Which of the following most probably means what you've just heard?

MyhusbandandIboughtacamcorderwhenwehadourfirstkid.

Listen to the following passage. Write in English a short summary of around 150 words of what you have heard on the ANSWER SHEET. This part of the test carries 30 points. You will hear the passage only once. At the end of the recording, you will have 25 minutes to finish this part.You may need to scribble a few notes to write your summary.

Whendidthedisasterhappen?

As always, I am pleased to be here at the National Press Club for my【L1】______Speech. This is the seventh time I have had the【L2】______to give this speech, and over the years I have talked about a wide range of issues:【L3】______, reading, setting high expectations, improving the teaching profession, and【L4】______the American high school -- to name just a few. I have just returned from a five-day,【L5】______tour of schools in rural America. We started in Monroe, Louisiana, and finished【L6】______later in Paducah, Kentucky. What I noticed most about the trip was the weather. Every time I【L7】______my Success Express School Bus, the local people who came to greet me【L8】______that the record for【L9】______had just been broken in their community. In each place, the temperature was always between【L10】______degrees. Now, I have very good people on my staff. But the next time we plan a【L11】______, I'm going to have a【L12】______on my staff. I took this bus trip through rural America to make an important point that the【L13】______of children in our nation's small towns cannot be ignored. Twenty-five percent of all our school children live in【L14】______all over America. When it comes to our children, let's always remember that children everywhere have【L15】______and【L16】______. Yet, schools in small towns too often have to【L17】______because of limited resources and a【L18】______. On my trip I put a strong focus on the issues that matter in rural America, with a particular emphasis on【L19】______schools, reducing class size, and overcoming the【L20】______.

Forthepasttwodecades,girlshavealwaysachievedhighscoresthanboys.

Long,longago,peopledidn'tknowwhattheMilkyWaywas,sotheyexplainedit______.

Which of the following can best describe her personality?

Insteadofresearchingandwritingtheirpapers,somestudents______.

Mr.Hooperhasbeenwiththecompanyforsevenyears.

Accordingtotheman,whyshouldn'tpeoplebeworriedaboutclimbingontoanelephant?

The Commission is expected to propose allowing people to choose which legal jurisdiction they would come under, based on their【L1】______or their residency. But the proposal is set to【L2】______because of the very different laws on divorce that apply across the EU. The Commission wants to【L3】______problems over which law to apply when, for example, a married couple from one member state is【L4】______in another member state or when the couple is of different EU nationalities. The【L5】______of member states are said to be【L6】______the idea and responded positively to a【L6】______which followed the【L8】______of a Commission Green Paper. With 15 percent of German divorces each year involving couples of different nationalities, the government of Berlin【L9】______see resolved the issue of which laws should apply. But some member states are expected to resist the【L10】______which would involve allowing different divorce laws to be applied in their countries. For example, in Ireland where the divorce law states a couple must have been separated for four years, establish that their marriage has broken down and be offered【L11】______, a couple from Sweden could apply to an Irish court to allow them to divorce under Swedish law, where divorce can be【L12】______quickly. The Irish government's【L13】______to the Commission on the Green Paper stated: "Ireland is not in favor of allowing【L14】______to choose the applicable law, as this could be open to abuse.., such abuse would be likely to【L15】______most on divorce regimes, such as that of Ireland, which require a relatively long separation period." Ireland, like the UK, however, is allowed to choose whether to "opt-in" to such a proposal under rules agreed in the Amsterdam treaty. Malta has no such【L16】______but could【L17】______the proposal in the Council of Ministers since【L18】______approval will be required. "It is going to lead to【L19】______," said Geoffrey Shannon, Irish expert on the Commission on European Family Law, which examines the【L20】______of EU family law. The proposal would also mean that judges would have to be trained in the divorce law of all 25 member states.

Whydomostofushearwomenvoicesmoreclearly?

Which of the following is true according to the speaker?

Whydidthespeakersuddenlyfeelfrightened?

Accordingtothewoman,whathappenstomanypeoplewhentheytrytoliftheavythingsfromthefloor?

Which is true about the speaker's implication?

WhatisClarkWarren?

Asisstatedinthepassage,learning______.

I am honored to be here today,【L1】______Harvard at this celebration of the College Board's half century of working to promote【L2】______and equal opportunity in higher education. Before I say anything else, I want to thank everyone in the room for the work you do every day to make college【L3】______, available, and【L4】______for millions of young people across the country. I want to focus my remarks on a matter of【L5】______to American familiesand to the future of the nation -- restoring education to its proper role as a【L6】______to equal opportunity and【L7】______in our society. This has been an【L8】______in higher education, with great and creative efforts made by many institutions. Earlier this year, we announced a new【L9】______at Harvard aimed at the students from families of low and【L10】______income. Under our new program, families with incomes of【L11】______will no longer be expected to contribute to the cost of attending Harvard for their children. Families with incomes of less than $ 60,000 will also see their【L12】______reduced. We are proud of this effort at Harvard, but we are aware that the programs of individual institutions with means can never be a substitute for our shared【L13】______to provide adequate funding for Pell grants and other financial aid, and for the state and community college systems that make higher education【L14】______and affordable for the【L15】______. There is something empty about【L16】______initiatives that may be right for one institution without attention to their broader impact.【L17】______, we【L18】______if we urge changes in national policy without doing what we can on our own campuses. In this spirit, I want to【L19】______today a problem that is emerging with【L20】______in this nation.