Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each
passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be
spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from
the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on
Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26. A) The beef is lost.
B) Something is not as good as described.
C) The beef is not as good as it is said to be.
D) The food has turned bad.
27. A) Because they are made from beef.
B) Because they are cheaper than any other kind of food.
C) Because they are served quickly and at a low price.
D) Because hamburger is the only fast food in America.
28. A) Because hamburgers are good to eat.
B) Because they are easy to make.
C) Because they could sell hamburgers throughout the country.
D) Because they thought they could make large profit.
Passage Two
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29. A) They often take place in her major industries.
B) British trade union s are more powerful.
C) There are more trade union members in Britain.
D) Britain loses more working days through strikes every year.
30. A) Such strikes are against the British law.
B) Such strikes are unpredictable.
C) Such strikes involve workers from different trades.
D) Such strikes occur frequently these days.
31. A) Trade union s in Britain are becoming more popular.
B) Most strikes in Britain are against the British law.
C) Unofficial strikes in Britain are easier to deal with now.
D) Employer-worker relations in Britain have become tenser.
Passage Three
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
32. A) Education.
B) Wealth.
C) Diligence.
D) Political status.
33. A) The change of the nature of occupations.
B) The decrease of social wealth.
C) The change of educational degree.
D) The increase of job opportunities.
34. A) Farmers.
B) Politicians.
C) Manual workers..
D) Clerks.
35. A) White-collar workers.
B) Farm workers.
C) Blue-collar workers.
D) Not mentioned.
