Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.

Directions:In this section, you will hear three passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear three or four questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.

    16.
  • A Everything seemed to be changing.
  • B People were formal and disciplined.
  • C People were excited to go traveling overseas.
  • D Things from the Victorian era came back alive.
    17.
  • A Watching TV at home.
  • B Meeting people.
  • C Drinking coffee.
  • D Trying new foods.
    18.
  • A He was interested in stylish dresses.
  • B He was able to make a lot of money.
  • C He as a young student in the 1960s.
  • D He was a man full of imagination.