英语四级试卷3

试卷3

PaperOne

PartIListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearseveralstatements.Eachstatementwillbereadonly

once.Thentherewillheapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),

C)andD),anddecidewhichoneisclosestinmeaningtothestatementyouhavejustheard.Then

markthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

1.A)BothJeffandTomweresurprised.

B)NeitherJeffnorIwassurprised.

C)JeffwasmoresurprisedthanIwas.

D)Tomsurprisedus.

2.A)Althoughshehasascholarship,Ellencannotattendtheuniversity.

B)IfEllengetsascholarship,shecanattendtheuniversity.

C)Ellenattendstheuniversityonascholarship.

D)Ellencannotgetascholarshipuntiltheuniversityacceptsher.

3.A)Johncaughtacoldwhilehewashelpingus.

B)Johndidnothelpusbecauseofhiscold.

C)Johngotacoldwhenhelpingus.

D)Johndidnothelpusbecauseitwastoocold.

4.A)Irushedintotherestaurantwithanoldfriend.

B)Imetanoldfriendbychanceattherestaurant.

C)Myfriendranintotherestauranttomeetme.

D)MyfriendandIranintotherestauranttogether.

5.A)Veryfewpeopleknowthefilmstar.

B)Peopleknowverylittleaboutthefilmstar.

C)Almosteverybodyknowsthefilmstar.

D)Thefilmstarknowsalmostnobodyintheworld.

6.A)Beforeshecametothestation,itbegantorain.

B)Shedidn'tcometothestationbecauseitrained.

C)Shehadtocometothestationintherain.

D)Assoonasshecametothestation,itbegantorain.

7.A)Icalledhim.

B)Iforgottocallhim.

C)Ididn'tcallhim.

D)Ishouldhavecalledhim.

8.A)Theedgeofthecardcatalogholdspencils.

B)Theedgesofthecardaresharp.

C)Thepencilcanbefoundonthecardcatalog.

D)Thereisapencilsharpenerattheendofthecardcatalog.

9.A)Pleaseopenthewindow.

B)Doyoumindthatthewindowisn'topen?

C)Doyouhaveanopenmind?

D)Idon'tmindclosedwindows.

10.A)FmlearningonlyalittlebitofEnglish.

B)IbitmytonguewhilespeakingEnglish.

C)ThebestwaytolearnEnglishistoprogressinlittlebits.

D)MyEnglishisgraduallyimproving.

11.A)Hestudiedlastnightbecausehehadto.

B)Hetriedtostudylastnight,butitwasverydifficult.

C)Hedidn'tstudylastnightbecausehewasverytired.

D)Hestudiedlastnightbecausehewastired.

12.A)Kathyusedtositinthefrontrow.

B)Kathyseldomsitsinthefrontrow.

C)Kathyoftensitsinthefrontrow.

D)Kathyisn'tsittinginthefrontrow.

13.A)TheflightatGate2isNo.14.

B)TheflighttoDallasisNo.42.

C)TheflightnowboardingisNo.40.

D)TheflightatGate2isnew.

14.A)Theshopgirlchargedhercustomermorethanthedueprice.

B)Thecustomercontrolledthesituation.

C)Theshopgirlwasinchargeofthecustomer.

D)Thecustomerdidn'tpaytheshopgirl.

15.A)Tendollarsisn'ttoomuchfbrme.

B)Ihaven'tenoughmoneyforthecoat.

C)Thecoatisexpensive.

D)Icanbuythecoat.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearseveralshortconversations.Attheendofeach

conversation,aquestionwillheaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthe

questionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,

youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

16.A)Shethoughttherewerenoticketsleftfortheshow.

B)Shethoughttheseatsontheleftsidewerefullyoccupied.

C)Theshowwasplannedalongtimeago.

D)Theaudienceweredeeplyimpressedbytheshow.

17.A)Theweatherforecastsaysitwillbefine.

B)Theweatherdoesn'tcountintheirplan.

C)Theywillnotdoasplannedincaseofrain.

D)Theywillpostponetheirprogramifitrains.

