【正文】 worn on the wrist. [10:]Today, the figure is 90 percent. [10:]Today, the figure is 90 percent. [11:]And they are now worn by both men and women [11:]And they are now worn by both men and women [11:]for practical purposes rather than for decoration. [12:]for practical purposes rather than for decoration. [12:]The last reading. [12:]The Wrist Watch [12:]It is generally believed that wrist watches are an exception [12:]to the normal sequence in the evolution of men’s jewelry. [12:]Reversing the usual order, they were first worn by women, [12:]and then adopted by men. [12:]In the old days, queens included wrist watches [12:]among their crown jewelry. [12:]Later they were worn by Swiss workers and farmers. [12:]Until World War I, [12:]Americans associated the watch with fortune hunters. [13:]Then army officers discovered that the wrist watch [13:]was most practical for active bat. [13:]Race car drivers also loved to wear wrist watches. [13:]And pilots found them most useful while flying. [13:]Soon, men dared to wear wrist watches [13:]without feeling selfconscious. [13:]By 1924, some 30 percent of men’s watches [13:]were worn on the wrist. [13:]Today, the figure is 90 percent. [13:]And they are now worn by both men and women [13:]for practical purposes rather than for decoration. [13:]Now you have two minutes to check through your work. [15:]That is the end of part 1 dictation. [15:]PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION [16:]SECTION A CONVERSATIONS [16:]Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation. [16:]W: Good morning. Sit down please, Mr. Johnson. [16:]M: Thank you, ma’am. [16:]W: I have read your letter here. [16:]You seemed to have done very well at school. [16:]Can you tell me something about your school work? [16:]M: As you can see, my strongest subjects were arts subjects. [16:]My best subject was history and my second best was geography. [16:]However, my favorite subject was math, [16:]and the results I got in the math paper were quite reasonable. [16:]W: That’s true. Now can you tell me why you think [16:]these subjects will help you in this job? [16:]M: Well, ma’am, I understand that you manufacture puters, [16:]prepare software and advise clients on how to use them. [16:]Is that right? [16:]W: That’s right. [16:]M: And I’ve been told that working with puters [17:]needs a logical mind rather than great skills in mathematics. [17:]That’s especially true, I believe, [17:]when it es to writing programmes. [17:]So I think my results show [17:]that I have some ability in logic and in mathematics as well. [17:]W: So you would like to write material for puters, would you? [17:]M: Yes, ma’am. That’s what interests me most about puters, [17:]writing programmes. [17:]But I think the puter industry itself is still expanding enormously. [17:]I’m sure that career prospects in the industry [17:]would be very good no matter what sort of job I went into. [17:]W: I see. Well, thank you. I’ve enjoyed our talk. [17:]We’ll be writing to you. [17:]M: Thank you, ma’am. Good morning. [18:]Questions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversation. [18:]W: Excuse me. Could I ask you some questions? [18:]M: Of course. [18:]W: I work for an advertising agency, [18:]and I’m doing some research. [18:]It’s for a new magazine for people like you. [18:]M: People like me. [18:]What do you mean? [18:]W: People between twentyfive and thirtyfive years ol