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45.Thereisnotenoughmoneytobuildadequatehousesforthepeoplethatlivethere,letalonethenewarrivals.

46.Sothefiguresforthegrowthoftownsandcitiesrepresentproportionalgrowthofunemploymentandunderemployment

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SectionAConversations

ShortConversations

11.W:

IranintoSallytheotherday.Icouldhardlyrecognizeher.Doyourememberherfromhighschool?

M:

Yeah,shewasalittleoutofshapebackthen.Well,hasshelostalotofweight?

Q:

WhatdoesthemanrememberofSally?

12.W:

Wedon’tseemtohaveareservationforyou,sir.I’msorry.

Butmysecretarysaidthatshehadreservedaroomformehere.Iphonedherfromtheairportthismorning

justbeforeIgotonboardtheplane.

　　Q:

Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

13.W:

Whatwouldyoudoifyouwereinmyplace?

　　M:

IfPaulweremyson,I’djustnotworry.Nowthathisteacherisgivinghimextrahelpandheisworkinghardhimself,he’s

roomonly.

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

17.M:

I’vebroughtbackyourOxfordCompaniontoEnglishliterature.Ithoughtyoumightuseitforyourpaper.

Sorrynottohavereturneditearlier.

　　W:

Iwaswonderingwherethatbookwas.

Whatcanweinferfromthatconversation?

18.W:

Totellthetruth,Tony,itneveroccurstomethatyouareanathlete.

Oh,really?

Mostpeoplewhomeetme,includingsomefriendsofmine,don’tthinksoeither.

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

LongConversations

Conversation1

Mary,Ihopeyouarepackedandreadytoleave.

Yes,I’mpacked,butnotquiteready.Ican’tfindmypassport.

Yourpassport?

That’stheonethingyoumustn’tleavebehind.

Iknow.Ihaven’tlostit.I’vepackedit,butIcan’trememberwhichbagit’sin.

Well,youhavetofinditattheairport.Comeon,thetaxiiswaiting.

Didyousaytaxi?

Ithoughtweweregoinginyourcar.

Yes,well,Ihadplannedto,butI’llexplainlater.You’vegottobethereinanhour.

Theplanedoesn’tleavefortwohours.Anyway,I’mreadytogonow.

Well,nowyouaretakingjustonecase,isthatright?

No,thereisoneinthehallaswell.

Gosh,whatalotofstuff!

Youaretakingenoughforamonthinsteadofaweek.

Well,youcan’tdependontheweather.Itmightbecold.

It’snevercoldinRome.CertainlynotinMay.Comeon,wereallymustgo.

Right,weareready.We’vegotthebags,I’msurethereisnoneedtorush.

Thereis.Iaskedthetaxidrivertowaittwominutes,nottwenty.

Look,I’msupposedtobegoingawaytorelax.Youaremakingmenervous.

Well,Iwantyoutorelaxonholidays,butyoucan’trelaxyet.

OK,Ipromisenottorelax,atleastnotuntilwegettotheairportandIfindmypassport.

　　Q19:

Whatdoesthewomansayaboutherpassport?

　　Q20:

Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman’strip?

　　Q21:

Whydoesthemanurgethewomantohurry?

　　Q22:

Conversation2

Oh,I’mfedupwithmyjob.

Hey,thereisaperfectjobforyouinthepapertoday.Youmightbeinterested.

Oh,whatisit?

Whatdotheywant?

Waitaminute.Eh,hereitis.TheEuropeanSpaceAgencyisrecruitingtranslators.

TheEuropeanSpaceAgency?

Well,that’swhatitsays.TheyneedanEnglishtranslatortoworkfromFrenchorGerman.

W:

SotheyneedadegreeinFrenchorGerman,Isuppose.Well,I’vegotthat.What’smore,Ihaveplentyofexperience.Whatelsearetheyaskingfor?

Justthat.Auniversitydegreeandthreeorfouryears’experienceasatranslatorinaprofessionalenvironment.Theyalsosaythepersonshouldhavealivelyandenquiringmind,effectivecommunicationskillsandtheabilitytoworkindividuallyorasapartoftheteam.

Well,ifIstayonmypresentjobmuchlonger,Iwon’thaveanymindorskillsleft.Bytheway,whataboutsalary?

Ijusthopeitisn’tlowerthanwhatIgetnow.

It’ssaidtobenegotiable.Itdependsontheapplicant’seducationandexperience.Inadditiontobasicsalary,thereisalistofextrabenefits.Havealookyourself.

Um,travelandsocialsecurityplusrelocationexpensesarepaid.Hey,thisisn’tbad.Ireallywantthejob.

　　Q23:

Whyisthewomantryingtofindanewjob?

　　Q24:

Whatpositionisbeingadvertisedinthepaper?

　　Q25:

Whatarethekeyfactorsthatdeterminethesalaryofthenewposition?