18.A)Togotothedepartmentstore.

B)Tobuyherapairofshoes.

C)Toreturntohisoffice.

D)Todriveherdowntown.

19.A)Hegavehalfofittohisfriend.

B)Hethrewhalfofitaway.

C)Hekeptallthepaper.

D)Hethrewhalfofitawayandkepttherest.

20.A)Theyshoulddefinitelydoit.

B)Theyshouldhavedoneitearlier.

C)Theyshouldtryeverymeanstodoit.

D)Theyshouldn'tdoitnow.

21.A)Eightdollars.

B)Sixteendollars.

C)Fifteendollars.

D)Thirty-twodollars.

22.A)Inacottonfield.

B)Atarailwaystation.

C)Onafarm.

D)Onatrain.

23.A)Atanewsstand.

B)Atacardealer's.

C)Atapublishinghouse.

D)Atanewspaperoffice.

24.A)Thewomanshouldbuysomenewtrousers.

B)Thewomanshouldbuysomeclothesforlargersize.

C)Thewomanshouldeatless.

D)Thewomanshoulddoexercises.

25.A)Shedoesn'tagreewiththeman.

B)Shelikescookingforherself.

C)Shelikeseatinginaschoolcanteen.

D)Shenevercooksforherself.

26.A)Thewomandoesn'tthinkitexcitingtotravelbyair.

B)They'llstayathomeduringtheholidays.

C)Theyareofferedsomeplaneticketsfortheirholidays.

D)They'llbeflyingsomewherefortheirvacation.

27.A)Theyaretwins.

B)Theyareclassmates.

C)Theyarefriends.

D)Theyarecolleagues.

28.A)TheyarebothanxioustotryItalianfood.

B)Theyarelikelytohavedinnertogether.

C)Themanwilltreatthewomantodinnertonight.

D)Thewomanrefusedtohavedinnerwiththeman.

29.A)Astudent.

B)Areporter.

C)Avisitor.

D)Alecturer.

30.A)Ahairdresser's.

B)Aphotoshop.

C)Agrocerystore.

D)Acoffeeshop.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearseveralshortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,you

willhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillhespokenonlyonce.Afteryou

hearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions31to34arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

31.A)7million.

B)17million.

C)70million.

D)77million.

32.A)Earlythiscentury.

B)Around1840.

C)After1930.

D)Inthelate1800s.

33.A)Bythecomingoftheautomobile.

B)Inthe1960s.

C)Onehundredandsixtyyearsago.

D)Inthelater1800s.

34.A)Therisingpriceofgas.

B)People'sconcernforairpollution.

C)Thegrowthofbicycleproduction.

D)Thehighqualityofbicycles.

PassageTwo

Questions35to37arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

35.A)Topreventcaraccidents.

B)Tomonitorthedriver'shealth.

C)Todrivethecarautomatically.

D)Tomeasurethedriver'spulse.

36.A)Itsendsoutsignalsforhelp.

B)Ittakesoverthedrivingimmediately.

C)Itstopsthecarautomatically.

D)Itsoundsanalarmtowarnthedriver.

37.A)Itcanmeasurethedriver'salcohollevelintheblood.

B)Itbasesitsanalysisonthedriver'sheartbeat.

C)Itcanquickenthedriver'sresponsetoemergencies.

D)Itmonitorsthesignalstransmittedfromthedriver'sbrain.

PassageThree

Questions38to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

38.A)Itwastheonlytheateroutsidethetheaterdistrict.

B)ItwasthefirsttheaterinAmerica.

C)Itwastheonlymajortheaterspecificallydesignedfbrdance.

D)ItwastheonlytheaterlocatedinNewYork.

39.A)Thenumberofcompetingtheatersincreased.

B)Theeconomybegantochange.

C)Thebuildingwasdestroyed.

D)Thedemandfbrdancedecreased.

40.A)Thetheaterisbeingrenovated.

B)Thetheaterhasbeenclosed.

C)Thetheaterhasbeentomdown.

