改革措施/大学英语等级考试
完善过程大学英语四、六级考试经历了一个不断完善的过程。为提高考试的效度和信度，采取了一系列的改革措施。例如：六级考试样卷1）采用新题型，增加主观题的比例；2）设作文最低分，使师生更加重视的培养；3）报导平均级点分，以准确反映学校的总体教学水平。经教育部主管部门的批准，将于1999年5月起在部分院校逐步实施大学英语口语考试。可以预见，大学英语口语考试的实施将极大地推动我国大学英语的教学。此外，全国大学英语考试委员会已开始开展CET计算机化考试的研究，使CET考试更具科学化和现代化。4) 不过, 大学英语四、六级考试的科学化和现代化需要更多人付出努力。5）采用“多卷多题”的模式。从2012年12月起，多省份开始启用同一考场内的“”模式，即在同一考场内使用多套试卷，这不同于以往采用同一套试题，仅通过变化题目顺序实现多卷的方式。大学英语四六级考试题型结构组成自2005 年6月考试起，四、六级考试成绩将采用满分为 710 分的计分体制，不设及格线；成绩报导方式由考试合格证书改为成绩报告单，即考后向每位考生发放成绩报告单，报导内容包括：总分、单项分等。为使学校理解考试分数的含义并根据各校的实际情况合理使用考试测量的结果，四、六级考试委员会将向学校提供四、六级考试分数的解释。在考试内容和形式上，四、六级考试将加大听力理解部分的题量和比例，增加快速阅读理解测试，增加非选择性试题的比例。试点阶段的四、六级考试由四部分构成：听力理解、阅读理解、综合测试和写作测试。听力理解部分的比例提高到 35% ，其中听力对话占 15% ，听力短文占 20% 。听力对话部分包括短对话和长对话的听力理解；听力短文部分包括短文听写和选择题型的短文理解；听力题材选用对话、讲座、广播电视节目等更具真实性的材料。阅读理解部分比例调整为 35% ，其中仔细阅读部分（careful reading ）占 25% ，快速阅读部分（fast reading ）占 10% 。仔细阅读部分除测试篇章阅读理解外，还包括对篇章语境中的词汇理解的测试；快速阅读部分测试各种快速阅读技能。综合测试比例为 15% ，由两部分构成。第一部分为完型填空或改错，占 10% ；第二部分为短句问答或翻译，占 5% 。写作能力测试部分比例为 15% ，体裁包括议论文、说明文、应用文等。试点阶段四、六级考试各部分测试内容、题型和所占比例如表所示。根据改革进程，大学英语四、六级考试口语考试仍将与笔试分开实施，继续采用已经实施了五年的面试型四、六级口语考试（ CET-SET ）。同时，考委会将积极研究开发计算机化口语测试，以进一步扩大口语考试规模，推动大学英语口语教学。在考务管理方面， 2005年6月起教育部考试中心将启用新的四、六级考试（试点）报名和考务管理系统，严格认定考生报名资格，加强对考场组织和考风考纪的管理，切实做好考试保密工作。由于四、六级考试是一个每年涉及上千万考生的超大规模标准化考试，因此考试内容和形式的改革须经过一定规模的试点，对新试卷的有效性和可行性作出科学的论证，并了解师生的反馈。为此，自2006年1月开始，从参加大学英语教学改革试点学生中试行改革后的四级考试，自2006年6月开始，以同等方式试行新的六级考试。初步定于 2007年1月全面实施改革后的四级考试， 2007年6月全面实施改革后的六级考试。考委会将按照制定新的四、六级考试大纲和样题，并及时向教师和学生公布。自2013年12月考次起，全国大学英语四、六级考试 委员会将对四、六级考试的试卷结构和测试题型作局部调整。调整后，四级和六级的试卷结构和测试题型相同。一、试卷描述四级和六级的试卷结构、测试内容、测试题型、分值比例和考试时间如下表所示：大学英语等级考试二、新题型说明1. 单词及词组听写原复合式听写调整为单词及词组听写，短文长度及难度不变。要求考生在听懂短文的基础上，用所听到的原文填写空缺的单词或词组，共10题。短文播放三遍。2. 长篇阅读原快速阅读理解调整为长篇阅读理解，篇章长度和难度不变。篇章后附有10个句子，每句一题。每句所含的信息出自篇章的某一段落，要求考生找出与每句所含信息相匹配的段落。有的段落可能对应两题，有的段落可能不对应任何一题。3. 翻译原单句汉译英调整为段落汉译英。翻译内容涉及中国的历史、文化、经济、社会发展等。四级长度为140-160个汉字；六级长度为180-200个汉字。三、成绩报道成绩报道分为总分和单项分。单项分包括：1）听力，2）阅读，3）翻译和写作。四、样题大学英语四级考试样题见附件1。（附件为PDF格式文件）大学英语六级考试样题见附件2。改革设想任何一项大规模标准化考试的发展都是一个不断改进和完善的过程。四、六级考试十七年的发展历程也证明了这一点。国家改革开放对我国大学生的英语交际能力不断提出更高的要求，因此，四、六级考试中长期改革任务仍十分艰巨。