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TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(2013) -GRADEEIGHT

TIMELIMIT: 195 MIN

PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION(35 MIN)

SECTIONAMINI-LECTURE
Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture. YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLY. Whilelistening, takenotesontheimportantpoints. Yournoteswillnotbemarked, butyouwillneedthemtocompleteagap-fillingtaskafterthemini-lecture. Whenthelectureisover, youwillbegiventwominutestocheckyournotes, andanothertenminutestocompletethegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONE, usingnomorethanthreewordsineachgap. Makesuretheword(s) youfillinis(are) bothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable. YoumayrefertoyournoteswhilecompletingthetaskUsetheblanksheetfornote-taking.

Now, listentothemini-lecture.

SECTIONBINTERVIEW
InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY. Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow. MarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.
Questions1 to5 arebasedonaninterview. Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven10 secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.
Nowlistentotheinterview.
1. Accordingtotheinterviewer, whichofthefollowingbestindicatestherelationshipbetweenchoiceandmobility?
A. Bettereducation→ greatermobility→morechoices.
B. Bettereducation→morechoices→greatermobility.
C. Greatermobility→bettereducation→morechoices.
D. Greatermobility→morechoices→bettereducation.
2. Accordingtotheinterview, whichofthefollowingdetailsaboutthefirstpollisINCORRECT?
A. Shorterworkhourswasleastchosenforbeingmostimportant.
B. Chancesforadvancementmighthavebeenfavouredbyyoungpeople.
C. Highincomefailedtocomeontopforbeingmostimportant.
D. Jobsecuritycamesecondaccordingtothepollresults.
3. Accordingtotheinterviewee, whichisthemaindifferencebetweenthefirstandthesecondpoll?
A. Thetypeofrespondentswhowereinvited.
B. Thewayinwhichthequestionsweredesigned.
C. Thecontentareaofthequestions.
D. Thenumberofpollquestions.
4. Whatcanwelearnfromtherespondents'answerstoitems2, 4 and7 inthesecondpoll?
A. Recognitionfromcolleaguesshouldbegivenlessimportance.
B. Workersarealwayswillingandreadytolearnmorenewskills.
C. Psychologicalrewardismoreimportantthanmaterialone.
D. Workwillhavetobemadeinterestingtoraiseefficiency.
5. Accordingtotheinterviewee, whichofthefollowingcanofferbothpsychologicalandmonetarybenefits?
A. Contactwithmanypeople.
B. Chancesforadvancement.
C. Appreciationfromcoworkers.
D. Chancestolearnnewskills.

SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST
InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY. Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow. MarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.
Questions6 and7 arebasedonthefollowingnews. Attheendofthenewsitem, youwillbegiven20 secondstoanswerthequestions.
Nowlistentothenews.
6. Accordingtothenewsitem, "sleepboxes" aredesignedtosolvetheproblemsof
A. airports.
B. passengers.
C. architects.
D. companies.
7. WhichofthefollowingisNOTtruewithreferencetothenews?
A. Sleepboxescanberentedfordifferentlengthsoftime.
B. Rentersofnormalheightcanstandupinside.
C. Beddingcanbeautomaticallychanged.
D. Renterscantakeashowerinsidethebox.
Question8 isbasedonthefollowingnews. Attheendofthenewsitem, youwillbegiven10 secondstoanswerthequestion.
Nowlistentothenews.
8. Whatisthenewsitemmainlyabout?
A. London'spreparationsfortheNottingHillCarnival.
B. MainfeaturesoftheNottingHillCarnival.
C. Police'spreventivemeasuresforthecarnival.
D. Policeparticipationinthecarnival.
Questions9 and10 arebasedonthefollowingnews. Attheendofthenewsitem, youwillbegiven20 secondstoanswerthequestions.
Nowlistentothenews.
9. Thenewsitemreportsonaresearchfindingabout
A. theDutchfamineandtheDutchwomen.
B. earlymalnutritionandhearthealth.
C. thecausesofdeathduringthefamine.
D. nutritioninchildhoodandadolescence.
10. Whendidtheresearchteamcarryoutthestudy?
A. AttheendofWorldWarII.
B. Between1944 and1945.
C. Inthe1950s.
D. In2007.