Part I Listening Comprehension(20 minutes) Section A 1. D) Dr. Holden is the best person for the chairmanship. 2. A) They’ll keep in touch during the summer vacation 3. B) Peaches are not at their best now. 4. C) They work on the assignment together. 5. A) She admires Jean’s straightforwardness 6. A) He liked writing when he was a child 7. D) He does not study hard enough 8. C) It will be very difficult for them to find John 9. A) Its rapid growth is beneficial to the world 10. B) Most students can’t afford to live in the new apartments Section B Passage One 11. C) The need for greater cultural diversity in the school curriculum 12. D) He believed the speaker was a foreigner 13. A) The US population doesn’t consist of white European descendants only Passage Two 14. A) By making laws 15. B) It should be raised quickly by hand 16. D) It should be carried high up in the air 17. C) There are precise regulations and customs to be followed Passage Three 18. C) Truancy 19. D) Students with good attendance records 20. B) Rewarding schools that have decreased the destruction