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[00:00.81]Model Test Ten
[00:03.65]Section A
[00:05.51]Directions: In this section,
[00:09.34]you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations.
[00:15.03]At the end of each conversation,
[00:18.09]one or more questions will be asked about what was said.
[00:22.46]Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once.
[00:27.93]After each question there will be a pause.
[00:32.09]During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A) ,
[00:37.67]B) , C) and D) , and decide which is the best answer.
[00:43.57]Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2
[00:49.04]with a single line through the centre.
[00:51.77]Now let's begin with the eight short conversations.
[00:56.97]11. M: Did you hear that Mike was able to see and hear again
[01:03.43]after he was struck by lightning?
[01:05.39]W: I read about him in the paper this week. It was a miracle.
[01:09.12]He'd been blind and lost hearing for about eight or nine years.
[01:13.82]Q: What happened to Mike?
[01:29.63]12. M: I haven't seen Mary all day.
[01:36.52]W: I think she's upset
[01:38.27]because her boyfriend isn't coming to the dinner tonight.
[01:41.66]Q: What do we learn about Mary from the conversation?
[02:02.35]13. M: Did you read a novel or a poem last night?
[02:07.70]W: A novel. I've never read a more stirring story.
[02:12.95]Q: What does the woman imply?
[02:31.08]14. W: Do you like to play chess?
[02:35.01]M: I like the game and I play often.
[02:37.31]But I never learned to play well.
[02:39.27]Q: What can we learn from the man's reply?
[02:58.82]15. M: How did you like the paintings
[03:02.98]by Picasso at the art gallery?
[03:04.95]W: I still haven't been able to take any time off from studying.
[03:09.76]Q: What does the woman mean?
[03:27.24]16. M: You know, that was a great dinner.
[03:33.26]But I don't think that her chicken is as good as my roast beef.
[03:36.87]W: To tell you the truth, I thought it was tough and stringy.
[03:42.01]Q: How did the woman feel about the dinner?
[04:00.22]17. M: Did you hear Jane's presentation last night?
[04:06.79]W: How she could be so calm
[04:10.17]in front of such a large audience is really beyond me!
[04:13.89]Q: What does the woman imply?
[04:31.62]18. W: The student's English club is having a party
[04:37.75]on Saturday night. Can you come?
[04:39.93]M: I would like to, but I work at a restaurant on weekends.
[04:43.87]Q: Why can't the man go to the party?
[05:02.49]Now you will hear two long conversations.
[05:06.22]Conversation One
[05:08.42]W: Hi, John.
[05:10.17]M: Hi, Jenny.
[05:11.26]W: One of the issues today is the digital divide.
[05:14.87]M: I know it refers to the divide
[05:17.60]between who is online and who isn't.
[05:20.45]W: What's the nature of the division?
[05:23.07]How do they divide?
[05:25.14]M: They are looking at three principal portions
[05:28.43]of the American population with regard to ethnic gap,
[05:31.93]income gap and also different age groups.
[05:35.75]W: What do they discover?
[05:37.94]M: They find that today 30% of African Americans,
[05:41.88]33% of Hispanic Americans, and 47% of White Americans, are online,
[05:48.77]but the largest portion of the American population
[05:51.40]is Asian Americans with a 65% online.
[05:55.99]W: Do they offer any explanations about why this might be?
[05:59.93]M: Well, one reason is income.
[06:02.44]Low-income population's use of the Internet is less.
[06:05.84]W: Well, computers are still a fairly expensive item.
[06:09.44]M: But within five years double the amount of people will be using them.
[06:13.93]W: Well, is there a gender divide?
[06:16.22]M: No. Not only is there not a gender divide but
[06:19.50]this year more women will be online than men.
[06:23.01]W: Really?
[06:23.88]M: But the difference here is the sites they visit.
[06:27.16]Men are interested in financial and technology sites.
[06:30.66]Women tend to prefer sites dealing with more personal matters.
[06:34.49]For instance, they want to find out about woman's health.
[06:38.21]W: Yeah. Interesting.
[06:39.85]M: Well, they're forecasting that three quarters of the country
[06:43.68]will be online within five years.
[06:45.97]W: That's fast, isn't it?
[06:48.05]Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
[06:54.50]19. What factors is the digital divide determined by?
[07:14.36]20. What can be inferred from the conversation?
