1.W:Theprofessor'svoiceissosoftthatIcan'theartheendofthissentences.
M:It'sbecausethetrafficoutsidecancelstheeffectofthemicrophone.
Q:Whatseemstobebotheringthestudents?
2.M:WhatdidMarythinkofthedancelastweekend?
W:Shehasn'tbeenaroundthisweek.
3.M:Hello,thisisMrWilliams.Myheaterisnotgettingpowerandthetemperatureisgoingdownanddown.
Couldyoucomeoverandfixit?
W:OK.I'llsendourmantheresometimethisafternoon.
Q:WhohasMrWilliamscalledtocomeover?
4.W:Dowehaveenoughtimeforthe7:40trainifwegetoffrightaway?
M:No,it'stoolate.It'simpossibleforustogettotherailwaystationin20minutes.
5.W:Ihearthemayorisplanningataxreduction.
M:Yes,itwasoneofhiscampaignpromisesandhe'sseriouslytryingtomakeitareality.
Q:Whatwillhappentotaxesifthemayorsucceeds?
6.W:Ithinkthehostessreallymadeeveryefforttoseethattheguestsgotthefoodanddrinkstheywanted.
M:Yes,butwewouldhavehadabettertimeatthepartyifwehadknownsomeoftheotherguests.
Q:Whatcanweconcludefromtheconversation?
7.W:Therearetwonewstudentsinyourclass,aren'tthere?
M:Yes,theyareHenryandJack.HenryisfromAustralia.
Heisafootballstar.JackisfromBrazil.Helikestogotothecinemaoccasionallyandgofishingalot.
8.W:Whathappenedtoyou?Youlooksohappy?
M:IfoundoutfrommyadviserthatthegraduateschoolwhereI'mgoingtoapplyhasdoneawaywiththereviewtest.
Q:Whatdowelearnfromthisconversation?
9.M:CanIborrowyourcarfortheweekend,sister?
Q:Whatdoesthewoman'sresponsemean?
10.W:Lookatthosebeautifulparrotsoverthere.Ithinkyoucanteachthemtotalk.
M:Yes,butlookatthepricetagonthem.I'dratherhaveapigeoninstead.
Q:Wheredidthisconversationtakeplace?
PassageOne
Humanbeingsareneversatisfied.Theyhavealwayswantedthingstobeeasier,faster,morecomfortableormoreconvenient.Humanhistoryisthehistoryofinventions.Aninventionissomethingtotallyoriginal,somethingthatnobodyelsehasthoughtof.Itmaybesomethingphysical,likeanewmachine,oritmaybeanewwayofdoingsomething,likethereorganizationofproductionmethodsinafactory.Theearlisetinventions,likeboatsandweapons,weresimplebuteffectivewaysofmeetingbasicneedandweredevelopedindependentlybypeopleindifferentpartsoftheworldwhoneededtotravelortohunt.Moderninventionsaremoretechnicalandmorespecialised.Ifyoucomeupwithanoriginalidea,thefirstthingtodoistoregisteryourinventionatthePatentOffice.Itwillbegivenaspecialnumber,whichactsasaguaranteeagainstanyoneelsestealingyouridea.
Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
11.Whyarehumanbeingsneversatisfied?
12.Whatinventionsarementionedinthispassage?
13.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutmoderninventions?
PassageTwo
TheUnitedStatesisafederalunionof50states.ThecapitalofthenationalgovernmentisinWashingtonD.C.
Thefederalconstitutionsetsupthestructuresofthenationalgovernmentandlistsitspowersandactivities.TheConstitutiongivesCongresstheauthoritytomakelawswhicharenecessaryforthecommondefenseandthegoodofthenation.Italsogivesthefederalgovernmentthepowertodealwithnationalandinternationalproblemsthatinvolvemorethanonestate.AllpowersthatarenotgiventothefederalgovernmentbytheConstitutionaretheresponsibilityoftheindividualstates.Thefederalgovernmenthasthreebranches--theexecutive,thelegislative,andthejudicialThelegislativebranchmakesthelaws;theexecutivebranchcarriesoutthelaws;andthejudicialbranchinterpretsthelaws.ThepresidentheadstheexecutivebranchandtheSupremeCourtheadsthejudicialbranch.ThelegislativebranchincludesbothhousesofCongress--theSenateandtheHouseofRepresentatives.TheConstitutionlimitsthepowersofeachbranchandpreventsonebranchfromgainingtoomuchpower.Forexample.Congresscanpassalawandthepresidentmaysignit.Nevertheless,theSupremeCourtcandeclarethelawunconstitutionalandinvalidateit.
Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
14.WhatdoestheConstitutionsetup?
15.Whatdoestheexecutivebranchdo?
16.Whoheadsthejudicialbranch?
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