TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(2009)-GRADEFOUR-TIMELIMIT:130MINPARTⅠDICTATION[10MIN]Listentothefollowingpassage.Altogetherthepassagewillbereadtoyoufourtimes.Duringthefirstreading,whichwillbedoneatnormalspeed,listenandtrytounderstandthemeaning.Forthesecondandthirdreading,thepassagewillbereadsentencebysentence,orphrasebyphrase,withintervalsof15seconds.Thelastreadingwillbedoneatnormalspeedagainandduringthistimeyoushouldcheckyourwork.Youwillthenbegiven1minutetocheckthroughyourworkoncemore.PleasewritethewholepassageonANSWERSHEETONE.PARTⅡLISTENINGCOMPERHESION[20MIN]SECTIONATALKInthissectionyouwillhearatalk.YouwillhearthetalkONCEONLY.Whilelistening,youmaylookatANSWERSHEETONEandwriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachgap.Makesuretheword(s)youfillinis(are)bothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.Youmayusetheblanksheetfornote-taking.YouhaveTHIRTYsecondstopreviewthegap-fillingtask.Nowlistentothetalk.Whenitisover,youwillbegivenTWOminutestocheckyourwork.SECTIONBCONVERSATIONSInthissectionyouwillheartwoconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,fivequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.BoththeconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenONCEONLY.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeaten-secondpause.Duringthepause,youshouldreadthefourchoicesof[A],[B],[C]and[D],andmarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.Youhavethirtysecondstopreviewthequestions.Nowlistentotheconversations.ConversationOne1.[A]Beingkind.[B]Beinggenerous.[C]Beingoutspoken.[D]Beinghardworking.2.[A]Heisverytall.[B]Heiskindandgenerous.[C]Heiswarm-hearted.[D]Heisalittleoverweight.3.[A]Sheissimilartohermother.[B]Shehasagreatsenseofhumor.[C]Sheloveslaughingalot.[D]Sheisanoldersister.4.[A]Ithelpswiththeirrelationship.[B]Theytendtospendmosttimetogether.[C]Theyhavethesamestrengthsandweaknesses.[D]Itmakesherlovehermothermorethanothers.5.[A]Itisnotagoodqualityatall.[B]Itisaqualitythatcanbehardlychanged.[C]Itsometimesbringsproblems.[D]Itmakesapersonspecialandwelcome.ConversationTwo6.[A]Shehasalotofworktodo.[B]Shefeelssickanduncomfortable.[C]Sheisnoti...
