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Section B In this section, there is one passage
followed by a summary. Read the passage carefully and complete the summary below
by choosing no more than three words from the passage. Remember to write the
answers on the answer sheet.
Just like the Moon in a solar eclipse, the planet Venus will
impose itself for a few brief hours exactly between the Earth and the Sun. But
instead of blocking out the Sun, as the Moon does, Venus will only appear as a
small black dot against the face of the Sun. This is because Venus is so much
further away from us than the Moon.
The 2004 transit of Venus
will be visible in its entirety from Europe, Africa and Asia. Australians can
watch the first part of the transit, but it will be after sunset when Venus
completes its journey across the disk of the Sun. New Zealanders will have to
content themselves with webcasts, as the transit for them begins after the Sun
has set.
Although less specta
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In this section, there is one passage followed by five questions. You should answer each question in a maximum of ten words using information from the passage. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.
He was a funny looking man with a cheerful face, good-na-tured and a great talker. He was described by his student, the great philosopher Plato, as "the Best, most just and wisest man. " Yet, this same man was sentenced to death for his beliefs.
The man was the Greek philosopher, Socrates, the most interesting and influential thinker in the fifth century. His dedication to careful reasoning transformed the entire enterprise. Since he sought genuine knowledge rather than mere victory over an opponent, Socrates employed the same logical tricks developed by the Sophists to a new purpose, the pursuit of truth. Thus, his willingness to call everything into question and his determination to accept nothing less than an adequate account of the nature of thin
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Section B Directions: In this
section, there is one passage followed by 5 questions. Read the passage
carefully, then answer the questions in a maximum of 10 words.
Questions 61-65 are based on the following
passage.
Scientists say there has been a severe
decrease in the amount of water in Lake Chad in northern Africa in the last
thirty years. They reported that nature and humans share equal blame for this
loss.
In 1963, the fresh-water lake covered 25,000 square
kilometers. Now the lake is only about five percent of that size. It measures
only about 1,300 square kilometers in the dry season.
Four
nations surround Lake Chad. People in Niger, Nigeria, Chad, and Cameroon use it
for water, fish and plant life.
Michael Coe and Jonathan Foley,
water experts at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, reported on Lake Chad
in a science journal. They say the area has suffered from a lack of
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Section B There is one passage in this section with
five unfinished statements. Read the passage carefully, and then complete each
statement in a maximum of four words. Remember to write the answers on the
answer sheet.
Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following
passage.
Although your accommodation is booked for the
first few days, securing long-term accommodation will be your own
responsibility. During your orientation programme, the housing options available
will be discussed with you and you will be advised of the various organizations
where you can go for help in finding accommodation.
You may find
it more convenient to obtain accommodation in the institution where you are
studying. Alternatively you may prefer to rent a room in a house or flat with
other students. The various types of available accommodation are listed below.
The cost of accommodation will vary according to the facilities provided a
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In this section, there is one passage
followed by a summary. Read the passage carefully and complete the summary below
by choosing no more than three words from the passage. Remember to write the
answers on the answer sheet.
The Totara Language Institute is part of the University of
Waikato in the city of Hamilton, in New Zealand’ s North Island. Intensive
English classes are taught in blocks of four weeks throughout the year and
students may enrol for as many blocks as they wish. Classes are for 5 hours each
day, Monday to Friday, and include preparation for several international English
language examinations. All the courses are taught by highly qualified teachers,
many of whom also teach on Language Institute graduate programmes in second
language teaching and applied linguistics. Classes are small, usually from
10-12 students with a maximum number of 15, and normally contain a mix of
students from a wide ran
