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Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

　　13.W:

Whatwouldyoudoifyouwereinmyplace?

IfPaulweremyson,I’djustnotworry.Nowthathisteacherisgivinghimextrahelpandhe’sworkinghardhimself,he’ssuretodowellinthenextexam.

What’stheman’ssuggestiontothewoman?

　　14.M:

You’vehadyourhandsfullandhavebeenoverworkedduringthelasttwoweeks.Ithinkyoureallyneedtogooutandgetsomefreshairandsunshine.

　　W:

Youareright.That’sjustwhatI’mthinkingabout.

Whatis 

thewomanmostprobablygoingtodo?

　　15.W:

Hello,John.Howareyoufeelingnow?

Ihearyou’vebeenill.

TheymusthaveconfusedmewithmytwinbrotherRods.He’sbeensickallweek,butI’veneverfeltbetterinmylife.

Whatdowelearnabouttheman?

　　16.M:

Didyoureallygiveawayallyourfurniturewhenyoumovedintothenewhouselastmonth?

Justtheuselesspieces,asI’mplanningtopurchaseanewsetfromItalyforthesittingroomonly.

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

　　17.M:

I’vebroughtbackyourOxfordCompaniontoEnglishLiterature.Ithoughtyoumightuseitforyourpaper.Sorrynottohavereturneditearlier.

Iwaswonderingwherethatbookwas.

Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?

　　18.W:

Totellthetruth,Tony,itneveroccurstomethatyouareanathlete.

Oh,really?

Mostpeoplewhomeetme,includingsomefriendsofmine,don’tthinksoeither.

　　Q:

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

　　Nowyouwillheartwolongconversations

　　Conversation1

Mary,Ihopeyou’repackedandreadytoleave.

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,Ihaveplannedto,butI’llexplainlater.You’vegottobethereinanhour.

Theplanedoesn’tleavefortwohours.Anyway,I’mreadytogonow.

Now,you’retakingjustonecase,isthatright?

No,thereisoneinthehallaswell.

Gosh,whatalotofstuff!

You’retakingenoughforamonthinsteadofaweek.

Well,youcan’tdependontheweather.Itmightbecold.

It’snevercoldinRome.CertainlynotinMay.Comeon,wereallymustgo.

Right,we’reready.We’vegotthebags,I’msurethere’snoneedtorush.

Thereis.Iaskedthetaxidrivertowaittwominutes,nottwenty.

Look,I’msupposedtobegoingawaytorelax.You’remakingmenervous.

Well,Iwantyoutorelaxonholiday,butyoucan’trelaxyet.

OK,Ipromisenottorelax,atleastnotuntilwegettotheairportandIfindmypassport.

　　Questions19-22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

　　Q19:

Whatdoesthewomansayaboutherpassport?

　　Q20:

Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman’strip?

　　Q21:

Whydoesthemanurgethewomantohurry?

　　Q22:

　　Conversation2

Oh,I’mfedupwithmyjob.

Hey,there’saperfectjobforyouinthepapertoday.Youmightbeinterested.

Oh,whatisit?

Whatdotheywant?

Waitaminute.Uh,hereitis.TheEuropeanSpaceAgencyisrecruitingtranslators.

TheEuropeanSpaceAgency?

Well,that’swhatitsays.TheyneedanEnglishtranslatortoworkfromFrenchorGerman.

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

Justthat.Auniversitydegreeandthreeorfouryearsofexperienceasatranslatorinaprofessionalenvironment.Theyalsosaythepersonshouldhavealivelyandinquiringmind,effectivecommunicationskillsandtheabilitytoworkindividuallyorasapartoftheteam.

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

Ijusthopeitisn’tlowerthanwhatIgetnow.

It’ssaidtobenegotiable.Itdependsontheapplicant’seducationandexperience.Inadditiontobasicsalary,there’salistofextrabenefits.Havealookyourself.

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

　　Questions23-25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

　　Q23:

Whyisthewomantryingtofindanewjob?

　　Q24:

Whatpositionisbeingadvertisedinthepaper?

　　Q25:

Whatarethekeyfactorsthatdeterminethesalaryofthenewposition?

　　SectionBShortPassages

　　Passage1

　　Whencouplesgetmarried,theyusuallyplantohavechildren.Sometimes,however,acouplecannothaveachildoftheirown.Inthiscase,theymaydecidetoadoptachild.Infact,adoptionisverycommontoday.Thereareabout60thousandadoptionseachyearintheUnitedStates 

alone.Somepeopleprefertoadoptinfants,othersadoptolderchildren,somecouplesadoptchildrenfromtheirowncountries,othersadoptchildrenfromforeigncountries.Inanycase,theyalladoptchildrenforthesamereason----theycareaboutchildrenandwanttogivetheiradoptedchildahappylife.

