Questions 5 to 8 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the conversation. Bartenders in American bars expect tips for all of the reasons EXCEPT that ______.
A. they provide a good service and they deserve the tips
B. without enough tips they can’t make a living easily
C. only in this way can they make up the difference between others
D. their basic hourly pay is relatively rather low
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Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the best choice for each blank on your ANSWER SHEET. Many people invest in the stock market hoping to find the next Microsoft and Dell. However, I know (31) personal experience how difficult this really is. For more than a year, I was (32) hundreds and sometimes thousands of dollars a day in investing in the market. It seemed so easy, I dreamed of (33) my job at the end of the year, of buying a small apartment in Paris, of traveling around the world. But these dreams (34) to a sudden and dramatic end when a stock I (35) , Texas cellular pone wholesaler, fell by more than 75 per cent (36) a one year period. On the (37) day, it plunged by more than $15 a share. There was a rumor the company was (38) sales figures. That was when I learned how quickly Wall Street (39) companies that, in one way or another, misrepresent the (40) . In a (41) , I sold all my stocks in the company, (42) margin debt with’ cash advances from my (43) card. Because I owned so many shares, I (44) a small fortune, haft of it from money I borrowed from the brokerage company. One month, I am a (45) , the next, a loser. This one big loss was my first lesson in the market. My father was a stockbroker, as was my grandfather (46) him. (In fact, he founded one of Chicago’s earliest brokerage firms.) But like so many things in life, we don’t learn anything until we (47) it for ourselves. The only way to really understand the inner (48) of the stock market is to invest your own hard-earned money. When all your stocks are doing (49) and you feel like a winner, you learn very little. It’s when all are losing and everyone is questioning your stock picking (50) . that you find out if you have what it takes to invest in the market.
A. won
B. lost
C. gained
D. suffered
In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Questions 21 to 23 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news. Why did the US break off the diplomatic relations with Iran
A. Iran militants stormed the US Embassy
B. Dozens of American hostages were killed in Iran.
C. The Iran government refused to give up nuclear experiments.
D. The military conflict between the two countries led to the break.
TEXT B Why do adults believe that alcoholic awareness programs teach young people not to over-drink Recently, reading an article about the alcohol-induced deaths of two students from two different universalities in Colorado, I came across a theme on teen drinking applicable to parents, school administration, and local government: they just don’t get it. To use a pun by New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman, who changes WMD to PMD (people of mass destruction), I call much of the adult generation PMNs--people of mass naivete I say this because adults seem to believe that no child of theirs would touch alcohol before 21. Since that’s unrealistic, the issue should be: how can kids learn to drink responsibly The answer: by practising. Like figuring out how to throw a baseball, a person needs to learn by trial and error. Now, I am not proposing that under-age kids should have access to alcohol at all times, but they will never known when they have reached their limit without drinking alcohol first. Trust me, we feel when we have surpassed our limit. It has often been stressed to my generation that there should always be a designated driver who does not drink. But, realistically, when people go to a bar, are they not supposed to drink My friend, a willing designated driver, was asked by a friend on the bar why he did not have a drink in his hand. He responded, "I am driving." She then repeated her question while laughing. In other words, college students face intense pressure to drink when they are out socially, even though some manage to withstand it. The solution I propose is two-fold. First, to parents: ff you have children in high school, understand that your kids will drink at parties. Despite the legal drinking age, they will find a way to obtain beer or liquor. While you are home drinking this holiday season, have a drink with your kids and their friends, or at the very least, allow the to have a drink. Ensure they are safe, but also guarantee that they know what they are doing. Please introduce them to alcohol before they go off to college so that, on the first weekend, they don’t drink themselves into the ER. They do this not because they want to drink to get drunk, but because they do not know any better. Second, to lawmakers: How are teenagers supposed to learn to drink responsibly when they cannot even drink legally with their parents Having a drink with your parents at a restaurant is a much more adult experience than drinking with them at home. The truth of the matter is that almost all under-age drinking is done outside the home, in social circles. So lawmakers should make an exception and allow teenagers, who are one or two years under the drinking age and accompanied by their parents, to have a drink at a restaurant. Most of us live in an environment that is geared toward drinking and overdrinking, and adults must face this truth. If they do not wake up and see reality, their kids one morning might not wake up from a night of drinking. Which one can be the best title of the passage
A. How to Practise Drinking
B. Don’t Drink Beyond Your Limit
C. My Personal Opinion on Alcohol Drinking
D. Teaching Kids to Drink Responsibly
TEXT B Why do adults believe that alcoholic awareness programs teach young people not to over-drink Recently, reading an article about the alcohol-induced deaths of two students from two different universalities in Colorado, I came across a theme on teen drinking applicable to parents, school administration, and local government: they just don’t get it. To use a pun by New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman, who changes WMD to PMD (people of mass destruction), I call much of the adult generation PMNs--people of mass naivete I say this because adults seem to believe that no child of theirs would touch alcohol before 21. Since that’s unrealistic, the issue should be: how can kids learn to drink responsibly The answer: by practising. Like figuring out how to throw a baseball, a person needs to learn by trial and error. Now, I am not proposing that under-age kids should have access to alcohol at all times, but they will never known when they have reached their limit without drinking alcohol first. Trust me, we feel when we have surpassed our limit. It has often been stressed to my generation that there should always be a designated driver who does not drink. But, realistically, when people go to a bar, are they not supposed to drink My friend, a willing designated driver, was asked by a friend on the bar why he did not have a drink in his hand. He responded, "I am driving." She then repeated her question while laughing. In other words, college students face intense pressure to drink when they are out socially, even though some manage to withstand it. The solution I propose is two-fold. First, to parents: ff you have children in high school, understand that your kids will drink at parties. Despite the legal drinking age, they will find a way to obtain beer or liquor. While you are home drinking this holiday season, have a drink with your kids and their friends, or at the very least, allow the to have a drink. Ensure they are safe, but also guarantee that they know what they are doing. Please introduce them to alcohol before they go off to college so that, on the first weekend, they don’t drink themselves into the ER. They do this not because they want to drink to get drunk, but because they do not know any better. Second, to lawmakers: How are teenagers supposed to learn to drink responsibly when they cannot even drink legally with their parents Having a drink with your parents at a restaurant is a much more adult experience than drinking with them at home. The truth of the matter is that almost all under-age drinking is done outside the home, in social circles. So lawmakers should make an exception and allow teenagers, who are one or two years under the drinking age and accompanied by their parents, to have a drink at a restaurant. Most of us live in an environment that is geared toward drinking and overdrinking, and adults must face this truth. If they do not wake up and see reality, their kids one morning might not wake up from a night of drinking. Who will be the most possible readers of this passage
A. Parents.
B. Lawmakers and officials.
C. Educators and supervisors.
D. Under-age kids.