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 Section A 

Directions: In this section, you will hear three newsreports. At the end of each news report, you will heartwo or three questions. Both the news report and thequestions will be spoken only once. After you hear aquestion, you must choose the best answer from thefour choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then markthe corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.

Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.

1.

A) The return of a bottled message to its owner's daughter.
B) A New Hampshire man's joke with friends on his wife.
C) A father's message for his daughter.
D) The history of a century-old motel.

2. 

A) She wanted to show gratitude for his kindness.
B) She wanted to honor her father's promise.
C) She had been asked by her father to do so.
D) She was excited to see her father's handwriting.

3. 

A) People were concerned about the number of bees.
B) Several cases of Zika disease had been identified.
C) Two million bees were infected with disease.
D) Zika virus had destroyed some bee farms.

4.

A) It apologized to its customers. 
B) It was forced to kill its bees.
C) It lost a huge stock of bees.

D) It lost 2.5 million dollars.

Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.

5. 

A) It stayed in the air for about two hours.
B) It took off and landed on a football field.
C) It proved to be of high commercial value.
D) It made a series of sharp turns in the sky.

6.

A) Engineering problems. 
B) The air pollution it produced.
C) Inadequate funding. 
D) The opposition from the military.

7. 

A) It uses the latest aviation technology. 
B) It flies faster than a commercial jet.
C) It is a safer means of transportation.
D) It is more environmentally friendly.

Section B

Directions: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of eachconversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will bespoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the fourchoices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with asingle line through the centre.

Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

8. 

A) It seems a depressing topic.

B) It sounds quite alarming.
C) It has little impact on our daily life. 
D) It is getting more serious these days.
9.

A) The man doesn't understand Spanish.
B) The woman doesn't really like dancing.
C) They don't want something too noisy.
D) They can't make it to the theatre in time.
10. 

A) It would be more fun without Mr. Whitehead hosting.
B) It has too many acts to hold the audience's attention.
C) It is the most amusing show he has ever watched.
D) It is a show inappropriate for a night of charity.
11.

A) Watch a comedy. 
B) Go and see the dance.
C) Book the tickets online. 
D) See a film with the man.

Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

12. 

A) Most of her schoolmates are younger than she is.
B) She simply has no idea what school to transfer to.
C) There are too many activities for her to cope with.
D) She worries she won't fit in as a transfer student.

13. 

A) Seek advice from senior students.
B) Pick up some meaningful hobbies.
C) Participate in after-school activities.
D) Look into what the school offers.

14.

A) Give her help whenever she needs it.
B) Accept her as a transfer student.
C) Find her accommodation on campus.
D) Introduce her to her roommates.

15.

A) She has interests similar to Mr. Lee's.
B) She has become friends with Catherine.
C) She has chosen the major Catherine has.
D) She has just transferred to the college.

 Section C 

Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the endof each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and thequestions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choosethe best answer from the four choices marketed A), B),C) and D). Then markedthe correspond letter on Answer sheet I with a single line through the centre.

Questions 16 to 18 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

16. 

A) To investigate how being overweight impacts on health.
B) To find out which physical drive is the most powerful.
C) To discover what most mice like to eat.
D) To determine what feelings mice have.
17. 

A) When they are hungry.
B) When they are thirsty.
C) When they smell food.
D) When they want company.
18. 

A) They search for food in groups.
B) They are overweight when food is plenty.
C) They prefer to be with other mice.
D) They enjoy the company of other animals.

Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.

19. 

A) Its construction started before World War I.
B) Its construction cost more than $40 billion.
C) It is efficiently used for transport.
D) It is one of the best in the world.

20. 

A) To improve transportation in the countryside.
B) To move troops quickly from place to place.
C) To enable people to travel at a higher speed.
D) To speed up the transportation of goods.
21. 

A) In the 1970s.
B) In the 1960s. 
C) In the 1950s. 
D) In the 1940s.

Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.

22. 

A) Chatting while driving. 
B) Messaging while driving.
C) Driving under age. 
D) Speeding on highways.
23. 

A) A gadget to hold a phone on the steering wheel.
B) A gadget to charge the phone in a car.
C) A device to control the speed of a vehicle.
D) A device to ensure people drive with both hands.
24.

A) The car keeps flashing its headlights.
B) The car slows down gradually to a halt.
C) They are alerted with a light and a sound.
D) They get a warning on their smart phone.
25. 

A) Installing a camera. 
B) Using a connected app.
C) Checking their emails. 
D) Keeping a daily record.

