Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D]. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center.

　　Passage One

　　Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　26. [A] Given by the local government. [C] Bought from different cities and villages.

　　[B] Born by a large number of bitches. [D] Captured over grassland.

　　27. [A] 11-week course for control duty. [C] 9-week course for control duty.

　　[B] 11-week course for patrol duty. [D] 9-week course for patrol duty.

　　28. [A] Catching runaway criminals. [C] Patrolling the dangerous town.

　　[B] Scratching the hidden bombs. [D] Drug-sniffing or bomb-sniffing.

　　Passage Two

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

　　29. [A] Gold was discovered.

　　[B] The transcontinental railroad was completed.

　　[C] The golden Gate Bridge was constructed.

　　[D] Telegraph communications were established with the East.

　　30. [A] About two million. [C] About five million.

　　[B] About three million. [D] About six million.

　　31. [A] 19 million dollars. [C] 37 million dollars.

　　[B] 32 million dollars. [D] 42 million dollars.

　　Passage Three

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

　　32. [A] Computers have become part of our daily lives.

　　[B] Computers have advantages as well as disadvantages.

　　[C] People have different attitudes to computers.

　　[D] More and more families will own computers.

　　33. [A] Computers can bring financial problems.

　　[B] Computers can bring unemployment.

　　[C] Computers can be very useful in families.

　　[D] Computerized robots can take over some unpleasant jobs.

　　34. [A] Computers may change the life they have been accustomed to.

　　[B] Spending too much time on computers may spoil people's relationship.

　　[C] Buying computers may cost a lot of money.

　　[D] Computers may take over human beings altogether.

　　35. [A] Affectionate. [C] Approving

　　[B] Disapproving. [D] Neutral.

　　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 blank, 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.

　　Development banks are international lending groups. They lend money to developing countries to help fuel economic growth and social (36) ________. They are not part of the World Bank, the International (37) ________ Fund or the United Nations. The money comes from member countries and borrowing on world markets.