Look at the questions for this part. You will hear a story entitled "Trees Are a Threat". For questions 24-30. indicate which of the alternatives A, B, or C is the most appropriate response. Mark one letter A, B or C on your Answer Sheet. Look at the questions for this part. You will hear a story entitled "Trees Are a Threat". For questions 24-30. indicate which of the alternatives A, B, or C is the most appropriate response. Mark one letter A, B or C on your Answer Sheet.
Read the following text and decide which answer best fits each space. For questions 26-45, mark one letter A, B, C or D on your Answer Sheet. Less education, income linked to obesity in women, not men Women who are better educated and live in households that are middle-income or above are less likely to be obese than women who are less educated and live in the lowest income households, new government research shows. Among men, there is not a statistically significant【C1】______in obesity based on income and very【C2】______difference based on education, the data show. 【C3】______, about one in three U.S. adults-almost 73 million people-are obese, which is【C4】______30 or more pounds over a【C5】______weight. Extra weight raises the【C6】______of diabetes, heart disease, some types of cancer and other【C7】______. "There is a relationship between obesity and income, but it's not a【C8】______story," says Cynthia Ogden, an epidemiologist with the National Center for Health Statistics, part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "When looking at these two【C9】______of socioeconomic status-income and education-their【C10】______is greater on women than men," she says. Jennifer Lovejoy, president of the Obesity Society, says that【C11】______-income women may be more likely to become obese because of environmental【C12】______such as lack of access to safe places to do physical activity and easy access to fast food. Among the findings: 29% of women who live in households with an annual income of $77,000 or more for a family of four are obese in opposition【C13】______42% of women who live in households with an annual income below $29,000 for a family of four. 23% of women with a college degree are obese, significantly less than the 42% of women with【C14】______than a high school education. 33% of men who live in households with an annual income of $77,000 or more for a family of four are obese,【C15】______29% of men who live in households with an annual income below $29,000 for a family of four are obese. This difference is not considered statistically【C16】______.The analysis is based on【C17】______from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, which is considered the gold【C18】______for evaluating obesity because it is a(an) 【C19】______survey of people whose weight and height are actually【C20】______rather than being self-reported.
Suppose there is a kindergarten in your hometown and you are asked to write a copy for it. You have to provide information on the special features of it: The location is beside the quiet, and beautiful park. The commuting is convenient. The facilities are enough. The service is fine. The fee for it is ￥2,000 per year.
Read the following passage and answer questions 9-18.1. If sustainable competitive advantage depends on work-force skills, American firms have a problem. Human-resource management is not traditionally seen as a central to the competitive survival of the firm of the United States. Skill acquisition is considered an individual responsibility. Labor is simply another factor of production to rent at the lowest possible cost — as much as one buys row materials or equipment.2. The lack of the importance attached to human-resource management can be seen in the cooperation hierarchy. In an American firm the chief financial officer is almost always second in command. The post of head of human-resource management is usually a specialized job, off at edge of corporate hierarchy. The executive who holds it is never consulted on major strategic decisions and has no chance to move up to Chief Executive Officer. By way of contrast, in Japan the head of human-resource management is central — usually the second most important executive, after the CEO, in the firm's hierarchy.3. While American firms often talk about the vast amounts spent on training their work forces, in fact they invest less in the skills of their employees than do either Japanese or German firms. The money they do is also more highly concentrated on professional and managerial employees. And the limited investments on modern training workers are much more narrowly focused on the specific skills necessary to do the next job rather than on the basic background skills that make it possible to absorb new technologies.4. As a result, problems emerge when new breakthrough technologies arrived. If American workers, for example, take much longer to learn how to operate new flexible manufacturing stations than workers in Germany do(as they do), the effective cost of those stations is lower in Germany than it is in United States. More times is required before equipment is up and running at capacity, and the need for extensive retraining generates costs and creates bottlenecks that limit the speed, with which new equipment can be employed.5. The result is a slower pace of technological changes. And in the end the skills of the bottom half of the population affect the wages of the top half. If the bottom half cannot effectively staff the processes that have to operated, the management and professional jobs that go with these processes will disappear.Questions 9-13 For questions 9-13, choose the best title for each paragraph from below. For each numbered paragraph(1-5), mark one letter(A-G)on the Answer Sheet. Do not mark any letter twice.A. The bad effect of poor management on new technologies.B. The position of human-resource management in corporation hierarchy.C. The work force — training in American firms.D. Human-resource management is not important for American firms.E. How to make American firms become more completive.F. The importance of worker's skill.G. Problems exit in American's companies.
