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The listening test for the Grade 1 examination is about to begin. Listen carefully to the

directions. You will not be permitted to ask questions during the test.

This test has four parts. All of the questions in these four parts are multiple-choice

questions. For each question, choose the best answer from among the four choices written

in your test booklet. On your answer sheet, find the number of the question and mark your

answer. You are permitted to take notes for every part of this listening test.

Now, here are the directions for Part 1 . In this part, you will hear 1 0 dialogues, No. 1

through No. 1 0 . Each dialogue will be followed by one question. For each question, you

will have 1 0 seconds to choose the best answer and mark your answer on your answer

sheet. The dialogue and the question will be given only once. Now, let's begin.

*No.1

* * : Hey, Patrick, you better watch out for the boss today.

**: Why? What's up?

**: She needed to make a bunch of copies this morning, but the copy machine was still

broken.

**: Oh, no. I was supposed to call and get the maintenance company to come. It totally

slipped my mind.

**: Don't worry too much. She tends to blow things out of proportion, but she usually

forgives and forgets pretty quickly.

**: Well, I'll get on it now and stay under her radar for the rest of the day.

*Question: Why is the man worried?

**No.2

*: Trying to set up this family reunion is becoming such a chore!

* : Have you settled on a date yet?

*: No, that's the problem. What with people's jobs, kids, and other commitments. I can't

believe how tightly scheduled everyone's lives are.

* : Maybe it won't be possible to get everyone together this summer. Perhaps you should

shoot for the fall.

*: You're probably right. With enough advance notice, we should be able to get together for

at least a few days.

**Question: What is the man's problem?

**No.3

**: Sarah, Mr. Li is flying in from Singapore today. Have you made arrangements to pick

him up?

* : Y e s . I ' l l drive to the airport to get him. We should be back at the office by 4.

**: Why don't you take him directly to his hotel so he can take it easy?

* : But I scheduled a meeting for you both at 4 : 3 0 , and dinner from 7. Should I cancel them?

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* * : Y e s . I t ' s a long flight. Besides, he'll be here until Friday. We can talk business later.

trtrQuestion: What does the man suggest doing?

tr N o . 4

* : Lesley, how nice to see you. I didn't know you shopped here.

tr tr : I just started recently. I ' m trying to be more careful about what I eat. The prices are a

little steep, though.

* : True, but you have to be prepared to fork out a bit extra for organic food.

tr tr : I guess so.

* : And you get the satisfaction of knowing you're making a contribution to the environment.

tr tr : It's a tough choice, though. If I don't notice any improvements in my health, I may

switch back to my regular place.

trQuestion: What do we learn about the woman?

*No.5

tr tr : I've reviewed your job performance for the past year, Trevor, and overall I ' m satisfied

with your work.

* * : Thank you.

tr tr : You've been absent a fair bit, however.

* * : Yes, I wanted to discuss that. My wife's health hasn't been good.

tr tr : I see. You should've come to see me about it earlier. Don't be surprised if your

promotion to manager is put on hold.

* * : Well, I guess it can't be helped.

tr tr : Still, you did meet all your targets. Let me talk to the head of the department and see

what we can do.

*Question: What does the woman tell Trevor?

**No.6

tr : Kyle, I think we need to monitor Jenny's eating habits more closely.

* : Really? Why do you say that?

tr : I r e a d an article that said teens who eat too much junk food are more likely to develop

mental health problems later in life.

* : You shouldn't believe everything you read, you know.

tr : But why take any chances? She'd benefit from a healthier diet anyway.

* : I guess it couldn't hurt, but let's not go overboard.

**Question: What does the man imply?

tr tr N o . 7

tr : Lamar, I need you to go to our new Shanghai office next week.

* * : To recruit a sales team?

tr : We're not that far along yet. We'll hire a sales director first, but that'll be next month.

There's a more immediate concern.

* * : You mean the negotiation with Lotus International?

tr : No, that's done. As I ' m sure you've heard, our factory is in violation of government

regulations. I need you to meet with our attorney there about bringing everything into

compliance. We'll discuss it in detail at today's meeting.

