Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passag

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

My father died when I was nine.

I'm an only child. My mother and I were very poor for a time. She had a brother, who lived in【B1】______His name was John. Uncle John came to London several times to see us. He was very【B2】______of me and took me for walks in Hyde Park. But Australia is a long way away and we didn't see very much of him.

I went to Art School when I was【B3】______, but what I really wanted to study was architecture. However, it is a difficult【B4】______to get into, and requires long training. I worked for a time as a【B5】______illustrator but didn't make very much money from it. I even did office work for a time. When I got up to go to work in the mornings, I felt as if I were going to【B6】______That is how much I【B7】______it.

One day, nine years ago, when I was twenty two, I got a letter from a【B8】______in Australia.【B9】______and that he had some other important news for me. He refused to say what it was until he came to London personally to see me. We met in a hotel in London a few weeks later. The news was that Uncle John had made quite a lot of money in Australia and had left it all to me.【B10】______. I felt like jumping up and down for joy. But I didn't of course.【B11】______. I used the rest to study architecture and then to start my own business.

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