Part I Listening Comprehension (30 marks)

Section A (22.5 marks)

Directions: In this section, you will hear six conversations between two speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked A, B and C. Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question.

You will hear each conversation TWICE.

Conversation 1

1．Who did the man go to the countryside with?

A His friebds B. His classmates C. His parents

2．What had the woman planned to do on the weekend?

Ago swimming B.Watch TV C. Pick grapes

Conversation 2

3What birthday present does the man usually give his wife?

A.Pearl necklaces B.Beautiful dresses C. Flowers

4．How much will the man pay?

A.800 yuan B.640 yuan C.160 yuan

Conversation 3

5．Why does the man feel pity?

A.He is too busy to do sports B. The woman does not want to play with him C.he can not find anybody to do sports together

6．What will the man do tomorrow morning?

A. Have a class B.Meet a friend

C. Play football

Conversation 4

7．What is the man is probablyt?

A teacher B.A tourist.

C. A student

8．Where was the woman born?

A. In America. B. In spain C. In China

9．How long has the woman been in China?

A. A quarter of a year B.Half a year C.A year.

Conversation 5

10．What is Alexandra going to do?

A. Look for a job B. Apply for a visa C.Go back to Greece

11．What gift will the two speakers give Alexandra ?

A. Some Greek books B.A set of dictionaries

C. A picture of their whole class

12．What relation is Alexandra to the two speakers?

A.Their teacher B.Their co-worker.

C. Their classmates

Conversation 6

13．Which sports does the man often play?

A.Football and tennis. B.Basketball and swimming C.Golf and volleyball

14．How often does the man play sports?

A．Twice a week. B.Tree times a week.

C. Five times a week

15.What can we know about the woman?

A. She can consult the mans friend’s about Yoga

BShe wants to lose weight by doing Yoga

C.She does not like doing Yoga at home

SECTION B(7.5 marks)

Directions: In this section, you’ll hear 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.

Advantages of a good teacher-student relationship

Teacher offer advice and helpwith___16_____

Students will be more___17_______asking questions and extra help

Tips for getting along well with a teacher

Meet with the teacher and tell him or her what your ___18________

Focus on the __19_____

Try to follow____20______

Part II Language Knowledge (35 marks)

Section A (15 marks)

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

21.----What a beautiful picture!

----It’s years ______I painted a picture as beautiful as this one.

A. that B. since C. before D. when

22.Who do you think is ______for the accident?

A. balmed B. balming C. to blame D. to be blamed

23.I can’t help ________the housework because I’m busy writing my term paper.

A. to do B. doing C. done D. being done

24.The newspaper reporter hurried to the airport, only _____the film stars had left.

A. to tell B. to be told C. telling D. told

25.Tony pretended _____his homework when the teacher came itno the classroom.

A. do B. to do C. to be doing D. doing

26.With a lot of difficult problems _________, the newly-elected president is having a hard time.

A. settled B. to settle C. settling D. being settled

27.All the students in our class are considering __________to the zoo for the dolphin show.

A. to go B. going C. to have gone D. having gone

28.It was unbelievable that the fans waited outside the gym for three hours just _______a look at the sports star.

A. had B. having C. to have D. have

29._______private cars are bringing us much convenience, they may cause more traffic accidents and pollution.

A. While B. If C. As D. Since

30.He sent me the e-mail, ______to get some further information about Chinese customs.

A. hope B. hoping C. to hope D. hoped

31.Facing the ______situation, the sales manager looked______.

A. puzzling; puzzled B. puzzling; puzzling

C. puzzled; puzzled D. puzzled; puzzling

32.When _____help, one often says, “Thank you.” or“It’s kind of you.”

A. offering B. to offer C. to be offered D. offered

Section B (18marks)

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 word or phrases that best fits the context.

When I entered Berkeley, I hoped to earn a scholarship. Having been a Straight-A student, I believed I could 36 tough subjects and really learn something. One such course was World Literature given by Professor Jayne. I was extremely interested in the ideas he presented in class. When I took the first exam, I was 37 to find a 77, C-plus, on my test paper, ? 38? ? English was my best subject. I went to Professor Jayne, who listened to my arguments but remained unmoved?.

