Part I Listening Comprehension (35 points, 35 minutes)

Part A   (15 points, 15 minutes)

Section A

Directions: In part A, you will hear short conversations between two people. After each conversation, you will hear a question about the conversation. The questions and the questions will not be repeated. After you hear a question, read the four possible answers in your test book and choose the best answer. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter of the answer you have chosen.

1. (A) He wants to go early to avoid a traffic jam.
  (B) He wants to leave the theater before the movie is over.
  (C) He doesnt know the way to the theater.
  (D) He doesnt usually get up at 7:00. 

2.    (A) Walk around the corner to the next block.
(B) Take a taxi to the hotel.
(C) Telephone the hotel for directions.
(D) Wait in the candy store. 

3.    (A) Borrow her book.
(B) Check the classroom again.
(C) Buy a new book.
(D) Ask about the book at the information desk.. 

4.    (A) Linda didnt like it.
(B) Bill lost it.
(C) It was very expensive.
(D) It was very small. 

5.    (A) Take later classes.
(B) Discuss the problem with her professor.
(C) Come to campus by a different route.
(D) Live closer to campus. 

6.    (A) She often goes to the beach.
(B) She got a weekend job at the beach.
(C) She misses the trips to the beach she used to take.
(D) Her home is near the beach. 

7.    (A) Continue to read.
(B) Meet the woman at the library.
(C) Make some coffee.
(D) Go out with some friends. 

8.    (A) What she can do to help the man.
(B) How long the man has had allergies.
(C) What is causing the mans problem.
(D)What the man just said. 

9.    (A) He already has plans for Saturday night.
(B) The woman should decide where to cat Saturday.
(C) The woman should ask her brother for a suggestion.
(D) He will make a reservation at the restaurant. 

10.   (A) Shell drop the man off on the way to work.
(B) The man can ride downtown with her.
(C) The man will have to leave earlier than usual.
(D) She cant give the man a ride. 

Section B

    Directions: In this part of the test you will hear longer conversations. After each conversation you will hear several questions. The conversations and questions will not be repeated.
After you hear a question, read the four possible answers in your test book and choose the best answer. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to your letter of the answer you have chosen.
Remember, you are not allowed to take notes or write in your test book. 

11.   (A) How to care for precious metals.
(B) A standard unit for measuring weight.
(C) The value of precious metals.
(D) Using the metric system. 

12.   (A) To check the accuracy of scales.
(B) To calculate the density of other metals.
(C) To observe changes in the atmosphere.
(D) To measure amounts of rainfall. 

13.   (A) Someone spilled water on it.
(B) Someone lost it.
(C) It was made of low quality metal.
(D) The standard for measuring had changed. 

14.   (A) It is a small amount to pay for so much precious metal.
(B) It is difficult to judge the value of such an object.
(C) It is reasonable for an object with such an important function.
(D) It is too high for such a light weight. 

15.   (A) He is unable to attend her class.

(B) He wants to deliver something to her office.
(C) He wants to hand in a late assignment.
(D) He wants to drop her course. 

Part B  (20 points,20minutes)

Section A

In this part of the test you will hear several talks. After each talk, you will hear some questions. The talks and questions will not be repeated.
After you hear a question, read the four possible answers in your test book and choose the best answer. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter of the answer you have chosen.

16.   (A) Traditional European architecture.
(B) Techniques for building log cabins.
(C) The history of log structures.
(D) How to build a home by yourself. 

17.   (A) Their small size.
(B) Their rustic dirt floors.
(C) Their walls of rounded logs.
(D) Their sliding board windows. 

18.   (A) They liked the look of log homes.
(B) They had easy access to logs.
(C) They were unfamiliar with other building materials.
(D) They wanted to break away from European traditions.

19.   (A) They could easily build the log houses themselves.
(B)They could construct the houses from kits.
(C)They liked the cozy atmosphere of the log interior.
(D)They wanted homes that could be transported.

20.   (A) It was built by the Canadians.
(B) It was built to facilitate trade.
(C) The path for the road was extremely difficult to clear.
(D) Hostilities between Canada and the United States caused construction delays.

21.   (A) Maine was less influenced by the French government.
(B) Maine had better employment opportunities.
(C) Maine was politically stable.
(D) Marine had a better climate.

22.   (A) The area was economically unified.
(B) The authorities were unable to enforce law and order.
(C) The two governments fought for control of the area.
(D) Most of the people living there spoke only French.

23.   (A) The latest practices of accurate mapmaking.
(B) The impact of epidemics on mass migration.
(C) The advantages of establishing international trade agreements.
(D) The technology used to locate the Old Canada Road.

24.   (A) Watch a slide show about trees.
(B) Learn how to prevent Dutch elm disease.
(C) Study the history of the campus buildings and grounds.
(D) Look at examples of trees on campus.

25.   (A) History.
(B) Physical education.
(C) Botany.
(D) Architecture.

Section B  Compound Dictation 

Directions:  In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S7 with the exact words you have

just heard. For blanks numbered from S8 to SIO you are required to fill in the missing information. You can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally; when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.

There are a lot of good cameras available at the moment ¨C most of these are made in Japan but there are also good (S 1)         models from Germany and the USA. We have (S2)        

range of different models to see which is the best (S3)         money. After a number of different tests and interviews with people who are (S4)         assessed, our researchers (S5)        

with the different cameras being the Olympic BY model as the best auto-focus camera available at the moment. It costs $200 although you may well want to spend more - (S6)         much as another $200 - on buying (S7)         lenses and other equipment. It is a good Japanese camera, easy to use. (S8)                                                                                     

whereas the American versions are considerably more expensive The Olympic BY model weighs only 320 grams which is quite a bit less than other cameras of a similar type. Indeed one of the other models we looked at weighed almost twice as much. (S9)                          

                                                                    All the people we interviewed expressed almost total satisfaction with it (Sl0)                                                                    

Part II   Reading Comprehension (35 points, 25 minutes)

Section I  Careful reading (25points, 20 minutes)

Directions:  There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or               unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C)               and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on               the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

Text A

 Many of the home electric goods which are advertised as liberating the modern woman tend to have the opposite effect, because they simple change the nature of work instead of eliminating it. Machines have a certain novelty value, like toys for adults. It is certainly less tiring to put clothes in a washing machine, but the time saved does not really amount to much: the machine has to be watched, the clothes have to be carefully sorted out first, stains removed by hand, buttons pushed and water changed, clothes taken out, aired and ironed. It would be more liberating to pack it all off to a laundry and not necessarily more expensive, since no capital investment is required. Similarly, if you really want to save time you do not make cakes with an electric mixer, you buy one in a shop. If one compares the image of the woman in the women¡¯s magazine with the goods advertised by those periodicals, one realizes how useful a projected image can be commercially. A careful balance has to be struck: if you show a labour-saving device, follow it up with a complicated¡¯ recipe on the next page; on no account hint at the notion that a woman could get herself a job, but instead foster her sense of her own usefulness, emphasizing the creative aspect of her function as a housewife. So we get cake mixes where the cook simply adds an egg herself, to produce ¡°that lovely homo-baked flavour the family love¡±, and knitting patterns that can be made by hand, or worse still, on knitting machines, which became tremendously fashionable when they were first introduced. Automatic cookers are advertised by pictures of pretty young mothers taking their children to the park, not by professional women presetting the dinner before leaving home for work.ª¤

26.  According to the passage, many of the home electric goods which are supposed to liberate woman___.ª¤
A. remove unpleasant aspects of houseworkª¤
B. save the housewife very little timeª¤