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toexpressattitudeorintention
（1）__________
B.Examples
1.whispering:
needforsecrecy
2.breathiness:
deepemotion
3.
（2）_________:
unimportance
（2）__________
4.nasality:
anxiety
5.extralip-rounding:
greaterintimacy
Secondcategory:
physicalparalinguisticfeatures
A.facialexpressions
1.（3）_______
（3）__________
-----smiling:
signalofpleasureorwelcome
2.lesscommonexpressions
-----eyebrowraising:
surpriseorinterest
-----lipbiting:
（4）________
（4）_________
B.gesture
gesturesarerelatedtoculture.
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1.Britishculture
-----shruggingshoulders:
（5）________
（5）__________
-----scratchinghead:
puzzlement
2.othercultures
-----placinghanduponheart:
（6）_______
（6）__________
-----pointingatnose:
secret
C.proximity,postureandechoing
1.proximity:
physicaldistancebetweenspeakers
-----closeness:
intimacyorthreat
-----（7）_______:
formalityorabsenceofinterest
（7）_________
Proximityisperson-,culture-and（8）________-specific.
（8）_________
2.posture
-----hunchedshouldersorahanginghead:
toindeicate（9）_____
（9）________
-----directleveleyecontact:
toexpressanopenorchallenging
attitude
3.echoing
-----definition:
imitationofsimilarposture
-----（10）______:
aidincommunication
（10）___________
-----consciousimitation:
mockery
SECTIONBINTERVIEW
InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefully
andthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswerto
eachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.
Questions1to5arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterview
youwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfive
questions.
Nowlistentotheinterview.
1.AccordingtoDrJohnson,diversitymeans
A.mergingofdifferentculturalidentities.
B.moreemphasisonhomogeneity.
C.embracingofmoreethnicdifferences.
D.acceptanceofmorebranchesofChristianity.
2.Accordingtotheinterview,whichofthefollowingstatementsin
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CORRECT?
A.Someplacesaremorediversethanothers.
B.Townsarelessdiversethanlargecities.
C.Diversitycanbeseeneverywhere.
D.Americanisatrulydiversecountry.
3.AccordingtoDrJohnson,whichplacewillwitnessaradicalchange
initsracialmakeupby2025?
A.Maine
B.Selinsgrove
C.Philadelphia
D.California
4.DuringtheinterviewDrJohnsonindicatesthat
A.greaterracialdiversityexistsamongyoungerpopulations.
B.botholderandyoungerpopulationsareraciallydiverse.
C.agediversitycouldleadtopensionproblems.
D.olderpopulationsaremoreraciallydiverse.
5.Accordingtotheinterview,religiousdiversity
A.wasmostevidentbetween1990and2000.
B.existsamongMuslimimmigrants.
C.isrestrictedtocertainplacesintheUS.
D.isspreadingtomorepartsofthecountry.
SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST
eachquestiononyourcolouredanswersheet.
Question6isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,
youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.
Nowlistentothenews.
6.Whatisthemainideaofthenewsitem?
A.Sonydevelopedacomputerchipforcellphones.
B.Japanwillmarketitswalletphoneabroad.
C.Thewalletphoneisoneofthewirelessinnovations.
D.Readerdevicesareavailableatstoresandstations.
Question7and8isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenews
item,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.
7.Whichofthefollowingismentionedasthegovernment’smeasure
tocontrolinflation?
A.Foreigninvestment.
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B.Donorsupport.
C.Pricecontrol.
D.Bankprediction.
8.AccordingtoKingdomBank,whatisthecurrentinflationratein
Zimbabwe?
A.20millionpercent.
B.2.2millionpercent.
C.11.2millionpercent.
D.Over11.2millionpercent.
Question9and10arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthe
newsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestion.
9.WhichofthefollowingisCORRECT?
A.AbigfireeruptedontheNileRiver.
B.Helicopterswereusedtoevacuatepeople.
C.Fivepeopleweretakentohospitalforburns.
D.Abigfiretookplaceontwofloors.
10.Thelikelycauseofthebigfireis
A.electricalshort-cut.
B.lackoffire-satefymeasures.
C.terrorism.
D.notknown.
PARTIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION（30MIN）
Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotal
of20multiple-choicequestions.Readthepassagesandthenmarkyour
answersonyourcolouredanswersheet.
