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TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2008)
-GRADE EIGHT-
TIME LIMIT: 195 MIN
PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION (35 MIN)
SECTION A MINI-LECTURE
In this section you will hear amini-lecture. You will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening,
take notes on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but you will need them to
complete agap-filling task after the mini-lecture. When the lecture is over, you will be given two
minutes to check your notes, and another ten minutes to complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER
SHEET ONE. Use the blank sheet for note-taking.
The Popularity of English
I.Present status of English
A. English as anative/first language
B. English as alingua franca: alanguage for communication among people
whose (1)______ are different (1)_______
C. Number of people speaking English as afirst or asecond language:
320-380 million native speakers
250- (2) _____ million speakers of English as asecond language (2)_______
II. Reasons for the popular use of English
A. (3) ____ reasons (3)_______
the Pilgrim Fathers brought the language to America;
British settlers brought the language to Australia;
English was used as ameans of control in (4)_____ (4)_______
B. Economic reasons
spread of (5) _____ (5)_______
language of communication iii the international business community
C. (6)______ in international travel (6)_______
use of English in travel and tourism
signs in airports
language of announcement
language of (7) ______ (7)_______
D. Information exchange
use of English in the academic world
language of (8) _____ or journal articles (8)_______
E. Popular culture
pop music on (9)______ (9)_______
films from the USA
III. Questions to think about
A. status of English in the future
B. (10) ______ of distinct varieties of English (10)_______
SECTION B CONVERSATION
In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
Mark the correct answer to each question on your coloured answer sheet.
Questions 1to 5are based on aconversation. At the end of the conversation you will be given 10 seconds to
answer each of the following five questions.
Now listen to the conversation.
1. Mary doesn't seem to favour the idea of anew airport because ________.
A. the existing airports are to be wasted
B. more people will be encouraged to travel
C. more oil will be consumed
D. more airplanes will be purchased
2. Which of the following isNOT mentioned by Mary as apotential disadvantage?
A. More people in the area.
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B. Noise and motorways.
C. Waste of land.
D. Unnecessary travel.
3. Freddy has cited the following advantages for anew airport EXCEPT
A. more job opportunities
B. vitality to the local economy
C. road construction,
D. presence of aircrew in the area
4. Mary thinks that people don't need to do much travel nowadays as aresult of ________.
A. less emphasis on personal contact
B. advances in modern telecommunications
C. recent changes in people's concepts
D. more potential damage to the area
5. We learn from the conversation that Freddy isMary's ideas,
A. strongly in favour of
B. mildly in favour of
C. strongly against
D. mildly against
SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST
In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
Mark the correct answer to each question on your coloured answer sheet.
Question 6is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to
answer the question.
Now listen to the news.
6. What isthe main idea of the news item?
A. Anew government was formed after Sunday's elections.
B. The new government intends to change the welfare system.
C. The Social Democratic Party founded the welfare system.
D. The Social Democratic Party was responsible for high unemployment.
Questions 7and 8are based on the following news. At the end of the news it
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