1.A 2. D 3. B 4. C 5. A 6. B
7. C 8. A 9. D 10. D 11. A 12. B
13. C 14. A 15. C 16. D 17. B 18. D
19. A 20. C 21. A 22. D 23. A 24. C
25. B 26. C 27. A 28. B 29. C 30. B
31. D 32. D 33. A 34. C 35. A 36. C
37. A 38. B 39. B 40. C 41. C 42. B
43. C 44. B 45. D 46. A 47. D 48. B
49. A 50. C 51. D 52. B 53. A 54. D
55. B 56. C 57. A 58. A 59. D 60. C
61. B 62. A 63. B 64. C 65. A 66. A
67. D 68. B 69. A 70. A 71. B 72. A
73. C 74. D 75. A 76. B 77. B 78. D
79. A 80. D 81. C 82. A 83. D 84. B
85. D 86. B 87. C 88. A 89. D 90. B


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TYPESCRIPT TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS GRADE FOUR
PART V DICTION (15 min.)
Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning . For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 to 20 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. you will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more.
Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET TWO.
Now listen to the passage.
The Medicine Man
Among the Indians of North American the medicine man was a very important person./ He could cure illness and he could speak to the spirits./ The spirits are the supernatural forces that controlled the world./
The Indians believed that bad spirits made people ill./ So, when people were ill, the medicine man tried to help them by using magic./ He speaks to the good spirits and asked for their help./
The medicine men were often successful for another reason, too./ They knew about plants that really can cure illnesses./ A lot of modern medicines are made from plants/ that were used by medicine men hundreds of years ago./
The second and third readings. You should begin writing now.
The last reading. Now, you have two minutes to check through your work.
(a two-minute interval)
That is the end of the Diction.
TYPESCRIPT TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS GRADE FOUR
PART III LISTENING COMPREHENSION
In section A, B and C you will hear everything once only. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct response for each question on your answer sheet.
SECTION A STATEMENTS
In this section you will hear eight statements. At the end of the statement you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following eight questions.
Now listen to the statements.
1. Joe Clerk, 22 years of age, appeared in court in a New York suburb, yesterday. he was there to face a traffic charge.
2. I'm sorry I'm late, but I was waiting for you at the information desk upstairs. It's lucky I thought to look for you here on the platform.
3. This is a very complex system. It can send messages over long distances by means of electric or radio signals, and print them at the other end.
4. The elderly woman was planning to take the half past five coach. Unfortunately, due to poor road conditions, which made safe driving impossible, it departed at a quarter past eight.
5. Let me know as soon as you have fixed your travel plan. I'd like to make sure you are properly looked after on arrival.
6. Just look at this cardigan. It has shrunk so much that I can't wear it any longer.
7. That famous writer's new book is coming out in September. However, we probably won't be able to find it in the library until December.
8. statistics show that 300 people are killed in air crashes in the United States every year. But about 50 000 people are killed in car accidents.
SECTION B CONVERSATION
In this section, you will hear nine short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following nine questions.
Now listen to the conversations.
9.
F: I'm going to take down those curtains and put up new ones.
M: Why, What's wrong with them?

10.
M: You should go to see the new movie. They are going to hold it over for another two weeks.
F: Normally, I wouldn't, but as you recommend it so strongly.
11.
F: I got a letter from my sister. It's so badly written that I can hardly make out what exactly she's trying to say.
M: Maybe you should call her up to find out what's troubling her.
12.
F: The train is going to continue till tomorrow. I wanted to take you to see the park but it's too wet for that. And it's obvious we can's walk around to visit the sights that you've suggested, Jack. Too bad.
M: Yes, it's a shame.
13.
F: There are special discounts at the museum on weekends before 10:00 a.m. We could use the opportunity since there are so many of us.
M: Mm. Depending on what most of us want to see.
14.
M: Do you know what you want to do when you??finish your degree?
F: I'll ask you if I ever need advice.
15.
M: I'm a free man from today on. Nobody will tell me what I should do and what I shouldn't any more.
F: You don't mean you've quit that well-paid job you've had for so long?
16.
F: I must go to the supermarket tomorrow. It's the last day it is open till after the Christmas holidays.
M: Sure, we don't want to be out of anything. Want a hand?
17.
M: Do you know John's going to France next month? His wealthy uncle has left all his property there for him to inherit.
F: I wish I could come into a fortune like that one day.
SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST
Question 18 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.
A 15-year-old schoolboy, Peter Emerson, of Strafford-on-Avon, was recovering at home yesterday after being trapped all night in a cold store at the butcher's shop where he works after school. The door swung shut as he was putting meat into the store. He realized that he was left all alone after he had shouted, kicked the door and no one answer. He kept warm by jumping and running for about ten of the fourteen hours.
Questions 19 and 20 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the two questions.
Now listen to the news.
Secretary of State Warren Christopher has wrapped up his latest trip to the Middle East, saying the peace process is progressing.
Mr. Christopher says he will leave the region Thursday assured that the picture is much less gloomy than suggested by recent reports.
During two days of talks, Mr. Christopher met with Israeli Prime Minister Yitzak Rabin and Foreign Minister Shimon Perez in Israel, and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat in the Gaza Strip. He also met with Syrian President Hafez al-Assad in Damascus.
Questions 21 and 22 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the two questions.
Now listen to the news.
Prison service staff in Britain have been severely criticized in an official report for the escape of five IRA prisoners and an armed robber from White mall Prison, Cambridge shire. Bomb-making equipment was subsequently discovered at the jail. The government has announced a major review of prison security throughout England and Wales. A new task force will be set up under the Home Office and a detailed list of recommendations is expected to be issued at the end of the year.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the two questions.
Now listen to the news.
The Canadian police say that the new North American Free Trade Agreement which is to open frontiers across the continent has been exploited by drug smugglers from South America. The mafia can now move drugs across the continent with minimum supervision. Police estimate 60% of the cocaine which came through Canada this year has been brought through the east coast. Last year it was 10%. Police say the mafia are benefiting from the declining fishing industry. There are more boats available to move the drugs.

PART VI WRITING
The Medicine Man
Among the Indians of North American the medicine man was a very important person./ He could cure illness and he could speak to the spirits./ The spirits are the supernatural forces that controlled the world./
The Indians believed that bad spirits made people ill./ So, when people were ill, the medicine man tried to help them by using magic./ He speaks to the good spirits and asked for their help./
The medicine men were often successful for another reason, too./ They knew about plants that really can cure illnesses./ A lot of modern medicines are made from plants/ that were used by medicine men hundreds of years ago./