D)Thetheaterisstilloperating.

PassageFour

Questions41to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

41.A)Strangers.

B)Theirclosefriends.

C)Theirfamilymembers.

D)Theirrelatives.

42.A)Theyusuallyliveallalonebythemselves.

B)Theywanttokeeptheirproblemssecret.

C)Theyprefernottogetadvicefrompeopletheyknow.

D)Theybelieveinpeoplewithspecialtraining.

43.A)Socialworkers.

B)Elderlypeoplewithexperience.

C)Scientists.

D)Peoplewithspecialknowledge.

44.A)Twouniversityprofessors.

B)Twowell-experienceddoctors.

C)Twofamouslawyers.

D)Twowomenwithoutspecialtraining.

45.A)Theirspecialknowledge.

B)Theirrichexperience.

C)Acceptedfacts.

D)Commonsense.

PassageFive

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

46.A)Hedoesn'tliketogetupearly.

B)HewantstowatchthenewsprogramonTV.

C)Hehastogotoworkratherearly.

D)Hepreferstorunintheevening.

47.A)Shedriveshersontoandfromschool.

B)Shegoesswimmingonceaweek.

C)SherunseveryeveningwithMr.Fisher.

D)Shewalkstothesupermarketeveryday.

48.A)Hewalkshomeinsteadofdrivingacar.

B)Heplaysdifferentsportswithhisfriends.

C)Hegoesswimmingwithhismother.

D)HerunseveryeveninginsteadofwatchingTV.

49.A)Theyusedtosleeplateinthemorning.

B)Theyhadtogettoworkatseveneverymorning.

C)Theyoftenwentoutbydrivingacar.

D)Theydidn'ttakesomuchexercise.

50.A)Youmustoftenexerciseinordertokeepfit.

B)Youdon'thavetoexerciseeveryday.

C)Youcannotenjoyalonglifeifyouarelazy.

D)Drivingacarcandoharmtoyourhealth.

PaperTwo

PartIListeningComprehension

SectionD

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthe

firsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecond

time,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactword(s)youhavejustheard.Finally,

whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

InBritainthereareanumberof(51)

ofhighereducation.(52),ofcourse,therearethe

universities.(53)

OxfordandCambridge,thetwooldestuniversitiesinEngland.But,ofcourse,thereisalarge

numberofotheruniversities,manyof(54)

.ThelatestoftheseistheOpenUniversity,auniqueinstitution,which,(55)

,isopentoall.StudentsoftheOpenUniversityarenot

obligedto(56).Allthe

studentsare(57)andtaught(58)

,althoughtheydo(59)

throughcenterslocated

neartheirownhomes.Thefirstgraduateswere(60)

SectionE

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthe

firsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyfaritsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecond

time,youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyou

havejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageis

readforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

(61)ahouseisalwaysa(62),asTvefoundout(63)

times.Therewastheonewhichlookedallright,buttheyweregoingto(64)

amotorway(65)thebackgarden.AnotheroneIwenttolookat

was(66),butwasonthepointoffallingdown."Needingsome(67)

Jsaidtheestateagent.Anincurably(68)breed,estate

agents.

Then,whenyouareinspectingoneofthepossibilitiesonyourrapidlyshorteninglist,you

havetokeepapoliteexpressiononyourfoceastheproudownertellsyouhowmanyhundredsof

poundshehasspentonthehideousdecorations,whichyou'dteardownatthefirstopportunity.

(69)__________________________________________________________________________

Evenifyoucanfindaplaceyouwanttobuy,youstillhavetoraisethemoneyforit.(70)

Name:Class:

StudentNo.:Score:

AnswerSheet

PartIListeningComprehension

SectionA

1.2.3.4.5.

6.7.8.9.10.

11.12.13.14.15.

SectionB

16.17.18.19.20.

21.22.23.24.25.

26.27.28.29.30.

SectionC

31.32.33.34.35.

36.37.38.39.40.

41.42.43.44.45.

46.47.48.49.50.

