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3.M:
Hello,thisisCarl’sgarage.WefoundMr.White’sbriefcaseandwalletafterhelefthiscarherethismorning.
W:
Hehasbeenwonderingwherehecouldhaveleftthem.I’lltellhimtopickthemupthisafternoon.Thankyouforcalling.
WhatdowelearnaboutMr.Whitefromtheconversation?
4.W:
Youknow,someTVchannelshavebeenrerunningalotofcomediesfromthe1960s’.Whatdoyouthinkofthoseoldshows?
Notmuch.Butthenewonesincludingthosedonebyfamousdirectorsarenotsoentertainingeither.
5.M:
HowmuchlongershouldIboilthesevegetables?
Therecipesaysabout10minutesintotal.
Theylookprettydonetome.Idoubtyoushouldcookthemanymore.
Whatdoesthewomanmean?
6.W:
Tom,areyougoingtoyourparents’housetonight?
Yes,Ipromisetohelpthemfigureouttheirtaxreturns.Thetaxcodeisreallyconfusingtothem.
Whatisthemangoingtodoforhisparents?
7.W:
IwassurprisedwhenIheardyou’dfinishedyourresearchprojectawholemonthearly.
HowImanagetodoitisstillamysterytome.
Whatdoesthemanmean?
8.W:
Iwashopingwecouldbeinthesamedevelopmentalpsychologyclass.
Metoo,butbythetimeIwentforregistrationthecoursewasclosed.
ConversationOne
It'
sreallyamazinghowmanycolorsthereareintheseThaisilks?
Theseareournewdesigns.
Oh,Idon'
tthinkI'
veseenthiscombinationofcolorsbefore.
They'
rereallybrilliant,aren'
tthey?
Quitedazzling!
MayIhavesamplesofthenewcolorcombinations?
Yes,ofcourse.Butaren'
tyougoingtoplaceanorder?
Weorderthemregularly,youknow,butIdowantourbuyerwhohandlesfabricstoseethem.
Haveyoulookedatthewoodandstonecarvings?
Didyoulikethem?
Oh,theyaren'
treallywhatI'
mlookingfor.
Whatdoyouhaveinmind?
That'
sthetrouble.IneverknowexactlyuntilIseeit.IusuallyhavemoreluckwhenIgetawayfromthetouristplaces.
Outinthecountrysideyoumean.
Yeah,exactly.Marketsinsmalltownshaveturnedoutbestforme.
You'
remoreinterested,then,inhandicraftsthathaven'
tbeencommercialized.
Yes,realfolkarts,pots,dishes,basketware—thekindsofthingsthatpeoplethemselvesuse.
I'
msurewecanarrangeatripoutintothecountryforyou.
Iwashopingyou'
dsaythat.
WecandriveoutofBangkokandstopwheneveryouseesomethingthatinterestsyou.
Thatwouldbewonderful!
Howsooncouldweleave?
Ican'
tgetawaytomorrow.ButIthinkIcangetacarforthedayafter.
andwouldwehavetocomebackthesameday?
No,IthinkI'
llbeabletokeepthecarforthreeorfourdays.
Wonderful!
llgivemetimeforareallookaround.
Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
9.WhatattractsthemantotheThaisilks?
10.WhatisthemanlookingforinThailand?
11.Whatdowelearnaboutthetripthewomanpromisedtoarrangefortheman?
ConversationTwo
Well,beforewedecidewe'
regoingtoliveinEnderby,wereallyoughttohavealookattheschools.Wewantthechildrentohaveagoodsecondaryeducation,sowe'
dbetterseewhat'
savailable.
TheygavemesomeinformationatthedistrictofficeandItooknotes.ItappearstherearefivesecondaryschoolsinEnderby--threestateschoolsandtwoprivate.
Idon'
tknowifwewantprivateschools,dowe?
tthinkso,butwe'
lllookatthemanyway.There'
reSaintMary'
s,that'
sacatholicschoolforgirlsandCarltonAbbey,that'
saveryoldboys'
boardingschool,foundedin1672.
Areallthestateschoolsco-educational?
Yes,itseemsso.
IthinklittleKeithisverygoodwithhishands.We'
retosendhimtoaschoolwithgoodvocationaltraining--carpentry,electronics,that'
ssortofthing.
Inthatcase,wearebestoffatEnderbyComprehensive.Igathertheyhaveexcellentworkshopsandinstructors.ButitsaysheretheDonwellalsohasgoodfacilities.EnderbyHighhasalittle,buttheyaremostlyacademic.NovocationaltrainingatallatCarltonAbbeyorSaintMary'
s.
Whataretheschoolslikeacademically?
Howmanychildrengoontouniversityeveryyear?
Well,EnderbyHighisverygood.andCarltonAbbeyevenbetter,70%percentoftheirpupilsgoontouniversity.Donwellisn'
tsogood.Only8%.andEnderbyComprehensiveinSaintMary'
snotmuchmore,about10%.
