SECTION 4: LISTENING TEST Part A: Note-taking And Gap-filling Directions: In this part of the test you will hear a short talk You will hear the talk ONLY ONCE. While listening to the talk, you may take notes on the important points so that you can have enough information to complete a gap, filling task on a separate ANSWER BOOKLET. You will not get your ANSWER BOOKLET until after you have listened to the talk Today's lecture is about the mass ________ (1) of the world's population. There are two major ________ (2) why people are moving to cities. The first reason is ________ (3). People are moving to the cities because that's where they can find ________ (4) and earn money. The second reason for the move to cities has to do with ________ (5) of life issues: comfort and ________ (6). Cities often offer better ________ (7). And then for many, city life is just more ________ (8). An interesting consequence of urbanization fs that the average ________ (9) of people in the countryside is increasing, while that of the cities is ________ (10). Three key ________ (11) can be identified in our cities. First of all, they're getting bigger. Most cities are bigger now than ever before. Cities are also changing shape. They're getting ________ (12), because land is getting more and more expensive. ________ (13) have become a symbol of modern cities. Cities are also changing shape in other ways. The ________ (14) Model and The ________ (15) Nuclei Model are probably more typical of the cities we know today. They show the urban ________ (16) that's occurring in contemporary cities. The third change is that our cities are breaking up into ________ (17) communities, often by ________ (18) group or ________ (19) level. This often means that people stay within their community and do not come into contact with others from different ________ (20). Part B: Listening and Translation I. Sentence Translation Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 5 English sentences. You will hear the sentences ONLY ONCE. After you have heard each sentence, translate it into Chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) II. Passage Translation Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 English passages. You will hear the passages ONLY ONCE. After you have heard each passage, translate it into Chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. You may take notes while you are listening. (1) (2)
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