Section 1 Audio script: The rising number of vehicles on Vientiane roads is causing increasing traffic congestion despite recent

major road construction projects aimed at alleviating the problem. Official figures put the current number of registered vehicles in Vientiane at about 409,000. Of those, there are about 121,000 cars, trucks, and larger vehicles. Head of Office of the Vientiane Traffic Police, Captain Viengxay Soutthiyanon said that an imbalance between the number of vehicles and accessibility of major arterial road in the capital was causing traffic congestion, particularly during morning and evening rush hours. The population of Vientiane is increasing fast and more and more families are purchasing vehicles, adding to the traffic problems in the city, said Cpt. Viengxay. Cpt. Viengxay said narrow roads are also a cause of traffic jams in the city, citing the example of the recently upgraded Phontong-Dongdok road which he said was still not wide enough to serve as a major transport route into the city. Other causes of traffic jams are a lack of police presence at crucial intersections and motorists' disregard for road rules, according to Cpt. Viengxay. Drivers should respect the traffic regulations, drive in marked lanes, only park in allocated areas, and be considerate of others. Vientiane traffic police are concerned about the growing parking problems at places such as markets, banks and commercial zones, and are in discussions with the related sectors to find a solution to the issue. We recommend businesses such as major banks provide a separate parking area for their employees so that customers can park their cars outside the bank without disrupting traffic, said Cpt. Viengxay. He also suggested motorists commence their commute to work earlier than usual to avoid the morning peak hour rush. Deputy Director of the Department of Public Works and Transports of Vientiane, Mr Chanxay Vinavong said the department and related units were discussing prospective solutions to the city's growing traffic problems. We are considering the construction of parking spaces; probably a large parking lot somewhere in the city centre where workers and the public can park their vehicles and then walk a short distance to their office or respective destination, Mr Chanxay said.

Traffic officials have also called on businesses to ensure they consider parking spaces when they are constructing or expanding their offices.

Following are a number of statements from the passage that you have just listened to. There are some portions missing. Read carefully and complete the statements. A. Official figures put the current number of registered vehicles in _____1_____ at about _____2_____. B. Drivers should respect the _____3_____, drive in marked _____4_____, only park in allocated areas, and be considerate of others. C. Deputy Director of the _____5_____ and Transports of Vientiane, Mr Chanxay _____6_____ said the department and related units were discussing _____7_____ solutions to the city's growing traffic _____8_____. D. Head of Office of the _____9_____, Captain Viengxay Soutthiyanon said that an imbalance between the number of vehicles and accessibility of major arterial road in the capital was causing traffic congestion, particularly during _____10_____ rush hours.

Section 2 Audio script: MRS. FREDERICK BELMONT-TOWERS: Is that you, Helen? Come in. You must excuse me for seeing you up here, but this is my day for treatment and I don't get up till afternoon. Oh, didn't you know? I'm taking a course with Omarkanandi, this famous Hindu priest. You haven't heard of him? Oh, my dear, he is too wonderful. You know what an invalid I've been for years? I've had no sympathy in my suffering-Fred thinks it's all nonsense, says I'm a hypochondriac, and all that, but Omarkanandi says my condition has been simply pitiful! He's so sympathetic, Helen. He wears a long red robe, and a turban and the queerest rings, and his eyes are the most soulful things. Well, it's hard to tell you just what he does. He sits beside me, and holds my hands and looks into my eyes and talks to me, in his soft Oriental voice. He says he is the medium of infinite strength and power, and that he transmits it to me. Well, he thinks in time that I can draw on this power myself, without him. He says that I'm so highly strung that the winds of evil play on me. He says my chronic indigestion is simply a wind of evil, and that I must harden myself against it. I told him I didn't care so much about the indigestion itself, but it was ruining my complexion. He said when I got myself into harmony with the Infinite my skin would be like a rose leaf--so you can see for yourself the thing is worthwhile. [Pause] Oh, no, it isn't Mind Cure or Christian Science or any of those intangible things, this is really practical. And I find that my power over others is growing, just as he said it would. The other night, Fred came home just worn out, and I determined to try the cure on him, so I made him lie down, and I held his hand, and looked at him, and talked very softly, and it was no time at all, Helen, until he was sleeping like a child. You see, what I like about this system is that it is so practical. I told Omarkanandi how I was worrying about my Bridge debts, and that I couldn't tell Fred

