�;lfflffi. TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2018) -GRADE EIGHT-TIME LIMIT: 150 MIN PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION SECTION A MINI-LECTURE [25 MIN] In this section you will hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the mini-lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening to the mini-lecture, please complete the gap-filling 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 mini-lecture. When it is over, you will be given THREE minutes to check your work. SECTION B INTERVIEW In this section you will hear ONE interview. The interview will be divided into TWO parts. At the end of each part, five questions will be asked about what was said. Both the interview 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 Part One of the interview. Questions I to 5 are based on Part One of the interview. 1. A. Announcement of results. B. Lack of a time schedule. C. Slowness in ballots counting. 2. A. Other voices within Afghanistan wanted so. C. All the ballots had been counted. 3. A. To calm the voters. C. To stick to the election rules. D. Direction of the electoral events. B. The date had been set previously. D. The UN advised them to do so. B. To speed up the process. D. To stop complaints from the loser. 4. A. Unacceptable. B. Unreasonable. B. Ambivalent. C. Insensible. D. Ill considered. 5. A. Supportive. C. Opposed. D. Neutral. Now listen to Part Two of the interview. Questions 6 to IO are based on Part Two of the interview. 6. A. Ensure the government includes all parties. B. Discuss who is going to be the winner. C. Supervise the counting of votes. 7. A. 36%-24%. B. 46%-34%. 8. A. Both candidates. C. The United Nations. 9. A. It was unheard of. C. It was insignificant. 10. A. Problems in the electoral process. C. Premature announcement of results. PART II READING COMPREHENSION SECTION A MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS D. Seek support from important sectors. C. 56%-44%. D. 66%-54%. B. Electoral institutions. D. Not specified. B. It was on a small scale. D. It occurred elsewhere. B. Formation of a new government. D. Democracy in Afghanistan. [45 MIN] In this section there are three passages followed by fourteen multiple choice questions. For each multiple choice question, there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer and mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET TWO. :fl JI.. 2018 -1 PASSAGE ONE (1) "Britain's best export," I...
