[00:34.93]agroupofsecondaryschoolstudentshavetakenturnstocleanprivatecarsearlyinthemorning
[00:42.40]beforegoingtoschoolEverydayatdawn,twostudentsfromaFormIIclassatKungLeeCollege
[00:51.49]haveheadedforablockofluxuryflatsinTaiHangRoad,
[00:57.08]towashandmopprivatecars.
[01:00.40]Thestudentswerenottryingtomakeafewdollarsforpocketmoney--
[01:05.38]theyweretryingtohelpaclassmate.
[01:08.78]Thisclassmatesfather,whoworkedasacleaneratthebuilding,
[01:13.98]wasadmittedtohospitalrecentlywithaseriousheartdisease.
[01:18.99]Hisdaughter,leftbyherselfandwithnootherrelativeinHongKong,
[01:25.08]facedthebiggestprobleminherlife.
[01:47.26]herfatherdied.Thestudentsthenchippedinwiththeirsavingstopayforthefuneralexpenses,
[01:55.57]Theyalsocalledonresidentsofthebuildingandaskedthemcontribute.
[02:01.86]Inaddition,theytookturnsintakingtheirclassmatetotheirhomes
[02:07.87]tocomfortandconsoleher.
[02:11.27]However,sherecentlyreturnedtoherhome--aseventysquarefootcubicleinthebasementofthebuilding
[02:19.65]--asshewantedtobeindependent.
[02:30.44]IwanttobeausefulpersonandIwanttofindameaningfuljob,"shesaidyesterday.
[02:37.73]Shesaidshehasnoimmediateplans,
[02:41.80]althoughherambitionistocontinueherstudiesandbecomeanurse.
[02:47.71]Youhaveoneminutetoanswerquestions19-22.
[02:55.41]19.Whydidthestudentscleanthecars
[03:00.01](A)Theywantedtohelpthecleanersdaughter.
[03:03.72](B)Theywantedtoearnsomepocketmoney.
[03:10.82](D)Theywantedtohelpahospital.
[03:20.91](A)Shehadaseriousheartdisease.(B)Shewouldnotcleanthecarsherself.
[03:25.82](C)HerfatherwasillandshehadnofamilyinHongKong.
[03:30.02](D)Herschoolfriendsweretoopoortohelpher.
[03:33.21]21.Whomdidtheyalsoturntoforthefuneralexpenses
[03:44.00](C)theirparents(D)residentsofthebuilding
[03:48.99]22.Whatdidthegirlwanttodo(A)tolivewithherrelatives
[03:54.89](B)tobeindependent(C)tobecomeadoctor
[03:59.49](D)tostaywithoneofherclassmates
[04:05.29]Questions23-25arebasedonthefollowingstory.
[04:16.60]Younowhave15secondstoreadthequestions.
[04:22.79]M:Honey,thebasketballgameisabouttostart.
[04:42.59]Couldyoubringmesomechipsandaboweloficecream
[04:46.69]And...uh...asliceofpizzafromthefridge.W:Anythingelse
[05:05.89]M:"Humpf"Whatdoyoumean"Humpf."
[05:09.50]Iwasthestarplayerinhighschool.
[05:12.79]W:Yeah,twenty-fiveyearsago.Look,
[05:22.59]M:So,whatareyousuggestingShouldIjustabandontheidea
[05:30.37]W:Well...yououghttoatleastgetaphysicalbeforeyoubegin.
[05:35.07]Imean,itHASbeenatleastfiveyearssinceyouplayedatall.
[05:40.06]M:Well,okay,but...W:Andyouneedtowatchyourdietandcutbackonthefattyfoods,
[05:45.97]liketheicecream.
[05:48.87]Andyoushouldtryeatingmorefreshfruitsandvegetables.
[05:56.15]W:Andyoushouldtakeupalittleweighttraining
[05:59.84]tostrengthenyourmusclesorperhapstrycyclingtobuildupyourcardiovascularsystem.
