SECTION B PASSAGES
In this section，you will hear several passages.Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage.At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the passage.
11.In order to open a bank account，you need to produce____in addition to your passport.
A.a library card B.a registration form
C.a telephone bill D.a receipt
12.Which of the following might NOT be included in the "utility bill"?
A.Rent. B.Gas. C.Water. D.Telephone.
13.According to the passage，what can one do in the post office?
A.Getting contact details. B.Obtaining tax forms.
C.Paying housing rents. D.Applying for loans.
Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage.At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the passage.
14.According to the passage，"scheduling" means that you
A.need to be efficient in work.
B.plan your work properly.
C.try to finish work ahead of time.
D.know how to work in teams.
15.According to the passage, one of the activities to relax could be
A.protecting wild animals.
B.spending time with your family.
C.learning how to read efficiently.
D.learning how to do gardening.
16.One of the ways to reduce stress is to
A.do better than anyone else.
B.fulfill high ambitions in one's work.
C.work and have reasonable aims.
D.start with a relatively low aim.
17.According to the passage，to reduce stress has something to do with the following EXCEPT
A.one's position. B.one's interest.
C.one's health. D.one's mood.
Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage.At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the passage.
18.According to the passage，new words tend to come from
A.world politics. B.advances in science.
C.areas of life. D.all the above.
19.The passage explains the larger and richer vocabulary of English mainly from a viewpoint.
A.historical B.cultural
C.commercial D.colonial
20.According to the passage，which of the following statements best describes the English language?
A.It is outdated in grammar.
B.It accepts new words from science.
C.It has begun taking in new words.
D.It tends to embrace new words.
SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST
In this section，you will hear several news items.Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
Questions 21 and 22 are based OH the following news.At the end of the news item，you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the news.
21.Where was the marble statue found?
A.Out in the sea. B.Inside a bath house.
C.On a cliff along the coast. D.On the coast outside Jerusalem.
22.Which of the following best describes the condition of the statue?
A.It was incomplete. B.It was recent artwork.
C.It was fairly tall. D.It was in pieces.
Questions 23 and 24 are based on the following news.At the end of the news item.you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the news.
23.The rescue efforts concentrated mainly on
A.the U.S.-Canada border B.snow-stricken regions.
C.highways. D.city streets.
24.According to the news，the last group of people might have been stranded in their vehicles
for more than ____ hours before being rescued.
A.24 B.25 C.40 D.48
Questions 25 and 26 are based on the following news.At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the news.
25.According to the 2006 anti-smoking restrictions，smoking was NOT allowed in
A.offices. B.restaurants. C.bars. D.school playgrounds.
26.According to the news，which of the following groups reacts negatively to the new law?
A.Television producers. B.Hotel owners.
C.Medical workers. D.Hospital management.
Questions 27 and 28 are based on the following news.At the end of the news item，you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the news.
27.According to the news，who first discovered the fraud?
A.A client. B.A bank manager.
C.The police. D.Bank headquarters.
28.When did the bank employee hand himself in?
A.A month before the fraud was discovered.
B.A day before the fraud was discovered.
C.A day after the police launched investigation.
D.A month after he transferred the money.
Question 29 is based on the following news.At the end of the news item, you will be given 5 seconds to answer the question.Now, listen to the news.
29.What is this news item mainly about?
A.How to open Hotmail accounts.
B.How to retrieve missing e-mails.
C.New e-mail service by Microsoft.
D.Problems and complaints about e-mails.
Question30 is based on the following news.At the end of the news item, you will be given 5 seconds to answer the question.Now, listen to the news.
30.Compared with 2009，which of the following figures remained about the same in 2010?
A.Number of tickets sold. B.Box office revenues.
C.Attendance rate. D Number of cinemas.