[07:36.49]21. Which site will be probably visited by women?
[07:56.53]22. What are John and Jenny most likely to do?
[08:18.46]Conversation Two
[08:19.89]M: Hi, Margaret, where were you at dinner-time?
[08:25.57]I was saving a seat for you in the coffee shop.
[08:28.20]W: Oh, sorry to miss you.
[08:29.84]But my thirst for knowledge was greater than my pains of hunger.
[08:34.65]M: I never had that problem.
[08:36.76]So where were you?
[08:38.06]W: My physical science class ran overtime.
[08:40.68]M: That's been happening quite a bit lately. Hasn't it?
[08:43.96]I guess so.
[08:44.94]Actually, what happens is that some of us hang around for a while
[08:48.66]after class to talk with our professor and ask him questions.
[08:52.05]M: Who is this the 21st century's Newton?
[08:55.88]W: Professor Greg. Have you heard of him?
[08:57.96]M: Yes. He does have a good reputation
[09:00.69]in the physical science department.
[09:02.55]W: And a well deserved one.
[09:03.86]The same students who fall asleep in discussion group
[09:07.04]fight for frontrow seats in his lectures.
[09:09.85]M: Oh, no. I hope this isn't amazing.
[09:12.47]W: You can joke. But it's great to have a professor
[09:15.65]who is not only interesting
[09:17.39]but prepares to give up time to students.
[09:21.01]M: I know. It is really rare.
[09:22.97]Maybe I should sit in his class some time.
[09:25.38]Do you think he'd care?
[09:26.58]W: Not at all. Lots of students bring their friends.
[09:29.54]He says he feels flattered.
[09:31.40]M: Well, just to be safe,
[09:33.14]I think I'll bring my dinner along as well.
[09:35.44]W: I'll make a good student of you yet.
[09:37.85]Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
[09:46.16]23. Where was the woman at the dinner?
[10:08.39]24. How did the students show that
[10:14.51]they really enjoy Professor Greg's class?
[10:33.52]25. How did Prof. Greg feel about visitors at his lecture?
[10:56.34]Section B
[10:58.53]Directions: In this section,
[11:03.12]you will hear 3 short passages.
[11:05.86]At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions.
[11:10.45]Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.
[11:14.50]After you hear a question,
[11:17.09]you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A) ,
[11:21.46]B) , C) and D).
[11:24.64]Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2
[11:29.34]with a single line through the centre.
[11:31.75]Passage One
[11:33.60]Today, air travel is much safer than driving a car on a busy motorway.
[11:39.94]But there is the danger that grows every year.
[11:43.01]From the moment the airplane takes off to the moment it lands,
[11:47.60]every movement is watched on radar screens.
[11:50.77]Air traffic controllers tell the pilot exactly when to turn,
[11:55.37]when to climb and when to come down.
[11:58.00]The air traffic controllers around the busy airport
[12:01.71]may handle 1,000 planes a day.
[12:04.89]Any plane that flies near the airport
[12:07.84]comes under the orders of the controllers there.
[12:10.90]Even a small mistake on their part could cause a disaster.
[12:15.05]Recently, such a disaster almost happened.
[12:18.77]Two large jets were flying towards the airport.
[12:22.06]One was carrying 69 passengers and had come from Toronto;
[12:27.08]the other was carrying 176 passengers from Chicago.
[12:31.90]An air traffic controller noticed on his radar screen
[12:35.62]that the two planes were too close to each other.
[12:38.47]He ordered one to turn to the right to climb,
[12:41.52]but he made a mistake.
[12:43.16]He ordered the wrong plane to do this.
[12:46.01]So, instead of turning away from the second plane,
[12:49.39]the first plane turned towards it.
[12:51.91]15 seconds later, it flew directly in front of the second plane.
[12:56.73]They avoided each other by the smallest part of a second.
[13:00.56]The distance between them was less than that of a large swimming pool.
[13:04.93]This is an example of the danger that grows every year.
[13:09.09]Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
[13:16.41]26. What can most seriously endanger airplanes according to this passage?
[13:41.27]27. How many passengers are there on both planes respectively?
[14:02.23]28. Why were the two large jets specially mentioned?
[14:19.14]Passage Two
[14:21.22]The problem of the homeless has become very serious in the United States.
[14:27.89]Almost in every community, you can find homeless people.
