn a computer language. B) Learn data processing.

　　C) Buy some computer software. D) Buy a few coursebooks.