【正文】 B. How the London Stock Exchange functioned in 1971. C. How women managed to get full membership of the stock exchange. D. How women were gradually.12. What is the London Stock Exchange famous for? A. Its favorable location. B. Its policy of opening its door to women. C. Its menonly policy. D. Its long history.13. When did the women start to the London Stock Exchange? A. 1971 B. 1973 C. 1976 D. 197714. Why were women finally allowed to work in the London Stock Exchange? A. Because of the campaign for equal rights for women. B. Because female employees have been struggling for full memberships. C. Because typists and telephone operators were needed. D. Because the new floor was put into use.Questions 15 to 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the passage.15. According to the report, how many countries lack water now? A. 18 B. 28 C. 46 D. At lease 4716. How many people will be affected by the water shortage by the year 2025? A. Three hundred and thirtyfive million. B. 3,000,000,000. C. 60% of the world population. D. Thirteen thousand million.17. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a result of water shortage? A. Health problems. B. More international conflicts. C. A show development in economy. D. Population explosion.Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the passage.18. What is the main idea of the passage? A. Men and women talk different languages. B. Little girls’ conversation is less clear. C. Men talk most and interrupt other speakers more. D. Women are naturally more helpful.19. What are women more likely to do in private conversations? A. To say something less clear. B. To express more doubts. C. To explore the power structure of a relationship. D. To establish and test friendship.20. What is a man likely to do when he teachers a woman? A. Establish statues. B. Show the woman he is more knowledgeable. C. Take a sharing way. D. Encourage the student to join in.SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTQuestions 21 to 22 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the news.21. Donors were frustrated because . A. the conflict between Palestine and Israel seemed to be an unsolvable one B. they have donated too much to the refugees C. there was no need for them to donate D. they didn’t get what they wanted22. The meeting was held .A. in Sweden B. in Geneva C. in Israel D. at the UN headquartersQuestions 23 to 25are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the news.23. The organization investigated by Afghan Security Forces is suspected of involvement in .A. trafficking women and children B. kidnapping children C. killing children D. drug dealing 24. So far, boys have been freed by the police.A. 4 B. 10 C. 6 D. 225. The suspects are held accountable for all of the following but .A. showing the bodies to the boys B. forcing the boys to do all kinds of work C. removing the internal organs from some boys’ bodies D. warning the 2 boys against any thought of escape Questions 26 to 27 are based on the following news. At the end of the passage, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the news.26. The ice samples examined in the research were taken from .A. the Atlantic B. the Arctic C. the Antarctica D. the Pacific 27. According to the news, which is the reason for the greenhouse effect?A. Human activities are distorting the global climate. B. The area of the forests is diminishing. C. The other planets’ activities have affected the climate D. The ozone layer has been destroyed.Questions 28 to 30 are based on the following news. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the news28. The G8 summit has decided to assist the world’s poorest countries by .A. eliminating all of their debts to the IMF and the World Bank B. donating a large amount of money to them C. doing further work on debt relief D. sending aid workers to those countries 29. Most of the nations benefiting from the debt relief program are from .A. Africa B. Latin America C. South Asia D. the Middle East30. The debt relief initiative was intended to .A. relieve people’s heavy burden in those poor countries B. enable the poor countries to divert the resources to programs such as education and health C. stimulate the beneficiaries’ economy D. enable them to set aside enough money for foodPRACTICE TEST FOURPART I DICTATION ［15 MIN.］Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to your times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning? For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentencebysentence, or phrasebyphrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read at the normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more. Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE