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SectionA
DirectionsInthissection,
youwillhearshortconversations
andlongconversations
Attheendofeachconversation,
oneormorequestionswillbeasked
aboutwhatwassaid
Boththeconversationandthequestions
willbespokenonlyonce
Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause
Duringthepause,
youmustreadthefourchoices
markedA),B),C)andD),
anddecidewhichisthebestanswer
ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet
withasinglelinethroughthecentre
Nowlet’sbeginwiththeeightshortconversations
WIamabitfedupwithcatchingthesametrain
everymorning,
sittinginthesameofficeallday,
andwatchingthesametelevisionprograms
MWell,ourgreat-great-grandfathers
hadmorefun,didn’tthey?
Theyhuntedfortheirfoodand
grewtheirownvegetablesanddidthingsforthemselves
QWhatdoesthemanmean?
MWhyhasn’tthebuscomeyet?
Wehavebeenwaitinghereforawhile
Whattimedoesthebusleavefortheairport?
WIdon’tknow
Itusedtoleaveeveryhalfanhour,
butIthinktheschedule’sbeenchanged
QWhatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
WWell,I’vebeenwiththecompany
forsevenyearsandI’veneverbeenpromoted
ThesalaryI’mearningcanhardlycovermyexpenses
MIunderstand,
butpromotionsarebasedonachievement,
notonlengthofemployment
Howaboutthis?
Thisyearyouwillgetmorebonuses
QWhatdowelearnaboutthewoman?
WIthinkIshouldhavealookatthebulletinboards
oncampustoseeifanyone’sgotanapartment
MAndifthatdoesn’tturnupanything,
youcancheckouttheadsinthecollege
andlocalnewspapers
QWhatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?
MHere’syourleasePleasesignhere
We’llsignonecopyandgiveittoyou
WPerhapsyoucouldgivemeafewminutes
toreadthelease,sir
I’veneverseenaleasebefore,
soIthinkIshouldunderstanditstermsbeforeIsignit
QWhatdoesthewomanwanttodo?
WYourbirthdayiscomingaround
Doyouhaveanyplanforthecelebration?
Doyouhaveaparticularrestaurantinmind?
MI’vebeentothewesternrestaurantinthepastthreeyears
I’mthinkingabouteatinginaChineserestaurant
forachangethistime
QWhatdoesthemanimply?
MDon’ttellmeyouwenttotheshoppingcenteragain!
Youidleyourtimeinstupidmanners
Tiringyourselfoutbyhighvolumeofbargainingandhighheels
WTobeginwith,asatisfactorydealincludes
acarefulexaminationandatechnicalbargain
AndIfeelfulfilledfromthat
QWhatarethespeakerstalkingabout?
WI’veheardthatyouaregoingtomove
Howaboutthenewhouse?
MOh,it’sperfect
It’severythingthatwe’vebeenlookingfor—
theneighborsarenice,
andIlovethathugeyardandthefireplaceinthebedroom
QWhatdoesthemanthinkaboutthenewhouse?
Nowyou'llhearthetwolongconversations
ConversationOne
WWhatdidyoudoattheofficetoday?
MIhadareallybusyday
Ihadtoworkalittleovertime
Inthemorning,
animportantclientcalledtoplacealargeorder
Ihadtochecksomethingswithmycolleagues
beforeconfirmingtheorder
WWhatkindofthingsdidyouneedtocheck?
MThemostimportantthingwastocheck
whetherwehadthegoodsinstock
Ifthegoodsareinstock,
wecandeliverthemimmediately
Ialsohadtochecktheprice
Thiscustomerisveryimportant,
sohegetsspecialprices
WIsee
Didanythingelsehappen?
MIreceivedalotofemailsfrompotentialclients
thatIhadtoanswer
Eachtime,Ihadtocheckfilestosee
whatwehadagreedatearliermeetings
Eachclienthaddifferentconditionsandrequirements
WItmustbedifficulttorememberthedetails
foreachindividualclient
MYesThat’swhyIhaveeverythingoncomputerfiles
Idon’tusemuchpaperatouroffice
Afterlunch,Ihadtodealwithacomplaintfromaclient
WIhatedealingwithcomplaints
Wasitareasonablecomplaint?
MYes,itwas
Imanagedtosortouttheproblem,
butIwastiedupwiththematterforoveranhour
WYoucertainlyhadabusyday
MThat’snotall!
Ialsohadtofinishwriting
asalesreportformyboss
Intheend,Ifinishedeverything
Iwonderwhatwillbewaitingformetomorrowmorning
Questionstoarebasedontheconversation
youhavejustheard
Whatdoesthemanthinkisthemostimportantthingtocheck?
Whydoesthemanhaveeverythingoncomputerfiles?
Whatwasthelastthingthemandid?
ConversationTwo
MHi,Melissa!
Howareyoudoing?
WI’msostressed!
Idon’tknowwheretogotoschool
andwhattomajorin!
MDon’tworry
Youhaveplentyoftimetodecide
WActually,Idon’t
IfIwanttogetgrantsandscholarships
tohelpmepayfortuition,
thenIneedtoapplybyMonday
MOh,Isee
Well,letmeseeifIcanhelpyou
Whichsubjectdoyoulikebest?
