6) really bad for people, 7) safe especially children 8) It isn’t real 9) a waste of time 10) really fun
A Passage : What are They Learning from TV? Exercise 1 1) c 2) d 3) b 4) c Exercise 2. 1) Music is an universal language.
2) Music can express love, longing, happiness and anger.
3) Sometimes music may communicate more clearly than words. 4) Music is the art of thinking with sounds.
5) When I am in a good mood, I prefer the music with a fast rhythm. But if I feel low, I can only
listen to something soft and quiet.
Test 1
Part A
1. 10 Short Conversations
1. b 2. c 3. a 4. a 5. a 6. c 7. b 8. d 9. c 10. c
Part B
A Compound Dictation
1) business 2) named 3) located 4) Championship 5) enthusiasm 6) November 7) April
8. Baseball is an American sport. It is sometimes called the national pastime.
9. American football is different from international football, which Americans call soccer. 10. The most famous athletes make millions of dollars for their playing skill. American best
athletes have higher salaries than the country’s president.
Part C
Conversation 1 1. C 2. d
Conversation 2 3. b 4. a 5. d
Part D
Passage 1 1.C 2. b 3. d Passage 2 4. d 5. b 6. d
Passage 3 7. d 8. c 9. b 10. d
Test 2
Part A
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10 Short Conversations
1. b 2. d 3. d 4. b 5. d 6. C 7. d 8. c 9. a 10. b
Part B
A Compound Dictation
1) exactly 2) originated 3) total 4) considered 5) suitable 6) serious 7) Mexico
8) musicians and engineers experimented to find ways to make louder guitars.
9) This type of guitar became very popular for country music, blues and rock-and-roll. 10) It’s inexpensive, fits well in many styles of music, and is relatively easy to learn.
Part C
Conversation 1 1. b 2. b 3. a Conversation 2 4. d 5. b
Part D
Passage 1 1. d 2. b 3. b
Passage 2 4. a 5. b 6. a 7. d Passage 3 8. a 9. b 10. c
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