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2008年9月中级口译考试试题  SECTION 1: LISTENING TEST (45 minutes) Part A: Spot Dictation Directions:In this part of the test, you will hear a passage and read the same passage with blanks in it. Fill in each of the blanks with the word or words you have heard on the tape. Write your answer in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. Remember you will hear the passage ONLY ONCE. Americans have four primary avenues for making friends: at work, at school, through a hobby or a ________ (1) such as volunteer work and discussion group, or through a family or ________ (2). In American culture, a job is more than the work that one performs between the hours of 9 a.m. and ________ (3). Work becomes a major socializing influence. Many young mothers who ________ (4) their jobs to care for small children remark on the loneliness of their new lifestyles because they have lost their forum for ________ (5). A great number of American employers recognize business social ________ (6) and use it to build a family atmosphere on the job so that employees will feel ________ (7) in their work environment. Some employers arrange company get-togethers in their home or at a ________ (8). American companies have at least one ________ (9) annually, usually at Christmas time. Many corporations have ________ (10) where employees and administrators alike dress ________ (11) to play games such as baseball and volleyball. Top American administrators often hold social gatherings ________ (12). Depending upon the size of the employers home and the number of ________ (13), these social gatherings may be picnics, pool parties, or ________ (14). If the company is large, an employer may hold what Americans call ________ (15). For an open house, the employer will invite his employees to come to his home ________ (16) between 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. on a certain day. Those invited usually stay for ________ (17), chatting with the other guests and their host. People come and go ________ (18) during the design