考试委员会将不断研究开发适合四、六级考试的新题型，研究改革后的四、六级考试对教学的后效；同时，充分利用高科技手段，完善考务管理系统，实现四、六级考试网上阅卷（ CET-Online Marking ），研究计算机化四、六级考试（ CET-CBT ），争取在一定考生范围内或在某种能力测试中实现四、六级机考。大学英语四、六级考试还将进一步完善其考试系列，更好地适应不同层次学校的需要，更有利于分层管理、分类指导。为此，四、六级考委会将根据对目前国内、国际语言测试理论和实践的研究和分析，制订以中国英语学习者为对象，能与国际接轨的英语语言能力等级量表，以更准确地描述我国大学生的英语能力。同时，研究开发入学水平考试（ CET-Placement Test ），用于测量大学生入学时的英语水平，为学校制定切实可行的教学目标提供依据，并采用“平均级点分”等统计手段，更准确地反映教学的进步幅度，以调动广大师生的教学积极性。此外，考委会还将研究开发高端考试（ CET-Advanced Level ），用于测试学生是否达到《教学要求》中“更高要求”所规定的英语综合应用能力，即能以英语为工具，直接参与国际学术会议、国际学术交流等。
计分体制/大学英语等级考试
自2005年6月考试起，大学英语四、六级考试的原始分数在经过加权、等值处理后，参照常模转换为均值为500、标准差为70的常模正态分数。同时，四、六级考试不设及格线，考试合格证书改为成绩报告单。四、六级考试报道总分计算公式为：公式式中X表示每个考生加权、等值处理后的原始分数，Mean表示常模均值，SD表示常模标准差。四、六级的分数常模群体由1987年的全国若干所重点大学的近万名本科生组成。四、六级考试委员会计划在2006年对常模进行第一次修订。常模正态分数的特点是能够报道考生在常模群体中所处的百分位置。举例如下：某考生四级报道总分是450分，则其在常模群体中的百分位是24%，表示这名考生的英语成绩优于常模群体中24%的人。某考生六级报道总分是500分，则其在常模群体中的百分位在48%~57%之间，表示这名考生的英语成绩至少优于常模群体中48%的人，但不会优于57%的人。四、六级的单项报道分也是常模正态分数，但参照的常模是相应的单项常模。因此，单项报道分能够报道考生在各单项常模群体中所处的百分位置。举例如下：某考生四级作文报道分数是62分，则其在常模群体中的百分位是在77%~86%之间，表示这名考生的英语成绩至少要优于常模群体中77%的人，但不会优于86%的人。某考生六级听力报道分数是100分，则其在常模群体中的百分位是54%，表示这名考生的英语听力成绩优于常模群体中54%的人。
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　　从历年各校的听力测试来看，考试形式类似四六级，雅思，托福等的模式。常见的题型有选择，填空，听写等。有个别院校会涉及主观性题目，例如对听力材料内容进行理解加工，用自己的话转述出来。
　　虽然不同院校专业之间的具体考试内容会有差别，而且不同年份的考试形式也会有变化，但考查的都是听力理解能力，因此还是有共通的准备方法可以参考借鉴。
　　一、勤听，培养“耳感”
　　由于初试没有听力，几乎所有考生在备考时都放弃了听力训练，“塞听”造成的结果就是现在听到英语后反应迟钝。因此，首先要做的就是逐渐养成听力习惯，训练耳朵对英语听力材料的熟悉度，保证自己的耳朵经常性浸润于英语环境。
　　二、听力训练内容
　　1、历年四级六级听力真题
　　不管考生是否通过四六级，现在可以把之前备考时使用的四六级真题听力部分拿出来进行重新学习，要求听并完成题目。任务量不限，越多越好，但最起码应该完成四六级各自近五年十套听力题目。
　　2、托福雅思听力
　　托福雅思听力测试强调实用性，四六级等考试也参考了这两类考试的命题方式。其材料题材多样，考生可以在完成四六级听力听力后，加上这部分题目练习。但如果考生专业课复习任务重，或者四六级材料没有完成，可以不做这部分。
　　3、英语新闻、英文电影电视等
　　复习期间可以在学习计划完成之余看一些英文新闻或者英文影视剧，这样不仅可以放松调剂，更可以在此期间锻炼耳力。
　　例如：在电视或电脑上观看CCTV-NEWS；利用广播或网络在线听VOA，BBC新闻。新闻是非常好的学习材料，不仅可以锻炼听力，更可以了解时事，开拓眼界。作为当代准研究生，了解国内外新闻热点并进行独立思考判断是必备能力之一。
　　但是一定要注意，听英语歌，看英语电影或者娱乐节目等的确可以起到锻炼耳力的作用，但不建议考生以此为主要途径，因为它们娱乐性过强，考生容易本末倒置，只顾着欣赏而忘记了英语学习。
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Part II Listening Comprehension (25 minutes)