You will hear five conversations taking place in restaurants and the customers are complaining about something. Before you listen, read the list of statements, five of which are summaries of how these problems are solved. Then listen carefully and match the statements(A~F)with the conversations that are about them(9~ 13)respectively. There is one extra statement that you don t need to use. You will hear the passage twice.A. It is suggested that she change her order to some sirloin because it is tender.B. She is asked to send in the bill if she likes to have it cleaned.C. The head waiter goes to fetch some clean ones immediately.D. He offers to sponge it with a little warm water.E. He is advised to choose another wine instead.F. The head waiter will deal with it himself. You will hear five conversations taking place in restaurants and the customers are complaining about something. Before you listen, read the list of statements, five of which are summaries of how these problems are solved. Then listen carefully and match the statements(A~F)with the conversations that are about them(9~ 13)respectively. There is one extra statement that you don t need to use. You will hear the passage twice.A. It is suggested that she change her order to some sirloin because it is tender.B. She is asked to send in the bill if she likes to have it cleaned.C. The head waiter goes to fetch some clean ones immediately.D. He offers to sponge it with a little warm water.E. He is advised to choose another wine instead.F. The head waiter will deal with it himself.
Read the following passage and answer questions 19~25. For questions 19-25, choose the correct answer A, B, C and D. Mark your answers on the Answer Sheet. In my early childhood I received no formal religious education. I did, of course, receive the ethical and moral training that moral and conscientious parents give their children. When I was about ten years old, my parents decided that it would be good for me to receive some formal religious instruction and to study the Bible, if for no other reason than that knowledge of both is essential to the understanding of literature and culture. As lapsed Catholics, they sought a group which had as little doctrine and dogma as possible, but what they considered good moral arid ethical values. After some searching, they joined the local Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Although my parents did not attend Meetings for Worship very often, I went to First Day School there regularly, eventually completing the course and receiving an inscribed Bible. At the Quaker school, I learned about the concept of the "inner light" and it has stayed with me. I was, however, unable to accept the idea of Jesus Christ being any more divine than, say, Buddha. As a result, I became estranged from the Quakes who, though believing in substantially the same moral and ethical values as I do, and even the same religious concept of the inner light, had arrived at these conclusions from a premise which I could not accept. I admit that my religion is the poorer for having no revealed word and no supreme prophet, but my inherited aversion to dogmatism limits my faith to a Supreme Being and the goodness of man. Later, at another Meeting for Worship, I found that some Quakers had similar though not so strong reservations about the Christian aspects of their belief. I made some attempt to rejoin an organized religious group; I did not wish to become one again. I do attend Meeting for Worship on occasion, but it is for the help in deep contemplation which it brings rather than any lingering desire to rejoin the fold. I do believe in a "Supreme Being"(or ground of our Being, as Tillich would call it). This Being is ineffable and not to be fully understood by humans. He is not cut off from the world and we can know him somewhat through the knowledge which we are limited to the world. He is interested and concerned for humankind, but on man himself falls the burden of his own life. To me the message of the great prophets, especially Jesus, is that good is its own reward, and indeed the only possible rewards are intrinsic in the actions themselves. The relationship between each human and Supreme Being is an entirely personal one. It is my faith that each person has this unique relationship with the Supreme Being. To me that is the meaning of the inner light. The purpose of life, insofar as a human can grasp it, is to understand and increase this lifeline to the Supreme Being, this piece of divinity that every human has. Thus, the taking of any life by choice is the closing of some connection to God, and unconscionable. Killing anyone not only denies them their purpose, but corrupts the purpose of all men.
