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Test 1 Part A Conversation 1: W: Cathy has the habit of keeping us waiting for over 30 minutes. Maybe either you or I should give her a ring before each meeting. M: Thats really a nuisance, but Ill do it if you want. Q: What will the man probably do? Conversation 2:M: Could you keep the noise down, Mary? Im trying to listen to the recording. W: Sorry, its not me. There is a party downstairs. Q: What does the woman imply? Conversation 3: W: Mr. Brown, I tried to memorize the script but I keep forgetting the lines. M: Look, Jane, youll be fine if you stop putting so much pressure on yourself. Q: What does the man mean? Conversation 4: M: Youve spent too much time doing coursework, Sally. Dont you think you should go out and get some fresh air? W: Thanks for the advice. But this is how I relieve my stress. Id rather not get too far behind. Q: What can you infer from the womans response? Conversation 5: M: Im having trouble making ends meet（量入为出）. It looks like I have to make another phone call to my parents. W: I dont think it would be a problem if you cut down on the discs you buy. Q: What does the woman mean? Conversation 6: W: I hope you enjoyed the movie last night. I wasnt sure I would. M: I wasnt either, but once it started, I simply got glued to the screen. Q: What can you learn from the conversation? Conversation 7: M: Congratulations! I heard your debating team has reached the final. W: Yes, were all excited about it. Now were working hard to prepare for it. Q: What will the womans team probably do? Conversation 8: W: Bill is a great guy. He nearly got killed when he tried to rescue an aged woman from a fire yesterday. M: Well, so far as I know that was not the first dangerous situation he was in. Q: Which of the following adjectives best describes Bill? Conversation 9: M: What kind of father am I? My daughter is sick. She has had a fever for a couple of days. But I didnt even know about it. W: Dont blame yourself too much. Youve been too much involved in the companys work to notice it, I guess. You really should take some time off. Q: What do you know about the man from the conversation? Conversation 10: M: Is Mary still in a critical condition? W: Im afraid so, but weve kept the news from her mother. Q: What do we know about Marys mother? Part B Passage: Women in many countries now see themselves in a new light for they have discovered that they are as competent as men and can do just as well as men in any profession. Some of them have gone to the top, which has given women pride and self-confidence. Of course the picture is not perfect. In the first place a very large number of women do not even try to enter male professions because they lack the necessary training or because they are not bold enough to take risks on new paths. For one woman executive or one woman judge, there are still countless typists and saleswomen who struggle through their day without any sense of fulfillment. Besides, many of their braver sisters, who dare to compete with men in higher fields, find that male opposition is still strong, and that society is still ready to explain a womans success by reasons that have nothing to do with her intelligence. Still, the fact remains that women are now free to enter any career that attracts them; the situation has improved, and the tide is not likely to turn back. Part C Passage 1 Many people suffer from some form of extreme anxiety. Some experience occasional attacks of panic for almost no reason. Others go around in a state of continual uneasiness. How do we control anxiety? The best way is to take drugs which help patients manage their anxiety. Patients who take these drugs say that they are able to work, to sleep and to go to places they feared to visit before. But the effects of the drugs on the human body, especially on the nervous system have not been known for a long time. Scientists have started a series of studies to identify the effects of the drugs on the brain and have gained some insight into the costs and benefits of the anti-anxiety drugs. They are valuable because they can reduce the effects of expected failure, frustration and disappointment. But their value demands a price. Two effects of the drugs are obviously harmful. First, they weaken a persons ability to react to changes; second, they fail to help a person deal with unexpected troubles. It is fairly sure that people will meet with problems they have never expected, so these harmful effects may make the price of anti-anxiety drugs too high. Questions 1 and 2 are based on the passage youve just heard. 1. What does the passage mainly tell us? 2. What is the speakers attitude toward anti-anxiety drugs? Passage 2 Are some people born clever, and others born stupid? Or is the development of intelligence dependent on environment and experience? Strangely enough, the answer to these questions is yes. To some extent our intelligence is given us at birth. On the other hand, a child who lives in a boring environment will develop his intelligence less than one who lives in rich and varied surroundings. It is easy to show that intelligence is something we are born with. The closer the blood relationship between two people, the closer they are likely to be in intelligence. Therefore if we take two unrelated people at random from the population, it is likely that their degree of intelligence will be completely different. If we take two identical twins, they will very likely be as intelligent as each other. Relations like brothers and sisters, parents and children, usually have similar intelligence, and this clearly suggests that intelligence depends on birth. Imagine that we take two identical twins and put them in different environments. We might send one, for example, to a university and the other to a factory where the work is boring. We would soon find differences in intelligence development, and