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PartA(25minutes)

hdialogue,thereisonequestionandfourpossible

thecorrectanswer-A,B,CorD,lhave15

condstoanswerthequestionandyouwillheareachdialogueonlyonce.

esthemanwanttodo?

atehisbirthday

eadinnertable

ethespeakerxpectingtocomesoon?

man

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sthewomanfeelattheman’swords?

orried

urprid

llthewomando?

memedicine

withtheman

thespeakersthinkofproductsmanufacturednowadays?

edifficulttou

eoutoffashion

welearnaboutthemanfromthedialogue?

n’’sjustgotagooddeal

’n’thaveenoughmoney

esthemanthinkofFrank?

ak-minded

lexibleperson

thewomandoingaccordingtothedialogue?

ingaasidetripforoldpeople

singherthankstothetriporganizer

iningaboutyesterday’sasidetrip

thetriporganizertoimprovehiswork

welearnaboutthemanlastnight?

dn’hiskeywithhisroommate

dn’shisneighborbreakthelock

esthewomansuggestthemando?

fhisglassbeforepainting

heplasticwrapontheceiling

isglasswiththeplasticwrap

PartB

listeningtoeachone,youwillhave5conds

istening,answereachquestionby

choosingA,B,CorD,Afterlistening,youwillhave10condstocheckyouranswertoeach

lheartherecordingonlyonce.

Questions11-13arebadonthefollowinginterviewwiththemanagerofacompanythatturns

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garbageintonewproducts.

idthemangetthemoneyforhiscompany?

sfather

mployees

stakedoesthemansayhiscompanymade?

ectedproductdesign

llthemanufacturingitlf

esthemanthinkoflargecompanies?

lcomecreativeideas

egoodatmanufacturing

Questions14-17arebadonpartofajobinterview

stheman’smajorasanundergraduate?

s

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esthemanthinkofhisjobinMagnaDesign?

sive

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esthemanexpectfromanewjob?

rsuccess

allenges

bisthemanapplyingfor?

antmanager

ingdirector

Questions18-21arebadonaconversationbetweentwoclassmates.

dEdwardwantthemantodo?

himgooverthelastclass

eaveforhimnextMonday

theclasshandoutsforhim

hemansoupt?

roublewithhisclassmates

orejecthisfriend’srequest

Edwardabntfromhischemistryclass?

toeafriend

toafunnyshow

welearnabouttheman?

’’samanofambition

’’samanofsympathy

Questions22-25arebadonaradioprogramaboutcoffeevacations.

esSmithsayaboutcoffee?

ldbedrunkslowly

ldbelongstoredforbettertaste

ldbeenjoyedtogetherwithwine

thepriceofacoffeevacationperpersoninItaly?

A.$100B.$1800C.$1895D.$1988

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ydaysdoesthetourinPerulast?

A.2B.7C.9D.12

nvacationersdoinHawaii?

emale-ownedcoffeefarms

ethelivinghistoryofcoffee

SECTIONIIUofEnglish(15minutes)

thebestwordorphraforeachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,

C,orDonyourANSWERSHEET.

IntheUnitedStatestoday,familiesbasicallyhavetwocontrastingattitudestowardtelevision.

Manyfamilies_26_ten,_27_of

thefamilieswatchtelevision_28_ordon’tinteractwithotherfamilymembers_29_theyare

sudtomake_30_kindofbackgroundnoiinthehou,_31_asakindof

softenturnitonto_32_”bored”rast,other

families_33_controlwhenthetelevisionwillbewatchedandwhatprogramscanbe

watched._34_ehomes,

theTVisrarelyon_35_sdon’tuitasanelectronicbabysitter;

_36_,theyinsistthatchildrenreadorplay_37_ratherthansitinfrontofascreen.

_38_thecontrastingattitudestowardstelevision_39_familiesinAmericaarechoosing

television_40_otherpassiveactivities,suchaswatchingmovies,playingvideogames,andsurfing

theWeb_41_ctivitiesare_42_intheir

members—youngandold—watchratherthan_43_.Thepassiveformsof

entertainment_44_,ratherthanencourage,family_45_andcommunityinvolvement.

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SECTIONIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

PARTA

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thequestionsoneachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.

MarkyouranswersonyourANSWERSHEET.

Text1

,Hiroko,58,isworried

aboutherhusband’shighbloodpressure,whileNisaburo,60,promishiswifethatifshelos18

poundsthey’,makestheOhatasdifferentishowtheymet,througha

matchmakingorganizationforsingleniors.“Ontheconddate,heaskedifIwantedtomeet

hisfamily,”saysHiroko.”Itookthatasaproposal.”Alittlerushed,perhaps,but17yearsafterhis

wife’sdeath,Nisaburoknewhe’plejustcelebratedfouryearsof

maritalhappinesslastmonth.

