1.W:Herearetwoemptyseats.
M:Don'tyouthinkthesearetooclosetothemoviescreen?
Q:Wheredidthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?
2.M:I'mboredwiththesamefoodallthetime.
Let'strysomethingdifferentSaturdaynight.
W:HowaboutanItalianplace?
Q:Whatdowelearnfromthisconversation?
3.W:Wearehavingapartyatourhouseontheweekendofthe30th.Wouldyouliketojoinus?
M:Thatsoundslikealotoffun.ButI'llneedtocheckmyschedulefirst.
4.M:Myshoulder'sbeenhurtingforacoupleofweeksnoweversinceImovedthatheavydeskbymyself.
W:Ifithasn'tgottenbetterbynow,youshouldgoandseeadoctor.
Q:Howlonghastheman'sproblemlasted?
5.M:WhatIneedisaroommatewhoisneatandconsiderate.
W:Soyoushouldwritethatinthead.
Q:Whatdoesthemanhopetodo?
6.W:MycousinBobisgettingmarriedinCalifomiaandIcan'tdecidewhethertogo.
M:It'salongtripbutIthinkyouwillhaveagoodtime.
7.W:Excuseme,couldyoubringmeaglassofwater,please?
M:Sorry,butIamnotawaiter.
Q:Whatwillthemandoforthewoman?
8.W:I'vebeencallingDavidforthepasthalfhour,butIkeepgettingabusysignal.
M:Well,ifyoudon'tgethimsoon,we'lljusthavetogototheconcertwithouthim.
Q:WhyisthewomantryingtocallDavid?
9.M:IfIdon'tfindmywalletprettysoon,I'mgoingtoreportitstolen
W:Haveyoucheckedyourcaroryourjacketpocket,everywhere?
Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?
10.W:Doyouthinkadresshastobeexpensivetobegood?
M:Well,you'vealwaysgottopayforthevalue.
PassageOne
TherearesomespecialtraditionsinHawaii.Peopleareveryfriendlyandalwayswelcomevisitors.Theygivevisitorsalongnecklaceofbeautifulfreshflowers.Menwearbrightfloweredshirts,andwomenoftenwearlongflowereddresses.TherearetraditionalChinese,JapaneseandPhilippineholidaysandalltheholidaysfromtheUnitedStates.TheycallHawaiitheAlohaState.Alohameansbothhelloandgoodbye.Italsomeans"Iloveyou."Usuallywhenpeoplefromdifferentcountries,racesandtraditionslivetogether,thereareseriousproblems.ThereareafewproblemsinHawaii,but,ingeneral,peoplehavelearnedtolivetogetherinpeace.Hawaiiansgetmostoftheirmoneyfromvisitors,andmostofthevisitorscomefromthemainlandandfromJapan.TherearesomanypeoplelivinginHawaiinowthattherearelivingquarterswherethereusedtobefarms.SomeofthebigsugarandapplecompanieshavemovedtothePhilippines,wheretheydonothavetopayworkersasmuchmoney.ThefamiliesofthefirstpeoplewhocamefromtheU.S.mainlandowntheimportantbanksandcompanies.Japanesesarealsobuyingorstartingbusinesses.
Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
11.Whichofthefollowingisagoodtitleforthispassage?
12.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothispassage?
13.WhatplaysanimportantpartinthedevelopmentofHaiwaii?
PassageTwo
Therearefivechiefoilregionsintheworld.TheyaretheMiddleEast,theUnitedStatesofAmericaandCanada,LatinAmericaandtheCaribbean,AfricaandRussia.TheMiddleEastcountrieshavethelargestamountofoil.Theyhavemoreoilthanalltheotherregionstogether.OilwasfirstdiscoveredintheMiddleEastin1908.ThefirstoilfieldwasopenedinIran.AfewyearslatermenfoundoilinotherMiddleEastcountries.In1932oilwasdiscoveredonBahrainIsland.Duringthenextfewyearsoilwasfoundinmanyplaces.
TheMiddleEastoilindustrythengrewfast.Todaythisregionproducesathirdoftheworld'soilsupplies.TheMiddleEastcountriesnowexportmoreoilthananyotherregion.Theydonotneedalltheiroil.Sotheyareabletoexportmostoftheiroiltoothercountries.Europeisoneoftheirchiefmarkets.TheysupplyallthecountriesofWesternEuropeandalsosomeofthecountriesinEasternEuropTheseEuropeancountriesimportmillionsoftonsfromothercountries.TheyimportsomeoftheiroilfromNorthAfricaandLatinAmerica,buttheybuymostofitfromtheMiddleEast.
Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
14.Whenandwherewasoilfirstdiscovered?
15.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?
16.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
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