2020年12月大学英语四级考试真题三套及答案解析合集

PartI

(30minutꢀ)

Writing

Diꢀtioꢁ:Forthisꢀrt,ꢁuaꢂalꢃoꢄ30minutꢅtowriteonthetꢆicꢇꢈgꢉꢊꢏꢈꢎhꢉWayꢐf

ꢋꢌꢍꢎꢏꢐꢈ.Youꢑhouꢒwriteatꢓꢔst120ꢕꢖꢗbutꢘmoꢂthan180ꢕꢙꢚ

Pꢀꢁ

ListeningCompꢁhꢂꢃiꢄꢅ

(25minuꢆꢇꢈ

SectionA

ꢂiꢃtꢄoꢅꢆJnthisꢛction,ꢁuwillhꢜrthreeneꢝꢖꢞꢟrtsꢠAttheeꢡofꢜchneꢝꢢꢞꢟrt,ꢁuwillhꢜr

tꢕorthꢢꢣquꢤtiꢥꢦꢠꢧththeneꢝꢖꢞꢟꢨtandꢩꢪquꢫtioꢬswillꢭsꢮꢯnonlyonce.Afteryouhꢜra

quꢫtion,ꢰumꢱtchꢲꢳtheꢴtaꢵrfromthefourꢶhoiꢷꢸꢹꢺA),B),C)andD).enꢸrk

theꢻꢼꢽꢾꢿꣀꣁdinꣂletteronꣃ꣄ꣅS꣆꣇1withasinꣂlelinethro꣈thecentꢂ꣉

ꢇꢈꢉiꢊꢋ1ꢌd2aꢍꢎonꢏeꢐꢑꢒꢓꢔrtyouhavejꢕthꢖ

1.A)MꢲnꢵpꢛoplꢛhꢲvꢛbꢛꢛnꢲꢙꢙꢲckꢛꢜbꢵDꢛvꢷlFꢷꢴꢛfꢷsh.

B)ThꢛMꢛꢜꢷꢙꢛꢴꢴꢲnꢛꢲnꢷsꢲnꢲꢙuꢴꢲlhꢲbꢷꢙꢲꢙofDevꢷlFꢷꢴꢛfꢷsh.

C)Invꢲsꢷvꢛꢗpꢛcꢷꢛsꢲꢴꢛꢜꢴꢷvꢷngawꢲꢵcꢛꢴꢙꢲꢷnnꢲꢙꢷvꢛspꢛcꢷꢛs.

D)AꢜꢛꢲꢜlꢵfꢷshhꢲsbꢛꢛnꢗꢘꢙꢚꢛꢜꢷnꢙhꢛMeꢜꢷꢙꢛꢴꢴꢲnꢛꢲnwꢲꢙꢛꢴs.

2.A)Iꢙcoulꢜbꢲꢜlꢵpolluꢙꢛꢙhesuꢴꢴoundꢷngwꢲꢙꢛrs.

B)Iꢙcoulꢜposꢛꢲꢙhꢴꢛꢲꢙꢙooꢙhꢛꢴmꢲꢴꢷnꢛꢗpꢛcꢷꢛs.

C)Iꢙcoulꢜꢜꢷsꢴupꢙꢙhꢛfꢝchꢲꢷnsꢙhꢛꢴꢛ.

D)Iꢙcoulꢜꢲꢜꢜꢙogꢴꢛꢛnhousꢛemꢷssꢷons.

ꢇꢈꢉiꢊꢋ3ꢞ4aꢍꢟꢠontheꢐꢑꢒꢓꢔꢡyouhavejꢕthꢀ

3.A)Cꢲꢴswꢷllnoꢙꢢꢲllowꢛꢜꢙoꢛnꢙꢛꢴꢙhꢛcꢷꢙꢵ.

B)Pꢛꢜꢛsꢙꢴꢷꢲnswꢷllhꢲvꢛfꢴꢛꢛꢲccꢛssꢙoꢙhꢛcꢷꢙꢵ.

C)Abouꢙhꢲlfofꢷꢙscꢷꢙꢵcꢛnꢙꢛꢴwꢷllꢣclosꢛꢜꢙocꢲꢴs.

D)·Busꢛswillbꢛꢙhꢛonlꢵvꢛhꢷclꢛsꢲllowꢛꢜonꢷꢙssꢙꢴꢛꢛꢙs.

4.A)ꢛunbꢛꢲꢴꢲblꢛꢙrꢲffꢷcnoꢷsꢛ.

B)Thꢛwoꢴsꢛnꢷngglobꢲlwꢲꢴmꢷng.

C)ꢛꢛvꢛꢴ-gꢴowꢷngcosꢙofpꢛꢙꢴol.

D)ThꢛꢴꢷsꢷngꢲꢷꢴpolluꢙꢷonꢷnPꢲꢴꢷs.

ꢤꢥtioꢋ5to7aꢍꢦꢠonꢧenꢨꢩꢓꢪꢫtyꢬhavejꢕthꢭ

5.A)Hꢷshousꢛwꢲsbuꢴnꢙꢜownꢷnꢲfꢷꢴꢛ.

B)Mꢲnꢵofhꢷspossꢛssꢷonswꢛꢴꢛsꢙolꢛn.

6.A)Chꢲngꢛhꢷsfꢷshꢷnglocꢲꢙꢷons.

C)Hꢷsꢮꢯꢜluckchꢲꢴmsꢰkꢷnꢙoꢙhꢛsꢛꢲ.

D)Hꢷsfꢷshꢷngꢱꢲꢙgoꢙwꢴꢛckꢛꢜonꢲrock.

C)Sꢛllꢙhꢛpꢛꢲꢴlhꢛhꢲꢜkꢛpꢙfoꢴꢵꢛꢲꢴs.

D)Spꢛnꢜꢲfꢛwnꢷghꢙsonꢲsmꢲllꢷslꢲnꢜ.

B)Finꢜꢲjobinꢲꢙꢴꢲvꢛlꢲgꢛncꢵ.

7.A)Hꢷspꢛꢲꢴlcoulꢜbꢛꢜꢷsplꢲꢵꢛꢜꢷnꢲmusꢛum.

B)Hꢷsmonsꢙrouspꢛꢲꢴlwꢲsꢳꢙꢴꢛmꢛlꢵvꢲluꢲblꢛ.

C)Thꢛlꢲꢴgꢛsꢙpꢛꢲꢴlꢷnꢙhꢛwoꢴlꢜwꢛꢷghs14pounꢜs.

D)ANꢛwYoꢴkmusꢛumhꢲsꢙhꢛwoꢴlꢜ'sꢶꢷꢸꢛsꢙpꢛꢲꢴl.

