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  [00:11.73]Model Test 5
  [00:14.26]Section A
  [00:16.32]Directions:
  [00:17.97]In this section,
  [00:19.62]you will hear 8 short conversations
  [00:22.18]and 2 long conversations.
  [00:24.57]At the end of each conversation,
  [00:27.10]one or more questions will be asked
  [00:29.60]about what was said.
  [00:31.35]Both the conversation and the questions
  [00:34.01]will be spoken only once.
  [00:36.39]After each question there will be a pause.
  [00:40.07]During the pause,
  [00:41.62]you must read the four choices marked
  [00:44.30]A), B), C) and D),
  [00:47.75]and decide which is the best answer.
  [00:50.64]Then mark the corresponding letter
  [00:53.53]on Answer Sheet 2
  [00:55.53]with a single line through the center.
  [00:58.65]Now let's begin with the 8 short conversations.
  [01:03.93]11.M: Thank you for your helpful assistance.
  [01:10.27]Otherwise, I'd surely have missed it.
  [01:13.16]The place is so out of the way.
  [01:16.09]W: It was a pleasure meeting you. Goodbye!
  [01:18.76]Q: Why does the man thank the woman?
  [01:37.39]12. M: Excuse me,
  [01:40.60]I heard that there were a couple of
  [01:42.33]jobs available in the library.
  [01:44.82]So I'd like to apply for one of them.
  [01:47.90]Can I fill out the application form at home
  [01:51.29]and bring it back next week?
  [01:53.50]W: Sure, but you should know that
  [01:55.41]we're about to start looking at the applications,
  [01:58.13]and we hope to make some job
  [01:59.82]offers in a few days.
  [02:01.77]Q: What does the woman imply?
  [02:19.19]13. M: That's a great dress, Cindy.
  [02:23.82]I don't think I've ever seen you wear it before.
  [02:27.33]W: Oh, I have.
  [02:28.88]It's just that it's sent back to my closet.
  [02:31.64]My sister gave it to me like ages ago
  [02:34.15]and I totally forgot about it.
  [02:36.14]Q: What does the woman imply?
  [02:53.56]14.W: Well, did you manage to get information
  [02:59.77]from Professor Baker?
  [03:01.50]When are our results coming in?
  [03:03.56]M: Well she was a bit tight-lipped about it.
  [03:06.30]Q: What can be inferred about Professor Baker?
  [03:24.93]15. W: I hate the way the trains run in this city.
  [03:31.84]I've been waiting here for almost half an hour.
  [03:35.35]M: It's almost eight o'clock,
  [03:37.16]so we should be on our way soon.
  [03:39.49]Q: When does the woman begin waiting for the train?
  [03:58.15]16. M: I sent the package over 10 days ago
  [04:05.42]and it still hasn't arrived.
  [04:07.97]W: Maybe you should send the next one by air.
  [04:10.70]Q: What does the woman suggest?
  [04:28.17]17. M: I wish I could be the person driving
  [04:34.53]that new Cadillac instead of Barbara.
  [04:37.07]W: Well,
  [04:38.20]if you would budget your money more carefully,
  [04:41.14]then this wouldn't be a problem.
  [04:43.74]Q: How does the woman feel about the man?
  [05:02.18]18. M: I was so disappointed to
  [05:07.67]hear that Jim lost his job.
  [05:09.94]I know that his daughter was sick last month,
  [05:12.88]so he was always
  [05:14.10]late to work.
  [05:15.58]W: Oh, that wasn’t it.
  [05:16.94]Jim made a big error in this week's accounting.
  [05:20.12]The boss was furious.
  [05:22.45]Q: Why was Jim fired?
  [05:40.37]Now you will hear the two long conversations.
  [05:45.36]Conversation One
  [05:48.73]M: Let's look at your problem:
  [05:50.93]you always fail the job interviews.
  [05:53.74]W: It seems so, unfair. And the thing is
  [05:57.57]that I always find those questions hard to answer.
  [06:00.77]for example, they always ask
  [06:02.49]me what I think is important in a job.
  [06:05.54]M: In this case,
  [06:06.82]you should mention specific rewards
  [06:09.09]other than paycheck, for example,
  [06:11.94]challenge and the feeling of
  [06:14.23]accomplishment.
