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Whatdowelearnfromthisconversation?

12.W:

Doctor,Ihaven’tbeenabletogetenoughsleeplately,andI’mtootiredtoconcentrateinclass.

M:

Well,youknow,spendingtoomuchtimeindoorswithallthatartificiallightingcandothattoyou.Yourbodylosestrackofwhetherit’sdayornight.

Whatdoesthemanimply?

13.M:

IthinkI’llgetoneofthosenewT-shirts,youknow,withtheschool’slogoonboththefrontandback.

You’llregretit.Theyareexpensive,andI’veheardtheprintingfadeseasilywhenyouwashthem.

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

14.W:

Ithinkyourarticleintheschoolnewspaperisrightontarget,andyourviewpointshavecertainlyconvincedme.

Thanks,butinviewofthegeneralresponses,youandIaredefinitelyintheminority.

Whatdoesthemanmean?

15.M:

DaisywasfuriousyesterdaybecauseIlosthernotebook.ShouldIgoseeherandapologizetoagain?

Well,ifIwereyou,I’dlethercooloffafewdaysbeforeIapproachher.

Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

16.M:

WouldyoupleasetellmewhereIcangetbatteriesforthisbrandofcamera?

Letmehavealook.Oh,yes,godownthisaisle,passthegardentools,you’llfindthemontheshelfnexttothelightbulbs.

Whatisthemanlookingfor?

17.M:

OurbasketballteamisplayinginthefinalsbutIdon’thaveaticket.IguessI’lljustwatchitonTV.Doyouwanttocomeover?

ActuallyIhaveaticket.ButI’mnotfeelingwell.Youcanhaveitforwhatitcostme.

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

18.M:

Honey,I’llbegoingstraighttothetheatrefromworkthisevening.Couldyoubringmysuitandtiealong?

Sure,it’sthefirstperformanceoftheStateSymphonyOrchestrainourcity,sosuitandtieisamust.

LongConversations

Conversation1

Igottwolettersthismorningwithjoboffers,onefromthePolytechnic,andtheotherfromtheLanguageSchoolinPistoia,Italy.

Soyouarenotsurewhichtogofor?

That’sit.Ofcourse,theconditionsofworkareverydifferent:

ThePolytechnicisofferingtwo-yearcontractwhichcouldberenewed,butthelanguageschoolisonlyofferingayear’scontract,andthat’sadifferentminus.Itcouldberenewed,butyouneverknow.

Isee.Soit’smuchlesssecure.Butyoudon’tneedtothinktoomuchaboutsteadyjobswhenyouareonly23.

That’strue.

Whataboutthesalaries?

Well,thePistoiajobpaysmuchbetterintheshortterm.I’llbegettingtheequivalentofabout￡22,000ayearthere,butonly￡20,000atthePolytechnic.Butthenthehoursaredifferent.AtthePolytechnicI’dhavetodo35hoursaweek,20teachingand15administration,whereasthePistoiaschoolisonlyaskingfor30hoursteaching.

Mmm…

Thenthetypeofteachingissodifferent.ThePolytechnicisalladultsandmostlypreparationforexamsliketheCambridgecertificates.TheLanguageSchoolwantsmetodoabitofexampreparation,butalsoquitealotofworkincompaniesandfactories,andacoupleofchildren’sclasses.Oh,andabitofliteratureteaching.

Well,thatsoundsmuchmorevariedandinteresting.AndI’dimagineyouwouldbedoingquirealotofteachingoutsidetheschool,andmovingaroundquiteabit.

Yes,whereaswiththePolytechnicposition,I’dbestuckintheschoolallday.

Questions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard:

Q19.Whatdowelearnaboutthemanfromtheconversation?

Q20.WhatdowelearnaboutthestudentsatthePolytechnic?

Q21.WhatdoesthewomanthinkofthejobattheLanguageschool?

Conversation2

Goodeveningandwelcometotonight'

seditionofLegendaryLives.OursubjectthiseveningisJamesDean,actorandherofortheyoungpeopleofhistime.EdwardMurrayistheauthorofanewbiographyofDean.

Goodevening,Edward.

HelloTina.

Edward,telluswhatyouknowaboutDean'

searlylife.

HewasborninIndianain1931,buthisparentsmovedtoCaliforniawhenhewasfive.Hewasn'

ttherelongthoughbecausehismotherpassedawayjustfouryearslater.Jimmy'

sfathersenthimbacktoIndianaafterthattolivewithhisaunt.

Sohowdidhegetintoacting?

Well,firstheactedinplaysathighschool,thenhewenttocollegeinCaliforniawherehegotseriouslyintoacting.In1951hemovedtoNewYorktodomorestageacting.

Thenwhendidhismoviecareerreallystart?

1955.HisfirststarringrolewasinEastofEden.Itwasfabulous.Deanbecameahugesuccess.Butthemoviethatreallymadehimfamouswashissecondone,RebelWithoutaCause,thatwasaboutteenagerswhofeltliketheydidn'

tfitintosociety.

Sohowmanymoremoviesdidhemake?

Justonemore,thenhediedinthatcarcrashinCaliforniain1955.

Whatatragedy!

Heonlymadethreemovies!

Sowhatmadehimthelegendhestillistoday?

WellIguesshislooks,hisactingability,hisshortlife,andmaybethetypeofcharacterheplayedinhismovies.ManyyoungpeoplesawhimasasymbolofAmericanyouths.

Q22Whatisthewomandoing?

Q23WhydidJamesDeanmovebacktoIndianawhenhewasyoung?

Q24WhatdoesthemansayJamesDeandidatcollegeinCalifornia?

Q25WhatdoweknowaboutJamesDeanfromtheconversation?

SectionB

Passage1

Thetimeis9o’clockandthisisMarianSnowwiththenews.

TheGermanauthoritiesaresendinginvestigatorstodiscoverthecauseoftheplanecrashlateyesterdayontheislandofTenerife.Theplane,aBoeing737,takingGermanholidaymakerstotheislandcrashedintoahillsideasitcircledwhilepreparingtoland.Theplanewascarrying180passengers.It’sthoughttherearenosurvivors.Rescueworkerswereatthescene.

TheBritishindustrialistJamesLouis,heldbykidnapperincentralAfricaforthepast8months,wasreleasedunharmedyesterday.Thekidnappershadbeendemanding1millionpoundsforthereleaseofMr.Louis.TheLondonBankandtheiragentswhohadbeennegotiatingwiththekidnappershavenotsaidwhetheranyamountofmoneyhasbeenpaid.

The500UKmotorsworkerswhohadbeenonstrikeinHighTownforthepast3threeweekswentbacktoworkthismorning.Thisfollowssuccessfultalksbetweenmanagementandunionrepresentatives,whichresultedinanewagreementonworkinghourandconditions.Aspokesmanforthemanagementsaidthey’dhopetheycouldnowgetbacktoproducingcars,andthattheylostlotsofmoneyandordersoverthisdispute.

Andfinallytheweather.Afteracodestart,mostofthecountryshouldbewarmandsunny.Buttowardslateafternoon,rainwillspreadfromScotlandtocovermostpartsbymidnight.

Questions26–29arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

26WhatdoesthenewssayabouttheBoeing737plane?

27WhathappenedtoBritishindustrialistJamesLouis?

28Howdidthe3-weekstrikeinHighTownend?

29Whatkindofweatherwillbeexpectedbymidnightinmostpartsofthecountry?

Passage2

JuanLouis,ajuniorgeologymajor,decidedtogiveaninformativespeechabouthowearthquakesoccur.Fromhisaudienceandanalysishelearnedthatonly2or3ofhisclassmatesknewmuchofanythingaboutgeology.Juanrealizedthenthathemustpresenthisspeechatanelementarylevelandwithaminimumofscientificlanguage.Ashepreparedthespeech,Juankeptaskinghimself,“HowcanImakethisclearandmeaningfultosomeonewhoknowsnothingaboutearthquakesorgeologicalprinciples?

”SincehewasspeakingintheMidwest,hedecidedtobeginbynotingthatthemostsevereearthquakeinAmericanhistorytookplacenotinCaliforniaorAlaskabutatNewMadrid,Missouriin1811.Ifsuchanearthquakehappenedtoday,itwouldbefeltfromtheRockyMountainstotheAtlanticOceanandwouldflattenmostofthecitiesintheMississippivalley.That,hefigured,shouldgethisclassmates’attention.Throughoutthebodyofthespeech,Juandealtonlywiththebasicmechanicsoftheearthquakes,carefullyavoidtechnicalterms.Healsopreparedvisualaids,diagrammingphotoline,sohisclassmateswouldn’tgetconfused.Tobeabsolutelysafe,Juanaskedhisroommate,whowasnotageologymajor,tolistentothespeech.“Stopme,”hesaid,“anytimeIsaysomethingyoudon’tunderstand.”Juan’sroommatestoppedhimfourtimes.Andateachspot,Juanworkedoutawaytomakehispointmoreclearly.Finally,hehadaspeechthatwasinterestingandperfectlyunderstandabletohisaudience.

Questions30–32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Q30WhatdidJuanLouislearnfromtheanalysisofhisaudience?

Q31HowdidJuanLouisstarthisspeech?

Q32WhatdidJuanaskhisroommatetodowhenhewasmakinghistrialspeech?

Passage3

Esperantoisanartificiallanguage,designedtoserveinternationallyasanauxiliarymeansofcommunicationamongspeakersofdifferentlanguages.ItwascreatedbyLudwigLazarZamenhof,apolishJewishdoctorspecializedineyediseases.Esperantowasfirstpresentedin1887.Aninternationalmovementwaslaunchedtopromoteitsuse.Despiteargumentsanddisagreements,themovementhascontinuedtoflourishandhasmembersinmorethan80countries.Esperantoisusedinternationallyacrosslanguageboundariesbyatleast1millionpeople,particularlyinspecializedfields.Itisusedinpersonalcontexts,onradiobroadcastsandinanumberofItspopularityhasspreadformEurope,botheastandwest,tosuchcountriesasBrazilandJapan.Itis,however,inChinathatEsperantohashaditsgreatestimpact.Itistaught