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PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION(35MIN)SECTIONAMINI-LECTURE
Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLYWhilelistening,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompleteagap-fillingtaskafterthemini-lecture.Whenthelectureisover,youwillbegiventwominutestocheckyournotes,andanothertenminutestocompletethegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONE.Usetheblanksheetfornote-taking.
WritingExperimentalReports
I.Contentofanexperimentalreport,e.g.studysubject/areastudypurpose____1____
II.Presentationofanexperimentalreportprovidingdetails
regardingreadersas_____2_____
III.Structureofanexperimentalreport
feature:highlystructuredand____3____sectionsandtheircontent:
INTRODUCTION____4____;whyyoudiditMETHODhowyoudiditRESULTwhatyoufoundout
____5____whatyouthinkitshows
IV.Senseofreadership
____6____:readeristhemarker
____7____:readerisanidealized,hypothetical,intelligentpersonwithlittleknowledgeofyourstudytaskstofulfillinanexperimentalreport:introductiontorelevantarea
necessarybackgroundinformationdevelopmentofclearargumentsdefinitionoftechnicalterms
precisedescriptionofdata____8____
V.Demandsandexpectationsinreportwritingearlystage:
understandingofstudysubject/areaanditsimplicationsbasicgraspofthereport'sformatlaterstage:
____9____onresearchsignificance
thingstoavoidinwritingINTRODUCTION:
SECTIONBINTERVIEW
InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcolouredanswersheet.
Questions1to5arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.
Nowlistentotheinterview.
1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisCORRECT?
A.Toastmasterswasoriginallysetuptotrainspeakingskills.B.Toastmastersonlyacceptsprospectiveprofessionalspeakers.C.Toastmastersacceptsmembersfromthegeneralpublic.D.Toastmastersisanexclusiveclubforprofessionalspeakers.
2.ThefollowingarejobbenefitsbyjoiningToastmastersEXCEPTA.becomingfamiliarwithvariousmeansofcommunication.B.learninghowtodelivermessagesinanorganizedway.C.becomingawareofaudienceexpectations.D.learninghowtogetalongwithfriends.
3.Toastmasters'generalapproachtotrainingcanbesummarizedasA.practiceplusoveralltraining.B.practicepluslectures.
C.practiceplusvoicetraining.D.practiceplusspeechwriting.
4.ToastmastersaimstotrainpeopletobeallthefollowingEXCEPTA.publicspeakers.B.grammarteachers.C.mastersofceremonies.D.evaluators.
5.TheinterviewmainlyfocusesonA.thebackgroundinformation.
B.thedescriptionoftrainingcourses.C.therequirementsofpublicspeaking.D.theoverallpersonalgrowth.
SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST
InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcolouredanswersheet.Questions6and7are'basedonthefoUowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.
6.Whichofthefollowingisthemaincauseofglobalwarming?A.Fossilfuel.
D.Violentstormpatterns.
7.Thenewsitemimpliesthat______inthelastreport.A.therewerefewerstudiesdoneB.therewerefewerpolicyproposalsC.therewaslessagreementD.therewerefewerobjectives
Questions8and9arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.
8.ThecauseoftheIndiantrainaccidentwasA.terroristsabotage.B.yettobedetermined.C.lackofcommunications.D.badweather.
9.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisCORRECT?A.Theaccidentoccurredonabridge.B.TheaccidentoccurredinNewDelhi.C.Therewereabout600casualties.D.Victimswererescuedimmediately.
Question10isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.
10.Whatisthemainmessageofthenewsitem?A.Youngpeopleshouldseekcareersadvice.B.Careersserviceneedstobeimproved.C.Businessesarenotgettingtalentedpeople.D.CareersadviceisnotofferedontheIntemet.
PARTIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION(30MIN)
Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotalof20multiple-choicequestions.
Readthepassagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyourcolouredanswersheet.
TEXTA
Wehadbeenwantingtoexpandourchildren'shorizonsbytakingthemtoaplacethatwasunlikeanythingwe'dbeenexposedtoduringourtravelsinEuropeandtheUnitedStates.InthinkingaboutwhatwaspossiblefromGeneva,wherewearebased,wedecidedonatriptoIstanbul,atwo-hourplaneridefromZurich.
Weenvisionedthetripasapreludetomoreexoticones,perhapstoNewDelhiorBangkoklaterthisyear,butthoughtour11-and13-year-oldsneededafirststepawayfrommanicuredboulevardsandpristinemonuments.
Whatwedidn'tforeseewasthereactionoffriends,whowarnedthatwewereputtingourchildrenindanger,referringvaguely,andmostincorrectly,todisease,terrorismorjusttheunknown.TohelpusgetacquaintedwiththepeculiaritiesofIstanbulandtogiveourchildrenachancetochoosewhattheywereparticularlyinterestedinseeing,weboughtanexcellent
guidebookandreaditthoroughlybeforeleaving.
