Unit 1

Directions: Listen to the short dialogs, then choose the correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the second playing to check your answers. 1. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.) A. He has learned to make sounds like a cat. B. He found food for the woman's cat. C. He has become team captain.

D. He has attracted the woman's attention. Your answer C Correct answer C 2. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)

A. The woman wants to play golf while the man wants to play tennis.

B. The man wants to play golf while the woman wants to play tennis.

C. Both the man and woman suggest playing golf. D. Both the man and woman suggest playing tennis. Your answer A Correct answer A 3. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.) A. An exciting football match. B. A beautiful scene. C. The man's interest in her.

D. The man's inviting her to a football match. Your answer B Correct answer B 4. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)

A. He must go and buy gifts. B. He does not like the woman.

C. He must prepare for a new lesson tomorrow. D. He must prepare for a makeup exam. Your answer D Correct answer D 5. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)

A. The woman thinks university education is important while the man does not.

B. The man thinks university education is important while the woman does not.

C. Both the man and woman attach importance to university education.

D. Both the man and woman attach importance to business experience. Part II

Directions: Listen to the passage(s) three times. When the passage is read for the first time, listen for the general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, fill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S7 with the exact words you hear. For blanks numbered from S8 to S10, write down either the exact words you hear or the main points in your own words. When the passage is read for the third time, check your answers.

What is happiness? Where do you find it? If you have trouble answering those questions, you are not alone. Philosophers and scientists puzzled (S1)(1)Your answer A Correct answer A them for ages.

Probably you gave many of the same answers. Did you say happiness comes from music or good food or (S2)(2) ? Perhaps you agreed with Chopin's

(S3)(3) when she said, \

happiness in life: to love and to be loved.\

Those are the usual answers, but they do not constitute a complete (S4)(4) of happiness. Happiness may also exist in

unlikely places. Anne Frank, a Jewish girl, hid from Nazi soldiers in a small attic for two years. Food was (S5)(5) and the

threat of death never far away. Yet she recorded in her (S6)(S7)(6) frequent moments of happiness. The of new green leaves on tree tops brought

(7)her joy. Lord Nelson, the famous English admiral, found happiness when he was near death with a painful wound. (S8)(8) Those stories show that people in a difficult

or even painful situation may also feel happy.

Conversely, happiness may lead to an unhappy situation. (S9)(9). On the other hand, mildly negative moods bring on the critical and analytical skills that are essential for business prosperity.

(10)(S10) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) .

Your answer over companionship lover definition scare Correct answer over companionship lover definition scarce diary (7)

sight sight

After he learned he had defeated the enemy fleet, he

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spoke his last words with a smile:\

my duty.\

In a workforce made up entirely of happy people, the competitive edge would soon

be lost

It may take centuries before philosophers and scientists can arrive at a clear definition

of happiness

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Part III

Directions: Listen to the following recording, then choose the correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the second playing to check your answers. 1. What subjects were followed in the study?

A. More than 700 subjects averaging over 30 years of age. B. More than 700 subjects averaging over 40 years of age. C. Almost 600 subjects averaging over 30 years of age. D. Almost 600 subjects averaging over 40 years of age. Your answer A Correct answer A 2. Which of the following is true, according to the speaker? A. The crises after job loss are as bad as the loss itself. B. The crises after job loss are worse than the loss itself. C. Job loss is worse than the subsequent crises.