TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2006)
-GRADE EIGHT-
PART
I
LISTENING COMPREHENSION (35MIN)
SECTION
A
MINI-LECTURE
In this section you sill 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.
Meaning in literatine
In
reading
literary
works,
we
are
concerned
with
the
"meaning"
of
one
literary
piece
or
another.
However,
finding
out what
something
really
means
is
a
difficult
issue.
There
are
three
ways
to
tackle
meaning
in
literature.
Meaning is what is intended
by
(1)
( 1
)
Apart from reading an author's work in question, readers need to
1
)read
(2)
by the
same
author;
(2)
get
familiar
with
(3)
at
the
time;
(3)
get
to
know
cultural
values
and
symbols
of
the
time.
Meaning exists "in" the text
itself.
some
people's
view
:
meaning
is
produced
by
the
formal
properties
of
the
text
like
(4)
,
etc.
(4)
speaker's
view
:
meaning
is
created
by
both
conventions
of
meaning
and
(5)'
(5)
Therefore, agreement on meaning could be created by common traditions and
conventions of usage. But different time periods and different
(6)
perspectives could lead to different interpretations of meaning in a text.
(
6
)
IQ.
Meaning
is
created by
(7)
(7)
meaning
is
(8
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(8)
meaning
is
contextual;
meaning
requires
(9)
(9)
practicing competency in reading
practicing other competencies
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SECTION
B
INTERVIEW
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 an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 10 seconds to answer
each of the following five questions.
Now listen to the interview.
Which of the following statements is TRUE about Miss Green's university
days?
She felt
bored.
She felt
lonely.
She cherished
them.
The subject was
easy.
Which of the following is NOT part of her job with the Department of
Employment?
Doing surveys at
workplace.
Analyzing survey
results.
Designing questionnaires.
Taking
a psychology
course.
According to Miss Green, the main difference between the Department of Employment and the
advertising
agency
lies
in
.
the nature of
work
office
decoration
office
location
work procedures
Why did Miss green want to leave the advertising
agency?
She felt unhappy inside the
company.
She felt work there too demanding.
She was denied promotion in the
company.
She longed for new
opportunities.
How did Miss Green react to a heavier workload in the new
job?
She was willing and ready.
She sounded mildly
eager.
She a bit
surprised.
She sounded very
reluctant.
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.
Questions 6 and 7 based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to
answer each of the two questions.
Now listen to the news.
The man stole the aircraft mainly because he
wanted
to
.
destroy the European Central
Bank
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have an interview with a TV
station
circle skyscrapers in downtown
Frankfurt
remember the death of a US
astronaut
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Which of the following statements about the man is
TRUE?
He was a 31-year-old student from Frankfurt.
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