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Directions: In this section,yow will hear three news reponts.At the end ofeach news report,you will hear two or three questions.Both the news repontand thequestioms willbespoken only once.Afteryouhear a question,you must choasethe best answer fom the fourchoices marked A),B),C)and D).Thenmark the corresponding letter on Answer SheetIwith a singleline through the centre.

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

1.A)Aproposedpolicy allowing Africans totravel in Afica without a visa.

B)An agreement among 13 African countries to sct up a free-trade zone.

C)Aplan to invite all African countries to jointheAfrican Union.

D)An important initiative topermittourists to visit Africa without a visa.

2.A)It willattract more investments from all over the world.

B)It will help many African countries reduce trade deficits.

C)It will reduce the cost of trade betweenAfrican countries.

D)It will allow Africans to playa bigger role in world trade.

Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.

3.A)Coolingdown volcanic rock with sea water.

B)Storing carbondioxide underground as a gas.

C)Capturing carbon dioxide and burying it under the sea

D)Pumping carbon dioxide underground to form stone.

4.A)Lack of burying ground.                                          

B)Long timefor processing.                                         

C)High consumption of water.

D)Enormous cost of energy

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

5.A)It varies with the scasons.                                          

B)Ithasbeen on thedecline.                                         

C)It has caused nationwide concerm.

D)Itisninety grams daily onaverage.

6.A)They emphasize food variety.

B)They preferFrench stick loaves.

C)They do more cookingthanmen.

D)They favor diets lower in calories.

7.A)They bake more bread at home.

B)They spendless time cating breakfast.

C)They eat more fruit than they used to

D)They put jam instead of butter on bread.

Section B

Directions: In this section,you will hear two long comversations.At the end of each conversation,you will hear fourquestions.Both the conversation andthe questions willbe spoken only once.After you hear a question,you must choosethebest answer from the four choices marked A),B),C)and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet I with a single line through the centre.

Questions 8 to 11 are basedon theconversationyou havejust heard.

8.A)After the rush hour.

B)Early in the morning.

C)As soon as possible.

D)Around lunch time.

9.A)Twofirst class seats.

B)Two seats together.

C)One window seat.

D)One seat near the exit.

10.A)In the middle of the platform.

B)At the far end of the platform

C)Behind the yellow line.

D)In the waiting room.

11.A)Wait in a queue for his turn.

B)Go to the baggage claim area.

C)Pay an extra fee for the service.

D)Give the ticket to the train guard.

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

12.A)Almost all of them were operating at a deficit. 

B)They haveall been turned into movie theatres.

C)Nearly all of them closed down decades ago. 

D)They have adapted to meet fashion changes. 

13.A)It shows foreign movies exclusively.

B)It shows movies from the 1950s.

C)It is the oldest theatre in London.

D)It islocatednext to ahat factory.

14.A)They wear hatson social occasions.

B)They don't speak foreign languages.

C)They enjoy watching foreignmovies.

D)They don'tgo to movie theatres often.

15.A)They are meant mostly for immigrants.

B)They attract large crowds of young Londoners.

C)They arehard for English people to appreciate.

D)They havean English translation on the screen.

Section C

Directions: In this section,you will hear three passages.Atthe end of each passage,you will hear three or four questions.Both the passageand thequestions will be spoken onlyonce.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.

Questions16 to 18 are based on the passage you havejust heard.

16.A)She doesn't think smartphones can replace tablets.

B)She incorpoates smartphones into herteaching.

C)She cannot stopchildren using smartphones.

D)She regards smartphones as a distraction.

17.A)To enforce school discipline.

B)To make students concentrate.

C)To help children grow up to be professionals.

D)To cultivate children's good study habits.

18.A)Use books andpens only.

B)Cut down their screen time.

C)Make full use of electronic devices.

D)Learn to use theintermet forresearch.

Questions 19 to21 are based on the passage you have just heard.

19.A)Bycleaning the kitchen floor.

B)Bylooking after her baby brother.

C)By helping hermotherdo the dishes.

D)Byhelping her brother wash windows.

20.A)She ordered a large number of dolls.

B)She checked if a purple doll was ordered.

C)She mistakenly canceled her mom's order.  

D)She ordered a more expensive doll instead. 

21.A)They asked thechildren'shospital to pick them. 

B)They took all of them to thechildren's hospital.

C)They opened all of them oneby one.

D)They discussedwhere to keep them

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

22.A)The time one starts school.

B)The classroom atmosphere.

C)The school that one attends.

D)The relationship withclassmates.

23.A)To help parents decide when to send their children to school.

B)To find causesfor differences in the participants'performance.

C)To identify students having potential to be professional athletes.

D)To offerconstructive suggestionsfor making educational policies.

24.A)Political leaders.

B)Financial analysts.

C)Professional athletes.