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SꢀtionB

Diꢀtioꢁ:Inthꢀsection,ꢁuwillhꢂrtꢃlꢄngcꢄnꢅꢆꢇtiꢄꢈ.Attheeꢉꢄfꢂchcꢄnꢅꢆꢇtiꢄn,ꢊuwill

hearꢋurquꢌtiꢄꢈꢍꢎththecꢄnꢅꢆꢇtionaꢘdtꢏquꢌtioꢐswillꢑsꢒꢓnꢄnlyꢄnce.ꢔerꢊuhꢂra

qꢕꢌtiꢄn,ꢊumꢕstchꢖtheꢗtaꢘsꢙrꢚꢛmthefꢄurchꢄiꢜꢌꢝꢞA),B),C)andD).Thenꢟꢠ

tꢏcꢄꢡꢢꢣꢤdiꢥletterꢄnꢦꢧꢨꢩꢪ1withasingleliꢫthꢬughtheꢭntꢮ.

ꢂtiꢃꢄ8ꢅ11ꢆbꢇꢈꢉeꢊnvꢋꢌꢍꢎyꢍuhavejꢏthꢐ

8.A)Iꢓꢑꢒsꢓsꢒfꢒꢕrlꢜlꢘꢖgꢽꢕsꢓꢘrꢜ.

B)Iꢓꢽꢒsꢘvꢗr50ꢔsꢕꢖꢗsspꢒrꢓꢖꢗrs.

9.A)Iꢓwꢒssꢓꢒrꢓꢗdbꢜꢽꢕsfꢒꢓꢽꢗr.

B)Iꢓꢽꢒsꢒꢑꢚꢓ50ꢗmplꢘꢜꢗꢗs.

C)Iꢓꢽꢒs75ꢘffꢕcꢗsꢒrꢘꢚꢖdꢓꢽꢗwꢘrld.

D)Iꢓprꢘdꢚcꢗscꢘꢖsꢓꢙcꢓꢕꢘꢖmꢒꢓꢗrꢕꢒls.

C)Iꢓꢕsovꢗr100ꢜꢗꢒrsꢘldꢢ

D)Iꢓꢕsꢒfꢛꢕlꢜꢔsꢕꢖꢗss.

10.ꢝꢞꢓdꢒꢓꢗdprꢘdꢚcꢓdꢗsꢕgꢖ.

C)Sꢽꢘrꢓꢒgꢗꢘfrꢒwmꢒꢓꢗrꢕꢒlꢟpplꢜ.

D)Lꢗgꢒldꢕspꢚꢓꢗsꢕꢖmꢒꢖꢜcoꢚꢖꢓrꢕꢗs.

B)ꢠssꢘfcꢘmpꢗꢓꢕꢓꢕvꢗꢗdgꢗꢢ

11.A)Iꢖꢓrꢘducꢕꢎgꢕꢖꢖꢘvꢒꢓꢕvꢗmarkꢗꢓꢕꢖgsꢓrꢒꢓꢗꢡꢗsꢢ

B)Sꢗꢗkꢕꢖgꢖꢗwwꢒꢜs.ꢓꢘꢕꢖcrꢗꢒsꢗꢕꢓsꢗxꢣrꢓs.

C)Prꢘvꢕdꢕꢖgꢓrꢒꢕꢖꢕꢖgforꢕꢓssꢓꢒffmꢗmꢤrsꢢ

D)Cꢘꢖdꢚcꢓꢕꢖgꢒfꢕꢖꢒꢖcꢕꢒlꢒꢖꢒlꢜsꢕsꢥrꢕꢓꢢ

ꢦꢧtioꢄ12ꢅ15aꢨbꢇꢍꢎꢉeꢩꢎvꢪatiꢍꢎyꢍuhavejꢏthꢫꢬ

12.A)Sꢽꢗꢕsꢒrꢗꢒlꢗxpꢗrꢓꢒꢓꢽoꢚsꢗdꢗcꢘrꢒꢓꢕꢘꢖs.

B)Sꢽꢗꢕsrꢗꢒllꢜꢕmprꢗssꢗdbꢜꢓꢽꢗmꢒꢖ'sꢽꢘꢚsꢗ.

C)Sꢽꢗꢕswꢗllꢕꢖformꢗdꢒꢭꢚꢓꢓꢽꢗdꢗsꢕꢮbꢚsꢕꢖꢗss.

D)Sꢽꢗꢕsꢒꢓꢓrꢒcꢓꢗdbꢜꢓꢽꢗcꢘlꢘrꢘfꢓꢽꢗsꢕꢓꢓꢕꢖgꢯꢰmꢢ

13ꢢA)Frꢘmꢒcꢘꢖsꢓꢙcꢓꢕꢘꢖbꢚsꢕꢖꢗssmꢒꢖ.

B)FrꢘmꢽꢕsꢜꢘꢚꢖgꢗrbrꢘꢓꢽꢗrGrꢗg.

14ꢢA)ꢗcꢘsꢓwꢒsꢒffꢘrdꢒblꢗ.

B)Tꢽꢗsꢓꢜlꢗwꢒsfꢒsꢽꢕꢘꢖꢒblꢗ.

C)Frꢘmꢽꢘmꢗdꢗsꢕgnmꢒꢱꢕꢖꢗsꢢ

D)Frꢘmꢒprꢘfꢗssꢕꢘꢖꢒlꢕꢖꢓꢗrꢕꢘrdꢗsꢕꢮꢗr.

C)Tꢽꢗꢗffꢘrꢓwꢒswꢘrꢓꢽwꢽꢕlꢗ.

D)Tꢽꢗꢗffꢗcꢓwꢒsꢚꢖꢗxpꢗcꢓꢗd.

15.A)Sꢽꢗ'dlꢕkꢗꢽꢕmꢓꢘꢓꢒlkwꢕꢓꢽJꢘꢖꢒꢓꢽꢒꢖꢒꢲꢚꢓꢒꢖꢗwprojꢗcꢓ.

B)Sꢽꢗ'dlꢕkꢗꢓꢘsꢽꢘwꢽꢕmꢒꢯouꢖdꢽꢗrꢖꢗwlꢜ-rꢗꢖovꢒꢓꢗdꢽousꢗꢢ

C)Sꢽꢗwꢒꢖꢓsꢓꢘdꢕꢳꢚssꢓꢽꢗꢽꢘꢚsꢗdꢗcꢘrꢒꢓꢕꢘꢖꢔdgꢗꢓwꢕꢓꢽꢽꢕm.

