8． W: Rod said he wanted to get involved in student government this year． M: But he hasn't gone through a single meeting, has he? Q: What does the man imply about Rod?
Conversation One
M: Good morning! Madam． Can I help you?
W: Oh, I do hope so． 91 have to get to Manchester today and my own car has broken down． Do you by any chance have a car available? M: For how many days? Madam．
W: Three, just until the weekend．
M: And what sort of car did you have in mind? W: Well． 10That depends a little bit on the price． But I normally drive a Chevrolet． Do you have anything like that?
M: Yes, Certainly． That's group C which includes Chevrolet and sea-arrows．
W: How much are they?
M: Well, for three days, you would have to have it under the unlimited mileage conditions, which will work out cheaper for Manchester anyway． Let's see, Group C, three to five days hire with unlimited mileage is 53 pounds per day． W: I see． Does that include everything? M: 11It includes third party, insurance, but it does not include value-added tax, patrol or CDW． W: What's that? M: CDW? Oh, that's the cover in case you damage the hire car． Third party insurance only covers you for damage two another vehicle． For Group C cars is 6 pounds per day． W: OK． I think I'll have the Chevrolet．
M: All right． Could I have your driving license please? W: Certainly． Here we are． M: So, it's Ms． JB． couty． W:Yes． That's fight．
M: And the number is 509024bc9cs, expiring the 1st, July, 2015． And you want to take it immediately? W: Yes, I do, please．
M: Lovely． Well you could just initial that box there for the CDW． And that box there to confirm you have known driving convictions, thank you, and then sign there． Great! That's it! Questions 9 to H are based on the conversation you have just heard．
9． Why does the woman want to hire a car?
10． What is the woman's main consideration in hiring a car?
11． What does the daily charge include?
Conversation Two
W: 12So, possible locations for the plant． 13First, the basic facilities for the region are generally very good, at least between the three main cities, Bilbao, Victoria in the south and Santander． There is now a fast train link to the, south of France and the rest of Spain． M: What are the improvements that affect Bilbao principally? W: The whole region benefits． First, the port area has been completely modernized and relocated． And the airport has been extended． So the basic facilities are good． M: Right． So, are we in the position to choose one of these cities? W: 14Well, let's not rush into anything． I think it's a bad idea to assume we're going to choose a city． It might be better to think about one of the smaller towns． M: Smaller places． Yes． So, should we get details on the possible places? W: Yes． We could do that． But, we need, I think, first, to check if you take these things into consideration． For example, tax benefits, grants, and anything like that． For locating to a smaller place, not one of these main cities, then we could make a better decision． M: Yes． I agree． You've talked about the improved transport links in Bilbao． 15What about the links to the smaller towns? If it's a mountainous hilly region, it could take an hour or more for a truck to reach a main road． So I think we need to look specifically at the train and links to smaller towns． W: Yes． You're right． Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard． 12． What are the speakers discussing?
13． What does the woman say about Bilbao, Victoria and Santander?
14． What does the woman think they should do?
15． What is the man concerned about?
Section B Passage One
16In a study of older people with sisters and brothers, psychologist Debra Gold of the Duke Center for the study of aging and human development found that about 20% said they were hostile or indifferent toward their sisters and brothers． Reasons for this ranged from inheritance disputes to hostility between spouses． But, many of those who had poor relationships felt guilty． Although most people admitted to some lingering rivalry, it was rarely strong enough to end the relationship． Only four out of the 54 people interviewed had completely broken with their sisters and brothers and only one of the four felt comfortable with the break． 17As sisters and brothers advanced into old age, closeness increases and rivalry diminishes, explains Victor Chichirali, a psychologist at Purdue University． Most of the elderly people he interviewed said they had supportive and friendly dealings and got along well or very well with theft sisters and brothers． Only 4% got along poorly． Gold found that as people age, they often become more involved with and interested in their sisters and brothers． 53% of those she interviewed said that contact with their sisters and brothers increase innate adulthood． With family and career
obligations reduced, many said that they had more time for each other． Others said that they felted with time to heal wounds． 18A man who had recently reconciled with his brother told Gold there's something that lets older people to put aside the bad deeds of the past and focus a little on what we need now, especially when it's sisters and brothers． Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard． 16． What does the study by Debra Gold find about older people?
17． What has probably caused closeness to increase among sisters and brothers according to Victor Chichirali?
18． What did the man who had recently reconciled with his brother tell Debra Gold about older people?
Passage Two Monarch butterflies, the large origin black insects, are common summer sights in northern United States and Canada． They brighten in parks and gardens as they fly among the flowers． 19What makes monarch butterflies particularly interesting is they migrate, all the way to California or Mexico in back． They are thought to be the only insect that does this． Every year in the late summer, monarch begin their migration to the south, those heading for Mexico go first for the Louisiana Mississippi region． And then they fly to go across Mexico into Texas． 20Once in Mexico, they establish themselves in one of about 15 sizes in the mountain forth． Each side provides the winter home for millions of monarchs． The butterflies are so numerous that they often cover the entire trees． When spring comes, they began their long journey north． The question is often asked whether every butterfly makes the round trip journey every year． And the answer is no． The average monarch lives about nine month． 21So when fly to the north, they might lay eggs in Louisiana and die． The eggs of that following generation may be found in Kentucky, the eggs of next generation may be in Michigan． The last generation of the season about the forth may make the journey back in Mexico and restart the cycle． Scientists learn about the monarch butterflies' migration by capturing and placing the identifying tags in the insects． 22By recapturing the attempt of the monarch and noting where they came from, the next scientist can figure out things like butterfly's age and its routing． Questions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard．
19． what is the unique about the monarch butterfly according to the speaker?
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