I. Listening Comprehension. （20%）

Section A Short Conversations （10%）

Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.

1. A. One hour B. Fifty-five minutes C. Forty-five minutes D. Half an hour

2. A. The cake is very good. B. His mother would like to eat it

C. His mother makes better cakes. D. He hasn’t tasted it yet.

3. A. Father and daughter. B. Classmates.

C. Teacher and Student D. Manager and Secretary.

4. A. He’s glad to teach her. B. He’s unable to teach

C. She should teach herself how to play D. It is a good idea to practice basketball together.

5. A. He is going out later B. He’s going swimming with Billy.

C. He’s going to write a composition D. He’s going to change his mind again.

6. A. He’s very worried B. He is poor at his study.

C. He’s been working on a difficult problem. D. He got up early that morning.

7. A. The first speaker’s.

B. The one opposite to the first speaker’s.

C. The one next to the second speaker’s.

D. We can’t tell.

8. A. 6:00. B. 6:10 C. 6:20 D. 6:30.

9. A. They were lost.

B. They were knocked off the desk.

C. They broke when the man tried to wipe them.

D. They were on his nose.

10. A. At a restaurant. B. In a wine shop.

C. In a dinning hall. D. In a bakery

Section B Passages （6%）

Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

11. A. Death B. Flying C. Height D. Giving a public speech

12. A. Some people were afraid of lifts and moving stairs.

B. Death frightened only a small number of people.

C. So many people were frightened of heights.

D. So few people admitted to fear of financial problems.

13. A. Deep water. B. Insect. C. Darkness. D. Earthquake.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

Section C Longer Conversations （4%）

Directions: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard.

Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.

The man’s name:

17.__________________



What did the man just pick up

18. His _____________



Where would the man stay?

19. At the _________________



Where would the man have to go that afternoon?

20. To his _____________



Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.

II. Grammar and Vocabulary (31%)

Section A 17%

Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C or D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.

21. The businessperson wanted to sell his goods fast; ______, he chose his partner with great care.

A. therefore B. otherwise C. for D. however

22. By the time he was ten, Edison _________ experiments in chemistry.

A. had already done B. already had done C. was already doing D. already did

23. His mother happened _______ when his program was shown on Channel Young.

A. watching TV B. to watch TV C. to be watching TV D. being watching TV

24. _______, the more exercise you do, the richer your knowledge will be.

A. It is known to all B. Which is known to all

C. As we all know D. As is known to all that

25. __________ the students who have taken part in the sports game is unknown.

A. A great number of B. A great deal of C. A large number of D. The number of

26. Believe it or not, crying is a way you can imagine ______ pressure.

A. relieving B. to relieve C. relieved D. relieve

27. The news that volunteer workers will go to homes for the aged ______now.

A. is being talked about B. are being talked about

C. is being talked D. are being talked

28. He has lived ________ in a(an) _________ village since his wife died.

A. alone, alone B. lonely, lonely C. alone, lonely D. lonely, alone

29. _______ you have got an MA degree, you are qualified for a PhD program.

A. Though B. Because C. Since D. While

30. Tom, I can’t see the notice clearly. May I _______ the seat ________ you?

A. exchange …with B. exchange …for C. offer…to D. offer…for

31. On hearing the ________ result, all the students of Class Two couldn’t help _______.

A. satisfied; to jump B. satisfactory; to jump

C. satisfied; jumping D. satisfactory; jumping

32. Now that she is out of a job, Lucy ________ going back to school, but she hasn’t decided yet.

A. has considered B. is going to consider C. considered D. has been considering

33. By the end of this month, we surely _________ a good solution to the problem.

A. have found B. will been found C. will be found D. are finding

Section B 5%

Direction: Complete the following sentences by using the phrases from the box in their proper forms. Note that there is one phrase more than you need.

feel like

be capable of

round off

comment on



be involved in

search …for….

lead to

vary from …to…



38. The Palace will not ___________ questions about the family's private life.

39. We decided to ________our tour of Europe with a brief visit to Madrid.

40. They ________ all the drawers ______ the missing paper.

41. I believe I _________________ calculating the political consequences accurately

42. He ______also heavily__________ all of its live theater productions

Section C 9%

Direction: Complete the passage by choosing the proper words in the box.

A. conveyed

B. stand

C. expression

D. disagreement

AB. guide



AC. accomplished

AD. raised

BC. internationally

BD. intentionally

CD. oral



Ever since humans have lived on the earth, they have made use of various forms of communication. Generally, this expression of thoughts and feelings has been in the form of ___43___speech. When there is a language barrier, communication is ___44___through sign language in which motions___45___ for letters, words, and ideas. Tourists and the people unable to hear or speak have had to turn to this form of ___46___. Many of these symbols of whole words are very lively and exact and can be used ___47___; spelling, however, cannot.　　Body language sends ideas or thoughts by certain actions, either___48___ or not. A wink can be a way of showing that the party is only joking. A nod means approval, while shaking the head indicates ___49___.　　Other forms of nonlinguistic language can be found in Braille (a system of ___50___ dots read with the fingertips), signal flags, Morse code, and smoke signals. Road maps and picture signs also ___51___and warn people. While language is the most common form of communication, other systems and techniques also express human thoughts and feelings.

III. Reading Comprehension (29%)

Section A: 15%

Direction: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C or D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

For busy people, the idea of speed dating has really caught on in popularity. In a speed dating event, usually 8-10 ____52____ go around from table to table, each spending 6-8 minutes at each one. From that, you may not know for sure if you want to ____53____ something more with an individual, but, you will ____54____ know if you don't want to.

The first thing that you will realize about speed dating is that it makes you ____55____. Unlike a bar, where you might get a whole evening to ____56____ check a potential partner out and to see what they’ve got, when it comes to ____57____, you know that you only have a certain amount of time to put your best foot forward there. You’ll find the other participants are ____58____ of this and will put their best foot forward.

An 8-minute speed dating will also give you a chance to see how someone ____59____ under pressure. You may already know a little more about their ____60____ if you find someone who can’t seem to make eye-contact. The best advice is to make eye contact, be open and direct. You’ll find that the ____61____ time can make for some excellent opportunities to really shine, and there’s nothing like a deadline to make you more ____62____! An important detail to keep in mind is that you will be ____63____ to a dozen or more singles in a short time. Those who feel that there is an advantage in larger numbers will surely find this ____64____.

When you are looking for ____65____, you may not want to do the long search, so think about speed dating and see what you can do to make sure that it works for you. ____66____, give this exciting opportunity a try!

52. A. singles B. couples C youths D. lovers

53. A. learn B. develop C. explore D. have

54. A. equally B. hardly C. eventually D. definitely

55. A. chase B. focus C. hurry D. cheer

56. A. occasionally B. frequently C. constantly D. unexpectedly

57. A. speed dating B. making friends C. family planning D. home improving

58. A. sick