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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 blanks, 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. There are several ways you can find out about the countries and places you wish to visit. You can talk to friends who have 1 to the places. Or you can read travel books. It would 2 that there are three kinds of travel books. The first are those that give a 3 , subjective account of travels which the author has actually made himself. If they are 4 and have a good index then they can be useful when you are 5 your travels. The second kind are those books 6 purpose is to give a purely objective description of things to be done and seen. If a 7 , cultured person has written such a book then it is even more useful. It can be classified 8 a selective guide book. The third kind are those books which are called "a guide" to some place or other. Their primary function is to assist the reader who 9 . If they are good, they will, in addition to their factual information, give an analysis or an interpretation. Like the first kind they can be inspiring and entertaining. 10 that it does not describe everything as "marvelous", "fabulous" or "magical". You must also note its date of publication because travel is a very practical affair and 11 . Finally, you should make sure that the contents are well presented and easy to find.

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Human males living with their moms may not expect to have much luck hooking up this Valentine"s Day. 【C1】among the northern Muriqui monkeys, males that spend the most time around their mothers seem to get a(n) 【C2】boost when mating time rolls around. The findings, 【C3】in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, suggest that females in some【C4】may have evolved to play a critical role in their sons" reproductive【C5】. Karen Strier, the paper"s lead author and a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, says the paper "【C6】" the so-alled grandmother hypothesis, a【C7】in which human females evolved to live past their prime reproductive years to spend more time【C8】offspring. The research team observed and【C9】genetic data from a group of 67 wild monkeys living in a protected reserve in Brazil"s Atlantic Forest: infants, mothers and possible fathers. They found that six out of the thirteen【C10】males they studied spent more time around their mothers than would be expected by chance. These same six monkeys, on【C11】, reproduced the greatest number of 【C12】. The investigators are still trying to 【C13】why. It"s not until we see moms intervening and helping their sons out," Strier says. "Maybe【C14】sitting near their moms, they get to see when females are【C15】active, or maybe they just get more familiar with other【C16】." The findings can【C17】with future conservation efforts for the critically【C18】animals. Strier says, "the【C19】 thing we would want to do is【C20】a male out of the group where it was born." 【C20】

A. taken
B. taking
C. take
D. to take

Human males living with their moms may not expect to have much luck hooking up this Valentine"s Day. 【C1】among the northern Muriqui monkeys, males that spend the most time around their mothers seem to get a(n) 【C2】boost when mating time rolls around. The findings, 【C3】in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, suggest that females in some【C4】may have evolved to play a critical role in their sons" reproductive【C5】. Karen Strier, the paper"s lead author and a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, says the paper "【C6】" the so-alled grandmother hypothesis, a【C7】in which human females evolved to live past their prime reproductive years to spend more time【C8】offspring. The research team observed and【C9】genetic data from a group of 67 wild monkeys living in a protected reserve in Brazil"s Atlantic Forest: infants, mothers and possible fathers. They found that six out of the thirteen【C10】males they studied spent more time around their mothers than would be expected by chance. These same six monkeys, on【C11】, reproduced the greatest number of 【C12】. The investigators are still trying to 【C13】why. It"s not until we see moms intervening and helping their sons out," Strier says. "Maybe【C14】sitting near their moms, they get to see when females are【C15】active, or maybe they just get more familiar with other【C16】." The findings can【C17】with future conservation efforts for the critically【C18】animals. Strier says, "the【C19】 thing we would want to do is【C20】a male out of the group where it was born." 【C19】

A. only
B. first
C. next
D. last

Human males living with their moms may not expect to have much luck hooking up this Valentine"s Day. 【C1】among the northern Muriqui monkeys, males that spend the most time around their mothers seem to get a(n) 【C2】boost when mating time rolls around. The findings, 【C3】in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, suggest that females in some【C4】may have evolved to play a critical role in their sons" reproductive【C5】. Karen Strier, the paper"s lead author and a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, says the paper "【C6】" the so-alled grandmother hypothesis, a【C7】in which human females evolved to live past their prime reproductive years to spend more time【C8】offspring. The research team observed and【C9】genetic data from a group of 67 wild monkeys living in a protected reserve in Brazil"s Atlantic Forest: infants, mothers and possible fathers. They found that six out of the thirteen【C10】males they studied spent more time around their mothers than would be expected by chance. These same six monkeys, on【C11】, reproduced the greatest number of 【C12】. The investigators are still trying to 【C13】why. It"s not until we see moms intervening and helping their sons out," Strier says. "Maybe【C14】sitting near their moms, they get to see when females are【C15】active, or maybe they just get more familiar with other【C16】." The findings can【C17】with future conservation efforts for the critically【C18】animals. Strier says, "the【C19】 thing we would want to do is【C20】a male out of the group where it was born." 【C7】

A. environment
B. story
C. concept
D. place

Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1 - 7, mark Y (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage; N (for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage; NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage. For questions 8 - 10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage. The Why’s of Some Popular Superstitions Do you carry a lucky penny Have you ever knocked on wood or crossed your fingers after talking about something pleasant Do you avoid walking under a ladder Most of today’s superstitious beliefs can be traced back to those of primitive people who had no understanding of the laws of nature. However, there are few people even today who are completely free of superstitious beliefs. So have fun with them and enjoy them, but don’t take them seriously. Crossing Your Fingers. Often people cross their fingers when making a wish. They believe this will make the wish come true. This came from the idea that when two lines crossed, the wish was held at the center of the lines until it came to pass, Umbrellas. Will opening an umbrella indoors bring bad luck and disappointments This superstition began in the Old World many years ago, when umbrellas were made big enough to cover a whole family. When opened indoors, these clumsy, thick things usually hurt someone or broke something in the house. They were bad luck indeed. Walking Under a Ladder. In past centuries walking under ladders was forbidden in some countries. One of the oldest beliefs was that a leaning ladder made a triangle, a symbol of life, with the wall and the floor. Anyone who walked through this sacred triangle would be punished unless counter-charms were used. He might save himself by making a wish or crossing his fingers. In fact, it is sensible to avoid walking under ladders. A ladder can collapse, or a workman’s tool resting on it can fall and hit you. Spill Salt. Many superstitions have been built around salt. We now understand the chemical reasons that enable salt to melt snow but help freeze ice cream. But the ancients thought that salt was magic and could perform good or evil. When they discovered that salt could preserve food, they felt it could also protect them. It was believed that spilling salt was a warning from friendly spirits that evil was nearby. The people thought that the good spirits live on the right side of the body and the evil ones on the left. Therefore, early man threw a pinch of salt over his left shoulder to win the favor of the spirits who planned to hurt him. Breaking a Mirror. Some people think that breaking a mirror will mean seven years of hard luck. This started long before mirrors were known, when early man believed that the reflection he saw of himself in a pool of water was his soul, or "other self". This other self would be injured if disturbed in any way. After mirrors were made of glass, breaking one continued to mean bad luck to the other self. About 2,000 years ago, the Romans thought that life renewed itself every seven years. That’s why it would take a person that long to recover from such a blow. Sneezes. Your friends are likely to say "God bless you" when you sneeze. In the Near and Far East people may clasp their hands and bow toward you. The custom of asking God’s blessing began when early man believed that a person’s spirit or soul was in the form of air or breath in the head. A sneeze might expel the spirit for a short time, or even forever, unless God prevented it. The act of bowing toward the sneezer was also counter-magic and meant "May your soul not escape." Ancient people felt salt could protect them because ______.