[14:31.94]An ironical case is: in November, 1993,
[14:36.53]a woman died on a street in Washington, D.C.,
[14:40.03]the nation's capital,
[14:41.56]and she died at a bus-stop across the street
[14:45.17]from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development.
[14:48.78]People become homeless for various reasons.
[14:52.28]Some may not be able to pay for the housing they used to have,
[14:56.44]because they have lost their job
[14:58.51]and cannot find another place they can afford.
[15:01.46]Others have mental disorders,
[15:04.10]or are addicted to drugs or alcohol,
[15:06.82]and there are not enough centres to care for them.
[15:10.00]As ways to help these people,
[15:12.62]the federal government and many communities
[15:15.35]have set up all kinds of projects.
[15:17.65]Some programs include permanent housing,
[15:20.71]training for jobs and treatment for people
[15:23.13]who are addicted to drugs or alcohol.
[15:25.42]Some communities have opened centres
[15:28.48]that offer services for as many as 700 people.
[15:32.31]The homeless can stay as long as they want.
[15:35.26]People are making efforts to solve the problem.
[15:38.98]However, it will not be easy,
[15:41.06]because it is a personal and economic problem
[15:44.13]as well as a social problem.
[15:46.20]Questions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.
[15:53.31]29. Why is the death of the woman an ironical case?
[16:16.73]30. Why do people become homeless according to this passage?
[16:37.53]31. What do these governmental programs include?
[16:58.72]32. Why is the problem of the homeless difficult to solve?
[17:20.47]Passage Three
[17:21.89]Janet's sister is a stewardess for a famous international airline,
[17:28.67]and Janet wants to become one too.
[17:31.29]Of course she is still too young.
[17:33.92]The minimum age for a stewardess is twenty and Janet is only just over sixteen.
[17:40.59]For the moment she has taken a job in an office.
[17:43.43]But she is going to attend evening classes.
[17:46.39]In particular, she wants to improve her French
[17:49.99]and she has also decided to take up a second language.
[17:53.40]This is because foreign languages are essential for a stewardess.
[17:57.67]Later on, when she is about eighteen,
[18:00.29]she plans to work in a hotel for a while.
[18:03.24]This will not be difficult to arrange
[18:05.65]because one of her uncles is the manager of a big London hotel.
[18:09.92]Among other things,
[18:11.88]she proposes to work in the kitchen and the dining room.
[18:15.49]This will be especially valuable experience
[18:18.01]because an important part of a stewardess' work
[18:21.18]is to serve and feed the passengers.
[18:23.80]Finally, if she has the time,
[18:26.10]she will go and work in a hospital for a while.
[18:28.94]Again this will provide more valuable experience.
[18:32.55]So, you see, Janet has made up her mind
[18:35.94]and she is preparing for her career very carefully.
[18:39.12]But it was not easy for her to decide.
[18:41.86]She asked a large number of people
[18:44.47]and they all gave her conflicting advice!
[18:47.43]Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
[18:55.56]33. Why doesn't Janet work as a stewardess now?
[19:18.67]34. What is the essential demand for a stewardess?
[19:40.37]35. How do most people respond
[19:44.96]when she tells them her choice of her career?
[20:00.13]Section C
[20:03.63]Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times.
[20:11.62]When the passage is read for the first time,
[20:15.01]you should listen carefully for its general idea.
[20:18.51]When the passage is read for the second time,
[20:22.33]you are required to fill in the blanks numbered
[20:26.17]from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard.
[20:31.96]For blanks numbered from 44 to 46
[20:36.22]you are required to fill in the missing information.
[20:39.94]For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard
[20:46.39]or write down the main points in your own words.
[20:50.22]Finally, when the passage is read for the third time,
[20:54.93]you should check what you have written.
[20:57.33]Now listen to the passage.
[21:00.95]For many Americans, Easter is the most religious holiday of the year.
[21:07.52]More people go to church on Easter Sunday than at any other time of the year.
[21:13.32]Americans love all holidays and usually find a way to have fun on each of them.
[21:20.53]One thing that some people like to do is to dress up in fine,
[21:26.33]new clothes and walk with their families on one of the main streets.
[21:30.11]This is called the “Easter Parade.”
[21:33.39]People like to see what others are wearing,
[21:36.13]and they also want the others to see their own fine clothes.
