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　　SECTION A MINI-LECTURE

　　In this section, you will hear a mini-lecture. You willhear the lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening, takenotes on the important points. Your notes will not bemarked, but you will need them to complete a gap-filling task after the mini-lecture. When the lecture isover, you'll be given two minutes to check yournotes, and another 10 minutes to complete thegap-filling task. Now listen to the mini-lecture.

　　Introductory Lecture to University Study Goodmorning and welcome to the University of Westlands. My name is Marcia Mayhew and I'm theco-ordinator of the Bachelor of Social Science degree here at this university. This morning I'dlike to tell you something about the structure of the university and about some of therequirements of the degree that you're about to enter.

　　The Bachelor of Social Science is in one faculty within the university: that is the faculty where Iam working, known as Arts and Social Sciences. Here on this campus we also have the facultiesof Architecture, Law, and Science and Technology among others.

　　First let's take a brief look at the structure of the faculty. It's important to know somethingabout the structure of the faculty because, as you go through your course, you may need tocall on members of the staff to help you. Our university works as a hierarchical system. At thetop of the faculty we have a dean and below the dean we have three divisions; each division hasa divisional head and your degree is located in the Division of Social Sciences. Within each of thedivisions, there are the departments and each of these offers different degrees.

　　For instance, two of the departments which offer the major subjects for your award are theDepartment of Sociology and the Department of Psychology. Each has a departmental head,but for practical purposes, the people you are going to see the most of is myself, because Iwork as coordinator of the social sciences degree and serve as a bridge between you and thedepartments. The other group of people whom you will also see very frequently are the actuallecturers who are teaching the subjects that you are taking.

　　For instance, in the first semester you'll be doing four subjects, namely psychology, sociology,history and economics, so you will be meeting lecturers of these subjects very often. Mostlikely, you may see them once a week, but some of them, it is possible for you to meet themtwice a week. If you have any problems or difficulties, not that I'm anticipating you will, but younever know, then you should go and see your lecturers.

　　For instance, you may find that you can't meet a deadline for an essay, or perhaps you'rehaving problems with attendance. These seem to be the two most common problems thatstudents face on this campus. In most cases, your lecturers will help you to solve yourproblems. If your lecturers are unavailable, you can always come and see me in my office. I'mavailable on Wednesday and Thursday mornings and on Friday afternoons as well. Outsidethese hours, perhaps you could ring the secretary and make an appointment. Usually I will findthe earliest possible time to see you and discuss your problems.

　　Now, you'll note that all of the subjects which you undertake in the first year are composed oflectures and tutorials. A lecture is about an hour long and a tutorial usually runs for about twohours. A lecture is rather like what I am doing now, where one person will talk to all of youtogether on a subject. We do ask you to try to attend the lectures. A tutorial is perhaps wheremost of the learning occurs at a university.

　　You will be divided into groups of between 12 and 15 students and each week one of you willhave to present a piece of work to the group as a whole and then the group will discuss whatyou've said. It's this discussion, this exchange of ideas, which really constitutes the basis ofuniversity learning, in my view. Listening to lectures in many ways is just giving you informationthat you could access for yourself in the library, but the discussion at the tutorial is veryimportant. This doesn't mean that you shouldn't go to the lectures, though!

　　Other factors to be particularly concerned about are the structure of essays and delivery ofwritten material and in particular I would like to mention the question of plagiarism. Plagiarismis taking other people's work without acknowledging it, that is, without saying where it comesfrom. Of course all essays are based on research done by other people but you must rememberto attribute the work to the original writer. And while it's a good idea to work with otherpeople, don't hand in work which is exactly the same as your friend's work because we willnotice! If you don't acknowledge the source of your information, then you run the risk offailing the subject or in very serious cases you might be denied entry to the university.

　　Last but not least, stay in touch with us. If things are getting you down, don't go and hide.Come and talk to us about it. That's what we are here for. Right, thank you very much forcoming along today, and hope you'll enjoy your stay on this campus.

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　　Section B INTERVIEW

　　In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY.Listen carefully and then answer the questions thatfollow. Questions 1 to 5 are based on an interview.At the end of the interview, you will be given 10seconds to answer each of the following 5 questions.Now listen to the interview.

　　Theresa (W): How is your market research projectgoing, Frank?

　　Frank (M): Very well actually, Theresa. I have justgot the results of the survey back and so now Ihave got to draw some conclusions from the information I' ve collected.

　　W: That' s good. I'm still writing my questionnaire. In fact I'm starting to panic as the projectdeadline is in two weeks and I don't seem to be making any progress at all.

　　M: What is your topic?

　　W: Forms of transportation in the city. What about you?

　　M: I' ve been finding out people' s attitudes to the amount of violence on television.

　　W: That' s interesting. What do your results show?

　　M: Well, as I said I haven' t finished writing my conclusions yet, but it seems most people thinkthere is a problem. Unfortunately, no real agreement on the action that needs to be taken.Nearly everyone surveyed said that there was too much violence on TV. A lot of peoplecomplained that American police series and Chinese Kung Fu films were particularly violent.The main objection seems to be that although a lot of people get shot，stabbed, decapitatedand so on, the films never show the consequences. People watching might take the heroes ofthese programs as real models and copy their behavior.

