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 a mini-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 a gap-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
Present status of
English
English as a native/first
language
English as a lingua franca: a language for communication among people
whose (1)
are
different
(1)
Number of people speaking English as a first or a second
language:
320-380 million native speakers
250-
(2)
million speakers of English as a
second
language
(2)
Reasons for the popular use of
English
(3)
reasons
(3)
the Pilgrim Fathers brought the language to America;
British settlers brought the language to Australia;
English
was used as a means of control in
(4)
Economic reasons
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spread
of
(5)
(4)
(5)
language of communication iii the international business community
(6)
in
international
travel
(6)
use of English in travel and tourism
signs in airports
language of announcement
language
of
(7)
Information exchange
use
of English in the academic world
(7)
language
of
(8)
or
journal
articles
(8)
Popular
culture
pop
music on
(9)
films from the USA
Questions to think
about
status of English in the
future
(9)
(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 1 to 5 are based on a conversation. 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.
Mary doesn't seem to favour the idea of a new
airport
because
.
the existing airports are to be
wasted
more people will be encouraged to
travel
more oil will be
consumed
more airplanes will be purchased
Which of the following is NOT mentioned by Mary as a potential
disadvantage?
More people in the
area.
Noise and
motorways.
Waste
of
land.
Unnecessary
travel.
Freddy has cited the following advantages for a new airport
EXCEPT
more job
opportunities
vitality to the local
economy
road
construction,
presence of aircrew in the
area
Mary thinks that people don't need to do much travel nowadays as a
result
of
.
less emphasis on personal
contact
advances in modern
telecommunications
recent changes in people's
concepts
more potential damage to the
area
We
learn from the conversation that Freddy is Mary's
ideas,
strongly in favour
of
mildly in favour
of
strongly against
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 6 is 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.
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What is the main idea of the news
item?
A new government was formed after Sunday's
elections.
The new government intends to change the welfare system.
The Social Democratic Party founded the welfare
system.
The Social Democratic Party was responsible for high
unemployment.
Questions 7 and 8 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds
to answer the questions.
Now listen to the news.
The tapes of the Apollo-11 mission were first
stored
in
.
a U.S. g
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