单选题 Questions 21-25
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
单选题 What is Chloe concerned about?
  • A. her knowledge of maths
  • B. her ability to write essays
  • C. her lack of business experience
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 21-25
Chloe: Oh, hi Ivan.
Ivan: Oh, hi Chloe.
Chloe: I'm glad I bumped into you because I've been looking at this prospectus about courses at the university. I'm thinking of doing a business studies degree. Isn't that what you're doing?
Ivan: Yes, I'm about to start my third year. I think you'd enjoy it. Is there something on the course that you're not sure about?
Chloe: Well, you know I've been working for a publisher for the last four years as a production assistant …
Ivan: That will be really valuable experience because a lot of people go to university straight from school and don't have that kind of background.
Chloe: Yeah, I know and I'm used to dealing with figures and percentages and things, but {{U}}(21) it's been a while since I've sat down and put my ideas into an essay I was never that good at it and I'm not sure I can do it now.{{/U}}
Ivan: But you did OK at school, so I'm sure you'll soon get into it again. I was worried about different things when I started, like if I'd be able to use all the computer programs, but you only really need the basics. You have to do a lot of presentations and I thought that would be hard, but we'd actually had such a lot of practice at school it was fine.
Chloe: But did you find writing essays easy?
Ivan: It was OK but {{U}}(22) I was hopeless at getting them in by the deadline and I was always late for lectures, so I had to work hard at that and I tend to be early now.{{/U}}
Chloe: It's good that you've sorted yourself out before you go and get a job or you might not have it very long! I think the course looks really interesting.
Ivan: It is and it also gave me the chance to spend six months working in a local business last year.
Chloe: That's not so important for me unless I could go abroad to use my foreign languages but that doesn't seem to be on offer, which is a shame. {{U}}(23) What really appeals to me, though, is the idea of being assessed throughout the year. I think that's a much more productive way of learning instead of everything being decided in an exam at the end.{{/U}}
Ivan: It's good for people like you who are hard-working all year round. You'll be spending all your time in the library. They've just expanded it too.
Chloe: That's good.
Ivan: Well, yes and no. They've made the study area bigger but it means they've taken some of the magazines and periodicals away, so I think it was better as it was. The university's expanding all the time and {{U}}(24) there are lots of new courses coming next year.{{/U}}
Chloe: {{U}}Well, that's great news, isn't it? It means the college will have a better reputation as more people will hear about it, so that's good for us.{{/U}}
Ivan: Mm, I agree but they really need to add more lecture rooms as we often have lectures in tiny rooms.
Chloe: Well, you obviously think overall it's a good place to do a degree. I should probably go and have a look round.
Ivan: Well, it's holidays now and there's not much going on there.
Chloe: Oh, so it's probably not worth going in now.
Ivan: But {{U}}(25) you could email my tutor{{/U}} - I know he'd be happy to answer any questions. I can give you his email address. I looked at quite a lot of other universities and read loads of prospectuses but I thought this one was the best.

Ivan says: 'Is there something on the course that you're not sure about?' which tells you that you need to listen for the answer
Distraction A: Chloe says Tm used to dealing with figures and percentages [= maths]' so she's not concerned about it; C: Ivan says 'That will be really valuable experience' in response to Chloe's description of her present job and she agrees with him, so she doesn't think she lacks business experience.
单选题 Which of the following does Ivan feel he has improved?
  • A. his computer skills
  • B. his presentation skills
  • C. his time management
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】Distraction A: Ivan says he was worried about his computer skills but then he says 'you only really need the basics', so those skills haven't improved; B: Ivan says about presentation skills 'I thought that would be hard, but we'd actually had such a lot of practice at school it was fine', so his presentation skills have stayed the same.
单选题 What does Chloe especially like about the course?
  • A. She won't have to do a final examination.
  • B. She can spend time working in a business.
  • C. She can study a foreign language.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】Chloe says: 'What really appeals to me …'
Distraction B: Chloe says 'That's not so important for me' (but Ivan says it was for him); C: Chloe says she would like to use her foreign languages but that doesn't seem to be on offer.
单选题 Ivan is pleased that the university is going to have
  • A. more lecture rooms.
  • B. a larger library.
  • C. more courses.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】Distraction A: Ivan says 'they really need to add more lecture rooms' not that he is 'pleased' that this is actually happening; B: Although Ivan says they've expanded the library, he goes on to say that they have taken some of the magazines and periodicals away so he thinks 'it was better as it was' (i.e. he is not pleased about the larger library).
单选题 What does Ivan advise Chloe to do?
  • A. contact his tutor
  • B. read about some other universities
  • C. visit the university
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】Distraction B: Ivan says he 'read loads of prospectuses' but he doesn't suggest Chloe does this; C: Ivan says it's not worth visiting as 'it's holidays now and there's not much going on there'.