Section B
Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
Emily Dickinson is one of the greatest American poets. She was born in Massachusetts on December 10, 1830. She was the second child of the family. She died in the same houses fifty-six years later. During her lifetime she never left her native land. And after 1872 she rarely left her house and yard. In the last years of her life, she dressed in white, avoided strangers, and communicated chiefly through notes and poems. The doctor who attended her illness was allowed to “examine” her in another room, seeing her walk by an opened door. She was thought of as a “strange” figure in her home village. When she died on May 15, 1886, she was unknown to the rest of the world. Only seven of her poems had appeared in print.
But to think Emily Dickinson only as a strange figure is a serious mistake. She lived simply. According to Henry James, a famous American novelist, she was one of those on whom nothing was lost. Only by thus living could Dickson manage both to fulfill her obligations as a daughter. A sister, and a housekeeper and to write on the average one poem a day.
She read only a few books but knew them deeply. Her poems are simple but remarkably rich, not until 1950s was she recognized as one of the greatest American poets.
Now listen again please.
Questions:
11. When did Emily Dickson die?
12. What is Emily Dickson?
13. Which of the following statements about Emily Dickson is TRUE?
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
Residents of flood-hit northern England have been allowed to go back to their work, school and homes. The floods were caused by some of the heaviest rainfall ever recorded in Britain. The cost of damage has run into “tens of millions of pounds”.
The large Hadron Collider, which is also known as “the big bang machine”, has been restarted more than a year after it was shut down because of technical faults. Scientists hope to use the machine for new scientific experiments on the creation of the universe.
Representatives from China, India, Brazil, South Africa and Sudan have agreed to a common position in a bid to put pressure on developed countries at the Copenhagen climate conference. They agreed to ask “developed countries to assume responsibility for emissions reduction targets in the second commitment period (from 2013).”
Now listen again please.
Questions:
14. What caused the flood in England?
15. Why is the big bang machine shut down?
16. Which of the following country is NOT included to make the bid?

Section C
Directions: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.
Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
W: Can I help you?
M: Yes, I’d like to look for some articles that are in the library for psychology 311.
W: Professor Gilers’s class?
M: That’s right, how could you know?
W: You are not the first person who was coming and asking for these articles.
M: Well, as I haven’t read any of them yet, it doesn’t really matter which one you give me first.
W: I’m afraid I can’t give you any of them at the moment. They’ve all been checked out.
M: You’re kidding. All of them?
W: Yes, all were out last month. I’ve asked professor Giler’s twice already to bring in additional
copies of the articles, but no sooner do I place them on the shelves than they are gone. See that
girl in the black sweater? She’s been waiting for half an hour for these same articles to be
returned.
M: Actually I was hoping to read some this afternoon.
W: I’m sorry, but all I can suggest is that you come in first in tomorrow morning and try again, we
open at eight.
Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD for each answer.
Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.
M: Hi, Mary. What can I get for you?
W: An orange juice.
M: Are you OK?
W: Well, no. I just fired Ben Jeffries.
M: Your new part-time employee? What happened?
W: He was late for work almost every day. And when he was at work, he talked on the phone all
the time.
M: Doesn’t sound like a good employee.
W: No, That’s why I fired him.
M: Finding good help isn’t easy.
W: Tell me about it. I have to look for a new employee.
M: Someone more responsible?
W: And someone who comes to work on time.
M: I have Nike and Liz working for me now.
W: I’m sure Liz is great. What about Nick?
M: He is a really good worker. He does everything I ask him to.
W: That’s what I need! Well, I’ll put an ad in the newspaper for someone.
M: Good luck.
W: Thanks. Ill need it. Well, I’d better head home. See you!
Now listen again please.
Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.