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TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(2000)-GRADEEIGHT-PAPERONETIMELIMIT:95MINPARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION[40MIN.]InSectionsA,BandCyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.MarkthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourColoredAnswerSheet.Questions1to5refertothetalkinthissection.Attheendofthetalkyouwillbegiven15secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.1.A)thelegislatureC)JohnHarvard2.TheearliestpubliclibrarywasalsocalledasubscriptionlibrarybecausebooksA)couldbelenttoeveryoneC)werelenttostudentsandthefaculty3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTstatedasoneofthepurposesoffreepubliclibraries?A)Toprovide4.ThemajordifferA)readershipB)contentC)serviceB)todemonstratetheimportanceofUSD)todefinethecirculationsystemofUSlibrariesSECTIONBINTERVIEWQuestions6to10arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven15secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.6.Nancybecameataxidriverbecause___.A)sheownedacarC)shelikeddrivers'uniforms7.Accordingtoher,whatwasthA)Therightsenseofdirection.C)Theskillofmaneuvering.A)SeeinginterestingbuildingsinthA)uncaringB)strictC)affectionateD)permisA)ratherdifficulttopleaseC)talkativeandgenerouswithtipsQuestion11isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestion.11.TheprimarypurposeoftheUSanti-C)tostartanationalanti-Questions12and13arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven30secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.1C)helpingboosttheJapaneseeconomy13.ThisisJacquesChirac's_A)secondC)fortiethB)fourteenthD)forty-firstQuestions14and15arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven30secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.D)anemergencyair-A)160,000B)16,000C)1,000,000SECTIONDNOTE-TAKINGANDGAP-Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelisteningtothelecture,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompletea15-minutegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONEafterthemini-lecture.Usetheblankpaperfornote-taking.PartⅡPROOFREADING&ERRORCORRECTION(15MIN)ProofreadthegivenpassageonANSWERSHEETTWOasinstructed.PartⅢREADINGCOMPREHENSION(40MIN)Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotaloffifteenmultiple-choicequestions.ReadthepassagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyourTEXTADespiteDenmark'smanifestvirtues,DanesnevertalkabouthowproudtheyaretobeDanes.ThiswouldsoundweirdinDanish.WhenDanestalktoforeignersaboutDenmark,theyalwaysbeginbycommentingonitstininess,itsunimportance,thedifficultyofitslanguage,thegeneralsmall-mindednessandself-indulgenceoftheircountrymenandthehightaxes.NoDanewouldlookyouintheeyeandsay,Denmarkisagreatcountry.You'resupposedtofigurethisoutforyourself.Itisthelandofthesilksafetynet,wherealmosthalfthenationalbudgetgoestowardsmoothingoutlife'sinequalities,andthereisplentyofmoneyforschools,daycare,retrainingprogrammes,jobseminars-Danesloveseminars:threedaysatastudycentrehearingaboutwastemanagementisalmostasgoodasaskitrip.ItisaculturebombardedbyEnglish,inadvertising,popmusic,theInternet,anddespitealltheEnglishthatDanishabsorbs-thereisnoDanishAcademytodefendagainstit-olddialectspersistinJutlandthatcanbarelybeunderstoodbyCopenhageners.Itisthelandwhere,asthesayinggoes,Fewhavetoomuchandfewerhavetoolittle,andaforeignerisstruckbythesweetegalitarianismthatprevails,wherethelowliestclerkgivesyoualevelgaze,whereSirandMadamehavedisappearedfromcommonusage,evenMr.andMrs.It’sanationofrecyclers-about55%ofDanishgarbagegetsmadeintosomethingnew-andnonuclearpowerplants.It'sanationoftirelessplanner.Trainsrunontime.Thingsoperatewellingeneral.Suchanationofoverachievers-abrochurefromtheMinistryofBusinessandIndustrysays,Denmarkisoneoftheworld'scleanestandmostorganizedcountries,withvirtuallynopollution,crime,orpoverty.Denmarkisthemostcorruption-freesocietyintheNorthernHemisphere.So,ofcourse,one'sheartliftsatanysightingofDanishsleaze:skinheadgraffitionbuildings(ForeignersOutofDenmark!),Nonetheless,itisanorderlyland.YoudrivethroughaDanishtown,itcomestoanendatastonewall,andontheothersideisafieldofbarley,anicecleanline:townhere,countrythere.Itisnotanationofjay-walkers.Peoplestandonthecurbandwaitfortheredlighttochange,evenifit's2a.m.andthere'snotacarinsight.However,Danesdon'tthinkofthemselvesasawainting-at-2-a.m.-for-the-green-lightpeople——that'showtheyseeSwedesandGermans.Danesseethemselvesasjazzypeople,improvisers,morefreespiritedthanSwedes,butthetruthis(thoughoneshouldnotsayit)thatDanesareverymuchlikeGermansandSwedes.Orderlinessisamainsellingpoint.Denmarkhasfewnaturalresources,limitedmanufacturingcapability;itsfutureinEuropewillbeasabroker,banker,anddistributorofgoods.YousendyourgoodsbycontainershiptoCopenhagen,andthesebright,young,English-speaking,utterlyhonest,highlydisciplinedpeoplewillgetyourgoodsaroundtoScandinavia,theBalticStates,andRussia.Airports,seaports,highways,andraillinesareultramodernandwell-Theorderlinessofthesocietydoesn'tmeanthatDanishlivesarelessmessyorlonelythanyoursormine,andnoDanewouldtellyouso.Youcanhearplentyaboutbitterfamilyfeudsandthesorrowsofalco