  [06:15.54]W: That sounds good.
  [06:16.79]And they often ask what makes me decide to
  [06:19.60]join their company, especially when they are
  [06:21.59]rather small and young.
  [06:23.53]M: You can tell them that you believe
  [06:25.44]you would have better opportunities
  [06:27.45]with a small but rapidly expanding
  [06:30.18]company like theirs.
  [06:32.13]W: Great. I think the most difficult question is
  [06:36.09]what my greatest strengths and weaknesses are.
  [06:39.37]M: They are tough questions.
  [06:41.91]For your greatest strengths,
  [06:43.67]give a response like this:
  [06:45.87]“I can see what needs to be done
  [06:47.95]and do it.”or“I work well with others.”
  [06:51.70]W: Terrific.
  [06:53.65]M: For your weaknesses,
  [06:54.93]you can identify one or two,
  [06:57.86]such as “I tend to drive myself too hard”.
  [07:01.37]The trick is to
  [07:02.61]describe a weakness so that
  [07:04.33]it could also be considered a virtue.
  [07:07.72]W: I see. Sometimes they also ask me
  [07:11.73]what I don't like about my previous jobs.
  [07:14.49]M: You can talk about the things you don't like,
  [07:17.60]but avoid making even
  [07:19.35]slightest reference to any of your former
  [07:21.82]employers
  [07:24.07]W: I'll remember that.
  [07:25.87]M: Never forget to have
  [07:27.24]at least one question ready,
  [07:29.35]because the interviewer usually
  [07:31.35]asks if you have any questions
  [07:33.30]about the job or the company
  [07:35.41]at the end of the interviews.
  [07:38.12]W: I understand employers like a candidate
  [07:40.93]who is interested in the organization.
  [07:43.50]M: Right.
  [07:44.61]If you can smoothly apply answers
  [07:46.83]like these during the interview,
  [07:48.79]you are bound to make a good impression.
  [07:51.71]Questions 19 to 21 are based on
  [07:54.51]the conversation you have just heard.
  [07:57.11]19. What is the woman suggested to mention
  [08:02.65]when asked what is important
  [08:04.37]to her in an interview?
  [08:21.41]20. What is the woman's biggest problem
  [08:26.41]in an interview?
  [08:42.62]21. What does the man warn against doing
  [08:47.19]when it comes to previous experience?
  [09:04.91]Conversation Two
  [09:07.56]M: Hi, Grace.
  [09:09.13]Mind if I eat lunch with you?
  [09:10.93]W: No. Mr. Evans, not at all.
  [09:13.31]M: Thanks.
  [09:14.75]I just heard that you're studying nutrition
  [09:17.53]and you've got quite a bit of experiences
  [09:20.02]working in the cafeteria,
  [09:21.86]so I wonder if you will be interested
  [09:24.62]in a small project we are doing this term.
  [09:27.55]W: What's the project all about?
  [09:29.96]M: More and more students have been deciding
  [09:33.21]not to buy the meal here
  [09:35.21]and we want to attract them back.
  [09:37.78]So I want to hear what students would like.
  [09:41.46]Your job would be to find out.
  [09:43.79]W: Well, if the menus were changed,
  [09:46.87]then maybe I wouldn't have to
  [09:48.18]listen to so much criticism.
  [09:50.60]M: That makes you perfect for the job.
  [09:53.26]Would you be interested?
  [09:54.94]W: I'm not sure.
  [09:56.69]What sorts of changes are you thinking of?
  [09:59.57]M: I'd like to make some changes in the way
  [10:02.07]we prepare our food.
  [10:03.77]For example,
  [10:05.11]just look at what we have to choose
  [10:07.29]from today. You got a fried hamburger
  [10:10.42]and I got fried chicken.
  [10:12.69]They both contain too much fat.
  [10:15.13]W: But you'd better not get rid of them.
  [10:17.66]They're everybody's favorite.
  [10:19.73]M: Well, we can certainly keep them,
  [10:22.27]but we need to give the people
  [10:23.96]who are health-conscious some choices.
  [10:26.64]For example, we could also prepare chicken
  [10:29.44]without the fatty skin
  [10:31.35]and serve it on some rice with a light sauce.
