Passage Two

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

　　29. [A] The island of Guam.

　　[B] Yokoi Shoichi's marriage.

　　[C] The battles on Guam during World War II.

　　[D] A Japanese soldier who hid on Guam.

　　30. [A] They met Yokoi Shoichi when he arrived.

　　[B] They went to a department store to meet him.

　　[C] They saw a display of Shoichi's clothing and equipment.

　　[D] They attended Yokoi Shoichi's wedding.

　　31. [A] Because he hated the war.

　　[B] Because he felt shame and dishonor.

　　[C] Because he wanted to stay away from his friends and foes alike.

　　[D] Because he didn't know that Japan had lost the war.

　　Passage Three

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

　　32. [A] How to Make Violins.

　　[B] Expensive Violins.

　　[C] Stradivarius's Secret.

　　[D] Italian Violin Makers.

　　33. [A] Hundreds of violins every day.

　　[B] Over 100,000 violins during his career.

　　[C] Only one violin.

　　[D] Hundreds of violins during his career.

　　34. [A] His notes were never found.

　　[B] His notes were left to his sons.

　　[C] His notes were found by other violin makers.

　　[D] There were not any written notes about his secret.

　　35. [A] Special properties of wood of the violin.

　　[B] The shape and construction of the instrument.

　　[C] Different steps involved in the violin's construction.

　　[D] The special coat of paint on the violin.

　　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.

　　More and more Americans are reading their own credit report. Credit reports are (36) ________ by lenders to decide how rrisky it would be to offer a loan or credit to an individual.

　　The report holds information about a person's (37) ________ loans and credit-card debt. It records late (38) ________ of bills and any unpaid loans. It all adds up to a credit history. These days, though, lenders often welcome people with bad credit histories. They are (39) ________ higher interest rates and other loan costs.

　　Some Americans want to read their credit report to know if they have been a (40) ________ of identity theft. They can see if any loans or credit cards have been (41) ________ in their name with stolen personal information.

　　Another reason is that credit reports are not always correct.. They might (42) ________ wrong information or old information.

　　Before 1971, Americans could not see any of this information. One change, in 2001, permits people to see their FICO score. FICO is short for the Fair Isaac (43) ________. (44) __________.

　　Fair Isaac says many lenders not just in the United States but around the world use its technology to create credit scores. (45) _______________________________________________.

　　As of May, the company says it sold ten million credit scores to individuals.

　　(46) ______________________________________________________________________.

　　Paying bills on time and paying off credit-card debt improves credit scores.