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TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (1999) -GRADE EIGHT- PAPER ONE 　TIME LIMIT: 95 MIN PART Ⅴ LISTENING COMPREHENSION [40 MIN.] In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct response to each question on your Coloured Answer Sheet. SECTION A TALK? Questions 1 to 5 refer to the talk in this section. At the end of the talk you w ill be given 15 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now list en to the talk.? 1. The technology to make machines quieter ___.? A) has been in use since the 1930’s? B) has accelerated industrial production? C)has just been in commercial use? D) has been invented to remove all noises? 2. The modern electronic anti-noise devices ___.? A) are an update version of the traditional methods? B) share similarities with the traditional methods? C) are as inefficient as the traditional methods? D) are based on an entirely new working principle ? 3. The French company is working on anti-noise techniques to be used in a ll EXCEPT ___.?  A) streets B) factories C) aircraft D) cars? 4. According to the talk, workers in “zones of quiet” can ___.? A) be more affected by noise? B) hear talk from outside the zone? C) work more efficiently? D) be heard outside the zone? 5. The main theme of the talk is about ___.? A) noise-control technology? B) noise in factories? C) noise-control regulations? D) noise-related effects? SECTION B INTERVIEW? Questions 6 to 10 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 15 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now listen to the interview.? 6. Employees in the US are paid for their time. This means that they are supposed to ___.? A) work hard while their boss is around?? B) come to work when there is work to be done? C) work with initiative and willingness? D) work through their lunch break? 7. One