Ifyoulookhardenough,youcanfindcompaniesthathavebeguntoadapttheworkplacetoolderworkers.TheAARP,anAmericanassociationfortheover-50s,producesanannuallistofthebestemployersofitsmembers.Health-carefirmsinvariablycomenearthetopbecausethey
areoneoftheindustriesmostinneedofskilledlabour.Othersectorssimilarlyaffected,saystheConferenceBoard,includeoil,gas,energyandgovernment.
NearthetopoftheAARP'slatestlistcomesDeereCompany,ano-nonsense
industrial-equipmentmanufacturerbasedinIllinois;about35%ofDeere's46,000employeesareover50andanumberofthemareintheir70s.Thetoolsitusestoachievethat-flexible
working,telecommuting,andsoforth-alsocoincidentaUyhelpolderworkerstoextendtheirworkinglives.Thecompanyspendsalotoftimeontheergonomicsofitsfactories,makingjobstherelesstiring,whichenablesolderworkerstostayatthemforlonger.
Likewise,formorethanadecade,Toyota,arguablytheworld'smostadvanced
manufacturer,hasadapteditsworkstationstoolderworkers.Theshortageofskilledlabouravailabletotheautomotiveindustryhasmadeitunusuallykeentorecruitolderworkers.BMWrecentlysetupafactoryinLeipzigthatexpresslysetouttoemploypeopleovertheageof45.Needsmustwhenthedevildrives.
Otherfirmsarepolishingtheiralumninetworks.IBMusesitsnetworktorecruitretired
peopleforparticularprojects.ErnstYoung,aprofessional-servicesfirm,hasabout30,000registeredalumni,andabout25%ofitsexperiencednewrecruitsareformeremployeeswhoreturnafteranabsence.
Butsuchexamplesareunusual.AsurveyinAmericalastmonthbyErnstYoungfound
thatalthoughcorporateAmericaforeseesasignificantworkforceshortageasboomersretire,itisnotdealingwiththeissue.Almostthree-quartersofthe1,400globalcompaniesquestionedbyDeloittelastyearsaidtheyexpectedashortageofsalariedstaffoverthenextthreetofiveyears.Yetfewofthemarelookingtoolderworkerstofillthatshortage;andevenfewerare
lookingtothemtofillanothergapthathasalreadyappeared.ManyfirmsinEuropeandAmericacomplainthattheystruggletofindqualifieddirectorsfortheirboards-thiswhenthepoolofretiredtalentfromthoseverysamefirmsisgrowingbyleapsandbounds.
Whyarefirmsnotworkinghardertokeepoldemployees?Partofthereasonisthatthe
crunchhasbeenbeyondthehorizonofmostmanagers.Norishangingontoolderworkersthe
onlywaytocopewithafallingsupplyoflabour.Theparticipationofdevelopingcountriesintheworldeconomyhasincreasedtheoverallsupply-whateverthelocaleffectofdemographicsintherichcountries.AvastamountofworkisbeingsentoffshoretosuchplacesasChinaandIndiaandmorewillgoinfuture.Somecountries,suchasAustralia,arerelaxingtheir
immigrationpoliciestoallowmuchneededskillstocomeinfromabroad.Otherswillavoidtheneedforworkersbyspendingmoneyonmachineryandautomation.
16.Accordingtothepassage,themostseriousconsequenceofbaby-boomersapproachingretirementwouldbe
A.alossofknowledgeandexperiencetomanycompanies.B.adecreaseinthenumberof35-to44-year-olds.
C.acontinuousincreaseinthenumberof50-to64-year-olds.
17.ThefollowingareallthemeasuresthatcompanieshaveadoptedtocopewiththeageingworkforceEXCEPT
A.makingplacesofworkaccommodatetheneedsofolderworkers.B.usingalumninetworkstohireretiredformeremployees.C.encouragingformeremployeestoworkoverseas.
D.grantingmoreconvenienceinworkinghourstoolderworkers.
18.Thecompanyspends'alotoftime'ontheergonomicsofitsfactories(ParagraphSeven)meansthat
A.thecompanyattachesgreatimportancetothelayoutofitsfactories.B.thecompanyimprovestheworkingconditionsinitsfactories.C.thecompanyattemptstoreduceproductioncostsofitsfactories.D.thecompanyintendstorenovateitsfactoriesandupdateequipment.
19.Intheauthor'sopinionAmericanfirmsarenotdoinganythingtodealwiththeissueoftheageingworkforcemainlybecause
A.theyhavenotbeenawareoftheproblem.B.theyarereluctanttohireolderworkers.C.theyarenotsureofwhattheyshoulddo.D.theyhaveotheroptionstoconsider.
20.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor'sdevelopmentofargument?A.introducingtheissuecitingwaystodealwiththeissue~describingtheactualstatusofferingreasons.
B.describingtheactualstatusintroducingtheissuecitingwaystodealwiththeissueofferingreasons.
C.citingwaystodealwiththeissueintroducingtheissuedescribingtheactualstatusofferingreasons.
