[00:01.41]Test 3
[00:05.23]Section A
[00:06.76]Directions: In this section,
[00:10.81]you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations.
[00:15.23]At the end of each conversation,
[00:17.86]one or more questions will be asked about what was said.
[00:21.47]Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once.
[00:26.28]After each question there will be a pause.
[00:29.56]During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D),
[00:36.34]and decide which is the best answer.
[00:38.97]Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2
[00:44.00]with a single line through the centre.
[00:46.51]Now let's begin with the 8 short conversations.
[00:51.21]1. M: Hey, Mary, some of us in the Outdoor Club are going camping this weekend.
[00:58.22]If you are interested, you can come along, too!
[01:01.29]W: I'd love it! But...not if you climb mountains, for I'm scared stiff of heights.
[01:07.52]Q: What is the woman's reaction to the man's invitation?
[01:26.33]2. W: You must have enjoyed using your new camera on your trip.
[01:32.02]M: I would have, but I left it in the car with my friend who drove me to the airport.
[01:37.27]Q: What does the man say about his camera?
[01:55.53]3. M: Would you like to join us for a ride around the seaside?
[02:01.33]W: What a pleasant way to spend a hot day!
[02:04.06]Q: What does the woman imply?
[02:20.39]4. W: I'm going to the zoo to do some drawings of elephants today.
[02:28.04]M: May I go with you? I have the same assignment.
[02:31.33]Q: What do we learn about the man and the woman from the conversation?
[02:50.20]5. W: I thought Paul might help me to figure out the computer program.
[02:56.76]M: Paul is about the last person I'd ask if I were you.
[03:01.14]Q: What does the man imply about Paul?
[03:19.31]6. M: Martin certainly shows great enthusiasm for the tennis course.
[03:25.00]W: If only he showed as much for his studies.
[03:28.72]Q: What does the woman imply about Martin?
[03:47.52]7. W: This TV set is not working properly. I suppose we should buy a new one,
[03:54.74]but I don't see how we can afford it right now.
[03:57.81]M: If only we hadn't bought the car.
[04:00.32]Q: Why didn't they buy another TV set?
[04:19.44]8. W: Hey, John, do you want to come shopping with me?
[04:24.03]My dad just gave me my monthly allowance and I want to blow it all.
[04:28.73]M: That sounds just like you. Can't you save a few pennies for a rainy day?
[04:34.52]Q: What do we know about the woman?
[04:52.19]Now you'll hear two long conversations.
[04:55.45]Conversation One
[04:57.09]W: Mr. Kim. Lots of people are suffering from being unable to sleep, including me.
[05:03.58]M: Well, you must be feeling bad, twisting around,
[05:06.75]trying to find a comfortable position, but you're probably only making matters worse.
[05:12.00]W: Really, I thought changing positions would help.
[05:15.83]M: That's not right. What happens is that your heart rate actually increases,
[05:20.39]making it more difficult to relax.
[05:22.36]You may also have some bad habits that contribute to the problem.
[05:26.74]W: Really? Like what?
[05:28.48]M: Do you rest frequently during the day? Do you get virtually no exercise,
[05:33.40]or do you exercise too much late in the day?
[05:36.47]Do you think about sleep a lot or sleep late on weekends?
[05:40.52]W: You're talking about me! I'm leading a life like that.
[05:44.56]I guess lots of people do like this.
[05:47.40]M: Haha! Any of these facts might be leading to your insomnia
[05:51.89]by disrupting your body's natural rhythm.
[05:54.29]W: What should we do then on those sleepless nights?
[05:57.79]Should we take some sleeping pills?
[05:59.76]M: Don't bother with sleeping pills;
[06:01.84]they can actually cause worse insomnia later.
[06:04.69]W: I thought sleeping pills would help.

[06:07.09]What're your suggestions for our audiences?
[06:10.15]M: The best thing to do is to drink milk or eat cheese or tuna fish.
[06:14.86]They are all rich in amino acid that helps produce a substance in the brain that induces sleep.
[06:21.20]This substance will help you relax.
[06:23.72]And you'll be on the way to get a good night's sleep.
[06:27.54]W: I'm so excited to hear all this.
[06:30.17]I guess many of us will change our way of life since they have listened to their talk.
[06:35.51]M: Your sleeping will become better and better if you insist.
[06:39.23]W: I'm sure I will! Thank you much for your advice and thanks for joining us this evening!
[06:45.17]M: It's my pleasure.
[06:46.38]Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
[06:51.40]9. Where is the talk most probably being given?
