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PAGE PAGE 1 TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2000)-GRADE FOUR- PART I WRITING (45 MIN) SECTION A COMPOSITION Write on ANSWER SHEET ONE a composition of about 150 words on the following topic: College life should be varied and colourful. And extracurricular activities are an important aspect of it. However, at present, there is much room for improvement in this regard. Write an article to the university radio entitled: The Importance of Extracurricular Activities In the first part of your article you should clearly present your view, and in the second part you should support your opinion with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or summary. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. SECTION B NOTE-WRITING(10 MIN) Write on ANSWER SHEET ONE a note of about 50-60 words based on the following situation: Youve read on the notice board that the university library is looking for a par t-time library assistant who can work at weekends. You think that your classmate, George, is a suitable person for this vacancy. Write him a note, telling him what you know about the vacancy and trying to persuade him to go for an interview Marks will be awarded for content organization, grammar and appropriateness PART II DICTATION (15 MIN) Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more. Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET TWO PART III LISTENING COMPREHENSION (20 MIN) In Secti