Look at the note below. You will hear a man phoning about some arrangements for a meeting. Look at the note below. You will hear a man phoning about some arrangements for a meeting.
Read the following passage and answer questions 19-25. For questions 19-25, choose the correct answer from A, B, C and D. Mark your answer on the Answer Sheet. The number of speakers of English in Shakespeare's time is estimated to have been about five million. Today it is estimated that some 260 million people speak it as a native language. Mainly in the United States, Canada, Great Brittany, Ireland, South African, Australia and New Zealand. In addition to the varieties of English found in these areas, there are great many regional and social varieties of the language, as well as various levels of usage that are employed both in its spoken and written forms. It is virtually possible to estimate the number of people in the world who acquired adequate work knowledge of English in addition to their own languages. The purpose for which English is learned and the situation in which such learning takes place are so varied that it is difficult to define and still more difficult to assess what constitutes an adequate working knowledge for each situation. The main reason for the widespread demand for English is its present-day importance as a world language. Besides serving the infinite needs of its native speakers, English is a language in which some of the most important works in science, technology, and other fields are produced and not always by native speakers. It is widely used for such purpose as meteorological and airport communications, international conferences, and the spread information over the radio and television networks of many nations for the number of developing countries, especially former British colonies. Many of these countries have multi-lingual populations and need a language for internal communication as well as for international communication and for access to the scientific and technological development in the west.
You will hear two telephone conversations. Write down one word or number in the numbered spaces on the forms below. CONVERSATION 1(Questions 1-4)Time for the man to arrive at the hotel:【L1】 1.Price of the room: $【L2】 2.Number of the unit: No.【L3】 3.On the【L4】 4floor. You will hear two telephone conversations. Write down one word or number in the numbered spaces on the forms below. CONVERSATION 1(Questions 1-4)Time for the man to arrive at the hotel:【L1】 5.Price of the room: $【L2】 6.Number of the unit: No.【L3】 7.On the【L4】 8floor. 【L1】
Read the following passage and choose the best word for each space. Money spent on advertising is money spent as well as any【C1】______know of. It serves directly to assist a rapid of goods at reasonable prices,【C2】______establishing a firm home market and so making it possible to provide【C3】______export at competitive prices. By drawing attention to new ideas it helps enormously to raise standards of living. By helping to increase demand it【C4】______an increasing need for labor, and is therefore an effective way to fight unemployment. It lowers the costs of many services:【C5】______advertisements your daily newspaper would cost four times as much, the price of your television license would need to be doubled, and travel by bus or tube would cost 20 percent more. And perhaps most important of all, advertising provides a guarantee of reasonable value in the products and services you buy【C6】______the fact that twenty-seven Acts of Parliament govern the terms of advertising, no regular advertiser dare promote a product that fails to live【C7】______the promise of his advertisements. He might fool some people for a little【C8】______through misleading advertising. He will not do so for long, for mercifully the public has the good【C9】______not to buy the inferior article more than once. If you see an article【C10】______advertised, it is the surest proof. I know that the article does what is【C11】______for it, and that it represents good value. Advertising does more for the【C12】______benefit of the community than any other force I can think of. There is one more point I feel I ought to【C13】______on. Recently I heard a well-known television personality【C14】______that he was against advertising because it persuades rather than informs. He was drawing【C15】______fine distinctions. Of course advertising【C16】______to persuade. If its message were【C17】______merely to information — and that in itself【C18】______difficult if not impossible to achieve,【C19】______even a detail such as the choice of the color of a shirt is subtly persuasive — advertising would be so boring【C20】______no one would pay any attention. But perhaps that is what the well-known television personality wants.