[06:06.94]Oh,andyouneedtogotobedearlyinsteadofwatchingTVhalfthenight.
[06:18.15]W:No,Ijustloveyouandwantyouaroundforalong,longtime.
[06:24.94]M:Thanks.Youhave45secondstoanswerquestions23-25.
[06:33.14]23.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo(A)playbasketballwithfriendsfromwork
[06:37.95](B)tryoutforthecompanybaseballteam
[06:41.95](C)getinshapeandcompeteinacyclingrace(D)becomeastarplayer
[06:48.95](A)Sheisworriedherhusbandwillspendtoomuchtimeawayfrom.
[06:55.03](B)Sheisafraidherhusbandwillbecomeafitnessfreak.
[07:03.08](D)Sheisafraidherhusbandwillbecomealaughingstock.
[07:11.57](A)Heshouldconsumelesssalt.(B)Heshouldeatlessfattyfoods.
[07:17.05](C)Heshouldaddmoreproteinproductstohisdiet.
[07:20.74](D)Heshouldavoideatingsweetthings.
[07:26.25]ThisistheendofPartB.
[07:32.44]Exercise7PartAYouwillhear10shortdialogues.
[07:43.33]Foreachdialogue,thereisonequestionandfourpossibleanswers.
[07:50.05]Choosethecorrectanswer--A,B,C,orD,andmarkitinyourtestbooklet.
[08:00.84]Youwillhave15secondstoanswerthequestion
[08:05.75]andyouwillheareachdialogueONLYONCE.
[08:11.05]Nowlookatquestion1.
[08:31.45]1.Whatdoesthemanmean(A)Hisfamilymaynotlikethisnewflat.
[08:35.84](B)Heandhisfamilywillenjoylivingintheflat.
[08:39.55](C)Heistheonlypersonwholikestheflat.
[08:42.63](D)Hethinksthewomanwillliketheflat.
[09:36.71]3.Whatdoesthewomanmean
[09:49.35](D)Shewenttotheshoplastweek.
[09:53.45]4.W:Ishallhavetogointohospitalsometimetohaveanoperationonmyleg.
[10:12.23]4.Howlonghasthewomanbeenonthewaitinglist
[10:15.92](A)Threedays.(B)Threemonths.(C)Thirteenmonths.(D)Threeyears.
[10:24.12]5.W:ImaydriveuptoLondononSaturday.
[10:41.91]Themotorwaycangetverybusy,evenonaSaturday.
[10:46.40]Youmaygetstuckinthetraffic.
[10:49.80]5.Whydoesthemansuggestthewomangoearly
[10:53.30](A)Theroadwillbebusy.(B)Itwilltakealongtime.
[10:58.18](C)Londonwillbecrowded.(D)Shecancomebackearly.
[11:17.96]6.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutthephotos
[11:25.95](C)Allofthemwentwrong.(D)Theyarenotveryclear.
[11:54.45]7.Whatdoesthewomanmean
[11:57.24](A)Shehassomeaspirinsinherbag.
[12:05.05](C)Sheputtheaspirinsinherbag.
[12:08.63](D)Shecanfindsomeaspirins.
[12:12.92]8.W:Ijustwanttolookatthesejugs.
[12:27.02]M:Thoseglassonesarenice.
[12:30.71]8.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo
[12:34.10](A)Shewantstobuyhermotherabirthdaypresent.
[12:37.89](B)Shelikestolookatthesebeautifuljugs.
[12:41.39](C)Shewantsthemantohelpherwiththejugs.
[12:44.79](D)Sheneedsthejugstodecoratetheroom.
[13:03.70]9.Whatdoesthemanmean(A)Thewomanhasagoodidea.
[13:07.38](B)Thewomanshouldbreaktherelationship.
[13:11.67](C)Thewomanwillcomebacknextweek
[13:15.66](D)Thewomanreallyneedsaweekoff.
