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INTERVIEW
InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcoloredanswersheet.
Questions1to5arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.
Nowlistentotheinterview
1.Marydoesn'
tseemtofavourtheideaofanewairportbecause
A.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.stronglyinfavourof
B.mildlyinfavourof
C.stronglyagainst
D.mildlyagainst
SECTIONC
NEWSBROADCAST
InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcolouredanswersheet.
Question6isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.
6.Whatisthemainideaofthenewsitem?
A.AnewgovernmentwasformedafterSundayselections.
B.Thenewgovernmentintendstochangethewelfaresystem.
C.TheSocialDemocraticPartyfoundedthewelfaresystem.
D.TheSocialDemocraticPartywasresponsibleforhighunemployment.
Questions7and8arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.
7.ThetapesoftheApollo-11missionwerefirststoredin
A.aU.S.governmentarchiveswarehouse.
B.aNASAgroundtrackingstation.
C.theGoddardSpaceFlightCentre.
D.noneoftheaboveplaces.
8.WhatdoesthenewsitemsayaboutRichardNafzger?
A.Heisassignedthetasktolookforthetapes.
B.Hebelievesthatthetapesareprobablylost.
C.HeworksinaNASAgroundreceivingsite.
D.Hehadaskedforthetapesinthe1970s.
Questions9and10arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.
9.Theexampleinthenewsitemiscitedmainlytoshow
A.thatdoctorsaresometimesprofessionallyincompetent
B.thatincaseslikethathospitalshavetopayhugecompensations.
C.thatlanguagebarriersmightlowerthequalityoftreatment.
D.thatlanguagebarrierscanresultinfatalconsequences.
10.AccordingtoDr.Flores,hospitalsandclinics
A.haveseentheneedforhiringtrainedinterpreters.
B.haverealizedtheproblemsoflanguagebarriers.
C.havebeguntrainingtheirstafftobebilinguals.
D.havetakenstepstoprovideaccuratediagnosis.
PARTII
READINGCOMPREHENSION(30MIN)
Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotalof20multiple-choicequestions.Readthepassagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyourcolouredanswersheet。
TEXTA
Attheageof16,LeeHyukJoonslifeisalivinghell.TheSouthKorean10thgradergetsupat6inthemorningtogotoschool,andstudiesmostofthedayuntilreturninghomeat6p.m.Afterdinner,itstimetohitthebooksagain—atoneofSeoulsmanyso-calledcramschools.Leegetsbackhomeat1inthemorning,sleepslessthanfivehours,thenrepeatstheroutine—fivedaysaweek.Itsagruelingschedule,butLeeworriesthatitmaynotbegoodenoughtogethimintoatopuniversity.Someofhisclassmatesstudyevenharder.
SouthKoreaseducationsystemhaslongbeenhighlycompetitive.ButforLeeandtheother700,000high-schoolsophomoresinthecountry,high-schoolstudieshavegottenevenmoreintense.That’sbecauseSouthKoreahasconceivedanewcollege-entrancesystem,whichwillbeimplementedin2008.Thisyears10thgraderswillbethefirstgroupevaluatedbythenewadmissionsstandard,whichplacesmoreemphasisongradesinthethreeyearsofhighschoolandlessonnationwideSAT-styleandotherselectiontests,whichhavetraditionallydeterminedwhichstudentsgototheelitecolleges.
Thechangewasmademostlytoreducewhatthegovernmentsaysisagrowingeducationgapinthecountry:
wealthystudentsgotothebestcollegesandgetthebestjobs,keepingthechildrenofpoorerfamiliesonthesocialmargins.Theaimistoreducetheimportanceofcostlytutorsandcramschools,partlytohelpstudentsenjoyamorenormalhigh-schoollife.Butthenewsystemhashadtheoppositeeffect.Before,studentsdidntworrytoomuchabouttheirgrade-pointaverages;
thebigchallengewasbeatinghestandardizedtestsashigh-schoolseniors.Nowstudentsarecompetingagainstoneanotheroverathree-yearperiod,andeverymidtermandfinaltestiscrucial.Fretfulparentsarerelyingevenmoreheavilyontutorsandcramschoolstohelptheirchildrensucceed.