  [10:34.45]Do you think that would appeal to students?
  [10:37.13]W: Well, I'd like that.
  [10:39.06]You're right.
  [10:40.31]You'd better find out what others think.
  [10:42.55]Sorry, I've got to get back to work.
  [10:45.13]I'd like to hear more though.
  [10:47.00]I'll drop by your office later.
  [10:49.06]M: OK, see you then.
  [10:51.09]Questions 22 to 25 are based on
  [10:54.59]the conversation you have just heard.
  [10:57.12]22. What are the two speakers talking about?
  [11:19.46]23. What does the man want the woman to do?
  [11:40.18]24 What does the man suggest the cafeteria do?
  [12:01.23]25 What is the woman’s attitude
  [12:06.40]of the man’s project?
  [12:23.80]Section B
  [12:25.53]Directions: In this section,
  [12:28.48]you will hear 3 short passages.
  [12:31.72]At the end of each passage,
  [12:33.76]you will hear some questions.
  [12:36.10]Both the passage
  [12:37.68]and the questions will be spoken only once.
  [12:41.81]After you hear a question,
  [12:43.69]you must choose the best answer from
  [12:46.68]the four choices
  [12:47.86]marked A), B), C) and D).
  [12:51.80]Then mark the corresponding letter
  [12:54.68]on Answer Sheet 2
  [12:56.82]with a single line through the center.
  [13:00.09]Passage One
  [13:02.15]In recent years,
  [13:03.46]many Americans of both sexes and various ages
  [13:07.17]have become increasingly interested
  [13:09.26]in improving their bodies.
  [13:11.25]They have become more devoted
  [13:13.01]to physical fitness.
  [13:15.14]Many persons have a strong desire
  [13:17.65]to become more physically fit.
  [13:19.74]By nature, Americans are enthusiastic,
  [13:23.35]and energetic about hobbies or pastimes.
  [13:27.14]And now many of them apply this enthusiasm,
  [13:30.27]optimism, and energy to running.
  [13:33.64]As a result,
  [13:35.02]there are more running clubs to join
  [13:36.90]and numerous books
  [13:38.08]and magazines to read about running.
  [13:40.51]The desire for American people
  [13:42.21]to be physically fit could probably be explained
  [13:45.12]by a “passion” for good health.
  [13:47.47]The high rate of heart attacks
  [13:49.17]in the 1960s has caused an increase of interest
  [13:52.74]in improving the health condition of human body.
  [13:55.76]Middle-aged men especially
  [13:57.74]suffer from heart attacks.
  [13:59.61]Thus, they are one group strongly interested
  [14:02.31]in taking more physical exercise.
  [14:04.79]In fact, many doctors often
  [14:07.30]encourage their patients to
  [14:08.84]become more physically active,
  [14:10.69]especially those who have inactive jobs.
  [14:13.89]It is quite interesting to note that
  [14:16.19]the rate of heart attacks began to decrease
  [14:18.71]between 1972 and 1974
  [14:22.29]and it is still decreasing now.
  [14:24.51]It seems that physical fitness has now
  [14:27.62]become a new “love” of Americans.
  [14:30.46]But will it last very long? Nobody knows.
  [14:34.67]Only time will tell—
  [14:36.11]or until another “new passion”
  [14:38.18]comes along and takes its place.
  [14:40.66]Questions 26 to 29 are based on
  [14:44.50]the passage you have just heard.
  [14:47.34]26. Why are Americans
  [14:50.73]so interested in physical exercise?
  [15:09.01]27. What happens when American people
  [15:13.20]apply great enthusiasm in running?
  [15:31.00]28. Which of the following is NOT true
  [15:36.56]according to the passage?
  [15:53.19]29. What kinds of patients are
  [15:57.86]especially encouraged to
  [15:59.44]take part in physical exercise?
  [16:16.65]Passage Two
  [16:19.66]American visitors to Eastern Asia
  [16:22.53]are often surprised and puzzled
  [16:24.94]by how Asian cultures and customs differ from
  [16:27.63]those in the United States.
  [16:30.26]What's considered typical
  [16:32.19]or proper social conduct in one country
  [16:35.53]may be regard as odd,
  [16:37.87]improper or even rude in the other.