D)High-school students.

25.A)Leadership ability.

B)Commitment to work.

C)Risk-taking.

D)Self-confidence.

Section A

News Report One

African leaders plan to turn the continent into a continent without borders.They will introduce a single passport policy,allowing free movement between countries.The idea from the African Union has been modeled on the EU Schengen free movement deal.Europe has abolished many internalborders.This enables visa-free  movement across thecontinent.Currently,13 African countries have visa-free deals in place with each  other.These allow citizens tovisit another country without avisa.Some countries offervisas on arrival.In  contrast,Americans are able to travel to 20 of the continent's countries withou a visa,or secure avisa on  arrival.The African Union,whichrepresents 54 states,wants to abolish the requirementof avisa for Africans  visiting other African countries.It also wants to establish a free trade deal acros the continent in the near future.as trade within the African continent costsmore than anyother region.

1.What is thenews report mainly about? 

2.What benefit will a free trade deal bring to Africaneconomy?

News Report Two

Researchers in Iceland found a new way of tackling climate change by pumping carbon dioxide underground andturning it into stone.Other carbon capture and storage mcthods store carbon dioxide as a gas.But problems  include a high cost and concern about leaks.This new method of buryingcarbon dioxide and turningit into  stoneis cheaper and more secure,the Guardian reports.Toturn carbon dioxide intostone,researchers with the  CarbFix project pumped the gas into volcanic rock and sped up the natural process,in which the volcanic rock reacts with gas and forms carbon minerals.The gas turned into solid in just two years,much faster than the  hundreds or thousands of ycars researchers had predicted.The rescarch tookplace atIceland's Hellisheidi power plant.Already,the project in Iceland has been increased in scale to bury 10,000 tons of carbondioxideeach  year.One potential difficulty is that for each ton of carbon dioxideburied,the technique requires 25 tons of  water.However.thelead researchersaid sea water could be used.

3.What new method has been developed to help fightclimate change?

4.What is a potential dificulty in applying the newtechnique?

News Report Three

People in France are keeping away from the narrow French stick loaf in favour of healthier,cheaper options,a millers'association has said.The National Association of French Millers says bread consumption is on the  decline, with French people eating nine grams lessthan in the previous year.The association isconcerned  about the effects this trend will haveon their trade and suggests three reasons why it is happening.

Firstly,the association cited changing diets,in particular,the switch to those low in calories,as a factor in the reduction of bread consumption.This could explain why the difference in consumption between genders is so big.Nowadays,men eat an approximate average of 140 grams of bread daily,whereas women eat 80 to 90 grams.The  second reason they say is lifestyle changes in thecountry,with people dedicating less time to breakast when bread would traditionally be eaten with butter and jam.Finally,the rising cost of bread isconsidered to be a factor,with the price of a French stick loaf increasing by nearly 25%in the last 10 years.

5.What does the news report say aboutFrench people's bread consumption?

6.What do we learn about French women from the report?

7.What is said aboutlifestyle changes of the French people?

Section B

Conversation One

W:Next,please.

M:Yes,I'd like to book two train tickets to London tomorrow morning,please.

W:Okay.What time would you like to go?

M:Well,after the rush hour,I think.We'd like to avoid thecrowds if possible.So,probably sometime around 10 o'clock.

W:No problem.Just give me aminute.There's one here at9:47,then one at 10:12,and then a third at 10:26. M:The one at 10:12 sounds good.

W:All right.Would you liketo sit in first or second class?

M:Second class is fine.Thanks.Is there any chance we could have a window seat for one of those?

W:No problem.And I've booked those seats next to eachother for you.Thetotal price is36 pounds,50 cents.Is there anything clse?

M:Yes,actually,we'l be takingour bicycles with us.What is the arrangement for that?And will t cost extra?

W:It's noextra cost.The price will be the  same.All you nedto do is wait at the far end of the platform.When the train arrives,tellthe train guard where you'regoing,and he will help you secure the bicycles in the last carriage and give you a ticket.Then you can walk down through the train to your carriage and take your seats.When you arrive in London,hand the ticket to the guard and he will return the bicycles to you.

M:Thank you for the information.That's very helpful.

8.When would the man like toleave for London?

9.What is the man's other request?

10.Where should the man wait forthe train?

11.What should themando to collect the bicycles?

Conversation Two

M:Good morming.Our guest today is Karen Brook.Karen is themanaging director of Cube Movie Theater,located on Underhill Road.Thank you for coming,Karen.

W:Thank youfor having me.

M:So,tell us about your cinema—Cube Movie Theater.

W:Sure.Cube Movie Theater has been around now for Il years.It's located in what used to be a hat factory. 

M:Oh,really?

W:Yeah.There used to be many hat factories in Britain until around the 1950s,but fashion changed and most people stopped wearing hats.So practically all of those factories had to close down.This one,in particular,was closed for 47 years before we transformed it into a movie theater.

