{{I}}Questions 14 -16 are based on the following passage. You now have 15 seconds to read questions 14 -16.{{/I}} |
Questions are based on the following conversation on transportation in 21st century.
M: Talking about the 21st Century, as far as transportation is concerned, I think there’re going to be huge changes in the way people use cars.They’ll probably have made laws about what kind of car you can own and when you can use it.
W: And I bet it’ll be impossible for people to use cars whenever they like. There’ll be just too many of them on the roads.The air will be so seriously polluted that nobody will be able to breathe normally.
M: Exactly. People will have to rely on other modes of transportation — especially trains.
W: Why do you say that
M: Well, we won’t be able to use caps, and airports take too much space.With the supply of land for airports shrinking around the world, there are going to be fewer airports and fewer plane flights.That leaves trains.
W: Huh. So do you thinkthere will be more efficient
A. Frightening.
B. Exciting.
C. Unimaginable.
D. Inefficient.
Questions are based on the following monologue.
International experts are concerned about a growing humanitarian crisis- world hunger. Last year, the World Food Program fed more than seventy- seven-million people in eighty-two countries. Many of the people who received food aid are refugees and people forced to leave their homes because of conflict. This year, the humanitarian organization estimates an additional twenty-five-million people will need food aid.
Several problems have caused the world hunger crisis. These include severe dry weather and conflicts within and between countries. The World Food Program says starvation is a problem in parts of Asia, Central America and the Middle East. However, the hardest hit area is Africa. Officials estimate about forty-million people on that continent alone are threatened with starvation.
A spokesman for the World Food Program says that people in Ethiopia and Eritrea are facing starvation because of dry weather
A. It needs more money to continue its work.
B. It has to support another "hunger belt".
C. It has no aid from international community.
D. It has been halted in Southern Africa.
Questions 11 to I3 are based on the following talk on different superstitions and customs. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 11 to 13.
Molly, an English woman, is talking to Victor, who is Asian and they are discussing different superstitions and customs.
Molly: There’s a black cat. That’s a lucky sign.
Victor: I don’t think that as it just scratched me.
Molly: Black cats are often used as good luck symbols in Europe.
Victor: You have a lot of strange beliefs. I think I was told if you give someone a present with a sharp edge or point, like a knife or a brooch, you also have to give a coin.
Molly: Yes, that’s right, then we say that the friendship will never be cut or broken.
Victor: What about crossed knives
Molly: That’s supposed to be unlucky but we cross our fingers for good luck.
Victor: The old people of my country believe in lots of things like that but I think it&
A. To specially celebrate his birthday.
B. To express some special meaning which you dare not tel1 directly.
C. To wish for a long-lasting friendship.
D. To wish your friend good luck in his life.
Questions 9 and I0 are
based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10
seconds to answer each of the two questions. Now listen to the news. |
The following two questions are based on the following passage:
A study by a group of dentists has concluded that regular use of a certain brand of mouthwash is as effective as flossing in preventing gum disease. The mouthwash company has released a television ad suggesting that people who do not like flossing can now rely solely on mouthwash and brushing to maintain good dental health. A leading manufacturer of dental floss brought a lawsuit against the mouthwash company demanding that the advertisement be discontinued on the grounds that it is misleading.
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