re working on a new type of computer. These new models will be incapable of making such simple mistakes.

Instead of being programmed with lots of unrelated pieces of information, the new computers will contain knowledge of subjects that are related. The machines will then compare and contrast items of information, and will be able to reject conclusions that do not make any sense.

These new computers will already know that dogs are animals that eat bones, bark, wag their tails and chase other animals. By comparing this knowledge with features of dining-room furniture, the computer will conclude that a dog is an inappropriate selection.

Even a present-day computer could make this choice if given enough information and enough time. But it has to consider alternative solutions one at a time before selecting the best. This means that it would take days for even the most powerful computer to reach a simple conclusion.

Part B: Listening Comprehension

Ⅰ. Statements

Directions: In this part of the test you will hear several short statements. These statements will be spoken ONLY ONCE, and you will not find them written on the paper, so you must listen carefully. When you hear a statement, read the answer choices and decide which one is closest in meaning to the statement you have heard. Then write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.

Question No.1. (Man) Michelle Lee requested that he be transferred to the company branch in London, as the assistant manager there has just retired.

Question No.2. (Woman) Doctor Carter is a very busy man. Even so, he often takes time to have a cup of coffee with his colleagues.

Question No.3. (Woman) Tom was very much embarrassed when he was told that his check to pay the telephone bill bounced.

Question No.4. (Man) To think that we originally wanted to open five supermarkets in that suburban area with so small a population.

Question No.5. (Man) Mrs. Green couldn’t attend the opening ceremony last Tuesday, because she had to meet the CEO from our Chicago headquarters at the airport.

Question No.6. (Woman) Never have I been more willing to cooperate! Although I was a chief exective officer, I am now an assistant.

Question No.7. (Man) The general manager insisted that important papers from or in the accounting office be left lying around on no account.

Question No.8. (Man) For years the proposed highway extension has been a bone of contention between the administration and the environmental protection groups.

Question No.9. (Woman) The essence of good management is to be found in getting average employees to do excellent work.

Question No.10. (Woman) Twice as m