PART I DICTATION [15 MIN]
　　Listen to the following passage．Altogether the passage will be read to you four times．During the first reading, which will be done at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning．For the second and third readings，the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase，with intervals of 15 seconds．The last reading will be done at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work．You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more．Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE．
　　PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION [20 MIN]
　　In Sections A,B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow．Mark the best answer to each question on Answer Sheet Two．
　　SECTION A CONVERSATIONS
　　In this section you will hear several conversations．Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow．
　　Questions l to 3 are based on the following conversation．At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions．Now, listen to the conversation.
　　l．The Ethical Consumer Research Association will provide information to shoppers on
　　A．product price．
　　B．product quality．
　　C．manufacturers．
　　D．production methods．
　　2．According to the conversation，an ethical shopper should
　　A．ask for others’advice before buying things．
　　B．consider the worth of something to be bought．
　　C．postpone buying things whenever possible．
　　D．search for things that are less costly．
　　3．According to the conversation，ethical shoppers can be best described as
　　A．shrewd． B．thrifty．
　　C．extravagant． D．cautious．
　　Questions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversation．At the end of the conversation，you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions．Now,listen to the conversation．
　　4．Which of the following statements is CORRECT about Mary?
　　A．She is enjoying her language study．
　　B．She is enjoying her management study．
　　C．She is not feeling very well at the moment．
　　D．She is not happy about her study pressure．
　　5．What does Mary think of the course initially?
　　A．It is useful． B．It is difficult．
　　C．It is challenging． D．It is interesting．
　　6．What is Mary’s problem of living in a family house?
　　A．She dislikes the food she eats． B．She is unable to sleep well．
　　C．She has no chance to make friends． D．She finds the rent high．
　　7．Which of the following is Mr．Davies’advice?
　　A．To tryto make more friends．
　　B．To try to change accommodation．
　　C．To spend more time on English．
　　D．To stop attending language classes．
　　Questions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversation．At the end of the conversation，you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions．Now,listen to the conversation．
　　8．According to the conversation，the day is special because
　　A．many people are surfing the net on that day．
　　B．it is an anniversary of the internet．
　　C．the net brought about no changes until that day．
　　D．big changes will take place on that day．
　　9．We learn from the conversation that people
　　A．cannot Jive without the internet．
　　B．cannot work without the internet．
　　C．all use the internet to keep in touch．
　　D．have varied opinions about internet use．
　　10．At the end of the conversation．the speakers talk about
　　A．the future of the internet．
　　B．the type of office furniture．
　　C．when changes will come．
　　D．how people will use the internet．

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