Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short
passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the
passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question,
you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and
[D]. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line
through the centre.
Passage One Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just
heard.
A．Encourage the growth of reading. B．Change people’s attitudes to reading. C．Show how reading methods have been improved. D．Explain how present-day reading habits developed.