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TRANSCRIPTSForPartIListeningComprehension(15minutes,15points)SectionA(1pointeach)

Direction:Inthispart,youwillhearnineshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversationaquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Thequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.ChoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesgivenbymarkingthecorrespondingletterwithasinglebaracrossthesquarebracketsonyourMachine-scoringAnswerSheet.

M:Susan,justcheekthemapandseehowfarwehavetogobeforewegettothetown.

W:Ithinkwellhavetogoanothertwenty.Ourspeedisnow40perhour,sowe’llgetthereprettysoon.

Q:Whencantheygettothetown?

W:I'mreallyfedupwithlivinginthisneighborhood.You'vegottowatchyourselfandyoucannotwalkalonehere.

M:Iagree.SoIwasjustthinkingofmovingoutofthistoughce.Q:Whydotheywanttomove?

W.John,howwasyourtalkwiththemanager?M:Itseemedtobeamess.

W:Why?

M:Justas1wasstartingtotalkaboutthebusiness,heseemedtobeveryimpatient.Q:Whatdowelearnfromthisconversation?

W:Howwasthelectureyesterday?M:Well...Itwasacompletedrag.

W:Howcome?ManyStudentsseemtobeinterestedinJohnson'slecture.M:Buttheoneyesterdaywasthepits.Itboredmetotears.

Q:Howdoesthemanthinkaboutthelectureyesterday?

M:Itseemstomethatyou'regettingonsowellwithyourneighbors.

W:Yes.Wereallyhititoff.Ourneighborsareincrediblyoutgoingandhospitable.Q:Whatdowelearnabouttherelationshipbetweenthewomanandherneighbors?

W:Wow!Thisisamarvelousroom!Whoseideawasittodecoratetheroomlikethis?M:ItwasJane's.

W:Ineverknewshewasgoodatthis.Shemustbeveryart-conscious.Q:WhatdoesthewomanthinkaboutJanenow?

W:Hey,John.Shallwechangethecurtains?

M:Changethecurtains?Didn'tyousayyoulikedthem?

W:IntheshopIdidlikethem.Buttheircolorobviouslyclasheswiththecolorofthewalls.Q:Whydoesthewomanwanttochangethecurtains?

M:Jenny,whydoyouoftenwatchtalkshows?

W:Theymakemelaughandsometimescrackmeup,and1havelearnedalotfromtheirtalks.

Q:Whydoesthewomanlikewatchingtalkshows?

W:Johnsaysthatheisconfidentthathecanwinthegame.M:He'llsucceedwhenpigsfly.

W:Howcanyouhesosurethathecan't?

M:He'sneverwonagamelikethisbefore.Besides,allthecompetitorsarefirstclass.He'snomatch.

Q:WhyisthemansosurethatJohncan’twinthegame?

SectionB(1pointeach)

Directions:Inthispartyouwillheartwoshortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,therewillbesomequestions.Boththepassagesandthequestionswillbereadtoyouonlyonce.Aftereachquestion,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesgivenbymarkingthecorrespondingletterwithasinglebaracrossthesquarebracketsonyourMachine-scoringAnswerSheet.

PassageOne

Questions10-12arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Insomelandscertainkindsofinsurancearecompulsory.Inothers,mostkindsarepracticallyunknown.Inaddition,thecostofinsuranceandthetypeofcoverageprovidedvarywidelyfromcountrytocountry.Butthefundamentalprincipleofinsurancesharingrisk—remainsthesame.

Naturally,themorepropertya owns,themorehehastolose.Similarly,themorefamilyresponsibilitya has,thegreatertheimpactifheorshediesor esphysicallydisabled.Havinginsurancecanreduceone'sconcernaboutthepossibilityofsufferingalossofproperlyoradisablingaccident.

Yet,isitwisetospendmoneyoninsuranceeventhoughaclaimmayneverbemade?Iskeeasparetireinthecarawastedinvestment,evenifthetireisneverneeded?Thesenseofsecuritytothecardrivermaymaketheexpenseoftheextratireworthwhile.Whilefinancialcompensationcannotmakeupforcertainlosses,itmaycompensateforotherlosses.

Muchoftheinsurancepurchasedbyindividualsfallsintothecategoriesofproperly,health,disability,andlifeinsurance.

Propertyinsuranceistoinsureagainstthelossofproperty—home,business,cars,orotherpossessions.Itisamongthemostcommonformsofriskmanagement

Healthinsurancepayssomemedicalexpensesormaypayforonlycertainmedicalcare.Inmanycesworkersmayreceivehealthinsuranceasaconditionoftheiremployment.

Disabilityinsuranceprovidessome eifa isinjuredandcannotwork.Lifeinsuranceprovidesfinancialassistancetoa 'sdependentsincaseofhisorherdeath.Suchinsurancehasenabledmanyfamiliestopayoffoutstandingdebtsandcarryontheirroutineoflifeaftertheinjuryorthedeathoftheirmainbreadwinner.

Whatistheuniversallyfundamentalprincipleofinsurance?

Whydoesthespeakermentionthesparetire?

Whatcategoriesofinsurancehavebeenmentionedinthistalk?

PassageTwo

Question13-15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Thembekaisa12-year-oldgirlwholivesinaruralvillageofsouthernAfrica.Herparents

diedofAIDS,andshewasleftlocareforherthreelittlesistersagedten,six,andfour.Thegirlshaveno eandrelytotallyonneighbors'kindness—aloafofbreadorafewpotatoes.ApictureofthefourorphanedgirlswasdisyedonthefrontpageofaSouthAfricannewspaperthatreportedonthe13thInternationalAIDSConference,heldduringJuly2000inDurban.SouthAfrica.

MillionsofAIDSorphansfaceasituationsimilartothatofThembekaandheryoungersisters.TheconferencediscussedmethodsofdealingwiththegrowingAIDScrisis,suchaseducationonthepreventionofAIDSthroughtheuseofcondoms;theuseofalessexpensiveAIDStreatment,whichisnowavailable;andmorefundingforthedevelopmentofAIDSvaccines.Statisticsreleasedattheconferencewerefrightening.Everydayanestimated7,000youngpeopleand1,000infantsareinfectedwithHIV.Inoneyear,1999,some860,000childrenin

sub-SaharanAfricacouldn'tgotoschoolastheyhadlosttheirteachersbecauseofAIDS.

According