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On the 20th anniversary of the first official report on AIDS, the head of the United Nations AIDS program warns that the deadly disease may only be at its early stages in many parts of the world. Dr. Piu said the disease has already reached staggering proportions since first being identified in 1981. 58 million people worldwide have contracted the HIV virus, which causes AIDS, while 22 million have died from related illnesses. The UN estimates the world’s HIV positive population at 36 million, including 25 million in sub-Saharan Africa.
International officials warn the disease will have disastrous political, social, and economic consequences in many developing countries.
This is the end of listening comprehension.
Question 25 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question.
Now listen to the news.
25. According to the report, how many people are HIV-positive?

A. 22 million.
B. 36 million.
C. 25 million.
D. 58 million.

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What kind of environment do you want in the future? What can you do to help make it happen? What can other people do?
Education is one way to help the environment. You can learn about the environment in school.
Radio and television can give you information. Newspapers, magazines, and books also help you learn.
There are laws against littering and against making the air and water dirty. Other laws help people to save resources. The law lowering the speed limit for cars helps to save fuel.
Another way to help the environment is to plan for the future. We may have to find new resources. In the future, people may heat their homes with atomic power. Without planning, some kinds of environment may not happen. People can act now to help make te future.
TEXT G
First read the following question.
83. The main theme of the passage is ____ in the G-7 nations.

A. aging
B. wealth
C. death rates
D. work force

SECTION B CONVERSATION
In this section you will hear 10 short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question.
8. W: I couldn’t stand this morning. My right leg went stiff.
M: I’m afraid it’s probably a side-effect from the drugs I put you on.
9. W: How did your writing go this morning? Is the book coming along alright?
M: I’m not sure. I think the rest of it will be difficult to write.
10. W: Is there anything you can do to make the cold go away more quickly?
M: No, there isn’t. And a cold isn’t really serious enough for a visit to a doctor.
11. W:Look! What have I got here!
M: Oh. So you did go to that bookstore!
12. M: Excuse me. Has there been an emergency?
W: Oh, no sir. There’s just a storm, so the plane will leave a little later this afternoon.
13. W: I wish I hadn’t hurt Linda’s feeling like that yesterday. You know I never meant to.
M: The great thing about Linda is that she doesn’t hold any grudges. By tomorrow she’ll have forgotten all about it.
14. M: My grades are not bad, but not good enough. I know I didn’t study at all this semester. Now I have to work very hard next semester to keep my scholarship.
W:I’ll see you in the library, then.
15. W: I’ll wear this blue jacket for the evening. I like the color on me, don’t you think?
M:I think it looks terrific on you-really!
16. W: Do you know that Sam turned down that job offer by a travel agency?
M: Yeah. The hours were convenient, but had he accepted it, he wouldn’t have been able to make ends meet.
17. W: At the rate it is being used, the printer is not going to make it through the rest of the year.
M: The year? It is supposed to be good for four!
8. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?

A. Salesman and customer.
B. Doctor and nurse.
C. Doctor and patient.
D. Patient and patient.

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TEXT K
First read the following questions
89. If you want to travel to Shanghai on Air France on a Saturday, which flight would you
take?

AFl29.
B. AFl28.
C. AFlll.
D. AFll2.

During McDonald’s early years French fries were made from scratch every day. Russet Burbank potatoes were (26)____, cut into shoestrings, and fried in its kitchens. (27)____ the chain expanded nationwide, in the mid-1960s, it sought to cut labour costs, reduce the number of suppliers, and (28)____ that its fries tasted the same at every restaurant. McDonald’s began (29)____ to frozen French fries in 1966—and few customers noticed the difference. (30)____, the change had a profound effect on the nation’s agriculture and diet. A familiar food had been transformed into a highly processed industrial (31)____. McDonald’s fries now come from huge manufacturing plants (32)____ can process two million pounds of potatoes a day. The expansion (33)____ McDonald’s and the popularity of its low-cost, mass-produced fries changed the way Americans eat.
The taste of McDonald’s French fries played a crucial role in the chain’s success—fries are much more profitable than hamburgers—and was (34)____ praised by customers, competitors, and even food critics. Their (35)____ taste does not stem from the kind of potatoes that McDonald’s (36)____, the technology that processes them, or the restaurant equipment that fries them: other chains use Russet Burbank, buy their French fries from the (37)____ large processing companies, and have similar (38)____ in their restaurant kitchens. The taste of a French fry is (39)____ determined by the cooking oil. For decades McDonald’s cooked its French fries in a mixture of about 7 per cent cottonseed oil and 93 per cent beef fat. The mixture gave the fries their unique (40)____.
26.

A. scaled
B. stripped
C. peeled
D. sliced

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