[07:10.35]10. According to the speaker, what happens when you turn and twist to get comfortable?
[07:32.42]11. According to the speaker, what sometimes causes people to have trouble sleeping?
[07:54.22]12. What does the speaker say about sleeping pills?
[08:13.69]Conversation Two
[08:15.08]W: Hi, morning! What's up?
[08:17.48]M: Nice to see you on way to work.
[08:19.89]W: I just read a curious fact.
[08:22.41]M: What is it? I like curious things.
[08:25.08]W: Did you know that people who spend less than ten minutes
[08:28.47]in a gift shop are five times more likely to make a purchase
[08:32.19]than those who spend half an hour there?
[08:34.59]M: Was it an article in the Morning News?
[08:37.22]I saw it, too. But think, if someone runs into a gift shop for ten minutes,
[08:42.47]it's usually to make a specific purchase. That's why they would just spend a short period of time.
[08:48.05]W: And someone who spends more time there maybe just looking.
[08:51.88]M: Exactly. Haven't you ever gone into a store thinking
[08:55.71]that you'd buy something, and then talk yourself out of it?
[08:58.77]W: Yes, I have. Especially when I thought I could get it for less elsewhere,
[09:03.47]or I really didn't need it after all.
[09:06.09]M: Exactly. But if you run in to buy something specific and have very little time,
[09:11.24]you pick it up, pay for it immediately and then leave.
[09:14.19]W: That's true. Maybe we should learn a lesson from that.
[09:17.58]Take your time and you'll spend less money. We always have to budget our money well.
[09:23.16]M: I doubt if that would be true in all stores, though.
[09:26.45]In a department store, for instance,
[09:28.52]you may see a sweater or something you never intended to buy
[09:31.81]and buy it because you have time to look around.
[09:34.87]W: That's sometimes true. Every theory has its conditions!
[09:39.35]M: Yes, you're right. Here we are! The office is nice and warm.
[09:43.84]W: I'll see you soon. Have a nice day!
[09:46.36]Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
[09:52.26]13. What is the main topic of the conversation?
[10:12.51]14. What fact have the man and woman learned about the gift shops?
[10:33.17]15. What does the man say about people who shop quickly?
[10:53.35]Section B
[10:54.96]Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages.
[11:00.87]At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions.
[11:05.46]Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.
[11:10.60]After you hear a question,
[11:13.22]you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).
[11:20.12]Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
[11:26.46]Passage One
[11:28.10]Despite its enormous size the Airbus A380 still manages to look graceful.
[11:35.32]The double-decker plane that can carry over 550 passengers dwarfs all other commercial aircraft.
[11:44.40]Later today one will land for the first time in the UK.
[11:48.55]Wings are produced here in North Wales and traveled by land, river and sea for assembly in France.
[11:57.08]Until now the Boeing 747 Jumbo was the world's biggest passenger plane, but no longer.
[12:05.40]A380 is as high as an 8-storey building,
[12:09.88]take-off thrust from the plane's four engines equals 2 500 family cars.
[12:16.44]Without seats, it can contain 10 squash courts.
[12:20.93]But the European Airbus will soon have an American rival,
[12:25.96]Boeing's 787 Dream liner, which is smaller,
[12:30.88]can fly further, and isn't restricted to large airports.
[12:35.47]These aircrafts represent extraordinary technological breakthrough,
[12:40.62]reducing fuel emissions by about 20%,
[12:44.33]much better conditions inside the aircraft and offering
[12:48.49]both airlines and passengers much greater flexibility in their long-hauled journeys.
[12:54.72]A380 may offer shops and a casino or even a gym
[12:59.86]so that its good-value seats will win the airline battle.
[13:04.13]Critics of the new aircraft including environmentalists
[13:09.38]say it might be more fuel efficient per passenger than other jets,
[13:13.87]but the benefits we'll get from it are a drop in the ocean
[13:17.91]compared to the huge climate emissions from aviation.

[13:21.52]And aviation is the fastest growing source of climate-changing gases
[13:27.10]both in Britain and worldwide.
[13:29.72]Questions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard.
[13:34.64]16. Where is the Airbus A380 assembled?
[13:55.32]17. What is the biggest passenger plane in the world?
[14:14.28]18. What enables A380 to attract passengers and win the airline battle?
[14:35.62]19. What do critics say about A380?
[14:54.41]Passage Two
[14:57.04]Moods, say the experts, are emotions that tend to become fixed,
[15:02.61]influencing one's outlook for hours, days or even weeks.
