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PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION
In Section A, B and C you will hear everything ONLY ONCE. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct response to each question on the Colored Answer Sheet.
SECTION A TALK
Question 1 to 5 refer to the talk in this section. At the end of the talk you will be given 15 seconds to answer each of the following five questions.
Now listen to the talk.
1. "____ had it not for the courage of a minor chieftain ____" means ____
A) thanks to
B) in spite of
C) but for
D) because of
2. Shaka was inhuman because ____
A) he made himself King of the Zulus
B) he gave special privileges to his bodyguard
C) he set standards he could not keep himself
D) he had no respect for human life
3. "All those who had failed to be present at the funeral ____" means ____.
A) all who had not come
B) all who had not been able to come
C) all who had not brought presents
D) all who had not announced their arrival
4. Shaka's orders were "little less than a sentence of national starvation because ____.
A) the Zulus were not lazy to cultivate anything but grain
B) the Zulus were already on a diet
C) the Zulus' food consisted mainly of grain and milk products.
D) the Zulus had nothing else to eat
5. To challenge the King's wishes at such a moment was ____.
A) to want to die at once
B) to beg to be killed at once
C) to run the risk of being killed on the spot
D) to ask for a quick and painless death
SECTION B INTERVIEW
Question 6 to 10 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 15 seconds to answer each of the following question.
Now listen to the interview.
6. A particular way to deal with aggressive children is to ____. A) give them severe punishment
B) tell them to behave themselves
C) organize them to fight
D) send some of them to prison
7. The boxing competition was to ____. A) train them to be professional boxers
B) teach them to follow rules
C) give them some physical exercise
D) cultivate their sense of competition
8. What did one of the boys do? A) He killed his cat.
B) He cut off his dog's ears.
C) He hurt another boy.
D) He blinded his cat.
9. Some children are aggressive because ____. A) they are from very poor families
B) their parents are usually aggressive
C) they want to show they are strong
D) they are longing for attention
