PART ONE LISTENING COMPREHENSION (30marks)

SECTION A (22.5 marks)

Directions: In this section, you’ll hear 6 conversations between 2 speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by 3 choices. Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question.

You will hear each conversation TWICE.

Conversation 1

How much does the green shirt cost?

A. $78 B. $80 C. $87

Why does the man decide to buy the shirt?

A. It is very cheap.

B. It feels soft and cool in summer.

C. The color and style are very good.

Conversation 2

Which hotel is the largest?

A. The Elm B. The hotel Placid C. The Singing Fiddle

What is the Elm’s telephone number?

A. 60744 B. 81660 C. 25397

Conversation 3

What material does the man think is the best?

A. Leather B. Cotton C. Wool

What color dress will the woman buy?

A. White B. Green C. Yellow

Conversation 4

What will the man see on the way to the stadium?

A. A big bank B. A beautiful hotel C. A large restaurant

What advice does the woman give the man?

A. Starting out early B. Buying a ticket early C. Listening to the radio

Who is the woman probably?

A. The man’ mother B. The man’s friend C. The man’s teacher

Conversation 5

What has the woman decided to do?

A. Drop out of school B. Live outside school C. Live with her friends

Where does the conversation probably take place?

A. In the man’ office B. In a classroom C. At the woman’s home

What’s the probable relationship between the speaker?

A. Brother and sister B. Father and daughter C. Teacher and student

Conversation 6

Which of the following does the woman have to take away?

A. The whiskey B. The magazines C. The newspaper

What does the man think of the plant?

A. It smells good. B. It is beautiful. C. It is good for health.

What can we learn from the conversation?

A. The man has just arrived in the country.

B. The man is going to leave for the USA.

C. The man is in the USA.

SECTION B (7.5 marks)

Directions: In this section, you’ll hear a mini-talk. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you’ve got. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS.

You’ll hear the mini-talk TWICE.

How many students there were in the general course



16. ___________



What the speaker did last school year

She joined a(n) 17. __________.



What the speaker thinks of the experience

It is great and she has learned a lot.



How much the speaker received for 1,700 hours of service



18. __________ dollars



What the speaker will do this fall

Go back to school and major in 19. ___________



What the speaker wants to be

A(n) 20. ___________





PART TWO LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE (45 marks)

SECTION A (15 marks)

Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences, there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence.

21. _______ President Xi has pointed out, we chinese should have our chinese dreams.

A. Which B. That C. As D. It

22. I just expressed my thoughts on it and what I said only applies ______ some of you.

A. to B. for C. with D. on

23. The computer was used in teaching. As a result, not only _______, but students became more interested in the lessons.

A. saved was teachers’ energy B. was teachers’ energy saved

C. teachers’ energy was saved D. was saved teachers’ energy

24. It was some time _______ I realized the fact that I had been cheated by the salesman.

A. until B. before C. unless D. since

25. You look well. The air and the sea food in Sanya must _______ you, I suppose.

A. agree to B. agree on C. agree about D. agree with

26. I have never imagined the possibility _______ the First Lady Ms Peng is so popular with people in Europe and Africa.

A. that B. which C. why D. where

27. Mary recommended me _______ an English dictionary, which I thought would be of great help.

A. should buy B. bought C. to buy D. buy

28. When and where we shall bulid a larger home for the aged ________ to be discussed by the local government.

A. remains B. remain C. is remained D. are remaining

29. _______ the website of Entertainment in Baidu, and you will learn that the Korean singer PSY has released a new song named Gentleman.

A. Having searched B. To search C. Searching D. Search

30. Before coffee was introduced, Muslims used to drink a special kind of soup to _______ awake.

A. appear B. prove C. stay D. feel

31. A teenager is someone who can hear a song by Lady Gaga _______ three blocks away but not his mother ________ from the next door.

A. playing; calling B. playing; called

C. played; called D. played; calling

32. ----Did you watch I am a singer last night?

