【正文】 at member of the Commons culture select mittee, said public money should be spent on more pressing projects. The fact that archives such as this go abroad is, I39。 money to keep British writers39。 archives to America. Questions 1115 Concrete is probably used more widely than any other substance except water, yet it remains largely unappreciated. Some people view the 20th century as the atomic age, the space age, the puter agebut an argument can be made that it was the concrete age, says cement specialist Hendrik van Oss. lt39。s been through several episodes of global warming before, and nature put carbon away as coal, petroleum, and carbonate sediments, says TecEco manager John Harrison. Now we39。put away39。s conservative pace of development. Now, thanks to environmental pressures and entrepreneurial innovation, a new generation of concretes is emerging. This hightech assortment of concrete confections promises to be stronger, lighter, and more environmentally friendly than ever before. The concretes they will replace are, for the most part, strong and durable, but with limitations. Concrete is sound under pression but weak under tension. Steel rebars are used as reinforcement, but make recycling difficult when concrete breaks down—and break down it inevitably will. Cracks caused by stress grow larger over time, with water forcing them open and corroding the rebars within.When you put enough stress on it, concrete doesn39。t cost the Treasury an arm and a legwe39。oyd, the biographer and former president of the Royal Society of Literature, and Richard Ovenden, keeper of special collections at Oxford University. They are calling for the culture secretary to be given the authority to delay the export of items considered a significant part of the national heritage to enable British institutions to put together bids. The campaigners want an increase in direct grants and the removal of Vat from unbound papers, which increases the cost of purchases in this country. Smith, who was culture secretary from 19972020, said: It won39。s opinion about the new requirement of science GCSE? (A) He fully appreciates the government39。 Spencer has a very good reputation for job security and looking after its staff, with things like good perks,_______(1),that sort of thing. Do those things actually_______(2)? I think it is, it is very important. When people have been working_______(3), and they may have been in from seven or eight o’clock in the morning, they can e off the sales floor and can go to _______(4) and obviously they can have tea, coffee, or_______(5),and can then buy at very reduced rates_______(6), if they want one, or a roll and cheese, in pleasant environment,_______(7), food of the highest quality, there’re areas where they can_______(8), or play pool or something, yeah, that is very important because they need_______(9). At busy times, they need to get away from it, they need to be able to relax. In terms of all the _______(10) we’ve got, that is very important, when people know that they will be having medicals, and_______(11) is another thing, obviously there’s _______(12)that they will buy which they will be able to buy_______(13). For Christmas bonus, we give all our general staff_______(14) which is guaranteed, and the _______(15)of that, actually, at the busiest time of the year when they’re_______(16) and working hard, is fantastic and to see their faces as you_______(17)with 10% of their salary in it… I believe the environment that you work in, _______(18)that you work with, the way you are treated, _______(19), and the fact that your views are listened to, and you feel you are consulted, that makes people _______(20) and makes them get up and e to work in the morning. Part B: Listening Comprehension Directions: In this part of the test there will be some short talks and conversations. After each one, you will be asked some questions. The talks, conversations and questions will be spoken ONLY ONCE. Now listen carefully and choose the right answer to each question you have heard and write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following conversation. 1. (A) A trainee nurse. (B) A resident doctor. (C) A researcher of AIDS. (D) An advisor to nurses. 2. (A) They don’t care what she does at her job. (B) They have bad feelings about her job. (C) They think it is a good job. (D) They have no worries about the job. 3. (A) To isolate them pletely. (B) To watch them carefully. (C) To treat them with respect. (D) To provide them with nutritious food. “ 英語客棧 ” 網(wǎng)址： 友情提供：英語客棧 第 2 頁 共 14 頁 4. (A) Sharing bodily fluids with an AIDS patient. (B) Shaking hands with an AIDS patient. (C) Serving meals to an AIDS patient. (D) Staying very close to an AIDS patient. 5. (A) The man is Susan’s advisor. (B) It is not possible to get AIDS from sharing a glass of water. (C) There is a high risk of getting infected with HIV at work. (D) Susan’s patient was angry when she wore protective clothing to bring him lunch. Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following news. 6. (A) The UN SecretaryGeneral had cancelled his trip to Europe. (B) The UN SecretaryGeneral would visit Asia at a later date. (C) The UN SecretaryGeneral would discuss the UN budget with the US. (D) The UN SecretaryGeneral had withheld the debate over the budget. 7. (A) Bulgaria and Ukraine. (B) Japan and South Korea. (C) Britain and Australia (D) Italy and Poland. 8. (A) 18 to 20. (B) 30. (C) 34. (D) Around 90. 9. (A) National elections. (B) Arrest of a . missionary. (C) Hijacking of a civil airplane. (D) Two separate kidnappings. 10. (A) Relocating people from an earthquake