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Key

PaperOne

Part1ListeningComprehension

SectionA

l.B2.B3.B4.B5.C

6.D7.A8.C9.A10.D

ll.C12.C13.C14.A15.B

SectionB

16.A17.C18.D19.A20.A

21.D22.D23.D24.C25.B

26.D27.A28.B29.A30.B

SectionC

31.C32.B33.A34.B35.A

36.D37.B38.C39.D40.B

41.A42.C43.D44.D45.B

46.C47.B48.B49.D50.A

PaperTwo

PartIListeningComprehension

SectionD

51.differentkindsofinstitutions

52.Firstofall

53.Nobodycanhavefailedtohearof

54.whichhaveopenedsincethewar

55.asitsnamesuggests

56.haveanypreviousqualifications

57.part-time

58.throughthemediumoftelevisionandradio

59.receivesomepersonaltuitionaswell

60.awardedtheirdegreesin1973

SectionE

61.Buying

62.problem

63.several

64.build

65.through

66.cheap

67.restoration

68.optimistic

69.Whatabouttheneighbours?They'realwaysperfect,themostmarvellouspeopleyoucould

imagine.Butwaittillyoumovein—that'swhenyoufindoutabouttheall-nightpartiestwicea

week,towhichtheyneverinviteyou,orthenot-very-wellhousetrainedAlsatianwhichtheylet

outinthegardeneveryeveningtohowlatthemoon

70.Unlessyou'vewonthefootballpools,youcanforgetaboutpayingcash;it'samortgagefor

you,£4,000downand£75amonthfortherestofyourlife,ifyoucanfindabuildingsociety

whichwilltrustyouenoughtolendyouthemoney.Ofcourse,thehouseisn'tyours;ifyoucan't

keepuptherepayments,thebuildingsocietycantakeitawayfromyou

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ScriptofListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearseveralstatements.Eachstatementwillbereadonly

once.Thentherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA)yB),

C)andD),anddecidewhichoneisclosestinmeaningtothestatementyouhavejustheard.Then

markthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre,

1.JeffwasnomoresurprisedthanIwaswhenTommovedoutofthedorm.

2.Ellencan'tgototheuniversityunlessshegetsascholarship.

3.Johnwouldhavehelpedusifhehadn'thadsuchabadcold.

4.1ranintoanoldfriendattherestaurant.

5.Thereisalmostnobodyintheworldwhodoesn'tknowthefilmstar.

6.Nosoonerhadshereachedthestationthanitbegantorain.

7.1don'tremembercallinghim.

8.There9sasharppencilontheedgeofthecardcatalog.

9.Wouldyoumindopeningthewindow?

10.BitbybitmyEnglishisprogressing.

11.Heshouldhavestudiedlastnight,buthewastootired.

12.Kathylikestositinthefrontrowduringclass.

13.FlightNo.40toDallasisnowboardingatGate2.

14.Theshopgirloverchargedhercustomer.

15.1can'taffordthatcoatthoughitcostsonlytendollars.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearseveralshortconversations.Attheendofeach

conversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthe

questionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,

youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA)fB)fC)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

16.M:Iheardthereareafewseatsleftfortheshowtonight.

W:Really?Iwasundertheimpressionthattheticketsweresoldoutalongtimeago.

Q:Whatdoweknowfromthewoman'sreply?

17.W:Butwhathappensifitrains?Whatarewegoingtodothen?

M:We'llhavetocountongoodweather.Butifitdoesrain,thewholethingwillhavetobe

canceled.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

18.W:Tmgoingtothedepartmentstore.Canyoudrivemethere?

M:Yes,it'smypleasure.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanaskthemantodo?

19.W:Didyouthrowawaytheextrapaper?

M:No,Igavehalfofittoafriendandkepttherest.

Q:Whatdidthemandoaboutthepaper?

20.M:Doyouthinkweshouldputanadinthenewspaperforthelostchild?

W:Byallmeans.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

21.W:Theseareveryniceskirts.Howmucharethey?

M:Eightdollarseach.

Q:Howmuchshouldthewomanpayifshebuysfourskirts?

