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Part Ⅰ Listening comprehension (30 marks)

Section A (22.5 marks)

Directions: In this section, you will 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 l

( ) 1．What does the professor ask the students to do?

A．Review the lessons in Modern Education．

B．Find some information in a book．

C．Prepare some questions.

( ) 2．What are the professor’s office hours?

A．8:00 to 10:00a.m． B．10:00 to 12:00 a.m. C. 2:00 to 4:00p.m.

Conversation 2

( ) 3．How does the man want his hair cut?

A．Leave the back as it is．

B．Cut the sides short．

C．Cut the front as short as the sides．

( ) 4．What will the woman do for the man?

A．Give him a shave. B．Dry his hair． C. Wash his hair.

Conversation 3

( ) 5．Why will the man go to New York?

A．He got a new job there．

B．He’s going to take a holiday there．

C．He’s going there for a business trip．

( ) 6．How will the speakers keep in touch?

A．By chatting online． B．By calling each other． C. By e-mail.

Conversation 4

( ) 7．When did the man get his brother’s letter?

A．Last Monday． B．Last Wednesday． C. Last Friday.

( ) 8．What did he put inside the letter to his brother?

A．A photo． B．Some money． C. A postcard.

( ) 9．Why did he do that?

A．To show the woman he is considerate．

B．To tell his brother he’s always with him．

C．To remind his brother to write back often．

Conversation 5

( ) 10．What was the man doing when his problems started?

A．Watching a game on TV．

B．Playing basketball with his friends．

C．Putting his wife’s books in order．

( ) 11．What do we know about the ruined book?

A．It was started 2 years ago．

B．Its electronic copy is kept safe．

C．It was burned by the man．

( ) 12．What sort of reaction does the man expect from his wife?

A．Disappointment． B．Surprise． C. Anger.

Conversation 6

( ) 13．What’s the price of the apples?

A．$3 a kilo． B．$6 a kilo． C. $9 a kilo.

( ) 14．Why didn’t the man get fresh grapes?

A．They were too expensive．

B．They were out of season．

C．He didn’t bring enough money with him．

( ) 15．How much money will he get back?

A．$1． B．$2． C．$3．

Section B (7.5 marks)

Directions: In this section, you will heat a short passage. Listen carefully and then fill I the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Fill I each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.

You will hear the short passage TWICE.

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Part II? Language Knowledge (45 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. When _____ why he was absent from the speech contest, he didn’t know how the answer the question.

A. to ask B. asking C. asked D. having asked

22. I didn’t order anything expensive last time at the cafe to save some money, but if you do this time, _____.

A. so do I B. so am I C. so will I D. so did I

23. Taobao is Asia’s largest retail network platform,____ people can buy and sell

many kinds of things.

A. when B. that C. where D. whose

24. A modern school is being built in a mountain village, which is ____ as the old one.

A. as five times large B. five times larger

B. five times the size D. five times as large

25. Super typhoon “Haiyan” hit the Philippines in November 2013, ____ serious damage to the local people.

A. to cause B. causing C. caused D. cause

26. ______ some teenagers don’t really understand is _____ hard life was in 1960.

A. That; what B. What; what C. How; what D. What; how

27. In front of the teaching building of our Grade 2 _____ many tall magnolia(玉兰) trees.

A. grows B. grow C. grown D. growing

28. What an unforgettable experience! I’ll write it down ____ it is still fresh in my memory.

A. while B. unless C. after D. until

CaoCao’s tomb is reported _______ in Anyang, which attracts nationwide attention.

A. to have been found B. to be found

C. having been found D. being found

30. ---Bruce didn’t come to join us as he had promised to.

---You ______ really upset yesterday.

A. would be B. would have been C. must be D. must have been

31. The girl wanted to play in the park, but her mother told her ______.

A. not to B. not to do C. not D. to not

32. If we_____ sugar, he wouldn’t have gone to the shops so late.

A. didn’t run out of B. hadn’t run out of

C. wouldn’t run out D. hadn’t run out

33. After work they went to the supermarket to buy things, only to be told that it ____.

A. was being decorated B. had decorated

C. had been decorating D. was decorated

34. The way ___ you thought of ___ the problem is excellent.

A .in which; solving B. that; solving

C. /; to solve D. in which; to solve

35. _____ many times of the negative effects of smoking, he finally gave up the bad habit.

A. Reminded B. Reminding

C. Having been reminded D. Having reminded

Section B (18 marks)

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

I recently went bungee(蹦极) jumping. So far the people I have showed the pictures and video of my jump to have looked at me with doubtful and 36 looks to say the least. Most have not really had the nerve to say it to my face but I read it in their expressions that they all think I am crazy, especially those that know me well.

You see if you know me, then you also know I have always had three great 37 . First of all, I have a fear of any large area of 38 . I have never learned how to swim and some of my worst nightmares are of me drowning. Also, I have a fear of all creatures other than humans. Animals and insects 39 me, from the largest of animals to the smallest and probably least harmful of them. The third one is the fear of heights. Even standing on tables will make me 40 . So now the big question is how I allowed myself to be tied to a rope and jump down a hundred and eleven meters? My only answer was I was tired of being 41 by my own fear. I wanted to 42 myself. And so I jumped. And yes, I won’t lie to you. Firstly it felt like I had made the biggest 43 of my life and I wouldn’t come back up safely, but then that feeling was quickly replaced by a freedom I could never manage to put in words. During the walk back up from the bottom of the bridge to the top where I had 44 , I didn’t walk with my head raised high. Instead, I 45 bravely looking down at those rails(扶手) and for once in my life not being afraid of what I saw beneath me.

My jump taught me a life lesson. Life shouldn’t be easy because a(n) 46 life doesn’t help you encourage you to want more and fight for it. If you are just willing to take the leap(跳跃), you might just 47 strength in you that you might not have found otherwise.

36. A. funny B. worried C. interesting D. upset

37. A. fears B. pictures C. expressions D. questions

38. A. water B. field C. forest D. sand

39. A. attract B. excite C. bite D. frighten

40. A. comfortable B. calm C. nervous D. happy

41. A. supported B. checked C. controlled D. approved

42. A. entertain B. assist C. enjoy D. challenge

43. A. promise B. mistake C. arrangement D. trip

44. A. lived in B. left for C. sat around D. come from

45. A. jumped B. ran C. cried D. walked

46. A. rich B. easy C. important D. colorful

47. A. discover B. admit C. ignore D. hide

Section C (12 marks)

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

Why do we need friends? Here are some reasons.

Friends are always there for us, laughing 48 us in the happy times and providing us with a shoulder 49 we feel like crying. They serve as one of the biggest supporters and sharers in our life. Friends are among those few people 50 accept us as what we are. They never come into 51 life, expecting us to change for them. We can always depend on our friends, whenever we need any advice or help at any time. 52 best part is that a friend’s advice will always be for our improvement, whether 53 hurts us or pleases us. Friends feel happy about our success and sad about our failure. They share all our feelings 54 make us feel that there is somebody who cares about us. When we have friends, we 55 feel lonely.

Part III? 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.

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My mother once was a follower of traditional methods when it came to anything. She cooked traditional food, liked dressing up traditionally and thus was fond of traditional way of shopping. She loved going to the market and going from one shop to another to find out what suited her best. She could walk miles when it came to shopping along with her friends. She was familiar with all the local markets and shops and by now knows very well where she can get best discounts and material.

However, now she begins to feel her age and gets tired when she goes out in the market. So one day I decided to introduce a new shop to her, a shop that is much bigger than her usual markets and where she gets better discounts. Yes, I am talking about t