Part III 　Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)

Section A

11. [A] The woman is the man’s boss.

[B] The man is the woman’s husband.

[C] The woman is the headmaster of a school.

[D] The woman wants to know something about a student.

12. [A] She suggests the man to go to a farther place to trim his hair.

[B] She offers to cut the man’s hair herself at the price of 10.

[C] She tells the man a cheaper but busier place to have his hair cut.

[D] She used to trim her hair in a luxurious saloon.

13. [A] Encourage them.

[B] Stop them immediately.

[C] Give some explanation.

[D] Leave them alone.

14. [A] The man was the only survivor of an air crash.

[B] People on board were frightened and tried to escape.

[C] The man has always been very lucky in accidents.

[D] A few passengers came back home safe and sound.

15. [A] He was taking pictures of the campus.

[B] His photographs were on the evening news.

[C] He went to see a film on campus.

[D] His television appearance was unintentional.

16. [A] He didn’t know the woman was late for work.

[B] He asked why the woman wasn’t there on time.

[C] He doesn’t have a habit of being on time, either.

[D] He wants the woman to keep a habit of being punctual.

17. [A] They both graduated from art schools.

[B] They majored in different areas of art.

[C] They are equally competent for the job.

[D] They are both willing to draw the posters.

18. [A] Public buses are fast and cheap.

[B] Parking is becoming a big problem.

[C] Buses and taxis are easy to find parking.

[D] People can find nowhere to park their cars.

Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

19. [A] Putting up posters for her works.

[B] Attending an art class.

[C] Decorating her dorm room.

[D] Organizing a global tour.

20. [A] Two-dimensional.

[B] Three-dimensional.

[C] Colorful.

[D] Detailed.

21. [A] She earned a lot of money.

[B] She learned many things.

[C] She was acquainted with many people.

[D] She became an art major.

22. [A] Hold an exhibition on campus.

[B] Go to New York City.

[C] Register for the tour to Boston.

[D] Meet the European painters.

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

23. [A] She does some teaching work.

[B] She does her homework.

[C] She works as a babysitter.

[D] She attends weekend lessons to improve her English.

24. [A] One of her teachers recommended her to do it.

[B] One of her friends introduced it to her.

[C] She got it through a notice near the bus stop.

[D] She happened to meet a person who offered the job.

25. [A] To put up notices on community bulletin boards.

[B] To post notices on wire poles.

[C] To ask his teachers for help.

[D] To register in job center of the university.

Section B

Passage One

Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.

26. [A] Parents share more interests with their children.

[B] Parents put more trust in their children’s abilities.

[C] Parents and children talk more about sex and drugs.

[D] Parents help their children develop interests in more activities.

27. [A] More confusion among parents.

[B] Less respect for parents from children.

[C] New equality between parents and children.

[D] More strictness and authority on the part of parents.

28. [A] Today’s parents can set a limit to the change.

[B] Today’s parents follow the trend of the change.

[C] Today’s parents fail to take the change seriously.

[D] Today’s parents have little difficulty adjusting to change.

29. [A] To describe the difficulties today’s parents have met with.

[B] To discuss the development of the parent-child relationship.

[C] To suggest the ways to handle the parent-child relationship.

[D] To compare today’s parent-child relationship with that in the past.

Passage Two

Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.

30. [A] To compete with online bill paying.

[B] To reduce the cost of printing 2- or 3-cent stamps.

[C] To respond to the complaints about rising postal rates.

[D] To help save the consumers’ cost on first-class mailing.

31. [A] America will be the first country to issue “forever stamps”.

[B] 2- or 3-cent stamps will no longer be printed in the future.

[C] The design of the “forever stamps” remains to be revealed.

[D] The investment in “forever stamps” will bring adequate reward.

32. [A] New interest will be aroused in collecting “forever stamps”.

[B] Postal workers will benefit most from the sales of “forever stamps”.

[C] The inflation has become a threat to the sales of first-class stamps.

[D] With “forever stamps”, there will be no need to worry about rate changes.

Passage Three

Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.

33. [A] His heart didn’t work well.

[B] He expected a full recovery.

[C] His life was drawing to a close.

[D] The first one wasn’t well-performed.

34. [A] Jim died at a young age.

[B] Jim died on the operating table.

[C] Both Jim and his father died of the same disease.

[D] Jim’s death is closely connected with his father’s.

35. [A] Jim’s father cared little about his study.

[B] Smoller agreed that Jim did kill his father.

[C] Jim thought he would be punished some day.

[D] Smoller believed Jim wouldn’t live to the age of 48.

Section C

During the traditional wedding ceremony, the bridal couple promise each other lifelong devotion. Yet, about one out of four American marriages ends in (36) ______. Since 1940, the divorce rate has more than (37) ______, and experts predict that, of all marriages that occurred in the 1970s, about 50% will end in divorce. The USA has one of the highest divorce rates in the world, perhaps (38) ______ the highest.

The fact that divorce is so common in the United States does not mean that Americans consider marriage an unimportant, (39) ______ relationship. Americans expect a great deal from marriage. They seek physical, emotional, and (40) ______ compatibility. They want to be deeply loved and understood. They (41) ______ no marriage at all to a marriage without love and (42) ______. With typical American (43) ______, they end one marriage in hope that the next will be happier.

With no-fault divorce laws in many states, it is easier than ever to get a divorce. (44) __________________________________________________________________________. But most American women believe that, if necessary, they can make it alone without a husband. All things considered, Americans have little reason to continue an unhappy marriage. (45) __________________________________________________________________________. In most cases, the children live with the mother. However, (46) __________________________________________________________________________.