you will be given 30 seconds to answer the two questions. Now listen to the news.
# g( E/ y& R; N0 n3 T 14. According to the news, the Italian Parliament was asked to act by ___.
/ Z) W- d+ v# z* U n) x A. the U.N. B. the Red Cross
+ K5 u" }. N; m; n3 G# O7 K$ Y* G C. the Defence Minister D. the Swedish Government
8 M6 P- z @+ `5 J 15. On the issue of limited use of landmines, the Italian Parliament is ___.
. K; `" t, H( y! ^ A. noncommittal B. resolute C. unsupportive D. wavering# A5 Y) W; x' [0 j% ]4 E
SECTION D NOTE-TAKING AND GAP-FILLING* Z5 _ W0 U9 W/ [0 w
Fill in each of the gaps with ONE word. You may refer to your notes. Make sure the word you fill in is both grammatically and semantically acceptable.
1 [" p" d! V+ h: O In business, many, places adopt a credit system, which dates back
1 d. x5 ?. {8 h+ D1 r% D9 E to ancient times. At present, purchases can be made by using credit! x d% K& R7 w# D; P4 F% X. H
cards. They fall into two categories: one has (1)___ use, while the 1.___1 u. b- ^6 o3 n: J! B
other is accepted almost everywhere. The application for the use of" W1 e/ R, k3 k1 R1 X+ ]
the latter one must be made at a (2) ___. 2.___
: A. ~& G; L+ C4 p Once the customer starts using the card, he will be provided with' h* z- C2 A& Q4 F- |& V1 d
a monthly statement of (3)___ by the credit company. He is 3.___7 [. u( Q) h3 k( A6 _: K$ }, o
required to pay one quarter to half of his credit (4)___ every 4.___' }0 ? B3 _3 x/ y5 q/ N1 e
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Advantages. 1. With a card, it is not (5)___ to save up money 5.___) T( z' a) w( I7 ?
before an actual purchase. 2. If the card is lost, its owner is protected.
$ L1 f9 i% d+ ~. e# N9 N 3. A(6)___ and complete list of purchase received from the credit 6.___) |6 m: n/ B- h9 } m5 W
company helps the owner to remember the time and (7)___ of his 7.___
6 M4 i+ L" `! o0 |4 D4 e% F purchase. 4. the cards axe accepted in a (n) (8)___ by professional 8.___
( f" U" _4 X9 X0 L, ]: E people like dentists, etc.
R+ x9 Q, t5 h- ~9 K! c4 l. t Major disadvantage. The card owner is tempted to (9)___ his 9.___
9 ^( M& ]* i2 Z! R' t8 ~ money. If this is the case, it will become increasingly diflie-lt for the% w6 b1 s8 I4 i: R: L6 \( y
user to keep up with the required (10)___, which will result in the 10.___
- B" B1 ^( s1 L+ x! f credit card being cancelled by the credit company.2 [ N3 G! |0 X' }5 W+ I) ]
1 v% Y5 _1 ~$ @; _) Y- ? Part Ⅱ
( Y, k1 j% e. s; d' s4 p I' V Proofreading an Error Correction (15 min)
4 }6 E6 R" G/ K+ w# d W7 I The following passage contains TEN errors. Each line contains a maximum of one error and three are free from error. In each case, only one word is involved. You should proofread the passage and correct it in the following way.
% [6 Q3 T0 W: M' V! ^2 a For a wrong word, underline the wrong word and write the correct one in the blank provided at the end of the line.
6 Q9 O" \9 L8 Y" P For a missing word, mark the position of the missing word with a “∧” sign and write the word you believe to be missing in the blank provided at the end of the line.# O6 T' I8 r+ g' B/ _# e- y& p
For an unnecessary word, cross out the unnecessary word with a slash “/” and put the word in the blank provided at the end of the line.
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Example2 W3 b+ g! t, C! ~
When∧art museum wants a new exhibit, (1) an
8 Q6 d/ e* }: S it never〖KG-1*3〗/ buys things in finished form and hangs (2) never
' z' h8 E6 d; _" x+ E them on the wall. When a natural history museum + N2 I8 M) T3 v
wants an exhibition, it must often build it. (3) exhibit
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; A% V, V ` p. q. h# Z; v+ n" F Classic Intention Movement9 {* X! u. _4 s1 C4 t" P
In social situations, the classic Intention Movement is ‘the
5 H3 [0 s" I( _# o: i( v N8 s chair-grasp’. Host and guest have been talking for some time,
1 l9 _" n7 Y1 L( ]5 C' k! M but now the host has an appointment to keep and can get away. 1.___' ]; X1 a, B8 a1 N: v
His urge to go is held in cheek by his desire not be rude to his 2.___
+ ~, A, L+ y4 A guest, if he did not care of his guest’ s feelings he would simply 3.___. m" F( k: W: _3 W# K* P
get up out of his chair and to announce his departure. This is 4.___, w0 @# s. J4 |& t
what his body wants to do, therefore his politeness glues his body 5.___
) g1 `; _6 f0 F6 a8 U5 J4 @: `, _- B to the chair and refuses to let him raise. It is at this point that he 6.___3 I" ~; g/ k- P, x& n
performs the chair-grasp Intention Movement. He continues to
" @( @2 z+ Y5 ] talk to the guest and listen to him, but leans forward and grasps% }! o$ Z* U5 ?
the arms of the chair as about to push himself upwards. This is 7.___
2 F( A1 J! j3 ~ the first act he would make if he were rising . If he were not 8.___$ e& f" I) X* r r* _, }3 a
hesitating, it would only last a fraction of the second. He would 9.___8 f% k- x. U8 h
lean, push, rise, and be up. But now, instead, it lasts much longer.' u; c0 F2 O- ^
He holds his ’readiness-to-rise’ post and keeps on holding it. It is 10.___ |