Lookatthestatementsbelowandthearticleaboutmeetingsontheoppositepage.Whichsection(A,B,CorD)doeseachstatement(1-7)referto?Foreachstatement(1-7),markoneletter(A,B,CorD)onyourAnswerSheet.Youwillneedtousesomeoftheselettersmorethanonce.Example:0apolicyofnotallowingpeopleinmeetingstobecomecomfortableandrelaxedBusinessMeetingsAManyorganisationsaredevelopingwaysofminimisingthetimeworkersspendsittinginmeetingsinordertogivethemmorehoursworkingattheirdesks.Theyrealisethatreducingthenumberofmeetingsisproblematic,butsomeareusingadevicecalledaMeetingMetertodeterminehowmuchmoneyiswastedthroughthewidespreadpracticeofover-populatedandtime-inefficientmeetings.Ageneralmeetinginabigcompanycancost￡9000anhour.EvenstaffinUKgovernmentdepartmentshavebeentoldtomakelesselaboratepresentationsandtogetthroughthemmorequickly.BAsolutionhasoftenbeentotakethingsatbreakneckspeedorabolishmeetingsaltogether.OliviaDacourt,CEOofaretailchain,makesapointofnotlettinganyonesitdowninhermeetings.'Wecovermorematerialina15-minutemeetingthanyou'dseeinatwo-hoursit-downmeeting,'shesays.Shedrillsheremployeestoshout'pass'iftheyhavenocommenttomake,therebysavingahastilymumbledagreementwiththepreviousspeaker.Inthisway,herlaststaffmeetingclockedinatsixminutes.CWebsitedesignerBarryHarehasgonesofarastochargehisclientsameeting'tax'.Iftheyaskforameeting,hedoubleshisdesignfeeof￡85anhour.'EveryoneItalktohatesmeetings,buttheydon'tknowwhattodoaboutthem/hesays.'Well,I'veactuallydonesomething.'Similarly,atJPProducts,managershaveinstigatedaNoMeetingsDayeveryFriday.Theschemewasdevisedbyin-houseindustrialpsychologistAdaPearsonafterhearingemployeesjokeabouttheneedfora'meeting-freeday'.DButabolishingmeetingsisnotassimpleasclearingthemfromyourdiary.AtJPProductssomeworkershavefelttheneedtogetroundtheNoMeetingsDaydirectivebyholdingspontaneous'huddles'and'nicetoknows'toupdateeachotheronprogress.Afterhersuccessinreducingthemeetingsquota,Pearsonisunderpressurefrommeeting-wearymanagerstoimplementdaysthatarefreeofemailsandtelephonecalls.Butunfortunatelyshehasotherpriorities-thankstoalengthymeetingwiththechiefexecutive.
Look at the notes below. You will hear a woman giving instructions to a colleague about dealing with job applications. Look at the notes below. You will hear a woman giving instructions to a colleague about dealing with job applications.
You are a manager in the customer services department of a large store. Your line manager has asked you to write a report on the results of a recent customer survey.Look at the information below, on which you have already made some handwritten notes.Then, using all your handwritten notes, write your report.Write 120-140 words.
Look at the note below. You will hear a man calling a colleague about making changes to his schedule. Look at the note below. You will hear a man calling a colleague about making changes to his schedule.
You will hear two telephone conversations. Write down one word or number in each of the numbered spaces on the forms below.CONVERSATION 1(Questions 1-4) MESSAGEFrom: Mr.【L1】 1To: Mr. AdamsMessage: He is interested in the secretary position. He has had two years of shorthand training in【L2】 2high school, and has developed a high rate of speed and accuracy in bothshorthand and typing. For the last two months, he has been an administrative assistant at the Riverside Bank. He can begin work anytime next week. He wants to have a personal interview at your【L3】 3. His phone number is【L4】 4. You will hear two telephone conversations. Write down one word or number in each of the numbered spaces on the forms below.CONVERSATION 1(Questions 1-4) MESSAGEFrom: Mr.【L1】 5To: Mr. AdamsMessage: He is interested in the secretary position. He has had two years of shorthand training in【L2】 6high school, and has developed a high rate of speed and accuracy in bothshorthand and typing. For the last two months, he has been an administrative assistant at the Riverside Bank. He can begin work anytime next week. He wants to have a personal interview at your【L3】 7. His phone number is【L4】 8. 【L1】
Look at the ten statements for this part. You will hear a passage about "Credit Cards History ". You will listen to it twice. Decide whether you think each statement is right(R), wrong(W)or not mentioned(NM). Mark your answers on the Answer Sheet. Look at the ten statements for this part. You will hear a passage about "Credit Cards History ". You will listen to it twice. Decide whether you think each statement is right(R), wrong(W)or not mentioned(NM). Mark your answers on the Answer Sheet.
