?sectionb

directionsthissection,youwillhear3shortpassagesattheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsoquestionsboththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonceafteryouhearaquestion,youstchoosethebestanswerfrohefourchoicesrkeda),b),c)andd)thenrktherrespondingletteronanswersheet1withasinglelihroughthecentre

?passage1

16a)nooneknowsexactlywheretheywerefirstde

b)nooneknowsforsurewhentheycaintobeing

c)nooneknowsforwhatpurposetheywereinvented

d)nooneknowswhattheywilllooklikeinthefuture

17a)carryropesacrossriversb)asurethespeedofwind

c)passonsecretssagesd)givewarningsofdanger

18a)toprotecthousesagainstlightningb)totesttheeffectsofthelightningrod

c)tofindoutthestrengthofsilkforkitesd)toprovethatlightningiselectricity

?passage2

19a)sheenjoysteachingnguages,b)shecanspeakseveralnguages,

c)shewastrainedtobeaninterpreterd)shewasbornwithatalentfornguages

20a)theyacquireaniunitytocultureshock

b)theywouldliketoliveabroadpernently

c)theywanttolearnasnyforeignnguagesaspossible

d)theyhaveanintenseinterestincross-culturalinteractions

21a)shebecaanexpertinhorseracing

b)shegotachancetovisitseveraleuropeanuntries

c)shewasabletotransteforagernsportsjudge

d)shelearnedtoreciatecssicalsic

22a)tastethebeefandgiveherentb)takepartinaokingetition

c)teachvocaburyforfoodinenglishd)giveokinglessonsonwesternfood

?passage3

23a)hehadonlyathird-gradeeducationb)heoncethreatenedtokillhisteacher

c)hegrewupinapoorsingle-parentfalyd)heoftenhelpedhistherdohousework

24a)carelessb)stupidc)braved)active

25a)writetwobookreportsaweekb)keepadiary

c)helpwithhouseworkd)watcheducationaltvpraonly

?sectionc

directionsthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetiswhenthepassageisreadforthefirstti,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralideawhenthepassageisreadforthesendti,youarerequiredtofillinthebnkswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheardfinally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdti,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten

whenyoulookupatthenightsky,whatdoyouseethereareotherbodiesouttherebesidestheonandstarsoneofthestoftheseisat

tswerefordaroundthesatitheearthwasfordtheyareiceandotherfrozenliquidsandgasesthese"dirtysnowballs"begintoorbitthesun,justasthepsdo

asatgetsclosertothesun,sogasesinitbegintounfreezetheydustparticlesfrohettoforhugecloudasthetgetsevennearertothesun,asorwindblowsthecloudbehindthet,thusforngitstailthetaindthefuzzyatspherearoundatarethatcanhelpidentifythisinthenightsky

inanygivenyear,aboutadozenknowntsclosetothesunintheirorbitstheaveragepersoncan'tseethell,ofurseusuallythereisonlyoneortwoayearbrightenoughtobeseenwiththeeyethale-bopp,disveredin1995,wasanunusuallybrighttitsorbitbroughtitclosetotheearth,within122llionlesofitbuthale-boppcaalongwayonitsearthlyvisititwon'tbebackforanotherfourthousandyearsorso

partiiireadingrehension

?sectiona

directionsthissection,thereisapassagewithtenbnksyouarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachbnkfrolistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassagereadthepassagethroughcarefullybeforekingyourchoiceseachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletterpleaserktherrespondingletteronanswersheet2withasinglelihroughthecentreyouynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankrethanonce

questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage

childrendonotthinkthewayadultsdoforstofthefirstyearoflife,ifsothingisoutofsight,it'soutofndifyouverababy'stoywithapieceofcloth,thebabythinksthetoyhasdisearedandstopslookingforita4-year-oldythatasisterhasrefruitjuicewhenitisonlytheshapesofthegssesthatdiffer,nottheofthejuice

yetchildrenaresrtintheirownwaylikegoodlittlescientists,childrenarealwaystestingtheirchild-sizedabouthowthingsworkwhenyourchildthrowsherspoononthefloorforthesixthtiasyoutrytofeedher,andyousay,“that'senough!iwillnotpickupyourspoonagain!”thechildwilltestyourcireyouseriousareyouangrywhatwillhenifshethrowsthespoonagainsheisnotdoingthistodriveyou;rather,sheislearningthatherdesiresandyourscandiffer,andthatsotisthoseareiortantandsotistheyarenot

howandwhydoeschildren'sthinkingchangeinthe1920s,swisspsychologistjeanpiagetproposedthatchildren'sgnitiveabilitiesunfold,likethebloongofaflower,alstindependentofwhatelseisintheirlivesalthoughnyofhisspecifionclusionshavebeenordifiedovertheyears,hisideasinspiredthousandsofstudiesbyinvestigatorsallovertheworld

a)advocateb)auntc)nfirdd)crazy

e)definitef)differencesg)favoriteh)hening

i)iediatelyj)naturallyk)obtainingl)pririly

protestn)rejectedo)theories

?sectionb