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TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS -GRADE FOUR (SAMPLE FOUR)- TIME LIMIT: 130 MIN. PART Ⅰ DICTATION [15 MIN.] Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more. lease write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE. PART Ⅱ LISTENING COMPREHENSION [15 MIN.] In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything once only. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your answer sheet. SECTION A CONVERSATIONS In this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation, At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation. 1. What is not true about the patient mentioned in the beginning? A. He came in for a routine physical checkup. B. He is going on vacation with his family. C. He feels in perfect health. D. He is only 36 years old! 2. What is not mentioned when the doctor is describing what would happen if the patient were told about the truth of his conditions? A. They recover more slowly. B. They deteriorate faster. C. Perhaps they even commit suicide. D. They will hardly recover. 3. What does the woman mean when she talks about decisions about the end of life? A. Whether or not they should enter a hospital or have surgery. B. Wh