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Section A
News Report One
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France is facing potentially more than one billion dollars in lost revenue this year, due to huge declines in tourism. [1] Safety concerns have been
one of the biggest reasons why the country has lost over half a billion in revenue already in the first six months of 2016. The terror attacks in Paris
last November were called Europe’s worst in the past decade. Besides violence, workers’ strikes and heavy floods are said to have also been
why international tourists have stayed away. So far, in the Paris region there’s been a 46 percent decline in Japanese visitors, 35 percent fewer
Russians and 27 percent fewer Italians. American travelers seem the least affected. Their numbers have only dropped by roughly 5 percent.
According to the French government, the country is the No. 1 tourist destination in the world, [2] and tourism is extremely important to the
French economy. The sector represents roughly 9 percent of its GDP. The Head of Paris Tourism Board said, “It’s time to realize that the tourism
sector is going through an industrial disaster.”
Q1::What accounts most for the huge declines in tourism in France?
Q2::What do we learn from the report about tourism in France?
News Report Two
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[3] A small plane with two sick U.S. workers arrived safely in Chile late Wednesday after leaving Antarctica in a daring rescue mission from a
remote South Pole research station.
After making a stop for a few hours at a British station on the edge of Antarctica, the two workers were flown to the southernmost Chilean city
of Punta Arenas.
“In a chaotic two days of flying, the rescue team flew 3,000 miles roundtrip from the British station Rothera to pick up the workers at the U.S.
Amundsen-Scott station at the South Pole. The two patients aboard will be transported to a medical facility that can provide a level of care that is
not available at Amundsen-Scott,” says a spokesperson.
[4] Normally planes don’t go to the polar post from February to October because of the dangers of flying in the pitch-dark and cold. “Antarctica
creates a hostile environment,” says the operation director for the British Antarctic Survey. “If you are not careful it will come around and bite
you.”
Q3::What was the small plane’s mission to Antarctica?
Q4::What makes flying to Antarctica dangerous from February to October?
News Report Three
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[5] A pilot from Virginia removed his son’s loose tooth using a helicopter. Rick Rahim, from Virginia, flies helicopters for a living, and when his
seven-year-old son’s tooth became loose he did not waste time by tying it to a door handle. Instead, Mr. Rahim tied one end of a string around his
son’s tooth, and the other end to his full-sized commercial helicopter.
[7] The father of four posted a video clip of his playful venture on Facebook, advising parents to do fun and creative stuff with their kids. The
video shows him launching the helicopter into the air and flying just far enough to successfully remove the loose tooth. At the end of the video, Mr.
Rahim assures watchers that the circumstances were safe, [6] and that he has 13 years of helicopter flying experience behind him.
“You’ve got to do everything safe in life, and that’s what I did today,” he said. Mr. Rahim later said that although some parents have used
remote control helicopters to pull teeth before, he might be the first to use a full-sized aircraft, as he can’t find evidence that it has been done
before.
Q5::How did Rick Rahim remove his son’s loose tooth?
Q6::What does the news report say about Rick Rahim?
Q7::What did Rick Rahim advise parents to do with their kids?
1Section B
Conversation One
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W: Hi, Emma speaking, who’s this?
M: Hi, Emma. I’m Paul from Hermes Delivery Service. [8] Here’s a package for you. Are you at home to collect it?
W: Oh, sorry, Paul. I am out at the moment. Can you put it in my mailbox?
M: I am afraid I can’t do that. Sorry. The package is too big and it needs a signature to confirm you have received it. So I would need to deliver it
at the time when you’re in.
W: [9] Okay, well, I’m out all day today. But I should be in tomorrow morning before I go out for lunch. And then I’ll be at home again late in the
afternoon. Will either of those times be convenient for you?
M: They are not, unfortunately. I’m sorry. [10] I won’t be in the area tomorrow, as I have some other deliveries to make on the other side of the
town. I could come the day after, if that suits you.
W: Okay, yes, that should be fine. I have a friend coming round in the afternoon, but I’ll be at home, so the day after tomorrow will be great. Do I
need to pay for the package?
M: No, you don’t. It says here that you paid for it when you ordered it online.
W: Oh, yes, I did. I got mixed up.
M: [11] So you just need to sign the form to say you’ve received it.
W: Okay, great. See you the day after tomorrow then.
M: Yes, see you then.
Q8::Why is the man making the phone call?
Q9::Why can’t the woman meet the man today?
Q10::Why is the man unable to see the woman tomorrow?
Q11::What should the woman do to receive her purchase?
Conversation Two
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M: [12]Hi, Emily, I hear you’re leaving for Italy soon. Do you plan to have a going-away party before you disappear? It’ll be really nice for us to
hang out together before you go.
W: I’m not sure. I’m leaving in just two more days. And I’m going to miss all my friends here, and especially this place. Why don’t you come
over? [13] I’m feeling rather sad actually. I’m currently sitting alone at the table outside the Black Cat Café, listening to the rain and watching
people passing by.