[13:19.56]10.M:Thereisgoingtobeabusstriketomorrow.
[13:28.75]W:Itwillbeallrightifitisafineday,
[13:32.93]butifitiswettherewillbelongqueuesontheUnderground.
[13:38.13]10.Whatdoesthewomanworryaboutmost
[13:41.21](A)badweather(B)busstrike(C)heavytraffic(D)toomanypeople
[13:50.12]ThisistheendofPartA.
[13:59.03]PartBYouaregoingtohearfourconversations.
[14:07.02]Beforelisteningtoeachconversation.
[14:11.23]youwillhave5secondstoreadeachofthequestionswhichaccompanyit.
[14:17.21]Afterlistening,
[14:20.60]youwillhavetimetoanswereachquestionbychoosingA,B,CorD.
[14:29.38]YouwillheareachconversationONLYONCE.
[14:34.58]Markyouranswerinyourtestbooklet.
[14:39.18]Questions11-14arebasedonaconversationataninformationcentre.
[14:48.66]Younowhave20secondstoreadthequestions.
[14:56.44]M:Goodafternoon.W:Hello.Iwonderifyoucouldhelpme.
[15:25.94]M:Uhhuh.W:CanyoutellmewhereIcanfindacheaphotel
[15:30.74]M:Certainly.Thereareafewaroundhere,
[15:35.55]butthenearestandoneofthenicestisjustaroundthecorner.
[15:43.93]Wouldyoulikemetophonetoseeiftheyhavearoom
[16:11.21]Itlooksterriblyold.Haveyouanyideahowoldthistownis
[16:18.00]M:Yes,itwasfoundedinthethirteenthcentury.
[16:36.68]M:Yes,thissquareouthereisjustaboutthecentre.
[16:52.06]M:TheEuroHotel.W:TheEuro.Thanksalot.Bye.
[16:57.68]Youhaveoneminutetoanswerquestions11-14.
[17:08.57](B)Acheaphotel.(C)TheEuroHotel.(D)Anexpensivehotel.
[17:12.88]12.Whendothebanksclose
[17:17.06](A)8p.m.(B)7.30p.m.(C)6.30p.m.(D)7p.m.
[17:20.74]13.Whenwasthistownbuilt
[17:28.84](A)inthe13thcentury(B)inthe14thcentury
[17:34.04](C)inthe15thcentury(D)inthe16thcentury
[17:41.54]14.Whereisthetowncentre(A)justoutside(B)inthesquare
[17:53.95](C)aroundthecorner(D)notfaraway
[18:06.64]Questions15-18arebasedonaninterview.
[18:18.74]Younowhave20secondstoreadthequestions.
[18:24.51]W:SoMartin,whatsportsdoyouplay
[18:50.01]M:Iplayfootball,volleyball,tennis,andtabletennis
[19:03.09]andenjoyitasateam.W:Isitquiteafastgameaswell
[19:13.99]W:Howexciting...M:Yes.W:Wheredoyouplay,then
[19:18.77]M:Iplayatlocalsportscentresmoreduringthewinter
[19:23.47]andsortofplayintournamentsaroundEngland.
[19:27.57]Ialso,inthesummer,playbeachvolleyball.
[19:31.77]W:Isbeachvolleyballdifferentfromthevolleyballyouplayinthecentres
[19:37.18]M:Yes,itsaverydifferentgame.
[19:40.26]Insteadofsixplayersonateam,itsonlytwoplayers.
[19:45.78]W:Youmentionedyouplayedintournaments--
[19:49.28]nowdoyoudoquitewellinthetournaments
[20:02.55]andforWessex,myothervolleyballteam,
[20:14.82]Youhaveoneminutetoanswerquestions15-18.
