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INTERVIEW

InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcoloredanswersheet.

Questions1to5arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.

Nowlistentotheinterview

1.Marydoesn'

tseemtofavourtheideaofanewairportbecause

A.theexistingairportsaretobewasted

B.morepeoplewillbeencouragedtotravel.

C.moreoilwillbeconsumed.

D.moreairplaneswillbepurchased.

2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedbyMaryasapotentialdisadvantage?

A.Morepeopleinthearea. 

B.Noiseandmotorways.

C.Wasteofland. 

D.Unnecessarytravel.

3.FreddyhascitedthefollowingadvantagesforanewairportEXCEPT

A.morejobopportunities. 

B.vitalitytothelocaleconomy.

C.roadconstruction, 

D.presenceofaircrewinthearea.

4.Marythinksthatpeopledontneedtodomuchtravelnowadaysasaresultof

A.lessemphasisonpersonalcontact.

B.advancesinmoderntelecommunications.

C.recentchangesinpeoplesconcepts.

D.morepotentialdamagetothearea

5.WelearnfromtheconversationthatFreddyisMarysideas,

A.stronglyinfavourof 

B.mildlyinfavourof

C.stronglyagainst 

D.mildlyagainst

SECTIONC 

NEWSBROADCAST

InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcolouredanswersheet.

Question6isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.

6.Whatisthemainideaofthenewsitem?

A.AnewgovernmentwasformedafterSundayselections.

B.Thenewgovernmentintendstochangethewelfaresystem.

C.TheSocialDemocraticPartyfoundedthewelfaresystem.

D.TheSocialDemocraticPartywasresponsibleforhighunemployment.

Questions7and8arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.

7.ThetapesoftheApollo-11missionwerefirststoredin

A.aU.S.governmentarchiveswarehouse.

B.aNASAgroundtrackingstation.

C.theGoddardSpaceFlightCentre.

D.noneoftheaboveplaces.

8.WhatdoesthenewsitemsayaboutRichardNafzger?

A.Heisassignedthetasktolookforthetapes.

B.Hebelievesthatthetapesareprobablylost.

C.HeworksinaNASAgroundreceivingsite.

D.Hehadaskedforthetapesinthe1970s.

Questions9and10arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.

9.Theexampleinthenewsitemiscitedmainlytoshow

A.thatdoctorsaresometimesprofessionallyincompetent

B.thatincaseslikethathospitalshavetopayhugecompensations.

C.thatlanguagebarriersmightlowerthequalityoftreatment. 

D.thatlanguagebarrierscanresultinfatalconsequences. 

10.AccordingtoDr.Flores,hospitalsandclinics

A.haveseentheneedforhiringtrainedinterpreters.

B.haverealizedtheproblemsoflanguagebarriers.

C.havebeguntrainingtheirstafftobebilinguals.

D.havetakenstepstoprovideaccuratediagnosis.

PARTII 

READINGCOMPREHENSION（30MIN）

Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotalof20multiple-choicequestions.Readthepassagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyourcolouredanswersheet。

TEXTA

Attheageof16,LeeHyukJoonslifeisalivinghell.TheSouthKorean10thgradergetsupat6inthemorningtogotoschool,andstudiesmostofthedayuntilreturninghomeat6p.m.Afterdinner,itstimetohitthebooksagain—atoneofSeoulsmanyso-calledcramschools.Leegetsbackhomeat1inthemorning,sleepslessthanfivehours,thenrepeatstheroutine—fivedaysaweek.Itsagruelingschedule,butLeeworriesthatitmaynotbegoodenoughtogethimintoatopuniversity.Someofhisclassmatesstudyevenharder.

SouthKoreaseducationsystemhaslongbeenhighlycompetitive.ButforLeeandtheother700,000high-schoolsophomoresinthecountry,high-schoolstudieshavegottenevenmoreintense.That’sbecauseSouthKoreahasconceivedanewcollege-entrancesystem,whichwillbeimplementedin2008.Thisyears10thgraderswillbethefirstgroupevaluatedbythenewadmissionsstandard,whichplacesmoreemphasisongradesinthethreeyearsofhighschoolandlessonnationwideSAT-styleandotherselectiontests,whichhavetraditionallydeterminedwhichstudentsgototheelitecolleges.