* * : F i n e . S e e you at 2 .

trtrQuestion: Why is the man being sent to Shanghai?

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ft N o . 8

ft ft : That was Connie on the phone. She's dropping her cats off with us on Saturday.

* : When did we decide that?

ft ft : I mentioned it to you last month, remember? She's going on vacation and needs us to

look after them. They're no trouble, apparently.

* : Maybe not, but it's still a big responsibility. And mentioning something isn't the same

as deciding.

ft ft : Well, I thought you wouldn't mind.

* : Even so, you could've checked with me before giving Connie the go-ahead.

ftQuestion: Why is the man annoyed?

*No.9

* * : Honey, my dentist tells me my teeth need a lot of work. I ' m going to have to get a

couple of crowns fitted. Also, I ' d l i k e to have my amalgam fillings removed since they're

toxic to the body.

ft : How much is all this going to cost?

* * : The crowns are about $ 1 , 0 0 0 each, and removing amalgam is about $700 or $ 8 0 0 per

tooth. I have at least five amalgam fillings.

ft : We don't have dental insurance, so there's no way our budget can handle all of that right

now. What's the most urgent?

* * : Well, one tooth is really bad since the filling has fallen out, and another's borderline.

Those are the teeth the dentist wants to fit with a crown.

ft : Why not start with those? The other work can wait until next year. I should be able to find

a job by then, which will help.

* * : We could look into purchasing an independent insurance plan.

ft : I have already. It's expensive, and it wouldn't cover much for the first few years, anyway.

* * : I ' d really like to get all the amalgam out as soon as possible.

ft : I understand that, but you need to decide what your priority is. We just can't cover more

than a few thousand dollars this year.

*Question: What does the woman suggest the man do?

**No.10

ft : OK, I've asked you both to meet with me because our team's been late submitting some

key assignments recently.

* : But Amy, we just have too much to do. You know how many clients we 're juggling.

ft ft : Right. We're chronically understaffed. All of us are already working overtime every

night. Can't we get some backup?

ft : Unfortunately, that's not going to happen. And the workload isn't likely to get much

lighter, either.

* : In that case, it's unreasonable to expect us to finish everything on time.

ft : Look, I'm not expecting miracles, and I'm certainly not questioning your skills or

commitment. However, some jobs are more urgent than others.

ft ft : So, what you're saying, Amy, is that we can let some projects slide?

ft : Not exactly, but some things may have to be put on hold until we have more time.

* : So I should consider that when I ' m drawing up the weekly schedule, then?

ft : Y e s .

ft ft : But i f w e eventually have to get it all done anyway, I don't see how it will make much

difference.

ft : Well, something has to change, so I suggest we give it a try.

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**Question: What does Amy suggest the team do?

Here are the directions for Part 2 . In this part, you will hear five passages, (A) through

(E). Each passage will be followed by two questions, No. 11 through No. 2 0 . For each

question, you will have 1 0 seconds to choose the best answer and mark your answer on

your answer sheet. The passage and the questions will be given only once. Now, let's begin.

1rt:r(A) Healthy Farming?

Antibiotics to kill harmful bacteria revolutionized the treatment of disease in the 20th

century. Today, however, doctors are concerned about the increasing number of bacteria that

have evolved to resist these drugs. Many blame this development on the excessive use of

antibiotics in livestock farming. Farmers insist they need to feed their animals antibiotics in

order to keep them healthy. Critics point out, though, that this practice is not being restricted

to sick animals. It is estimated that 70% of antibiotics in the U . S . are fed to healthy animals to

make them gain weight more quickly. Antibiotics promote growth by increasing the amount

of nutrients animals absorb from their food.

This practice obviously benefits farmers, but many people are calling for it to be

banned. A study was recently carried out into Staphylococcus aureus, a bacterium that causes

infections in humans. The study showed that when the bacterium originally infected humans,

it could be dealt with fairly easily using common antibiotics. After it was contracted by pigs,

however, it developed resistance. The resistant bacterium then moved back into the human

population, where it currently poses a serious health threat.

