B. You may have forgotten to write down an appointment. C. You may be secretly resenting someone in your life. D. You should examine your teeth for signs of trouble.
3. A. To show that dreams can remind us of something we've been too busy to remember.
B. To show how we often dream of very ordinary events.
C. To show how dreams can urge us to get more in touch with our real feelings.
D. To indicate that we can discover our innermost anxieties through looking seriously at our dreams.
4. A. That she was cleaning her apartment. B. That she was very happily married.
C. That she was hitting her husband with a household appliance.
D. That her husband attacked her with a vacuum cleaner.
5. A. Because they are unimportant.
B. Because they are trivial.
C. Because they are similar to other things. D. Because we are too busy to notice them.
Answer: BDACD
Listening Comprehension
Directions: Listen to the passage TWICE and fill the blanks with the missing words
SET 1
The universe is believed to have originated about 15 billion years ago as a dense, hot globule of gas expanding rapidly outward. At that time, the universe (1) nothing but hydrogen and a small amount of helium. There were no stars and no planets. The first stars probably began to (2) out of hydrogen when the universe was about 100 million years old.
This is how our Sun originated about (3) billion years ago.
Many stars came into being before the Sun was formed; many others formed after the Sun appeared. This process continues, and through (4) we can now see stars forming out of (5) pockets of hydrogen in outer space.
In 1992, instruments aboard the Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) satellite showed that 99.97 percent of the energy of the universe was (6) within the first year of its origin. This evidence seems to (7) the Big Bang theory, which holds that the universe originated from a single (8) explosion (a big bang) of a very small amount of matter of extremely
high (9) and temperature.
Astronomers also theorize that 99% of the matter in the universe is invisible, or dark matter, composed of some
kind of matter that they cannot yet (10) .
Answer:
1. contained 2. form 3. 4.49 4. telescopes 5. compressed 6. released 7. confirm 8. violent 9. density 10. detect
SET 2
What will man be like in the future -- in 5,000 or even 50,000 years from now?
Man, even five hundred years ago, was shorter than he is today. Now, on (1) , men are about three (2) taller. Five hundred years is a relatively short period of time, so we may (3) that man will continue to grow taller. Again, in the modern world we use our brains a great deal. Even so, we still make use of only about 20% of the brain's (4) . As time goes on, however, we shall have to use our brains more and more, and (5) we shall need larger ones! This is likely to
bring about a physical change too: the head, in (6) the forehead, will grow larger.
Nowadays our eyes are in (7) use. In fact, we use them so much that very often they become weaker and we
have to wear glasses. But over very long period of time it is likely that man's eyes will grow stronger.
On the other hand, we (8) to make less use of our arms and legs. These, as a result, are likely to grow weaker. At the same time, however, our fingers will grow more (9) because they are used a great deal in modern life. But what about hair? This will probably disappear from the body altogether in (10) of time because it does not
serve a useful purpose any longer. In the future, then, both sexes are likely to be bald.
Answer:
1. average 2. inches 3. assume 4. capacity 5. eventually 6. particular 7. constant 8. tend 9. sensitive 10. course
Listening Comprehension
Directions: Watch the video clip and decide whether the following statements are True or False
SET 1
1. The first girl has read all books on the problems of black people. True False 2. According to the first girl, the time for non-violent revolution is past. True False 3. According to the girls, property values decline when a black family moves in. True False 4. According to one of the girls, Jewish people are the closest to black people. True False
5. The girls think the cat may be someone famous. True False
Answer:
1. False 2. True 3. False 4. True 5. True
SET 2
1. The father reminds his two little girls that they are on holiday. True False 2. One officer stops the family and demands their passport. True False 3. Christie is worrying whether they will get across the border or not. True False
4. Christie told the officer that she is ten. True False
5. The officers are suspicious because there is something wrong with the passport. True False Answer:
1. True 2. True 3. True 4. False 5. False