[15:06.66]That's great if your mood is a pleasant one,
[15:09.72]but it will be a problem if you are sad, anxious, angry or simply lonely.
[15:15.63]Perhaps one of the best ways to deal with such moods is to talk them out:
[15:21.10]sometimes, though, there is no one to listen. Modern science offers an abundance of drugs.
[15:27.77]But scientists have also discovered the effectiveness of several non-drug approaches
[15:33.79]to make you loose from an unwanted mood. These can be just as useful as drugs,
[15:39.70]and have the added benefit of being nonpoisonous.
[15:43.41]So the next time you feel out of sorts,
[15:46.14]don't head for the drug store—try the following approach.
[15:49.76]Of all the mood-altering self-help techniques,
[15:53.04]physical exercise seems to be the most efficient cure for a bad mood.
[15:57.85]“If you could keep up the exercise, you'd be in high spirits,” says Kathryn Lance,
[16:04.84]author of Running for Health and Beauty.
[16:07.80]There is obviously a link between physical activity and mood changes.
[16:12.61]Researchers have explained biochemical and various other changes
[16:17.54]that make exercise compare favorably to drugs as a mood-raiser.
[16:22.68]Physical exertion such as housework, however, does little,
[16:27.27]probably because it is not intensive enough, and people usually do it unwillingly.
[16:33.61]The key is physical exercise-running, cycling, walking,
[16:38.43]swimming or other repetitive and sustained activities that boost the heart rate,
[16:44.44]increase circulation and improve the body's utilization of oxygen.
[16:49.26]Do them for at least 20 minutes a session three to five times a week.
[16:54.61]Questions 20 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.
[16:59.97]20. What is the problem of talking bad moods out?
[17:18.43]21. What does the speaker prefer as a mood-raiser?
[17:38.36]22. What does the speaker think of housework?
[17:55.43]Passage Three
[17:57.83]I'm sure almost every one of you looked at your watch or at a clock
[18:02.43]before you came to class today.
[18:04.18]Watches and clocks seem as much part of our life as breathing or eating.
[18:10.08]And yet, do you know that watches and clocks
[18:13.26]were very rare in the United States until the late 1850s.
[18:17.95]In the late 1700s people didn't know the exact time unless they were near a clock.
[18:23.64]Those delightful clocks in the squares of European towns were built for the public.
[18:29.44]After all, most citizens simply couldn't afford a personal clock.
[18:34.03]Well, until the 1800s, in Europe and the United States,
[18:38.41]the main purpose of a watch, which was on a gold chain,
[18:42.78]was to show others how wealthy you were.
[18:45.63]The word “watch” didn't even enter the English language until nearly 1900.
[18:51.43]By then, the rapid pace of industrialization in the United States
[18:55.80]meant that measuring time had become essential.
[18:59.41]How could the factory worker get to work on time,
[19:02.47]unless he or she knew exactly what time it was.
[19:06.08]Since efficiency was now measured by how fast the job was done,
[19:10.24]everyone was interested in time and pay attention to the importance of time.
[19:16.25]And since industrialization made possible the manufacture of large quantities of goods,
[19:21.94]watches became fairly inexpensive.
[19:24.57]Furthermore, electric lights kept factories going around the clock.
[19:28.94]Being “on time” had entered the language and life of every citizen.
[19:34.30]Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
[19:39.66]23. What is the topic discussed in this passage?
[19:58.75]24. What was true of watches before the 1850s?
[20:20.24]25. According to the speaker, why did some people wear watches in the 1800s?
[20:41.81]Section C
[20:43.31]Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times.
[20:48.89]When the passage is read for the first time,
[20:51.84]you should listen carefully for its general idea.
[20:55.12]When the passage is read for the second time,
[20:58.54]you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 26 to 33
[21:03.68]with the exact words you have just heard.
[21:06.41]For blanks numbered from 34 to 36 you are required to fill in the missing information.
[21:13.41]For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard
[21:18.66]or write down the main points in your own words.
[21:22.16]Finally, when the passage is read for the third time,
[21:26.76]you should check what you have written.
[21:28.94]Now listen to the passage.
[21:31.79]Health costs have been rising for middle class families.
[21:35.99]Nearly one in five Americans cannot afford health insurance.
[21:40.37]Contrast that with health insurance companies in great financial shape.

[21:45.30]United Health Group profits up 38 percent this quarter.
[21:50.76]The company's CEO William is leaving with a reported 1.1-billion-dollar retirement pension.
