13asheispregnantbsheisover50
cshehasjustfinishedherprojectdsheisagoodsaleswon
14ahetakesgoodcareoflisa
bheistheceoofagiantany
cheisgoodatbusinessnagent
dheworksasasalesnager
15aitisinurgentneedoffurtherdevelopnt
bitproducesgoodspopuranglocalpeople
cithasbeenlosingrketshareinrecentyears
ditiswellpositionedtoetewiththegiants
?sectionb
directionsthissection,youwillhear3shortpassagesattheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsoquestionsboththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonceafteryouhearaquestion,youstchoosethebestanswerfrohefourchoicesrkeda,b,canddthenrktherrespondingletteronanswersheet1withasinglelihroughthecentre
?passageone
questions16to19arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard
16aitislinedwithtalltreesbitwaswidenedrecently
cithashighbuildingsonbothsidesditusedtobedirtyanddisorderly
17atheyrepaveditwithrocksbtheybuiltpublicrestrooonit
ctheybeautifieditwithpntsdtheysetupokingfacilitiesnearit
18awhatkeslifeenjoyablebhowtoworkwithtools
cwhataunityansdhowtoirovehealth
19atheywereobligedtofulfillthesignedntract
btheywereenuragedbythecityofficials'praise
ctheywantedtoprovetheywereascapableasboys
dtheyderivedhinessfrohenstructivework
?passagetwo
questions20to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard
20athejorityofthehinkitlessiortantthanuters
bnyoftheonsideritboringandold-fashioned
cthejorityoftheinditinteresting
dfewoftheeadrethantenbooksayear
21anovelsandstoriesbsteriesanddetectivestories
chistoryandsciencebooksdbooksoncultureandtradition
22awatchingtvblisteningtosic
creadinggazinesdpyingutergas
?passagethree
questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard
23aadviceonthepurchaseofcars
brtionaboutthenewgreen-fuelvehicles
ctrendsforthedevelopntofthetorcar
dsolutionstoglobalfuelshortage
24aliteddrivingrangebhugerechargingexpenses
ctheshortlifeofbatteriesdtheunaffordablehighprice
25atheyneedtobefurtheriroved
btheycaneasilyswitchtonaturalgas
ctheyarerest-effectivethanvehiclespoweredbysorenergy
dtheycantchnventionaltorcarsinperfornceandsafety
?sectionc
directionsthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetiswhenthepassageisreadforthefirstti,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralideawhenthepassageisreadforthesendti,youarerequiredtofillinthebnkswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheardfinally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdti,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten
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