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SectionA
Directions
Inthissection,
youwillhearshortconversations
andlongconversations
Attheendofeachconversation,
oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid
Boththeconversationandthequestions
willbespokenonlyonce
Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause
Duringthepause,
youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),
anddecidewhichisthebestanswer
ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet
withasinglelinethroughthecentre
Nowlet’sbeginwiththeeightshortconversations
MAsyoucanseefromthedrawings,
thekitchenhasonedoorintothediningroom,
anotherintothefamilyroomandathirdtotheoutside
WThedoorintothefamilyroomisn’tbigenough
Coulditbemadewider?
QWhatarethespeakersdoing?
MI’mthinkingaboutwheretogoforabitetonight
Anysuggestions,Barbara?
WWell,howabouttheFrenchrestaurantneartheKFC?
Frankly,I’vehadenoughofourcanteenfood
QWhatdowelearnaboutthewoman?
WHey,ifyoucan’tenjoythemusic
atasensiblevolume,
whynotuseearphones?
I’mpreparingforthespeechcontest
MOh,sorry
Ididn’trealizeI’vebeenbotheringyouallthistime
QWhatisthemanprobablydoing?
MFinally,I’vegotthechance
toputonmynewsuittonight
Ihopetomakeagoodimpressiononyourfamily
WComeon!
It’sonlyafamilyreunion
SojeansandT-shirtsarejustfine
QWhatdoesthewomanmean?
MWouldyouliketosee
thosepantsinbrownandnavyblue?
Thesetwocolorsarecominginthisseason
WOh,actuallygreyismyfavoritecolor,
butIprefersomethingmadefromcotton,
%cotton,Imean
QWhatisthewomanlookingfor?
WFromhere,
themountainslookasifyoucould
justreachoutandtouchthem
MThat’swhyIchosethislodge
IthasoneofthebestviewsinSwitzerland
QWhatistheman’schiefconsideration
inchoosingthelodge?
MWhatdoIhavetodotoapplyforapassport?
WYouneedproofofcitizenship,
eitheranoldpassportorabirthcertificate,
andthreephotographs
Thenyoumustcompletethisformandpayafee
QWhatisthemanmostprobablygoingtodo?
MMiss,canIinterestyouinaporkspecial
we'reservingtonight?
It’sonly$,halftheusualpriceandit’sverytasty
WOhreally?
Iwilltryit
QWhatdoesthemansayaboutthedish?
Nowyouwillhearthetwolongconversations
ConversationOne
W:
Goodevening,andwelcometothisweek’sBusinessWorld,
theprogramforandaboutbusinesspeople
Tonight,wehaveMrStevenKayne,
whohasjusttakenoveranestablishedbicycleshop
Tellus,MrKayne,whatmadeyouwanttorunyourownstore?
MWell,I'vealwayslovedracingbikesandfixingthem
WhenIwasworkingfull-timeasasalesmanforabigcompany,
Iseldomhadtimetoenjoymyhobby
IknewthenthatassoonasIhadenoughmoney
togetmyownbusinessgoing,
I’ddoit
Ihadmyheartsetonit
andIdidn’tletanythingstandinmyway
WhenIwentdowntothebankandgotabusinessloan,
IknewI’dlovebeingmyownboss
Nowmytimeismyown
IopenthestorewhenIwantandleavewhenIwant
WYoumeanyoudon’tkeepregularhours?
MWell,thesignonmystoresaysthehoursaretentosix,
butifbusinessisslowerthanusual,
Icanjustlockupandtakeoffearly
WHaveyouhiredanyemployeestoworkwithyouyet?
MYeah,acoupleoffriendsofmine
wholovebikingasmuchasIdo
Theyhelpmeoutafewdaysaweek
It’sgreatbecauseweplaycardsorjustsitaround
andtalkwhentherearenocustomers
WThankyou,MrKayne
Wewishyousuccessinyournewbusiness
Questionstoarebasedontheconversation
youhavejustheard
Whatisthewomandoing?
WhatdidMrKaynedo
beforehetookoverthebicycleshop?
Whydidthemantakeoverabicycleshop?
Whatdowelearnaboutthepeopleworkingintheshop?
ConversationTwo
WWell,themainactivitiesintheregion
werehistoricallysteelandpaperprocessing,Ithink
MYes,butI’mnotquitesureabout
thestatusofthoseindustriesnow
Couldyoutellussomethingaboutthat?
WYes,ofcourse
Infact,theyarelesssignificant,
butsteel-relatedmanufacturingstillaccountsfor
%ofindustrialactivity,
soit’sstillveryimportant
Infact,%ofSpain’smachinetoolsare
fromtheBasqueCountry
Asforpaperprocessing,
there’sstillalittle
Butit’snolongerwhatitoncewasintheregion
So,isthatclear?
MYes,thanks
WNow,togetbacktowhatIwassaying,
there’salotofunemployment
aswellasgeographicalproblemsintheregion
MSorry,Victoria
Whatdoyoumeanbygeographicalproblems?
WWell,whatImeanisthearea
isveryhilly,mountainousinparts,
sothereusedtobetransportproblems
Nowthoughtherearenewtrainlinksandbetterroads
Butitmaybethatsomesmallertownsinland
remainnotverywellconnectedIsthatOK?
