Part II Listening Comprehension (30minutes)
Section C
Directions: In this section, you will hoar a passage three times. When tho passage is read for tho first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When tho passage is read for tho second time, you are required to fill in tho blanks with tho exact words you have just hoard. Finally, when tho passage is read for tho third time, you should chock what you have written.
My favorite TV. show? "The Twilight Zone. " I（26）like the episode called "The Printer'sDevil. " It's about a newspaper editor who's being（27） out of business by a big newspapersyndicate--you know, a group of papers（28）by the same people.He's about to（29）when he's interrupted by an old man who says his name is Smith. The editor is not only offered $ 5,000 to pay off his newspaper's（30）, but this Smith character also offers hisservices for free. It turns out that the guy operates the printing machine with amazing speed, and soon he's turning out newspapers with （31） The small paper is successful again. The editor is／（32）athow quickly Smith gets his stories--only minutes after they happen--but soon he's presented with acontract to sign. Mr. Smith, it seems, is really the devil! The editor is frightened by this news, but he is more frightened by the idea of losing his newspaper, so he agrees to sign. But soon Smith is（33）the news even before it happens--and it's all terrible--one disaster after another. Anyway, there is a little more to tell, but I don't want to（34）the story for you.I really like these old episodes of "The Twilight Zone" because the stories are fascinating. They are not realistic. But then again, in a way they are, because they deal with（35）．参考答案：D
26. especiallyc
27. driven
28. owned
29.commitsuicide
30. debts
31.shockingheadlinesc
32. amazed
33. reporting
34.trill
35. human nature