SECTION B CONVERSATION

In this section, you will hear eight short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following eight questions.ª¤

9. Why are they in a hurry? ª¤

A. To break the record.

B. They enjoy driving fast. ª¤

C. Because they don¡¯t want to miss it.

D. Because traffic is always heavy in the morning.ª¤

10. What does the man imply? ª¤

A. He is surprised that Dan did not fail.

B. He is working especially hard on physics. ª¤

C. He wonders how Dan¡¯s history course went.

D. He wants to pass the management course.ª¤

11. What does the woman want the man to do? ª¤

A. Travel a lot when young.

B. Be more responsible for his home.ª¤

C. Change the idea of getting married.

D. Make up his mind to be married.ª¤

12. What does the speaker mean?ª¤

A. He finds reading the newspapers rarely pleasurable. ª¤

B. He prefers reading the newspaper when he gets the time. ª¤

C. He enjoys reading fiction but rarely gets the time. ª¤

D. He likes reading rare books for pleasure.ª¤

13. What can learn from this conversation? ª¤

A. It¡¯s hard to find a place to leave the car.

B. The woman was upset due to his late arrival. ª¤

C. The man couldn¡¯t find a parking lot.

D. The man apologized because of his negligence.ª¤

14. What does the man mean? ª¤

A. He thinks that novel is like a soft-headed person.

B. He thinks that novel is worth nothing. ª¤

C. He dislikes those who read that novel.

D. He hates others talking nonsense.ª¤

15. Why doesn¡¯t he want Joe to recognize it? ª¤

A. He is afraid of Joe.

B. He doesn¡¯t like Joe.

C. It is an old coat.

D. It belongs to Joe.ª¤

16. Which of the following best describes the usual weather here in May?

A. Cooler and rainier.

B. Warmer and drier.

C. Cooler and drier.

D. Warmer and rainier. ª¤

SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST

Questions 17 to 19 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item,you will be given 30 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.ª¤

17. The Bosnian government says____. ª¤

A. it has accepted the resignations of its interior minister and intelligence service directorª¤

B. it has designated a new interior minister and intelligence service directorª¤

C. it has put out the riotsª¤

D. it has been rebuilding a mosque in Banja Lukaª¤

18. Several thousand Bosnian Serb nationalists clashed with several hundred ____over the rebuilding of the mosque. ª¤

A. policemen

B. Muslims

C. civilians

D. demonstratorsª¤

19. The rioters ____. ª¤

A. killed an injured at least 30 people

B. exploded cars and buildings nearbyª¤

C. burned cars and buses and located nearby buildings

D. injured several police officersª¤

Questions 20 to 22 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item,you will be given 30 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.ª¤

20. The US Federal Reserve has cut rates by half percent, to ____ percent, its lowest in seven years. ª¤

A. five

B. four

C. seven

D. sixª¤

21. Many economists think____. ª¤

A. the Central Bank may hold off on further rate cuts

B. the economy is starting to reboundª¤

C. more jobs will be offered in the coming month

D. further cuts are likelyª¤

22. If the Federal Open Market Committee keeps cutting interest rates, ____. ª¤

A. the stock market is expected to slumpª¤

B. companies and consumers will benefit from lower borrowing costsª¤

C. the US economy can avoid a recessionª¤

D. industrial production will fall furtherª¤

Question 23 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question.

Now listen to the news.ª¤

23. Which of the following statements is NOT true?ª¤

A. Pope John Paul II has met with Spain¡¯s King Juan Carlos.ª¤

B. Gonzalez will be the new prime minister of Spain. ª¤

C. Pope John Paul led an out door mass in Madrid. ª¤

D. Pope John Paul II appeals to make abortions legal when childbirth threatens the mother¡¯s health. ª¤

Questions 24 to25 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the two questions.Now listen to the news.ª¤

24. Four Colombian police officers are dead and at least five more wounded afterleftist rebels ambushed a police patrol in the ____part of the country.

A. northwestern

B. southwestern

C. northern

D. southeasternª¤

25. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia ____. ª¤

A. have sent additional army troops to the areaª¤

B. has been fighting right wing paramilitary forces for nearly 40 yearsª¤

C. are in preliminarypeace talks with the government of President Andres Pastranaª¤

D. has been patrolling this areaª¤