【正文】 bout that. And we ________ (19). Like most nations we39。re on a long journey toward achieving our own ________ (20).Part B: Listening ComprehensionDirections: 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 151. (A) Teaching grammar.(B) Going to adult classes.(C) Learning Italian.(D) Starting a restaurant.2. (A) Because Italian does not have a very large vocabulary.(B) Because in Italian one word means a lot of things.(C) Because the Italian grammar is simple pared with other grammars.(D) Because the Italian grammar is similar to that of English.3. (A) She goes to Italy quite a lot recently.Kevin 2 / 251(B) She had fotten a lot of Italian.(C) She used to teach Italian to foreigners.(D) She is good at cooking Italian meals.4. (A) It was one to one when she learned Italian.(B) She learned Italian mainly by way of translation.(C) She learned Italian in a big class.(D) She often went into shops to practice Italian.5. (A) The free meal offered between classes.(B) The teaching of grammar.(C) The petence of the teachers.(D) The functional teaching approach.Questions 6106. (A) 1900.(B) 10,000.(C) 50,755.(D) 265,000.7. (A) Germany will reduce its military outlays.(B) Germany will manufacture its own military aircraft.(C) Germany will develop a new generation of military missiles.(D) Germany will increase its military purchases.8. (A) Around 100 homes are being affected.(B) At least 20 people have been killed in the bushfires.(C) It will probably be the worst bushfire season in Australia.(D) Exceptionally high temperatures are responsible for the bushfires.9. (A) To press for pay demands.(B) To lend support to the striking hospital staff.(C) To protest against increasing gas prices.(D)To cut overtime for emergency flights.10. (A) One blast occurring at a restaurant killed two people.(B) Warnings for possible explosions came by telephone.(C) Some McDonald39。s restaurants received explosion threats.(D) A car showroom had to be shut because of blast warnings.Questions 111511. (A) It39。s a survey of some towns and cities.(B) It39。s a report of investment in England and Wales.(C) It39。s a discussion of possible consequences of urbanization.(D) It39。s a study of housing problems in suburban areas.12. (A) It39。s exclusively experts talking.(B) It39。s based on talking to local people.(C) It39。s sponsored by local businesses.(D) It39。s mainly a government survey.13. (A) Car ownership.(B) Ring roads.(C) Traffic lights.(D) Public transport.14. (A) Staggered working hours.(B) Improved public transport facilities.(C) Constructing ring roads.(D) Reducing car ownership.Kevin 3 / 25115. (A) They have cost too much government money.(B) They have created psychological barriers to walking and cycling.(C) They have made it hard to turn city centers into pedestrian precincts.(D) They have made some people afraid of driving their own cars.Questions 162016. (A) Giotto Donatello.(B) Domenico Ghirlandajo.(C) Leonardo Davinci.(D) The Greek and Roman sculptors.17. (A) Because he wanted to bee a sculptor, not a painter.(B) Because he was not content with learning anatomy secondhand.(C) Because he had very different ideas about art.(D)Because he liked to draw from living models.18. (A) The sculpture of David.(B) The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.(C) The Creation of Adam.(D) A portrait of Pope Julius II.19. (A) Thirteen months.(B) Twentythree months.(C) Fortyfive months.(D) Fortyeight months.20. (A) Because it is a very old work of art.(B) Because people can rarely see it now.(C) Because it conveys ancient ideas about art.(D) Because it can be seen on many printed matters.SECTION 2: READING TESTDirections: In this section you will read several passages. Each one is followed by several questions about it. You are to choose ONE best answer, (A), (B), (C) or (D), to each question. Answer all the questions following each passage on the basis of what is stated or implied in that passage and write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.Questions 15Audiences from minority ethnic groups plained about tokenism, negative stereotyping and simplistic portrayal of their munities on television is a report published yesterday. But programmes such as the edy shows Goodness Gracious39。 Me and Ali G and the longrunning soap Coronation Street were praised as being steps in the fight direction.The report, Multicultural Broadcasting: Concept and Reality, was released by the BBC, the Broadcasting Standards Commission, the Independent Television Commission and the Radio Authority. It explores attitudes towards multicultural broadcasting from the perspective of the audience and from within the television, radio and advertising industries. All those questioned from minority ethnic groups said their country of origin was not represented at all or was negatively portrayed on television. There was also a sense of insufficient coverage of events concerning their countries of origin.The perspectives of ethnic and racial minorities were not featured sufficiently on terrestrial television, according to 69% of those working in television. Of the radio sample, 45% agreed. There was concern about stereotypical portrayal of certain issues. Groups from the Asian subcontinent spoke of the way in which arranged marriages were presented on television. They Kevin 4 / 251felt treatment of the issue was neither accurate nor reflective of the way in wh