　　Mostadoptedchildrenknowthattheyareadopted.Psychologistsandchild-careexpertsgenerallythinkthisisagoodidea.However,manyadoptedchildrenoradopteeshaveverylittleinformationabouttheirbiologicalparents.Asamatteroffact,itisoftenverydifficultforadopteestofindoutabouttheirbirthparentsbecausethebirthrecordsofmostadopteesareusuallysealed.Theinformationissecretsonoonecanseeit.Naturally,adoptedchildrenhavedifferentfeelingsabouttheirbirthparents.Manyadopteeswanttosearchforthem,butothersdonot.Thedecisiontosearchforbirthparentsisadifficultonetomake.Mostadopteeshavemixedfeelingsaboutfindingtheirbiologicalparents.Eventhoughadopteesdonotknowabouttheirnaturalparents,theydoknowthattheiradoptedparentswantthem,lovethemandwillcareforthem.

　　Questions26-29arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

　　26.Accordingtothespeaker,whydosomecouplesadoptchildren?

　　27.Whyisitdifficultforadopteestofindoutabouttheirbirthparents?

　　28.Whydomanyadopteesfindithardtomakethedecisiontosearchfortheirbirthparents?

　　29.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

　　Passage2

　　KatherineGramgraduatedfromUniversityofChicagoin1938andgotajobasanewsreporterinSanFrancisco.Katherine’sfatherusedtobeasuccessfulinvestmentbanker.In1933,heboughtafailingnewspaper,theWashingtonPost.

　　ThenKatherinereturnedtoWashingtonandgotajob,editinglettersinherfather’snewspaper.ShemarriedPhilipGram,whotookoverhisfather-in-law’spositionshortlyafterandbecamepublisheroftheWashingtonPost.Butformanyyears,herhusbandsufferedfrommentalillnessandhekilledhimselfin1963.Afterherhusband’sdeath,Katherineoperatedthenewspaper.Inthe1970s,thenewspaperbecamefamousaroundtheworldandKatherinewasalsorecognizedasanimportantleaderinnewspaperpublishing.ShewasthefirstwomantoheadamajorAmericanpublishingcompany,theWashingtonPostcompany.Inafewyears,shesuccessfullyexpandedthecompanytoincludenewspaper,magazine,broadcastandcablecompanies.

　　Shediedofheadinjuriesafterafallwhenshewas84.Morethan3thousandpeopleattendedherfuneralincludingmanygovernmentandbusinessleaders.HerfriendssaidshewouldberememberedasawomanwhohadanimportantinfluenceoneventsintheUnitedStatesandtheworld.Katherineoncewrote,“Theworldwithoutnewspaperswouldnotbethesamekindofworld”.Afterherdeath,theemployeesoftheWashingtonPostwrote,“TheworldwithoutKatherinewouldnotbethesameatall.”

　　Questions30-32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

　　30.WhatdowelearnfromthepassageaboutKatherine’sfather?

　　31.WhatdoesthespeakertellusaboutKatherineGram?

　　32.WhatdoesthecommentbyemployeesoftheWashingtonPostsuggest?

　　Passage3

　　Obtaininggoodhealthinsuranceisarealnecessitywhileyouarestudyingoverseas.Itprotectsyoufromminorandmajormedicalexpensesthatcanwipeoutnotonlyyoursavingsbutyourdreamsofaneducationabroad.Thereareoftentwodifferenttypesofhealthinsuranceyoucanconsiderbuying,internationaltravelinsuranceandstudentinsuranceinthecountrywhereyouwillbegoing.

　　Aninternationaltravelinsurancepolicyisusuallypurchasedinyourhomecountrybeforeyougoabroad.Itgenerallycoversawidevarietyofmedicalservicesandyouareoftengivenalistofdoctorsintheareawhereyouwilltravelwhomayevenspeakyournativelanguage.Thedrawbackmightbethatyoumaynotgetyourmoneybackimmediately,inotherwords,youmayhavetopayallyoumedicalexpensesandthenlatersubmityourreceiptstotheinsurancecompany.

　　Ontheotherhand,gettingstudentheathinsuranceinthecountrywhereyouwillstudymightallowyoutoonlypayacertainpercentageofthemedicalcostatthetimeofserviceandthusyoudon’thavetohavesufficientcashtopaytheentirebillatonce.Whateveryoudecide,obtai