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SECTION 1: LISTENING TEST（45 minutes）Part A: Spot DictationDirections:In this part of the test, you will hear a passage and read the same passage with blanks in it. Fill in each of the blanks with the ward or words you have heard on the tape. Write your answer in the corresponding space in you ANSWER BOOKLET. Remember you will hear the passage only once.It’s easy to think of computer as just machinery: buttons, screens and parts that work together. But the magic of computers comes from something _____________(1) to you. This is Computer Software In Plain English.The problem with computers is that _____________(2) don’t speak their language. We need a _____________(3), something that can understand our needs and put the computer to work for us. The translator is called software and it makes computers useful. Look at it this way. Like a _____________(4), a computer without software is just a lifeless machine. _____________(5), the computer becomes more alive, easy to use and built for you. ??? Most computers have _____________(6), the operating system and software programs. If you’ve ever used a computer, you’ve used an _____________(7). From saving files to using a mouse or fixing problems, the operating system _____________(8). Operating systems come with all new computers and do a lot of the same things. You’ve seen them called Windows, Mac and Linux. But the operating system is only part of what we need. To make them personalized and _____________(9), we can add software programs. For example, if you need to _____________(10), you can add a software program that is built for that purpose. If you need to design a house, you can add a software program that lets you see the house from all sides. ?By adding and removing software programs, you can make the computer _____________(11) exactly what you want to do. And adding most software programs is easy. You can get them from a computer store or download them from the Internet. _____________(12). Once a program is on yo