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SFLEP College English (New Edition) Achievement Test (Band 3)
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2004-2005 学年第一学期期末英语试卷(A)
Final Examination Paper for New College English (3)
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I．Listening Comprehension (20%)
Section A (10%)
Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a
question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question
will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause,
you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best
answer. Then mark the corresponding letter with a single line through the center.
1. A. In a bus.
B. In a restaurant. C. In a hospital.
D. In a shop.
2. A. By car.
B. By bus.
C. By walking
D. By rushing.
3. A. Get to the grocery store.
B. Give the man directions to the bus station.
C. Get directions to the bus station.
D. Find out where the stoplight is.
4. A. The red wallet cost two dollars.
B. He has been to church.
C. The broom was on the bottom.
D. He has searched there carefully.
5. A. At a doctor’s. B. At a store.
C. At a bank.
D. At a library.
6. A. The story of a novel.
B. A report of an accident.
C. Looking for a job.
D. The whereabouts of a book.
7. A. To go along to meet her friend with her.
B. To go along to meet her friend with Tony.
C. To occupy himself with the woman’s work.
D. To meet her friend for her.
8. A. He will take a cab. B. He will drive.
C. He will walk. D. He will take a bus.
9. A. To spend the weekend with her mother.
B. To try to get a driving license.
C. To go to the hospital for a medical check.
D. To renew her passport.
10. A. He has promised to keep smoking cigarettes.
B. He’s gained a profit from his business.
C. Cigarettes become cheaper recently.
D. He guesses that smoking releases anxiety.
Section B Compound Dictation (10%)
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the
first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for
the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S7 with the
exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from S8 to S10 you are
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required to fill in the missing information. You can either use the exact words you have
just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage
is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
When John (S1) that morning, he remembered that his mother was going
(S2) hospital.
He hadn’t (S3) worked out what was wrong with her. He knew, (S4) , that she hadn’t been
well for some time now, and it had become almost (S5) to him to see her eyes narrowed in a
sudden attack of pain, and her hand (S6) against her heart. Their own doctor, who she had
finally gone to for (S7) , had sent her to a specialist who knew all about these things.
(S8)
.
During the weeks since then the pains had come even more often, and the narrowed eyes
became an almost permanent part of her expression. (S9)
______________________________________________. John, a considerate person, tried to think what it
would be like to have toothache all the time and how bad-tempered that would make you.
So when his mother went into hospital, John was going to stay with his aunt, and his father
would stay on at home by himself. However, John didn’t feel much happier. (S10)
______________________________________________.
II. Reading Comprehension (30%)
Passage One
Tread (踩) softly in the garden and pluck that rose with care; flowers cry when cut, cucumbers
scream and even healthy fruit gurgles (发出咯咯声) according to new acoustic research on the
stressful life of plants.
The findings, released by the Institute for Applied Physics at the University of Bonn, could
have important implications for farmers since, with the proper eavesdropping device, one can now
distinguish between healthy and sick vegetables. Talking to plants, it seems, is not as rewarding as
listening to them.
The Bonn scientists have developed laser-driven microphones that pick up sounds
inaccessible to the human ear. When a leaf or a stem is sliced, the plant signals pain (or perhaps
merely dismay) by releasing the gas ethylene (乙烯) over its entire surface.
Doctor Frank Kuhnemann of Bonn University has been trapping the ethylene in a bell jar. The
gas molecules are later bombarded with laser beams, which makes them vibrate. This produces a
sound wave picked up by the microphones. “The more a plant is subjected to stress, the louder the
signal we get on our microphone,” he said.
(91) By eavesdropping on plants it should be possible to develop an early warning system to
detect pests and disease. Knowing the stress level of fruit and vegetables can also be an aid in
efficient storing and transporting. Acoustical evidence demonstrates that apples emit higher levels
of ethylene, which causes neighboring plants to wilt (枯萎). As a result, the scientists urged fruit
producers to store apples separately.
11. The first paragraph tells us that ___________.
A. plants also have feelings like human beings
B. plants may have different reactions to different treatments
C. we should not cut flowers
D. healthy fruit will cry
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12. The findings’ implication lies in that ____________.