　　W: So what did most people suggest should be done?

　　M: A lot of people are concerned about how these films affect children. They are particularlyworried that children will try to behave like the stars. The survey shows that violent programsshould only be broadcast after 10:00 p.m. when most children are already in bed. There is alsoa significant minority of people who feel that violent films should be banned altogether.

　　W: How did people feel about the violence on news broadcasts?

　　M: Most of the responses I have looked at have felt that violence on news broadcasts is moreacceptable as it' s real. Although it is unpleasant, it is important to keep in touch with reality.Still, many people thought that it would be better to restrict violent scenes to late evening.

　　W: Your survey sounds very good. How many people filled it in?

　　M: I gave out 120 copies and I got 70 back.

　　W: That' s a very high rate of return. Who did you give your questionnaires to?

　　M: I gave a copy to every student in my hall of residence and a few to friends from othercolleges.

　　W: Don' t you think that this will influence your results?

　　M: What do you mean?

　　W: The people in your hall of residence will all be about the same age. They are allstudents，most of them studying similar subjects and from similar backgrounds.Therefore it islikely that they will have similar opinions. Your results represent student opinion not publicopinion.

　　M: So how are you going to do your research?

　　W: I'm going to interview my respondents in the shopping mall. What I'll do is ask people ifthey have five minutes to spare to answer a few questions. If they agree I will ask them somemultiple-choice questions and tick off their answers on my sheet. That way I can select peopleof all ages and attitudes， so my sample should be reasonably representative.

　　M: Isn't it very difficult to ask meaningful questions using multiple choice?

　　W: Yes, it is. I suppose your survey has the advantage of more detailed information.However, in most cases people won' t bother to give answers that require too much effort ontheir part. The secret to writing a successful survey is to write simple multiple-choicequestions that target the information you are looking for. Therefore, it is better to write a lot ofshort specific questions than longer general questions.

　　M: So that's why it is taking you so long to write.

　　W: Yeah, but I hope I will be ready to start interview at the weekend.

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　　Section C NEWS BROADCAST

　　In this section, you will hear everything ONCE ONLY.Listen carefully and then answer the questions thatfollow. Questions 6 is based on the following news.At the end of the news item, you will be given 10seconds to answer the question. Now listen to thenews.

　　Nearly 75 percent of U.S. doctors believe miraclescan occur, a new survey says. The survey alsofound that 72 percent of the 1,100 doctors polledbelieve that religion provides a reliable andnecessary guide to life.

　　Non-Orthodox Jewish doctors are less likely to believe that miracle stories in the Bible areliterally true, while more than 53 percent of Orthodox Jewish doctors and 60 percent ofProtestant doctors surveyed believe them.

　　The survey of doctors from across the religious spectrum, including Muslim, Hindu andBuddhist doctors, was conducted by HCD Research and the Louis Finkelstein Institute forReligious and Social Studies of the Jewish Theological Seminary.

　　Question 7 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.

　　In Finland, peace talks between the Indonesian government and Aceh rebels have ended in thecapital Helsinki. They've agreed to meet for a third round of negotiations from April 12 to 17.

　　Former Finnish president Martti Ahtisaari, who presided over the three days of discussions, saidthe use of UN peacekeepers had been ruled out, though regional forces could be used. Headded there would be no plebiscite on any peace agreement. Ahtisaari called on both sides torefrain from fighting. He cautioned that there was an enormous amount of work to be donebefore a complete agreement can be reached.

　　On Tuesday, GAM members dropped their demand for total independence for the separatistprovince, a move that brought cautious optimism.

　　Question 8 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.

　　Italy will start to pull its troops out of Iraq as planned in September and will not hasten thewithdrawal because of fresh terror threats.

　　Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi says Italy plans to begin withdrawing some of its troops fromIraq in September. Berlusconi, who was a strong supporter of President Bush on Iraq, sent3,000 troops to the country.

　　Berlusconi said at the G-8 summit in Gleneagles that Italy will begin withdrawing 300 men in themonth of September. But, he noted that he would not speed up the withdrawal because offresh terrorist attacks after London bombs on Thursday.

　　Berlusconi added because of its troop deployment in Iraq, Italy was a prime target for Islamistextremists.

　　Questions 9 and 10 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will begiven 10 seconds to answer each question. Now listen to the news.

　　As Chinese telecom market steps up the pace of opening to the outside world, China's fourmajor operators of basic telecom service have introduced accumulative foreign funds amountingto US$25.25 billion.

　　The four telecom operators, namely, China Telecom, China Netcom, China Mobile and ChinaUnicom, have all been listed overseas, indicating a substantial opening in the capital market.

　　When Chinese telecom market accelerates opening to foreign investment, going abroad is a keyway for Chinese enterprise to be integrated with world economy, said an official in charge ofthe Telecom Administration Department of the Ministry of Information Industry on a seniorforum on development of China's telecom industry held in Beijing on July 7.

　　In addition to providing users of roaming service, transnational operation, internationalbusiness, these basic telecom service operators are exploring new area in cooperation withneighboring countries in telecom operation, or setting up branches overseas, and teaming upwith telecom equipment suppliers in expanding overseas market.

　　Statistics show that by the end of May, China has registered a total of 692 million phone usersincluding 330 million fixed phone users and 358 million mobile phone users.

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