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Section B

W: Hi, Kevin. Your roommate told me that I could find you here. What are you doing
here?
M: What does it look like I am doing?
W: Well, it looks like you are watching television, but we have a math test tomorrow,
so I thought you’d be studying for it and maybe I can study with you.
M: Oh, well, I am just taking a break. This equation stuff gives me a headache if I
work on it too long.
W: I know what you mean. I’ve been working on it for three hours already. I’m
beginning to go over. I just don’t get some of them.
M: But I can’t believe you are coming to me. I mean you do know what I got on the
last test, don’t you?
W: Yeah, I know. You told me. I just thought two heads might be better than one.
M: Yeah, that's nice idea, but...you know, I wish I knew that person in our class who
got a full score on the last test. She didn't miss a question. Umm...was it Elizabeth?
W: Oh yeah, Elizabeth! She is a friend of mine. She’d be a big help right now. Why
don't I give her a call?
M: What? At this hour? It’s already 10:30. I don't want to impose on her.
W: Yeah, I guess you are right, but you know what, she owes me a big favor. Let’s at
least give her a call and see what she says. Maybe going over some of the problems
with us would help her review the material.
M: It's worth a try.

Questions 11 to 15 are based on the longer conversation you have just heard.

11. What are the speakers mainly discussing?
12. Why is the man watching television?
13. Why is the man surprised that the woman wants to study with him?
14. Why doesn’t the man want to call Elizabeth?
15. What makes the woman insist on calling?

Section C
Passage One

Today I want to mention an early form of transportation, one that brought the first
European settlers to America. And that is the wooden sailing ship.
From colonial times sailing ships were vital to the economy. Many towns on the coast
depended on fishing or whaling for employment and income. This was especially true
in the northeastern states. The wood from nearby forests and the skills of local
designers and workers also formed the basis of an important shipbuilding industry, but

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the big profits were to be made on trade with faraway places, and since sea captains
often became one of the owners of their ships, they had a strong interest in the
commercial success of their voyages. Therefore they carried on a very profitable trade
with other parts of the world.
The high point of this trade came in the mid-19th century with the introduction of the
clipper ship, the enormous clipper ships with huge sails reaching nearly two hundred
feet into sky. They could carry passengers and cargo from New York around South
America to San Francisco in less than three months and clear to China in just half a
year. At that time this seemed unbelievably fast and efficient, but in the 1860s, more
reliable steam-powered ships began to take over, and soon the important role of
sailing ships in the US economy would come to an end.

Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.

16. What aspect of United States history does this passage mainly discuss?
17. According to the passage, what may be one reason for the success of the merchant
ships of the United States?
18. What can we learn about clipper ships?
Passage Two

Harvard University, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is the oldest institution of
higher learning in the United States and is a major world center of research and
teaching in many fields of inquiry. It was established in 1636 as a cooperative
educational university, and admitted both men and women into its growing ranks of
students, which now totals 16,871 undergraduates. It also has 10 professional and
graduate schools, many of which play a leading role in setting trends. Undergraduates,
after their freshman year, live in 1 of 13 halls of residence, which have their own
living, dining, library, and sports facilities. However, the main attraction of the
university is its library, which holds no fewer than 11 million volumes.
Cambridge University, in Cambridge, England, was founded at the beginning of 13th
century, and admitted only male students for many years since its foundation. All
students must be members of colleges, and admission of undergraduates, numbering
about 9,900, is controlled entirely by these colleges, but acceptance of graduate
students is decided primarily by university bodies. Special features of the university
include the university library which holds more than 4 million volumes, as well as
specialized museums, and the Cavendish Laboratories, for the study of physics.

Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.

19. Where is Harvard University?
20. Who were first admitted into Cambridge University when it was founded?
is the number of books in the library of Harvard compared with that of those
in the library of Cambridge?