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TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2000) -GRADE EIGHT- PAPER ONE 　TIME LIMIT: 95 MIN PART I 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 answer to each question on your Colored 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 listen to the talk.  1. The rules for the first private library in the US were drawn up by ___. A) the legislature B) the librarian C) John Harvard D) the faculty members  2. The earliest public library was also called a subscription library because books ___. 　　A) could be lent to everyone 　　B) could be lent by book stores 　　C) were lent to students and the faculty 　　D) were lent on a membership basis 3. Which of the following is NOT stated as one of the purposes of free public libraries?  　　A) To provide readers with comfortable reading rooms. 　　B) To provide adults with opportunities of further education. 　　C) To serve the communitys cultural and recreational needs. 　　D) To supply technical literature on specialized subjects. 4. The major difference between modem private and public libraries lies in ___. A) readership B) content C) service? D) function  5. The main purpose of the talk is ___. 　　A) to introduce categories of books in US libraries 　　B) to demonstrate the importance of US libraries 　　C) to explain the roles of different US libraries 　　D) to define the circulation system of US libraries SECTION B INTERVIEW Questions 6 to 10 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you wil l be given 15 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now listen to the interview. 6. Nancy became a taxi driver because ___. 　　A) she owned a car 　　B) she drove well 　　C) she liked drivers uniforms 　　D) it was her childhood drea