【正文】 so you must listen carefully. When you hear a statement, read the answer choices and decide which one is closest in meaning to the statement you have heard. Then write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. 1. (A) The program on Channel Eight reminds me of TV mercials. (B) The product advertised in the TV mercial cannot help cure my illness. (C) I don?t watch TV that much, because of the omnipresent advertisements. (D) I have to sit on the sofa, because I am too sick to stand in front of the television. 2. (A) The plane arrived at 7:30. (B) The plane arrived at 8:00. (C) The plane arrived at 9:00. (D) The plane arrived at 10:00. 3. (A) I?ll ask someone else to read and check this agreement for errors. (B) I?ll think more about the agreement before making a decision. (C) It?s obvious that I?ll discuss the agreement with my assistant first. (D) It?s out of question that I should get into any agreement with you. 4. (A) The better members decided to cancel the meeting. (B) Less than half of the mittee was away on business trips. (C) It?d be better if no one had attended this morning?s mittee meeting.. (D) The meeting was cancelled because of low attendance. 5. (A) Supermarkets in the inner city and the suburbs are usually owned by the same pany. (B) Products in grocery stores are more expensive than those in supermarkets. (C) There is a price difference for the same product even in shops run by the same pany. (D) People prefer to shop in supermarkets, which are mostly located in the suburbs, with free parking space. 6. (A) Many Americans cannot afford higher education because of the soaring college tuition fees and expenses. (B) Sending their children to college is no longer a bigger challenge for millions of Americans. (C) The American government has set the goal that it will eventually stop funding higher education institutions. (D) Nowadays, American parents have to pay more to send their children to college. 7. (A) For many university graduates, the jobs they take will not be related to their academic achievements. (B) Because of economic recession, the number of university students majoring in liberal arts is declining. (C) University students who are interested in liberal arts will have more job opportunities upon graduation. (D) With high unemployment rate, many university students will have to opt for transferring to other majors. 8. (A) Good business negotiators will never repeat what other people have already restated. (B) Restating by good business negotiators is not an effective way to check the information. (C) Good business negotiators are sometimes curious about other people?s restatements. (D) Restating what others have said is a good strategy for confirming understanding. 9. (A) We cannot reach an agreement, let alone a spoken promise. (B) We?d better draft and then sign a written agreement. (C) We generally keep our promises in business transactions. (D) We hope you understand why we are unable to keep our promises. 10. (A) I don?t think you have more to say on that topic. (B) I think we?d better talk about that in detail sometime later. (C) I am truly appreciative if you can elaborate on that topic after lunch. (D) I am busy right now, so we might as well discuss it over lunch today. 2. Talks and Conversations Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear several short talks and conversations After each of these, you will hear a few questions. Listen carefully because you will hear the talk or conversation and questions ONLY ONCE. When you hear a question, read the four choices and choose the best answer to that question. Then write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. Questions 11—14 11. (A) Two (B) Three (C) Four (D) Five 12. (A) A profitmaking private school. (B) A nonprofitmaking independent school. (C) A state school that is funded by nongovernmental sources. (D) A secondary school that is open to the majority of British students. 13. (A) Many children are no longer placed in schools according to their academic abilities. (B) Many children can afford to study in private schools, as they bee part of the state system. (C) Children from wealthy families no longer choose to go and study in public schools. (D) Cleverer children will be sent to the best private schools in the country for a better development. 14. (A) Clever and less bright children will mix well with each other. (B) School authorities will receive more funds from the government. (C) Most students will do well in their entrance examination for the higher education. (D) Every child will have an equal opportunity to go on to higher education. Questions 15—18 15. (A) One that is unabridged with detailed definitions. (B) One that contains fewer words and emphasizes on special words. (C) One that contains a broad range of words in mon usage. (D) One that spans several volumes and has extensive word histories 16. (A) The New Oxford Picture Dictionary (B) The American Heritage Dictionary (C) The Dictionary of Legal Terms (D) The Drinking Water Dictionary 17. (A) It lists abbreviations, proper nouns, and tables of measures. (B) It is an unabridged edition providing as many as 500,000 entries. (C) It was randomly piled and contains as many foreign words as possible. (D) It provides detailed information of famous people and places. 18. (A) A school dictionary. (B) A college dictionary. (C) A general dictionary. (D) A specialized dictionary. Questions 19—22 19. (A) He?s bought his wife a present. (B) He?s missed an important phone call. (C) He?s dismissed his new secretary. (D) He?s popped out shopping. 20. (A) Talking about the latest fashion. (