问答题 1.  Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be done at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage, except the first sentence, will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of fifteen seconds. The last reading will be done at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given ONE minute to check through your work once more.
    Write on ANSWER SHEET ONE. The first sentence of the passage is already provided.
    Now, listen to the passage.
   
    A good companion is better than a fortune, for a fortune cannot purchase those elements of character which make companionship a blessing. ______
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