D)Sꢽꢗwꢒꢖꢓsꢽꢕmꢓosꢽꢒrꢗꢽꢕsrꢗꢖꢘvꢒꢓꢕꢘꢖꢗꢴꢗrꢕꢗꢖcꢗwꢕꢓꢽꢽꢗr.

SectionC

Diꢀtiꢵꢶꢯthꢀsectiꢄn,ꢊuwillhꢂrthꢰꢱꢲꢳꢴ.Attheeꢘdꢄfꢂchꢵꢳꢶ,ꢊuwillhꢂrthꢷꢸꢹ

ꢋurquꢌtiꢄꢈ.ꢎththeꢺꢻandtheqꢕꢌtioꢈꢼllꢑsꢽnꢄnlyꢾꢿꢶ.Aꣀꣁꢊuhꢂraqꣂtiꢾꣃ,꣄u

mꢕstchꣅꢻtheꢗtaꢈ꣆r꣇꣈mtꢏfꢄurchꢄi꣉ꢟ꣊꣋A),B),C)aꢘdD).enꢟ꣌the

cꢄrꢷ꣍꣎ꢘdingletterꢄnꢀsꢁr꣏ꢪ1withasingleliꢫthrꢄughthecentre.

ꢷꢸtioꢄ16ꢅ18ꢆbꢇꢍꢎꢉeꢹeyꢍuhavejꢏthꢺꢬ

16.A)Pꢒꢜꢕꢖgꢽꢘspꢕꢓꢒlbꢕllsfꢘrꢗmꢗrgꢗꢖcꢜcꢒsꢗs.

B)Dꢘꢕꢖgrꢗsꢗꢒrcꢽꢘꢖꢗꢒr,ꢖꢘsꢗꢒꢖdꢓꢽrꢘꢒꢓdꢕsꢗꢒsꢗsꢢ

C)Remꢘvꢕꢖgꢘbjꢗcꢓsfrꢘmpꢒꢓꢕꢗꢖꢓs'ꢖꢘsꢗsꢒꢖdꢗꢒrs.

D)Prꢘvꢕdꢕꢖgrꢘꢚꢓꢕꢖecꢒreforsmꢒllcꢽꢕldreꢖ.

17.A)Cꢽꢕldrꢗꢖꢒgꢗdꢘꢖꢗꢓꢘfꢘꢚrꢒrꢗꢘfꢓꢗꢖmꢘrꢗcꢚrꢕꢘꢚsꢓꢽꢒꢖꢘldꢗrcꢽꢕldrꢗꢖꢢ

B)Fivꢗ-ꢓꢘꢖꢕꢖꢗ-ꢜꢗꢒr-ꢘldsꢒrꢗꢓꢽꢗmꢘsꢓlꢕkꢗlꢜꢓꢘpꢚꢓꢓꢽꢕꢖgsꢕꢖꢓꢽꢗꢕrꢗꢒrs.

C)Mꢒꢖꢜcꢼꢕldrꢗꢖlꢕkꢗꢓꢘpꢚꢓꢥrꢗꢕꢮꢘbjecꢓsꢕꢖꢓꢼꢗꢕrmꢻꢓꢼs.

D)Mꢒꢖꢜcꢽꢕldreꢖlꢕkeꢓꢘsmellꢓꢽꢕꢖꢾꢓꢽeꢜfꢕꢖdꢘrplꢒꢜwꢕꢓꢽ.

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18.A)Theywanttoattractattention.

B)eytendtoactoutofimꢀlse.

C)Theyareunawareofthepotentialrisks.

D)eyarecuriousaꢁꢂttheseꢃdyparts.

ꢀꢁtioꢂ19to21ꢃꢄꢅonthepꢆꢇyouhavejꢈtheꢉ

19.A)Itgaveherauꢄdbicycle.

B)ItpaidforherEnglishlesꢅꢆs.

20.A)ꢇꢈandingbike-ridinglesꢅꢆs.

B)Providingfreepublictraꢆꢉꢊrt.

21.A)Itisasꢊrtsclub.

C)Itdeliveredherdailynecessities.

D)Itprovidedherwithphysicaltherapy.

C)Offeringwalkingtourstovisitors.

D)Askinglocalpꢋplefordonations.

C)Itisacounselingcenter.

B)Itisalanguageꢌhꢍl.

D)Itisacharityorganization.

ꢊꢁtꢋoꢌ22to25ꢃꢍontheꢎꢏyouhavejꢈthꢐ

22.A)Howanimalsdealwithlackofꢎꢏvity.

B)Howmiceinteractinanewenvironment.

C)Howlowgravityaffectsthehumanꢐdy.

D)Howmiceimitatehumanꢑhaviorinspace.

23.A)Theyfoundthespaceinthecagetꢍsmalltostayin.

B)eyꢒꢓnditdifficulttofigureoutwheretheywere.

C)Theywerenotusedtothelow-gravityenvironment.

D)eywerenotꢄnsitivetothechanꢖedenvironment.

24.A)eycontinuedtoꢑhaveastheydidintheꢑginning.

B)eyalreadyfeltathomeinthenewenvironment.

C)eyhadfoundalotmoreactivitiestoengagein.

D)Theytriedeverythingꢊssibletoeꢌꢏpefromthecage.

25.A)eychangedtheirroutinesinspace.

B)Theyꢑgantoeatlessaftersometime.

C)TheybheavedasiftheywereonEarth.

D)Theyrepeatedtheiractivitieseveryday.

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Reaꢀꢁmpꢂhꢃꢄion

(40ꢅinutꢆ)

SectionA

ꢑtꢒꢓꢌ:Inthisꢀction,thereisaꢁꢂꢃgꢄwithtenbꢅnꢆ.ꢇuarerequiꢈꢉtoꢊlectꢋꢌꢍꢈdforeach

bꢅꢎfromalistofchoicꢏꢗiveninaꢐrꢑꢒꢎꢓꢔlꢕoꢖnꢗtheꢘgꢄ.Rꢙꢑtheꢘgꢄthꢚꢛꢈꢄꢜlly

ꢝꢞkinꢗꢟurchoices.ꢠchchoiceintheꢒꢎisiꢡentiꢢbyaletter.Pꢣꢤmarktheꢥ"ꢦꢧꢨꢑinꢗ

letterforeachitemonꢩꢪꢫꢬꢭ2withasiꢮlinethꢚthecentre.Youmaynotꢯanyofthe

ꢰꢱꢲꢳintheꢒꢎmorꢄthanoꢴꢵ

Trustisfundamentaltolife.Ifyoucan'ttrustanything,lifebecomesintolerable.ꢔcan'thave

relationshipswithouttꢕst,letaloneꢖꢗdones.

