Passage One

There are some special traditions in Hawaii.People are very friendly and always welcome visitors.They give visitors a long necklace of beautiful fresh flowers.Men wear bright flowered shirts,and women often wear long flowered dresses.There are traditional Chinese,Japanese and Philippine holidays and all the holidays from the United States.They call Hawaii the Aloha State.Aloha means both hello and goodbye.It also means"I love you."Usually when people from different countries,races and traditions live together,there are serious problems.There are a few problems in Hawaii,but,in general,people have learned to live together in peace.Hawaiians get most of their money from visitors,and most of the visitors come from the mainland and from Japan.There are so many people living in Hawaii now that there are living quarters where there used to be farms.Some of the big sugar and apple companies have moved to the Philippines,where they do not have to pay workers as much money.The families of the first people who came from the U.S.mainland own the important banks and companies.Japaneses are also buying or starting businesses.

Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.

11.Which of the following is a good title for this passage?

12.Which of the following statements is true according to this passage?

13.What plays an important part in the development of Haiwaii?

Passage Two

There are five chief oil regions in the world.They are the Middle East,the United States of America and Canada,Latin America and the Caribbean,Africa and Russia.The Middle East countries have the largest amount of oil.They have more oil than all the other regions together.Oil was first discovered in the Middle East in 1908.The first oilfield was opened in Iran.A few years later men found oil in other Middle East countries.In 1932 oil was discovered on Bahrain Island.During the next few years oil was found in many places.

The Middle East oil industry then grew fast.Today this region produces a third of the world's oil supplies.The Middle East countries now export more oil than any other region.They do not need all their oil.So they are able to export most of their oil to other countries.Europe is one of their chief markets.They supply all the countries of Western Europe and also some of the countries in Eastern EuropThese European countries import millions of tons from other countries.They import some of their oil from North Africa and Latin America,but they buy most of it from the Middle East.

Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.

14.When and where was oil first discovered?

15.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

16.What is the passage mainly about?