Directions: In this section you will hear a recorded
short passage. The passage is printed in the test paper, but with some words or
phrases missing. The passage will be read three times. During the second
reading, you are required to put the missing words or phrases on the Answer
Sheet in order of the numbered blanks according to what you hear. The third
reading is for you to check your writing. Now the passage will
begin.
One day, Isaac Newton, the great British (11)
, asked a friend to have dinner with him. Dinner was ready, but Newton
had not (12) his study. His friend sat down and waited for
him. After waiting for quite a good while, he decided that Newton must have been
so deep in some (13) that he had forgotten all about his
dinner. He (14) began eating dinner without waiting for
Newton and helped himself to the chicken on the table. When he had
finished, he thought he would (15) on his friend. He
put all the chicken bones back on the dish and covered them properly. Then he
quietly left Newton’s house.