A. we can know more about plants through talking to them
B. we can help plant grow by playing music for them
C. with acoustic device, we can know about the situation a plant is in
D. with the help of eavesdropping, we can hear plants talking
13. In the experiment, ___________ is not used.
A. a jar B. microphones C. a bell D. laser beams
14. According to the passage, plants can ____________.
A. dance to the music
B. listen to people talk
C. be trapped by laser beams
D. release the gas ethylene
15. Through the experiment we know that _____________.
A. we should not store apples together with the other fruits
B. not all plants can release the gas ethylene
C. we can hear the cry of a plant with our ears
D. plants also eavesdrop our conversation
Passage Two
(92) Despite a cooling of the economy, high-technology companies are still crying out for
skilled workers. The Information Technology Association of America projects that more than
800,000 technology jobs will go unfilled next year. The lack of qualified workers poses a huge
threat to the U. S. economy.
The most commonly cited reason for this state of affairs is that the country’s agrarian-age (农
村时代) education system fails to prepare students in the primary and secondary grades for
twenty-first-century work. Yet an inadequate and outmoded education system is only part of the
problem. A less tangible but equally powerful cause is an antique classification system that divides
the workforce into two camps: white-collar knowledge workers and blue-collar manual laborers.
Blue-collar workers emerged in the United States during the Industrial Age as work migrated
from farms to factories. (93) White-collar office workers became a significant class in the twentieth
century, outnumbering the blue-collar workers by mid-century. Corporations increasingly require a
new layer of knowledge worker: a highly skilled multi-disciplined talent, who combines the mind
of the white-collar worker with a solid grounding in mathematics and science (physics, chemistry,
and biology). These “gold-collar” workers — so named for their contributions to their companies
and to the economy as well as for their personal earning ability — apply that knowledge to
technology.
The gold-collar worker already exists in a wide range of jobs. The maintenance technician
who test and repairs aircraft systems at American Airlines; the network administrator who manages
systems and network operations at Procter & Gamble; the engineering technologist who assists
scientists at Sandia National Laboratories; and the advanced-manufacturing technician at Intel can
all be regarded as gold-collar workers.
16. In the first paragraph, the word “projects” can be best replace by ___________.
A. throws B. predicts C. concludes
D. claims
17. Compared with a blue-collar worker, a gold-collar worker __________.
A. is more skillful in technology
B. has received higher education
C. used to be a white-collar worker D. learnt more in high school
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18. A gold-collar worker ___________.
A. knows more than one kind of knowledge or skill
B. knows only one kind of knowledge of skill
C. earns less than a blue-collar worker
D. earns less than a white-collar worker
19. The first group of blue-collar workers were most likely to be ____________ in the past.
A. migrants B. educators
C. servants
D. farmers
20. When did the number of white-collar workers become bigger than that of the blue-collar
workers in American?
A. Recently.
B. In 1970 or so. C. In 1950 or so. D. During the Industrial Age.
Passage Three
In the United States there are two major political parties, the Democratic and the Republican.
(94) The Democratic party is the older of the two, tracing its history back to the time of Andrew
Jackson in 1820s. The Republican party, which followed the Federalist party and the Whigs, was
organized in the 1850s primarily as an antislavery party. Since antislavery sentiment was strongest
in the manufacturing area of the North and East, the Republican party logically adopted the
protective tariff and other ideas furthering the growth of manufacturing in the United States. In
1860 the Democratic party was split into two factions, the northern and the southern Democrats,
each putting up its own candidate for president. While the two factions together polled more votes
than did the Republican ticket, the Republicans received a total higher than that of either faction of
the Democrats, and Abraham Lincoln was elected president.
From 1860 to the present day there have been many attempts to found new parties. But
whenever a third party has had considerable appeal at the polls, one of both of the major parties in
the next election has embraced the platform accounting for its appeal, and the third party has faded
away.
Over the years, therefore, the positions of the two major parties have been changing and
adapting themselves to the currently important problems of public policy. At one time the
Democratic party was considered to be a party standing up for state rights, and the Republican
party a party representing the interests of business and industry. A clearcut difference between the
two parties, however, has not existed for more than half a century. If one reads the platforms of the
two parties, one finds that there is very little difference between them. Each party seems to be
appealing to practically every group of voters. Unlike the political parties of Europe, and unlike the
Conservatives and Laborites in England, the political parties in the United States are the collections
of many disparate (不同的) elements.
