mam TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2017) -GRADE FOUR-PART I DICTATION TIME LIMIT: 130 MIN [10 MIN] (ot!l--ti- 2019 #?k$-, -iJ!l�-tlt -Fi¼, �GJ fp,/f.3/f...tf1..l.) Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be done at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage, except the first sentence, will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be done at normal speed again and during this time you shoul,d check your work. You will then be given ONE minute to check through your work once more. Writ! on ANSWER SHEET ONE. The first sentence of the passage is already provided. Learning Sympathy A big part of being human is feeling sympathy, but how early on in our lives do we learn this. PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION SECTION A TALK [20 MIN] In this section you will hear a talk. You will hear the talk ONCE ONLY. While listening, you may look at the task on ANSWER SHEET ONE and write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap. Make sure what you fill in is both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may use the blank sheet for note-taking. You have thirty seconds to preview the gap-filling task. Now listen to the talk. When it is over, you will be given TWO minutes to check your work. SECTION B CONVERSATIONS In this section you will hear two conversations. At the end of each conversation, five questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversations and the questions will be spoken ONCE ONLY. After each question there will be a ten-second pause. During the pause, you should read the four choices of A, B, C and D, and mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO. You have thirty seconds to preview the choices. Now, listen to the conversations. CONVERSATION ONE Question I to 5 are based on Conversation One. 1. A It can't read data from the flash drive. C. The files stored in it have got lost. 2. A Get a total refund. C. Get a new computer. 3. A Indifferent. 4. A By 8:30 tomorrow morning. C. At 8:30 this evening. 5. A 6574-3205. CONVERSATION TWO B. Surprised. B. 6547-2305. Question 6 to I O are based on Conversation Two. 6. A Hold a party at home. C. Avoid meeting them. B. It has wiped the data from the flash drive. D. The files in it can't be opened. B. Get a partial refund. D. Get a new hard disk. C. Anxious. D. Dissatisfied. B. After 8:30 tomorrow morning. D. Anytime tomorrow. C. 6457-2035. D. 6475-3025. B. Introduce ourselves first. D. Wait for them to visit us. �IZ92017-1 7. A. Do nothing about it. C. Give him a reason to stop. 8. A. Don't answer their questions. C. Try to be sympathetic. 9. A. No more than five minutes. C. About half an hour. 10. A. Famil...