[21:58.31]Even he admitted reports of a stock option scandal.
[22:02.03]The gap between the wealthy and the working is expanding.
[22:06.07]And it has been the greatest transfer of wealth from the middle class to the elite class
[22:11.87]which we have ever seen in our history.
[22:14.39]Corporations are handing out profits to their shareholders
[22:18.76]and pink slips to their American employees.
[22:21.28]IBM reported a 47% jump in quarterly profits and layoffs of 400 US engineers.
[22:30.03]The Dow Johns Index jumped above the 12 000 threshold for the first time.
[22:35.61]But for middle class workers, job growth is slow,
[22:40.09]the housing market cooling and paychecks shrinking.
[22:44.13]We've always viewed ourselves as a country
[22:46.98]that provides upward mobility to everyone who works hard and that,
[22:51.57]in America, you can achieve the middle class dream, if you do so.
[22:55.95]And right now the middle class is not doing very well.
[22:59.99]Higher earnings for the corporate class,
[23:02.73]less security for the middle class. According to the AFL-CIO,
[23:08.20]the average CEO, not the CEO at the top,
[23:13.12]but the average chief executive officer makes 431 times
[23:19.03]the salary of a medium worker in the United States.
[23:22.52]Now the passage will be read again.
[23:26.46]Health costs have been rising for middle class families.
[23:31.06]Nearly one in five Americans cannot afford health insurance.
[23:35.00]Contrast that with health insurance companies in great financial shape.
[23:40.13]United Health Group profits up 38 percent this quarter.
[23:45.93]The company's CEO William is leaving with a reported 1.1-billion-dollar retirement pension.
[23:53.26]Even he admitted reports of a stock option scandal.
[23:57.09]The gap between the wealthy and the working is expanding.
[24:01.23]And it has been the greatest transfer of wealth from the middle class to the elite class
[24:06.81]which we have ever seen in our history.
[24:09.33]Corporations are handing out profits to their shareholders
[24:13.49]and pink slips to their American employees.
[24:16.65]IBM reported a 47% jump in quarterly profits and layoffs of 400 US engineers.
[24:24.97]The Dow Johns Index jumped above the 12 000 threshold for the first time.
[24:30.98]But for middle class workers, job growth is slow,
[24:35.14]the housing market cooling and paychecks shrinking.
[25:48.36]We've always viewed ourselves as a country
[25:50.94]that provides upward mobility to everyone who works hard and that,
[25:55.97]in America, you can achieve the middle class dream, if you do so.
[26:00.23]And right now the middle class is not doing very well.
[26:04.40]Higher earnings for the corporate class,
[26:07.02]less security for the middle class.
[27:19.36]According to the AFL-CIO,
[27:21.98]the average CEO, not the CEO at the top,
[27:26.68]but the average chief executive officer makes 431 times
[27:32.80]the salary of a medium worker in the United States.
[28:45.36]Now the passage will be read for the third time.
[28:48.64]Health costs have been rising for middle class families.
[28:53.79]Nearly one in five Americans cannot afford health insurance.
[28:57.83]Contrast that with health insurance companies in great financial shape.
[29:02.97]United Health Group profits up 38 percent this quarter.
[29:08.55]The company's CEO William is leaving with a reported 1.1-billion-dollar retirement pension.
[29:15.98]Even he admitted reports of a stock option scandal.
[29:19.70]The gap between the wealthy and the working is expanding.
[29:23.86]And it has been the greatest transfer of wealth from the middle class to the elite class
[29:29.66]which we have ever seen in our history.
[29:32.17]Corporations are handing out profits to their shareholders
[29:36.33]and pink slips to their American employees.
[29:39.17]IBM reported a 47% jump in quarterly profits and layoffs of 400 US engineers.
[29:47.81]The Dow Johns Index jumped above the 12 000 threshold for the first time.
[29:53.61]But for middle class workers, job growth is slow,
[29:57.87]the housing market cooling and paychecks shrinking.
[30:01.81]We've always viewed ourselves as a country
[30:04.54]that provides upward mobility to everyone who works hard and that,
[30:09.47]in America, you can achieve the middle class dream, if you do so.
[30:13.51]And right now the middle class is not doing very well.
[30:17.67]Higher earnings for the corporate class,
[30:20.41]less security for the middle class. According to the AFL-CIO,
[30:25.87]the average CEO, not the CEO at the top,
[30:30.79]but the average chief executive officer makes 431 times
[30:36.81]the salary of a medium worker in the United States.
[30:40.20]This is the end of listening comprehension.