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Section A |
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1. |
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M: Did you see Martha just now ? |
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I want to ask her to go with us to the concert tonight. |
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W: She must be around somewhere . |
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You may still be able to catch her . |
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Q: What does the woman mean ? |
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2. |
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W: I can't bear the air pollution in this city anymore. |
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It's getting worse and worse . |
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M: You said it. We've never had so many factories before . |
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Q: What does the man mean ? |
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3. |
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M: Just think I went through so much work on my paper only to get a c. |
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W: Well, I don't think grades are everything . |
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What you have learned in the process will prove useful in your future work. |
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Q: What does the woman imply ? |
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4. |
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M: My brother is coming this weekend , |
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and I was thinking the three of us could go out to dinner Saturday night . |
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Any suggestions ? |
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W:It's up to you.I don't know there staurant here that well . |
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Q: What does the woman mean ? |
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5. |
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W: I couldn't have won the award withoutyour assistance . |
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Thank you very much. |
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M: You have been working so hard . |
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You deserve the honor . |
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Q:What do we learned from the conversation ? |
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6. |
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M: I'd like to sign up for some voluntary work with the environment council. |
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I hear it is a great way to connect with the community . |
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W: It sure is. But you'll have to put in a lot of hours . |
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So you must leave some room inscheduling your time. |
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Q: What does the womanimply? |
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7. |
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W: Can you tell me when I can leave here,doctor ? |
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I have some important business to attend to . |
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M: That depends on how your condition reacts to our treatment . |
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You may leave as soon as the bleeding stops. |
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I think that will take a couple of days . |
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Q: What does the doctor mean ? |
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8. |
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M: I'm told that Alice is trying to find a job in an electronics company. |
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W: As far as I know, she is good at anything but electronics . |
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Q: What does the woman mean ? |
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9. |
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M: Jimmy is going on a journey tomorrow. |
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Shall we have a farewell dinner tonight ? |
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W: Do you think it's necessary ? You know he will be away just a few days . |
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Q: What does the woman mean ? |
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10. |
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M: I thought you were going to call me last night |
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about the plans for the conference on language teaching . |
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W: Sorry, I should have, |
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but Tom and Jane stopped by and stayed until midnight |
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Q: What do we learn from the conversation ? |
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Section B |
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Passage One |
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The Golden Gate Bridge joins the beautiful city of San Francisco with the suburbs to the north. |
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Each day about one hundred thousand automobiles |
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cross the bridge taking people to and from the city. |
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More than half of them cross the bridge during the morning and evening |
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rush hours when traffic is so heavy the trip is not pleasant . |
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Now however there is at least one group of happy commuters . |
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These are the people who travel under the bridge instead of on it. |
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They go to work by boat and enjoy it so much |
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that most of them say they will never go by car again. |
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The ferry they take is spacious , quiet and comfortable . |
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Commute is can enjoy the sun on deck. |
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In the morning they can have breakfast in the coffee shop . |
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And in the evening they can order a drink in the bar while looking at the beautiful scenery . |
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The trip takes only 30 minutes andis not very costly . |
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Best of all, being on a boat seems to make people more friendly toward each other . |
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There has already been a marriage of two commuters who met on the ferry . |
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Because the ferry has been so successful,there are plans to use other still larger boats. |
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There is also a proposal for a high speed boat that will make the trip in only 15 minutes . |
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But not everyone is happy about that. |
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A lot of people feel that half an hour is just enough time to relax . |
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Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard . |
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11 . According to the speaker how do commuters feel about crossing the Golden Gate Bridge by car? |
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12. What does the speaker say about ferry commuters ? |
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13. How do commuters respond to plans forthe future of the ferry ? |
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Passage Two |
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How many teeth have you had filled in the past two years? |
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If you follow the advice of Dr.Faustick you may be able to |
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reduce the number of your visits to a dentist. |
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Dr.Faustick conducted a two-year survey to find out how to preventor reduce dental decay . |
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946 students took part in an experiment . |
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523 students cleaned their teeth within ten minutes of eating |
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when possible they used a toothbrush, |
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when this was impossible they washed their mouth thoroughly with water . |
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The remaining 423 students merely cleaned their teeth |
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when they went to bed and when they got up in the morning. |
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All the studentshad their teeth X-rayed at the end of the first and second years . |
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At the end of the first year,the night and morning group had three times |
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as many decayed teeth as the clean after each meal group. |
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At the end of the second year the latter group had 53 percent fewer decayed teeth than the former group. |
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Dr. Faustick has cleaned his teeth after meal for thirteen years |
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and has not had a single decayed tooth. |
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He pointed out that sugar is a major agent in dental decay . |
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Particularly the sugar in sweets, cakes, and soft drinks . |
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I deally you should keep a tooth brush in your pocket |
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and use it immediately after you have finished eating. |
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When this is impractical you can at least make sure that you have a drink of water |
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and let the water through your teeth to force out any particles of food. |
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7 of out 10 people loose at least half of their teeth by the time they are fifty . |
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Many have a complete set of false teeth by that time . |
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In any case neither toothache nor a visit to a dentist is very pleasant. |
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So it is worthwhile making an effortto keep you own teeth as long as possible . |
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The main preventative agent is simply water . |
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Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard . |
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14. According to the passage what kind of food is most likely to cause dental decay ? |
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15. What does the passage tell us about the condition of Dr.Faustick's teeth ? |
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16. What does Dr.Faustick suggest to prevent dental decay ? |
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Passage Three |
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The worldwide Organization of the Red Crossstems from the ideal of Henri Dunant,a Swiss Banker. |
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In 1838 at the age of ten ,Dunant was taken by his father to visit a prison , |
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there he saw prisoners chained together exercising in the yard |
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and breaking stones along the road. |
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This experience left a deep impression on him . |
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And made him determined to do something for convicts and slaves |
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and for all who were oppressed and deprived of their liberty . |
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On 24th June 1859 while on his way from Geneva to France , |
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Dunant witnessed the battle between the French and Austrian armies . |
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It was one of the fiercest battles of the 19th century . |
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Shocked by the lack of medical supplies andattention given to the wounded , |
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Dunant decided that volunteer service had to be organized. |
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He gathered together a number of women |
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who attended the hundreds of wounded soldiers of all nationalities |
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and helped the surgeons as best they could . |
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From that battle Dunant determined to forma body of people |
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who would rally together in times of war and attend to the needs of wounded and dying . |
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Dunant held that a suffering human being should be helped for his own sake only |
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and without regard to race, religion , or political beliefs . |
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Many Europeans states supported him and 22nd August 1864 the first Geneva Convention was signed. |
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This lays down that once a soldier is wounded |
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he and everyone else who comes to his help ceases to be an enemy. |
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A symbol by which the relief workers could be recognized was devised . |
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As a tribute to Switzerland , the symbol was the Swiss flag was reversed. |
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That is a red cross on a white ground. |
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So the Red Cross was born . |
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Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard . |
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17. What first led Henri Dunant to think of helping the oppressed ? |
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18. What did Henri Dunant do during the battle between the French and Austrian armies ? |
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19. What was Henri Dunant 's belief when hefound the Red Cross ? |
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20. What was Henri Dunant ' s belief when hefound the Red Cross ? |
