[单项选择]{{I}} Questions 9 and 10 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer each question. Now listen to the news.{{/I}}What accusation was leveled against a former Argentine general
A. His involvement in embezzlement in 1970.
B. His involvement in atrocities during the 1970s.
C. His involvement in illegal drug traffic during the 1970s.
D. His involvement in illegal arms deal in 1970.

[单项选择]Passage 1 Questions I to 5 are based on the following passage. The most famous collections of fairy tales (童话) are the ones by Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm. The Grimms published their first fairy-tale collection in 1812. They didn’t think they were writing for children. They thought they were preserving disappearing German folk culture. Their first edition (版本) was a scholarly book that carefully recorded the oral tales. They were surprised when some of their early readers suggested that the stories might be interesting to children. But the Grimms needed money. They had made a bad deal with their publisher and received little payment for their first book. At one point Wilhelm complained there wasn’t a chair in his house one could sit on without worrying it would break. So he took the hint and set to work to make a book that would be suitable for children. He selected a few of the tales, made them much longer, and polished up the language. He didn’t add morals, but he did slip in characte
A. To deal with readers’ complaints
B. To improve his financial situation.
C. At the request of his publisher
D. To preserve the ancient stories in print.

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Passage 3 Questions 11 to 15 are based onthe following passage: According to a recent surv, ey, employees in many companies today work longer hours than employees did in 1979. They also take shorter vacations than employees in 1979. It seems that Americans are working harder today than ever before. Or are they A management consultant, Bill Meyer, decided to find out. For three days, he observed an investment banker hard at work. Meyer wrote down everything the banker did during his long workday. At the end of the three-day period, Meyer reviewed the banker’s activities with him. What did they find out They discovered that the man spent 80 percent of his time doing unnecessary work. For example, he attended unnecessary meetings, made redundant (多余的) telephone calls, and spent time packing and unpacking his two big briefcases.(79) Apparently many people believe that the more time a person spends at work, the more he or she accomplishes. When employers evaluate employees, they
A. Many people work long hours but do not always do a lot of work.
B. Most people can get more work done by working longer hours.
C. Most Americans work 80 hours a week, and some work even longer.
D. People can make more money by working longer hours.

[单项选择]{{I}} Questions 17 to 20 are based on the following talk about Clinton. You now have 20 seconds to read Questions 17 to 20.{{/I}}What memorandum did President William J. Clinton issue
A. On enhancing learning and education through technology.
B. On Federal programs.
C. On new opportunities that technology provides.
D. On financial support for life long learning.

[单项选择]{{I}} Questions 9 and 10 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following questions. Now listen to the news. {{/I}}Which one is not true according to the content of the news
A. This was the first congressional visit to the prison.
B. The lawmakers ate the same launch given to detainees.
C. A Senata delegation was visiting next weekend.
D. The prison was under criticism this spring.