Section A

News Report One

A Message ina bottle sent out to sea by a New Hampshire man more than five decades ago wasfound 1,500 miles away and has been returned to his daughter. The long lostmessage was discovered by Clint Buffington of Utah while he was vacationing.Buffington says he found a soda bottle half buried in the sand that looked likeit had been there since the beginning of time. The note inside the bottlessaid, “return to 419 Ocean Streetand receive a reward of $150 from Richard and Tina Pierce, owners of the Beachcomber motel.” The motel was owned by the parents ofPaula Pierce in 1960. Her father had written the note as a joke and had thrownit into the Atlantic Ocean. Buffington flew to New Hampshire to deliver themessage to Paula Pierce. She held up to her father’spromise giving Buffington that reward, but the biggest reward is the message ina bottle finding its way back home.

Q1. What is the news report mainly about?

Q2. Why did Pollard Pearce give Clint Buffington the reward?

News Report Two

Millions ofbees have died in South Carolina during aerial insect spraying operations thatwere carried out to combat the Zika virus. The insect spraying over the weekendleft more than 2 million bees dead on the spot in Dorchester County SouthCarolina, where four travel-related cases of Zika disease have been confirmedin the area. Most of the deaths came from flower town bee farm, a company inSummer-ville that sells bees and honey products, Juanita Stanley who owns thecompany said the farm looks like it’sbeen destroyed, the farm lost about 2.5 million bees. Dorchester Countyofficials apologized for the accidental mass killing of bees. Dorchester Countyis aware that some beekeepers in the area that was sprayed on Sunday lost theirbee colonies. County Manager Jason Ward said in a statement: I’m not pleased that so many bees were killed.

Q3. Why wasspraying operations carried out in Dorchester County.

Q4. Why doesthe news reports say about flower town bee farm.

News Report Three

The world’s largest aircraft has taken to the skies for thefirst time. The Air-Lander 10 spent nearly two hours in the air, having takenoff from Cardington airfield in Bedfordshire. During its flight, it reached3000 feet and performed a series of gentle turns all over a safe area. The aircraftis massive as long as a football field and as tall as six double decker busesand capable of flying for up to five days. It was first developed for theU.S.government as a long-range spy aircraft but was abandoned following budgetcutbacks. The aircraft cost 25 million pounds and can carry heavier loads thanhuge jet planes while also producing less noise and emitting less pollution.The makers believe it’s the future of aircraft and oneday we’ll be using them to go places. But there’s still a long way to go. The air lander will need to have twohundred hours flying time before being allowed to fly by the AviationAdministration. If it passes though we can hope we’llall get some extra leg room.

Q5. What dowe learn about the first flight of the Air-Lander 10?

Q6. Whatcaused the U.S. government to abandon the Air-Lander 10 as a spy aircraft?

Q7. What isthe advantage of Air-Lander 10 over huge jet planes?

Section B

Conversation One

M:Do youfeel like going out tonight?

W:Yeah, whynot? We haven’t been out for ages.

M:What ashame. Well, there is a film about climate change. Does it sound good to you?

W:No, notreally. It doesn’t really appeal to me.What is it about? Just climate change?

M:I think it’s about how climate change affects everyday life. Iwonder how they make it entertaining.

W:Well, itsounds really awful. It’s an importantsubject, I agree. But I’m not in the mood for anythingdepressing. What else is on?

M:There’s a Spanish Dance Festival.

W:Oh, I lovedance. That sounds really interesting.

M:Apparently,it’s absolutely brilliant. Let’s see what it says in the paper,“Anna Gomezleads in an exciting production of the great Spanish love story, Carmen.”

W:OK, thenwhat time is it on?

M:At 7:30.Well, that’s no good. We haven’t got enough time to get there. Is there anything else?

M:There is acomedy special on.

W: Where’s it on? It’s at the CityTheatre. It’s a charity comedy night with lots ofdifferent acts. It looks pretty good. The critic in the local papers says it’s the funniest thing he’s ever seen. It sayshere Roger Whitehead is an amazing host to a night of foreign performances.

W: Emm...I’m not keen on him. He’s notvery funny.

M:Are yousure you fancy going out tonight? You’renot very enthusiastic.

W:Perhapsyou’re right. OK. Let’s go see the dance. But tomorrow, not tonight.M: Great. I’ll book the tickets online.

Q8.What doesthe woman think of climate change?

Q9.Why didthe speakers give up going to the Spanish Dance Festival tonight?

Q10.What does the critic say about the comedy performed at the City Theatre?

Q11.What does the woman decide to do tomorrow?

Conversation Two

W:Goodmorning, Mr. Lee. May I have a minute of your time?

M:Sure,Catherine. What can I do for you?

W:I’m quite anxious about transferring over to yourcollege. I’m afraid I won’t fitin.

M:Don’t worry, Catherine. It’scompletely normal for you to be nervous about transferring schools. Thishappens to many transfer students.

W:Yes, Iknow, but I’m younger than most of thestudents in my year. And that worries me a lot.