Intheworkplace,too,trustis

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.Anorganizationwithouttrutswillbefulloffearand

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.Ifyꢘworkforaꢐꢙswhodoesn'ttrusttheiremployeestodothinꢚriꢛt,you'llhavea

time.ey'llꢑcheckinguponyouallthetime,correcting"mistakes"and�-

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remindingyoutodothisorthat.Colleagueswhoꢜꢝ'ttrustoneanotherwllꢞꢟtoꢠꢡꢢꢣmoretime

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theirbacksthandoinganyusefulwork.

Organizationsarealwaystryingtocutcosts.inkofalltheadditionaltaskscꢏꢧsedbylackoftrust.

Auꢑit(ꢤꢥꢦ)departmentsonlyexistꢑcꢏꢧseofit.Companieskeeplargevolumesofꢨ_becaꢧse

theydon'ttrꢩttheirsuppliers,theircontractorsortheircustomers.Probablymorethanhalfofall

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administrativeworkisonlythereꢀcꢁuseofanever-existingꢂnsethat"youcan'ttrustanyonetheꢂ

days."Ifevenasmallpartofꢃhvaluelessworkcouldꢀ

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,thesꢁvingswꢄldꢅnintomillions

ofdollars.

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fꢭllowingthrꢈꢉ,doingthinꢊourselvesbecausewedon'tꢀlieveotherswilldothem

all.Ifwetꢋkallthatꢌ,hꢍmuchextratimeꢎꢏdwesuddenlyfindinourliꢐ?ꢑwꢒꢓhofour

work35ꢔlddisappear?

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ontoourselvesꢀcꢁusewedon'ttrꢗstꢆplꢇthechecking,

34ꢯorat

A)constantly

F)load

K)removed

L)stacks

M)ꢕspicion

N)tracked

0)watching

B)credible

C)esꢂntial

D)exploring

E)gather

G)miserable

H)pressure

I)properly

J)records

ꢀtionB

Diꢀtioꢁ:ꢀthisꢁction,ꢂuaꢃꢄingtꢉreadaꢅꢆꢇthtenstatementsattachedtꢉit.ꢈch

statementcꢉntaiꢊiꢋꢌatiꢉngiꢍninꢉꢎꢉftheꢏꢐsꢑ_ꢒntiꢓtheꢏꢔꢕmwhichthe

iꢋꢌatiꢉnisꢖꢗiꢘꢙꢚuꢛycꢜaꢏꢝꢞꢟphmꢉꢃthanoꢠꢡꢙꢈcꢢꢏꢝꢣꢟꢤhisꢥaꢦꢧdwitha

letteꢗ.ꢨꢩꢗthequꢪiꢉꢫsbyꢛꢬingthecꢉꢗrꢭꢮꢫdingletteꢗꢉnAꢯꢰꢱꢲSꢳꢴ2_1

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A)Thisisthelandofopꢖrtꢗnity.Ifthatweren'talreadyimpliedbythelandscape�rollinggreenhills,

palmtrees,sun-kissedflowersꢯthenit'sevidentinthemanystoriesofpeoplewhogrewuppꢋrin

thesesleepyneiꢉꢘrhꢙsandꢚoꢂtoenormoussuccess.PꢛplelikeTriTran,whofledVietnamona

ꢘatin1986,showedupinSanJosewithnothing,madeittoMIT,andthenfoundedthefQOd-delivery

start-upMunchery,whichisvaluedat$300million.

B)Indeed,dataꢕꢜeststhatthisisoneofthebestplacestogrowupꢝrfoAmerica.Achildꢘꢞinthe

early1980sintoalow-incomefamilyinSanJosehada12.9percentchanceofꢀcomingahiꢉearner

asanadult,accordingtoalandmarkstudyreleasedin2014byt_heeconomistRajChettyandhis

colleagꢗesfromHarvardandBerkel�y.Thatnumꢀꢟ12.9percentꢯmaynotseemremarkable,butit

was:KidsinSanJosewhosefamiliesfellintheꢘttomquintile(ꢠꢡꢢꢣ)ofincomenationallyhad

thebestshotinthecountryatreachingthetopquintile.

C)Bycontrast,just4.4percentofpꢋrkidsinCharlottemovedupto_thetop;inDetroitthefigꢗrewas

5.5percent.SanJosehadꢤcialmobilitycomparabletoDenmark'sandCanada'sandhiꢉerthan

otherprogressivecitiessuchasꢥstoꢦandMinneapolis.

D)ereaꢤnskidsinSanJosepeꢧꢨrmedꢤwellmightseemobvious.Someoftheworld'smost

innovativecompaniesarelocatedhere,providingopꢖrtunitiessuchastheoneseizedbya12-year-old

MountainViewresidentnamedSteveJobswhenhecalledWilliamHewletttoaskfꢭrsparepartsand

subsequentlyreceivedasummerjob.Thisisacityofimmiꢩanꢪsꢫ38percentofthecity'sꢖꢬulation

todayisfꢭreiꢮ-ꢘꢞꢯandimmigrantsandtheirchildrenhavehistoricallyexꢬeriencedsiꢮificant

upwardmobilityinAmerica.Thecityhaslonghadalargefꢭreiꢮ-ꢘrnpopulation(26.5percent

in1990),leadingtobꢲoaderdiversity,which,theꢰaꢱaꢲꢳandBerkeleyeconomistssay,isaꢴꢵd

pꢚedictorꢶmobility.

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E)Indeed,thestreetsofSanJoseseem,inꢀꢁeways,toeꢁꢂdythebestofꢃerica.ꢄ'spossibleto

driveinaꢁatterofꢁinutesfroꢁsꢀ(ꢅꢀ)officetowersneartheairꢆrtwherepeoplepitch

ideastoinvestors,to·sinꢇꢈ-faꢁilyhoꢁeswithorangetrꢺesintheiryards,ortoaVietnaꢁeꢉꢁall.

elibrarieshereofferprograꢁsin17languages,andtherearearꢺasfilledwithsꢁallbusinesses

ownedbyVietnaꢁeseiꢁꢁigrants,Meacaniꢁꢁigrants,Koreaniꢁꢁigrants,andFilipino

iꢁꢁigrants,tonaꢁeafew.

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F)Butresearchersaren'tsureexactlywhypꢊrkidsinSanJosedidꢋwell.Thecityhasalowprevalence

ofchildrengrowingupiꢌsingleꢳparentfaꢁilies,andalowlevelofconcentratedꢍvertꢎ,ꢏthfaꢢtors

thatusuallyꢁeanacityallowsforꢐꢑdinterꢒnerationalꢁobility.ButSanJosealꢋperforꢁsꢓrly

onꢋꢁeoftheꢁeasurescorrelatedwithꢔꢕdꢁobility.Itisoneoftheꢁostunequalplacesoutofthe

741thattheresearchersꢁeasured,ꢖdithashighdegrꢺesofracialandeconoꢁicꢁꢂegation(��).

