【正文】 ave any good ideas for a gift? W: I always like a box of chocolates. M: Julie likes chocolates of course, but she is trying to lose some weight. I probably shouldn’t do anything to make it hard for her. W: How about flowers? That’s something everyone likes. M: Yes, flowers are nice. I am wondering if it should be something a little more special to make up for my blunder last month. W: Jewelry is always good. M: I think you’ve got it. I believe Julie has been hinting that she’d like a string of pearls. Every time we go shopping she stops at the jewelry counter to look at pearls. I think it would make her happy just to see that I have been little observant. W: Well, there’s that problem solved. Try not to wait until the last minute. It’s easier to shop when you don’t feel pressured. M: Good advice. It’s a really lucky thing to have a friend like you.Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you’ve just heard.9. Who is Julie?10. Which of the following is true of the man?11. What will the man’s wife receive for this year’s Valentine’s Day?12. What can you learn from the conversation?Conversation 1:M: Mary, what’s your opinion about opening our own business after transferring from the army? I don’t want to wait for the government to assign me a job.W: What did you say? Are you out of your mind?M: I’m serious. You see, the government is calling on us to create opportunities for ourselves. Besides, I’ve gained much knowledge and experience being in the army. I’m sure I can run my own business successfully.W: That’s not the way I see it. Opening a business mean that you would no longer have fixed salary. What shall we live on?M: Oh, e on. As the saying goes, “Where there’s a will, there’s a way.” I’m sure we be able to support ourselves by means of hard work.W: I guess we just can’t see eye to eye on this.M: I guess not.Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you’ve just heard.13. What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?14. What can we learn from the conversation?15. What can we infer from the conversation?Part CDirections: Listen to the passage three times and fill in the blanks with the missing words. (10 points)Did you know that one out of every ten people in the world are lefthanded? And did you also know that in many countries lefthandedness is still thought of as being wrong? In India, for example, you shouldn’t eat with your left hand.Even at the beginning of the 20th century lefthandedness was considered to be a sign of weakness. 16)Researchers used to try and prove that lefthanded people were more likely to mit 17)murder, or have reading problems than righthanded people.18)Fortunately, not all cultures think like this. In China both sides are needed for 19)harmony.Lefthandedness can in fact be an 20)advantage in sport. Many lefthanded 21)boxers and tennis players have achieved outstanding success. This is partly because of the element of surprise the left hand can offer and partly because lefthanded people’s 22)brains work quicker.Nevertheless, this is still a righthanded people’s world. Ands this can be clearly seen when you’re buying everyday things like scissors or golf clubs. 23)Even the most ordinary household iterms such as irons or canopeners are designed for righthanded people.But, here’s some good news for all lefthanded people. There is a shop in London which sells goods especially for lefthanded people. It’s called Anything Lefthanded.There 24)you can buy anything from lefthanded pocket calculators to knives and coffee mugs. In fact you can even buy watches for the left hand which work anticlockwise. 25)People who buy things from the shop say it just makes their everyday life much easier. Part DDirections: You’ll hear three passages. Each will be read only once. Choose the right answers to the questions you hear. (10 points) Passage 1Many people suffer from some form of extreme anxiety. Some experience occasional attacks of panic for almost no reason. Others go around in a state of continual uneasiness. How can anxiety be controlled? One way is for patients to take drugs which help manage their anxiety. Patients who take these drugs say that they are able to work, to sleep and to go to places they feared to visit before. But the effects of the drugs on the human body, especially on the nervous system, have not been known for a long time. Scientists have started a series of studies to identify the effects of the drugs on the brain and have gained some insight into the costs and benefits of the antianxiety drugs. They are valuable because they can reduce the effects of expected failure, frustration and disappointment. But their value demands