All the four aspects of this test are quite easy, not as difficult as I thought. Anyway, I may not get a high sore because I was very nervous. I’d like to talk about it now in the following passages.
(一) Listening Version No. 23
Section I: There is a map at the beginning. You have to tell where the robbing is taking place and where the car is waiting for the two robbers. You have to choose A-D. and also some other multiple choices to do, like what the woman did. Another question is to choose Two. About what are in the bag. For this recording, this is also a form for you to fill in, which is about the two robbers the older one, and the younger one, their age their build, their color of hair, and special character.
Section II: The recording is a student talking about his assignment which is about flight research. Brother Wright is the focus but other flight pioneers are also mentioned to make the comparison. Multiple choice and gap filling are the question forms, like, the base of the research, the financial source etc.
Section III: The recording is an introduction to new students. How many students are enrolled, how many nationalities the teachers are, and the services which are available on the campus.
Section IV: The recording is the effect of trees and buildings on urban landscape. The trees can make the city cooler, shady, humid. The buildings, the other way round, make the city windy. The question type is gap-filling.
This listening is easier than the exercises we have done before given by JIAHUA especial the section 4. Also the repetition of Listening Test on Dec. 9, 2000.
(二) Reading Version No. 43
Section I: There are two passages in this section. The first one is about your gas bill is overdue. You have several ways to pay it, by bank, by mail order, or by cash personally. The question type is True or False. The second is a form concerning 4 fire distinguishers, which are represented by colors of Red, Blue, Cream and Blank. Each type is used for certain types of fire. The questions are 4 or 5 statements about fire. You have to choose the colors which are suitable to distinguish this fire. Not only 1 can be chosen.
Section II: The first passage is quite official language. Its title is “Working Hours”. If you know flextime, you will understand it better. The type of question is Allowed or Not Allowed. Another passage of Section Two is titled “Travel Information Agent”. No more than 3 words is the question type, kind of a summary. It tells that different discounts can be given to different tourists, like, if you buy return tickets, if you are less than 10 years, or if you are a tourist group. Also it talks about the refunding system, how much you will get if you want to cancel the ticket. The refunding is different at different time stage.
Section III: Multiple choices, Headings, True or False are all included in this part. It is about skin cancer in Australia, not very hard to read, but difficult to answer questions.
