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Itsmorethanconfidence!

RightnowIfeltthatifIgotlessthananA,itwillbethefaultoftheexamitself.

Whatdoesthemanmean?

13．W:

Justlookatthisnewspaper!

Nothingbutmurder,deathandwar!

Doyoustillbelievepeoplearebasicallygood?

OfcourseIdo!

Butnewspapershardlyeverreportstoriesaboutpeaceandgenerosity.Theyarenotnews!

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

14．M:

Tommustbejokingwhenhesaidheplanstosellhisshopandgotomedicalschool.

W:

Youarequiteright!

Hesjustkidding!

Hesalsotoldmetimeandtimeagainhewishedtostudyforsomeprofessioninsteadofgoingintobusiness.

WhatwillTomprobablydoaccordingtotheconversation?

15．W:

Ihearyourbosshasarealgoodimpressionofyou,andheisthinkingaboutgivingyoutwomoredaysoffeachmonth.

Ihopenot.IdrathergetmoreworkhoursIcangetenoughbuckstohelpoutmytwokidsatcollege.

Whatdoesthemantrulywant?

16．M:

IheardyoutookatriptoMexicolastmonth.Howdidyoulikeit?

Oh,Igotsickandtiredofthehotelandhotelfood!

SonowIunderstandthething:

East,west,homesbest!

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

17．W:

ImworriedaboutAnna.Shesreallybeendepressedlately.Allshedoesisstayinginherroomallday.

Thatsoundsserious!

Shedbetterseeapsychiatristatthecounselingcentre.

WhatdoesthemansuggestAnnado?

18．M:

IcouldhardlyrecognizeSamafterwegotthatnewjob!

Hesalwaysinasuitandtienow.

Yeah.Hewasneverlikedthatincollege.Backthen,hewentaroundinoldT-shirtsandjeans.

WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutSam?

Conversation1

Hi,Anna!

Welcomeback!

How’syourtriptotheStates?

Verybusy.Ihadalotofmeetings,so,ofcourse,Ididn’thavemuchtimetoseeNewYork.

Whatapity!

Actually,Ihaveatriptheremyselfnextweek.

Doyou?

Thentakemyadvice,dothewell-beingintheairprogram.Itreallyworks.

Oh,Ireadaboutthatinamagazine.Yousayitworks?

Yes,IdidtheprogramontheflighttotheStates,andwhenIarrivedatNewYork,Ididn’thaveanyproblem,nojetlagatall.Onthewayback,Ididn’tdoit,andIfeltterrible.

You’rejoking!

Notatall,itreallymeantalotofdifference.

En.Sowhatdidyoudo?

Well,Ididn’tdrinkanalcoholorcoffee,andIdidn’teatanymeatorrichfood.Idrinkalotofwater,andfreshjuice,andIatethenoodlesonthewell-beingmenu.They’relighter.Theyhavefish,vegetables,andnoodles,forexample,andIdidsomeoftheexercisesoftheprogram.

Exercises?

Onaplane?

Yes.Ididn’tdomany,ofcourse,thereisn’tmuchspaceonaplane.

Howmanypassengersdotheexercises?

Notmany.

Thenhowmuchchampagnedidtheydrink?

Alot!

Itwasmorepopularthanmineralwater.

So,basically,it’sachoice.Mineralwaterandexercises,orchampagneandjetlag.

That’sright!

It’sadifficultchoice.

Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyou’vejustheard.

19.WhydidthewomangotoNewYork?

20.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutthewell-beingintheairprogram?

21.Whatdidthewomandotofollowthewell-beingmenu?

22.Whatdidthewomansayaboutotherpassengers?

ConversationTwo:

Morning.CanIhelpyou?

Well,I’mnotrallysure.I’mjustlooking.

Isee.Well,there’splentytolookatitagainthisyear.I’msureyouhavetowalkmilestoseeeachstand.

That’strue.

Er…,wouldyoulikeacoffee?

Comeandsitdownforaminute,noobligation.

Well,that’sverykindofyou,but…

Now,please.Isthisthefirstyearyou’vebeentothefair,Mr….

Yes,Johnson,JamesJohnson.

Myname’sSusanCarter.Areyoulookingforanythinginparticular,orareyouinterestedincomputersingeneral?

Well,actually,Ihavesomespecificjobsinmind.Ioweasmallcompany,we’vegrownquitedramaticallyoverthepast12months,andwereallyneedsometechnologicalhelptoenableustokeepontopofeverything.

What’syourlineofbusiness,Mr.Johnson?

We’reatrainingconsultancy.

Isee.Andwhatdoyoumean“tokeepontop”?

Thefirstthingiscorrespondence.Wehavealotofstandardlettersandforms.SoIsupposeweneedsomekindofwordprocessor.

Right.Well,that’snoproblem.Butitmaybepossibleforyoutogetasystemthatdoesalotofotherthingsinadditiontowordprocessing.WhatmightsuityouistheMR5000.That’sitoverthere!

It’sIBMcompatible.

Whatabouttheprice?

Well,theMR5000costs1,050pounds.Softwarecomesfreewiththehardware.

