[00:10.44]Section A
[01:03.11]Q1.
[01:05.58]M: I think the hostess really went out of her way to make the party a success.
[01:11.91]W: Yes, the food and drinks were great, but if only we had known a few of the other guests.
[01:18.66]Q: What did the two speakers say about the party?
[01:38.68]Q2.
[01:40.75]M: Can you stop by the post office and get me some envelopes and 39 cents' stamps?
[01:49.09]W: Well, I am not going to stop by the post office,
[01:52.78]but I can buy you some at the bookstore after I see the dentist on Market street.
[01:59.09]Q: Where will the woman go first?
[02:18.45]Q3.
[02:21.31]M: How do you like the new physician who replaced Dr. Andrews?
[02:28.16]W: He may not seem as agreeable or as thorough as Dr. Andrews,
[02:32.70]but at least he doesn't keep patients waiting for hours.
[02:37.25]Q: What can we infer from the woman's answer?
[02:56.14]Q4.
[02:57.91]W: Tom must be in a bad mood today. He hasn't said half a dozen words all afternoon.
[03:04.62]M: Oh, really? That's not like the Tom we know.
[03:09.06]Q: What does the man imply?
[03:27.57]Q5.
[03:29.84]W: Do you have the seminar schedule with you? I'd like to find out the topic for Friday.
[03:35.91]M: I gave it to my friend, but there should be copies available in the library.
[03:41.52]I can pick one up for you.
[03:44.58]Q: What does the man promise to do?
[04:02.96]Q6.
[04:05.63]W: I wonder if you could sell me the Psychology textbooks.
[04:09.32]You took the course last semester, didn't you?
[04:12.71]M: As a matter of fact, I already sold them back to the school bookstore.
[04:18.66]Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
[04:37.49]Q7.
[04:39.60]W: Here is this week's schedule, Tony. On Monday, there is the board meeting.
[04:44.82]Your speech to the lion's club is on Tuesday afternoon.
[04:48.61]Then on Wednesday you have an appointment with your lawyer and...
[04:52.90]M: Wait, you mean the business conference on Tuesday is cancelled?
[04:59.06]Q: What will the man do this Tuesday?
[05:17.34]Q8.
[05:19.66]M: Can you believe it? Jessie told her boss he was wrong to have fired his marketing director.
[05:27.58]W: Yeah, but you know Jessie. If she has something in mind, everyone will know about it.
[05:33.65]Q: What does the woman mean?
[05:51.95]Q9.
[05:53.83]M: We've got three women researchers in our group: Mary, Betty and Helen. Do you know them?
[06:03.01]W: Sure. Mary is active and sociable. Betty is the most talkative woman I've ever met.
[06:10.30]But guess what? Helen's just the opposite.
[06:14.64]Q: What do we learn from the woman's remark about Helen?
[06:34.89]Q10.
[06:37.10]W: Jimmy said that he was going to marry a rich French businesswoman.
[06:41.59]M: Don't be so sure. He once told me that he had bought a big house.
[06:47.91]Yet he's still sharing an apartment with Mark.
[06:51.63]Q: What does the man imply?
[07:10.38]Section B
[07:50.31]Passage 1
[07:52.11]Unless you have visited the southern United States, you probably have never heard of Kudzu.
[07:59.23]Kudzu, as any farmer in the south will sadly tell you, is a super-powered ****.
[08:06.25]It is a strong climbing plant. Once it gets started, Kudzu is almost impossible to stop.
[08:15.02]It climbs to the tops of the tallest trees. It can cover large buildings.
[08:21.28]Whole barns and farm houses have been known to disappear from view.
[08:27.39]Wherever it grows, its thick twisting stems are extremely hard to remove.
[08:34.81]Kudzu was once thought to be a helpful plant.
[08:40.09]Originally found in Asia, it was brought to America to help protect the land from being swallowed by the sea.
[08:49.22]It was planted where its tough roots which grow up to five feet long could help hold back the soil.
[08:57.60]But the plant soon spread to places where it wasn't wanted.
[09:02.05]Farmers now have to fight to keep it from killing other plants.
[09:07.82]In a way, Kudzu is a sign of labor shortage in the south.
