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TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(2010)-GRADEEIGHT-PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION(35MIN)SECTIONAMINI-LECTUREInthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelistening,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompleteagap-fillingtaskafterthemini-lecture.Whenthelectureisover,youwillbegiventwominutestocheckyournotes,andanothertenminutestocompletethegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONE.Usetheblanksheetfornote-taking.Completethegap-fillingtask.SomeofthegapsbelowmayrequireamaximumofTHREEwords.Makesuretheword(s)youfillinis(are)bothgrammatically&semanticallyacceptable.Youmayrefertoyournotes.ParalinguisticFeaturesofLanguageInface-to-facecommunicationspeakersoftenaltertheirtomesofvoiceorchangetheirphysicalposturesinordertoconveymessages.Thesemeansarecalledparalinguisticfeaturesoflanguage,whichfallintotwocategories.Firstcategory:vocalparalinguisticfeatures(1)__________:toexpressattitudeorintention(1)__________Examples1.whispering:needforsecrecy2.breathiness:deepemotion3.(2)_________:unimportance(2)__________4.nasality:anxiety5.extralip-rounding:greaterintimacySecondcategory:physicalparalinguisticfeaturesfacialexpressions(3)_______(3)__________-----smiling:signalofpleasureorwelcomelesscommonexpressions-----eyebrowraising:surpriseorinterest-----lipbiting:(4)________(4)_________gesturegesturesarerelatedtoculture.Britishculture-----shruggingshoulders:(5)________(5)__________-----scratchinghead:puzzlementothercultures-----placinghanduponheart:(6)_______(6)__________-----pointingatnose:secretproximity,postureandechoingproximity:physicaldistancebetweenspeakers-----closeness:intimacyorthreat-----(7)_______:formalityorabsenceofinterest(7)_________Proximityisperson-,culture-and(8)________-specific.(8)_________posture-----hunchedshouldersorahanginghead:toindeicate(9)_____(9)________-----directleveleyecontact:toexpressanopenorchallengingattitudeechoing-----definition:imitationofsimilarposture-----(10)______:aidincommunication(10)___________-----consciousimitation:mockerySECTIONBINTERVIEWInthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.MarkthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.Questions1to5arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlistentotheinterview.1.AccordingtoDrJohnson,diversitymeansA.mergingofdifferentculturalidentities.B.moreemphasisonhomogeneity.C.embracingofmoreethnicdifferences.D.acceptanceofmorebranchesofChristianity.2.Accordingtotheinterview,whichofthefollowingstatementsinCORRECT?A.Someplacesaremorediversethanothers.B.Townsarelessdiversethanlargecities.C.Diversitycanbeseeneverywhere.D.Americanisatrulydiversecountry.3.AccordingtoDrJohnson,whichplacewillwitnessaradicalchangeinitsracialmakeupby2025?A.MaineB.SelinsgroveC.PhiladelphiaD.California4.DuringtheinterviewDrJohnsonindicatesthatA.greaterracialdiversityexistsamongyoungerpopulations.B.botholderandyoungerpopulationsareraciallydiverse.C.agediversitycouldleadtopensionproblems.D.olderpopulationsaremoreraciallydiverse.5.Accordingtotheinterview,religiousdiversityA.wasmostevidentbetween1990and2000.B.existsamongMuslimimmigrants.C.isrestrictedtocertainplacesintheUS.D.isspreadingtomorepartsofthecountry.SECTIONCNEWSBROADCASTInthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcolouredanswersheet.Question6isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.6.Whatisthemainideaofthenewsitem?A.Sonydevelopedacomputerchipforcellphones.B.Japanwillmarketitswalletphoneabroad.C.Thewalletphoneisoneofthewirelessinnovations.D.Readerdevicesareavailableatstoresandstations.Question7and8isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.7.Whichofthefollowingismentionedasthegovernment’smeasuretocontrolinflation?A.Foreigninvestment.B.Donorsupport.C.Pricecontrol.D.Bankprediction.8.AccordingtoKingdomBank,whatisthecurrentinflationrateinZimbabwe?A.20millionpercent.B.2.2millionpercent.C.11.2millionpercent.D.Over11.2millionpercent.Question9and10arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.9.WhichofthefollowingisCORRECT?A.AbigfireeruptedontheNileRiver.B.Helicopterswereusedtoevacuatepeople.C.Fivepeopleweretakentohospitalforburns.D.Abigfiretookplaceontwofloors.10.ThelikelycauseofthebigfireisA.electricalshort-cut.B.lackoffire-satefymeasures.C.terrorism.D.notknown.PARTIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION(30MIN)Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotalof20multiple-choicequestions.Readthepassagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyourcolouredanswersheet.TEXTAStill,theimageofanycityhasahalf-lifeofmanyyears.(Sodoesitsname,officiallychangedin2001fromCalcuttatoKolkata,whichisclosertowhatthewordsoundslikeinBengali.ConversinginEnglish,IneverheardanyonecallthecityanythingbutCalcutta.)ToWesterners,theconveyance