19. A) Its construction started before World War I. B) Its construction cost more than $ 40 billion. C) It is efficiently used for transport. D) It is one of the best in the world.
20. A) To improve transportation in the countryside. B) To move troops quickly from place to place. C) To enable people to travel at a higher speed. D) To speed up the transportation of goods. 21. A) In the 1970s. B) In the 1960s. C) In the 1950s. D) In the 1940s.
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
22. A) Chatting while driving. B) Messaging while driving. C) Driving under age. D) Speeding on highways.
23. A) A gadget to hold a phone on the steering wheel. B) A gadget to charge the phone in a car. C) A device to control the speed of a vehicle.
D) A device to ensure people drive with both hands. 24. A) The car keeps flashing its headlights. B) The car slows down gradually to a halt. C) They are alerted with a light and a sound. D) They get a warning on their smart phone. 25. A) Installing a camera. B) Using a connected app. C) Checking their emails. D) Keeping a daily record.
1. A) The return of a bottled message to its owner's daughter. 2. B) She wanted to honor her father's promise. 3. B) Several cases of Zika disease had been identified. 4. C) It lost a huge stock of bees.
5. A) It stayed in the air for about two hours. 6. C) Inadequate funding.
7. D) It is more environmentally friendly. 8. A) It seems a depressing topic.
9. D) They can't make it to the theatre in time.
10. C) It is the most amusing show he has ever watched. 11. B) Go and see the dance.
12. D) She worries she won't fit in as a transfer student. 13. C) Participate in after-school activities.
14. A) Give her help whenever she needs it. 15. D) She has just transferred to the college.
16. B) To find out which physical drive is the most powerful. 17. A) When they are hungry.
18. C) They prefer to be with other mice. 19. D) It is one of the best in the world.
20. B) To move troops quickly from place to place. 21. A) In the 1970s.
22. B) Messaging while driving.
23. D) A device to ensure people drive with both hands. 24. C) They are alerted with a light and a sound. 25. B) Using a connected app.
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Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.
1. A) Annoyed. B) Scared. C) Confused. D) Offended.
2. A) It crawled over the woman's hands.
B) It wound up on the steering wheel. C) It was killed by the police on the spot. D) It was covered with large scales.
Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.
3. A) A study of the fast-food service. B) Fast food customer satisfaction. C) McDonald's new business strategies. D) Competition in the fast-food industry. 4. A) Customers' higher demands. B) The inefficiency of employees. C) Increased variety of products. D) The rising number of customers.
Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.
5. A) International treaties regarding space travel programs. B) Legal issues involved in commercial space exploration. C) U.S. government's approval of private space missions. D) Competition among public and private space companies. 6. A) Deliver scientific equipment to the moon.
B) Approve a new mission to travel into outer space. C) Work with federal agencies on space programs. D) Launch a manned spacecraft to Mars. 7. A) It is significant. B) It is promising. C) It is unpredictable. D) It is unprofitable.
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
8. A) Visiting her family in Thailand. B) Showing friends around Phuket. C) Swimming around a Thai island. D) Lying in the sun on a Thai beach.