TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS()-GRADEFOUR-TIMELIMIT:130MINPARTIDICTATION[10MIN]Listentothefollowingpassage.Altogetherthepassagewillbereadtoyoufourtimes.Duringthefirstreading,whichwillbedoneatnormalspeed,listenandtrytounderstandthemeaning.Forthesecondandthirdreadings,thepassage,exceptthefirstsentence,willbereadsentencebysentence,orphrasebyphrase,withintervalsoffifteenseconds.Thelastreadingwillbedoneatnormalspeedagainandduringthistimeyoushouldcheckyourwork.YouwillthenbegivenONEminutetocheckthroughyourworkoncemore.WriteonANSWERSHEETONE.Thefirstsentenceofthepassageisalreadyprovided.Now,listentothepassage.PARTIILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION[20MIN]SECTIONATALKInthissectionyouwillhearatalk.YouwillhearthetalkONCEONLY.Whilelistening,youmaylookatANSWERSHEETONEandwriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachgap.Makesurewhatyoufillinisbothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.Youmayusetheblanksheetfornote-taking.YouhaveTHIRTYsecondstopreviewthegap-fillingtask.Nowlistentothetalk.Whenitisover,youwillbegivenTWOminutestocheckyourwork.SECTIONBCONVERSATIONSInthissectionyouwillheartwoconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,fivequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.BoththeconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenONCEONLY.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeaten-secondpause.Duringthepause,youshouldreadthefourchoicesofA,B,CandD,andmarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.YouhaveTHIRTYsecondstopreviewthequestions.Now,listentotheconversations.ConversationOneQuestions1to5arebasedonConversationOne.1.A.Writer.B.Wells.C.WriterWells.D.SusanWriterWells.2.A.Shewasacareerwoman.B.Shewasthenafeminist.C.Shedidn’tlikehermaidenname.D.Shetookherhusband’ssurname.3.A.Shenamedherselfafterherprofession.B.Shenamedherselfafterherhometown.C.Shenamedherselfafteradayoftheweek.D.Shenamedherselfafterthesculptor.4.A.Itgiveswomengreaterequality.B.Itisagoodsolutiontoanoldproblem.C.Theproblemtroublingfeministsstillremains.D.Thesurnameproblemhaspartlybeensolved.5.A.HistoryofsurnamesinAmerica.B.Feministmovementinthe1960s.C.TraditionalsurnamesinEurope.D.Reasonsforinventingsurnames.ConversationTwoQuestions6to10arebasedonConversationTwo.6.A.Areporterfromaweeklyprogram.B.Anexecutivedirectorfromacompany.C.Aguestonaweeklyprogram.D.AmagazineeditorfromSanDiego.7.A.Topreparealistofthingsthatyouhavedone.B.Toletyourbossknowthatyouwantapayrise.C.Toleteverybodyknowyourachievement.D.Toshamelesslypromoteyourselftoyourboss.8.A.BecausethebosshasthedataonyourworkB.Becauseyouwillbegivenmoreworktodo.C.Becauseitisunprofessionaltodoso.D.Becauseothersmaylosetrustinyou.9.A.Wecouldearnpraisefromourboss.B.Wemayforgetthegoodthingswe’vedone.C.Thingschangequicklyinworksituations.D.Thebosswillreviewourperformancedata.10.A.Websites.B.Radioprograms.C.Researchreports.D.Governmentdocuments.PARTIIILANGUAGEUSAGE[10MIN]Therearetwentysentencesinthispart.Beneatheachsentencetherearefourwords,phrasesorstatementsmarkedA,B,CandD.Chooseoneword,phraseorstatementthatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEETTWO.11.Movingfrombeginningtoendbyorderoftime,narrationreliesonamorenaturalpatternoforganizationthan________.A.willothertypesofwritingB.doothertypesofwritingC.OnothertypesofwritingD.othertypesofwriting12.________theattemptedrescuemission,thehostagesmightstillbealive.A.IfitnothadbeenforB.IfhaditnotbeenforC.HaditnotbeenforD.Hadnotitbeenfor13.MembersoftheParliamentwerepoised________ahe...