Well,itseemslikethereisabroadselectionofschools.Butwehavetofindoutmorethanstatisticsbeforewecandecide.
Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
12.Whatdotheywanttheirchildrentohave?
13.WhatdothespeakerssayaboutlittleKeith?
14.Whatschoolhasthehighestpercentageofpupilswhogoontouniversity?
15.Whatarethespeakersgoingtodonext?
SectionB
PassageOne
Goodmorning,ladiesandgentlemen!
Asinstructedinourpreviousmeeting,thesubcommitteeonbuildingdevelopmenthasnowdrawnupabrieftosubmittothefirm'
sarchitect.Inshort,thebuildingwouldconsistoftwofloors.Therewouldbeastorageareainthebasementtobeusedbytheresearchcenteraswellasbyotherdepartments.Weare,asyouknow,shortofstoragebase,sotheavailabilityofalargebasementwouldbeaconsiderableadvantage.Thegroundfloorwouldbeoccupiedbylaboratories.Altogethertherewouldbesixlabs.Inaddition,therewouldbesixofficesforthetechnicians,plusageneralsecretarialofficeandreceptionarea.ThefirstfloorwouldbeoccupiedbytheofficesofResearchandDevelopmentstaff.TherewouldbeasuiteofofficesfortheResearchandDevelopmentdirectoraswellasageneralofficeforsecretarialstaff.It'
sproposedtohaveastaffroomwithasmallkitchen.Thiswouldservebothfloors.Therewouldalsobealibraryforresearchdocumentsandreferencematerial.Inaddition,therewouldbearesourceroominwhichaudiovisualequipmentandotherequipmentofthatsortcouldbestored.Finally,therewouldbeaseminarroomwithclosedcircuittelevision.Thisroomcouldalsobeusedtopresentdisplaysanddemonstrationstovisitorstothecenter.Thebuildingwouldbeofbrickconstructionsoit'
stoconformtothegeneralstyleofconstructiononthesite.Therewouldbeapitchedroof.Wallandceilingspaceswouldbeinsulatedtoconformtonewbuildingregulations.
Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyou'
vejustheard.
16.Whatissaidabouttheplannedbasementofthenewbuilding?
17.WherewouldbetheResearchandDevelopmentdirector'
soffice?
18.Whywouldthebuildingbeofbrickconstruction?
PassageTwo
HuangYiworksforacompanythatsellsfinancialsoftwaretosmallandmediumsizebusinesses.Hisjobistoshowcustomershowtousethenewsoftware.Hespendstwoweekswitheachclient,demonstratingthefeaturesandfunctionsofthesoftware.Thefirstfewmonthsinthejobweredifficult.Heoftenlefttheclientfeelingthatevenaftertwoweekshehadn'
tbeenabletoshowtheemployeeseverythingtheyneededtoknow.It'
snotthattheyweren'
tinterested;
theyobviouslyappreciatedhisinstructionandshowedadesiretolearn.Huangcouldn'
tfigureitoutthesoftwarewasdifficultforthemtounderstand,orifhewasnotdoingagoodjobofteaching.Duringthenextfewmonths,Huangstartedtoseesomepatterns.Hewouldgettoanewclientsiteandspendthefirstweekgoingoverthesoftwarewiththeemployees.Heusuallydidthisinships,withdifferentgroupsofemployeeslisteningtohislecture.Thenhewouldspendthenextweekininstallingtheprogramandhelpingindividualstrouble-shoot.Huangrealizedthatduringtheweekoftroubleshootingandansweringquestions,heendedupaddressingthesameissuesoverandover.Hewasannoyedbecausemostoftheindividualswithwhomheworkedseemtohaveretainedverylittleinformationfromthefirstweek.Theyaskedverybasicquestionsandoftenneededpromptingfrombeginningtoend.Atfirst,hewonderedifthesepeoplewerejustalittleslow,butthenhebegantogetthedistinctfeelingthatpartoftheproblemmightbehisstyleofpresentinginformation.
Questions19to22arebasedonthepassageyou'
19.WhatdoesHuangYidoinhiscompany?
20.WhatdidHuangYithinkofhiswork?
21.WhatdidHuangYidoinadditiontolecturing?
22.WhatdidHuangYirealizeintheend?
PassageThree
Aswehelpchildrengetoutintotheworldtodotheirlearningwell,wecangetmoreoftheworldintotheschools.Asidefromtheirparents,mostchildrenneverhaveanyclosecontactwithanyadultsexcepttheirteachers.Nowondertheyhavenoideawhatadultlifeorworkislike.Weneedtobringmorepeoplewhoarenotfull-timeteachersintotheschools.InNewYorkCity,undertheteachers'
andwriters'
collaborative,realwriterscomeintotheschools,readtheirwork,andtalktothechildrenabouttheproblemsoftheircraft.Thechildrenloveit.Inanotherschool,apracticingattorneycomesineverymonthandtalkstoseveralclassesaboutthelaw.Notthelawitisinbooks,butthelawasheseesitand