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Part ¢ñ Listening (30 points)

SECTION A: 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 to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter (A, B or C) on the question booklet. You will hear each conversation TWICE.

Conversation 1

Where will the speakers meet?

A. At the school gate. B. Outside the post office. C. In the library.

2. What does the woman remind the man to do? A. Invite Loretta. B. Come with Peter. C. Bring a letter.

Conversation 2

3. Why did the man fail in his interviews?

A. He was not qualified. B. His degree was too high. C. He performed poorly in the interviews.

4. What does the man want to be?

A. An insurance salesman. B. A full-time coach. C. A teacher.

Conversation 3

5. What is the possible relationship between the two speakers?

A. Builder and manager. B. House buyer and agent. C. Co-workers in an office.

6. What are the speakers going to do?

A. Find more workers. B. Increase the speed of construction. C. Have a meeting.

Conversation 4

7. What does the man think of going bird-watching?

A. It¡¯s crazy. B. It¡¯s boring. C. It¡¯s interesting.

8. Where do bird-watchers watch birds?

A. Man-made forests. B. Closed rooms. C. Natural surroundings.

9. What will the man do this afternoon?

A. Go mountain climbing. B. Go to buy some birds. C. Watch TV.

Conversation 5

10. According to the woman, what is different about A Bite of China?¡¡ ¡¡

A. It only shows food being prepared. B. It is more honest than other prograams. C. It connects food with people and their culture.

11. How many cities did the makers of the TV show visit?

A. 30. B. 50. C. 60.

12. Where did the woman first see the show?

A. At a friend¡¯s apartment. B. At the man¡¯s apartment. C. At her own apartment.

Conversation 6

13. What is the man doing in the beginning?

A. Emptying a trash can. B. Throwing away a bottle. C. Pouring waste water into a river.

14. According to the woman, where does all trash end up?

A. In the dump. B. In the ocean. C. Under the earth.

15. What causes the death of fish in the sea according to the woman?

A. The water is poisonous. B. There is not enough food for fish

. C. The tiny pieces of plastics make fish unable to breath..

Section B: Fill in each blank with no more than 3 WORDS.

Watch Out for the Twin Typhoons

Name

Wind speed

Damage

Warning





Saola



80 km/h

16.____________people killed in the Philippines

One person killed in Taiwan

Hit 17._______________

Provinces at around 4:00 p.m.





Damrey



18.__________km/h



Bring very 19._________ to Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces at around 20.___________p.m.





Part ¢ò Language Knowledge(35 points)

Section A (15 points) Choose one answer that best completes the sentences.

21. _______ the news, so far, has been good, there may be days ahead when it is bad.

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

22. The speech ______ by Professor Smith was so interesting that the students talked about it all that day.

A. to be given B. given C. being given D. having given

23. Seeing the students working hard all the time, the teacher _______ that all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

A. worked out B. pointed out C. made out D. turned out

24. Don¡¯t worry. If the food _______, I¡¯m going shopping this afternoon.

A. runs out B. uses up C. is run out of D. is run out

25. ______ abroad for a tour can be a great honor for an ordinary person like me.

A. Taken B. Being taken C. Taking D. Having been taken

26. Thinking about the fact that I was not prepared well enough, and _______ to lose my face, I gave up this year¡¯s civil service exam.

A. didn¡¯t want B. not wanted C. not wanting D. not to want

27. He walked in, ______ a book in his hand, went to a table near the window and sat down in silence.

A. carrying B. carried C. to carry D. being carried

28. I would like a job which pays more, but ______ I enjoy the work I¡¯m doing at the moment.

A. in other words B. on the other hand C. for one thing D. as a matter of fact

29. _____ tell you the truth, Helen was not the last ______ the office.

A. Tell£»to leave B. Telling; leaving C. To tell; to leave D. To tell; leaving

30. ______ by so many big green trees and beautiful flowers everywhere, our school is definitely a nice place to study in.

A. Being surrounded B. Surrounded C. Surrounding D. To be surrounded

31. _______ was known to all that Johnson had broken his promise ______ he would never play computer games again.

