TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS
GRADE EIGHT

                                                        TIME LIMIT: 195 MIN
PART I   LISTENING COMPREHENSION (35 MIN)

SECTION A   MINI-LECTURE
In this section you will hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening, take notes on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but you will need them to complete a gap-filling task after a mini-lecture. When the lecture is over, you will be given two minutes to check your note, and another ten minutes to check your notes, and another ten minutes to complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE. Use the blank sheet for note-taking.

SECTION B   INTERVIEW
In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on you colored answer sheet.
Questions 1 to 5 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now listen to the interview.
1. Which of the following is NOT among the criteria of the 100 most powerful women in the world?
A. the amount of money they control
B. their previous jobs
C. their public profile
D. their attitude toward the press
2. Who is an unpredictable candidate among the women of this year?
A. Angela Merkel B. Condoleezza Rice
C. Angela Ahrendts D. Rose Marie Bravo
3. The Chileans felt _________ when they saw Michelle Bachelet on this list.
A. angry B. excited
C. indifferent D. surprised
4. Which of the following statement is true about Margaret Whitman?
A. She’s one of the richest women in the world.
B. She’s a founder of eBay.
C. She helped build eBay into the second most successful companies on the Internet.
D. She’s at No. 20 on the list of the 100 most powerful women in the world.
5. Which of the following reasons CANNOT explain why Meredith Vieira was on the list of the 100 most powerful women in the world?
A. Because she’s going to be taking the role of the Today Show from Wednesday.
B. Because she’s accomplished a lot over the course of her many years in this profession.
C. Because she’s going to be so influential in what she does.
D. Because she is an award-winning newswoman, and she’s spent nine years on the View.

SECTION C   NEWS BROADCAST
In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your colored answer sheet.
Question 6 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.
6. What is the public reaction towards the news that a vaccine against cervical cancer is to be put on the market?
A. Surprised. B. Indifferent. C. Suspicious. D. Excited.
Question 7 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.
7. The news is mainly about ________.
A. the history of Germans in the World Cup Football Championships
B. the performance of the teams in the World Cup Football Championship
C. the victory of the host nation in the beginning
D. the response of the football fans
Questions 8 and 9 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the two questions. Now listen to the news.
8. The Palestinian militant group Hamas announced its threat to restart attacks on Israel ________.
A. on newspaper B. on TV
C. through Internet D. by radio
9. Hamas has threatened to restart attacks on Israel because ______?
A. it took power in parliamentary elections in January
B. it has felt compelled to react to what it regards as a massacre of innocent Palestinian civilians
C. it has killed hundreds of Israelis in suicide bombings and other attacks in past years.
D. it has been under pressure enforced by the international community.
Question 10 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.
10. Which group is NOT mentioned by Annan as one most at risk from AIDS?
A. homosexuals B. prostitutes
C. drug users D. conservatives