21. At first, the platform of the Republican party was centered around ___________.
A. antislavery policies
B. developing manufacturing
C. settling the disputes between factions
D. solving social problems
22. According to the passage, Lincoln was elected because ___________.
A. his antislavery policies
B. the Democratic party was split up
C. his penetrating speeches
D. the Democratic party was for him
23. The third parties cannot survive in America because _____________.
A. they don’t have appealing policies
B. the two major parties always adapt their policies to the public’s interest
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C. they are lack of funds
D. they are not allowed to take part in the election
24. Nowadays, the two major parties ___________.
A. have quite similar platforms
B. don’t’ have any conflicts
C. appeal to different groups of people
D. have strayed away from the values they cherished in the past
25. The two major parties in Britain are ____________.
A. similar with those in America
B. similar with those in Europe
C. the collection of many different elements D. different from those in America
Passage Four
Not only politeness but an attitude of reverence is demanded in church. If one is not familiar
with the service, he may maintain a respectful silence, standing when others stand, sitting when
they sit, and bowing during prayer. On entering a church an usher will probably show you to a seat
and it is polite to take the one indicated by him, though it is quite proper to whisper a suggestion
that one does not want to sit too far to the front, or that one is a little deaf and would like to sit well
forward.
(95) It is usual for anyone attending church to take some money along for the offering, as it is
a regular part of every church service and is used for the work of the church. Good clothes, but
never evening clothes, are worn to a church service. In some churches it is improper for a lady not
to wear a hat. It is impolite and disrespectful to talk or whisper, to eat or chew anything, or to enter
or leave during the service. One must come on time and stay till the service is over. When the
service is over, one passes quietly out of the church with the other worshippers. In many churches it
is considered irreverent to talk before one has reached the entrance hall.
Sometimes the “Lord’s Supper” or “Communion” is observed at the end of the service. This is
a special service for the fellowship of Christians, and one is not supposed to participate unless he is
a Christian. He may sit quietly and observe the service if he wishes.
26. If you don’t know the procedures quite well, you’d better ___________.
A. sit there silently all the time
B. stand by and observe the others
C. do as the others do
D. sit in the front seats
27. On entering a church, you ___________.
A. can speak loudly to your friends
B. may whisper to the usher where you prefer to be seated
C. must follow the usher’s direction
D. should always try to sit near to the front
28. It is desirable to go to a church wearing ___________.
A. your best clothes
B. your evening clothes
C. clothes neat and formal D. a hat
29. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. You’d take some money with you to the church.
B. Women are allowed to wear a hat in some churches.
C. You cannot be late for the service.
D. You may start talking when the service is over.
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30. At the end of the service, __________ can take part in the “Communion” .
A. only Christians
B. all the people present
C. only Americans
D. all the natives
III. Vocabulary and Structure (15%)
31. The quicksilver sniper felled victim after victim with a single, long-distance shot, then
__________ quickly as a mist in a morning breeze.
A. faded out
B. vanished
C. blinked
D. orbit
32. The waitress said that she noticed the man because he was ___________ not only in dress but
in expenditure.
A. sophisticated
B. dizzy
C. racial
D. extravagant
33. He has spent all his life working with mentally ___________ people.
A. diverged
B. disabled
C. naked
D. abolished
34. The plan for a new office tower went ahead ___________ local opposition.
A. in connection with B. without so much as C. regardless of
D. on account of
35. “I would __________ that the most dangerous and difficult days are still ahead of us," he said.
A. suspect
B. bless
C. impose
D. capture
36. The waste water vent, which is under the shuttle cabin, in front of the left wing, is used to expel
into space both urine and surplus water ______ from the shuttle's fuel cell power system.
A. transported
B. wandered
C. disposed
D. generated
37. Though faced with many difficulties, he would not __________ online learning.
A. give up
B. get through
C. get by
D. give in
38. We’re searching for a couple of __________ from the young offenders’ institution.
A. runaways
B. pursuer
C. watchmen
D. suspects
39. We’ve spent so much money on our new house, we can’t afford to __________ it.
A. scrawl
B. furnish
C. retail
D. criticize
40. __________ forward a little while a person is talking shows your interest and shows you are
listening to what the person is saying. By doing this, you are saying: I hear what you're saying,
and I'm interested — keep talking!
A. Migrating
B. Scrawling
C. Leaning
D. Exposing
41. __________ winds prevented the race from taking place.
