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[00:02.27]TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2007)-GRADE FOUR- [00:08.93]PART I DICTATION

[00:12.98]Listen to the following passage．

[00:15.61]Altogether the passage will be read to you four times． [00:20.75]During the first reading,

[00:22.93]which will be done at normal speed,

[00:26.22]listen and try to understand the meaning． [00:30.16]For the second and third readings，

[00:33.54]the passage will be read sentence by sentence，

[00:37.26]or phrase by phrase， with intervals of 15 seconds． [00:43.28]The last reading will be done at normal speed again [00:48.31]and during this time you should check your work． [00:52.36]You will then be given

[00:53.67]2 minutes to check through your work once more.

[00:57.71]Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE． [01:03.07]Now, listen to the passage. [01:06.88]Advertising

[01:08.74]Advertising has already become

[01:12.19]a very specialized activity in modern times. [01:16.13]In today's business world,

[01:18.75]supply is usually greater than demand. [01:22.15]There is great competition

[01:24.77]between manufacturers of the same kind of product, [01:28.70]because they want to persuade customers [01:32.10]to buy their particular brand.

[01:35.27]They always have to remind their customers [01:38.33]of the name and qualities

[01:40.40]of their products by advertising. [01:43.80]The manufacturer

[01:45.05]advertises in newspapers and on the radio. [01:49.64]He sometimes employs salesgirls

[01:53.04]to distribute the samples of his product.

[01:55.98]He sometimes advertises on the Internet as well. [02:01.13]In addition, he always has advertisements

[02:04.41]put into television programs that will accept them. [02:09.11]Manufacturers often spend

[02:11.53]huge sums of money on advertisements. [02:14.89]We buy a particular product

[02:17.43]because we think that is the best. [02:20.16]We usually think so,

[02:22.50]because the advertisements say so. [02:25.67]People often don't ask themselves

[02:28.63]if the advertisements are telling the truth [02:32.13]when they buy advertised products from shops. [02:51.73]The second and third readings, [02:55.77]you should begin writing now. [02:59.12]Advertising has already become a very specialized activity in modern times. [03:21.29]Advertising has already become a very specialized activity in modern times. [03:43.22]In today's business world,supply is usually greater than demand. [04:03.65]In today's business world,supply is usually greater than demand.

[04:24.98]There is great competition between manufacturers of the same kind of product,

[04:47.13]There is great competition between manufacturers of the same kind of product,

[05:07.68]because they want to persuade customers to buy their particular brand. [05:28.75]because they want to persuade customers to buy their particular brand. [05:49.89]They always have to remind their customers [06:08.30]They always have to remind their customers

[06:26.73]of the name and qualities of their products by advertising. [06:46.93]of the name and qualities of their products by advertising. [07:07.07]The manufacturer advertises in newspapers and on the radio. [07:28.00]The manufacturer advertises in newspapers and on the radio.

[07:48.28]He sometimes employs salesgirls to distribute the samples of his product. [08:09.43]He sometimes employs salesgirls to distribute the samples of his product. [08:30.44]He sometimes advertises on the Internet as well. [08:49.76]He sometimes advertises on the Internet as well. [09:09.98]In addition, he always has advertisements put into television programs that will accept them. [09:32.31]In addition, he always has advertisements put into television programs that will accept them.

[09:56.20]Manufacturers often spend huge sums of money on advertisements. [10:16.65]Manufacturers often spend huge sums of money on advertisements. [10:37.80]We buy a particular product because we think that is the best. [10:57.64]We buy a particular product because we think that is the best. [11:18.40]We usually think so, because the advertisements say so. [11:38.23]We usually think so, because the advertisements say so.

[11:58.38]People often don't ask themselves if the advertisements are telling the truth

[12:19.16]People often don't ask themselves if the advertisements are telling the truth

[12:39.82]when they buy advertised products from shops. [12:58.66]when they buy advertised products from shops. [13:17.95]The last reading

[13:20.90]Advertising has already become

[13:23.80]a very specialized activity in modern times. [13:28.44]In today's business world,

[13:30.08]supply is usually greater than demand. [13:33.80]There is great competition

[13:36.21]between manufacturers of the same kind of product, [13:40.26]because they want to persuade customers [13:43.54]to buy their particular brand.

[13:46.17]They always have to remind their customers [13:49.77]of the name and qualities

[13:51.75]of their products by advertising. [13:55.24]The manufacturer

[13:56.54]advertises in newspapers and on the radio. [14:01.13]He sometimes employs salesgirls

[14:04.96]to distribute the samples of his product.

[14:07.80]He sometimes advertises on the Internet as well. [14:12.61]In addition, he always has advertisements

[14:16.00]put into television programs that will accept them. [14:20.92]Manufacturers often spend

[14:23.26]huge sums of money on advertisements. [14:26.98]We buy a particular product

[14:29.07]because we think that is the best.

[14:32.45]We usually think so, because the advertisements say so. [14:37.92] People often don't ask themselves

[14:40.54]if the advertisements are telling the truth [14:43.94]when they buy advertised products from shops.

[14:48.54]Now you have 2 minutes to check through your work. [16:56.15]That is the end of the Part I Dictation. [17:11.31]PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION [17:15.68]In Sections A，B and C

[17:19.64]you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. [17:23.47]Listen carefully

[17:25.33]and then answer the questions that follow． [17:28.72]Mark the correct answer to each question [17:32.88]on your answer sheet．

[17:35.61]SECTION A CONVERSATIONS

[17:39.44]In this section you will hear several conversations． [17:44.58]Listen to the conversations carefully

[17:47.86]and then answer the questions that follow． [17:51.91]Questions 1 to 3

[17:54.74]are based on the following conversation. [17:58.45]At the end of the conversation，

[18:01.08]you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions． [18:06.01]Now, listen to the conversation.

[18:10.27]Receptionist: Good evening, sir. Can I help you?