e based on the passage you have just heard.

29.   A) He suffered a nervous breakdown.

B) He was wrongly diagnosed.

C) He was seriously injured.

D) He developed a strange disease.（C）

30.   A) He was able to talk again.

B) He raced to the nursing home.

C) He could tell red and blue apart.

D) He could not recognize his wife.（A）

31.   A) Twenty-nine days.

B) Two and a half months.

C) Several minutes.

D) Fourteen hours.（B）

32.   A) They welcomed the publicity in the media.

B) The avoided appearing on television.

C) They released a video of his progress.

D) They declined to give details of his condition.（D）

Passage Three

Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.

33.   A) For people to share ideas and show farm products.

B) For officials to educate the farming community.

C) For farmers to exchange their daily necessities.

D) For farmers to celebrate their harvests.（A）

34.   A) By bringing an animal rarely seen on nearby farms.

B) By bringing a bag of grain in exchange for a ticket.

C) By offering to do  volunteer work at the fair.

D) By performing a special skill at the entrance.（B）

35.   A) They contribute to the modernization of American farms.

B) They help to increase the state governments’ revenue.

C) They provide a stage for people to give performances.

D) They remind Americans of the importance of agriculture.（D）

Section C

Directions:    In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main p