warfarePractice Test One

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Practice Test One
Section A
Directions:
In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you
will hear two or three questions. Both the news report 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.
News item 1
Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.
1.
A. Car sales grew rapidly.






B. Car sales declined as a whole.
C. Gas prices went up.









D. Demand for trucks and SUVs rose.
2.
A. Rise in car prices.










B. Decline in gas prices.
C. Overall drop in auto stocks.


D. Increased customer need to buy cars.

News item 2
Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.
3.
A. Rich people tend to be less anxious than poor people.
B. Men are less likely to experience anxiety than women.
C. People from North America are unlikely to suffer from anxiety.
D. People having heart diseases tend to worry more than people having cancer.
4.
A. Potentially stressful situations.

B. Unpredictable worry or fear.
C. Physical problems related to health.
D. Mental health problems quite common in the West.

News item 3
Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.
5.
A. A few hours after a wildfire broke out.

B. When much of Alberta was destroyed.

C. After oil companies in Alberta were forced to cut their output.
D. After a wildfire forced all the residents in Fort McMurray to flee their city.
6.
A. Because there were no enough staff working.

B. Because much of the equipment had been destroyed.
C. Because those not in key positions could therefore leave the area.
D. Because many pipelines had caught fire, thus threatening people there.
7.
A. It destroyed many buildings.

B. It caused many deaths and injuries.
C. It made many people jobless.
D. It was held under control a few hours after it broke out.

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Section B
Directions:
In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation,
you will hear four questions. Both the conversation 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.
Conversation 1
Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
8.
A. He’s going to teach in Scotland.

B. He’s going back home to Scotland.

C. He’s got tired of teaching in the department.

D. He’s not on speaking terms with most of his colleagues.

9.
A. He’s quite demanding.

B. His lectures are very interesting.
C. He’s very enthusiastic about department activities.

D. He’s pretty hard on the students who get poor grades.

10.
A. They should get extremely high grades.
B. They should go to parties quite often.
C. They should work hard to meet high standards.
D. They should go over lecture notes before the final exams.
11.
A. It depresses him.














B. It stops him from going to classes.
C. It makes him play sports more.



D. It makes him work harder.

Conversation 2
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
12.
A. One of a very old model.







B. One of a famous brand.



C. One with basic functions.







D. One with sophisticated functions.
13.
A. If it’s too big, he may break it.




B. If it’s too small, he
may drop it.



C. It will be quite convenient to be carried around.



D. It will be too heavy or he may lose it in either case.
14.
A. It is lightweight.













B. It is the newest model.



C. It can be used worldwide.






D. It can be used in the car.
15.
A. The battery will last longer.




B. It is quite efficient to use.



C. It is quite small in size.








D. The screen is quite large.
Section C
Directions:
In this section, you will hear three 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.
Passage 1
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.
16.
A. Various oils used in cooking.
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B. Ways of protecting food from insects.


C. The behavior of a kind of beetle.


D. Smells produced by different grasses.
17.
A. They were very heavy.



B. They did not contain much food.



C. Beetles avoided them.



D. Many insects were trapped in them.
18.
A. How safe it is.



B. What chemicals it has.



C. Where it comes from.



D. Why beetles like it.

Passage 2
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.
19.
A. To develop a new type of transport.
B. To improve the efficiency of current transportation system.
C. To find out whether transportation systems in big cities are too complex.
D. To compare different types of transportation.
20.
A. 15.




B. 250.





C. 25.





D. 235.
21.
A. Redesigning the maps.
B. Making better use of public transport.
C. Handing out more brochures.
D. Asking more people for help.

Passage 3
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
22.
A. The palolo.



B. The spider.



C. The lion.




D. The herring gull.
23.
A. The social organization in which pairs bring up their young.
B. How many chicks each pair raise.
C. How long they spend together.
D. Whether the male and female raise the chicks.
24.
A. They live separately and come together for some activities.
B. They live in a group and do all activities together.
C. They spend the day separately and the night together.
D. They live in a group and do some activities together.
25.
A. They are made up of male and female bees.
B. They could not survive alone.
C. They carry out different tasks depending on their age.
D. They live in a social structure unlike that of any other animals.



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Practice Test One

Script and Answer Key

Section A
Directions:
In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you
will hear two or three questions. Both the news report 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.
News item 1
Most major car makers reported lousy
（
糟糕的
）
sales in May. Sales fell at GM, Ford, Toyota
and
Honda.
Fiat
Chrysler
was
the
only
major
auto
company
to
buck
the
trend,
extending
the
company’s
impressive
sales
growth
for
74
consecutive
months.
Still,
sales
were
up
only
1.1%
though, led mainly by strong demand for its Jeep brand.
Up until recently, the auto industry has been a bright spot for the U.S. economy. Sales hit a
record last year, thanks to robust demand for trucks and SUVs as gas prices remained low. But the
slowdown in May is a troubling sign
—
especially now that energy prices have surged in the past
few months. This has taken a toll on auto stocks. Ford is down more than 6% this year. GM has
fallen 11%. Toyota and Honda are each down about 15% and Fiat Chrysler has plunged nearly
25%. With gas prices increasing, consumers may also increasingly choose to lease a car instead of
buying one.
Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.
1. What happened to most major car companies in May?
2. According to the news report, what has the recent slowdown in the auto industry brought about?

KEY
1. B 2. C

News item 2
Women
are
almost
twice
as
likely
to
experience
anxiety
as
men,
according
to
a
review
of
existing scientific literature, led by the University of Cambridge. The study also found that people
from Western Europe and North America are more likely to suffer from anxiety than people from
other cultures. The review, published today in the journal
Brain and Behavior
, also highlighted
how anxiety disorders often provide a double burden on people experiencing other health-related
problems, such as heart disease, cancer and even pregnancy.
Anxiety
disorders,
which
often
manifest
as
excessive
worry,
fear
and
a
tendency
to
avoid
potentially stressful situations including social gatherings, are some of the most common mental
health problems in the Western world. The annual cost related to the disorders in the United States
is estimated to be $$42.3 million. In the European Union, over 60 million people are affected by
anxiety disorders in a given year.