Doesthatmakesense?
Whenwetalkaboutspecificlocationsuggestions
forthefactory,
we’llseethisinmoredetail,
sowe’llcomebacktothisquestion,OK?
MOK,right
WSoIwasabouttosaysomething
abouttheworkforceintheregion
andtheleveloftrainingandeducation
Ingeneral,it’sverygoodandimproving
Questionstoarebasedontheconversation
youhavejustheard
Whatdoesthewomansayabout
steel-relatedmanufacturingintheregion?
Whatproblemhinderstheregion’sdevelopment?
Whatwillthespeakersdiscusslater?
SectionB
Directions
Inthissection,
youwillhearshortpassages
Attheendofeachpassage,
youwillhearsomequestions
Boththepassageandthequestions
willbespokenonlyonce
Afteryouhearaquestion,
youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoices
markedA),B),C)andD)
ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet
withasinglelinethroughthecentre
PassageOne
IfirstmetJoeGanzwhenwewerebothnineyearsold,
whichisprobablytheonlyreason
he’soneofmybestfriends
IfIhadfirstmetJoeasafreshmaninhighschool,
wewouldn’tevenhavehadthechance
togettoknoweachother
Joeisadaystudent,
butIamaboardingstudent
Wehaven’tbeeninthesameclasses,
sportsorextracurricularactivities
Nonetheless,Ispendnearlyeveryweekendathishouse
andwetalkonthephoneeverynight
Thisisnottosaythatwewouldnothavebeencompatible
ifwehadfirstmetinourfreshmanyear
Rather,wewouldnothavebeenlikelytospendenoughtime
gettingtoknoweachother
duetothelackofimmediatelyvisiblemutualinterests
Infact,tobehonest,
Istruggleevennowtothinkofthingswehaveincommon
Butmaybethat’s
whatmakesusenjoyeachother’scompanysomuch
WhenIlookatmyfriendshipwithJoe,
IwonderhowmanypeopleI’veknownwhomIneverdisliked
butsimplydidn’ttakethetimetogettoknow
ThankstoJoe,
Ihaverealizedhowlittlebasisthereis,
forthesocialdivisions
thatexistineverycommunity
Sincethisrealization,
Ihavebeguntomakeanevenmoredeterminedeffortto
findfriendsinunexpectedpeopleandplaces
Questionstoarebasedonthepassage
youhavejustheard
WhydoesthespeakersayJoeGanz
becameoneofhisbestfriends?
Wheredoesthespeakerspendmostofhisweekends?
Whathasthespeakerlearned
fromhisfriendshipwithJoe?
PassageTwo
ItwasabadnightforLewis
Hisresearchintheneighboringtown
hadtakenlongerthanheexpected
Itwaslateandhewasverytiredwhenhedrovehome
Heturnedintohisbuilding’sparkinglot,
butallthespaceswerefull
Hedrovebackoutontothestreet
lookingforaparkingspace
Thefirstblockwasfull
Thenextblockwasalmostempty
Lewisdidn’tseea“NoParking”sign,
buthesuspectedthat
ifparkingwereallowedthere,
mostofthespaceswouldbefilled
Thenhesawasmallparkinglotwithtwofreespaces
Hewassogladtoseethem
thathedidn’teventhinktoreadthesignbytheentrance
Hedrovein,parked,andhurriedhometogotobed
Thenextmorninghewentbacktothelottogethiscar
Itwasgone
Heranhomeandtelephonedthecitypolicetosay
thathiscarhadbeenstolen
Ittookthepoliceonlyaminutetotellhim
whathadhappened
Hiscarhadbeenonaprivatelot
Ithadbeentakenawaybythepolice
Lewishadtotakeataxitothecitygaragefar
fromthecenteroftown
Hehadtopayafeeof$togethiscarback
Inaddition,hegotaparkingticket,
hisfirstoneeverinGreenville
Questionstoarebasedonthepassage
youhavejustheard
WheredidLewisintendtoparkhiscar
whenhecamebackfromworkonenight?
WhatdidLewisthinkhadhappened
tohiscarthenextmorning?
WheredidLewisfinallygethiscarback?
PassageThree
Well,topickupwhereweleftofflasttime,
Ibelieveweagreedthatcreativityisamysteriousidea
It’soneofthosethingsweallrecognizewhenweseeit
Butwedon’treallyunderstandwhatitis
Weseemtofeelthatsomepeoplearenaturallycreative,
butwedon’tknowhowtheygotthatway
Iscreativityanaturalgiftlikegoodlooks?
Orisitsomethingthatcanbeacquiredlikeknowledge?
Perhapsifweanalyzethecreativeprocesscarefully,
wemightgetsomeinsightintowhatitis
andhowitmightworkinourlives
Thecreativeprocesshasalwaysbeenaccepted
asthesourceofallimportantworkinthearts
Butweshouldnotthinkthecreativity
playsaroleonlyinthearts
Everymajorscientificdiscoverybeganwith
someoneimaginingtheworldtolookdifferently
fromthewayotherssawit
Andthisiswhatthecreativityisallabout—
imaginingtheworldinanewway
Anddespitewhatyoumaybelieveabout
thelimitsofyourowncreativeimaginations,
weallhavethepotentialtoimaginetheworld
inanabsolutelynew
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