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　　2.Wecaninferfromthetalkthatharmoniousworkrelationsmayhaveadirectimpactonyour

　　A.promotion.

　　B.colleagues.

　　C.management.

　　D.union.

　　3.Supposingyouwereworkinginasmallfirm,whichofthefollowingwouldyoudowhenyouhadsomegrievances?

　　A.Requestaformalspecialmeetingwiththeboss.

　　B.Draftaformalagendaforaspecialmeeting.

　　C.Contactaconsultativecommitteefirst.

　　D.Asktoseethebossforatalkimmediately.

　　4.Accordingtothetalk,theunionplaysthefollowingrolesEXCEPT

　　A.mediation.

　　B.arbitration.

　　C.negotiation.

　　D.representation.

　　5.WhichtopicisNOTcoveredinthetalk?

　　A.Roleoftheunion.

　　B.Workrelations.

　　C.Companystructure.

　　D.Officelayout.

　　SECTIONBINTERVIEW

　　Questions6to10arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven15secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.

　　Nowlistentotheinterview.

　　6.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECTaboutDavid'

spersonalbackground?

　　A.Hehadexcellentacademicrecordsatschoolanduniversity.

　　B.HewasonceonaPHDprogrammeatYaleUniversity.

　　C.Hereceivedprofessionaltraininginacting.

　　D.Hecamefromasingle-parentfamily.

　　7.Davidisinclinedtobelievein

　　A.aliens.

　　B.UFOs.

　　C.theTVcharacter.

　　D.governmentconspiracies.

　　8.DavidthinksheisfitfortheTVrolebecauseofhis

　　A.professionaltraining.

　　B.personality.

　　C.lifeexperience.

　　D.appearance.

　　9.Fromtheinterview,weknowthatatpresentDavidfeels

　　A.asenseoffrustration.

　　B.hauntedbytheunknownthings

　　C.confidentbutmoody.

　　D.successfulyetunsatisfied.

　　10.HowdoesDavidfeelaboutthedivorceofhisparents?

　　A.Hefeelsasenseofanger.

　　B.Hehasasenseofsadness.

　　C.Ithelpedhimgrowup.

　　D.Itleftnoeffectonhim.

　　SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST

　　Question11isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestion.

　　Nowlistentothenews.

　　11.Whatisthemainideaofthenewsitem?

　　A.USconcernoverth6forthcomingpeacetalks.

　　B.PeaceeffortsbythePalestinianAuthority.

　　C.RecommendationsbytheMitchellCommission.

　　D.BombattacksaimedatIsraelicivilians.

　　Question12isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestion.

　　12.Somevoterswillwastetheirballotsbecause

　　A.theylikeneithercandidate.

　　B.theyareallill-informed.

　　C.thecandidatesdonotdiffermuch.

　　D.theydonotwanttovotetwice.

　　Questions13to15arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswereachofthequestions.

　　13.AccordingtotheUNHumanDevelopmentReport,whichisthebestplaceforwomenintheworld?

　　A.Canada.

　　B.TheUS.

　　C.Australia.

　　D.Scandinavia.

　　14._______isinthe12thplaceinoverallranking.

　　A.Britain

　　B.France

　　C.Finland

　　D.Switzerland

　　15.AccordingtotheUNreport,theleastdevelopedcountryis

　　A.Ethiopia.

　　B.Mali.

　　C.SierraLeon.

　　D.CentralAfricanRepublic.

　　SECTIONDNOTE-TAKINGANDGAP-FILLING

　　Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelistening,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompletea15-minutegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONEafterthemini-lecture.Usetheblanksheetfornote-taking.

　　PARTIIPROOFREADING&

ERRORCORRECTION（15MIN）

　　ProofreadthegivenpassageonANSWERSHEETTWOasinstructed.

　　PARTIIIREADINGCOMPREHENSIOS（40MIN）

　　SECTIONAREADINGCOMPREHENSION（30MIN）

　　Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotaloffifteenmultiple-choicequestions.Readthepassagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyourcolouredanswersheet~

　　TEXTA

　　HostilitytoGypsieshasexistedalmostfromthetimetheyfirstappearedinEuropeinthe14thcentury.TheoriginsoftheGypsies,withlittlewrittenhistory,wereshroudedinmystery.Whatisknownnowfromcluesinthevariousdialectsoftheirlanguage,Romany,isthattheycamefromnorthernIndiatotheMiddleEastathousandyearsago,workingasminstrelsandmercenaries,metal-smithsandservants.EuropeansmisnamedthemEgyptians,soonshortenedtoGypsies.Aclansystem,basedmostlyontheirtraditionalcraftsandgeography,hasmadethemadeeplyfragmentedandfractiouspeople,onlyreallyunifyinginthefaceofenmityfromnon-Gypsies,whomtheycallgadje.TodaymanyGypsyactivistsprefertobecalledRoma,whichcomesfromtheRomanywordfor“man”.ButonmytravelsamongthemmoststillreferredtothemselvesasGypsies.