Inthepast,peoplelikeNisaburoandHirokomighthavechontoliveouttheirlivesalone.

ButasJapan’ssocietyages,2006,

Accordingtogovernmentdata,threetimesmoremenandnearlyfivetimesmorewomenintheir

60sand70smarriedforatleastthecondtime,comparedwith20yearsbefore.

Granted,ssilver-hairedpopulation,theconceptof“dating”isstill

maskedbythetermochanomitomodachi(friendshavingteatogether).Andolderpeopleoften

’swherespecializedmatchmakingrvicessuchasAi

Senior–“LoveSenior”—unichiIkedastartedtheonlinervicethreeyearsago,

hewassurpridbyhowmanyvisitshewasgettingfrompeopleintheir60s.

Ikedasaysthathisclientshavean“Americanperspective”ir

childrenareoftenverysupportive,sometimesbeingtheonestoregisterparents.”Moreolder

peoplearerealizingthatlifeissuppodtobeenjoyable—notlonely,”17%of

thematchmakingclientsinJapanareover50yearsold,accordingtoAiSenior,andniors

‘marketsharehasmorethandoubledoverthepastthreeyears.

“Forolder,singlemen,evendoinglaundryorcookingisdifficult,“sayIkeda.”Theywanttolive

,nttoprovidefor

someone.”

ingtothewriter,theOhatasaredifferentfrommostniorJapanecouplesinthat

___.

marriedwiththehelpofanagency.

cidedtomarryontheconddate

bandsuffersfromahealthproblem

eisconcernedaboutlosingweight

pliedinthetext,Nisaburo’sproposalontheconddatemightbeconsidered______.

onsibletohisfamily

ionmadeinhaste

n,thechangeinattitudesaboutremarriageresultsfromanincreain_______.

women

orced

ingtoAiSenior,thematchmakingresultsfromanincreain__________.

tlyunder50yearsofage

vaguetermfor“dating”doverthepastthreeyears

ingtoIkeda,moresingleniorsremarryinorderto__________.

inancialproblems

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ttheirchildrentogether

Text2

Whenyoubecomeaparent,muchofyourfocusshiftsfromyourownfuturetoyourkids’

ofthemosteffectivewaytohelpyourchildrenlearntodreambigistoensure

thatyourowndreamsdon’tgetpushedasidebyeverydaydemands.

utapintothem,you

urmostdisappointing

experiencescanbeturnedintobreakthroughs.

Everydreambeginsintheimagination,Takeafewminutestositdownwithanotebookand

owndetailsaboutallaspectsofyour

’tworryaboutwhetheryouknowhowtogettherenow—you

alsostartbypickingayearinthefutureandmakinga

collectionofthingsyou’nonitfromtimetotimetoewhere

you’vemadeprogress.

We’reoftenencouragedtoworkonourweakness,butworkingonyourstrengthsiasier

pofidentifyingthem,asksomefriends,orcolleaguestowrite

‘llenjoydoingthis,andyou’llfeelgreatwhen

uknowyourstrengths,youcanputthemtoworktohelpyou

achieveyourdreams.

Confidenceisthefoundationforallyourotherabilities.”Progress,notperfection”isagreat

ight,writedownfiveachievementsthathappened

mall,itdoesn’er,addideasforfurtherprogressandactionsyou

cantaketogetstarted.

llgiveyoumoreenergyand

alistofoldhobbiesisagreatwayto

you’reenthusiasticaboutcomewiththeirownstoreofenergy.

Connectingwiththemcangiveyouapushwhenyoumostneedit.

rtohelpyourchildrentodreambigyoumust__________.

ourowncareer

emlookahead

tersuggeststhat,tobeginyourbigdream,youshould______.

est-laidplanfor20years

yourlfinlifelonglearning

ingtothewriter,toachieveourdreams,weshould_______

pourcreativity

vicefromfriends

highconfidence,itisimportantforoneto__________

hisdailyprogress

wideaveryday

terthinksthatonecanholdfasttohisdreamby___________

gthedetailsofhisideallife

ingsomeofhisoldhobbies

newideastohisolddreams

zinghimlfwitholdpassions

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Text3

CommercialclassicalmusicradioinNorthAmericahaschanged,dramaticallyoverthe

berofstationshasshrunkveryrapidly-----manyoperatorsdroppedthe

porrock,withtheircrazyyouthfulaudience.

Buttheavailabilityofsatelliteradio,Internetstreaminganddigitaltechnologieshasintroduced

newoptionsforclassicalfans.