Itsschꢊlsunderperformbasedonhowmuchꢁoneythereisinthearea,saidBenScuderi,a

predoctoralfellowattheꢗualityofOpꢆrꢘunityProjectatHarvard,whichuꢉsbigdatatostudyhow

toiꢁproveeconoꢁicopꢆrtunitiesꢙrlowꢳincoꢁechildren."ere'salotgoingonherewhichwe

don'ttotallyunderstand,"hesaid."It'sinteresting,ꢚcꢛꢜseitkindofdefiesourexpectations."

G)TheChettydatashowsthatneighꢂrhꢊdsandplacesꢁatteredforchildrenboꢝintheSanJosearꢺa

ofthe1980s.Whetherthecitystillallowsforupwardꢁoꢹilityofꢞrkidstoday,thouꢟ,isupfor

debate.ꢠꢁeoftheindicatorsꢡꢢhasincoꢁeinequality;ꢁeasuredbytheEqualityofOpꢆrtunity

Projectfortheyear2000,haveonlyworsenedinthepast16years.

H)ꢣꢁeSanJoseresidentssaythatasinequalityhasgrowninrecentyears,upwardꢁoꢹilityhasꢚcoꢁe

ꢤꢥchꢁoredifficulttoachieve.AsSiliconValleyhasꢦꢁehoꢁetoꢁoresuccessfulcoꢁpanies,the

flꢊdofpeopletothearꢺahascꢛusedhousingpricestoskyrocket.Byꢁostꢁeasurꢺs,SanJoseisno

longeraplacewherelowꢳincoꢁe,orevenꢁiddleꢳincoꢁefaꢁilies,canaffordtolive.Rentsin

SanJoseꢧꢨw42.6percentꢚꢘween2006and2014,whichwasthelarꢒstincreaseinthecountry

duringthattiꢁeperiod.Thecityhasagrowinghoꢁelessnessprobleꢁ,whichittried.toaddressby

shuttingdꢩn"eJungle,"oneofthelargesthoꢁelesseꢆcꢄmpmeꢆts(1�ꢪꢫꢬ)inthenation,in

2014.Inequalityisextreꢁe.eHꢜꢁanDevelopꢁentIndeꢭaꢁeaꢮreoflifeexpectancy,education

andꢃrcꢄpitꢄ(ꢯꢰꢱ)incoꢁe-givꢺsEastSanJoseaꢲoreof4.85outof10,whilenearby

Cupertino,whereApple'sheadquarterssits,receivesa9.26.SanJoseusedtohave.ahappyꢁixof

factors-cheaphousing,closenesstoarapidlydevelopingindustry,tiꢟtlyꢳknitiꢁꢁigrant

coꢁꢁunitieꢴthattogetheropeneduptheꢵꢶsibilityofprosperityforevenitsꢓrestresidents.But

inrecentyears,housingpriceshaveskyrocketed,thereꢷon'srichandꢞrhavesegregated,and

ꢁiddleꢳclassjoꢸhavedisappeared.Giventhis,thefutureꢙrthereꢷon'sꢞrdoesn'tlꢊknearlyas

ꢹriꢟtasitoncedid.

I)LeadersinSanJosearedeterꢁinedtoꢁakesurethatthecityreꣀainsitsstatusasaplacewhereeven

pꢊrkidscanaccesstherꢺꢻrcestosucceed.WithSiliconValleyinitsbackyard,itcertainlyhasthe

chancetodoꢋ."IthinkthereisabroadconsciousnessintheValleythatwecandoꢚtterthanto

leavethꢼdsofourneiꢟꢽrsꢚhindthꢾuꢟaperiodofextraordinarysuccess,"SanJoseMayor

SaꢁLiccardosaid.

J)Butintoday'sAꢁerica-alandofrisinginequality,incrꢺasingseꢿeꣀation,andstꢄꢅꢄtiꢆꢇ(ꣁꣂꣃꢱ)

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K)eideathatthoseattheꢀtꢁomcanrisetothetopiscentraltoAmerica'sideasaꢂutitself.at

ꢃchmobilityhasbecomemoredifficꢇltinSanJoseraisesqꢇestionsaꢄꢅt,theendꢇranceofthat

ꢆꢇndationalbelief.ꢈterallꢗiftheone-timelandofꢉꢊꢋrtꢇnitycan'tbefixedꢗwhatdoesthatsay

fortherꣅstofꢌerica?

36.ꢍcordingtoꢎmepeoplelivinginSanJoseꢗithasbecomemꢇchharderꢏrthepꢐrtoꢑtaheaddꢇe

totheincreasedineqꢇality.

37.InAmericanhistoryꢗimmigrantsꢇsedtohaveaꢒꢓchanceꢔmoveꢇpwardinꢕciety.

38.IftheproblemsofSanJosecan'tbeꢕlꢖedꢗoneofAmerica'sfꢇndamentalꢘliefsaꢙꢇtitꢚlfcanbe

shaken.

39.SanJosewasamongtheꢘstcitiesinAmericaforꢋorkidstomoveꢇptheꢕcialladder..

40.Whetherꢋorki꣆sinSanJosetodaystillhavethechancetomoveꢇpwardisqꢇ�tionable.

41.SanJose'sꢉfficialsareresolvedtogivepꢐrkidsaccesstotheresourcesnecessaryforꢛccessinlife.

42.SanJoseappearstomanifestꢕꢜeoftheꢘstfeatꢇrꣅsofAmerica.

43.AsfarasꢕcialmobilityisconcernedꢗSanJoseꢘatmanyotherproꢝessivecitiesinAmerica.

44.ꢞetoꢎmechangeslikeincrea�sinhꢟsingpricesinSanJoseꢗtheprospectsforitsꢠꢡpeoplehave

dimmed.

45.ResearchersdonothaveaclearideawhypoorchildreninSanJoseachievedsꢇchgreatsꢇccessseveral

decadesago.

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Diꢀtions:ꢀeꢁare·2ꢂgꢃinthisꢄtion.ꢅchꢆꢇisfꢈlꢉꢈꢊbyꢋmequꢌtiꢍꢎꢈrunfinisꢘed

statements.ꢏrꢐChꢈfthemtherearefꢈurꢑhꢈiꢒꢌꢓꢔꢕA),B),C)aꢖD).Yꢈuꢗꢘꢈuꢙꢚꢛiꢚꢈnthe

ꢜꢝtchꢈiceandꢞrkthecꢈ"ꢟꢠꢡdinꢢletterꢈnꢣꢤꢥꢦꢧ2withasinꢢleliꢡethrꢈuꢢhthecentre.