　　InEuropetheirpersecutionbythegadjebeganquickly,withthechurchseeingheresyintheirfortune-tellingandthestateseeinganti-socialbehaviourintheirnomadism.Atvarioustimestheyhavebeenforbiddentoweartheirdistinctivebrightclothes,tospeaktheirownlanguage,totravel,tomarryoneanother,ortoplytheirtraditionalcrafts.Insomecountriestheywerereducedtoslaveryitwasn'

tuntilthemid-1800sthatGypsyslaveswerefreedinRomania.InmorerecenttimestheGypsieswerecaughtupinNaziethnichysteria,andperhapshalfamillionperishedintheHolocaust.Theirhorseshavebeenshotandthewheelsremovedfromtheirwagons,theirnameshavebeenchanged,theirwomenhavebeensterilized,andtheirchildrenhavebeenforciblygivenforadoptiontonon-Gypsyfamilies.

　　ButtheGypsieshaveconfoundedpredictionsoftheirdisappearanceasadistinctethnicgroupandtheirnumbershaveburgeoned.Todaythereareanestimated8to12millionGypsiesscatteredacrossEurope,makingthemthecontinent'

slargestminority.Theexactnumberishardtopindown.Gypsieshaveregularlybeenundercounted,bothbyregimesanxioustodownplaytheirprofileandbyGypsiesthemselves,seekingtoavoidbureaucracies.Attemptingtoremedypastinequities,activistgroupsmayovercount.HundredsofthousandsmorehaveemigratedtotheAmericasandelsewhere.WithveryfewexceptionsGypsieshaveexpressednogreatdesireforacountrytocalltheirown-unliketheJews,towhomtheGypsyexperienceisoftencompared.“Romanestan”saidRonaldLee,theCanadianGypsywriter,"

iswheremytwofeetstand."

　　16.Gypsiesareunitedonlywhenthey

　　Aareengagedintraditionalcrafts.

　　B.callthemselvesRoma.

　　C.liveunderaclansystem.

　　D.faceexternalthreats.

　　17.InhistoryhostilitytoGypsiesinEuroperesultedintheirpersecutionbyallthefollowing

　　EXCEPT

　　A.theEgyptians.

　　Bthestate.

　　C.thechurch.

　　D.theNazis.

　　18.Accordingtothepassage,themaindifferencebetweentheGypsiesandtheJewsliesintheirconceptsof

　　A．language.

　　B.culture.

　　C.identity.

　　D.custom.

　　TEXT　Ｂ

　　IwasjustaboywhenmyfatherbroughtmetoHarlemforthefirsttime,almost50yearsago.WestayedattheHotelTheresa,agrandbrickstructureat125thStreetandSeventhAvenue.Once,inthehotelrestaurant,myfatherpointedoutJoeLouis.HeevengotMr.Brown,thehotelmanager,tointroducemetohim,abitpaunchybutstillthechampasfarasIwasconcerned.

　　Muchhaschangedsincethen.Businessandrealestatearebooming.Somesayanewrenaissanceisunderway.OthersdecrywhattheyseeasoutsideforcesrunningroughshodovertheoldHarlem.

　　NewYorkmeantHarlemtome,andasayoungmanIvisiteditwheneverIcould.Butmanyofmyoldhauntsaregone.TheTheresashutdownin1966.NationalchainsthatonceignoredHarlemnowanticipateyuppiemoneyandwantpiecesofthisprimeManhattanrealestate.SohereIamonahotAugustafternoon,sittinginaStarbucksthattwoyearsagoopenedablockawayfromtheTheresa,snatchingatmemoriesbetweensipsofhigh-pricedcoffee.IamabouttoopenupapieceoftheoldHarlem-theNewYorkAmsterdamNews—whenatouristaskingdirectionstoSylvia'

s,aprominentHarlemrestaurant,penetratesmydaydreaming.He'

scarryingabook:

TouringHistoricHarlem.

　　History.ImissMr.Michaux'

sbookstore,hisHouseofCommonSense,whichwasacrossfromtheTheresa.Hehadabigbillboardoutfrontwithbrownandblackfacespaintedonitthatsaidinlargeletters:

"

WorldHistoryBookOutleton2,000,000,000AfricansandNonwhitePeoples."

Anuglystateofficebuildinghasswallowedthatspace.

　　ImissspeakerlikeCarlosCooks,whowasalwaysonthesouthwestcomerof125thandSeventh,urginglistenerstosupportAfrica.Harlem'

spowerfulpoliticalelectricityseemsunplugged-althoughthesweetsarestillenergized,especiallybyWestAfricanimmigrants.

　　Hardworkingsouthernnewcomersformedthebulkofthecommunitybackinthe1920sand'

30s,whenHarlemrenaissanceartists,writers,andintellectualsgaveitaglitterandrenownthatmadeitthecapitalofblackAmerica.FromHarlem,W.E.B.DuBois,Langst