A. Fierce
B. Blunt
C. Inevitable
D. Scarce
42. More splendid still, the whole magnificent world of painting would be opened to me. I should
look deep into the __________ of Raphael, Leonardo da Vinci, Titian, Rembrandt.
A. checkbooks
B. cargoes
C. cartons
D. canvases
43. Fears about the war ___________ nearly half the population in the country.
A. mingled
B. furnished
C. plagued
D. stalked
44. Eleven Afghan civilians were killed when an American warplane pursuing enemy attackers
mistakenly __________ a house near Afghanistan's eastern border with Pakistan.
A. bombed
B. barked
C. condemned
D. compressed
45. The road to the island only appears when the tide has __________.
A. sprinkled
B. receded
C. tilted
D. diminished
46. We collected hundreds of __________ in support of not allowing cars into the city centre.
A. signatures
B. awareness
C. stationery
D. statements
47. The occupants of the apartment used a small __________ and walked along one wall of the
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49.
50.
51.
52.
53.
54.
55.
56.
57.
58.
59.
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studio to reach the stairs to the apartment.
A. mall
B. vine
C. loudspeaker
D. entryway
Economic and trade cooperation between the two countries, which has been built on a
consolidated foundation, still has __________ for further development and diversification.
A. evolution
B. compromise
C. contentment
D. potential
Movie directors use music to __________ the action on the screen.
A. contaminate
B. compliment
C. contemplate
D. complement
We tried to __________ the fact that it was just a school ball hall by putting up coloured lights
and balloons.
A. impress
B. diminish
C. disguise
D. tolerate
He is so kind and easy-going that the kids go __________ him in a big way.
A. for
B. to
C. with
D. off
Your work will ___________ though it needs some improvement.
A. get through
B. get along
C. get by
D. get round
He was warned to __________ at chasing married woman, or he was likely to be given a
punch in jaw.
A. draw fire
B. draw the line
C. draw to an end
D. draw away
As National Day is round the corner, Shanghai is ___________ a festive atmosphere.
A. looked on
B. involved in
C. bathed in
D. surrounded with
Everyone in the city has _________ to the large collection of books on various subjects in the
city’s public library.
A. alternative
B. procedure
C. access
D. process
Seeing their teacher left the classroom ____________ a praise for their hard work, the pupils
felt very disappointed
A. with so much as
B. without so much as C. so much so that D. as much as that
The occupants of the apartment used a small __________ and walked along one wall of the
studio to reach the stairs to the apartment.
A. mall
B. vine
C. loudspeaker
D. entryway
Joan rummaged (到处翻寻) in her drawer and came up with a(n) __________ of newspaper
clippings (剪报).
A. oven
B. kettle
C. fistful
D. carton
The old women ________ herself ________ the stairs with difficulty, holding on to the rail.
A. took / up
B. sat / up
C. kicked / up
D. pulled / up
She said __________ so I presumed it wasn’t common knowledge.
A. in essence
B. in a whisper
C. in a flash
D. off his feet
IV. Cloze (10%)
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices
marked A), B), C) and D). You should choose the one that best fits into the passage.
Then mark the corresponding letter with a single line through the center.
It is the policy of keeping Africans inferior, and separate from Europeans.
They are to be kept separate by not being allowed to live as citizens with rights in 61 towns.
They may go to European towns to work, but they may not have their families
62 ; they must
live in “Bantustans”, the native areas. They are not to 63 with Europeans by sitting in the
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64 cafes, waiting-rooms, compartments of train, seats in parks. They are not to 65 from the
same beaches, go to the same cinema, play 66 the same game field or in the same 67 .
Twelve percent of the land is 68 for the Africans to live and farm on, and this is mostly dry,
69 , mountainous land. Yet the Africans are three-quarter of the people. They are
70 to go
and work for the Europeans, not only because their lands do not 71 enough food to keep them,
but also 72 they must earn money to pay their taxes. Each
73 African man has to pay
£1 a year poll-tax, and ten shillings a year tax for his hut.
74 they go into European areas to
work they are not 75
to do skilled work; they are hewers of wood and drawers of water, and
their wage is about one-seventh of 76 a European would earn for the same kind of work.
