TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(2013)

—GRADEFOUR—

TIMELIMIT: 135 MIN

PARTIDICTATION[15 MIN]

Listentothefollowingpassage. Altogetherthepassagewillbereadtoyoufourtimes. Duringthefirstreading, whichwillbedoneatnormalspeed, listenandtrytounderstandthemeaning. Forthesecondandthirdreadings, thepassagewillbereadsentencebysentence, orphrasebyphrase, withintervalsof15 seconds. Thelastreadingwillbedoneatnormalspeedagainandduringthistimeyoushouldcheckyourwork. Youwillthenbegiven2 minutestocheckthroughyourworkoncemore.

PleasewritethewholepassageonANSWERSHEETONE.

PARTIILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION[20 MIN]

InSectionsA, BandCyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY. Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow. MarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononAnswerSheetTwo.

SECTIONACONVERSATIONS

Inthissectionyouwillhearseveralconversations. Listentotheconversationscarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.

Questions1 to3 arebasedonthefollowingconversation. Attheendoftheconversation, youwillbegiven15 secondstoanswerthequestions.

Now, listentotheconversation.

Accordingtotheconversation, anexampleof“Christmastrimmings” couldbe
　　A. presents.
　　B. fruits.
　　C. sauce.
　　D. meat.

AChristmaslunchwouldincludeallthefollowingEXCEPT
　　A. roastturkey.
　　B. sweetpotatoes.
　　C. meat.
　　D. carrots.

WhydidHelencometoRob'shouse?
　　A. ShewantedtotalktoRob.
　　B. ShehadcometohelpRob.
　　C. Shehadbeeninvitedtolunch.
　　D. Shewasinterestedincooking.

Questions4 to7 arebasedonthefollowingconversation. Attheendoftheconversation, youwillbegiven20 secondstoanswerthequestions.

Now, listentotheconversation.

Whydidthewomanphonetheclub?
　　A. Shewantedtoknowmoreaboutit.
　　B. Shewasanewcomerandfeltlonely.
　　C. Shewantedtolearnanewlanguage.
　　D. Shewasinterestedinsocialactivities.

Welearnfromtheconversationthattheclub
　　A. mainlyorganizeslanguageactivities.
　　B. acceptsmembersfromlocalstudents.
　　C. hasbeensetupforalongtime.
　　D. isincreasingitsmembership.

Accordingtotheconversation, thewomanmightcometopracticeGermanon
　　A. Wednesday.
　　B. Tuesday.
　　C. Monday.
　　D. Friday.

Whatisthemangoingtodoaftertheconversation?
　　A. Callupthewomanforheraddress.
　　B. Waitforthewomantocallhimagain.
　　C. Mailthewomansomeinformation.
　　D. Waitforthewomantopickupaform.

Questions8 to10 arebasedonthefollowingconversation. Attheendoftheconversation, youwillbegiven15 secondstoanswerthequestions.

Now, listentotheconversation.

Accordingtothewoman, whatactuallymakesherjobdifficult?
　　A. Difficultquestionsfrominterviewees.
　　B. Embarrassingrequestsfrominterviewees.
　　C. Lackofprofessionalbackground.
　　D. Lackofinterviewingskills.

ThewomanusesallthefollowingadjectiveswhentalkingaboutattendingjobfairsEXCEPT
　　A. prospective.
　　B. useful.
　　C. important.
　　D. tiring.

Welearnfromtheconversationthatthewoman
　　A. worksbetteratjobfairs.
　　B. prefershonestpeople.
　　C. oftenworksonherown.
　　D. isexperiencedinherwork