  [16:42.02]For example,
  [16:43.77]people from some Eastern Asian countries
  [16:46.61]may begin a conversation with a stranger
  [16:49.29]by asking personal questions about family,
  [16:52.49]home or work.
  [16:54.74]Such questions are thought to be friendly,
  [16:57.64]whereas they might be considered offensive
  [17:00.49]in the United States.
  [17:02.46]On the other hand,
  [17:04.23]people in most Asian cultures
  [17:06.07]are far more guarded about
  [17:07.98]expressing their feelings publicly
  [17:10.32]than most Americans are.
  [17:12.12]Openly displaying annoyance or anger,
  [17:15.97]yelling, arguing loudly
  [17:18.06]and so forth is considered ill-mannered
  [17:21.02]in countries such as Japan.
  [17:23.48]Many Eastern Asians prefer
  [17:25.91]to hold their emotions in check
  [17:28.13]and instead express themselves
  [17:30.46]with great politeness.
  [17:32.58]They try not to be blunt
  [17:34.45]and avoid making direct criticisms.
  [17:37.57]In fact,
  [17:38.74]they often keep their differences of opinion
  [17:41.42]to themselves and merely smile
  [17:43.94]and remain silent rather
  [17:45.69]than engage in a confrontation.
  [17:48.49]By comparison,
  [17:49.70]Americans are often frank about
  [17:51.73]displaying both positive
  [17:53.71]and negative emotions on the street
  [17:56.88]and in other public places.
  [17:59.55]Americans visiting Asia should keep in mind
  [18:02.88]that such behavior may cause offense.
  [18:05.72]A major difference between Americans culture
  [18:08.91]and most Eastern Asian cultures
  [18:11.57]is that in Eastern Asia,
  [18:13.36]the community is more important
  [18:15.51]than the individual.
  [18:17.88]Most Americans are considered
  [18:19.72]a success when
  [18:20.60]they make a name for themselves.
  [18:23.25]Questions 30 to 32 are based on
  [18:26.62]the passage you have just heard.
  [18:28.96]30. How would some Asians
  [18:33.56]start their conversation
  [18:35.02]when they meet for the first time?
  [18:51.97]31. What would a Japanese do
  [18:56.73]when he feels annoyed?
  [19:14.07]32. What is encouraged
  [19:17.13]in American culture according to the passage?
  [19:35.02]Passage Three
  [19:37.41]Good morning students,
  [19:39.12]I hope you have been able
  [19:40.57]to read the two books about speech
  [19:42.59]and hearing problems that
  [19:43.79]I put in the library.
  [19:45.63]Today’s lecture deals with
  [19:47.35]the presence of the unusually
  [19:49.33]large deaf population that existed
  [19:51.68]on the Massachusetts island of
  [19:53.64]Martha’s Vineyard for
  [19:55.09]about three centuries.
  [19:56.99]From the settlement of the island
  [19:58.88]in the 1640s to the twentieth century,
  [20:01.79]the people there,
  [20:02.97]who were descended from only twenty-five
  [20:05.20]or thirty original families,
  [20:07.06]married mainly other residents of the island.
  [20:10.76]They formed a highly inbred group,
  [20:13.56]producing an excellent example of
  [20:15.39]the genetic patterns
  [20:16.57]for the inheritance of deafness.
  [20:18.96]In the late eighteen hundreds
  [20:21.07]one out of every twenty-five people
  [20:23.39]in one village on the island was born deaf,
  [20:25.91]and the island as a whole
  [20:27.48]had a deafness rate at least seventeen times
  [20:30.57]greater than that of the rest of the United States.
  [20:33.74]Even Alexander Graham Bell,
  [20:35.83]the inventor of the telephone
  [20:37.49]and a prominent investigative researcher
  [20:40.10]into hearing loss,
  [20:41.52]visited Martha’s Vineyard to
  [20:43.01]study the population.
  [20:44.84]But because the principles of genetics
  [20:46.86]and inheritance were still unknown,
  [20:48.82]he was not able to explain the patterns of
  [20:51.02]deafness and why deaf parents did not
  [20:53.75]always have deaf children.
  [20:55.72]In the twentieth century,
  [20:57.02]the local population has mixed with people
  [20:59.54]off the island and the rate of deafness has fallen.
