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PartA:SpotDictationDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewardorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyouANSWERBOOKLET.Rememberyouwillhearthepassageonlyonce.Intheearly1970's,CitibankofNewYorkCitybecameoneofthefirstfinancialinstitutionstoinstallATM'sonalargescale.Sincethen,the_______(1)ofautomatedtellermachineshasincreaseddramatically.Atthetime,thebankhoped________(2)theiroperatingcostsbyreplacinghumantellerswithmachines.Littledidthey_______(3)thatthecashmachineswouldbecomesosuccessful.However,asmorebanksadded_______(4)automatedservicethroughATM's,themachinesmushroomedallovertheworld.TouseanATM,allyouneedisa_______(5)issuedbyyourbank.Yourbankmayalso_______(6)throughacreditcard,suchasMasterCardorVisa.Tobegina_______(7),youneedtoinsertthecardintoanATMandpunchinapersonalidentificationnumberonthe_______(8).ThepersonalIDnumbermayconsistof_______(9)andcanpreventanyonefromusingthecard.TheATMnextflashesinstructionsonits_______(10)forcarryingouttransaction.Togetcash,forexample,youareinstructedto_______(11)thatindicatewhetherthemoneyshouldbewithdrawnformacheckingorasavingsaccountandthe_______(12).Thisrequestisthendisplayedonthescreen.Afteryoupressabuttonto_______(13)thattheinformationiscorrect,theATMgoesto_______(14).Howsafe,youmayask,isbankingbyATM?The_______(15)ismeanttopreventanyone,nomatterwhoyouare,fromusingacashcard________(16).IfyouenterthewrongIDnumberforacard,amessageonthescreenwill_______(18).Asanotherprecautionagainst_______(19),thebankgenerallylimitstheamountthatmaybewithdrawnbycashcard______(20),say,to$200.PartB:ListeningComprehensionDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshortstatements.ThesestatementswillbespokenONLYONCE,andyouwillnotfindthemwrittenonthepaper;soyoumustlistencarefully.Whenyouhearastatement,readtheanswerchoicesanddecidewhichoneisclosestinmeaningtothestatementyouhaveheard.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.1.Statements1.(A)Wedidn'tfindonequalifiedapplicant.(B)Nobodyappliedforthejob.(C)Onlyonepersonappliedforthejob.(D)Weinterviewedninecandidates.2.(A)Florencefinishedherspeechwithsomeintroductoryremarks.(B)Florencefoundherselfmakingaspeechwhenthespeakerbecameill.(C)Florencecamealongwithafluentintroductionabouttheeminentspeaker.(D)Hadthespeakernotbeenill,hewouldhavemadesomeintroductoryremarks.3.(A)Icannotfinishthereportintime.(B)Ihatetojoininsocialactivitiesthisweekend.(C)Ihavetoworkextratimeovertheweekend.(D)Iwillnotattendtheboardmeetingnextweek.4.(A)Thedirectoristoobusytoattendtoyourproposalrightnow.(B)Thedirectorwillhelpyoureadtheproposaltomorrowmorning.(C)Youshouldhandinyourproposalnolaterthantomorrowmorning.(D)Youcanmakeanappointmenttoseethedirectorthenextday.5.(A)We'llaskformoretimetofinishthefinancialplan.(B)We'lllookformoreinformationfortheplanlaterthanexpected.(C)I'mafraidwe'llturninthefinancialplanlaterthanexpected.(D)We'llhavetofinishtheplanwiththematerialsavailablenow.6.(A)TalkingtoomuchinbusinessnegotiationsleavesabadimpressionoAmericans.(B)SilenceoftenmakesAmericansfeeluncomfortableinbusinesssituations.(C)Americansenjoykeepingsilentinbusinessnegotiationsandemployavarietyofstrategies.(D)Americansareratheraggressive,especiallyinbusinesssituations.7.(A)IthinknowitisthebesttimetodobusinessinChina,thoughwehavehada50-yearrelationship.(B)IbelievethatwecouldhavedonemorebusinesswithChinaoverthepast50years.