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1. M: Good morning, Madam, Where do you want to go ?
W: I’d like to go to the Shanghai Museum. At this point, the traffic on the bridge is not so good, so the tunnel is a better choice.
Q: Where does this conversation probably take place?

2. M: Dorothy, please put away all the old books on your desk.
W: But, Dad, they should be on hand, because I will use them at any time.
Q: What did the man ask the woman to do?

3. M: So Mrs Jones, We’d like to know how you can manage this company so well and make it into a large business.
W: Well, I think sensitive feeling about the market and strict management is the key.
Q: What are they talking about?

4. M: I really enjoyed myself in Shanghai.
W: Yes, pleased to have met you here. Hope you can visit Shanghai again.
Q: When does this conversation probably take place?

5. M: Many experts can’t attend the meeting that day.
W: So we must change the date, mustn’t we?
Q: Why should they change the date of the meeting?

6. W: What are you busy with?
M: I’m downloading some information for my term paper which should be finished in July.
Q: What will the man do in July?

7. W: Today we’ll learn the difference between direct speech and indirect speech. Tom, can you tell me an example of direct speech??
M: I am not sure.
Q: What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?

8. W: I can’t believe that Wilson is a lecturer in the university.
M: Yes, he was so shy in the middle school.
Q: What has happened to Wilson?

9. W: Does the book have a good ending?
M: It is hard to say. The boy was brought up in good surroundings, but somehow he became a thief in the street.
Q: What did the man think about the end of the book?

10. W: Which class will you be in?
M: I’ll be in Class One, Jack and Joan in Class Six. I remember you are in Class Two. I feel sorry we will be separate.
Q: What happens to all the people?

Section B Passages

I was walking along Orchard Road when I realized a tall young man wearing a jacket and tie was following me. I noticed him because not many people wear a jacket and tie in the middle of a hot summer day, and I had already seen this man four times that afternoon.

To make sure he was following me, I walked on quickly, turned right into a shopping center and then stopped to look in a shop window, soon, the man appeared and stopped at another shop window. I walked on and stopped several times. When I stopped, he stopped, too.

I began to be rather worried and decided to try to lose this stranger man. When I saw a taxi coming, I jumped into it. As I was telling the taxi driver where to go, I found the man got into another taxi, which then followed mine. As the two taxis slowing made their way along Orchard Road, I looked back at the taxi behind, and saw that the stranger was looking out at me.

At MRT station I told the taxi driver to stop and I got out. As I was paying my fare, I saw that the man was getting out of the taxi.

By now I got angry, so I turned and walked straight to him. I asked him why he was following me. At first he said he was not following me at all, but when I threatened t call the police, he admitted he was. He then told me that he was a journalist and that he was writing an article on how elderly people in the United States spend their time. He said he was observing me to gather materials for his article.

Questions:

11.In which season did this story happen?

12.How many times did the author see the young man that day?

13.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

Section C Longer Conversations

One of the most important developments in newspaper organization during the first part of the twentieth century was the growth of telegraph services, which are known as wire services. Wire-service companies employed reporters, who covered stories all over the world. Their news reports were sent to papers throughout the country by telegraph. The papers paid an annual fee for this service. Wire services continue to play an important role in newspaper operations. Today the major wire services are the Associated Press (AP) and United Press International (UPI). You will frequently find AP or UPI at the beginning of a new story.

Newspaper chains and combinations began to appear in the early 1900s. A chain consists of two or more newspapers owned by a single person or organization. A combination involves combining two or more papers into one. During the nineteenth century many cities had more than one competitive independent paper. Today in most cities there are only one or two newspapers, and they are usually operated by a single owner. Often newspapers in several cities belong to one chain. Papers have combined in order to survive under the pressure of rising costs. Chains and mergers have cut down production costs and brought the advantages of big-business methods to the newspaper industry.

Questions:

14. What is AP?

15. When did the newspaper chains and combination appear?

16. Why did many newspapers combine together?

Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.

W: I have worked for five years at Glory Network Company.
M: OK. And what do you know about computer networks and operating systems including Windows?
W: Umm… well… I did come in contact with computers every night at my last job.
M: Umm!... And how about website authoring skills? We are looking for someone to create and manage our company’s website which would include the development, and use of GGI scripts.
W: Umm…uh, web page, web page. Huh… I don’t think I’ve read that book, and I’m afraid I’ve never used those GGI things.
M: Huh?! And what about experience with Java or Java Script?
W: Well… I think I’ve tried Java at a foreign coffee shop one time if that’s what you mean.
M: OK, I think I have all the information I need!
W: Oh, and I really like computer games. I play them every day.
M: Right, right. Thanks. We’ll be in touch.

Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
M: How are you this afternoon?
W: Just fine. I looked over the catalog you gave me this morning, and I’d like to discuss prices on your computer speakers.
M: Very good. Here is our price list.
W: Let me see… I see that your listed price for the K-two-one model is ten U.S. dollars. Do you offer quantity discounts?
M: We sure do. We give a five percent discount for orders of a hundred or more.
W: What kind of discount could you give me if I were to place an order for six hundred units?
M: On an order of six hundred, we can give you a discount of ten percent.
W: When will the goods reach me?
M: We could ship your order within ten days of receiving your payment.
W: So, you require payment in advance of shipment?
M: Yes. You could transfer the payment into our bank account or open a letter of credit in our favor.
W: I’d like to go ahead and place an order for six hundred units.
M: Great! I’ll just fill out the purchase order and have you sign it.