A: Spot Dictation Direction:In
this part of the test, you will hear a passage and read the same passage with
blanks in it. Fill in each of the blanks with the words you have heard on the
tape. Write your answer in the corresponding space in your ANSWER
BOOKLET. Remember you will hear the passage ONLY
ONCE.
The Asian (1) has taken its toll on Hong
Kong’s tourist industry, (2) of foreign exchange for the
area. VOA Hong Kong correspondent reports on the government’s efforts to
revitalize (3) of the territory’s economy.
Hong Kong has been searching for ways to boost its (4)
tourist industry. Efforts to lift the territory’s ailing sector (5)
after the government appointed Mike Rouse as its (6)
commissioner for tourism. Mr. Rouse says in order to (7)
tourism, the government plans to strengthen its (8)
and to enhance the territory’s image as Asia’s most popular
(9) . Hong Kong is still (10)
and great center for tourism, and will always be.
However, in the last two years, tourism has taken (11)
. Last year arrivals were down 23% from 1997 with (12)
visitors coming here. The decline (13) reduced
travel in the region because of the Asian economic crisis. Mr. Rouse says
(14) to lift the tourist industry includes promoting
entertainment activities in the territory (15) arts and
culture events. But what has made tourism officials most excited are the efforts
to (16) the Walt Disney Company to build a Disneyland theme
park in Hong Kong. Such a project could attract (17) two
million visitors a year and create tens of thousands of jobs. While negotiation
continue, several Chinese language newspapers (18) that Wait
Disney has chosen Shanghai instead of Hong Kong. Mr. Rouse, who has been leading
the team (19) the Disneyland theme park here, says the
territory is still very much (20) . Disney official say
they will decide by the end of next month on where they will locate their second
theme park in Asia.