about it, and he put himself "in harmony" and worked out the most wonderful scheme. he told me to get up a sort of Trust, and make up a pool, every woman in the club putting in five hundred dollars. Then as long as we won, we should each put ten percent of our winnings back into the pool, and if we lost, the pool would stand for it, up to a certain limit. I was Treasurer and I made Omarkanandi take five hundred for thinking up the scheme. He didn't want to at all, but he did finally to help "his cause." Well, it worked splendidly for about a week, and then it ended in the awfullest row. The women accused each other of not paying their ten percent, and of overdrawing on the pool, and every woman demanded her money back, and we just couldn't get it straightened out. I'm out, Heaven only knows how much! Some of the men heard about it, and you ought to have seen Fred lecture me. I repeated a lot of things to him that he had said himself on the benefit of Trusts, but he said that it was all rot. I told him I thought so when he first said it, but I was so used to taking his word as law, that I went right ahead. I'd never dare tell him how much I'm out--I just said, "We'll call it legitimate speculation and charge it up to profit and loss," which is his favorite excuse when he's on the wrong side of the market. [Pause] Mercy, no, I didn't tell him Omarkanandi had anything to do with it. He says he's a fraud and all sorts of things. Omar says Fred is not attuned to the higher chords of ethereality, so he lives in error and darkness. Helen, you ought to have him come see you; he'd do wonders for you. Only five hundred for the course, and it's nothing when you think what he does for you. [Listens to Helen's sarcasms in surprise] Why, Helen! I'm afraid you're like Fred, too worldly and suspicious to grasp these truths. As Omarkanandi says, you must be saved "by faith alone!" [Turns her head, as if at interruption] Who is it, Maria? Omarkanandi? Ask him to come up. Goodbye, Helen, do run in again. [Watches her go out, and sighs] Poor, trivial thing, she hasn't the capacity for great thoughts and spiritual experiences, as I have. The following passage is a summary of the audio script that you hear. Fill in the gaps to complete the summary meaningfully. I told Omarkanandi how I was worrying about my _____11_____, and that I couldn't tell _____12_____ about it, and he put himself "_____13_____" and worked out the most wonderful scheme. He told me to get up a _____14_____, and make up a pool, every woman in the club putting in _____15_____. I'd _____16_____ tell him how much I'm out--I just said, "We'll call it _____17_____ and charge it up to profit and loss," which is his favorite excuse when he's on the wrong side of the market. Mercy, no, I didn't tell him Omarkanandi had anything to do with it. Only five hundred for the course, and it's nothing when you think what he does for you. Why, Helen! As Omarkanandi says, you must be saved "by _____18_____! " Who is it, _____19_____? Omarkanandi? Ask him to _____20_____.

Section 3 Audio script:

The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about 50 miles (80 km) north-by-east of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the city. Cambridge is well known as the home of the University of Cambridge. The university includes the renowned Cavendish Laboratory, King's College Chapel, and the Cambridge University Library. The Cambridge skyline is dominated by the last two buildings, along with the chimney of Addenbrooke's Hospital in the far south of the city and St John's College Chapel tower in the north. According to the United Kingdom Census 2001, the city's population was 108,863 (including 22,153 students), and the population of the urban area (which includes parts of the neighbouring South Cambridgeshire district) is estimated to be 130,000. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s the size of the city was greatly increased by several large council estates planned to hold London overspill. The biggest impact has been on the area north of the river, which are now the estates of Arbury, East Chesterton and King's Hedges, and there are many smaller estates to the south of the city. In 1962 Cambridge's first shopping arcade, Bradwell's Court, opened on Drummer Street, though this was demolished in 2006. Other shopping arcades followed at Lion Yard, which housed a relocated Central Library for the city, and the Grafton Centre which replaced Victorian housing stock which had fallen into disrepair in the Kite area of the city. Both of these projects met strong opposition at the time. The city gained its second University in 1992 when Anglia Polytechnic became Anglia Polytechnic University. Renamed Anglia Ruskin University in 2005, the institution has its origins in the Cambridge School of Art opened in 1858 by John Ruskin. The Open University also has a presence in the city, with an office operating on Hills Road. Despite having a university, Cambridge was not granted its city charter until 1951. Cambridge does not have a cathedral, traditionally a prerequisite for city status, instead falling within the Church of England Diocese of Ely. Many of the buildings in the centre are colleges affiliated to the University of Cambridge, including King's College and Magdalene College. Colleges such as Trinity College and St John's College own significant land both in Cambridge and outside: Trinity is the landlord for the Cambridge Science Park, and also the port of Felixstowe; St John's is the landlord of St John's Innovation Centre next door to the Science Park, and many other buildings in the city centre. Cambridge City Council plans to renew the area around the Corn Exchange concert hall, and plans for a permanent ice-skating rink are being considered after the success of a temporary one that has been on Parker's Piece every year for the past few years. New housing and developments have continued through the 21st century, with estates such as the CB1 and Accordia schemes near the station, and developments such as Clayfarm and Trumpington Meadows planned for the south of the city. Fill in the blanks with the correct information. Do not write more than three words in a blank.

A. Cambridge is well known as the home of the _____21_____. B. The university includes the renowned _____22_____ Laboratory, King's College Chapel, and the Cambridge _____23_____. C. The Cambridge skyline is dominated by the _____24_____, along with the chimney of _____25_____ Hospital in the far south of the city and _____26_____ Chapel tower in the north. D. Renamed Anglia Ruskin University in _____27____, the institution has its origins in the Cambridge School of Art opened in 1858 by _____28_____. E. Many of the buildings in the centre are colleges affiliated to the University of Cambridge, including King's College and Magdalene College. F. Colleges such as Trinity College and St John's College own significant land both in Cambridge and outside: Trinity is the landlord for the Cambridge Science Park, and also the port of _____29_____; St John's is the landlord of St John's Innovation Centre next door to the _____30_____, and many other buildings in the city centre. Section 4 Audio script: Franks friends were not able to help Mark find an apartment so he asked his friend Peter for help. Mark: So Peter I really need to get out of this hotel and get my own place. Down in Brooklyn, you said, was a nice place to find an apartment. Peter: Yes, Mark. Brooklyn is a really cool place. The values have dropped a lot. Well it has been down for quite a long time. Mark: Ok well I think I might go down there this afternoon and look for a vacant apartment. Peter: What a wonderful idea and I think I know who would like to chaperone you. Mark: Somebody to help me? Peter: There is a lady over there who you know. If you would like to introduce yourself Mark: Stephanie! Hello! Peter: Stephanie! . Mark: How are you Stephanie? Stephanie: I would really like to show you around Brooklyn. I was listening to the conversation and I was very sorry. I was very nosy. Mark: You are not busy this afternoon?

Stephanie: I am not busy. Mark: Oh well Stephanie: So, I am free. Are you free? Mark: Lets go now. Stephanie: I think you are free. Mark: Lets go now. Stephanie: Ok.

Say whether the statements are true or false or not given in the passage. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. Mark is happy in the hotel. Peter is very helpful to Mark. Peter will buy an apartment for mark. Maria will go with mark to see an apartment. Mark plan to buy a flat in Brooklyn Road. Stephanie is a friend of Peter. Peter will not be able to go with Mark as he is busy. Peter suggested that it would be better if he takes Stephanie with him. The hotel Mark has been putting up is very expensive. Brooklyn is a very cool place.