Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A ) , B ) , C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26. A) Psychological ones. C) Historical ones.
B) Cultural ones. D) Social ones.
27. A) Accept without any hesitation. C) Refuse.
B) Accept or refuse. D) Refuse but give some reasons.
28. A) Chinese expect friendships to be more lasting.
B) Americans are likely to change their friends in different circumstances.
C) Americans expect friends to be independent.
D) Chinese expect much more from their friends than Americans do.
Passage Two
Questions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29. A) 86. B) 76. C) 91. D) 79.
30. A) Switzerland. B) Germany. C) the United States. D) New Jersey.
31. A) The special theory of relativity. C) Contributions to peace.
B) His work on the photoelectric effect. D) Making an atomic bomb.
32. A) To ask for international disarmament.
B) To point out the possibility of making an atomic bomb.
C) To urge the U. S. A. to give up nuclear weapons.
D) To grant him American citizenship.
Passage Three
Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
33. A) 8.30 a.m. C) 4.00 p.m. on Friday.
B) 9.00 a. m. on Sunday. D) 8.00 p. m. on Monday.
34. A) Newspaper. B) Sweets. C) Cigarettes. D) Stamps.
35. A) Store detectives. B) The courts. C) The police. D) The pickpockets.