21.［A］The personnel manager should be fired for inefficiency.

［B］A few engineers should be employed to modernize the factory.

［C］The entire staff should be retrained.

［D］Better??educated employees should be promoted.

22.［A］Their competitors have long been advertising on TV.

［B］TV commercials are less expensive.

［C］Advertising in newspapers alone is not sufficient.

［D］TV commercials attract more investments.

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

23.［A］Searching for reference material.

［B］Watching a film of the 1930s’.

［C］Writing a course book.

［D］Looking for a job in a movie studio.

24.［A］It’s too broad to cope with. ［B］It’s a bit outdated.

［C］It’s controversial.［D］It’s of little practical value.

25.［A］At the end of the online catalogue.

［B］At the Reference Desk.

［C］In the New York Times.

［D］In the Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature.

Section B

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

Passage One

Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.

26.［A］The liberation movement of British women.

［B］Rapid economic development in Britain.

［C］Changing attitudes to family life.

［D］Reasons for changes in family life in Britain.

27.［A］Because millions of men died in the war.

［B］Because women had proved their worth.

［C］Because women were more skillful than men.

［D］Because factories preferred to employ women.

28.［A］The concept of “the family” as a social unit.

［B］The attitudes to birth control.

［C］The attitudes to religion.

［D］The ideas of authority and tradition.

Passage Two

Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.

29.［A］Synthetic fuel. ［B］Solar energy.

［C］Alcohol.［D］Electricity.

30.［A］Air traffic conditions. ［B］Traffic jams on highways.

［C］Road conditions.［D］New traffic rules.

31.［A］Go through a health check. ［B］Take little luggage with them.

［C］Arrive early for boarding. ［D］Undergo security checks.

Passage Three

Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.

32.［A］Washing plates. ［B］Clearing tables.

［C］Shining shoes. ［D］Sweeping the floor.

33.［A］He must work six days a week.

［B］He should never be late for work.

［C］He must study hard in his spare time.

［D］He should not bring his friends to the restaurant.

34.［A］To pay him for his work.

［B］To let him have 3 meals a day in the restaurant.

［C］To give his friends free drinks.

［D］To allow him to have more free time.

35.［A］Because the boy was not a full??time worker.

［B］Because the boy had made some mistakes.

［C］Because he thought the boy had failed to meet his requirements.

［D］Because he thought it was his son who should pay him.

Section C

Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44