  [21:03.41]Questions 33 to 35 are based on
  [21:07.03]the passage you have just heard.
  [21:09.62]33. Where does this talk take place?
  [21:29.68]34. Why were so many people there deaf?
  [21:49.25]35. What did Alexander Graham Bell
  [21:53.47]hope to do when he went to the island?
  [22:10.92]Section C
  [22:12.62]Directions:
  [22:14.01]In this section,
  [22:15.72]you will hear a passage three times.
  [22:18.41]When the passage is read for the first time,
  [22:21.21]you should listen carefully for its general idea.
  [22:24.58]When the passage is read for the second time,
  [22:27.44]you are required to fill in the blanks
  [22:29.96]numbered from 36 to 43
  [22:32.56]with the exact words you have just heard.
  [22:35.43]For blanks numbered from 44 to 46
  [22:39.36]you are required to fill
  [22:41.08]in the missing information.
  [22:43.08]For these blanks,
  [22:44.57]you can either use the exact words
  [22:46.74]you have just heard
  [22:47.89]or write down the main points
  [22:49.89]in your own words.
  [22:51.68]Finally, when the passage
  [22:53.75]is read for the third time,
  [22:55.47]you should check what you have written.
  [22:58.16]Now listen to the passage.
  [23:01.41]Sydney Opera House must be
  [23:03.38]one of the most recognizable images of
  [23:06.00]the modern world—up there
  [23:07.96]with the Eiffel Tower
  [23:09.13]and the Empire State Building—
  [23:11.43]and one of the most photographed.
  [23:14.00]Not only is it recognizable,
  [23:16.49]it has come to represent “Australia”.
  [23:19.40]Although only having been open since 1973,
  [23:24.35]it is as representative of Australia
  [23:27.54]as the pyramids are of Egypt
  [23:29.72]and the Colosseum of Rome.
  [23:32.32]The Opera House is situated
  [23:34.68]on Bennelong Point,
  [23:36.27]which reaches out into the harbour.
  [23:37.77]The skyline of the Sydney Harbour Bridge,
  [23:41.45]the blue water of the harbour
  [23:43.81]and the Sydney Opera House,
  [23:45.74]viewed from a ferry or from the air,
  [23:47.91]is dramatic and unforgettable.
  [23:51.06]Ironic, perhaps, that this Australian icon
  [23:54.55]was designed by renowned Danish architect—
  [23:57.77]Jorn Utzon. In the late 1950s
  [24:02.09]the NSW Government established an appeal fund
  [24:06.08]to finance the construction of
  [24:08.26]the Sydney Opera House,
  [24:10.26]and conducted a competition for its design.
  [24:13.89]Utzon's design was chosen.
  [24:16.55]The irony was that his design was,
  [24:20.21]arguably, beyond the capabilities of engineering
  [24:23.90]of the time. Utzon spent a couple of years
  [24:27.29]reworking the design. It was 1961
  [24:31.37]before he had solved the problem of how to
  [24:34.57]build the distinguishing feature—
  [24:36.15]the “sails” of the roof.
  [24:38.63]The venture experienced cost blow-outs
  [24:42.16]and there were occasions
  [24:43.86]when the NSW Government
  [24:46.41]was tempted to call a halt.
  [24:49.16]There were arguments about cost
  [24:51.96]and the interior design, and the Government
  [24:55.14]was withholding progress payments.
  [24:58.02]In 1966 the situation reached crisis point
  [25:03.20]and Jorn Utzon resigned from the project.
  [25:06.82]The building was eventually completed
  [25:09.40]by other's in 1973.
  [25:13.20]Now the passage will be read again.
  [25:17.35]Sydney Opera House must be
  [25:20.36]one of the most recognizable images of
  [25:23.10]the modern world—up there
  [25:25.06]with the Eiffel Tower
  [25:26.25]and the Empire State Building—
  [25:28.36]and one of the most photographed.
  [25:30.99]Not only is it recognizable,
  [25:33.44]it has come to represent “Australia”.
  [25:36.28]Although only having been open since 1973,
  [25:41.25]it is as representative of Australia
  [25:44.52]as the pyramids are of Egypt
  [25:46.67]and the Colosseum of Rome.
