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I. Listening Comprehension

Section A

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 conversations and the questions 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.

A. $2. B. $4. C. $6. D. $8.

A. She is afraid of losing her job. B. She is busy with her children.

C. She is busy with her new job. D. Her husband won’t let her go there.

A. The man. B. The woman. C. The doctor. D. The woman’s uncle.

A. A supermarket. B. A drugstore.

C. A department store. D. A car repair shop.

A. They should definitely do it. B. They can’t find the means to do it.

C. It would be a meaningful act. D. She had meant to do it earlier.

A. To the doctor’s office. B. To Tom’s birthday party.

C. To his home. D. To the class.

A. He has been offered a new job. B. He has been asked to have a holiday.

C. He has been fired by the company. D. He has been warned by his boss.

A. John will see Joan tomorrow evening.

B. John might be at home late tomorrow evening.

C. John and Joan have decided to go on a holiday.

D. John asked the woman to come the other day.

A. She may sell it to the owner of a restaurant.

B. She may rent it out for use as a restaurant.

C. She may pull it down and build a new restaurant.

D. She may change it and use it as a restaurant.

10. A. She was angry. B. She was worried.

C. She was confident. D. She was bored.

Section B

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. It was crowded. B. It was closed.

C. It was almost empty. D. It was heavily fined.

12. A. It does not stop its customers smoking.

B. It does not have a non-smoking area.

C. It offers its customers cigarettes.

D. It is filled with smoke.

13. A. Only smokers. B. Only non-smokers.

C. All the smokers and non-smokers D. Many smokers and some non-smokers.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following news.

14. A. One million. B. One million and a half.

C. Half a million. D. Two million.

15. A. It was once the nation’s capital.

B. It was designed by William Penn.

C. It was the place where Britain was defeated.

D. It was the place where the war started.

16. A. Old City. B. Independence National Historical Park.

C. Central Meeting Place. D. Independence Hall.

Section C

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 hear. Write your answers on your answer sheet.

Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.

Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.

The Situation in the Office



The problem: It’s __17__in the office.

The cause: Students __18__ coming in to get __19__.

The solution: Asking for a kind of __20__ room.



Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.

Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

The Suggestions Box



The first suggestion: Change __21__ to 10:30

The second suggestion: __22__ the noise of the printer

The third suggestion: About __23__

The attitude of the man: __24__ the Managing Director about the third suggestion



II. Grammar and Vocabulary

Section A

Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks,?use one word that best fits each blank.

(A)

Farmington, Utah, is a more pleasant community since a local girls' 4-H club improved Main Street. Six 4-H girls worked (25)__________ (clean) the 72 foot sidewalk that was covered with weeds, rocks and trash. Each member volunteered to clean up and to dig in plot, five flats of flowers. They also took turns in watering, weeding and maintaining the plot. Participation in this project helped the girls develop (26)______ new attitude towards their parents of their own homes; they (27)______ (learn) how to work with tools, and improve their work habits. One mother said that before her daughter (28)______ ( involve) in this project, she would not even pour a weed. The experience on Main Street stimulated self-improvement, and encouraged members to take pride in their home grounds and the total community. City officials cooperated with the 4-H members in planting trees, building cooking facilities, pick-me tables, swings and public rest rooms. The 4-H girls planted trees and took care of them (29)________ the early stages of growth. The total park project needed more plantings in the following years. Members of the 4-H club agreed to follow the project through to completion, (30) _________ they received satisfaction from the results of constructive work. The project is a growing one and is spread from the park to the school and the shopping center. Trees and flowers have all been planted in the shopping center, (31) _________ (make) the atmosphere pleasant.

(B)

Science can't explain the power of pets, but many studies have shown that the company of pets (32) _________ help lower blood pressure and raise chances of recovering from a heart attack, reduce loneliness and spread all-round good cheer.

Any owner will tell you (33) ________ a comfortable life they live with a pet. For some, an animal provides more comfort than a husband/wife. A 2002 study by Karen Allen of the State University of New York measured stress levels and blood pressure in people - half of them pet owners –while they performed 5 minutes of mental arithmetic (算术) or held a hand in ice water. Subjects completed the tasks alone, with a husband/wife, a close friend or with a pet. People with pets did it (34) _______ (well).Those tested with their animal friends had the smallest change in blood pressure and returned most quickly to baseline heart rates. (35) _______ pets in the room, people also made fewer math mistakes than when doing in front of other companions. It seems that people feel more (36 )_______ (relax) around pets, says Allen, (37 )______ thinks it may be because pets don't judge.

A study reported last fall suggests that having a pet dog not only (38) ________ (raise) your spirits but may also have an effect on your eating habits. Researchers at Northwestern Memorial Hospital spent a year (39) _______ (study) 36 fat people and their equally fat dogs on diet-and-exercise programs; a separate group of 56 people without pets were put on a diet program. On average, people lost about 11 pounds, or 5% of their body weight. Their dogs did even better, losing an average of 12 pounds, more than 15% of their body weight. Researchers say dog owners didn't lose any more weight than those without dogs, (40) ______ they got more exercise overall-mostly with their dogs - and found it worth doing.

Section B

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. create B. separates C. indicate D. negative E. responsibility

F. failure G. willing H. control I. hold J. element K. concerned



How do successful people think? What drives them? Interviews and investigations __41__ that there are several keys to success that successful people share.

First of all, successful people never blame someone or something outside of themselves for their __42__ to go ahead. They realize that their future lies in their own hands. They understand that they cannot __43__ things in life, such as nature, the past and other people. But in the meantime, they are well aware that they can control their own thoughts and actions. They take __44__ for their life and regard this as one of the most empowering things they can do. Perhaps what most __45__ successful people from others is that they live a life “on purpose” ---- they are doing what they believe they are put here to do. In their opinion, having a purpose in their life is the most important __46__ that enables them to become fully functioning people. They __47__ that when they live their life on purpose, their main concern is to do the job right. They love what they do ---- and it shows. People want to do business with them because of their commitment (责任心). To live their life on purpose, successful people find a cause they believe in and __48__ a business around it. Besides, they never easily give up. Once they have set up goals in their life, they are __49__ to do whatever it takes to achieve their goals. Rather than seeing it __50__ or depressing they use the knowledge to spur themselves on and go after what they want energetically and passionately.

III. Reading Comprehension

Section A

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.

If you’ve been following the world of technology for the last year or so, you may have heard a lot about “patents（专利）”, “infringements (侵权)” and “lawsuits（诉讼）”. If you think it all sounds quite___51____, you’re not alone. But patents are an important part of design and technology around the world, not just in smart-phones, so it’s good to know what they do.

What exactly is a patent? A patent i