D.describingtheactualstatus--offeringreasonsintroducingtheissuecitingwaystodealwiththeissue.TEXTC
(1)Theotherproblemthatarisesfromtheemploymentofwomenisthatoftheworkingwife.
Ithastwoaspects:thatofthewifewhoismoreofasuccessthanherhusbandandthatofthewifewhomustrelyheavilyonherhusbandforhelpwithdomestictasks.Therearevariouswaysinwhichtheimpactofthefirstdifficultycanbereduced.Providedthathusbandandwifearenotinthesameordirectlycomparablelinesofwork,theharshfactofhergreatersuccesscanbeobscuredbyagenialconspiracytorejectapurelymonetarymeasureofachievementasintolerablycrude.Wherethereareranks,itisbestifthecoupleworkindifferentfieldssothatthehusbandcanfindsomespecialreasonforthesuperiorityofthelowestfigureinhistothemostelevatedinhiswife's.
(2)Aproblemthataffectsamuchlargernumberofworkingwivesistheneedtore-allocatedomestictasksiftherearechildren.InTheRoadtoWiganPierGeorgeOrwellwroteofthe
unemployedoftheLancashirecoalfields:Practicallynever...inaworking-classhome,willyouseethemandoingastrokeofthehousework.Unemploymenthasnotchangedthisconvention,
whichonthefaceofitseemsalittleunfair.Themanisidlefrommorningtonightbutthewomanisasbusyasever-moreso,indeed,becauseshehastomanagewithlessmoney.Yetsofarasmyexperiencegoesthewomendonotprotest.Theyfeelthatamanwouldlosehismanhoodif,merelybecausehewasoutofwork,hedevelopedina'MaryAnn'.
32.ThecapitalofScotlandisA.Glasgow.B.Edinburgh.C.Manchester.D.London.
33.WhowrotetheDeclarationofIndependenceandlaterbecametheU.S.President?A.ThomasJefferson.B.GeorgeWashington.C.ThomasPaine.D.JohnAdams.
34.WhichofthefollowingcitiesislocatedontheeasterncoastofAustralia?A.Perth.B.Adelaide.C.Sydney.D.Melbourne.
35.OdetotheWestWindwaswrittenbyA.WilliamBlake.
B.WilliamWordsworth.C.SamuelTaylorColeridge.D.PercyB.Shelley.
36.Whoamongthefollowingisapoetoffreeverse?A.RalphWaldoEmerson.B.WaltWhitman.C.HermanMelvilleD.TheodoreDreiser.
37.ThenovelSonsandLoverswaswrittenbyA.ThomasHardy.B.JohnGalsworthy.C.D.H.Lawrence.D.JamesJoyce.
38.ThestudyofthementalprocessesoflanguagecomprehensionandproductionisA.corpuslinguistics.B.sociolinguistics.
C.theoreticallinguistics.D.psycholinguistics.
39.AspeciallanguagevarietythatmixeslanguagesandisusedbyspeakersofdifferentlanguagesforpurposesoftradingiscalledA.dialect.B.idiolect.C.pidgin.
SECTIONAMINI-LECTURE
Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelistening,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompleteagap-fillingtaskafterthemini-lecture.Whenthelectureisover,youwillbegiventwominutestocheckyournotes,andanothertenminutestocompletethegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONE.Usetheblanksheetfornote-taking.Completethegap-fillingtask.SomeofthegapsbelowmayrequireamaximumofTHREEwords.Makesuretheword(s)youfillinis(are)bothgrammaticallysemanticallyacceptable.Youmayrefertoyournotes.ParalinguisticFeaturesofLanguage
Inface-to-facecommunicationspeakersoftenaltertheirtomesofvoiceorchangetheirphysicalposturesinordertoconveymessages.Thesemeansarecalledparalinguisticfeaturesoflanguage,whichfallintotwocategories.
Firstcategory:vocalparalinguisticfeatures
A.(1)__________:toexpressattitudeorintention(1)__________B.Examples
1.whispering:needforsecrecy2.breathiness:deepemotion
3.(2)_________:unimportance(2)__________4.nasality:anxiety
5.extralip-rounding:greaterintimacy
Secondcategory:physicalparalinguisticfeaturesA.facialexpressions
1.(3)_______(3)__________
smiling:signalofpleasureorwelcome2.lesscommonexpressions
eyebrowraising:surpriseorinterest
lipbiting:(4)________(4)_________
B.gesture
gesturesarerelatedtoculture.1.Britishculture
shruggingshoulders:(5)________(5)__________scratchinghead:puzzlement2.othercultures
placinghanduponheart:(6)_______(6)__________pointingatnose:secret
C.proximity,postureandechoing
1.proximity:physicaldistancebetweenspeakers
closeness:intimacyorthreat
(7)_______:formalityorabsenceofinterest(7)_________Proximityisperson-,culture-and(8)________-specific.(8)_______
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