If a European 77 an African to do skilled work of the same kind 78 for Europeans,
such as carpentry, both the European and his African employee may be
79 £100. Any African
who takes part in a strike may be fined £500, and/or sent to 80 for three years.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
A. European
A. working
A. deal
A. other
A. walk
A. with
A. teams
A. amounted
A. rich
A. determined
A. rise
A. for
A. adult
A. since
A. allowed
A. which
A. employs
A. checked
A. wasted
A. countryside
B. British
B. there
B. combine
B. black
B. bathe
B. on
B. sports
B. counted
B. cultivated
B. about
B. possess
B. as
B. young
B. when
B. assumed
B. how
B. hire
B. reserved
B. lost
B. army
C. African
C. at home
C. cope
C. same
C. drink
C. in
C. activity
C. left
C. well-design
C. expected
C. store
C. because
C. old
C. unless
C. encouraged
C. what
C. forces
C. done
C. contributed
C. prison
D. American
D. either
D. mix
D. luxurious
D. cook
D. around
D. rights
D. utilized
D. poor
D. forced
D. grow
D. perhaps
D. child
D. after
D. returned
D. that
D. obliged
D. decided
D. fined
D. isolation
V. Translation (10%)
21. By eavesdropping on plants it should be possible to develop an early warning system to detect
pests and disease. (Passage One)
22. Despite a cooling of the economy, high-technology companies are still crying out for skilled
workers. (Passage Two)
23. White-collar office workers became a significant class in the twentieth century, outnumbering
the blue-collar workers by mid-century. (Passage Two)
24. The Democratic party is the older of the two, tracing its history back to the time of Andrew
Jackson in 1820s. (Passage Three)
25. It is usual for anyone attending church to take some money along for the offering, as it is a
regular part of every church service and is used for the work of the church. (Passage Four)
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V. Guided Writing (15%)
Directions: For this part you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition. The title of your
composition is given. Your composition may consist of two or three paragraphs and
include the following main ideas given in Chinese.
Examination
(1) 对考试的两种不同观点
(2) 考试的一般作用
(3) 我的看法
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Key
I. Listening Comprehension
1. B
2. A
3. C
4. D
5. C
6. D
7. D
8. B
9. B 10. D
Section B: Compound Dictation
When John (S1) awoke that morning, he remembered that his mother was going (S2) into
hospital. He hadn’t (S3) quite worked out what was wrong with her. He knew, (S4) though, that she
hadn’t been well for some time now, and it had become almost (S5) familiar to him to see her eyes
narrowed in a sudden attack of pain, and her hand (S6) pressing against her heart. Their own doctor,
who she had finally gone to for (S7) advice, had sent her to a specialist who knew all about these
things. (S8) The specialist told her that just as soon as there was a bed for her, she would have to
come into his hospital where he could look after her himself.
During the weeks since then the pains had come even more often, and the narrowed eyes
became an almost permanent part of her expression. (S9) Always rather sharp, she now began
losing her temper over little things so that John’s father kept his thought to himself more and more.
John, a considerate person, tried to think what it would be like to have toothache all the time and
how bad-tempered that would make you.
So when his mother went into hospital, John was going to stay with his aunt, and his father
would stay on at home by himself. However, John didn’t feel much happier. (S10) Apart from
missing his mother, he wasn’t very fond of his aunt because she was even more bad-tempered than
his mother.
II. Reading Comprehension
Passage One:
Passage Two:
Passage Three:
Passage Four:
11. B
16. B
21. A
26. C
12. C
17. A
22. B
27. B
13. C
18. A
23. B
28. C
14. D
19. D
24. A
29. D
15. A
20. C
25. D
30. A
III. Vocabulary and Structure
31. B 32. D 33. B 34. C 35. A 36. D 37. A 38. A 39. B 40. C
41. A 42. D 43. C 44. A 45. B 46. A 47. D 48. D 49. D 50. C
51. A 52. C 53. B 54. C 55. C 56. B 57. D 58. C 59. D 60. B
IV. Cloze
61. A
71. D
62. B
72. C
63. D
73. A
64. C
74. B
65. B
75. A
66. B
76. C
67. A
77. A
68. C
78. B
69. D
79. D
70. D
80. C
V. Translation
81. 通过窃听植物发出的声音，就可能研发出早期探测植物病虫害的报警系统。
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82. 尽管经济发展趋缓，高科技公司仍迫切需要技术熟练的工人。
83. 20 世纪，办公室白领工人成为一重要阶层，到 20 世纪中叶，其人数超过了蓝领工人的
人数。
84. 民主党是两大党中历史较长的一个党派，其历史可追溯到 19 世纪 20 年代安德鲁杰克逊
时期。
85. 任何一个去教堂做礼拜的人通常都随身带些捐款，因为那是每次礼拜活动的一个规定项
目，用于教堂行善。
VI. Guided Writing
Examination
Many arguments exist about the advantages and disadvantages of an exam. Some students
complain that their teachers have given them too many exams and they have little spare time,
whereas teachers hold it true that some of their students do not work hard only because they do not
frequently have enough examinations.
