21. [A] Miss her card game.

　　[B] Stay up too late.

　　[C] Take too heavy a work load next semester.

　　[D] Neglect her studies to play bridge.

　　22. [A] He already knows how to play.

　　[B] He doesn't like to play games.

　　[C] He doesn't have a partner.

　　[D] He doesn't have enough free time.

　　Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

　　23. [A] The effect of the atmosphere on rainfall.

　　[B] How conditions on earth support life.

　　[C] How water originated on earth.

　　[D] A new estimate of the age of earth.

　　24. [A] The surface of the ocean is expanding.

　　[B] Volcanic activity is increasing.

　　[C] The surface of earth contains tons of cosmic dust.

　　[D] Thousands of comets are colliding with earth's atmosphere.

　　25. [A] They are found under the oceans.

　　[B] They were most active when earth was first formed.

　　[C] Their emissions created earth's atmosphere.

　　[D] Their fumes are mostly water in the state of a gas.

　　Section B

　　Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short 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 2 with a single line through the center.

　　Passage One

　　Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　26. [A] He was trained as an electronics engineer.

　　[B] He was trained as a mechanical engineer.

　　[C] He was trained as a communication engineer.

　　[D] He was trained as a nuclear engineer.

　　27. [A] Fishing and hunting.

　　[B] He began to show great interest in natural beauty.

　　[C] Nuclear science.

　　[D] Amateur radio.

　　28. [A] An old friend of his.

　　[B] His elder brother.

　　[C] His younger brother.

　　[D] his younger son.

　　Passage Two

　　Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　29. [A] The Bachelor's degree.

　　[B] The Associate degree.

　　[C] The Master's degree.

　　[D] The Doctor's degree.

　　30. [A] A technical associate degree.

　　[B] A degree which is designed for transfer.

　　[C] A bachelor's degree.

　　[D] The last degree one can ever hope to attain.

　　31. [A] 120 quarter hours.

　　[B] 95 quarter hours.

　　[C] 120 credit hours.

　　[D] 72 credit hours.

　　Passage Three

　　Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　32. [A] In 1848.

　　[B] In 1846.

　　[C] In 1884.

　　[D] In 1849.

　　33. [A] 8,000 people.

　　[B] 10,000 people.

　　[C] 80,000 people.

　　[D] 100,000 people.

　　34. [A] From the western United States.

　　[B] From all parts of the country.

　　[C] From only the east coast of the American Continent.

　　[D] From San Francisco Bay.

　　35. [A] Because many settlements were abandoned.

　　[B] Because there were many gold-hungry sailors.

　　[C] Because private gold could not be protected by law.

　　[D] Because everybody raced for California.

　　Section C

　　Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blank, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.