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ꢅꢆtiꢇꢈs46ꢉSOꢊꢋꢌthefꢇllꢇwiꢈgꢍssꢂꢎ

Threechildrenineveryclassrꢐꢨhaveadiaꢩosablementalhealthcondition.Halfoftheseare

ꢘhavioꢇraldiꢕrdersꢗwhileonethirdareemotionaldiꢕrdersꢃchasstressꢗanxietyanddepressionꢗ

whichoftenbecomeoꢇtwardlyapparentthroꢇghself-harm.Therewasanastonishing52percentjꢇmpin

hospitaladmissionsꢏꢪchildrenandyoꢇngpeoplewhohadharmedthemselvesꢘtween2009and2015.

Schꢐlsandteachershaveconsistentlyrꢫꢋrtedthescaleoftheproblemsince2009.ꢬstyearꢗover

halfofteachersreꢋrtedthatmoreoꢭtheirpꢇpilseꢮeriencementalhealthproblemsthaninthepast.Bꢇt

teachersꢯlꢕconsistentlyreꢋrthowill-eqꢇippedtheyfeeltomeetpꢇpils'mentalhealthneedsꢗandoften

citealackoftrainingꢗexpertiseandsꢇpportfromtheNatioꢨlHꢩlthꢪrvice(����ꢰꢱꢲ¼ꢳI).

Partofthereaꢕnfortheincreasedpressureon.scꢴꢐlsisthattherearenowfewer'early

interꢫntiꢈn(ꢵꢶ)'andlꢉw-levelmentalhealthꢚrvicesbasedinthecommunity.ꢷtstolocalaꢇthority

·ꢸdgetssince2010haveresultedinasiꢩificantdeclineoftheseservicesꢗdespitestrongevidenceoftheir

effectivenessinpreventingcriꢚsꢹrtherdowntheline.

Theonlywaytobreakthepressuresonꢀthmentalhealthꢚrvicesandschꢐlsistoreinvestinearly

inteꢺentionseꢻicesinsideꢼhꢽꢾs.

erearestrongargumentsꢏrwhyschꢐlsareꢘstplacedtoprovideme�talhealthserꢿces.ꣀꣁꣂls

ꣃyoꢇngpeoplemorethananyotherserviceꢗwhich꣄vꣅsthemaꢇniqꢇeabilitytogettohar꣆꣇t꣈r꣉ach

childrenandyꢉꢇngp꣊pleandbꢇildmeanin꣋ꢇlrelationshipswiththemovertime.Recentstꢇdieshave

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shownthaꢃchildrenandyoungpeoplelargelypreferꢃoseeacounꢀllorinschꢁlratherthaninan.ꢂꢃside

enviꢄnmentꢅꢆngpeoplehavereꢇrtedthatforlow-levelconditionsꢈchasstressandanxiety,a

clinicalseꢃtingcanꢉmetimesꢊꢀunting(ꢋꢌ�ꢍ�)ꢅ

Therearealꢕeadyexamplesofinnovativeschꢁlswhichcombinementalhealthandwellꢊing

provisionwiꢃhastrongacademiccurriculumꢅis•will,thouꢎ,ꢕequireahugeculturalshiftꢅPolitiꢏians,

ꢇliꢏymakers,commissionersandschꢁꢐleadersmusꢃꢊbraveenoughtomakeꢃheleapꢃowards

reimaginingschꢁlsasprovidersofhealthaswellaseducationservicesꢅ

46ꢅWhatareꢃeacherscompꢐainingaꢑꢒꢃ?

A)Thereareꢓꢁmanystudentsrequiringꢞpecialaꢃꢃentionꢅ

B)Theyareundertꢁmuchstresscꢪꢘnselling·needysꢔentsꢅ

C)Schꢁlsareinadequaꢃelyequippedtoimplementanyintervenꢃionꢅ

D)eylackthenecessaryꢕꢖꢗꢘrcestoaddresspupils'mentalproblemsꢅ

47ꢅWhatdowelearnfromthepassageaꢙꢘꢃcommuniꢃyhealthꢀrvicesinBritain?

A)Theyhavedeterioratedduetoꢚꢛgetcutsꢅ,·

B)Theyfacilitaꢃelocalresidents'everydaylivesꢅ

C)eyproveineffectiveinhelpingmentalpatientsꢅ·

D)Theycꢪverpreventaꢃivecareforthelocalresidentsꢅ

48ꢅWheredoestheꢜꢃhorsuꢝeꢞꢃmentalhealthꢀrvicesbeplaced?

A)Athomeꢅ

B)Atschꢁlꢅ

C)Inhoꢞpitalsꢅ

D)Incommunities.

49ꢅWhatdoweleaꢟfromtherecentstudies?

ꢠStudenꢃspreferꢃorelyonpeerstorelievesꢃressandanxiety.

B)Youngpeoplearekeenonꢚildingmeaninꢡulrelationshipsꢅ

C)Sꢃudenꢃsaremorecomfortableseekingcꢪunsellinginscꢢꢁlꢅ

D)Yoꢘngpeopleꢊnefiꢃfromvariouskindsofoutdꢁractivitiesꢅ

50ꢅWhatdꢣstheꢜthormeanbyaculturalshift(Line2,Paraꢅ6)?

A)Simplificaꢃionofschꢁls'academiccurriculumsꢅ

B)Parents'involvementinschꢁls'ꢇlicꢤ-makingꢅ

C)Achangeinteachers'attitudesꢃomenꢃalhealthꢅ

D)Achangeinꢃheconceptionofwhaꢃscꢢꢁlsareꢅ

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ꢂꢃtiꢄꢅ51to55ꢆꢇꢈonꢉeꢊllꢋiꢌꢍ·

Picturethis:ꢥ'reatamovietheaterꢦꢧdstandloadinguponsnacksꢅYouhaveaꢏhoiceofasmall,

mediumorlargesodaꢅThesmallis$3ꢅ50andꢃhelargeis$5ꢅ50ꢅIt'saꢃouꢨdecision:Thesmallsize

maynotlastyouꢩthrꢪꢘꢨthewholemovie,ꢚt$5ꢅ50forsomesugarydrinkꢫꢬmsridiculꢂsꢅꢭtthere's

athirdoption,amediumsodafor$5ꢅ25ꢅMediummayꢊtheperfectamꢮntofꢯdaꢰrꢱ,butthe

largeisonlyaquartermoreꢅIfyꢪu'relikemosꢃpeople,youendupbuyingthelarge(andꢲaꢳnga

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Ifyou'rewonderingwhowꢂldbuythemediumꢯda,theanswerisalmost-nooneꢅInfact,there'sa

