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Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 8short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, oneor more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation andthe questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be apause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C), and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter onAnswer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
Now let’s begin with the eight shortconversations.
1.
M: Take a look at this catalogue. Maybe we can find some gifts for Jane's new house.
W: OK. But remember, we can't afford a lot.
Q: What does the woman mean?
2.
W: I am getting absolutely nowhere with these statistics.
M: Iiow about my going through them with you?
Q: What does the man mean?
3.
M: are ready to start the recording, aren't we? Let's begin on Page 55.
W: Sony. I am afraid I can't begin right now. I forgot to bring my scripts.
Q: What do we leam from the conversation?
4.
W: Remember. Carl's wedding is on June 26.
M: Oh, thanks for reminding me. 1 thought it wasn't to be until sometime in July.
Q: What are the speakers talking about?
5.
M: Please excuse me for not attending the meeting yesterday. Fm afraid I forgot to check my schedule.
W: That's all right. We had to hold the weekly meeting as scheduled. And everything went well.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
6.
W: I've just put our lunch in the oven and it won't be ready for at least half an hour.
M: Em, it smells marvelous, but what can I have right now?
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
7.
M: I got some bad news today. The store where I work is laying off staff.
W: Are they going to let you go?
Q: What does the woman want to know?
8.
W: John, You swim like a fish. I wish I knew how to swim.
M: Why not sign up for the lessons offered by the physical education department?
Q: What does the man mean?
Now you’ll hear the two long conversations.
Conversation One
W: Hi, Eric. How was your weekend?
M： Great! I met Maria's parents. And we told them we want to be engaged.
W: Eric, that's wonderful. Congratulations!
M： Thanks, Alice. I really like her parents too. They are very nice. (9) Mrs. Carmona speaks four languages, and Mr. Carmona is a diplomat. In fact, he gave us a speech at the law school on Saturday morning.
W: Oh, that was Maria's father? I heard his speech.
M: You did?
W： Well, I heard part of it. I listened to it for ten minutes and then I fell asleep. I thought I was in class. Anyway, tell me about your weekend.
M： Saturday evening we saw a play. (10) And Sunday afternoon, we watched a soccer game. Then Sunday night we all went out for dinner. Maria, her parents and me. That was the first chance we had to talk.
W: Were you nervous?
M： At first I was. We didn't say much. Mr. Carmona told us some good stories about his experiences as a diplomat. And they asked me about my hobbies.
W： And what did you say?
M: Well, I didn't tell them about my flying lessons. I told them about my chess play and my classical music collection.
W: Good idea. Her parents really approve of you, don't they?
M: I guess so. (11) Maria called this morning and said "My father told me he'd like you for a son-in-law right now. "
W: That's great.
M: Not exactly. I want to get married after graduate school in about three years.
9. What does Eric say about Maria's father?
10. What did Eric and Maria do last Sunday afternoon?
11. What do we learn from Maria's phone call this morning?
Conversation Two
M:You are going to wear out the computer's keyboard.
W:Oh. Hi.
M:Do you have any idea what time it is?
W:About 10:00 or 10：30?
M:It's nearly midnight.
W:Really? I didn't know it was so late.
M:(12) Don't you have an early class to teach tomorrow morning?
W:(12) Yes, at 7 o'clock. My commuter class-the students who go to work right after their lesson.
M:Then you ought to go to bed. What are you writing anyway?
W:An article I hope I can sell.
M:Oh, another of your newspaper pieces. What's this one about?
W:Do you remember that trip I took last month?
M:The one up to the Amazon?
W:Well, that's what I'm writing about. (13) The new highway and the changes it's making in the Amazon valley.
M:It should be interesting.
W:It is. I guess that's why I forgot all about the time.
M:How many articles have you sold now?
W:About a dozen so far.
M:What kind of newspapers are they?
W:(14) The papers that cany a lot of foreign news. They usually appear in the big Sunday editions where they need a lot of background stories to help fill off the space between the ads.
M:Is there any future in it?
W:I hope so. (15) There is a chance I may sell this article to a news service.
M:Then your story would be published in several papers, wouldn't it?
W:That's the idea. And it might even be able to do other stories on a regular basis.
M:That would be great.
12.What is the woman's occupation?
13.What is the woman writing about?
14.Where did the woman's articles usually appear?
15.What does the woman expect?
