PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION 10% [15 MIN.]

In Sections A and B you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your answer sheet.

SECTION A  STATEMENT (5%)

     In this section you will hear nine statements. At the end of each statement you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question.

1. The speaker likes teaching because of

A. its interesting nature.     B. the good salaries. 

C. contact with the young.     D. more summer holidays.

 2. What does the speaker mean?

A. Bad living conditions are due to the poor city.

B. Bad planning is responsible for poor living conditions.

C. Living conditions are bad because the city is too big.

D. Small cities have better living conditions than large ones.

3. What does the statement mean?

A. Many people are concerned about their security.

B. Social security bears no relation to population.

C. Most social security problems are caused by a few people

D. Too many people may result in social security problems.

4. Passengers must check in to board Flight 998 by

A. 10:30 a.m.  B. 10:00 a.m   C. 11:30 a.m.  D. 11:00 a.m.

5. The speaker is probably a(n)

A. insurance agent. B. fireman. C. salesman. D. policeman.

6. The speaker thinks that

A. Ian achieved a lot as an athlete.

B. Ian’s blind eye prevented him from athletics.

C. Ian’s success depended on his childhood experience.

D. Ian trained so hard in athletics as to lose one eye.

7. Mrs. Clark is worried about her

A. husband’s health    B. husband’s work

C. husband’s illness   D. own health

 8. The relationship between Susan and Jenny is

A. neutral. B. friendly.  C. unclear.    D. strained.

9. What do we learn about Jack?

A. He is well-known for hard work                

B. He is pretty busy working.

C. He has overworked and hurt his sight.         

D. He doesn’t like to have dinner with us.

SECTION B  CONVERSATION (5%)

     In this section, you will hear nine short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question.

10. What are they mainly talking about?

A. Graduation date.  B. Vacation plans.   C. School courses    D. Job hunting.

11. The conversation probably takes place in

A. a library   B. a bookstore.   C. the classroom. D. a department store.

12. The relationship between the two speakers is probably

A. man and wife.    B. lawyer and client.C. customer and waitress.   D. colleagues.

13. We can infer from the conversation that the man is a(n)

A. plumber.  B. construction worker.  C. office boy          D. porter.

14. What will the man probably do next?

A. Turn off the tape recorder.  B. Turn up the tape recorder.C. Call the doctor.     D. Continue to play.

15. How does Lisa feel about her work?

A. Satisfied.    B. Frustrated.  C. Annoyed D. Confident

PART II CLOZE 15% [15 MIN.]

Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the best choice for each blank on your answer sheet.

Traditional superstitions and beliefs   16   disappear altogether; they assume new forms and   17 to contemporary conditions.   18   in the 21st century people may dismiss their forefather's customs and practices as superstition, many are still current. A Friday which falls on the 13th of a month is widely feared as   19   ,  and so are spilling and walking under a ladder. Belief   20   the power of mascots is far from   21   ; the lucky rabbit's foot, like the horseshoe, is a popular charm. Certain foods, too,   22   their ancient lore. Many people, for example, accept the old adage "an apple a day keeps the doctor away". One aspect of traditional    23   which is still very much    24   today is folk medicine. When the causes of illness were totally   25   , and disease seemed to strike without any reason, it was often   26   to evil spirits taking over the body. To   27   the patient, the demons of disease must be driven out, and many "cures" were spells and charms intended to exorcise these usurpers. Until   28   modern times even “official” medicine was very unpleasant, with no anaesthetics or pain-killers, and a low success rate. Few people,   29   , could afford it, and most relied on folk healers and magic. There was an enormous range of herbal cures, some of which have since been found to have actual healing properties. Charms were worn to ward off disease; and a wide   30   of seemingly strange objects, such as church furnishings, were credited with powers of healing.