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TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS ( )-GRADE EIGHT-PAPER ONE TIME LIMIT: 95 MINPART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION [40 MIN.]In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your Colored Answer Sheet.SECTION A TALK Questions 1 to 5 refer to the talk in this section .At the end of the talk you w ill be given 15 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now listen to the talk. 1. The rules for the first private library in the US were drawn up by ___.A) the legislature B) the librarian C) John Harvard D) the faculty members2. The earliest public library was also called a subscription library because books ___. A) could be lent to everyone B) could be lent by book stores C) were lent to students and the faculty D) were lent on a membership basis3. Which of the following is NOT stated as one of the purposes of free public libraries?  A) To provide readers with comfortable reading rooms. B) To provide adults with opportunities of further education. C) To serve the community's cultural and recreational needs. D) To supply technical literature on specialized subjects.4. The major difference between modem private and public libraries lies in ___.A) readership B) content C) service D) function5. The main purpose of the talk is ___. A) to introduce categories of books in US libraries B) to demonstrate the importance of US libraries C) to explain the roles of different US libraries D) to define the circulation system of US librariesSECTION B INTERVIEWQuestions 6 to 10 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you wil l be giv...