In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY.
Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct
answer to each question on your ANSWER
SHEET. Questions 6 to 8 are based on
the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to
answer each question. Now listen to the news. What’s the news mainly about
A．The advantages of an economy based on farming. B．Reasons farmers continued using river transportation. C．The role of cotton in the United States economy. D．Improved methods of transporting farm crops.