----No, there was something wrong with my TV. It couldn’t _______ any programmes.

A. send up B. get up C. pick up D. take up

33. That day we ended up on the beach ________ aimlessly and the only sound was the waves ________ against the shore.

A. wandering; to beat B. wandering; beating

C. to wander; beating D. to wander; to beat

34. _______ why she wasted money on a lottery ticket, the poor mother answered, “ A dollar is not too much to pay for 24 hours of hope”.

A. Asking B. Having asked C. When asking D. When asked

35. If we ________ the other road, we might have arrived here in time for the meeting.

A. had taken B. take C. took D. have taken

SECTION B (18 marks)

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

When I was a teenager, I volunteered to give out water at a marathon. Watching the different runners who passed by and grabbed a cup was 36 . The next year I signed up for the race. I did little preparation and my only goal was to finish. On the day of the race, it was 37 hot. I remember struggling at about the 5th mile, thinking, “I am never doing this again!”

Have you ever felt that way about something? You eagerly choose a goal 38 soon realize it is 39 to achieve than you imagined it would be. That first 10 km race was quite an experience. I jogged, I walked, I jogged and I walked. Then 40 a decisive moment. Near the end, a 70-year-old man ran past me. I felt 41 that I was younger than him but I couldn’t keep up with him. I felt defeated for a second but then I realized 42 . He was running his race and I was running mine. He had different experience, training and goals and I had mine. 43 in life do we 44 ourselves with others and feel disappointed in ourselves when we really shouldn’t? I decided, then, that one day I would be one of those 70-year-olds who were still running. 45 I crossed the finish line, I was proud of my achievement. Since then I have run several races and run purely for fun.

In life we all 46 compare ourselves with others, which is only natural. But don’t let them weaken you. 47 , you should use them to inspire you and show you what is possible. Then you are a true winner.

36. A. pleasing B. interesting C. inspiring D. amazing

37. A. extremely B. strangely C. sadly D. certainly

38. A. and B. but C. while D. or

39. A. easier B. harder C. better D. worse

40. A. went B. flew C. happened D. came

41. A. exhausted B. disappointed C. embarrassed D. annoyed

42. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing

43. A. How many B. How much C. How often D. How old

44. A. cooperate B. compare C. combine D. compromise

45. A. When B. Because C. Since D. Until

46. A. hardly B. sometimes C. always D. never

47. A. Furthermore B. Therefore C. Meanwhile D. Instead

SECTION C (12 marks)

Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.

Dear Xiaohua,

I’m very glad to receive your letter. From your letter I know you have shown 48.______ great interest in inventing new things. That’s great. As for how to be an inventor, there is no quick answer to 49._______.

Coming from different cultures and having different backgrounds, inventors don’t seem to have much 50.______ common. But creative thinking, 51._______ is greatly valued, is perhaps the basic skill an inventor should have. In order to explore new possibilities, you will have to learn to break 52.______ from old thought patterns. When you get stuck, try to look at the problem in 53.______ many ways as possible. Each new way may improve your understanding.

More importantly, always keep it in mind 54._______ success is no accident. It is the result of a long process of trial and error. Above 55.______, the main task for you is to study hard and try to learn more knowledge. This, of course, will lay a solid foundation.

Hope your future invention will make a difference.

Good luck!

Yours,

Wang Li

PART THREE READING COMPREHENSION (30 marks)

Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.

A

Today, I felt terrible. My head was full of problems, burdens and confusion. I decided to take a walk even though I didn’t know where I would go.

The most extraordinary thing happened when I was out on this walk. I saw an old man sitting on a chair. He was a seller of second-hand shoes. He looked at least 70 years old. He seemed so tired and nobody bought his shoes. I wanted to give him something but I had not brought anything with me.

Then, a little girl came toward him. I heard the child say, “Grandpa, may I polish your shoes?” That old man took pity on her and he gave her a s