M: I’m sorry. I can’t just now. [14] I need to get this assignment finished by Monday. And I’m way behind. Anyhow, cheer up. You are not
leaving for good, and you’ll absolutely love Italy.
W: Yeah, you’re right. But I just feel like I’m not quite ready to go. [12] And studying in a foreign country seems a bit overwhelming.
M: Just think of your life in Milan. In the mornings you can go down to a small local café, soaking up the sun’s rays, and drinking coffee. I envy
you. You can buy lots of gorgeous Italian clothes.
W: That does sound nice. And of course, I can keep in touch with everyone through Facebook. Maybe you can all come visit me.
M: Of course, we will. When is your flight?
W: On Saturday, after lunch at 1:45.
M: Okay. [15] I’ll try and come to the airport on Saturday to see you off. I will give you a call that morning no matter what.
2Q12::What is the woman going to do?
Q13::How does the woman feel at the moment?
Q14::Why can’t the man meet the woman now?
Q15::What will the man possibly do on Saturday?
Section C
Passage One
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Mount Etna is one of the most active volcanoes on Earth. The mountain has been in a state of near continuous eruption for half a million years.
Exploring the Etna geographical area reveals a history written in fire. Before the eruptions it was covered by forests of pine trees.
Located in southern Italy, Etna is the highest active volcano in Europe. [16] However, its height often changes when volcanic material
accumulates during eruptions and subsequently collapses. Few volcanoes in the world have an eruption history so thoroughly documented by
historical records. Etna’s eruption history dates back as far as 1500 BC. Some 200 eruptions have been recorded down through the centuries, but
compared with other volcanos, most of its eruptions have so far been fairly light in terms of death and destruction. Only about 100 deaths have
been attributed to the volcano. The mountain hasn’t been entirely harmless, however. In 1928, it destroyed the town of Mascali.
[17] Over the centuries, Etna’s lower slopes have been shaped by human hands to take advantage of rich soils for growing grapes, apples and
nuts. Local people have also carved out over 200 caves in the soft rock and use them for everything from sacred burial places to food storage.
[18] Large mammals once wandered the volcano’s slopes, but today, foxes, wild cats, rabbits and mice are more common. Some of those small
mammals help to sustain such big birds as golden eagles.
Q16::What does the speaker say about Mount Etna?
Q17::What do we learn about the lower slopes of Mount Etna?
Q18::What does the speaker say about big birds like golden eagles at Mount Etna?
Passage Two
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My name is Brendan Leonard, and I’m an author, magazine writer, filmmaker and public speaker. [19] I’m self-employed, which means I work
for myself and I do what I love. We have a popular saying in America, which goes, “Do what you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life.”
[20] But I’m here to tell you that instead of focusing on doing what we love, I think we should focus on loving what we do.
In my line of work, you hear a lot about talent, which is an idea we’ve mostly invented to give ourselves an excuse to be lazy. Here’s why. If you
see someone doing something really well, you would say it’s because they’re talented. You think they’re somehow special. You discount the
tremendous amount of work they’ve done to get to where they are.
[21] Research has shown that talent is nothing without hard work. I choose to believe in hard work, but not so much in talent. There are no
special people, just people who put in enough hard work until something special happens. I can promise you one thing: whatever you choose to do
for a career, if you work hard at it, eventually, special things will happen. They may not happen as quickly as you’d like them to, and they may turn
out to be completely different from the special things you imagined at the beginning, but they will happen.
Q19::What do we learn about the speaker?
Q20::What is the speaker’s advice to his audience?
Q21::What does the speaker say about talent?
Passage Three
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A question we often ask others and are also frequently asked by others is “What do you normally do after school or work?” Some
commonplace answers are, “Well, I go to the gym.” “Um, I just go home and watch TV.” “I meet my friends for dinner.” or “I just go to bed
because it’s so late and I’m tired.”
3Unlike any of these typical responses, I’m proud to say that I love to dance salsa after a long and tiring day of work. [22] Salsa is a kind of
dancing that evolved in the mid-1970s in New York. [23] My dancing life began not because I wanted to do it, but because my mother was sick
and tired of seeing me running around after school doing nothing. So she enrolled me into a ballet course when I was six. I fell in love with it
instantly and continued with ballet dancing for about ten years. [24] Then, I left my native country of New Zealand to start my career as an English
teacher, which eventually brought my dancing life to a halt. It wasn’t until I rediscovered salsa in a lovely studio while working in Asia that I
renewed my passion for dancing. Since then, I have been trying to attend dancing classes twice a week after work. [25] It’s a great way for me to
relieve stress and pressure, and dance my way towards feeling energetic and happy again.
Q22::What does the speaker say about the dance salsa?
Q23::Why did the speaker’s mother enroll her in a ballet course?
Q24::When did the speaker’s dancing life come to a halt?
Q25::In what way has salsa dancing benefited the speaker?
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