(C)Althoughourcompanyhasahistoryofover50years,weareunabletostartourbusinessinChina.(D)Despiteourgoodrelationshipoverthepast50years,weneedtofindabettertimeforinvestmenthere.8.(A)Thedirectorhasalreadysignedtheagreement.(B)Thedirectorhasreadtheagreementforthreetimes(C)Thedirectorisnotinandcannotsigntheagreement.(D)Thedirectorisnotreadytosigntheagreement.9.(A)Wecannotcompetewithourrivals,sincewehavejuststartedourbusinesshere.(B)Wewanttohavemorecustomers,sowe'rereadytomakemorefavourableoffers(C)Weareunabletoprovidethebestservicehere,becausewedonothaveenoughcompetitiveadvantage.(D)Weplantomergeourcompetitorsinthisarea,aswearegrowingandhavemorecustomers.10.(A)Adietwithmeatonlyisnotenoughforourbody.(B)Adietwithvegetablescansometimesbeverycostly.(C)Meatlessmealsareequallynutritiousandlessexpensive.(D)Meatlessmealscannotprovidealltheessentialnutrients.2.TalksandConversationsDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearSeveralshorttalksandconversations.Aftereachofthese,youwillhearafewquestions.ListencarefullybecauseyouwillhearthetalkorconversationandquestionsOnlyONCE.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefouranswerchoicesandchoosethebestanswertothatquestion.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Questions11-1411.(A)Shewasfired.(B)Shewasgivenaraise.(C)Shegotatransfer.(D)Shegotmarried.12.(A)Theyboughtherabirthdaygift.(B)Theygaveherafarewellparty.(C)Theysurprisedherduringtheparty.(D)Theysawheroffattheairport.13.(A)ShewasinvitedtostaywithNancyinNewYork.(B)Shewaswarnednottogivethesurpriseaway.(C)Shewasunabletokeepasecret.(D)ShewasagoodfriendofNancy's.14.(A)Theman.(B)Nancy.(C)MrsSampson.(D)Christina.Questions15-1815.(A)Sendinginvitationcardstoasmanypeopleaspossible.(B)Reservingatableatleastonedayinadvance.(C)Takingyourorderbeforeyouareseated.(D)Keepingcalmandtalkingtoyourclients.16.(A)Asoup.(B)Somecolddishes.(C)Asalad.(D)Adrink.17.(A)Consultthewaiteraboutthedishinquestion.(B)Telleveryonethatyouhavecertaindietaryrestrictions.(C)Writebeforehandtosaythatyoudon'tcareforsomedishes.(D)Keepquietandpretendthatyouenjoythefood.18.(A)Overyourlap.(B)Onthechair.(C)Undertheplate.(D)Besidetheplate.Questions19-2219.(A)Inaholidaycamp.(B)Inacaravanpark.(C)Inahotel.(D)Inarestaurant.20.(A)Becausetheyhaddrivenforalongtime.(B)Becausetheyhadbookedforanothertime.(C)Becausetheyhadplannedtohavetheirsupperfirst.(D)Becausetheyhadfoundabetterplacetostayin.21(A)Shecanavoiddoingalotoffarmwork.(B)Shewantstostayinsomequietandpeacefulplace.(C)Herhusbandespeciallycaresforseafood.(D)Herchildrenenjoybuildingsandcastles.22.(A)Inthecar.(B)Inthelounge.(C)Inafarm.(D)Inaquietcorner.Questions23-2623.(A)InNewZealand.(B)IntheUSA.(C)InEngland.(D)InJapan.24.(A)Becausetheywanttofeelthethrillandexcitement.(B)Becausetheyaretiredofmodern-dayuniversitylife.(C)Becausetheyareinterestedinthescientificexperiment.(D)Becausetheyfindthatitisthebestwaytoreduceweight.25.(A)Jumpingintothesea.(B)Jumpingontothecliff.(C)Jumpingwithabodyharness.(D)Jumpingwithalegharness.26.(A)Beovertheageof18.(B)Receivedueinstructions.(C)Joinasportsclub.(D)Payfortherubberband.Questions27-3027.(A)PaperResearch.(B)ExaminationMethod.(C)ComparativeLiterature.(D)UniversitySeminarSystem.28.(A)Acollegecourseinwhichnewideasandsubjectsareintroduced.(B)Auniversityclassinwhichtopicsarediscussedamongthestudents.(C)Asystemwhereuniversitystudentsareallowedtochoosetheirteachers.(D)Agatheringwhereonlyteachersandstudentsofaboutthesameagecanattend.29.(A)Theywereboring.(B)Theywer