*Questions

*No. 11 Why are farmers being criticized?

*No. 12 What is one thing we learn about Staphylococcus aureus?

**(B) Solar Energy

The use of solar cells is a promising way to produce renewable energy. The cells run

silently, require little maintenance, and, most importantly, do not emit greenhouse gases

during use. There is a downside, however. Both the manufacture and disposal of solar cells

involve highly toxic metals that can pollute soil and groundwater. Also, the cells are

manufactured using silicon, which is produced by heating sand to extremely high

temperatures. This process is energy intensive and generates significant amounts of

greenhouse gases.

Proponents of solar energy point out that the greenhouse gases emitted during its

production are less than those for coal or natural gas. They also say there are strategies that

can reduce the ecological burden of solar cells. Programs have been set up to use materials

from discarded cells for other purposes, for example, and new cells can be manufactured

using energy produced by existing cells. Furthermore, the energy payback period for a solar

cell, which is the time needed for it to generate the amount of energy required to produce it, is

just five years. Since the projected lifetime of solar cells is 3 0 years, they are highly efficient

in the long term.

*Questions

*No. 13 What is one problem with solar cells?

*No. 14 What do supporters of solar energy say?

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 * (C) Sniffing Out the Truth

One way the police locate illicit items such as drugs and weapons is by using

specially trained dogs known as detection dogs. These dogs are important as they give police

officers legal cause to search cars, luggage, and people. Tests have shown that when illicit

items are present, detection dogs usually find them. However, they also give many false alerts.

Depending on how well the handlers and dogs are trained, false alerts can occur between 50

and 80% of the time. Some people oppose the use of detection dogs for this reason, arguing it

casts doubt on the overall legality of searches.

A research team at the University of California carried out a study to find out why

false alerts occur. The study showed that when handlers suspect illicit items to be present,

they inadvertently guide their dogs to them. Handlers give unconscious physical cues, which

may be as subtle as a tum of their head or a change in the direction of their gaze. Team

member Lisa Lit emphasizes this discovery is not an argument against using detection dogs.

She suggests the problem can be solved with improved training for dogs and handlers.

**Questions

**No. 15 What is one thing the speaker says about detection dogs?

* * N o . 16 What does Lisa Lit believe about detection dogs?

*(D) The Great Pyramid of Giza

The Great Pyramid of Giza was built as a tomb for the Egyptian pharaoh Khufu.

Little is known about how the pyramid was built, but Egyptian researchers now believe that

they know the date construction began. The researchers already knew the ancient Egyptians

traditionally began major construction projects when the Nile River flooded each year. The

timing of these floods differed year by year, but it always coincided with the annual

appearance of the star Sirius. The researchers also knew pharaohs started building their tombs

soon after taking power. Armed with this knowledge, they studied Egyptian and modem

calendars alongside records of Sirius's cycle. The researchers calculated that Khufu became

pharaoh in 24 70 BC, so they concluded this was the year construction began. They then

determined that the flooding, and therefore the construction, would have started around

August 2 3 .

Critics doubt these findings, however. They point out that some pharaohs may have

been omitted from the Egyptian calendar for political reasons, so the dates given for Khufu

could be wrong. They also say the first sighting of Sirius could have been influenced by

weather conditions. Finally, some believe such a large pyramid would have taken longer than

usual to plan, delaying the beginning of construction.

**Questions

**No. 17 What is one thing the Egyptian researchers did?

* * N o . 18 Why do some people question the researchers' findings?

**(E) Eye in the Sky

Unmanned aircraft fitted with cameras, commonly known as spy drones, play an

important role in U.S. military operations. They are used to locate and track enemy

individuals in war zones. Until now, however, images good enough to allow the recognition of

individuals could only be obtained at close range, and the target was impossible to track in a

crowd. To solve this problem, the U . S . military has commissioned the development of spy

drones fitted with advanced facial-recognition technology. Not only can this technology

recognize individuals from poor-quality images taken from a distance, but it can also pick out

a known individual from a crowd.

