You now have 20 seconds to check your answers to Questions 1 - 10.That is the end of Part A
Part B: You will hear 3 conversations or talks and you must answer the questions by choosing A, B, C or D. You will hearthe recording ONLY ONCE.Questions 1 - 3 are based on the following talk. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 1 -3.
1. What does the speaker suggest that the students should do during the term?[A] Consult with her frequently.[B] Use thecomputer regularly.[C] Occupy the computer early.[D] Wait for one's turn patiently.
2. What service must be paid for?[A] Computer classes.[B] Training sessions.[C] Laser printing.[D] Package borrowing.3. What is the talk mainly about?[A] Computer lab services.[B] College library facilities.[C] The use of micro-computers.[D]Printouts from the laser printer.Tapescript
Right, everybody. Welcome to Central College library services. My name's Kathy Jenkins. I'll give you a brief
introduction to the library. We have a well-stocked bank of resources which are in three main locations: the library itself, withbooks and periodicals; the self-access language centre, with audio and video material; and the micro-computer lab. I'll startwith the micro-computer lab, or micro-lab as we call it. It is fitted with 24 personal computers.
If you are a member of the library, you may borrow CALL discs in French, German, Italian, Spanish and Russian as wellas English. By the way, CALL stands for computer aided language learning: C A double L, \"CALL\borrow a range of word processing and desktop publishing packages. All disks are, of course, strictly for use in the micro-labonly. If you wish to print anything you should use one of the five machines around the outside of the room. Four are
connected to dot matrix printers, one is connected to the laser printer. If you want a top quality printout from the laser printer,come and see myself or any of the library staff. Dot-matrix printouts are free but there is a charge for using the laser printer. There is always a queue to get to the terminals towards the end of term. Come in and get to know how to use thecomputers early in the term and use them regularly, rather than just before exams and essay deadlines, in order to avoiddelay or disappointment. Training sessions are held on a regular basis, on the first and third Thursday of each month, andare free to full-time students of the college. See you there. Now, any questions?You now have 30 seconds to check your answers to Questions 1 - 3.
Part C You will hear a talk given by a university lecturer. As you listen, you must answer Questions 1 -10 by writing NOMORE THAN THREE words in the space provided on the right. You will hear the talk TWICE.You now have 60 seconds toread Questions 1 to 10.
1. What's the average annual increase of foreign student population in the period between 1985 and 1990 in terms ofpercentage?2. Which part of the world contributed to an increase between 94/95 and 95/96?3. When will the speaker talkabout the economic and political changes?4. What will the speaker discuss first?5. Where do the three largest groups ofstudents come from?6. What's the number of students from Malaysia?7. Which is the most popular field of study?8. What'sthe percentage of students in business and management?9. In terms of academic levels, in which level do we find thesmallest number?10. In summary, what did the speaker talk about?Tapescript
For those of you who are either already studying in the United States or plan to one day, it might be interesting to knowsomething about the foreign student population in the United States. For the academic year 1995/96 there was a total ofapproximately 344,000 foreign students studying in the United States. This figure of 344,000 may seem like a very largenumber until you compare it with the total population of 241,000,000. The foreign student population has been growing for anumber of years and is still growing, but the rate of increase has dropped sharply during the 1990s. During the 1980s, thepopulation grew quite rapidly. For example, between 1985 and 1990, the average yearly increase was 12.5%. However, thepicture in the 1990s is quite different. The rate of increase has declined quite noticeably. In fact, the rate of increase between1994/95 and 1995/96 was only .5%, or one-half of one percent. Although the overall rate of increase has dropped to only .5%,the number of students from some parts of the world is increasing while the number of students from other areas is
decreasing. For example, during this same time period, that is between the academic years 94/95 and 95/96, there was adecrease in the number of students from the Middle East, while the number of students from South and East Asia increased.These changes in the number of students coming from different parts of the world no doubt reflected changing economic andpolitical situations. I'm sure you are aware of many of these changes, and perhaps we can discuss them at our next meeting.For today let's confine our talk to first, a discussion of the origin of these students, or, in other words, where they come from;second, the kinds of studies they pursue; and, finally, the academic levels they are found in. If we have a little time left, wemight quickly discuss in which geographic areas most of them go to school.