ꢵꢶdchancethemarkeꢃingdeparꢃmentpurꢇselypricedthemediumꢯdaasaꢁcoy(ꢷꢸ),makingyou

morelikelytobuythelargeꢯdaraꢃherthanthesmallꢅ

Ihavewrittenaꢙꢘtthispeculiarityin·humannaꢃureꢹforewithmyfriendDanAriely,whosꢃudied

thisphenomenonextensivelyafꢃernoꢃicingpricingforsuꢂriptiꢃꢄ(ꢺꢻꢼ)toꢅꢆꢇꢈmiꢉt.edigital

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subscriptionwas·$59,theprintꢀbsꢁriptionwas$125,andtheprintplus·diꢂtaꢃsuꢄꢁriptionwasaꢃso

$125.Nooneintheirrightmindwouꢃdbuythepꢜintsubsꢁriptionwhenyouꢁouꢃdgetdigitaꢃasweꢃꢃfor

thesamepꢜiꢁe,sowhywasitevenanoption?Aꢜieꢃyrananꢅꢆerimentandfoundthatwhenonꢃythetwo

"reaꢃ"ꢁhoiꢁeswereoffered,moꢇpꢈꢉꢃeꢁhosetheꢃesꢊeꢋensiꢌedigitaꢃsubsꢁription.Butꢍeadditionof

thebadoptionmadepꢈpꢃemuꢁhmoreꢃikeꢃytoꢁhoosethemoreexpensiveprintpꢃusdigitaꢃoption.

Bꢜainsꢁientistsꢁaꢃꢃthiseffeꢁt"asymmetriꢁdominanꢁꢲ"anditmeansthatpꢈpꢃegraꢘitatetowardthe

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choiꢁenearestaꢁꢃearꢃyinferioroption.Marketingprofessorsꢁaꢃꢃitthedeꢁoyeffeꢁt,whiꢁhisꢁertainꢃy

easiertoremember.Luꢁkyforꢁonsumers,aꢃmostnooneinthebusinessꢁommunityunderstandsit.

edeꢁoyeffeꢁtworksꢎꢁꢏuseofthewayourbrains.assiꢐvaꢃuewhenmakingꢁhoiꢁes.Vaꢃueis

aꢃmostneverabsolute;ꢜatheꢜ,wedeꢁideanobjeꢁt'svaꢃuereꢃativetoourotherꢁhoiꢁes.Ifmoreoptions

aꢇintroduꢁed,thevaꢃueequationꢁhanꢨes.

51.Whydꢑstheauthoraskusꢒimaꢓneꢔyingꢕꢖdinthemovietheater?

A)Toiꢃlustratepeopꢃe'specuꢃiarshoppingꢗhaꢘior.

B)Toiꢃꢃustratetheinꢁꢜꢰaisngvaꢜietyofsnaꢁksthere.

C)Toshowhowharditꢁanꢎtoꢁhꢖseadrinkthere.

D)Toshowhowꢙꢚꢛꢃaꢜsnaꢁksaꢜꢰamongmoviefans.

52.Whyisthemediumꢝapriꢁedthewayitis?

A)Toattraꢁtmoꢜecustomerstoꢔꢞit.

B)Toshowthepꢜiꢁematꢁhestheamount.

C)Toenꢀꢟecustomersdrinktheꢜightamountofsoda.

D)Tomakeꢠstomeꢜsbeꢃiꢡetheyareꢢttingabargain.

53.WhatdoweꢃeaꢣfromDanArieꢃy'sꢤxꢥriment?

A)ꢦweꢧ-priꢁedꢨꢩdsattꢜaꢁtmoꢜeꢁustomers.

B)ꢪꢀonꢁmꢂt'spromotionaꢃstrateꢫworks.

C)ꢪꢃnꢄmiꢅt'sprinteditionturnsouttoseꢃꢃtheꢗst.

D)Moꢜereadꢤꢜsꢁhꢖsethedigitaꢃoverthepꢜintedition.

54.Forwhatpuꢬseis"thebadoption"(Line7,Paꢜa.3)added?.

A)Toꢁatertothepeꢁꢭiarneꢮsofsomecustomers.

B)Toheꢃpcustomerstomakemorerationaꢃꢁhoiꢁes.

C)To·tꢜapcustomersintobuyingthemorepriꢁeyitem.

D)Toprovideꢠstomerswithaꢯꢰatervarietyofꢨꢩds.

55.Howdoweassessthevalᵫofaꢁommodity,aꢁꢁordingtothepassage?

A)Byꢁonsideringitsꢱꢲꢳuꢃness.

C)Bytakingitsquaꢃityintoaꢁꢁount.

B)Byꢁomparingitwithotheꢜꢁhoiꢁes.

D)Byꢴaminingitsvalᵫequation.

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Diꢀtꢁoꢂ:Fꢀthisꢁrt,ꢂuareallowed30mꢃnutꢄtowriteonthetopꢃcꢅꢆgꢇꢈꢉꢊꢋWayof

Tꢌꢆꢈportatioꢆ.Youꢍꢎouꢏꢐꢑteatꢒꢓꢔt120wordsbutnomꢴretꢕn180ꢖꢗꢘ.

PartI

ListeningCompꢀꢁꢂꢃ

(25miꢄuꢅꢆ)

SꢁꢂꢃoꢄA

Diꢀtioꢁ:Inthꢃssectꢃon,ꢙuwi꣓꣓hearthreenꢚꢛꢜꢝꢞts.Attheꢟꢠofeachneꢩsꢡꢢꢣꢤ,ꢂuw꣌꣓꣓hear

tꢥorthreequestꢃons.ꢦꢧhtheꢨꢩsꢪꢫꢬrtaꢭthequꢮstꢃꢯꢰꢩꢃllꢱsꢲꢳnꢴn꣓꣘ꢴꢵꢶ.Afterꢂuꢷara

quꢄtꢃon,ꢂꢸmꢹtchꢺꢻꢼtheꢽtaꢰꢾrꢿꣀmtꣁfourcꣂꢃꣃ꣄ꣅ꣆k꣇A),B),'C)andD).Thenmark

the꣈꣉es꣊꣋d꣌n꣍lett꣕ron꣎꣏rS꣐꣑꣒1wꢃthasꢃng꣓e꣓ꢃ꣔throughthe꣈꣕nt꣖.

ꢂꢃtꢄꢅns1aꢆ2aꢇbꢈꢘntheꢉꢊꢋꢌyꢘuhavejꢍtꢎ

1.A)Hewantedꢁobuyahome.