Most Americans are aware that spy drones are used by the U . S . military, but what

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they do not realize is they are also being used in U . S . skies. Drones are currently used to

watch for illegal immigrants attempting to cross the U . S . border from Mexico. While critics

claim that such use of spy drones in civilian situations infringes on people's privacy, more law

enforcement agencies in the U . S . are considering using them. Trials of spy drones to track

fugitives and find missing persons are already under way.

**Questions

* * N o . 19 What was one problem with spy drones until now?

* * N o . 20 What does the speaker say about most Americans?

Here are the directions for Part 3. In this part, you will hear five passages, (F) through (J). The

passages represent real-life situations and may contain sound effects. Each passage will have one

question, No. 2 1 through No. 2 5 . Before each passage, you will have 1 0 seconds to read the

situation and question written in your test booklet. After you hear the passage, you will have 1 0

seconds to choose the best answer and mark your answer on your answer sheet. The passage will

be given only once. Now, let's begin.

ft(F) You have 1 0 seconds to read the situation and Question No. 2 1 .

* First, we have several checking accounts, which are the most convenient for everyday

transactions. Our Prime account has no banking charges, so it's very popular. If you think you

might need overdraft protection, I ' d recommend our Prime Plus account. That allows you to

be overdrawn for up to seven days each month without incurring a penalty, although there is a

small charge for this service. The interest you'll receive on both these accounts is 0 . 9 % . If you

have some money to put aside, we have several savings accounts. These pay a higher rate of

interest but have limitations on withdrawals. Our Silver account offers 2 . 1 % interest. This

allows you to make withdrawals up to four times a month. I also highly recommend our Gold

account, which offers the highest rate of all our accounts at 3 . 4 % . You should be aware that

this requires 3 0 days' notice for withdrawals, however.

ft Now mark your answer on your answer sheet.

* * ( G ) You have 1 0 seconds to read the situation and Question No. 22.

ftftThank you for choosing to fly with EuroJet, and we apologize for the delay due to the

unfavorable weather conditions. We will be landing at Gatwick Airport at approximately 2 : 4 0

p . m . If you've missed a connecting flight on one of our planes, please proceed directly to our

customer service counter near Gate 22 once we have landed. Our staff will book you on the

next available flight. If you have a connecting flight on our alliance partner European Airways,

please see a ground crew member at the arrival gate. If you've missed a domestic connecting

flight on any other carrier, you should go to the carrier's check-in counter in the departure

lobby. Please remember that, in such cases, your luggage will not have been booked through

to your final destination, so you should collect it and go through customs first. We hope to see

you again on EuroJ et.

**Now mark your answer on your answer sheet.

ft(H) You have 1 0 seconds to read the situation and Question No. 2 3 .

* *Thank you for calling the Horizon Insurance accident hotline. Our representatives are

available from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday. If you were involved in an

accident in which an injury occurred, please hang up and call 9 1 1 if you haven't already done

so. If you were in a collision with another moving vehicle, you are required to file a report

with the police immediately. If you have already contacted the necessary authorities, or for

accidents with no injuries, please speak to one of our representatives during business hours.

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Once the claims process is under way, you will be sent a list of our authorized repair shops so

that you can get an estimate for repairs. If you wish to leave a message for a representative

dealing with an ongoing claim, enter the first three letters of his or her surname followed by

the star key.

1::f- Now mark your answer on your answer sheet.

1::f-1::f-(I) You have 1 0 seconds to read the situation and Question No. 24.

