PartIListeningComprehension20minutes)SectionA1.M:Mary,couldyoupleasetellThomastocontactme?Iwashopinghewouldbeabletohelpmeoutwiththefreshmenorientationprogramnextweek.W:IwouldcertainlytellhimifIsawhim,butIhaven'tseenhimaroundforquiteafewdays.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?2.M:Susan,Iamgoingtochangethelightbulbabovethediningroomtable.Willyouholdtheladderforme?W:Noproblem.Butbecarefulwhileyou'reupthere.Q:Whatdoesthemanwantthewomantodo?3.W:It'sfreezingcold.Letmemakesomecoffeetowarmusup.Doyouwantapieceofpieaswell?M:Coffeesoundsgreat.ButI'mgoingtohavedinnerwithsomefriendsinawhile,soI'dbetterskipthepie.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?4.W:HowcomeJimlosthisjob?M:Ididn'tsayhehadlostit.AllIsaidwasifhedidn'tgetoutandstartsellingafewcarsinsteadofidlingaroundallday,hemightfindhimselflookingforanewjob.Q:WhatdoesthemansayaboutJim?5.M:Hello,Mary.ThisisPaulatthebank.IsTonyhome?W:Notyet.Paul.Idon'tthinkyoucanreachhimattheofficenow,either.Hephonedmefiveminutesagotosayhewasstoppingforahair-cutonhiswayhome.Q:Whodoyouthinkthewomanprobablyis?6.W:Oh!Boy!Idon'tunderstandhowyougotatickettoday.Ialwaysthoughtyouwereslowevendrivingonthelesscrowdedfastlane.M:I'musuallycareful.ButthistimeIthoughtIcouldgetthroughtheintersectionbeforethelightturned.Q:Whatdowelearnabouttheman?7.W:Yourdogcertainlyseemstoknowyouarehismaster.Didyouhavetopunishhimveryoftenwhenyoutrainedhim?M:Ifoundit'smuchbettertopraisehimwhenheobeysandnottobesofussywhenhemakesmistakes.Q:Whatdoesthemansayabouttrainingdogs?8.M:Iamafraidtherewon'tbetimetodoanothertoothtoday.Makesureyoudon'teatanythinglikestakesforthenextfewhours,andwe'llfilltheothercavitytomorrow.W:Allright.Actually,Imusthurrytothelibrarytoreturnsomebooks.Q:Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?9.W:IamworriedaboutJennygoingtocollege.Collegestudentsaresowildnowadays.M:Actually,onlyafewarelikethat.Moststudentsaretoobusystudyingtohavetimetocausetrouble.Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?10.W:Youdidn'tseemtobeterriblyenthusiasticabouttheperformance.M:Youmustbekidding.Icouldn'thaveclappedanyharder.Myhandsarestillhurting.Q:Whatdoesthemanthinkoftheperformance?SectionBPassage1BornandraisedincentralOhio,I'macountrygirlthroughandthrough.I'mcurrentlystudyingtobecomeaphysicaltherapist,acareerpaththatmarksagreatachievementforme.AtOhioStateUniversity,admissionintothephysicaltherapyprogramisintenselycompetitive.ImadeitpassthefirstcutthefirstyearIapplied,butwasturneddownforadmission.Iwascrushed,becauseforyearsIhavebeendeterminedtobecomeaphysicaltherapist.Ireceivedadvicefromfriendsandrelativesaboutchangingmymajorandfindinganothercourseformylife.Ijustcouldn'tdoit.IknewIcouldnotbeashappyinanotherprofession.SoIstilledmyself,begantoworkseriouslyforanotheryearandreapplied.HappilyIreceivednoticeofmyadmission.Later,Ifoundoutthatlessthan15%oftheapplicanthadbeenofferedpositionsthatyear.Nowinthefirsttwoyearsofprofessionaltraining,Icouldn'tbehappierwithmydecisionnottogiveuponmydream.MyfathertoldmethatifIwanteditbadlyenough,Iwouldgetin.Well,Daddy,Iwantedit.Sothere.Aftergraduation,Iwouldliketotraveltoanothercountry,possiblyaLatinAmericancountryandworkinachildren'shospitalforayearortwo.Somanyofthechildrentherearephysicallyhandicappedbutmosthospitalsdon'thavethefundingtohiretrainedstafftocareforthemproperly.Iwouldliketochangethatsomehow.11.Whatisthespeaker'sfieldofstudy?12.Accordingtothespeaker,whatcontributedtoheradmissiontoOhioSt...
