SECTION A In this section, you will hear
a mini-lecture. You will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening, take notes
on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but you will need them
to complete a gap-filling task after the mini-lecture. When the lecture is over,
you’ll be given two minutes to cheek your notes, and another 10 minutes to
complete the gap-filling task. Now listen to the
mini-lecture. 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 and semantically acceptable. You may refer to your
notes. Chinese Americans Chinese
Americans are an ethnic minority in the US. They used to be
discriminated. 1. The history of Chinese immigrants 1)
The first group of Chinese arrived during the California (1) ______ in 1849.
Their success invited (1)______ envy. They
had to earn a living by doing the (2)______
(2)______ for the white miners, setting up restaurants, working
as farmhands or as (3)
(3)______ 2) The second group of
Chinese arrived in the early (4)______as laborers to construct the
(4)______ (5)______
(5)______ 3) After World War Two, more
Chinese were permitted to settle in America. 4) Today’s
Chinese Americans are mostly the (6)
(6) ______ ______ of the first two groups of immigrants. 2. Some
of their noteworthy characteristics as part of their traditional
culture 1) (7)______family ties
(7) ______ 2) respect for the elders
3) a feeling of (8)______to the family
(8) ______ 4) high regard for
(9) ______
(9) ______ 5) willingness to work
hard These characteristics contribute to their success
in various professions. As Americans’ attitudes toward minorities
and ethnic differences have changed in recent years, Chinese Americans have
gained (10) (10)
______ ______ in the American society.