*This is Jeremy Matthews from Medallion Properties returning your call. We have a few

listings in the price range you mentioned, but they'll probably go fast. I ' l l briefly describe

them for you. We have three listings in Larchmont. One's a newly remodeled three-bedroom

house on Baker Street. The second is a studio bungalow on Frazer Avenue, which is a bit

small, but very well equipped. It has on-street parking, but no garage. The third option is a

two-bedroom apartment near Westin Park. It has beautiful original features from the 1940s

with all-new fittings and appliances. No parking, though. Finally, we have a two-bedroom

house on Tranter Street in the Norwood neighborhood. Like the house in Larchmont, it has a

yard and garage. Anyway, give me a call if you're interested in any of these properties.

1::f- 1::f- Now mark your answer on your answer sheet.

*(J) You have 1 0 seconds to read the situation and Question No. 2 5 .

1::f- Hi, this is Alison calling from Thompson Medical about your 9 : 1 5 appointment next

Wednesday. Just a reminder, since it's your first visit, w e ' d like you to print out the patient

forms from our website and fill them in ahead of time. If you can't manage that, we have the

forms here, but you should arrive half an hour before your appointment to complete them.

We're aware of which countries you're planning to travel to, but we still don't have a copy of

your immunization record. Please get this to us before your appointment so we know what

you need. As for payment, we'll bill your insurance company directly, so on Wednesday

you'll only need to pay your percentage. We look forward to seeing you then.

*Now mark your answer on your answer sheet.

Finally, here are the directions for Part 4. In this part, you will hear an interview. The

interview will be followed by two questions, No. 26 and No. 27. For each question, you will

have 1 0 seconds to choose the best answer and mark your answer on your answer sheet.

The interview and the questions will be given only once.

**Now, let's listen to the interview. This is an interview with Alan Parker, a professor at a

university in Japan.

Interviewer (I): Thank you for coming in today, Alan.

Alan Parker (AP): Nice to meet you.

I: Now, I know you teach literature, but I've heard you were also made associate dean in

charge of academic affairs. How did you end up getting a position like that?

AP: Well, contrary to their image, actually Japanese universities are extremely democratic.

That means that, for example, the dean of a department, or the president of the university, in

most cases is elected by the faculty. So in my department, someone was elected dean. The

system is rather like the American presidential system, as opposed to the British or Japanese

parliamentary system. That is that once the dean is elected, he then asks various members of

the faculty to serve on his executive team, and each one has their own responsibility.

I: I see. How do you think Japanese universities have changed in recent years?

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AP: Well, I think in common with universities actually in other industrialized countries, of

course Japan has experienced the declining birthrate for some time, which has finally started

to feed into 18-year-olds, which means that the number of students out there, the number of

potential students, is much less than before, so that universities are under great pressure to

attract students. If they don't attract students, then they won't fulfill their quotas, and quite

frankly they will go bankrupt. And so, there is great pressure within universities for reform. At

the same time, because of the Japanese system, reform is not at all easy, and tends to be rather

slow.

I: What are universities doing to attract more students?

AP: Well, probably one of the most popular policies is to try and internationalize the

university, and that means employing more foreign faculty, or arranging for exchanges with

other universities, and so on. Another thing is that most universities are now stressing

interactive education, with smaller classes and seminars, more discussion between the

teachers and students. The trouble is that of course these policies are being introduced mainly

in order to make the university more attractive, and teachers themselves are not necessarily

trained or equipped to teach in this, this new way.

I: Do you think attempts to internationalize have succeeded?

AP: I think they're succeeding beyond all expectation, actually. I think that, of course, there

have been enormous changes within Japanese society, and within the universities, in terms of

people's attitudes, which have made this possible. But I think there's also a very strong sense

in contemporary Japan, a sense of crisis, a sense that unless people become capable of acting

on the international stage, it will be very hard for Japan to defend its own interests in the

future. Most companies are looking for graduates who are truly international, truly bilingual.

And if universities can succeed in producing those sorts of students, then they will get very

good jobs, and other students will notice, and those departments will become popular.

I: Thank you so much, Alan, for sharing your insights with us today.

AP: It's been a great pleasure. Thank you very much.

**Questions

* * N o . 26 According to Alan, what is true of Japanese universities in recent years?

**No. 27 What does Alan say about Japanese universities' efforts to internationalize?

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