[单项选择]Question 23 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 5 seconds to answer the question.
Now, listen to the news.

[单项选择]Question 28 is based on the following news.

[单项选择]Question 26 is based on the following news.

[单项选择]Question 8 is based on the following news.
A. willing to resume its armed campaign against the Turkish government.
B. anxious to prevent a rebel leader from being sentenced to death.
C. dissatisfied with detention conditions of a Kurdish rebel leader.
D. eager to declare a unilateral fire and attack Turkish civilians.

[单项选择]Question 9 is based on the following news.
A. showed his worry.
B. showed his concern.
C. expressed his doubt.
D. expressed his satisfaction.

[单项选择]Question 10 is based on the following news.
A. prevent against electoral scandals.
B. push through electoral reform proposals.
C. defeat the ruling party and come into power.
D. participate in parliamentary debates.

[单项选择]Question 30 is based on the following news.

[单项选择]Question 10 is based on the following table.
RESULTS OF A CONTROLLED STUDY OF THE EFFECTS OF CHEWING GUM ON TOOTH DECAY IN CHILDREN
Average total number of new cavities per child over the course of three years
Children who regularly chewed gum sweetened with X 4.0
Children who regularly chewed gum sweetened with Y 1.5
Children who did not chew gum 2.5
Which of the following, if true, most helps to explain the difference among the children who chewed gum sweetened with X, the children who chewed gum sweetened with Y, and the children who did not chew any gum
A. X, but not Y, consists of a substance that helps to protect teeth against harmful substances present in other foods.
B. The children who did not chew any gum during the study ate fewer sweet foods than did either the children who chewed gum sweetened with X or the children who chewed gum sweetened with Y.
C. The action of chewing gum stimulates the production of saliva, which contains a substance that helps fight tooth decay, but X, unlike Y, is a contributing factor to tooth decay.
D. Each group of children who chewed gum during the study brushed their teeth more often than did the children who did not chew gum during the study, but the children who chewed gum sweetened with Y brushed their teeth less often than did the children who chewed gum sweetened with X.
E. (E) The action of chewing gum improves the circulation of blood in the jaw and strengthens the roots of adult teeth, but is also causes baby teeth to fall out more quickly than they would otherwise.

[简答题]Some comments on the following statement based on your own experience:
There exists a close relationship between language and culture. In other words, a successful master of a given language has much to do with an understanding of that culture.

[单项选择]Question 26 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 5 seconds to answer the question.
Now, listen to the news.


A. More than 40 settlements.
B. More than 14 settlements.
C. More than 20 settlements.
D. More than 12 settlements.