Short Conversations
1. A. The woman should go on playing chess.
2. D. Mary probably knows Sally’s new address.
3. B. His notes are not easy to read.
4. D. The man had better choose another restaurant.
5 .C. He has been looking forward to spring.
6. B. The man appreciates the woman’s help.
7. B. Go to work on foot.
8. A. Temporary closing has disturbed the airport’s operation.
Conversion one
9. C. It has a chemical processing plant.
10. D. He’s a salesman.
11.C. Mr. Grand’s personal assistance.
12. B. Provide details of their products and services.
Conversion two
13. A. She listened to recordings of many European orchestras.
14. D. She began taking violin lessons as a small child.
15. A. It was the chance of a lifetime.
Passage One
16. B) His personal history is little known.
17. D) He was a member of the town council.
18. C) Possible sources of clues about him were lost in a fire.
本篇短文主要講述作為百貨商店買手的Karen Smith環遊世界採購商品的個人經歷。文章為總分結構。
第16題，答案出現在文章的開頭部分，They not only have to know what is fashionable at the moment, but also have to guess what willbecome fashionable next season or next year. 告訴我們，買手們不但要熟知當下的流行，並且能夠預測下一季或是明天的流行趨勢。
句中反覆出現選項中的fashion一次，根據所聽即所得原則，本題應選擇A. The ability to predict fashion trend.
第17題，同樣考察同學們的'對於細節的把握，根據文中的，Her job involves buying handicrafts from all over the world. 以及之後所例舉的國家地名等，可以知道，Karen的工作內容與選項D Purchasing handicrafts from all over the world.相吻合。
第18題，問到為何Karen認為她擁有世上最棒的工作。根據文中所提到的，Karen喜歡所有她的旅行經歷，我們可以知道這裡應該選擇B. She is doing what she enjoys doing.
本文在聽題過程中，只需要抓住概括性的話語即可，所舉的事例都可以忽略。難度並不高。
Passage Two
19. A) Theft.
20. B) Have the right documents.
21. B) Use official transport.
Passage 3
22. C) Sell inexpensive products.
23. A) At a meeting of top British businesspeople.
24. D) Insulted.
25. B) There should be a limit to one's sense of humour
填空:
26. prospering
27. decade
28. opposite
29. sustain
30. In simple terms
31. establish
32. reasonably
33. take into account
34. misleading
35. using up
