2. (A) It will take about one month to repair the watch. (B) The woman should have saved more money. (C) It is a good idea to keep the old watch. (D) The watch is no longer worth repairing.
4. (A) Families with cars. (B) American's heavy dependence on cars. (C) Roads and highways. (D) Traffic problems in America.
5. (A) The apples and pears might not be so good. (B) The apples are not as good as the pears. (C) The apples and pears are very good. (D) The apples and pears are as good as they look.
6. (A) Her teaching assistant would grade the exam papers. (B) She would collect the . (C) She would mark the . (D) She would not give her students an exam.
7. (A) She could help him with the problems. (B) He should go out for while. (C) She could go out together with him. (D) He should do the problems himself.
8. (A) Customer and salesman. (B) Colleagues. (C) Employee and boss. (D) Classmates.
9. (A) The first house they saw is too expensive. (B) They for the time being. (C) She is happy with the price set by the seller. (D) Less money will be spent in maintaining the house.
10. (A) It was probably Mr. Brown's phone number that the woman wrote down. (B) It was just an hour ago that the man met Mr. Brown. (C) The woman forgot to write down the phone number. (D) The woman needed a sheet of paper to put down the number.
Section B Passage One Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11. (A) Because they were driven by steam power. (B) Because they did the work that animals used to do. (C) Because they pulled cars full of coal. (D) Because they were made of iron.
12. (A) He wanted the railroad to be successful. (B) He wanted to have a more powerful steam engine. (C) He wanted to own the land near the railroad. (D) He wanted to build his own railroads.
13. (A) Because the train could not run as fast as the horse.(B) Because the engine failed to build up steam. (C) Because the engine broke down and the train stopped. (D) Because the engine broke into several parts.
Passage Two Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.
15. (A) The main character remains the same. (B) The main character dies in the end. (C) The main character gains his ends. (D) The main character undergoes a change.
16. (A) We can learn how bad persons can improve themselves. (B) We can learn how to deal with people. (C) We can understand life a little better. (D) We can find better ways to cope with conflicts.
Passage Three Questions 17
17. (A) Because both have a limited supply of air, water, and other resources. (B) Because the Earth moves around the sun as fast as spaceship. (C) Because we can travel to outer space. (D) Because the Earth never stops moving.
18. (A) About 80 miles per second. (B) About 70 miles per second. (C) About 18 miles per second. (D) About 17 miles per second.
19. (A) Because the Earth is heavily polluted. (B) Because nature cannot recycle its resources. (C) Because there are more and more people living on the Earth. (D) Because no more new resources can be added.
20. (A) Nature has changed our environment over the years. (B) We must avoid wasting resources and polluting our environment. (C) Our resources are nearly used up. (D) Trips to other planets will help eliminate pollution.
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