2014年9月14日，希望对各位考生的备考有所帮助，祝每位烤鸭考试顺利，都能取得好成绩！
2014/9/14
Task 1
Talk about a friend of yours and how you met this person.
My best friend is Sandra. We went to the same high school, but didn’t meet until the second year. I remember it was a French concert in our school. It was a really awesome rock show and I was singing and dancing, having so much fun. Then I spotted Sandra who was one of the only two people singing and dancing at the concert. After the concert, I approached her and started talking to her. We really hit it off because we both loved French culture and French music. Now not only do we go to shows together, we also study and hang out on the weekends. She’s really cool and nice, I love her so much.
Task 2
Some students like to take notes in class; others prefer to mainly listen to the teacher. Which do you prefer and why?
I prefer to take notes in class. First, taking notes helps me pay close attention to what the teacher has to say. Some classmates of mine don’t really take notes, and I can see them easily get distracted by their phones or by talking to each other. But if I take note, I keep myself concentrated on the class. Second, notes are very useful when I review for quizzes and exams. Usually the questions that appear in the quizzes and exams are things that have been already mentioned in class. So if I write them down, it’ll be easier to go back to the questions during reviewing sessions.
Task 3
Reading: The university is going to add a kitchen to the students’ dormitory building.
Reason 1: Students can practice their cooking skills.
Reason 2: Students can benefit from it.
Listening:
The man disagrees.
Reason 1: Spare room in dorms should be reserved for TVs and stuff to entertain friends
Reason 2: Students are way too busy to study recipes, not to mention to cook for themselves, the dorms are either for relaxing or for studying.
Task 4
Reading:
False signaling is when an animal sends out misleading signals to attract other animals.
Listening: Females moths usually release a chemical smell to attract and lead male moths, but spiders can send out a similar signal to deceive and mislead male moths.
Task 5
Problem: The woman has to carry her bike up and down the stairs and she’s tired of it.
The first solution is to leave it outside, but it’s not good for the bike, especially when it rains outside.
The second solution is to put it at her friend’s who lives on the 4th floor, but her friend has a different schedule and she may disturb her.
Task 6
Advocacy and direct service are two ways non-profit organizations make a contribution to the society.
Example 1: Advocacy means the organizations convince and motivate people to contribute, like they put an ad on newspapers and TV to call on people to help build the playground.
Example 2: Direct service means the organizations contribute directly, for example they collect money and design all by themselves instead of asking for help from others.