TEXTA
Still,theimageofanycityhasahalf-lifeofmanyyears.（So
doesitsname,officiallychangedin2001fromCalcuttatoKolkata,
whichisclosertowhatthewordsoundslikeinBengali.Conversing
inEnglish,IneverheardanyonecallthecityanythingbutCalcutta.）
ToWesterners,theconveyancemostidentifiedwithKolkataisnotits
modernsubway—afacilitywhosespaciousstationshaveartonthewalls
andcricketmatchesontelevisionmonitors—butthehand-pulled
rickshaw.Storiesandfilmscelebrateaprimitive-lookingcartwith
highwoodenwheels,pulledbysomeonewholooksclosetoneedingthe
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succorofMotherTeresa.Foryearsthegovernmenthasbeentalkingabout
eliminatinghand-pulledrickshawsonwhatitcallshumanitarian
grounds—principallyonthegroundthat,asthemayorofKolkatahas
oftensaid,itisoffensivetosee“onemansweatingandstraining
topullanotherman.”Butthesedayspoliticiansalsolamenttheimpact
of6,000hand-pulledrickshawsonamoderncity’strafficand,
particularly,onitsimage.“Westernerstrytoassociatebeggarsand
theserickshawswiththeCalcuttalandscape,butthisisnotwhat
Calcuttastandsfor,”thechiefministerofWestBengal,Buddhadeb
Bhattacharjee,saidinapressconferencein2006.“Ourcitystands
forprosperityanddevelopment.”Thechiefminister—theequivalent
ofastategovernor—wentontoannouncethathand-pulledrickshaws
soonwouldbebannedfromthestreetsofKolkata.
Rickshawsarenottheretohaularoundtourists.（Actually,Isaw
almostnotouristsinKolkata,apartfromtheyoungbackpackerson
SudderStreet,inwhatusedtobeared-lightdistrictandisnowsaid
tobethesingleplaceinthecitywheretheservicesarickshawpuller
offersmayincludeprovidingfemalecompanytoagentlemanforthe
evening.）It’sthepeopleinthelaneswhomostregularlyuse
rickshaws—notthepoorbutpeoplewhoarejustanotchabovethepoor.
Theyarepeoplewhotendtotravelshortdistances,throughlanesthat
aresometimesinaccessibletoeventhemostdaringtaxidriver.Anolder
womanwithmarketingtodo,forinstance,canarriveinarickshaw,
havetherickshawpullerwaituntilshecomesbackfromvariousstalls
toloadherpurchases,andthenbetakenhome.Peopleinthelanesuse
rickshawsasa24-hourambulanceservice.Proprietorsofcafé
sor
cornerstoressendrickshawstocollecttheirsupplies.（Onemorning
Isawarickshawpullertakeonaloadoflivechickens—tiedinpairs
bythefeetsotheycouldbedrapedovertheshaftsandthefoldedback
canopyandeventheaxle.Bythetimehetrottedoff,hewascarrying
aboutahundredupside-downchickens.）Therickshawpullerstoldme
theirsteadiestcustomersareschoolchildren.Middle-classfamilies
contractwithapullertotakeachildtoschoolandpickhimup;
the
pulleressentiallybecomesafamilyretainer.
FromJunetoSeptemberKolkatacangettorrentialrains,andits
drainagesystemdoesn’tneedtorrentialraintobeginbackingup.
ResidentswhofavoratouchofhyperbolesaythatinKolkata“ifa
straycatpees,there’saflood.”Duringmystayitoncerainedfor
about48hours.Entireneighborhoodscouldn’tbereachedbymotorized
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vehicles,andthenewspapersshowedpicturesofrickshawsbeingpulled
throughwaterthatwasuptothepullers’waists.Whenit’sraining,
thenormalcustomerbaseforrickshawpullersexpandsgreatly,asdoes
thepriceofajourney.AwriterinKolkatatoldme,“Whenitrains,
eventhegovernortakesrickshaws.”
WhileIwasinKolkata,amagazinecalledIndiaTodaypublished
itsannualrankingofIndianstates,accordingtosuchmeasurements
asprosperityandinfrastructure.AmongIndia’s20largeststates,
Biharfinisheddeadlast,asithasforfourofthepastfiveyears.
Bihar,acouplehundredmilesnorthofKolkata,iswherethevast
majorityofrickshawpullerscomefrom.OnceinKolkata,theysleep
onthestreetorintheirrickshawsorinadera—acombinationgarage
andrepairshopanddormitorymanagedbysomeonecalledasardar.For
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