  [25:49.24]The Opera House is situated
  [25:51.64]on Bennelong Point,
  [25:53.16]which reaches out into the harbour.
  [25:56.03]The skyline of the Sydney Harbour Bridge,
  [25:58.49]the blue water of the harbour
  [26:00.88]and the Sydney Opera House,
  [26:02.68]viewed from a ferry or from the air,
  [26:04.98]is dramatic and unforgettable.
  [26:08.08]Ironic, perhaps, that this Australian icon
  [26:11.50]was designed by renowned Danish architect-
  [26:14.79]Jorn Utzon. In the late 1950s
  [26:19.01]the NSW Government established an appeal fund
  [26:23.23]to finance the construction of
  [26:25.18]the Sydney Opera House,
  [26:27.14]and conducted a competition for its design.
  [26:31.04]Utzon's design was chosen.
  [26:33.73]The irony was that his design was,
  [26:37.22]arguably, beyond the capabilities of engineering
  [26:40.79]of the time.
  [26:42.64]
  [27:43.01]Utzon spent a couple of years
  [27:44.73]reworking the design. It was 1961
  [27:48.83]before he had solved the problem of how to
  [27:51.18]build the distinguishing feature—
  [27:53.47]the “sails” of the roof.
  [27:56.63]
  [28:57.07]The venture experienced cost blow-outs
  [29:00.13]and there were occasions
  [29:01.83]when the NSW Government
  [29:04.22]was tempted to call a halt.
  [29:07.05]There were arguments about cost
  [29:09.94]and the interior design, and the Government
  [29:13.06]was withholding progress payments.
  [29:16.24]
  [30:16.44]In 1966 the situation reached crisis point
  [30:21.63]and Jorn Utzon resigned from the project.
  [30:25.30]The building was eventually completed
  [30:27.81]by other's in 1973.
  [30:31.49]Now the passage will be read for the third time.
  [30:36.36]Sydney Opera House must be
  [30:38.80]one of the most recognizable images of
  [30:41.46]the modern world—up there
  [30:43.40]with the Eiffel Tower
  [30:44.50]and the Empire State Building—
  [30:45.46]and one of the most photographed.
  [30:49.48]Not only is it recognizable,
  [30:52.08]it has come to represent“Australia”.
  [30:54.70]Although only having been open since 1973,
  [30:59.82]it is as representative of Australia
  [31:03.10]as the pyramids are of Egypt
  [31:05.16]and the Colosseum of Rome.
  [31:07.78]The Opera House is situated
  [31:09.66]on Bennelong Point,
  [31:11.75]which reaches out into the harbour.
  [31:14.44]The skyline of the Sydney Harbour Bridge,
  [31:17.06]the blue water of the harbour
  [31:19.20]and the Sydney Opera House,
  [31:21.07]viewed from a ferry or from the air,
  [31:23.39]is dramatic and unforgettable.
  [31:26.75]Ironic, perhaps, that this Australian icon
  [31:29.98]was designed by renowned Danish architect-
  [31:33.21]Jorn Utzon. In the late 1950s
  [31:37.46]the NSW Government established an appeal fund
  [31:41.76]to finance the construction of
  [31:43.79]the Sydney Opera House,
  [31:45.69]and conducted a competition for its design.
  [31:49.36]Utzon's design was chosen.
  [31:52.15]The irony was that his design was,
  [31:55.69]arguably, beyond the capabilities of engineering
  [31:59.38]of the time. Utzon spent a couple of years
  [32:02.88]reworking the design. It was 1961
  [32:07.02]before he had solved the problem of how to
  [32:09.25]build the distinguishing feature—
  [32:11.72]the “sails” of the roof.
  [32:14.40]The venture experienced cost blow-outs
  [32:17.73]and there were occasions
  [32:19.41]when the NSW Government
  [32:21.81]was tempted to call a halt.
  [32:24.53]There were arguments about cost
  [32:27.47]and the interior design, and the Government
  [32:30.64]was withholding progress payments.
  [32:33.57]In 1966 the situation reached crisis point
  [32:38.40]and Jorn Utzon resigned from the project.
  [32:42.60]The building was eventually completed
  [32:44.90]by other's in 1973.
  [32:49.70]This is the end of listening comprehension.


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