1. The speaker likes teaching because of

      A. its interesting nature.          B. the good salaries.

      C. contact with the young.        D. more summer holidays.

2. What does the speaker mean?

      A. Bad living conditions are due to the poor city.

      B. Bad planning is responsible for poor living conditions.

      C. Living conditions are bad because the city is too big.

      D. Small cities have better living conditions than large ones.

 3. What does the statement mean?

      A. Many people are concerned about their security.

      B. Social security bears no relation to population.

     C. Most social security problems are caused by a few people

     D. Too many people may result in social security problems.

 4. Passengers must check in to board Flight 998 by

      A. 10:30 a.m.              B. 10:00 a.m.              C. 11:30 a.m.                     D. 11:00 a.m.

 5. The speaker is probably a(n)

      A. insurance agent.      B. fireman.                 C. salesman.               D. policeman.

 6. The speaker thinks that

      A. Ian achieved a lot as an athlete.

      B. Ian’s blind eye prevented him from athletics.

      C. Ian’s success depended on his childhood experience.

      D. Ian trained so hard in athletics as to lose one eye.

 7. Mrs. Clark is worried about her

      A. husband’s health                                      B. husband’s work

      C. husband’s illness                                      D. own health

 8. The relationship between Susan and Jenny is

      A. neutral.                  B. friendly.                  C. unclear.                  D. strained.

 9. What do we learn about Jack?

   A. He is well-known for hard work                

      B. He is pretty busy working.

   C. He has overworked and hurt his sight.         

      D. He doesn’t like to have dinner with us.

SECTION B  CONVERSATION (5%)

     In this section, you will hear nine short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question.

10. What are they mainly talking about?

      A. Graduation date.      B. Vacation plans.        C. School courses       D. Job hunting.