The examinations can show what and how much a student has mastered. It is fairly evident that
a teacher gives his students a test after he has finished his teaching of a unit. On the part of a
teacher, he can find what his students have grasped or failed to grasp. On the part of the students,
they can learn how well they have learned and what aspects they should pay more attention to.
Therefore, examinations, if given at reasonable intervals, can benefit both the teachers and the
students. From the examinations, teachers can figure out what points they have missed in teaching
and they must work harder to improve. The students can also focus their concentration on their
weaknesses.
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外教社®《大学英语》
（全新版）3 级学业测试
Tapescript of Listening Comprehension (CET3)
Section A
1. W: Well, now. Before we order, shall we agree that we each pay our own bill?
M: All right.
Q: Where are these people?
2．W: If I were you, I’d take the bus to work. Driving in that rush-hour traffic is terrible.
M: But by the time the bus gets to my stop, there aren’t any seats left.
Q: How does the man prefer to go to work?
3. W: Could you tell me how to get to the bus station from here?
M: Go straight until you come to the stoplight. Turn to the left and go about three miles. When
you get to the Argo Grocery Store, turn right. You can’t miss it.
Q: What is the woman trying to do?
4. W: Maybe you lost your wallet in this room.
M: I’ve already searched it from top to bottom.
Q: What does the man mean?
5. M: What kind of account to you want to open?
W: A regular savings account.
Q: Where did this conversation probably take place?
6. M: I wonder what happened to my book. I left it on the desk this morning.
W: I saw it just a moment ago. Why don’t you look somewhere else?
Q: What are the speakers talking about?
7. W: Could you do me a real favour, please?
M: Yes, of course.
W: I’ve arranged to meet my friend Tony, but I’m fully occupied now. I was wondering if you
could go along and meet him for me.
M: Oh yes, certainly!
Q: What did the woman want the man to do?
8. W: I’m afraid I paid too much for these gifts, now I just want to drive all the way back to the
store to return them.
M: Well, I’ll be glad to take care of that after dinner.
Q: How will the man get to the store to return the presents?
9. M: Well, you are really having a very busy time!
W: I know, as well as renewing my passport, I have to go to hospital to have a medical check,
and I have to spend the weekend looking after my mother.
Q: What will the woman not do?
10. W: You’re still smoking! After promising to give it up six months ago! Rob, what happened?
M: I suffered some business losses and I began to worry. I guess I always associated smoking
with worrying, so I started puffing again.
Q: Why does the man start smoking again?
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Section B Compound Dictation
When John (S1) awoke that morning, he remembered that his mother was going (S2) into
hospital. He hadn’t (S3) quite worked out what was wrong with her. He knew, (S4) though, that she
hadn’t been well for some time now, and it had become almost (S5) familiar to him to see her eyes
narrowed in a sudden attack of pain, and her hand (S6) pressing against her heart. Their own doctor,
who she had finally gone to for (S7) advice, had sent her to a specialist who knew all about these
things. (S8) The specialist told her that just as soon as there was a bed for her, she would have to
come into his hospital where he could look after her himself.
During the weeks since then the pains had come even more often, and the narrowed eyes
became an almost permanent part of her expression. (S9) Always rather sharp, she now began
losing her temper over little things so that John’s father kept his thought to himself more and more.
John, a considerate person, tried to think what it would be like to have toothache all the time and
how bad-tempered that would make you.
So when his mother went into hospital, John was going to stay with his aunt, and his father
would stay on at home by himself. However, John didn’t feel much happier. (S10) Apart from
missing his mother, he wasn’t very fond of his aunt because she was even more bad-tempered than
his mother.