[09:13.68]Where there is no one to work the fields, Kudzu soon takes over.
[09:19.19]The northern United States faces no threat from Kudzu. Harsh winters kill it off.
[09:26.97]The plant loves the warmth of the south, but the south surely doesn't love it.
[09:34.09]If someone could invent some use for Kudzu and remove it from southern farmland,his or her fortune would be assured.
[09:45.21]Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
[09:52.23]Q11. What do we learn about "Kudzu" from the passage?
[10:14.07]Q12. What will happen if the fields are neglected in the southern United States?
[10:37.37]Q13. Why isn't Kudzu a threat to the northern United States?
[10:59.68]Passage 2
[11:02.74]The word "university" comes from the Latin word "universitas", meaning "the whole".
[11:09.43]Later, in Latin legal language, "universitas" meant a society or corporation.
[11:17.44]In the Middle Ages, the word meant " an association of teachers and scholars".
[11:23.99]The origins of universities can be traced back to the 12th to14th centuries.
[11:32.16]In the early 12th century, long before universities were organized in the modern sense,
[11:39.07]students gathered together for higher studies at certain centers of learning.
[11:45.09]The earliest centers in the Europe were at Bolonia in Italy, founded in 1088.
[11:53.04]Other early centers were set up in France, the Czech Republic, Austria and Germany from 1150 to 1386.
[12:04.55]The first universities in Britain were Oxford and Cambridge.
[12:09.89]They were established in 1185 and 1209 respectively. The famous London University was founded in 1836.
[12:22.61]This was followed by the foundation of several universities such as Manchester and Birmingham,which developed from provincial colleges.
[12:33.70]It was in the 1960's that the largest expansion of higher education took place in Britain.
[12:41.18]This expansion took 3 basic forms: existing universities were enlarged,
[12:48.42]new universities were developed from existing colleges and completely new universities were set up.
[12:56.86]In Britain, finance for universities comes from three source: the first, and the largest source,
[13:05.25]is grants from the government,the second source is fees paid by students and the third one is private donations.
[13:13.98]All the British universities except one receive some government funding.
[13:19.54]The exception is Buckingham, which is Britain's only independent university.
[13:26.53]Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.
[13:33.35]Q14. What did the word "Universitas" mean in the Middle Ages?
[13:56.25]Q15. Why was the 1960s so significant for British Higher Education?
[14:20.86]Q16. What is the main financial source for British universities?
[14:43.84]Passage 3
[14:46.10]One of the biggest problems in developing countries is hunger.
[14:51.41]An organization called Heifer International is working to improve the situation.
[14:58.42]The organization sends farm animals to families and communities around the world.
[15:05.87]An American farmer, Dan West, developed the idea for Heifer International in the 1930s.
[15:14.36]Mr. West was working in Spain where he discovered a need for cows.
[15:20.02]Many families were starving because of the civil war in that county.
[15:25.44]So Mr. West asked his friends in the United States to send some cows.
[15:32.15]The first Heifer animals were sent in 1944.
[15:37.38]Since that time, more than 4,000,000 people in 115 countries have had better lives because of Heifer animals.
[15:47.61]To receive a Heifer animal, families must first explain their needs and goals.
[15:55.79]They must also make a plan which will allow them to become self-supporting.
[16:02.51]Local experts usually provide training.
[16:05.89]The organization says that animals must have food, water, shelter, health care and the ability to reproduce.
[16:17.35]Without them, the animals will not remain healthy and productive.
[16:23.45]Heifer International also believes that families must pass on some of their success to others in need.
[16:30.92]This belief guarantees that each person who takes part in the program also becomes a giver.
[16:37.77]Every family that receives a Heifer animal must agree to give that animal's first female baby to other people in need .
[16:46.70]Families must also agree to pass on the skills and training they receive from Heifer International.
[16:54.44]This concept helps communities become self-supporting.
[16:59.89]Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
[17:07.00]Q17. What does the speaker tell us about Mr. West?
[17:27.93]Q18. What is the ultimate goal of Heifer International?
[17:50.04]Q19. What are families required to do after they receive support from Heifer International?
[18:14.67]Q20. What is the major achievement of Heifer International?