SECTION A In this section you will hear a mini-lecture. You
will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening to the
lecture, take notes on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but
you will need them to complete a gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET
ONE after the mini-lecture. Use the blank paper for
note-taking. Complete the gap-filling task. Some of the gaps below
may require a maximum of THREE words. Make sure the word(s) you
fill in is (are) both grammatically & semantically acceptable. You may refer
to your note. Leaving Home
Generally, most people have in their minds a picture of their "ideal home", but
if you are students or people just beginning work, the practical limitations of
money and location may prevent them from finding this ideal home.
Several ideas for you to follow: Ⅰ. To stay at
home for a while when leaving school:
1) many advantages while staying at home;
2) depending much on how you (1) your family.
(1) ______ Ⅱ. To stay in your home area by
renting a house or a flat: 1)
cannot inviting your (2) to visit you freely;
(2)
______ 2) would be rather unhappy if not
getting on well with your (3) (3)
______ Ⅲ. To ask (4) on campus for
help in finding houses: (4)
______ 1) difficult in some areas because
of a (5) student population; (5)
______ 2) many (6) not
willing to rent rooms to students.
(6) ______ Ⅳ. To share
(7) with some other students:
(7) ______
1) very cheap rent; 2)
no old people watching over; 3) and the
housework shared with room-mates; 4)
causing problems if having (8) characters.
(8)
______ Ⅴ. To try a bed-sitter one room that you use as
a bedroom and sitting room
(9) :
(9) ______ 1)
not very expensive rent; 2) easy to keep
clean and cheap and to heat; 3) simple to
make it feel like a real home; 4) may be
always (10) if cooking;
(10) ______ 5) might be
hanging your wet clothes all round the room;
6) can be very lonely at first.