B)Hesufferedfromashock.

2.A)Invitethewaitertoafancydinner.

B)Tellherstorytoꢁhe꣗ꢃ꣓꣘Neꢩs.

C)Helostahugesumofmoney.

D)Hedidanunusualgooddeed.

C)Givesomemoneytothewaiter.

D)Payꢁhewaiter'sschooltuition.

ꢏꢐꢅꢁ3ꢑ4ꢒꢓꢔtheꢕꢖꢗpꢘꢙꢚꢛhavejꢍtꢜꢝ

3.A)Whetherornottomovetoꢁhestate'smainland.

B)Howtokeepthevillagefromsinkingintothesea.

C)ꢀeretogetthefundsforrebuildingtheirvillage.

D)Whaꢁtodoaboutꢁherisingleveloftheseawater.

4.A)Iꢁꢁakestoolongatime.

B)Iꢁcoststoomuchmoney.

C)Iꢁhastowaiꢁforꢁhestate'sfinalapproval.

D)Iꢁfacesstrongopposiꢁionfrommanyvillagers.

ꢞꢟꢠ5tꢘ7ꢒꢡꢢtheꢣꢤꢋꢗꢥꢘꢙyouhaveJꢍtꢦ

5.A)Toinvestigatewhetherpeoplearegratefulforhelp.

B)Toseewheꢁherpeopleholddoorsopenforstrangers.

C)Toexplorewaysofinducinggratitudeinpeople.

D)Tofindouꢁhowpeopleexpressgraꢁiꢁude.

6.A)Theyinducedstrangerstotalkwithꢁhem.

B)Theyhelped15to20peopleinabadmood.

C)Theyhelddoorsopenforpeopleaꢁvariousplaces.

D)Theyinterviewedpeoplewhodidn'ꢁsaythankyou.

7.A)Peoplecanbeeducaꢁedꢁobegrateful.

C)Mosꢁpeoplehavebaddaysnowandthen.

D)Peopleareungraꢁꢂꢃlwheninabadmood.

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B)Mostpeopleexpressgratitudeforhelp.

ꢀtiꢁB

Diꢀtꢁoꢂ:Jnthisꢀction,ꢁUꢂllꢃrtꢄꢅꢆgconveꢇꢈtiꢉꢊ.Atthe,endofꢋchconveꢇꢈtiꢉn,ꢁUꢂll

hꢋrfourqꢌtiꢉꢍ.ꢎththeconꢏꢇꢈtionandthequꢐtioꢍꢂllꢑsꢒnonlyoꢓꢔ.Afterꢕꢖheara

quꢐtion,ꢕumustchꢗtheꢘtaꢙrꢚthefourchoicꢐꢛꢇꢜꢝA),B),C)aꢞD).enꢟrk

theꢠꢡꢢꢣꢤdinꢭꢥtꢦeronꢧꢨꢩꢪꢫ1withasinꢭlelinethꢬuꢭhthecentre.

Questioꢀ8ꢎo11aꢁꢂꢃꢎheꢄnvꢅꢆaꢎionꢇꢈhavejꢉꢊhꢋꢌ

8.A)Tꢤꢤrderasꢤlarpanelꢣnsꢄallaꢄꢣꢤn.

B)Tꢤreꢇrꢄaserꢣꢤusleakꢣnhꢣsꢈꢉf.

9.A)Heplansꢄꢤꢣnsꢄallsꢤlarpꢊnels.

B)Heꢋwnsafꢋuꢈ-bedrꢌꢍhꢎse.

10.A)eservꢣceꢤfꢄhesꢤlarpanelcꢤꢍpany.

B)ecꢤsꢄꢤfasꢤlarpanelꢣnsꢄallaꢄꢣꢤn.

11.A)Oneyearandahalf.

C)Tꢤenquꢣreaꢃuꢄsꢤlarꢅꢆelꢣnsꢄallaꢄꢣꢤns.

D)Tꢤcomplaꢣnaꢃuꢄꢄhefaulꢄysꢤlarpanels.

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C)Hesaves$300ayear..

D)Hehasalargefaꢍꢣly._

C)Theꢍaꢣnꢄenanceꢤfꢄheꢏlarpanels.

D)Thequalꢣꢄyꢤfꢄhesꢤlarpanels.

C)Roughlysꢣxyears.

B)Lessꢄhanfouryears.

D)ꢐꢑuꢄfiveyears.

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ꢗꢘꢞꢚtheꢙꢚꢛꢜꢝꢞꢚꢱꢞuꢴꢮvejꢟtꢠꢡ

12.A)Aꢄatravelagency.

C)Aꢄanaꢣrlꢣneꢄransferservꢣce.

B)Aꢄanꢢsꢄralꢣanaꢣrꢇrꢄ.

D)Aꢄalꢤcalꢄransꢇrꢄaꢄꢣꢤnauꢄhꢤrꢣꢄy.

13.A)Sheꢥꢦldꢧableꢄꢤvꢣsꢣꢄꢍꢤrescenꢣcsꢇꢄs.

B)Sheꢥanꢄedꢄꢤsaveꢨꢍuchꢍꢤneyasꢇssꢣble.

C)Sheꢩꢦldlꢣkeꢄꢤhaveeveryꢄhꢣngꢄakencareꢤf.

D)Sheꢥanꢄedꢄꢤsꢪndꢍꢤreꢄꢣꢍeꢥꢣꢄhherfaꢍꢣly.

14.A)Fꢤurdays.

C)Oneweek.

B)Fꢣvedays.

D)Tꢥꢤꢩeeks.

15.A)Chꢫsꢣngsoꢍeacꢄꢣvꢣꢄꢣesherself.

B)SpendꢣngChrꢣsꢄꢍasꢥꢣꢄhAusꢄralꢣans.

C)DrꢣvꢣngalꢤngꢄheGreaꢄꢬeanRoad.

D)Leamꢣngꢍꢤreaꢃuꢄꢥꢣneꢍakꢣng.

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SectiꢀC

Diꢍꢎioꢀ:Jnthisꢀction,ꢁUwillhearthꢮꢯꢰꢱꢲ.Attheendofeachꢳꢴꢵ,ꢕuwillhꢋrthreeor

ꢶurquꢐtio꣉s.ꢎththeꢷꢸꢹꢺandthequꢻꢼꢉꢍwillꢽsꢾnꢿlyꣀce.ꣁerꣂhꢋraꣃꢐtion,ꢁU

mustchꢗtheb꣄taꢙrfromthefourchoiꢠꢐꢟꣅ꣆A),B),C)aꢞD).enꢟrkthe

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