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PartIIIListeningComprehensionSectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.11.M:Idliketogocampingwithyouthisweekend,butIdonthaveasleepingbag.W:Noproblem.Youcancountonmetogetoneforyou.Myfamilyhastonsofcampinggear.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?12.M:IknowIpromisetodriveyoutotheairportnextThursday,butImafraidsomethinghascomeup.Theyvecalledaspecialmeetingatwork.W:Nobigdeal.Karensaidshewasavailableasaback-up.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?13W:HaveyousavedenoughmoneyforatriptoHawaii?M:Notevenclose.Myunclemustputthebrakesonmytravellingplans.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?14.M:Imstarving.Dowestillhaveanypieleftfromthedinneryesterday?W:Oh,Juliainvitedherfriendsoverintheafternoonandtheyateitall.Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?15.W:Threelettersofrecommendationarerequiredtoapplytograduateschools.IwaswonderingiftheoneprofessorSmithwroteformelastyearcouldstillbeused.M:Itsabitdated.Youdbettersubmitarecentone.Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?16.W:Ivenoticedthatyouspendalotoftimetendingyourgarden.Wouldyouliketojoinourgardeningclub?WemeeteveryotherWednesday.M:Oh,thanksfortheinvitation,butthisishowIrelax.Idrathernotmakeitsomethingformalandstructured.Q:Whatcanweinferabouttheman?17.M:Iheardtherecentsculptureexhibitwaskindofdisappointing.W:Thatsright.IguessalotofotherpeoplefeelthewayIdoaboutmodernart.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?18.M:Bobisrunningforchairmanofthestudentunion.Wouldyouvoteforhim?W:Oh,IcantdeciderightnowbecauseIhavetofindoutmoreabouttheothercandidates.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?PartIIIListeningComprehensionSectionBConversationOneW:Idontknowwhattodo.Icantseemtogetanyoneinthehospitaltolistentomycomplaintsandthisoutdatedequipmentisdangerous.Justlookatit.M:Hmm,uh,areyoutryingtosaythatitpresentsahealthhazard?W:Yes,Iam.Theheadtechnicianinthelabtriedtopersuadethehospitaladministrationtoreplaceit,buttheyaretryingtocutcosts.M:Youarepregnant,arentyou?W:Yes,Iam.Imadeanefforttogetmysupervisortotransfermetoanotherdepartment,butheurgedmenottocomplaintooloudly.BecausetheadministrationismorelikelytoreplacemethananX-rayequipment,Imafraidtorefusetowork.ButImmoreafraidtoexposemyunbornchildtotheradiation.M:Iseewhatyoumean.Well,asyourunionrepresentative,Ihavetowarnyouthatitwouldtakequiteawhiletoforcemanagementtoreplacetheoldmachinesandattempt togetyoutransferredmayormaynotbesuccessful.W:Oh,whatamIsupposedtodothen?M:Workershavethelegalrighttorefusecertainunsafeworkassignmentsundertwofederallaws,theOccupationorSafetyandHealthActandtheNationalLaborRelationsAct.ButtherequirementsofeitheroftheActsmaybedifficulttomeet.W:DoyouthinkIhaveagoodcase?M:Ifyoudoloseyourjob,theunionwillfighttogetitbackforyoualongwithbackpay,yourlostincome.Butyouhavetobepreparedforalongwait,maybeaftertwoyears.Q19.Whatdoesthewomancomplainabout?Q20.Whathasthewomanaskedhersupervisortodo?Q21.Whatdoesthemansayaboutthetwofederallaws?Q22.WhatwilltheuniondoifthewomanlosesherjobConversationTwoW:Mr.Green,isitfairtosaythatnegotiationisanart?M:Well,Ithinkitsbothanartandscience.Youcanprepareforanegotiationquitescientifically,buttheexecutionofthenegotiationhasquitealottodowithonesartisticquality.Thescientificpartofanegotiationisindeterminingyourstrategy.Whatdoyouwantoutofit?Whatcanyougive?Thenofcoursetherearetactics.Howdoyougoaboutit?Doyoutakeanopeningpositioninanegotiationwhichdiffersfromtheeventualgoalyouareheadingfor?Andthenofcoursetherearethebehavioralaspects.W:Whatdoyoumeanbythebehavioralaspects?M:Well,thatsIthinkwheretheartcomesin.Inyourbehavior,youcaneitherbeanactor.Youcanpretendthatyoudontlikethingswhichyouareactuallyquitepleasedabout.Oryoucanpretendtolikethingswhichyouarequitehappytodowithout.Oryoucanbethehonesttypenegotiatorwhosknowntohispartnersinnegotiationandalwaysplayseverythingstraight.ButtheartisticpartofnegotiationIthinkhastodowithrespondingimmediatelytocuesonegetsintheprocessofnegotiation.Thesecanbeverbalcuesorevenbodylanguage.Thisiswheretheartisticqualitycomesin.W:Soreally,youseetwotypesofnegotiatorthen,theactororthehonestone.M:Thatright.Andbothcanwork.Iwouldsaythehonestnegotiatorcanbequiteeffectiveinsomecircumstances.Inothercircumstancesyouneedanactor.Q23.Whenisascientificapproachbestembodiedinanegotiationaccordingtotheman?Q24.Inwhatwayisanegotiatorlikeanactoraccordingtotheman?Q25.Whatdoesthemansayaboutthetwotypesofnegotiator?PartIIIListeningComprehensionSectionBPassage1SinceIstartedworkingpart-timeatagrocerystore,Ihavelearnedthatacustomerismorethansomeonewhobuysomething.Tome,acustomerisapersonwhosememoryfailsentirelyonceheorshestartstopushashoppingcard.Oneofthefirstthingscustomersforgetishowtocount.Thereisnootherwaytoexplainhowsomanypeoplegetintheirexpressline,whichisclearlymarked15itemsorless,with20,25orevenacartloadofitems.Customersalsoforgetwhytheycametothestoreinthefirstplace.JustasIfinishringingupanorder,acustomerwillsay,“Oops,Iforgottopickupafreshloafofbread.IhopeyoudontmindwaitingwhileIgogetit.”Fiveminuteslater,hesbackwiththebread,abottleofmilk,andthreerollsofpapertowels.Strangeisthatseemscustomersalsoseemtoforgetthattheyhavetopayfortheirgroceries.InsteadofwritingacheckorlookingforacreditcardwhileIamringingupthegroceries,mycustomerswillwaituntilIannouncethetotal.Then,insurprise,shesays,“Ohno,whatdidIdowithmycheckbook?”After5minutesofdiggingthroughherpurse,sheborrowsmypenbecauseshesforgottenhers.ButIhavetobetolerantofcustomersbecausetheypaymysalary,andthatssomethingIcantaffordtoforget.Q26.WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutcustomersenteringthegroceryAscientificteamisstudyingthethinkingabilityofelevenandhalfmontholdchildren.Thetestisasimpleone.Thebabywatchesasortofshowonasmallstage.InActOneoftheshow,ayellowcubeisliftedfromabluebox,andmovedacrossthestage.Thenitisreturnedtothebox.Thisisrepeated6times.ActTwoissimilarexceptthattheyellowcubeissmaller.Babyboysdonotreactatalltothedifferenceandthesizeofthecube.Butgirlsimmediatelybecomeexcited.Thescientistsinterpretthegirlsexcitementasmeaningtheyaretryingtounderstandwhattheyhavejustseen.TheyarewonderingwhyActTwoisoddandhowitdiffersfromActOne.Inotherwords,thelittlegirlsarereasoning.Thisexperimentcertainlydoesnotdefinitelyprovethatgirlsstarttoreasonbeforeboys,butitprovidesacluethatscientistswouldliketostudymorecarefully.Alreadyitisknownthatbones,musclesandnervesdevelopfasterinbabygirls.Perhapsitisearlynervedevelopmentthatmakessomeinfantgirlsshowmoreintelligencethaninfantboys.Scientistshavealsofoundthatnatureseemstogiveanotherboosttogirls.Babygirlsusuallytalkatanearlieragethanboysdo.Scientiststhinkthatthereisaphysicalreasonforthis.Theybelievethatthenerveendingsintheleftsideofthebraindevelopfasteringirlsthaninboys,anditisthissideofthebrainthatstronglyinfluencesanindividualsabilitytouselanguageandrememberthings.Q26.WhatisthedifferencebetweenActOneandActTwointhetest?Q27.Howdothescientistsinterprettheirobservationfromtheexperiment?Q28.Whatdoesthespeakersayabouttheexperiment?Q29.Accordingtoscientists,whatisanotheradvantagegiventogirlsbynature?store?Passage2Asuperattendantofthecitymunicipalbuilding,DilliaAdorno,wasresponsibleforpresentingitsnewsecurityplantothepublic.Cityemployees,citizensandreportersgatheredinthehalltohearherdescribetheplan.Afteroutliningthemainpointsshewouldcover,sheassuredtheaudiencethatshewouldbehappytoanswerquestionsattheendofherpresentation.Dilliarealizedtheplanwasexpensiveandpotentiallycontroversial.Soshewasnotsurprisedtoseeanumberofhandsgoupassoonasshefinishedspeaking.Anemployasked,“Wouldthenewsystemcreatelonglinestogetintothebuildinglikethelineintheairportsecuritychecks?”Dilliahadanticipatedthisquestionandhadananswerready.Afterrepeatingthequestion,sheexplainedthatthesufficientnumberofsecurityguardswouldbeworkingatpeakhourstospeedthingsalong.Thenextquestionwasmoreconfrontational.”Wherewasthemoneycomefromtopayforallofthis?”Thejournalistswhoaskthequestionseemhostile.ButDilliawascarefulnottoadoptthedefensivetone.Shestatedthatthemoneywouldcomefromthecitysgeneralbudget.“Iknowthesearetidetimes”,sheadded,“Buteveryoneagreesontheimportanceofsafeguardingouremployeesandmembersofthepublicwhocomeintothebuilding.”Neartheendofthe25minutesshehassaid,Dilliasaidshewouldtaketwomorequestions.Whenthosewerefinished,sheconcludedthesessionwithabriefrestatementofhowthenewsystemwillimprovesecurityandpeaceofmindinthemunicipalbuilding.Question30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.30.WhatisthefocusofDilliaAdornospresentation?31.WhatquestionhadDilliaAdornoanticipated?32.Whatdidthespeakersthinkofthequestionfromthejournalist?Passage3Despiteunemploymentandthelostofherhome,AndreaClarkconsidersherselfablessedandhappywoman.Whythecheerfulattitude?Hertroubleshavebroughtherclosertoherfamily.Lastyear,Andreashusband,Rick,aminerinNevadawaslaidoff.ThoughAndreakeptherjobasaschoolbusdriver,sheknewthattheycouldntpaytheirbillandsupporttheiryoungestoffivechildren,Zack,agenine,ononeincome.“Atfirsttheirchurchhelpedout,butyoucantkeepthatupforever”,Andreasays.ThenMichal,theireldestofherfouradultchildrensuggestedtheymoveinwithhisfamily.Foralmostthreemonths,sevenClarkslivedunderoneroof.Andrea,RickandZackstayedinthebasementdepartment,sharinglaundryandsinglebathroomwithMichal,hiswifeandtheirtwochildren.Thechangecuttheirexpendituresinhalf,butthenewlivingarrangementprovedtoochallenging.WhenAndreafoundajobwithaschooldistrictclosertohermothershomeinwestJorden,Utah,thefamilydecidedtomoveon.Packingupagainwithnopicnic,Zackhadtoswitchschoolsforthesecondtimeandspaceiseventighter.AndreasaysthatthemovesthemselvesareexhaustingandRickisstilllookingforajob.TherecessionhascertainlycomewithmoreproblemsthanAndreaanticipated,butsheremainsunfailinglyoptimistic.Sheisexcitedtospendmoretimewithhermother.Anotherplus,rentsarelowerinUtahthaninNevada.SoAndreathinkstheyllbeabletosaveupandmoveoutinlessthan6months.QUESTIONS33-35AREBASEDONTHEPASSAGEYOUHAVEJUSTHEARD.Q33WhatdowelearnaboutAndreashusband?Q34WhydidAndreamovetoliveinhereldestsonshome?Q35WhatisAndreasattitudetowardthehardshipsbroughtbytheeconomicrecession?Mountainclimbingisbecomingapopularsport,butitisalsoa