M:I see.I hear there's something else that makes your theater special.What is it that sets you apart from other theaters?

W:We are the only movie theater in the whole country that only shows foreign movies.

M:Is there enough demand for that?I would have thoughtthat in London,most people don't speak foreigr languages.

W:Sure,there's enough demand.The fact that we have been open and in business for all these years provesit.London is a very largeandinternational city.There are lots of people interested in watching such movies.Furthermore, I might add,all movies come with English text at the bottom of the screen.Soevenif you don't understand what theactors say,you can stillread it.

M:Of course.What movie are you showing right now?

W:This week we're showinga musical from Pakistan.It's very popular.

12.What do we learn about hatfactories in Britain?

13.What is special about Cube Movie Theater?

14..What does the man say about most people in London?

15.What does the woman say about foreign movies shown in London?

Section C

Passage One

Love them or hatethem,smartphones have become an integral part of our daily lives.But should they be left outside the classroom?

Nick Gibb,Minister for School Standards inEngland,believes schools should ban their pupils from bringing in smartphones.

Astrid Natley,a secondary school math teacher,incorporates phones into her classroom.“My school doesn't have money for tablets,"she says.“When students use their phones for research,theylearn they have a powerful toolin theirhands.If we stop children using phones,we're rejecting something they care about.”

Meanwhile,Helen Lockhart,aregistered nurse working for community education,supports a complete ban.“I'm banned from mobileuse at work,and my phonemustbe handed in.If I'm caught with it in my pocket,I will be subject to disciplinary procedure,which will impact on my carer.We need to teach children how to behave likethe professionals they are striving to become.“

Richard Stone,an English teacher,thinksthere shouldbe a clear separation between school and home.“Students

should do things differently in the two environments.Children are getting more than enough screen time in their lives without the need to bring their phone into the classroom. The internet is too easy and too unreliable a research tool, so let's leave phones and laptops at home,and show them a different world in their lessons—one of books and pens, " he says.

16.What do we learn about Astrid Natley,a secondary school math teacher?

17.WhydoesHelen Lockhart,a registerednurse,support a completeban onsmartphone usein the classroom? 

18.What should students do in the classroom according to Richard Stone,an Englishteacher?

Passage Two

Kate,a six-year-old girl,helped her brother wash windows to get a reward promised by her mother,a purple doll that she wanted.She watched her mother order the doll online.The next day Kate asked if she could check the shippingstatus,so her mom clicked on the web page and then walked out of the room.Kate saw that her doll would be arriving the next afternoon,but then she noticed something else,suggestions aboutother dolls and toys she could order. 120115 minutes anda few clicks later,with morethan $350 worth of dolls in her cart,Kate placedthe order and ran off to play.

The next day,while checking on another online order,her mother noticed a long list of dolls on the way.She wasable to cancel two of them,bu it was too late to cancel the rest.She toldher daughter that they were going to be returned.When the packages arrived,Kate wanted to open them,but her parents said no.Instead of sending back the dolls,her father suggestedgiving them to the local children's hospital.So the next week,Kate's family loaded up their car and took all the dolls to the playroom at the children's hospital.Kate was depressed at  first,but then she sat with some girl patients and they opened up all he boxes together,laughing and playing.She had a lot of funand learned a really good lesson.

19.How did Kate earn the reward from her mother?

20.What did Kate doafter her mother left the room?

21.What did Kate's familydo after the packages arrived? 

Passage Three

Can the date you were born affect how successful your life is?According to recent research done inAustralia,the answer is yes.The researchers found thatthe time whenaperson starts school has an enduring impact on their lives. Those who are relatively old,compared to theirclassmates,have certain advantages over them.Previous research has found older students achieve better results.They are also more likely to attend university and become professional athletes,chief executives and even important politicians.But the  Australianresearchers wanted to discover what was drivingthese differences.They suspectedolder,more mature students obtained moreself-confidence than their peers because they achievedbeter grades.

To test this out,they conducted two studies.One was with high school studentsand the other with more than a    thousand Australian adults,age between 24 and 60 years old.In thefirst study more than 600 high school  students were surveyed about their tendency to take risks and feel confident.In the second study,thoseborn on both sides of the cutoff date for starting school were asked to complete online math questions and rate their performance.They were also asked about therisks they took while riding bicycles andmanaging their finances.Theresearchers found that older students displayed greater risk-taking tendencies.While risk-taking  can be considered a negativeattribute,it's also a characteristic of successful people,including  athletes,political leaders andentrepreneurs.

22.According to recent research conducted in Australia,what has a lasting impact on one's life?

23.What was the purpose of the Australian research?

24.Who were the participants in the researchers'first study?

25.According to the researchers,what is one characteristice of successful people?