Directions: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item.
1. A) Christmas-time attacks made by Somali rebels.
B) An explosion at a bus station in central Nairobi.
C) The killing of more than 70 Ugandans in Kampala.
D) Blasts set off by a Somali group in Uganda&s capital.
2. A) On Christmas Eve. C) During a security check.
B) Just before midnight. D) In the small hours of the morning.
Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item.
3. A) It is likely to close many of its stores.
B) It is known for the quality of its goods.
C) It remains competitive in the recession.
D) It will expand its online retail business.
4. A) Expand its business beyond groceries.
B) Fire 25,000 of its current employees.
C) Cut its DVD publishing business.
D) Sell the business for one pound.
Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following news item.
5. A) All taxis began to use meters.
B) All taxis got air conditioning.
C) Advertisements were allowed on taxis.
D) Old taxis were replaced with new cabs.
6. A) A low interest loan scheme. C) Taxi passengers& complaints.
B) Environmentalists& protests. D) Permission for car advertising.
7. A) There are no more irregular practices.
B) All new cabs provide air-conditioning.
C) New cabs are all equipped with meters.
D) New legislation protects consumer rights.
Directions: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
Conversation One
Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
8. A) It has a partnership with LCP. C) It specializes in safety from leaks.
B) It is headquartered in London. D) It has a chemical processing plant.
9. A) He is a chemist. C) He is a safety inspector.
B) He is a salesman. D) He is Mr. Grand&s friend.
10. A) The public relations officer. C) Director of the safety department.
B) Mr. Grand&s personal assistant. D) Head of the personnel department.
11. A) Wait for Mr. Grand to call back.
B) Leave a message for Mr. Grand.
C) Provide details of their products and services.
D) Send a comprehensive description of their work.