22.W:Lookatthatbigfieldofcotton.Andthere9safonnwithsomebeautifulhouses.

M:Youreallygettoknowthecountrywhenyougobytrain,don'tyou?

Q:Wheredidtheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

23.M:Excuseme,FdliketoplaceanadvertisementforausedcarinthisSundayeditionofyour

paper.

W:Ok,butyouhavetorunyouradvertisementallweek.Wecan'tquoteratesjustforSunday.

Q:Whereistheconversationmostprobablytakingplace?

24.W:Ineedsomenewtrousers.Noneofmybluejeansfit.

M:Perhapsyoushouldgoonadiet.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

25.M:Cookingforyourselfisbetterthaneatinginaschoolcanteen.

W:Yes.Icouldn'tagreemore.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

26.M:Well,theholidaywillsoonbehere.

W:Yes,isn'titexcitingbythistimenextweek,we'llbeontheplane?

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

27.W:IoftenmistakeJimfbrBob.Canyoutellthemapart?

M:No,theylooksomuchalikethattheyevenconfusedtheirmothersometimeswhenthey

wereyoung.

Q:WhatisthemostprobablerelationshipbetweenJimandBob?

28.M:Mary,wouldyoujoinmefbrdinnertonight?

W:Youtreatedmelastweekend.Now,it'smyturn.ShallwetrysomethingItalian?

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

29.M:Arethereanymorequestionsonthislecture?Yes,Mary?

W:Dr.Baker,doyouthinkanindependentcandidatecouldbecomepresident?

Q:WhatmostprobablyisMary?

30.M:InJapanIoftensawsignthatread"DPE''.

W:Ithinkitmeans"Developing,PrintingandEnlarging”.

Q:Accordingtothewoman,infrontofwhatkindofplacewouldyouseea"DPE"sign?

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearseveralshortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,you

willhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillhespokenonlyonce.Afteryou

hearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA)fB),C)andD).

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Inthepastfewyears,millionsofAmericanshavebecomesuddenlyenthusiasticaboutthe

bicyclesasifitwereagreatnewinvention.Annualbicyclesalesdoubledbetween1960and1970,

andtherearenearly70millionbicyclesintheUnitedStatestoday.Thafsmorethantwofbrevery

threeautomobiles.

Ofcourse,thebicyclehasbeenaroundformorethan160yearsandthisisn'tAmerica'sfirst

bicyclepassion.Awaveofbicycleenthusiasmsweptthelandinthelate1800sandbicycle

productionwasuptotwomillionunitsin1897.Thenwiththecomingoftheautomobile,bicycles

declined,andfbrdecadesremainedpopularonlywithchildrenandafewadults.

Now,anationalconcernwithairpollutionandphysicalfitnesshasbroughtthebicycleback

totheforefront,particularlywithadults.MorethaneightmillionbikesweresoldintheUnited

Stateslastyearandathirdofthemboughtbyadults.Theyearbefore,only15percentofnew

bicyclesaleswereforadults.

31.HowmanybicyclesarethereintheUnitedStatestoday?

32.Whendidthebicyclesfirstcomeintouse?

33.Whenwasthefirstwaveofbicycleenthusiasmended?

34.Whathascausedthenewbicycleenthusiasm?

PassageTwo

Whenasleepydriverhastroublewithkeepinghiseyesontheroadandgetstoocloseto

anothercar,analarmsoundwillwarnthedriver.Ifnothingisdone,thecarwillautomatically

cometoastopandinthiswaypreventanaccident.Thisisanewdevicewhichwillsoonbetested

inanexperimentalcarinJapan.Thecomputerwarningsystemkeepstrackofadriver'scondition

bymonitoringhisheartbeatwithsignalstransmittedfromabandaroundhiswrist.Thewristband

recordsthedriver'spulsewhichmeasurestheheartbeat.Eachpulseinthewristsendsasignalto

thecomputer.Byanalyzingthepulserate,thecomputercandeterminewhetheradriverisdrunk,

sleepingorill.Devicesinotherpartsofthecarcanalsotellthecomputerifthecaristoocloseto

anothervehicleorismovingdangerously.Thecomputerwillsoundthealarmwhenaproblem

arises,andwillautomaticallystopthecarifthedriverignoresthewarning.