SectionBShortPassages

Passage1

　　Whencouplesgetmarried,theyusuallyplantohavechildren.Sometimes,however,acouplecannothaveachildoftheirown.Inthiscase,theymaydecidetoadoptachild.Infact,adoptionisverycommontoday.Thereareabout60thousandadoptionseachyearintheUSalone.Somepeopleprefertoadoptinfants,othersadoptolderchildren.Somecouplesadoptchildrenfromtheirowncountries,othersadoptchildrenfromforeigncountries.Inanycase,theyalladoptchildrenforthesamereason----theycareaboutchildrenandwanttogivetheiradoptedchildahappylife.

Mostadoptedchildrenknowthattheyareadopted.Psychologistsandchild-careexpertsgenerallythinkthisisagoodidea.However,manyadoptedchildrenoradopteeshaveverylittleinformationabouttheirbiologicalparents.Asamatteroffact,itisoftenverydifficultforadopteestofindoutabouttheirbirthparentsbecausethebirthrecordsofmostadopteesareusuallysealed.Theinformationissecretsonoonecanseeit.

Naturally,adoptedchildrenhavedifferentfeelingsabouttheirbirthparents.Manyadopteeswanttosearchforthem,butothersdonot.Thedecisiontosearchforbirthparentsisadifficultonetomake.Mostadopteeshavemixedfeelingsaboutfindingtheirbiologicalparents.Eventhoughadopteesdonotknowabouttheirnaturalparents,theydoknowthattheiradoptiveparentswantthem,lovethemandwillcareforthem.

Questions26-29arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

26.Accordingtothespeaker,whydosomecouplesadoptchildren?

27.Whyisitdifficultforadopteestofindoutabouttheirbirthparents?

28.Whydomanyadopteesfindithardtomakethedecisiontosearchfortheirbirthparents?

29.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

Passage2

KatherineGrahamgraduatedfromtheUniversityofChicagoin1938andgotajobasanewsreporterinSanFrancisco.Catherine’sfatherusedtobeasuccessfulinvestmentbanker.In1933,heboughtafailingnewspaper,TheWashingtonPost.ThenKatherinereturnedtoWashingtonandgotajob,editinglettersinherfather’snewspaper.ShemarriedPhilipGraham,whotookoverhisfather-in-law’spositionshortlyafterandbecamepublisherofTheWashingtonPost.Butformanyyears,herhusbandsufferedfrommentalillnessandhekilledhimselfin1963.

Afterherhusband’sdeath,Katherineoperatedthenewspaper.Inthe1970s,thenewspaperbecamefamousaroundtheworldandKatherinewasalsorecognizedasanimportantleaderinnewspaperpublishing.ShewasthefirstwomantoheadamajorAmericanpublishingcompany,TheWashingtonPostCompany.Inafewyears,shesuccessfullyexpandedthecompanytoincludenewspaper,magazine,broadcastandcablecompanies.

　　Shediedofheadinjuriesafterafallwhenshewas84.Morethan3thousandpeopleattendedherfuneral,includingmanygovernmentandbusinessleaders.HerfriendssaidshewouldberememberedasawomanwhohadanimportantinfluenceoneventsintheUnitedStatesandtheworld.Katherineoncewrote,“Theworldwithoutnewspaperswouldnotbethesamekindofworld”.Afterherdeath,theemployeesofTheWashingtonPostwrote,“TheworldwithoutKatherinewouldnotbethesameatall.”

Questions30-32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

30.WhatdowelearnfromthepassageaboutKatherine’sfather?

31.WhatdoesthespeakertellusaboutKatherineGraham?

32.WhatdoesthecommentbyemployeesofTheWashingtonPostsuggest?

Passage3

Obtaininggoodhealthinsuranceisarealnecessitywhileyouarestudyingoverseas.Itprotectsyoufromminorandmajormedicalexpensesthatcanwipeoutnotonlyyoursavingsbutyourdreamsofaneducationabroad.

Thereareoftentwodifferenttypesofhealthinsuranceyoucanconsiderbuying:

internationaltravelinsuranceandstudentinsuranceinthecountrywhereyouwillbegoing.Aninternationaltravelinsurancepolicyisusuallypurchasedinyourhomecountrybeforeyougoabroad.Itgenerallycoversawidevarietyofmedicalservicesandyouareoftengivenalistofdoctorsintheareawhereyouwilltravelwhomayevenspeakyournativelanguage.ThedrawbackmightbethatyoumaynotgetyourmoneybackimmediatelyInotherwords,youmayhavetopayallyoumedicalexpensesandthenlatersubmityourreceipttotheinsurancecompany.

Ontheotherhand,gettingstudentheathinsuranceinthecountrywhereyouwillstudymightallowyoutoonlypayacertainpercentageofthemedicalcostatthetimeofserviceandthusyoudon’thavetohavesufficientcashtopaytheentirebillatonce.

Whateveryoudecide,obtainingsomeformsofhealthinsuranceissomethingyoushouldconsiderbeforeyougooverseas.Youshouldn’twaituntilyouaresickwithamajormedicalbillstopayoff.

Questions33-35are