Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)

Section A

11. A) She isn’t going to change her major.

      B) She plans to major in tax law.

      C) She studies in the same school as her brother.

      D) She isn’t going to work in her brother’s firm.

12. A) She will do her best if the job is worth doing.

      B) She prefers a life of continued exploration.

      C) She will stick to the job if the pay is good.

      D) She doesn’t think much of job-hopping.

13. A) Stop thinking about the matter.

      B) Talk the drug user out of the habit.

      C) Be more friendly to his schoolmate.

      D) Keep his distance from drug addicts.

14. A) The son.                                                        
      C) The mother.

      B) The father.                                                     
      D) Aunt Louise.

15. A) Stay away for a couple of weeks.                     
      C) Look after the Johnsons’ house.
      B) Check the locks every two weeks.                    
      D) Move to another place.

16. A) He didn’t want to warm up for the game.

      B) He didn’t want to be held up in traffic.

      C He wanted to make sure they got tickets.

      D) He wanted to catch as many game birds as possible.

17. A) It will reduce government revenues.

      B) It will stimulate business activities.

      C) It will mainly benefit the wealthy.

      D) It will cut the stockholders’ dividends.

18. A) The man should phone she hotel for directions.

      B) The man can ask the department store for help.

      C) She doesn’t have the hotel’s phone number.

      D) The hotel is just around the corner.

Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

19. A) To interview a few job applicants.

      B) To fill a vacancy in the company.

      C) To advertise for a junior sales manager.

      D) To apply for a job in a major newspaper.

20. A) A hardworking ambitions young man.

      B) A young man good at managing his time.

      C) A college graduate with practical working experience.

      D) A young man with his own idea of what is important.

21. A) Not clearly specified.                                      
      C) Reasonable enough.
      B) Not likely to be met.                                       
      D) Apparently sexist.

Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

22. A) The latest developments of an armed rebellion in Karnak.

      B) The fall of Karnak’s capital city into the hands of the rebel forces.

      C) The epidemic that has just broken out in the country of Karnak.

      D) The peace talks between the rebels and the government in Karmak.

23. A) The epidemic has been brought under control.

      B) There are signs of progress in the peace process.

      C) Great improvements are being made in its capital.

      D) There’s little hope of bringing the conflict to an end.

24. A) Late in the morning.                               
      C) Sometime before dawn.
      B) Early in the afternoon.                             
      D) Shortly after sunrise.

25. A) Inadequate medical care.                    
      C) Lack of food, water and shelter.
      B) Continuing social unrest.                       
      D) Rapid spreading of the epidemic.