You will hear five different opinions about friendship. For questions 9-13, choose from the list A-F what friendships mean to them. Use the letters only once. There is one extra letter which you do not need to use.A. A real friend can share your happiness, accept and forgive faults.B. Sometimes your best friend is yourself.C. Family is more important than friends in his mind.D. Friendship is more important than love.E. A friend is someone who can understand you.F. His best friend is his wife, because she knows what kind of mood he is in. You will hear five different opinions about friendship. For questions 9-13, choose from the list A-F what friendships mean to them. Use the letters only once. There is one extra letter which you do not need to use.A. A real friend can share your happiness, accept and forgive faults.B. Sometimes your best friend is yourself.C. Family is more important than friends in his mind.D. Friendship is more important than love.E. A friend is someone who can understand you.F. His best friend is his wife, because she knows what kind of mood he is in.
Assessor invites candidates in and indicates chairs.Interlocutor:(To Candidate A and Candidate B.)Good morning/afternoon. My name is _______ and this is my colleague _______ He/She will be listening to us.So you are A and B. Thank you.To start with, we'd like to ask you a few questions about yourselves.(Choose several questions from the following list as appropriate.)- What is your favorite hobby?- What will you do to relax yourself?- Who can be your friends?- What is your future plan?- What is your favourite time of the year?- Could you talk about some changes in your hometown?- What would you like to do if you got a one week break?- What do you think is the most efficient transport in China?- Do you think interviews play an important role in job-hunting?- Which do you prefer, longer holidays or short ones?
Read the following text and decide which answer best fits each space. For questions 26~45, mark one letter A, B, C or D on your Answer Sheet Recycling Paper The process of recycling paper can help to reduce deforestation and energy consumption on a significant scale. There are many different reasons why we should recycle paper products, and some of these are【C1】______in the paragraphs below. Energy consumption will always be on the【C2】______as population levels grow, and so any manufacturing processes which help to reduce energy consumption are【C3】______ The Energy Information Administration(EIA)claim that there can be as【C4】______as a 40% energy saving when recycling paper over producing paper【C5】______the direct raw material. Although recycling paper has many【C6】______, it also has its drawbacks. One of these drawbacks is that we cannot recycle the【C7】______paper product for eternity, as the fibers contained within the paper degrade over time,【C8】______their strength and length. On【C9】______, an individual paper fiber can only be recycled a【C10】______of six times. Although this is a significant drawback, the six time recycling process will help to【C11】______a great deal of energy when you consider【C12】______much paper there is to be recycled. If paper fibers can be recycled up to 6 times, and we recycled all paper products, this could help to【C13】______the intensity of deforestation for paper products up to a factor of 6. With paper production said to【C14】______around 40% of harvested wood, and paper said to【C15】______around 90% wood, you can see how recycling paper is an important process for the【C16】______of our forests. Today, the use of recycled paper products is on the increase, as more and more people begin to recycle paper【C17】______products around the home. Although there are slight differences in the recycling processes of different【C18】______of paper products(e.g. corrugated, mixed paper, newspaper products), we are able to recycle just about any type of paper product around today. The recycling logo helps to【C19】______a recyclable product and can also sometimes help to identify if the product contains any recycled material, in the form of a percentage. This helps a consumer to identify the【C20】______of recycling various products.
You are a tour guide in a travel agency and are requested to make a written announcement to all the tourists for the details below: a bus tour to Summer Palace the detailed information about the bus tour how to sign up for it Write about 50-60 words.