［D］Because Maria can’t stand football.
15.［A］A temporary job.
［B］A permanent job.
［C］Some money for the vacation.
［D］Some money for the university fees.
16.［A］The woman did most of the talking.
［B］The man did most of the talking.
［C］The woman was wearing a black sweater.
［D］The man and the woman had dark hair.
17.［A］A sunny day. ［B］A raincoat.
［C］An attractive hut. ［D］A lovely hat.
18.［A］Librarian and student. ［B］Operator and caller.
［C］Boss and secretary.［D］Customer and repairman.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19.［A］The benefits of strong business competition.
［B］A proposal to lower the cost of production.
［C］Complaints about the expense of modernization.
［D］Suggestions concerning new business strategies.
20.［A］It costs much more than its worth.
［B］It should be brought up to date.
［C］It calls for immediate repairs.
［D］It can still be used for a long time.
21.［A］The personnel manager should be fired for inefficiency.
［B］A few engineers should be employed to modernize the factory.
［C］The entire staff should be retrained.
［D］Better educated employees should be promoted.
22.［A］Their competitors have long been advertising on TV.
［B］TV commercials are less expensive.
［C］Advertising in newspapers alone is not sufficient.
［D］TV commercials attract more investments.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
23.［A］Searching for reference material.
［B］Watching a film of the 1930s’.
［C］Writing a course book.
［D］Looking for a job in a movie studio.
24.［A］It’s too broad to cope with. ［B］It’s a bit outdated.
［C］It’s controversial.［D］It’s of little practical value.
25.［A］At the end of the online catalogue.
［B］At the Reference Desk.
［C］In the New York Times.
［D］In the Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature.
Section B
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 centre.
Passage One
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26.［A］The liberation movement of British women.
［B］Rapid economic development in Britain.
［C］Changing attitudes to family life.
［D］Reasons for changes in family life in Britain.
27.［A］Because millions of men died in the war.
［B］Because women had proved their worth.
［C］Because women were more skillful than men.
［D］Because factories preferred to employ women.
28.［A］The concept of “the family”as a social unit.
［B］The attitudes to birth control.
［C］The attitudes to religion.
［D］The ideas of authority and tradition.
Passage Two
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