WIguessI’dhavetosayEnglish
IusuallydoprettywellinEnglishclass
MWhichsubjectdoyougetyourhighestgradesin?
WActually,thatwouldhavetobemath
MOK
Well,whatkindofjobdoyouwant
togetwhenyougraduate?
WIdon’tknow
AllIknowisthatIwant
tomakelotsofmoney!
Inaperfectworld,
Iwouldenjoymywork,
nothavetodomuch,
andmakelotsofmoney!
MOKStopdreaming
Sinceyousoundabitunsure,
I’dsuggesttakingmathandEnglishclasses
inyourfirstsemestertoseewhichoneyouenjoymore
Youcanalwayschangeyourmind
WThat’sagoodidea
Butwhataboutdecidingonwheretogotocollege?
MWhydon’twegotakeatourtosome
oftheuniversitiesaroundherethisweekend?
WThatsoundslikeagreatidea,
buttobehonest,
I’vealreadydecidednottogotoschoolnearhome
Ineedtobroadenmyhorizons
That’swhatyoualwayssay,
right?
MYes
Questionstoarebasedontheconversation
youhavejustheard
Whydoesthewomanhavetodecideherschool
andmajorbyMonday?
Whatisthewoman’sdreamjoblike?
Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?
Whydoesthewomanwanttogotocollege
farawayfromhome?
SectionB
DirectionsInthissection,
youwillhearshortpassages
Attheendofeachpassage,
youwillhearsomequestions
Boththepassageandthequestions
willbespokenonlyonce
Afteryouhearaquestion,
youmustchoosethebestanswer
fromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)
ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet
withasinglelinethroughthecentre
PassageOne
Choosingwhattoeatseemslikeasimpledecision,
butvariousfactorshavearole
Yourenvironment,moodandamountoftime
youhaveallmakeadifference
Thesefactorsaredirectlyaffected
bytheAmericanlifestyleandculture
Thefast-paced,busylivesofAmericans
affecttheirfooddecisionsinvariousways
Americansshouldblamea“terriblefoodenvironment”
fortheover-weightepidemic
Scientistspointedtothewideavailability
ofhigh-fatandhigh-sugarfoods,
largeservingsizes,
advertisementsforprocessedfoods
andlackofphysicalactivityasreasons
forAmericans’weightgain
Itissaidthatpolicy,
notself-control,
shouldbeemphasizedifAmericanswanttoloseweight
Americans’fast-pacedlifestylemaybe
aparttoblamefortheirexpandingwaistline
Most“conveniencefoods,”
suchaspre-packagedsnacksorfastfood,
arenutritionallylackingandfilledwith
toomuchfatandsugar
Thesefoodsleadtoincreasedbloodpressure
becausetheyarehighinsalt
Thosewatchingtheirbloodpressure
shouldreadfoodlabelsandwatch
forpackageslabeledlowsugar
Ifyou’rewatchingyourhealth,
lookforhigh-fiberfoodslabeledlowfat
Toeatthesefoodsandstillwatchyourweight,
clinicsrecommendreadingfoodlabels,
watchingtotalcalorieintakeandeatingfoodshighinfiber
ThehighstresslevelinmanyAmericans’lives
leavesthemturningtorich,
comfortfoods
Long-termstressleadstoloveforhigh-fat,
high-sugarfoods
Whenunderhighlevelsofstress,
thereareotherwaystodealwithit,
includingexercise,
yoga,etc
Questionstoarebasedonthepassage
youhavejustheard
WhatdirectlyaffectsthefooddecisionsofAmericans?
WhatmaycauseAmericans’over-weight
epidemicaccordingtoscientists?
Whatdoclinicssuggestpeopledotokeephealthy?
HowhasstressaffectedAmericans?
PassageTwo
Womenhinderthemselvesonthejobbyfrequentlyunderrating
theirstandingwithbossesandco-workers,
saysanewstudytobereleased
intheAcademyofManagement’sannualmeeting
Whenaskedtopredicthowtheywereratedbymanagers,
directreportsandpeers,
womenweresignificantlypoorer
atpredictingothers’ratingsthanmen
Alackofself-confidenceisn’ttheproblem
Thewomensurveyedthoughthighlyofthemselves
comparedwithmeninthestudy
Butthefemalessimplybelievedothersregarded
themaslesscompetentthantheyactuallydid,
onawiderangeofsocialandemotionalskills
relatedtoleadership,
accordingtothestudy
Theratingsincludedawiderangeofattributes,
fromcommunicationandconflictmanagement
totrustworthinessandteamwork
Overall,averagingalltheratings,
thegapbetweenpredictionandreality
wasthreetimesgreaterforwomenthanformen
Afewcompanies,ofcourse,havefair,
transparent,performance-basedcompensation
systemsthateliminategenderinequities
Butatmostemployers,
expectingtobedevaluedcanpayaheavyprice
Awomansaidsheunderestimatedherstanding
atworkforyearsandpaidahighpriceinherpaycheck
Shestartedatalow-paidentry-leveljob
athercompanyandadvancedquicklyuptheladder
Butshedidn’taskforaraiseforseveralyears,
onlytofindoutlaterthatshewasmaking%
lessthanpeerswithsimilarorlessexperience
Questionstoarebasedonthepassage
youhavejustheard
Howdowomenthinkot
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