SECTION A MINI-LECTURE
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 will be given two minutes to check your notes, and another ten minutes to complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE， using no more than three words in each gap. Make sure the word(s) you fill in is (are) both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may refer to your notes while completing the task. Use the blank sheet for note-taking. Now listen to the mini-lecture.
SECTION B INTERVIEW
In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO.
Questions 1 to 5 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following five questions.
Now listen to the interview.
1.Theresa thinks that the present government is ___________.
A.doing what they have promised to schools
B.creating opportunities for leading universities
C.considering removing barriers for state school pupils
D.reducing opportunities for state school pupils
2.What does Theresa see as a problem in secondary schools now?
A.Universities are not working hard to accept state school pupils.
B.The number of state pupils applying to Oxford fails to increase.
C.The government has lowered state pupils' expectations.
D.Leading universities are rejecting state school pupils.
3.In Theresa's view, school freedom means that schools should ____________.
A.be given more funding from education authorities
B.be given all the money and decide how to spend it
C.be granted greater power to run themselves
D.be given more opportunities and choices
4.According to Theresa, who decides or decide money for schools at the present?
A.Local education authorities and the central government.
B.Local education authorities and secondary schools together.
C.Local education authorities only.
D.The central government only.
5.Throughout the talk, the interviewer does all the following EXCEPT ____________
A.asking for clarification
B.challenging the interviewee
C.supporting the interviewee
D.initiating topics
