TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(2008)
—GRADEEIGHT—
TIMELIMIT:195MIN
PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION(35MIN)
SECTIONAMINI-LECTURE
Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelistening,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Younoteswillnotbemarket,butyouwillneedthemtocompleteagap-fillingtaskforafterthemini-lecture.Whenthelectureisover,youwillbegiventwominutestocheckyournotes,andanothertenminutestocompletethegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONE.
Usetheblanksheetfornote-tanking.
SECTIONBINTERVIEW
InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcoloredanswersheet.
Questions1to5arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.
Nowlistentotheinterview
1.MarydoesntseemtofavourtheideaofanewairportbecauseA.theexistingairportsaretobewasted
B.morepeoplewillbeencouragedtotravel.
C.moreoilwillbeconsumed.
D.moreairplaneswillbepurchased.
2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedbyMaryasapotentialdisadvantage?
A.Morepeopleinthearea.B.Noiseandmotorways.
C.Wasteofland.D.Unnecessarytravel.
3.FreddyhascitedthefollowingadvantagesforanewairportEXCEPT
A.morejobopportunities.B.vitalitytothelocaleconomy.
C.roadconstruction,D.presenceofaircrewinthearea.
4.Marythinksthatpeopledontneedtodomuchtravelnowadaysasaresultof
A.lessemphasisonpersonalcontact.
B.advancesinmoderntelecommunications.C.recentchangesinpeoplesconcepts.
D.morepotentialdamagetothearea
5.WelearnfromtheconversationthatFreddyisMarysideas,
A.stronglyinfavourofB.mildlyinfavourof
C.stronglyagainstD.mildl