Test B: English (Listening) Part 1: Listen and answer questions 1-6

 
40. What does the word in bold “opponent” mean? 
A) competitor 
B) assistant 
C) helper 
D) supporter 
Read the text and answer questions 41-45 
Doctors Without Borders is an organization created by doctors and journalists in 1971. It provides 
medical aid to people in nearly 60 countries who are threatened by violence, epidemics, natural disasters, or lack 
of health care. Doctors Without Borders has more than 27,000 workers helping people around the world on any 
given day. The workers often see violence and neglect. Although the organization doesn’t take sides in political 
disputes, it may speak out against the conditions that its workers observe and may try to bring attention to a 
problem. Nurse Lenny Krommenhoek works with Doctors Without Borders. Recently, she traveled to a remote
area of Chad, a country in Africa, to vaccinate children after a measles outbreak. For five weeks she traveled 
from village to village. Each morning, she rose at 5 am, dealt with truck breakdowns on terrible roads, and built 
vaccination sites at each village. There was barely enough water for drinking and none for washing in the 
communities she visited. She slept on a mattress on the ground, covered with a mosquito net. One great challenge 
was keeping the vaccines cold in temperatures that rose as high as 104 degrees. The vaccines had to be kept at 
about 40 degrees. They were transported every few days from a base camp. At the end of her time in Chad, 
Krommenhoek reported that despite the hardships, she was glad to have been part of such a “beautiful” 
assignment. 
41. The author of the passage most likely believes that Doctors Without Borders. 
A) provides valuable medical help to people in need B) should focus on other parts of the world besides Africa 
C) focuses too much on politics and not enough on medicine D) needs to speak out more against violence 
42. One personal hardship that Lenny Krommenhoek faced was. 
A) violence from villagers B) having to walk to each village 
C) a lack of water for washing D) a lack of edible food 
43. Krommenhoek felt her experience was. 
A) frustrating B) frightening C) entertaining D) worthwhile 
44. Which statement is a theme of the passage? 
A) Nurses are as important as doctors. B) People must speak out against violence. 
C) It is rewarding to help others. D) Doctors are good people. 
45. What does the word in bold “violence” mean? 
A) brutality B) calm C) surrender D) kindness