M:Well, youmay be the only younger one in your year, but you know, we have a lot ofafter-school activities you can join in. And so, this way you’ll be able to meet new friends of different agegroups.

W:That’s nice. I love games and hobby groups.

M:I’m sure you do. So you’ll bejust fine. Don’t worry so much and try to make the mostof what we have on offer here. Also, remember that you can come to me anytimeof the day if you need help.

W:Thanks somuch. I definitely feel better now. As a matter of fact, I’ve already contacted one of the girls who’d be living in the same house as me and she seemed really nice. Iguess living on campus I’ll have a chance to have acloser circle of friends since we’ll be livingtogether.

M:Allstudents are very friendly with new arrivals. Let me check who would be livingwith you in your flat. OK. There are Hannah, Kelly and Bree. Bree is also a newstudent here like you. I’m sure you two willhave more to share with each other.

Q12.Why does Catherine feel anxious?

Q13.What does Mr. Lee encourage Catherine to do?

Q14.Wha tdoes Mr. Lee promise to do for Catherine?

Q15.What do we learnabout Catherine’s schoolmate Bree?

Section C

Passage One

Have youever felt like you would do just about anything to satisfy your hunger? A newstudy in mice may help to explain why hunger can feel like such a powerfulmotivating force. In the study, researchers found that hunger outweighed otherphysical drives including fear, thirst and social needs to determine whichfeeling won out. The researchers did a series of experiments.

In oneexperiment, the mice were both hungry and thirsty. When given the choice ofeither eating food or drinking water, the mice went for the food theresearchers found. However, when the mice were well-fed but thirsty they optedto drink according to the study.

The secondexperiment meant to pit the mice’shunger against their fear. Hungry mice were placed in a cage that had certainFox centered areas and other places that smelled safer. In other words, notlike an animal that could eat them but also had food. It turned out that whenthe mice were hungry they ventured into the unsafe areas for food. But when themice were well-fed they stayed in areas of the cage that were considered safe.Hunger also outweighed the mice’s social needs, theresearchers found. Mice are usually social animals and prefer to be in thecompany of other mice according to the study. When the mice were hungry theyopted to leave the company of other mice to go get food.

 Q16. What is the researchers’ purpose in carryingout the Su’s experiments with mice?

Q17. In what circumstances do mice venture into unsafe areas?

Q18. What is said about mice at the end of the passage?

Passage Two

The UnitedStates has one of the best highway systems in the world. Interstate highwaysconnect just about every large and mid-sized city in the country. Did you everwonder why such a complete system of excellent roads exists? For an answer, youwould have to go back to the early 1920s. In those years just after World WarI, the military wanted to build an American highway system for national defense.Such a system could if necessary move troops quickly from one area to another.It could also get people out of cities in danger of being bombed, so-calledroads of national importance were designated, but they were mostly smallcountry roads. In 1944 Congress passed a bill to upgrade the system but did notfund the plan right away. In the 1950s, the plan began to become a reality.Over 25 billion dollars was appropriated by Congress and construction began onabout 40,000 miles of new roads. The idea was to connect the new system toexisting expressways and freeways. And though the system was built mostly tomake car travel easier, defense was not forgotten. For instance, highwayoverpasses had to be high enough to allow trailers carrying military missilesto pass under them. By 1974, this system was mostly completed a few additionalroads would come later. Quick and easy travel between all parts of the countrywas now possible.

Q19. What does the speaker say about the American highway system?

Q20. What was the original purpose of building a highway system?

Q21. When was the interstate highway system mostly completed?

PassageThree

Textingwhile driving was listed as a major cause of road deaths among young Americansback in 2013. A recent study said that 40 percent of American teens claimed tohave been in a car when the driver used a cell phone in a way that put peoplein danger. This sounds like a widespread disease but it’s one that technology may now help to cure. T.J.Evert, a 20-year-old inventor, has come up with a novel solution that couldeasily put texting drivers on notice. It’s called SmartWheel and it’s designed to fit over the steering wheelof most standard vehicles to track whether or not the driver has two hands onthe wheel at all times. Evert’s invention warns thedrivers with a light and a sound when they hold the wheel with one hand only.But as soon as they place the other hand back on the wheel the light turns backto green and the sound stops. It also watches for what’scalled “close by hands”whereboth hands are close together near the top of the wheel, so the driver can typewith both thumbs and drive at the same time. All the data smart wheel collectsis also sent to a connected app, so any parents who install smart wheel cankeep track of the teen’s driving habits. If they try toremove or damage the cover, that’s reported as well.

Q22. What isa major cause of road deaths among young Americans?

Q23. What is Smart Wheel?

Q24. What happens if the driver has one hand on the wheel?

Q25. How doparents keep track of their teen’sdriving habits?

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