35.Whyisacomputersysteminstalledinanexperimentalcar?

36.Whatdoesthecomputersystemdofirstwhenaproblemarises?

37.Whatisspecialaboutthenewcomputersystem?

PassageThree

TheParkinsTheaterhasbeensold.Theater,convertedfromanoldmovietheater,openedin

1974.ItwasthefirstandonlymajortheaterintheUnitedStatesspecificallyrenovatedforthe

presentationofdance.Butthetheaterwasneverreallysuccessful.Demandfordanceanddrama

decreasedwiththestateoftheeconomy.Thetheaterwaslocatedoutsidethetheatricaldistrictand

taxeswereextremelyhigh.Asaresultthetheaterclosedrecentlyandhasjustbeensold.The

futureofthebuildingisuncertain.Itmaybedestroyedandreplacedbyanotherbuildingoritmay

besold.

38.Whyisthetheaterunique?

39.Whatfactorcontributedtotherecentchangeinthetheater?

40.Accordingtothereport,whatconditionisthetheaterinnow?

PassageFour

MostAmericansdon9tliketogetadvicefrommembersoftheirfamily.Whentheyneed

advice,theyusuallydon'taskpeopletheyknow.Instead,manyAmericanswritelettersto

newspapersandmagazineswhichgiveadviceonmanydifferentsubjects,includingfamily

problems,sex,theuseoflanguage,health,cooking,childcare,clothes,andhowtobuyahouseor

acar.

Mostnewspapersregularlyprintlettersfromreaderswithproblems.Alongwiththeletters

thereareanswerswrittenbypeoplewhoaresupposedtoknowhowtosolvesuchproblems.Some

ofthesewritersaredoctors,othersarelawyersoreducators.Buttwoofthemostfamouswritersof

advicearewomenwithoutspecialtrainingforthiskindofwork.Oneofthemanswersletters

addressedto"DearAbby”.Theotherisaddressedas“DearAnnLanders”,Experienceistheir

preparationfbrgivingadvice.

41.Accordingtothepassage,fromwhomdomostAmericansgetadvice?

42.WhydomostAmericanswriteletterstonewspapersandmagazineswhentheyhaveproblems?

43.Whousuallyanswerthelettersfrompeoplewhoneedadvice?

44.Whoarethetwomostfamouswritersofadvicefbrthesenewspapersandmagazines?

45.Whatarethesetwowriters9answersbasedon?

PassageFive

Whatshouldwedotostayhealthy?Oneimportantruleistoexerciseoften.

TheFisherfamilytriestoexerciseeveryday.Mr.Fishercannotexerciseinthemorning

becausehemustbeathisjobatexactlyseven.Butherunseveryevening.Hewouldratherrun

thanwatchTV.Mrs.Fishergoesswimmingonceaweek.TheirsonWalterexercisesalot,too.He

walkstoschooleveryday,andafterschoolheplaysdifferentsportswithhisfriends.

Butitwasn'talwayslikethis.LastyearMr.andMrs.Fisherusedtodriveeverywhere,even

tothesupermarkettwoblocksaway.Whenitwascloudy,Mrs.FisherwoulddriveWalterto

school.

TheFishersallfeelbetternow.Andtheybelievetheymustn'tbelazy.Theythinkthatthey

don'thavetoexerciseeveryday.Buttheyshouldtrytogetinshapeandstayinshape.

46.Whycan'tMr.Fisherexerciseinthemorning?

47.WhatdoesMrs.Fisherdoforexercise?

48.WhatdoestheirsonWalterdoafterschool?

49.Howweretheyjustoneyearago?

50.Whafsthemainideaofthispassage?

SectionD

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthe

firsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecond

time,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactword(s)youhavejustheard.Finally,

whenthepassageisreadfort