Conversation Two
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
12. A) Teacher. C) Editor.
B) Journalist. D) Typist.
13. A) Some newly discovered scenic spot.
B) Big changes in the Amazon valley.
C) A new railway under construction.
D) The beautiful Amazon rainforests.
14. A) In news weeklies. C) In newspapers& Sunday editions.
B) In a local evening paper. D) In overseas editions of U.S. magazines.
15. A) To become a professional writer. C) To get her life story published soon.
B) To be employed by a newspaper. D) To sell her articles to a news service.
Directions: In this section, you will hear three passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.
16. A) She is both a popular and a highly respected author.
B) She is the first writer to focus on the fate of slaves.
C) She is the most loved African novelist of all times.
D) She is the most influential author since the 1930&s.
17. A) The Book Critics Circle Award. C) The Pulitzer Prize for fiction.
B) The Nobel Prize for literature. D) The National Book Award.
18. A) She is a relative of Morrison&s. C) She is a skilled storyteller.
B) She is a slave from Africa. D) She is a black woman.
Passage Two
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.
19. A) They are very generous in giving gifts.
B) They refuse gifts when doing business.
C) They regard gifts as a token of friendship.
D) They give gifts only on special occasions.
20. A) They enjoy giving gifts to other people.
B) They spend a lot of time choosing gifts.
C) They have to follow many specific rules.
D) They pay attention to the quality of gifts.
21. A) Gift-giving plays an important role in human relationships.
B) We must be aware of cultural differences in giving gifts.
C) We must learn how to give gifts before going abroad.
D) Reading extensively can make one a better gift-giver.
Passage Three
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
22. A) She tenderly looked after her sick mother.
B) She developed a strong interest in finance.
C) She learned to write for financial newspapers.
D) She invested in stocks and shares on Wall Street.
23. A) She inherited a big fortune from her father.
B) She sold her restaurant with a substantial profit.
C) She got 7.5 million dollars from her ex-husband.
D) She made a wise investment in real estate.
24. A) She was dishonest in business dealings.
B) She frequently ill-treated her employees.
C) She abused animals including her pet dog.
D) She was extremely mean with her money.
25. A) She carried on her family&s tradition.
B) She made huge donations to charities.
C) She built a hospital with her mother&s money.
D) She made a big fortune from wise investments.
Tape Script of Listening Comprehension
Directions: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item.
Kenyan police say one person was killed and 26 injured in an explosion at a bus station in central Nairobi. The blast hit a bus about to set off for the Ugandan capital Kampala. Last July, the Somali group al-Shabab said it was behind the blasts in the Ugandan capital which killed more than 70 people. Will Ross reports from the Kenyan capital.
The explosion happened beside a bus which was about to set off for an overnight journey from Nairobi to the Ugandan capital Kampala. Some eyewitnesses report that a bag was about to be loaded on board, but it exploded during a security check. Windows of the red bus were left smashed, and blood could be seen on the ground beside the vehicle. Just hours earlier, Uganda&s police chief had warned of possible Christmas-time attacks by Somali rebels.
1. What is the news report mainly about?
2. When did the incident occur?
Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item.
Woolworths is one of the best known names on the British High Street. It&s been in business nearly a century. Many of its 800 stores are likely to close following the company&s decision to call in administrators after an attempt to sell the business for a token &1 failed.
The company has huge debts. The immediate cause for the collapse has been Britain&s slide toward recession, which has cut into consumer spending. However, the business had been in trouble for years.
Known for low-priced general goods, Woolworths has struggled in the face of competition from supermarkets expanding beyond groceries and a new generation of internet retailers.
Many of the store group&s 25,000 employees are likely to lose their jobs. Some profitable areas such as the DVD publishing business will survive.
3. What do we learn about Woolworths from the news report?
4. What did Woolworths attempt to do recently?
Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following news item.
