Part ¢ñ Listening Comprehension (40 min)   
In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct response to each question on your Coloured Answer Sheet.ª¤ 
SECTION A TALKª¤   
Questions 1 to 5 refer to the talk in this section. At the end of the talk you w ill be given 15 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now list en to the talk. 
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1. The technology to make machines quieter ___.ª¤   
A. has been in use since the 1930¡¯sª¤   
B. has accelerated industrial productionª¤   
C. has just been in commercial useª¤   
D. has been invented to remove all noisesª¤   

2. The modern electronic anti-noise devices ___.ª¤   
A. are an update version of the traditional methodsª¤   
B. share similarities with the traditional methodsª¤   
C. are as inefficient as the traditional methodsª¤   
D. are based on an entirely new working principleª¤   

3. The French company is working on anti-noise techniques to be used in a ll EXCEPT ___.
A. streets
B. factories
C. aircraft
D. carsª¤   

4. According to the talk, workers in ¡°zones of quiet¡± can ___.ª¤   
A. be more affected by noise   
B. hear talk from outside the zoneª¤   
C. work more efficiently   
D. be heard outside the zoneª¤   

5. The main theme of the talk is about ___.ª¤   
A. noise-control technology   
B. noise in factoriesª¤   
C. noise-control regulations   
D. noise-related effectsª¤ª¤   

SECTION B INTERVIEWª¤   

Questions 6 to 10 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you wil l be given 15 seconds to answer each