11. What does the man think of the car? 
A. It looks fine. 
B. The engine is good but the brakes need repairing. 
C. Though it runs well, it looks old. 
D. It needs a complete overhaul. 
正确答案是

12. What do we learn from this conversation? 
A. The travel agent is at the airport. 
B. The theater is near Broadway. 
C. The woman is going on a bus trip. 
D. The woman bought an airplane ticket. 
正确答案是

13. What are they discussing? 
A. A new shuttle bus. 
B. A regularly scheduled space flight. 
C. An airplane flight six years ago. 
D. A new church mission. 
正确答案是

14. What are the two people talking about? 
A. Mathematics. 
B. Banking. 
C. Credits. 
D. Computers. 
正确答案是

15. What are the man and woman doing? 
A. Making an appointment. 
B. Fixing a clock. 
C. Discussing a price. 
D. Going to class. 
正确答案是

16. What does the woman want to know? 
A. What the man told John. 
B. Why the man told John to come at 10.30. 
C. Where John was supposed to arrive. 
D. How John was coming. 
正确答案是

17. Where does this conversation probably take place? 
A. At a dress shop. 
B. At a barber shop. 
C. At a grocery store. 
D. At an airport. 
正确答案是

SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST 

Questions 18 and 19 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will    be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.

18. Which of the following is true? 
A. Some American steel companies are selling their products at very low prices. 
B. Some European steel companies are selling their products at very low prices. 
C. Some companies are selling their products in Europe and America below the fair value.
D. Some European steel companies will sell their products below their value. 
正确答案是

19. Why did the American steel industry reject the agreement? 
A. Because it reduced the prices of American steel. 
B. Because it did not reduce the prices of European steel. 
C. Because it did not have any effects. 
D. Because it did not do enough to reduce the effects of unfair European steel prices.    
正确答案是

Questions 20 and 21 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. 

20. ______ countries took part in the Disarmament Conference. 
A. 51 
B. 60 
C. 61 
D. 50 
正确答案是

21. Annan pressed the negotiators to ______
A. prohibit transfers of nuclear weapons between countries. 
B. adhere to the Ottawa Landmine Treaty. 
C. prohibit the sales of land mines and nuclear arms race in outer space. 
D. both B and C.    
正确答案是

Question 22 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. 

22. The news reported a ______
A. lorry crash. 
B. ferry accident. 
C. bridge wreckage. 
D. traffic jam.    
正确答案是

Questions 23 and 24 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. 

23. According to the news, how many medical discharges were granted in 1996 and 1997? 
A. 5,000. 
B. 10,000. 
C. 2,500. 
D. 20,000. 
正确答案是

24. Why did the soldiers bribe military doctors? 
A. To be cured from physical or mental disabilities. 
B. To get an early discharge. 
C. To prompt an audit of military hospitals. 
D. None of the above.    
正确答案是

Question 25 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. 

25. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE? 
A. Albright said that the two sides would work out details of the F-16 purchase. 
B. Thai and US officials will discuss the technical specifications of the F-16 jet fighters. 
C. Thailand is going to buy new F-16 jet fighters from America. 
D. Thai and US officials considered Thailand’s economic crisis on the sale of F-16 jet fighters. 
正确答案是