I decided to try harder, although I didn’t know what that? 39? because school had always been easy for me. I read the books more carefully, but got another 77. Again, I reasoned with Professor Jayne. Again, he listened patiently but wouldn’t change his 40? ???.

One more test before the final exam. One more? 41? to improve my grade. So I redoubled my efforts and, for the first time I learned the meaning of the word “thorough”. But my? 42???did no good and everything?went as before.

The last hurdle(障碍) was the final. No matter what ??43 ??I got, it wouldn’t cancel three C-pluses. I might as well kiss the ??44?? goodbye.

I stopped working hard. I felt I knew the course material as well as I ever would. The night before the final, I even? 45 ? myself to a movie. The next day I decided for once I’d have fun with a test.

A week later, I was surprised to find I got an A. I hurried into professor Jayne’s office. He 46 to be expecting me. “If I gave you the A-plus as you expected, you wouldn’t continue to work as hard.”

I stared at him,? 47 that his analysis and strategy(策略) were correct. I had worked my head?off as I had never done before.

I was speechless when my course grade arrived: A-plus. It was the only A-plus given. The next year I received my scholarship. I’ve always remembered Professor Jayne’s lesson: you alone must set your own standard of excellence.

36.?? A. take??????? B. discuss????? C. cover???????? D. get

37.?? A. shocked???? B. worried????? . scared??????? D. anxious

38.?? A. but????? ??? B. so????????? C. for?????????? D. or

39.?? A. reflected???? B. meant?????? C. improved???? D. affected

40.?? A. attitude????? B. mind??????? C. plan???????? D. view

41.?? A. choice?????? B. chance???? C. step???????? D. measure

42.?? A. ambition????? B. confidence?? C. effort???????? D. method

43.?? A.??comment????? B. answer????? C. lesson??????? D. grade?

44.?? A. scholarship???? B. course????? C. degree?????? D. subject

45.?? A. helped???????? B. favored???? C. treated?????? D. relaxed

46.?? A. happened?????? B. proved???? C. pretended???? D. seemed

47.?? A. remembering??? B. guessing??? C. supposing??? D. realizing

Section?C?(12?marks)

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

When Ronald Reagan, 48 was President of the USA from 1981 to 1989, died in June 2004, many people remembered his good sense of humor. Reagan enjoyed 49 good joke and often made fun 50 himself. He was very old, almost 70 years of age, 51 he became President of the USA. Because of this, people often joked about his age. Once, during a meeting, President Reagan was complaining about some reporters who said that he could not hear very 52 . He wanted to prove that he was healthy and could hear well, so 53 took out his hearing aid, and said to the people at the meeting, ‘Say something.’ One man pretended to speak. He moved his mouth and made movements with his hands. Everyone thought Reagan would be angry, 54 he laughed hard for a very long time.

After Reagan, presidents realized that humour was very important for communicating with the public. The difference is 55 Reagan was very natural at being funny, while others are not.

Part III: Reading Comprehension (30 marks)

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

Passage A

The most frightening words in the English language are, “Our computer is down.” You hear it more and more when you are on business. The other day I was at the airport waiting for a ticket to Washington and the girl in the ticket office said, “I’m sorry, I can’t sell you a ticket. Our computer is down.”

“If your computer is down, just write me out a ticket.”

“I can't write you out a ticket. The computer is the only one allowed to do so.”

I looked down at the black screen. Then I asked her, “What do all you people do?”

“We give the computer the information about your trip, and then it tells us whether you can fly with us or not.”

“So when it goes down, you go down with it.”

“That’s good, sir.”

“How long will the computer be down?” I wanted to know.

“I have no idea. Sometimes it's down for 10 minutes, sometimes for two hours. There's no way we can find out without asking the computer, and since it’s down it won’t answer us.”

After the girl told me they had no backup (备用) computers, I said. “Let’s forget the computer. What about your planes? They’re still flying, aren’t they?”

“I couldn't tell without asking the computer.”

“Maybe I can just go