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Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)

Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A ), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

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A. Get some small change.

B. Find a shopping center.

C. Cash a check at a bank. D ) Find a parking meter.

A habit of reading, good or bad, might NOT affect______.

A．the speed

B．the comprehension

C．the eye-movement

D．word symbols

Skimming is quick reading for the general ideas of a passage. This kind of rapid reading is【26】when you are trying to decide if careful reading is desirable or when there is not time to read something carefully.

Like skimming,【27】is also quick reading. However, in this case the search is more【28】. To scan is to read【29】in order to locate specific information, when you read to find a particular date, or number you are scanning.

Reading for thorough comprehension is【30】reading in order to understand the total meaning of the passage.【31】this level of comprehension the reader is able to summarize the author's ideas but has not【32】made a critical evaluation of those ideas.

Critical reading demands that a reader【33】judgments about what he or she reads. This kind of reading requires posting and【34】questions such as "Does my own experience support【35】of the author？", "Do I share the author's point of view？" and "Am I convinced by the author's arrangements and evidence？"

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A．used

B．using

C．to use

D．use