ParentsandkidshavesentthousandsofangryonlineletterstotheEducationMinistrycomplainingthatthenewadmissionsstandardissettingstudentsagainsteachother."
Onecansucceedonlywhenothersfail,”asoneparentsaid.
EducationexpertssaythatSouthKoreaspublicsecondary-schoolsystemisfoundering,whileprivateeducationisthriving.Accordingtocritics,thecountrieshighschoolsarealmostuniformlymediocre—theresultofanegalitariangovernmenteducationpolicy.Withthenumberofeliteschoolsstrictlycontrolledbythegovernment,eventhebrighteststudentstypicallyhavetosettleforordinaryschoolsintheirneighbourhoods,wherethecurriculumiscentredonaveragestudents.Tomakeupforthemediocrity,zealousparentssendtheirkidstotheexpensivecramschools.StudentsinaffluentsouthernSeoulneighbourhoodscomplainthatthenewsystemwillhurtthemthemost.
NearlyallKoreanhighschoolswillbeweightedequallyinthecollege-entranceprocess,andrelativelyweakstudentsinprovincialschools,whomaynotscorewellonstandardizedtests,oftencompilegoodgrade-pointaverages.
Someuniversities,particularlyprestigiousones,openlycomplainthattheycannotselectthebeststudentsunderthenewsystembecauseiteliminatesdifferencesamonghighschools.Theyveaskedformorediscretioninpickingstudentsbygivingmoreweighttosuchscreeningtoolsasessaywritingorinterviews.
PresidentRohMooHyundoesn’tlikehowsomecollegesaretryingtocircumventthenewsystem.Herecentlycriticized"
greedy"
universitiesthatfocusmoreonfindingthebeststudentsthanfayingto"
nurturegoodstudents"
.Butamidthecrossfirebetweenthegovernmentanduniversities,thecountries10thgradersarefeelingthestress.Ononlineprotestsites,somearecallingthemselvesa“cursedgeneration”and“miceinalabexperiment”.Itallseemsatouchmelodramatic,butthat’stheSouthKoreanschoolsystem.
11.Accordingtothepassage,thenewcollege-entrancesystemisdesignedto
A.requirestudentstositformorecollege-entrancetests.
B.reducetheweightofcollege-entrancetests.
C.selectstudentsontheirhighschoolgradesonly.
D.reducethenumberofprospectivecollegeapplicants.
12.Whatseemstobetheeffectofintroducingthenewsystem?
A.Thesystemhasgivenequalopportunitiestostudents.
B.Thesystemhasreducedthenumberofcramschools.
C.Thesystemhasintensifiedcompetitionamongschools.
D.Thesystemhasincreasedstudentsstudyload.
13.Accordingtocritics,thepopularityofprivateeducationismainlytheresultof
A.thegovernmentsegalitarianpolicy.
B.insufficientnumberofschools:
C.curriculumsofaveragequality.
D.lowcostofprivateeducation.
14.Accordingtothepassage,thereseemstobedisagreementovertheadoptionofthenewsystembetweenthefollowinggroupsEXCEPT
A.betweenuniversitiesandthegovernment.
B.betweenschoolexpertsandthegovernment.
C.betweenparentsandschools.
D.betweenparentsandthegovernment.
15.Whichofthefollowingadjectivesbestdescribestheauthorstreatmentofthetopic?
A.Objective.
B.Positive.
C.Negative.
D.Biased.
TEXTB
WilfredEmmanuel-Joneswasateenagerbeforehesawhisfirstcowinhisfirstfield.BorninJamaica,the47-year-oldgrewupininner-cityBirminghambeforemakingacareerasatelevisionproducerandlaunchinghisownmarketingagency.ButdeepdownhealwaysnurturedeverytrueEnglishmendreamof
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