Thechangewasmademostlytoreducewhatthegovernmentsaysisagrowingeducationgapinthecountry:

wealthystudentsgotothebestcollegesandgetthebestjobs,keepingthechildrenofpoorerfamiliesonthesocialmargins.Theaimistoreducetheimportanceofcostlytutorsandcramschools,partlytohelpstudentsenjoyamorenormalhigh-schoollife.Butthenewsystemhashadtheoppositeeffect.Before,studentsdidntworrytoomuchabouttheirgrade-pointaverages;

thebigchallengewasbeatinghestandardizedtestsashigh-schoolseniors.Nowstudentsarecompetingagainstoneanotheroverathree-yearperiod,andeverymidtermandfinaltestiscrucial.Fretfulparentsarerelyingevenmoreheavilyontutorsandcramschoolstohelptheirchildrensucceed.

ParentsandkidshavesentthousandsofangryonlineletterstotheEducationMinistrycomplainingthatthenewadmissionsstandardissettingstudentsagainsteachother."

Onecansucceedonlywhenothersfail,”asoneparentsaid.

EducationexpertssaythatSouthKoreaspublicsecondary-schoolsystemisfoundering,whileprivateeducationisthriving.Accordingtocritics,thecountrieshighschoolsarealmostuniformlymediocre—theresultofanegalitariangovernmenteducationpolicy.Withthenumberofeliteschoolsstrictlycontrolledbythegovernment,eventhebrighteststudentstypicallyhavetosettleforordinaryschoolsintheirneighbourhoods,wherethecurriculumiscentredonaveragestudents.Tomakeupforthemediocrity,zealousparentssendtheirkidstotheexpensivecramschools.StudentsinaffluentsouthernSeoulneighbourhoodscomplainthatthenewsystemwillhurtthemthemost.

NearlyallKoreanhighschoolswillbeweightedequallyinthecollege-entranceprocess,andrelativelyweakstudentsinprovincialschools,whomaynotscorewellonstandardizedtests,oftencompilegoodgrade-pointaverages.

Someuniversities,particularlyprestigiousones,openlycomplainthattheycannotselectthebeststudentsunderthenewsystembecauseiteliminatesdifferencesamonghighschools.Theyveaskedformorediscretioninpickingstudentsbygivingmoreweighttosuchscreeningtoolsasessaywritingorinterviews.

PresidentRohMooHyundoesn’tlikehowsomecollegesaretryingtocircumventthenewsystem.Herecentlycriticized"

greedy"

universitiesthatfocusmoreonfindingthebeststudentsthanfayingto"

nurturegoodstudents"

.Butamidthecrossfirebetweenthegovernmentanduniversities,thecountries10thgradersarefeelingthestress.Ononlineprotestsites,somearecallingthemselvesa“cursedgeneration”and“miceinalabexperiment”.Itallseemsatouchmelodramatic,butthat’stheSouthKoreanschoolsystem.

11.Accordingtothepassage,thenewcollege-entrancesystemisdesignedto

A.requirestudentstositformorecollege-entrancetests.

B.reducetheweightofcollege-entrancetests.

C.selectstudentsontheirhighschoolgradesonly.

D.reducethenumberofprospectivecollegeapplicants.

12.Whatseemstobetheeffectofintroducingthenewsystem?

A.Thesystemhasgivenequalopportunitiestostudents.

B.Thesystemhasreducedthenumberofcramschools.

C.Thesystemhasintensifiedcompetitionamongschools.

D.Thesystemhasincreasedstudentsstudyload.

13.Accordingtocritics,thepopularityofprivateeducationismainlytheresultof

A.thegovernmentsegalitarianpolicy. 

B.insufficientnumberofschools:

C.curriculumsofaveragequality. 

D.lowcostofprivateeducation.

14.Accordingtothepassage,thereseemstobedisagreementovertheadoptionofthenewsystembetweenthefollowinggroupsEXCEPT

A.betweenuniversitiesandthegovernment.

B.betweenschoolexpertsandthegovernment.

C.betweenparentsandschools.

D.betweenparentsandthegovernment.

15.Whichofthefollowingadjectivesbestdescribestheauthorstreatmentofthetopic?

A.Objective. 

B.Positive. 

C.Negative. 

D.Biased.

TEXTB

WilfredEmmanuel-Joneswasateenagerbeforehesawhisfirstcowinhisfirstfield.BorninJamaica,the47-year-oldgrewupininner-cityBirminghambeforemakingacareerasatelevisionproducerandlaunchinghisownmarketingagency.ButdeepdownhealwaysnurturedeverytrueEnglishmendreamof