PartB(20points,20minutes)
Inthispartofthetestyouwillhearseveraltalks.Aftereachtalk,youwillhearsomequestions.Thetalksandquestionswillnotberepeated.Afteryouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersinyourtestbookandchoosethebestanswer.Then,onyouranswersheet,findthenumberofthequestionandfillinthespacethatcorrespondstotheletteroftheansweryouhavechosen.
16.(A)TraditionalEuropeanarchitecture.(B)Techniquesforbuildinglogcabins.(C)Thehistoryoflogstructures.(D)Howtobuildahomebyyourself.
17.(A)Theirsmallsize.(B)Theirrusticdirtfloors.(C)Theirwallsofroundedlogs.(D)Theirslidingboardwindows.
18.(A)Theylikedthelookofloghomes.(B)Theyhadeasyaccesstologs.(C)Theywereunfamiliarwithotherbuildingmaterials.(D)TheywantedtobreakawayfromEuropeantraditions.
19.(A)Theycouldeasilybuildtheloghousesthemselves.(B)Theycouldconstructthehousesfromkits.(C)Theylikedthecozyatmosphereoftheloginterior.(D)Theywantedhomesthatcouldbetransported.
20.(A)ItwasbuiltbytheCanadians.(B)Itwasbuilttofacilitatetrade.(C)Thepathfortheroadwasextremelydifficulttoclear.(D)HostilitiesbetweenCanadaandtheUnitedStatescausedconstructiondelays.
21.(A)MainewaslessinfluencedbytheFrenchgovernment.(B)Mainehadbetteremploymentopportunities.(C)Mainewaspoliticallystable.(D)Marinehadabetterclimate.
22.(A)Theareawaseconomicallyunified.(B)Theauthoritieswereunabletoenforcelawandorder.(C)Thetwogovernmentsfoughtforcontrolofthearea.(D)MostofthepeoplelivingtherespokeonlyFrench.
23.(A)Thelatestpracticesofaccuratemapmaking.(B)Theimpactofepidemicsonmassmigration.(C)Theadvantagesofestablishinginternationaltradeagreements.(D)ThetechnologyusedtolocatetheOldCanadaRoad.
24.(A)Watchaslideshowabouttrees.(B)LearnhowtopreventDutchelmdisease.(C)Studythehistoryofthecampusbuildingsandgrounds.(D)Lookatexamplesoftreesoncampus.
25.(A)History.(B)Physicaleducation.(C)Botany.(D)Architecture.
SectionBCompoundDictation
Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfromS1toS7withtheexactwordsyouhave
justheard.ForblanksnumberedfromS8toSIOyouarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally;whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.
TherearealotofgoodcamerasavailableatthemomentmostofthesearemadeinJapanbuttherearealsogood(S1)modelsfromGermanyandtheUSA.Wehave(S2)
rangeofdifferentmodelstoseewhichisthebest(S3)money.Afteranumberofdifferenttestsandinterviewswithpeoplewhoare(S4)assessed,ourresearchers(S5)
withthedifferentcamerasbeingtheOlympicBYmodelasthebestauto-focuscameraavailableatthemoment.Itcosts$200althoughyoumaywellwanttospendmore-(S6)muchasanother$200-onbuying(S7)lensesandotherequipment.ItisagoodJapanesecamera,easytouse.(S8)
whereastheAmericanversionsareconsiderablymoreexpensiveTheOlympicBYmodelweighsonly320gramswhichisquiteabitlessthanothercamerasofasimilartype.Indeedoneoftheothermodelswelookedatweighedalmosttwiceasmuch.(S9)
Allthepeopleweinterviewedexpressedalmosttotalsatisfactionwithit(Sl0)
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