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

It's an age-old【B1】______: Men are from Mars; Women are from Venus. Males and females show different behaviors almost from【B2】______Researchers say these behaviors are【B3】______to basic differences in brain【B4】______and activity. Studies show men are better at hitting【B5】______and solving math problems【B6】______women are better at memorizing words and【B7】______faces. Why the difference?

______【B8】______, Scientists al ready know that the two sides of the brain control different functions--one controlling the sense ofspace, for example, the other controlling language.【B9】______, when cave men hunted and women cared for the children. Men had to have good arm. Women had to talk to the kids.

Whatever the explanation, the battle of the es continues.【B10】______. They may simply rely on different abilities. Take a couple arguing over the location of their car in a parking lot. The man might use his sense of space to find it, while the woman relies on her recognition of landmarks.【B11】______. But chances are, they'll still argue about who's the better driver and who's better at finding the way home.

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