Well,I’llthinkaboutit.Thankyou.

Here’smycard.Pleasefeelfreetocontactme.

Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyou’vejustheard:

23.Wheredidtheconversationtakeplace?

24.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

25.Whatistheman’slineofbusiness?

Passage

P1

Thenewyearalwaysbringswiththeculturaltraditionofnewpossibilities.Weseeitasachanceforrenewal.Webegintodreamofnewpossibleselves.Wedesignouridealselforanimagethatisquitedifferentfromwhatwearenow.Forsomeofus,werollatdreamyfilminourheadsjustbecauseit’sthebeginningofanewyear.Butwearen’tseriousaboutmakingchanges.Wejustmakesomehalf-heartedresolutionanditevaporatesafteraweekortwo.Theexperiencemakesusfeellesssuccessfulandleadsustodiscountourabilitytochangeinthefuture.It’notthechangeisimpossiblebutthatitwouldlose（?

）unlessourresolutionsaresupportedwithplansforimplementation.Wehavetomakeourintentionsmanageablebydetailingthespecificstepsthatwillcarryustoourgoal.Sayyourgoalistoloseweightbydietingandcuttingoffsweets.Butonenightyoujusthavetohaveacookie.Andyouknowthere’sabagofyourfavoritesinthecupboard.Youwantone,youeattwo,youcheckthebagandfindoutyou’vejustshot132calories.Yousaytoyourself,“Whatthehell!

”andpolishoffthewholebag.Thenyoubegintodrawallkindsofunpleasantconclusionsaboutyourself.Toprotectyoursenseofself,youbegintodiscountthegoal.Youmaythink–“Well,dietingwasn’tthatimportanttomeandIwon’tmakeitanyhow.”Soyouabandonthegoalandreturntoyourbadhabits.

26Whatdopeopleusuallywishtodoatthebeginningofanewyear?

27Howcanpeopleturntheirnewyear’sresolutionsintoreality?

28Whydoesthespeakermentiontheexampleofsweetsandcookies?

P2

25yearsago,RayAnderson,asingleparentwithaone-year-oldsonwitnessedaterribleaccidentwhichtookplacewhenthedriverofatruckranaredlightandcollidedwiththecarofSandraD.TheimpactofthecollisionkilledSandrainstantly.Butherthree-month-olddaughterwaslefttrappedintheburningcar.Whileotherslookedoninhorror,Andersenjumpedoutofhisvehicleandcrawledintothecarthroughtheshadowedrearwindowtotrytofreetheinfant.Secondslater,thecarwasenclosedinflames.Buttoeveryone’samazement,Andersenwasabletopullthebabytosafety.Whilethebabywasallright,Andersenwasseriouslyinjured.Twodayslaterhedied.Buthisheroicactwaspublishedwidelyinthemedia.Hissonwassoonadoptedbyrelatives.Themostremarkablepartofthestoryunfoldedonlylastweek.KarenandherboyfriendMichaelwerelookingthroughsomeoldboxeswhentheycameacrosssomeoldnewspaperclippings.“ThisismewhenIwasanewbornbaby.Iwasrescuedfromaburningcar.Butmymotherdiedintheaccident,”explainedKaren.AlthoughMichaelknewKaren’smotherhaddiedyearsearlier,heneverfullyunderstoodthecircumstancesuntilheskimmedoverthenewspaperarticle.ToKaren’ssurprise,Michaelwasabsorbedinthedetailsoftheaccident.Andhebegantocryuncontrollably.ThenherevealedthatthemanthatpulledKarenfromtheflameswasthefatherheneverknew.Thetwoembracedandshedmanytears,recountingstoriestoldtothemabouttheirparents.

29Whathappenedtwenty-fiveyearsago?

30WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutMichael’sfather?

31WhydidMichaelcryuncontrollablywhenheskimmedoverthenewspaperarticle?

P3

Americanssufferfromanoverdoseofwork.Regardlessofwhotheyareorwhattheydo.AmericansspendmoretimeatworkthanthatanytimesinceWorldWarII.In1950,theUShadfewerworkinghoursthananyotherindustrializedcountry.Today,itexceedseverycountrybutJapanwhereindustrializedemployeesload2155hoursayearcomparedwith1951intheUSand1603intheformerWestGermany.Between1969and1989,employedAmericansaddanaverageof138hourstotheiryearlyworkschedules.Theworkweekhasremainedabove40hours.Butpeopleareworkingmoreweekseachyear.Specificallypaytimeoffholidays,vacations,sickleaveshrinkby50%inthe1980s.Ascorporationshaveexperiencedstiffcompetitionsandslowingrowthofproductivity,theyhavepressedemployeestoworklonger.Cost-cuttinglay-offsinthe1980sreducetheprofessionalandmanagerialruns,leavingfewerpeopletogetthejobdone.Inlowerpaidoccupationswherewageshavebeenreduced,workershaveaddedhoursinovertimeorextrajobstopreservetheirlivingstandards.Thegovernmentestimatesthatmorethan7millionpeopleholdasecondjob.Forthefirsttime,largenumbersofpeoplesaytheywanttocutbackonworkinghoursevenitme