[20:29.53](A)football(B)voileyball(C)tennis(D)tabletennis
[20:32.72]16.WheredoesMartinplayhisfavouritesportinthesummer
[20:37.03](A)atlocalsportscentres(B)intournaments(C)onthebeach(D)atcollege
[20:43.11]17.Howmanypeopleformateamforbeachvolleyball
[20:47.22](A)six(B)four(C)three(D)two
[20:57.93]18.HowmanyteamshasMartinplayedfor
[21:09.32](A)one(B)two(C)three(D)afew
[21:24.34]Questions19-21arebasedonaninterview.
[21:33.71]Younowhave15secondstoreadthequestions.
[21:39.41]M:Whodoyouworkforatthemoment,MsMann
[22:00.80]W:Um,IworkfortheBBCWorldService.
[22:06.11]M:Ah,andhowlonghaveyouworkedfortheBBC
[22:17.97]M:AndhowlonghaveyoubeentheirGermancorrespondent
[22:22.15]W:Fortwoyears.M:AndwhatdidyoudobeforetheBBC
[22:27.34]W:IworkedasaninterpreterfortheEU,
[22:31.84]M:Asyouknow,thisjobisbasedinGeneva.
[22:36.43]HaveyoueverlivedabroadbeforeW:Ohyes,yesIhave.
[22:41.82]M:Andwhendidyouliveabroad
[22:44.71]W:Well,infact,IwasborninArgentinaandIlivedthereuntilIwaseleven.
[22:51.72]Also,IlivedandworkedinBrusselsfortwoyearswhenIwasworkingfortheEU.
[23:13.82]M:Mmm...Andwhydidyougototheseplaces
[23:17.60]W:Well,mostlyforpleasure,butthreeyearsagoIwentbacktoArgentina
[23:23.90]tocovervariouspoliticalstoriesfortheBBC.
[23:28.60]Youhave45secondstoanswerquestions19-21.
[23:36.49]19.HowmanyyearshasMsMannworkedfortheBBC
[23:42.08](A)five(B)fifteen(C)four(D)fourteen
[23:46.96]20.WherewasMsMannborn(A)Geneva.(B)Argentina.(C)Brussels.(D)Germany.
[23:56.24]21.WhydidMsManngotoArgentinathreeyearsago
[24:01.83](A)Shewenttoseehergrandparents.(B)Shewentforpleasure.
[24:10.71](C)ShewrotepoliticalreportsfortheBBC.
[24:18.39](D)ShewroteeconomicstoriesfortheBBC.
[24:24.50]Questions22-25arebasedonatalk.
[24:34.51]Younowhave20secondstoreadthequestions.
[24:40.39]Spainisfamousforitsunusuallifestyle.
[25:06.17]Forexample,Spanishpeopleusuallyhavelunchat2.30p.m.anddinnerat10.00p.m.
[25:21.08]VisitorstoSpainoftenask,"WhendoSpanishpeoplesleep"
[25:27.98]TheSpanishsleeplessandgooutmorethanotherEuropeans.
[25:34.48]TheSpanishlovewalking,
[25:37.98]andtheyoftengoforawalkaroundthetownintheevenings.
[25:42.77]At10.00onFridayandSaturdaynightsthebarsandrestaurantsarefull
[25:50.24]ThecinemaisverypopularinSpain(25%ofadultsgotothecinemaonceaweekormore).
[25:58.91]ButSpanishnight-lifereallystartsatmidnight.
[26:10.19]Invalencia,ontheeastcoastofSpain,somediscosopenat10.00onSundaymornings!
[26:19.00]Onlyabout21%ofthepopulationgotochurch.
[26:25.01]OnSundaysmanypeoplegotothecountryortothebeach.
[26:30.49]Spanishpeopleoftengoawayatweekends,atEaster,andatChristmas,
[26:37.99]Manyfamilieshaveahouseinthecountry,andgothereinthesummer.
[26:43.87]PeopleoftensitintrafficjamsonSundayevenings.
[26:49.38]Andon1stAugust,twelvemillioncarsareontheroad!