Cairo is known for its overcrowded roads, irregular driving practices and shaky old vehicles, but also for its air pollution. In recent months, though, environmental studies indicate there have been signs of improvement. That&s due in part to the removal of many of the capital&s old-fashioned black and white taxis. Most of these dated back to the 1960s and 70s and were in a poor state of repair.
After new legislation demanded their removal from the roads, a low interest loan scheme was set up with three Egyptian banks so drivers could buy new cars. The government pays about $900 for old ones to be discarded and advertising on the new vehicles helps cover repayments.
The idea has proved popular with customers ― they can now travel in air-conditioned comfort and because the new cabs are metered, they don&t have to argue over fares. Banks and car manufacturers are glad for the extra business in tough economic times. As for the taxi drivers, most are delighted to be behind the wheel of new cars, although there have been a few complaints about switching from black and white to a plain white colour.
5. What change took place in Cairo recently?
6. What helped bring about the change?
7. Why do customers no longer argue with new cab drivers?
Directions: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
Conversation One
W: Morning, this is TGC.
M: Good morning. Walter Barry here, calling from London. Could I speak to Mr. Grand, please?
W: Who&s calling, please?
M: Walter Barry, from London.
W: What is it about, please?
M: Well, I understand that your company has a chemical processing plant. My own company, LCP, Liquid Control Products, is a leader in safety from leaks in the field of chemical processing. I would like to speak to Mr. Grand to discuss ways in which we could help TGC protect itself from such problems and save money at the same time.
W: Yes, I see. Well, Mr. Grand is not available just now.
M: Can you tell me when I could reach him?
W: He&s very busy for the next few days & then he&ll be away in New York. So it&s difficult to give you a time.
M: Could I speak to someone else, perhaps?
W: Who in particular?
M: A colleague for example?
W: You&re speaking to his personal assistant. I can deal with calls for Mr. Grand.
M: Yes, well, could I ring him tomorrow?
W: No, I&m sorry he won&t be free tomorrow. Listen, let me suggest something. You send us details of your products and services, together with references from other companies and then we&ll contact you.
M: Yes, that&s very kind of you. I have your address.
W: Very good, Mr&.
M: Barry. Walter Barry from LCP in London.
W: Right, Mr. Barry. We look forward to hearing from you.
M: Thank you. Goodbye.
Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
8. What do we learn about the woman&s company?
9. What do we learn about the man?
10. What is the woman&s position in her company?
11. What does the woman suggest the man do?
Conversation Two
M: You&re going to wear out the computer&s keyboard!
W: Oh, hi.
M: Do you have any idea what time it is?
W: About ten or ten-thirty?
M: It&s nearly midnight.
W: Really? I didn&t know it was so late.
M: Don&t you have an early class to teach tomorrow morning?
W: Yes, at seven o&clock. My commuter class, the students who go to work right after their lesson.
M: Then you ought to go to bed. What are you writing, anyway?
W: An article I hope I can sell.
M: Oh, another of your newspaper pieces? What&s this one about?
W: Do you remember the trip I took last month?
M: The one up to the Amazon?
W: Well, that&s what I&m writing about&the new highway and the changes it&s making in the Amazon valley.
M: It should be interesting.
W: It is. I guess that&s why I forgot all about the time.
M: How many articles have you sold now?
W: About a dozen so far.
M: What kind of newspapers buy them?
W: The papers that carry a lot of foreign news. They usually appear in the big Sunday editions where they need a lot of background stories to help fill up the space between the ads.
M: Is there any future in it?
W: I hope so. There&s a chance I may sell this article to a news service.
M: Then your story would be published in several papers, wouldn&t it?
W: That&s the idea. And I might even be able to do other stories on a regular basis.
M: That would be great.
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
12. What is the woman&s occupation?
13. What is the woman writing about?
14. Where do the woman&s articles usually appear?
15. What does the woman expect?
Directions: In this section, you will hear three passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
In today&s class, we&ll discuss Toni Morrison&s novel Beloved. As I&m sure you all know, Morrison is both a popular and a highly respected author, and it&s not easy to be both. Born in 1931, Morrison has written some of the most touching and intelligent works on the African-American experience ever written by anyone, and yet to call her an &African-American writer& doesn&t seem to do her justice. In many ways, she&s simply an American writer&and certainly one of our best.