A. As, which B. As, that C. It, that D. What, that

32. Not until some students failed in the exam __________ how much time they had wasted.

A. didn't they realized B. did they realize C. they didn't realize D. they realized

33. We are looking forward to ______ another chance ______ it again.

A. be given; to try B. give; trying C. giving; trying D. having, to try

34. You _____ return my dictionary now. You can keep it and I will get it from you later.

A. may not B. mustn¡¯t C. can¡¯t D. needn¡¯t

35 As a result of the heavy snow£¬two-thirds of the buildings in the area .ª¤

A. need to repair B. needs to repairª¤ C. needs repairing D. need repairing.

SECTION B (18 points) Directions: Fill in each blank with the word that best fits the context.

That holiday morning I didn¡¯t have to attend school. Usually, on holidays, Mother 36 me to sleep in. And I would certainly take full advantage of it. On this particular morning, however, I felt like getting up early.

I stood by my window overlooking the ___37___, having nothing better to do. But as it turned out, I was soon to learn about something ___38___ in life.

As I watched several people go by, get into their cars and go off, I ___39__ an old man on a bicycle with a bucket on its handle and a basket rags and bottles on its back-carriage. He ___40___ from one car to another, washing and cleaning them. From the water on the ground, it seemed that he had already finished washing and cleaning about a dozen or more cars. He must have begun to work quite early in the morning.

Several thoughts crossed my mind as I watched him work. He wasn¡¯t well-dressed. He had on a pair of shorts and a(n) ___41___ T-shirt. The bicycle he rode was not by any means the kind modern cyclists would want to be seen riding on. But he seemed___42___ with life. There he was, working hard at his small business, ___43___ at passers-by and stopping to chat now and then with elderly men and women on their way to the market nearby.

There was a noticeable touch of pride in the way he seemed to be doing things¡ª ___44___the windscreen (µ²·ç²£Á§), then standing back to admire it; scrubbing (²Á¾») the wheels and ___45__, standing back to see what they look like after the scrub.

It was a ___46___ to learn, I felt. At no age need one have to beg for a living if one has good health and is willing to work hard. For a while I felt ___47__ of myself.

36£®A£®forces B£®allows C£®causes D£®forbids

37£®A£®parking lot B£®bus stop C£®school D£®market

38£®A£®interesting B£®surprising C£®awful D£®useful

39£®A£®noticed B£®recognized C£®called D£®assisted

40£®A£®searched B£®left C£®moved D£®wandered

41£®A£®attractive B£®shiny C£®simple D£®expensive

42£®A£®busy B£®content C£®careful D£®bored

43£®A£®waving B£®looking C£®laughing D£®pointing

44£®A£®cleaning B£®fixing C£®replacing D£®covering

45£®A£®still B£®yet C£®again D£®soon

46£®A£®fact B£®subject C£®skill D£®lesson

47£®A£®tired B£®doubtful C£®fearful D£®ashamed

SECTION C (12 points) Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in blank with one word that best fits the context.

Do you like taking music lessons? 48._____ Canadian study shows that children 49.______ took one-year music lessons could get better grades in memory tests 50._______ others.

There were two groups of children aged 4 to 6 in the study. One group of children took music lessons twice a week after class, and the 51._______ group didn¡¯t take any lessons after class. In one year, 52.______ groups took four memory tests at different times. The results showed that the children taking music lessons after class not only did better 53._______ these memory tests, 54._______ also made more progress in other subjects, such 55________ English and maths.

People always say music is a good medicine for a sad heart. Now it is also helpful for kids¡¯ memories.

Part ¢ó Reading Comprehension (30 points)

A

The dyed bun scandal (ȾɫÂøÍ·³óÎÅ) deals another blow to shoppers' confidence in buying food products, as well as the reputation of local sellers. Li Zhen reports on shoppers¡¯ reactions in Shanghai.

An investigation by the municipal government revealed that Shanghai Shenglu Food Company produced more than 3,000 steamed buns daily. These were then sold across the city, including large supermarkets such as Hualian, Lianhua and Dia. Fewer steamed buns were for sale at this Lianhua Supermarket. More than 32,000 buns were taken off store shelves when the scandal emerg