Section B Passages (短文)
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 the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
11.
A) By attending public schools in Bangor, Maine.
B) While serving in the U.S. army.
C) As a dramatist in the American theater.
D) As a French translator while stationed in Paris.
12.
A) At least three.
B) Two.
C) At least four
D) Only one foreign language besides English.
13.
A) To train translators.
B) To assign a person a job he likes best.
C) To assign a person to the job he likes best.
D) To assign a person a job that is not always consistent with his best qualification.
Passage 2
14.
A) A magazine for children.
B) A magazine on sports.
C) A magazine dealing with humor.
D) A women's magazine.
15.
A) Listener.
B) Times Literary Supplement.
C) TV Times.
D) Radio Times.
16.
A) How to Choose Magazines.
B) Magazines in Britain.
C) Magazines for Everybody.
D) The number of magazines.
Passage 3
17.
A) In the 15th century.
B) In the 6th century.
C) In the 5th century.
D) In the 16th century.
18.
A) Because it was at the seaside.
B) Because of its old style of architecture.
C) Because there was a beautiful garden in front of it.
D) Because it was the only modern building in the village.
19.
A) To make money.
B) To welcome the tourists.
C) To warn the tourists not to ruin his garden.
D) To keep the tourists away.
20.
A) In order to have more peace.
B) In order to earn more money.
C) In order to welcome more visitors.
D) In order to have a bigger garden.