PART ONE
Ouestlons 1--12
· You will hear three telephone conversations or messages.
· Write one or two words or a number in the numbered spaces on the notes or forms below
· You will hear each recording twice.
Conversation One (Questions 1--4)
· Look at the note below.
· You will hear a man calling to rent an apartment.
Conversation Two (Questions 5--8)
·Look at the note below.
· You will hear a man requesting some information about a job.
Conversation Three (Questions 9--12)
· Look at the note below.
· You will hear a woman making a reservation for a ceremony.
PART TWO
Questions 13--22
Section One
(Questions 13--17)
· You will hear five short recordings.
· For each recording, decide who is speaking.
· Write one letter (A--H) next to the number of the recording.
· Do not use any letter more than once.
· You will hear the five recordings twice.
13 ______________
14 ______________
15 ______________
16 ______________
17 ______________
Section Two
(Questions 18--22)
· You will hear another five recordings.
· For each recording, decide what the speaker is talking about.
· Write one letter (A--H) next to the number of the recording.
· Do not use any letter more than once.
· You will hear the five recordings wice.
18 ________________
19 ________________
20 ________________
21 ________________
22 ________________
PART: THREE
Questions 23--30
You will hear a news story on the latest develoPment in the U.S. government's legal battle against Microsoft.
·For each question 23--30, mark one letter (A, B or C) for the correct answer.
· You will hear the recording twice.
23 What was the court ruling as to Microsoft's business practice?
A Microsoft used computer systems to win competition.
B Microsoft was broken up earlier this month because of the rapid growing broadband market.
C Microsoft broke anti-trust law by using its monopoly in the market.
24 What did Ohio and Illinois,the two dissenting states, ask the government to do about Microsoft?
A To sell off about half it assets to create two companies.
B To leave Microsoft untouched but to order it to change its anti-competitive behavior.
C To allow Microsoft control most of Microsoft software, including Word, Excel and Internet.
25 How did Bill Gates respond to the court ruling?
A He said the result would be an exciting and innovative set of new products.
B He promised that his company is ready for along court fight and would at last win the legal battle.
C He asked the Federal judge to impose immediate restrictions on the company's property.
26 What are the supposed benefits of breaking up Microsoft into two smaller companies?
A Consumers will enjoy more choices and lower prices for software products.
B A separate group of companies is able to provide their customers with a lot of services in a bundle.
C The breakup gives consumers instant entry into the rapid growing broadband market for interactive services.
27 How could the breakup potentially hurt the interest of consumers?
A The breakup led to a setback: Windows 2000 won't be shipped to consumers until February, two years behind schedule.
B The pay-per-minute model of the cell phone industry will meld with the free culture of the Internet.
C The breakup could increase the operating costs and thus make their products more expensive.
28 What are the positive impact that the breakup could have on software products?
A More software companies would join in the competition to provide more and better products.
B Internet communications companies are gearing up for a blast into the wireless cyber world.
C The breakup could be a boon for consumers: making cable set-top boxes as easy to buy as Motorola cell phones.
29 Why could the quality of the software products be hurt?
A Because Microsoft is affiliating out its product line of software applications by buying Visio,
B Because the Microsoft brain trust is split in two.
C Because Microsoft's top executives would own stocks of only one of the two companies.
30 Why would other software companies still feel threatened even after the' Microsoft breakup?
A Because Microsoft would still,be the Number.One and Number Two software companies in the world.
B Because Microsoft would bring down the important stock market indexes, such as Dow Jones Industrial Average.
C Microsoft .competitors know that the company has a referee staring directly over the shoulder.
Ouestlons 1--12
· You will hear three telephone conversations or messages.
· Write one or two words or a number in the numbered spaces on the notes or forms below
· You will hear each recording twice.
Conversation One (Questions 1--4)
· Look at the note below.
· You will hear a man calling to rent an apartment.
Conversation Two (Questions 5--8)
·Look at the note below.
· You will hear a man requesting some information about a job.
Conversation Three (Questions 9--12)
· Look at the note below.
· You will hear a woman making a reservation for a ceremony.
PART TWO
Questions 13--22
Section One
(Questions 13--17)
· You will hear five short recordings.
· For each recording, decide who is speaking.
· Write one letter (A--H) next to the number of the recording.
· Do not use any letter more than once.
· You will hear the five recordings twice.
13 ______________
14 ______________
15 ______________
16 ______________
17 ______________
Section Two
(Questions 18--22)
· You will hear another five recordings.
· For each recording, decide what the speaker is talking about.
· Write one letter (A--H) next to the number of the recording.
· Do not use any letter more than once.
· You will hear the five recordings wice.
18 ________________
19 ________________
20 ________________
21 ________________
22 ________________
PART: THREE
Questions 23--30
You will hear a news story on the latest develoPment in the U.S. government's legal battle against Microsoft.
·For each question 23--30, mark one letter (A, B or C) for the correct answer.
· You will hear the recording twice.
23 What was the court ruling as to Microsoft's business practice?
A Microsoft used computer systems to win competition.
B Microsoft was broken up earlier this month because of the rapid growing broadband market.
C Microsoft broke anti-trust law by using its monopoly in the market.
24 What did Ohio and Illinois,the two dissenting states, ask the government to do about Microsoft?
A To sell off about half it assets to create two companies.
B To leave Microsoft untouched but to order it to change its anti-competitive behavior.
C To allow Microsoft control most of Microsoft software, including Word, Excel and Internet.
25 How did Bill Gates respond to the court ruling?
A He said the result would be an exciting and innovative set of new products.
B He promised that his company is ready for along court fight and would at last win the legal battle.
C He asked the Federal judge to impose immediate restrictions on the company's property.
26 What are the supposed benefits of breaking up Microsoft into two smaller companies?
A Consumers will enjoy more choices and lower prices for software products.
B A separate group of companies is able to provide their customers with a lot of services in a bundle.
C The breakup gives consumers instant entry into the rapid growing broadband market for interactive services.
27 How could the breakup potentially hurt the interest of consumers?
A The breakup led to a setback: Windows 2000 won't be shipped to consumers until February, two years behind schedule.
B The pay-per-minute model of the cell phone industry will meld with the free culture of the Internet.
C The breakup could increase the operating costs and thus make their products more expensive.
28 What are the positive impact that the breakup could have on software products?
A More software companies would join in the competition to provide more and better products.
B Internet communications companies are gearing up for a blast into the wireless cyber world.
C The breakup could be a boon for consumers: making cable set-top boxes as easy to buy as Motorola cell phones.
29 Why could the quality of the software products be hurt?
A Because Microsoft is affiliating out its product line of software applications by buying Visio,
B Because the Microsoft brain trust is split in two.
C Because Microsoft's top executives would own stocks of only one of the two companies.
30 Why would other software companies still feel threatened even after the' Microsoft breakup?
A Because Microsoft would still,be the Number.One and Number Two software companies in the world.
B Because Microsoft would bring down the important stock market indexes, such as Dow Jones Industrial Average.
C Microsoft .competitors know that the company has a referee staring directly over the shoulder.