Part II Listening Comprehension （30 minutes）

Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.

Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

1. A) Doing enjoyable work.

B) Earning a competitive salary.

C) Having friendly colleagues.

D) Working for supportive bosses.

2. A) 20%.

B) 25%.

C) 31%.

D) 73%.

3. A) Those full of skilled workers.

B) Those that are well managed.

C) Those run by women.

D) Those of a small size.

4. A) They can win recognition of their work.

B) They can better balance work and life.

C) They can hop from job to job easily.

D) They can take on more than one job.

Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

5. A) It is a collection of photos.

B) It is an introduction to music.

C) It is about the city of Bruges.

D) It is a book of European history.

6. A) When writing about Belgium's coastal regions.

B) When taking pictures for a concert catalogue.

C) When vacationing in an Italian coastal city.

D) When painting the concert hall of Bruges.

7. A) The rich heritage of Europe will be lost completely.

B) The seawater of Europe will be seriously polluted.

C) The entire European coastline will be submerged.

D) The major European scenic spots will disappear.

8. A) Tourists use wooden paths to reach their hotels in the morning.

B) It attracts large numbers of tourists from home and abroad.

C) People cannot get around without using boats.

D) Its waterways are being increasingly polluted.

Section B

Directions: In this section, you will hear two passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear three or four questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.

Questions 9 to 12 are based on the passage you have just heard.

9. A) They try hard to avoid getting off on the wrong foot.

B) They spend too much time anticipating their defeat.

C) They take too many irrelevant factors into account.

D) They make careful preparations beforehand.

10. A) Mental images often interfere with athletes' performance.

B) Golfers usually have positive mental images of themselves.

C) Thinking has the same effect on the nervous system as doing.

D) A person's nervous system is more complicated than imagined.

11. A) Anticipate possible problems.

B) Make a list of do's and don'ts.

C) Try to appear more professional.

D) Picture themselves succeeding.

12. A) She won her first jury trial.

B) She wore a designer dress.

C) She presented moving pictures.

D) She did not speak loud enough.

Questions 13 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.

13. A) It enables patients with diabetes to recover sooner.

B) Its health benefits have been overestimated.

C) Its long-term effects are yet to be proved.

D) It helps people to avoid developing breast cancer.

14. A) It tracked their eating habits since their adolescence.

B) It focused on their difference from men in fiber intake.

C) It tracked their change in food preferences for 20 years.

D) It focused on their ways of life during young adulthood.

15. A) Fiber may bring more benefits to women than men.

B) Fiber may improve the function of heart muscles.

C) Fiber may make blood circulation more smooth.

D) Fiber may help to reduce hormones in the body.

Section C

Directions: In this section, you will hear three recordings of lectures or talks followed by three or four questions. The recordings will be played only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.

Questions 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard.

16. A) Investigating the impact of media on government.

B) Studying the hazards of young people drinking.

C) Conducting research on consumer behaviour.

D) Observing the changes in marketing.

17. A) It is a chief concern of parents.

B) It is an act of socialising.

C) It is the cause of many street riots.

D) It is getting worse year by year.

18. A) They researched the impact of mobile phones on young people.

B) They spent a week studying their own purchasing behaviour.

C) They conducted a thorough research on advertising.

D) They analysed their family budgets over the years.

Questions 19 to 22 are based on the recording you have just heard.

19. A) It is likely to give up paper money in the near future.

B) It is the first country to use credit cards in the world.

C) It is trying hard to do away with dirty money.

D) It is helping its banks to improve efficiency.

20. A) Whether it is possible to travel without carrying any physical currency.

B) Whether it is possible to predict how much money one is going to spend.

C) Whether the absence of physical currency is going to affect everyday life.

D) Whether the absence of physical currency causes a person to spend more.

21. A) The cash in her handbag was missing.

B) The service on the train was not good.

C) The restaurant car accepted cash only.

D) There was no food service on the train.

22. A) By drawing money week by week.

B) By putting money into envelopes.

C) By limiting their day-to-day spending.

D) By refusing to buy anything on credit.

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard.

23. A) Population explosion.

B) Extinction of rare species.

C) Chronic hunger.

D) Environmental deterioration.

24. A) About half of them are unintended.

B) They contribute to overpopulation.

C) They have been brought under control.

D) The majority of them tend to end halfway.

25. A) It is beginning to attract postgraduates' attention.

B) It is neglected in many of the developing countries.

C) It is becoming a subject of interdisciplinary research.

D) It is essential to the wellbeing of all species on earth.