Beloved is a truly remarkable work. It was recommended for nearly every major literary prize, including the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award, and it in fact won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1988. Morrison herself is distinguished for having won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1993.
What makes Beloved unique is the skillful, sure way in which Morrison blends intensely personal storytelling and American history, racial themes and gender themes, the experience of Blacks with the experience of all people everywhere, the down-to-earth reality of slavery with a sense of mysterious spirituality.
We&ll be paying special attention to these themes as we discuss this work. I&m particularly interested in your views on the relative importance of race and gender in this book. Is it more important that Sethe, the main character, is black or that she&s a woman? Which contributes more to her being? What does Morrison tell us about both?
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.
16. What do we learn about Toni Morrison?
17. What honor did Toni Morrison receive in 1993?
18. What does the speaker tell us about Sethe, the main character in Morrison&s novelBeloved?
Passage Two
The topic of my talk today is gift-giving. Everybody likes to receive gifts, right? So you may think that gift-giving is a universal custom. But actually, the rules of gift-giving vary quite a lot, and not knowing them can result in great embarrassment. In North America, the rules are fairly simple. If you&re invited to someone&s home for dinner, bring wine or flowers or a small item from your country. Among friends, family, and business associates, we generally don&t give gifts on other occasions except on someone&s birthday and Christmas. The Japanese, on the other hand, give gifts quite frequently, often to thank someone for their kindness. The tradition of gift-giving in Japan is very ancient. There are many detailed rules for everything from the color of the wrapping paper to the time of the gift presentation. And while Europeans don&t generally exchange business gifts, they do follow some formal customs when visiting homes, such as bringing flowers. The type and color of flowers, however, can carry special meaning.
Today we have seen some broad differences in gift-giving. I could go on with additional examples. But let&s not miss the main point here: If we are not aware of and sensitive to cultural differences, the possibilities for miscommunication and conflict are enormous. Whether we learn about these differences by reading a book or by living abroad, our goal must be to respect differences among people in order to get along successfully with our global neighbors.
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.
19. What does the speaker say about gift-giving of North Americans?
20. What do we learn about the Japanese concerning gift-giving?
21. What point does the speaker make at the end of the talk?
Passage Three
Hetty Green was a very spoilt, only child. She was born in Massachusetts, USA, in 1835. Her father was a millionaire businessman. Her mother was often ill, and so from the age of two her father took her with him to work and taught her about stocks and shares. At the age of six she started reading the daily financial newspapers and opened her own bank account.
Her father died when she was 21 and she inherited $7.5 million. She went to New York and invested on Wall Street. Hetty saved every penny, eating in the cheapest restaurants for 15 cents. She became one of the richest and most hated women in the world. At 33 she married Edward Green, a multi-millionaire, and had two children, Ned and Sylvia.
Hetty&s meanness was well known. She always argued about prices in shops. She walked to the local grocery store to buy broken biscuits which were much cheaper, and to get a free bone for her much loved dog. Once she lost a two-cent stamp and spent the night looking for it. She never bought clothes and always wore the same long, ragged black skirt. Worst of all, when her son Ned fell and injured his knee, she refused to pay for a doctor and spent hours looking for free medical help. In the end Ned lost his leg.
When she died in 1916 she left her children $100 million. Her daughter built a hospital with her money.
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
22. What do we learn about Hetty Green as a child?
23. How did Hetty Green become rich overnight?
24. Why was Hetty Green much hated?
25. What do we learn about Hetty&s daughter?
Part II Listening Comprehension
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8. D 9. B 10. B 11. C 12. A
13. B 14. C 15. D
16. A 17. B 18. D 19. D 20. C
21. B 22. B 23. A 24. D 25. C
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