InthecityofToronto,afamiliarmediaplayerenteredthetraylastyear:MosZnaimer,65,

thefamousbravetelevisionpioneerwhowasthedrivingforcebehindToronto’

monthsago,hetookownershipofClassical96.3FM,Canada’sfirstandlargestcommercial

classicalstation,which“re-launched”thismonthwithsomenewon-airhosts,atotallynew

schedule,andmoreattentiontosingingartandlesstofull-lengthsymphonies.

Thepopularstationairslections(usuallynomorethan10to15minuteslong)ofgreatest

hitsclassicalworks,uallymeanssinglemovementsoflargerworksand

tionmayneverbethepreferred

destinationofhighbrowclassicalfans,s

doesn’temtotroubleZnaimer,whosaysofhismaincompetitor,CBCRadioTwo:”Theyplay

classical,andtheydoitwellwhentheydoit,buttheydon’tdoitallthetime,andthey’redoingit

lessandless.”

MarilynGilbert,aTorontoartistmanager,alsomakesacomparisontoCanada’snational

broadcasterwhenshepraisZnaimer’sstation:”Classical96.3FMisveryimportantforthe

communityandthecountry,especiallyinviewofthechangesthataregoingonatCBC”

Znaimerisbestknownforhisinfluentialworkintelevision,buthewasalsooneofthe

creatorsofCrossCountryCheckup,ecalls

Classical96.3FM“arg

about800,000listenersperweek,wearelargereventhantheNewYorkTimesclassicalstation

[WQXR-FM]”Andunderhixcellentandcreativeleadership,thesoundofthestationhas

becomelivelier.

eratorshavedroppedcommercialclassicalradioinorderto__________.

epopmusic

tsclassicalfans

etextwelearnthatMosZnaimerwantedto__________.

idatehispositionatClassical96.3FM

ntclassicalfanswithsomenewradiostations

xpandToronto’sCITY-TVintoabiggerbusiness

lassical96.3FMmoresatisfyingtoclassicalfans

einferredthatClassical96.3FMmakesmoneyby_________.

tingandbroadcastingcommercials

gcarefullylectedprograms

ingwithCBCRadioTwo

nghighbrowclassicalfans

nGilbertbelievesClassical96.3FM__________.

agespeopletolearnclassicalmusic

ucesanewideatobroadcastingreform

salottothecommunityandthecountry

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CBCtochangeitswayofprogramarrangement

cessofClassical96.3FMliesinthefactthat____________

eformeditstraditionalprogramstyle

rediverthanWQXR-FMinNewYork

ttractedaudiencesofdifferentagegroups

ebiggestbroadcastingstationonthecontinent

PartB

Readthetextsfromamagazineinwhichfivepeoplevoicetheirdifferentopinions

stions61to65,matchthe

nameofeachperson(61to65)tooneofthestatements(AtoG)uranswers

onyourNNSWERSHEET.

Laura:

atosurroundyourlfwithgoodand

ctronicagemayaidcontactand

r,tohave

thatperson-to-personfeeltoinstinctivelygraspinnercharacter.I’msurethatacombinationof

thetwotypesofinteractionwilllendflavortothefuture.

Mike:

r,havingfriendsand

businessacquaintancesallovertheworld,

enablemetomaintainoldconnectionsandmakenewconnectionswithpeopleIfindIhave

weare

prentlyintheprocessofdoingjustthat.

Nick:

Justlikewhatyouhavealreadymentioned,thereisobviouslyabigdifferencebetweenhow

enetworkworldoffersisamore

relaxed,fun,ocialnetworkingparticularlybecauitoffersmea

cialnetworkingsitesdonotbuildlong-lasting

relationshipsisjustamisconception.

Linda:

Itisallaboutacombinationofvariousnetworkingsites,and,ifyouwanttodobusiness,just

’-to-facenetworkingisnot

lientsaroundtheglobe,99%ofwhomI’venevermetinperson.

Peoplewhoopposocial-networkingsitesdon’tunderstandtherealchangesthathavetaken

placeinthelastdecade.

Helen:

Sureenough,yarealsoatoolfor

egreatplacestoplaceadsorcommentsaboutyour

business,eudasawaytonetworkwith

erfectwaytopromoteyourbusinesstothewidestrangeofpeople

globally.

Nowmatchthenameofeachperson(61to65)totheappropriatestatement.

Note:therearetwoextrastatements.

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kingcanmakeyourcompaniesbetterknown

ifpeoplecouldunetworkingvehiclesproperly

fitfromnetworking,youshouldlearnhowtouit

rstandpeoplebetter,youhavetomeettheminperson.

networkingreflectsthenewdemandsofthechangingtime

inion,networkinghasmoredisadvantagesthanadvantages.

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