[21:40.06]A very old tradition on Easter is to give children a basket full of candy.
[21:45.75]Parents often hide the basket
[21:48.81]so that the children will have the fun of looking for it.
[21:52.17]Boys and girls believe that the Easter Bunny brings the basket every year.
[21:56.86]The Easter Bunny is a rabbit
[21:58.71]who is as important to the children at Easter time
[22:01.67]as Santa Claus is at Christmas.
[22:04.29]Sometimes the city will have all the children
[22:07.36]come to a big park for an egg hunt.
[22:09.54]Early in the morning
[22:10.52]people who work at the park hide eggs and pieces of candy.
[22:14.68]They put them in trees, behind rocks or in other places
[22:18.73]where the children have to look for them.
[22:20.59]At Easter time Mother buys a lot of eggs.
[22:23.76]She boils them until they are hard.
[22:25.95]Coloring these eggs is another Easter tradition.
[22:29.34]It is a nice tradition because all the family members
[22:32.40]gather around the table to help.
[22:34.48]Having the family together is the nicest part of any holiday.
[22:38.95]Now the passage will be read again.
[22:42.44]For many Americans, Easter is the most religious holiday of the year.
[22:49.01]More people go to church on Easter Sunday than at any other time of the year.
[22:55.13]Americans love all holidays and usually find a way to have fun on each of them.
[23:02.70]One thing that some people like to do is to dress up in fine,
[23:08.61]new clothes and walk with their families on one of the main streets.
[23:12.65]This is called the “Easter Parade.”
[23:15.72]People like to see what others are wearing,
[23:18.56]and they also want the others to see their own fine clothes.
[23:23.15]A very old tradition on Easter is to give children a basket full of candy.
[23:29.27]Parents often hide the basket
[23:32.67]so that the children will have the fun of looking for it.
[23:35.84]Boys and girls believe that the Easter Bunny brings the basket every year.
[23:41.20]The Easter Bunny is a rabbit
[23:42.95]who is as important to the children at Easter time
[23:45.90]as Santa Claus is at Christmas.
[24:38.76]Sometimes the city will have all the children
[24:42.04]come to a big park for an egg hunt.
[24:45.00]Early in the morning
[24:45.89]people who work at the park hide eggs and pieces of candy.
[24:49.82]They put them in trees, behind rocks or in other places
[24:53.86]where the children have to look for them.
[25:45.53]At Easter time Mother buys a lot of eggs.
[25:49.65]She boils them until they are hard.
[25:52.16]Coloring these eggs is another Easter tradition.
[25:55.33]It is a nice tradition because all the family members
[25:58.28]gather around the table to help.
[26:50.28]Having the family together is the nicest part of any holiday.
[27:41.33]Now the passage will be read for the third time.
[27:45.60]For many Americans, Easter is the most religious holiday of the year.
[27:52.49]More people go to church on Easter Sunday than at any other time of the year.
[27:58.17]Americans love all holidays and usually find a way to have fun on each of them.
[28:05.29]One thing that some people like to do is to dress up in fine,
[28:10.86]new clothes and walk with their families on one of the main streets.
[28:15.01]This is called the “Easter Parade.”
[28:18.08]People like to see what others are wearing,
[28:20.92]and they also want the others to see their own fine clothes.
[28:25.08]A very old tradition on Easter is to give children a basket full of candy.
[28:30.77]Parents often hide the basket
[28:33.50]so that the children will have the fun of looking for it.
[28:36.89]Boys and girls believe that the Easter Bunny brings the basket every year.
[28:41.47]The Easter Bunny is a rabbit
[28:43.55]who is as important to the children at Easter time
[28:46.40]as Santa Claus is at Christmas.
[28:49.13]Sometimes the city will have all the children
[28:51.76]come to a big park for an egg hunt.
[28:54.27]Early in the morning
[28:55.48]people who work at the park hide eggs and pieces of candy.
[28:59.52]They put them in trees, behind rocks or in other places
[29:03.68]where the children have to look for them.
[29:05.43]At Easter time Mother buys a lot of eggs.
[29:08.60]She boils them until they are hard.
[29:11.01]Coloring these eggs is another Easter tradition.
[29:14.18]It is a nice tradition because all the family members
[29:17.24]gather around the table to help.
[29:19.43]Having the family together is the nicest part of any holiday.