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Section B

Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 11. A. Games of strength and speed.

B. A simple but exciting contest.

D. The oldest sports at the Olympic Games.

C. Changing the rules of a fun game.

12. A. The rope is pulled.

B. The field is measured. C. The teams are counted. D. The participants are weighed.

13. A. 1896.

B. 1900. C. 1904. D. 1920.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. They only employ college students.

B. They can offer many job opportunities.

C. They have more than 500 companies nationwide.

D. They send people to go to college each year for further education. 15. A. An employment agency may help you find a job in small companies.

B. The income in small firms is usually low. C. Their employees will find it hard to get promoted.

D. They also manage to send people to colleges for potential employees.

B. Employees.

D. Executives.

16. A. Professors.

C. Graduating students.

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Passage 1

Well-known in many countries, tug-of-war is a sports event with easy rules and a lot of actions11. On a grassy field, two teams pull on opposite ends of a rope. The team that can pull the other team to its side of the field wins. Many places have local tug-or-war clubs that compete against each other. An international organization sets the rules of the competition.

If one tug-of-war team weighs much more than the other team, then it is easier for the heavier team to win. To keep contests fair, all eight pullers on a team must be weighed12. Only teams with similar weights compete against each other.

The thrill of tug-of-war has been known for a very long time. In fact, it is one of the world’s oldest events, going back many centuries. Tug-of-war existed in many places in ancient times, including Greece, Egypt, and Korea. At one point, it was even included in the Olympic Games. It was introduced into the Olympics in 1900, just four years after the first modern Olympic Games were held in 1896 in Greece. It was a part of the Olympics until 1920, when the rope was pulled for the final time as an official Olympic event13. 11. What is the passage mainly about? 12. What is done before a contest begins?

13. What was the last year that tug-of-war was included in the Olympics?

Passage 2

Corporations as a group offer all kinds of jobs. Most large companies send people to colleges to meet graduating students with the required academic training16. A large university may have more than 500 companies a year knocking on its doors. Big firms are your best place for a job because their normal growth, employee retirements and job vacancies offer thousands of opportunities nationwide each year14.

Corporations, however, explain the rule that the biggest isn’t always the best. Many small firms with just a few hundred employees have positions that may agree with your profession need, too. Such firms may not have the time, money, or need to send people around to your college; you’ll probably have to get in touch with them yourself either directly or through an employment agency15. Don’t look down upon these little companies. Their salaries are usually competitive and the chances for advancement and recognition are even stronger than those of a big firm15BC. You could become a big fish in a small pond, reaching a high-level position more quickly than you would if you had climbed the more competitive ladder of a group giant.

14. Which of the following is true for large corporations? 15. Which of the following is true for small firms? 16. With whom is the passage most probably connected?