Ⅱ. Talks and Conversations

Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear several short talks and conversations. After each of these, you will hear a few questions. Listen carefully, because you will hear the talk or conversation and questions ONLY ONCE. When you hear a question, read the four answer choice and choose the best answer to that question. Then write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.

Questions 11~14

11.   (A) She is out of job.                                         (B) She feels very tired.

       (C) She has a broken                                          (D) She has a cold.

12.   (A) Traveling around the country                         (B) Training hard for a competition

       (C) Working on a research project                      (D) Writhing research paper on boxing

13.   (A) Stay in bed and get some sleep

(B) Return the books and post the letters

(C) Have a glass of water before going outside.

(D) Write a letter of complaint about the air-conditioner

14.   (A) Because she has to write a report.

       (B) Because she has just returned from abroad.

       (C) Because she wants something to read.

       (D) Because she needs to find a new job.

Questions 15~18

15.   (A)US census officials                                    (B) Government employees

(C) People who live in the city                (D) Lawyers who work for the Church

16.   (A) London and Westminster                      (B) London and Birmingham

       (C) London and St Asaph                        (D) London and St Paul’s

17.   (A) It has a cathedral.                                   (B) It has a population of 4000.

       (C) It has a large population.                            (D) It has a city hall.

18.   (A) Britain                                                 (B) USA

       (C) India                                                  (D) Japan

Questions 19~22

19.   (A) She’s got married.                                (B) She’s graduated from high school.

       (C) She’s spent her holiday                         (D) She’s moved to West Virginia.

20.   (A) She would have stayed in her hometown for the rest of her life.

       (B) She would have made a grave mistake in her life career.

       (C) She would have happy to come to the city to look for a job.

       (D) She would become a secretary to someone in her village.

21.   (A) She had left the place in which she was born.

       (B) She has not been given much job opportunity in the city.

       (C) She has so far no promotion or transfer.

       (D) She cannot avoid making mistakes in her routine work.

22.   (A) Her boyfriend.                                                        (B) Her colleague.

       (C) Her assistant.                                                  (D) Her former schoolmate.

Questions 23~26

23.   (A) Keeping warm and dry                             (B) Drinking a lot of liquid

       (C) Living close to the hospital                 (D) Kissing the nose of an animal

24.     (A) Men who live in windy areas

(B) Women who volunteered to stay outside

(C) Travelers who take showers

(D) People who are under stress

25.   (A) Because cold viruses can endure adverse climates.

       (B) Because winters are wet and cold.

       (C) Because people tend to stay more time indoors.

       (D) Because the disease may be caused by contaminated foods.

26.   (A) Men are more likely to suffer from colds.

       (B) No effective medicine has been found to cure colds.

       (C) In the winter, people should try to stay outdoors.

       (D) One could avoid catching colds by taking a hot bath every day.

Questions 27~30

27.   (A) None                                                         (B) Thirteen

       (C) Fourteen                                                         (D) Fifteen

28.   (A) The housewife                                         (B) The elder sisters

       (C) The servants                                            (D) The nannies

29.     (A) They had to bring up their families.

(B) They had no choice in selecting a spouse.

       (C) They had to work hard to support their families.

(D)They had no chance to receive higher education.

30.   (A) A woman was financially dependent on her future husband.

       (B) A man had to ask a girl’s father for permission to marry her.

       (C) A woman should be ready to give up her job for the marriage.

(D) A man should arrange a marriage ceremony in his father’s house.