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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. What is the conversation about?

A. Offering a gift. B. Buying a TV set. C. Asking for a favor.

2. What is the man doing when the woman calls?

A. He is watching TV. B. He is working upstairs. C. He is waiting for a delivery.

Conversation 2

Where does the woman work?

A. In Paris. B. In New York. C. In Chicago

4. What are the speakers going to do together tonight?

A. Visit Monica. B. See customers. C. Have dinner.

Conversation 3

5. Where does the conversation most probably take place?

A. In a bookstore. B. In a reading club. C. In a classroom.

6. What does the man want to do?

A. To buy some books. B. To borrow some books. C. To get a membership card

Conversation 4

7. Who does the man buy a laptop for?

A. A 6-year-old girl. B. A 6-year-old boy. C. A 5-year-old boy.

8. How much will the man pay for the laptop?

A. $900. B. $ 699. C. $201.

9. Which gift does the man choose?

A. A model car. B. A toy bear. C. A watercolor pen.

Conversation 5

10. What happened to the man¡¯s eye?

A. His daughter hurt him when he played with her.

B. His daughter hurt him when he intended to kiss her.

C. His wife hurt him when he intended to kiss her.

11. What did the doctor say about the man¡¯s wound?

A. It was not too bad. B. It was a little serious. C. It was nothing serious.

12. What did the man hand in this morning?

A. A 3-day leave note. B. A meeting report. C. A market report.

Conversation 6

13. What is the second problem that the woman mentions?

A. Air pollution. B. Shortage of water. C. Decrease in forest coverage.

14. Why were about a million trees lost last year?

A. Factories moved into the forests.

B. Farmers took up the forest areas.

C. A natural fire broke out..

15. What has the government done to protect the forests?

A. They have planted trees in certain areas.

B. They have removed the factories and planted trees there.

C. They have forbidden people from entering certain areas..

Section B (7.5 marks)

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

Arrangements for a 3-Day trip

Date

Time

Price

Activity



The First Day

9:00 am¡ª

16 pm

$120

You will travel 17 , passing the great castle and having a great view of the monument. After crossing the bridge to Skye, you will follow the coastline northward. In the evening you can explore the town.



The Second Day

10:00 am¡ª6:00 pm

$ 90

You will go for 18 to enjoy the amazing natural scenery on Skye.



The Third Day

7:00 am¡ª7:00 pm

$ 19

You will travel south through the hills and then see the views over Loch Ness. There is a 20 trip available. Before going back to the hotel you ¡¯ll stop for refreshments.





Part II 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 one answer that best completes the sentence.

21. As a monitor, he thinks ____________ his duty to serve the classmates heart and soul.

A. it B. this C. one D. that

22. ¡ªWhy are the students working so hard these days?

¡ª________ready for the coming entrance examination.

A£®Get¡¡¡¡ B£®To get C£®Getting¡¡¡¡¡¡ D£®Got

23. It is announced that _________ gets the highest mark in the exam will be given a chance to go to America for further study.

A. whatever B. wherever C. whoever D. however

24. But for the help of my English teacher£¬I_______ the first prize in the English Writing Competition.

A£®would not win B£®would not have won C£®would win D£®would have won

25. Jack has never been to China, but he talks about it ____________ he had been there many times.

A. in case B. even though C. so that D. as if

26. Bonfire Night is a celebration ______ takes place on November 5th every year.

A. it B. that C. what D. as

27. I had great difficulty ________the suitable food on the menu in that restaurant.

A£®find¡¡¡¡¡¡ B£®found C£®to find¡¡¡¡¡¡ D£®finding

28. Most Chinese families stay up late on the eve of the Spring Festival, _______ they watch the annual TV gala(´ºÍí).

A. when B. where C. which D. as

29. Many Chinese universities provide scholarships for students_________ financial aid.ª¤

A. in favor of B. in honor ofª¤ C. in face of D. in need of

30. The computer system ________ suddenly while he was searching for information on the Internet.

A. broke down B. broke out C. broke up D. broke in.

31. --What do you think of the film ¡°Fleet of time¡±?

--I ____________.

A. had never seen so better one B. have never seen a so good one

C. have never seen a better one D. had never seen such a good one

32. It is the high cost of raising children ________ makes the majority of the Chinese young couples give up their plan to have a second child.

A. that B. because C. which D. what

33. ____________ some corrupt officials (Ì°¹Ù) arrested, the Chinese public feel happy and strongly support the policies put forward by Xi Jinping.

A. See B. Seeing C. To see D. Seen

34. If he __________ his work, he would have gone to Beijing to see ¡°The Sound of Music¡± on Dec 10.

A. had finished B. finish C. would finish D. has finished

35. In many schools students __________wear school uniforms every day. Anyone who disobeys the rule will be punished.

A. will B. can C. may D. shall

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.

Just the other day, a little girl walked past me as I stood at the bus stop. Her eyes were just 36?? and scanning everywhere. I was amused and my eyes started following her. She kept 37 ? empty bottles, cola cans and cardboard boxes. She kept filling her bag with everything she could find. Then, she ran away. My eyes kept following her. She walked to a scrap (·ÏÆ·) shop and?? 38 ? the bag in front of the scrap shop owner. With a disgusted look he threw a five-rupee coin at her, but she still kept?smiling. I was amazed at the?? 39 of this little girl. What I saw next was truly touching. She ran to a flower vendor (С··) and?? 40? ? some flowers from him. I couldn¡¯t help my?curiosity?any more. So I rushed to her before she could run away again and asked her what she was going to do with that little bunch of flowers in her 41 . She smiled at me and told me that they were her mother¡¯s?? 42 ?? flowers. She wanted to give them to her. ¡°Is it her birthday?¡± I asked. She said, ¡°My mother loves me and takes care of me and my brother. I get some?money for the scrap that I sell. But my mother gets?? 43? ? for spending the whole day and night taking care of the family,?? so??I buy these flowers for her every day, to bring??a little fragrance (ÏãÆø) into her life that will make her feel good and say thank you to her for loving us without any?? 44 .¡± I stood there,?touched. The little girl?? 45? ? behind a cloud of dust left by a bus, but she remained in my? 46 . She?pushed me into recalling the last time I had expressed myself so unconditionally. We should?? 47?? the efforts of our loved ones.

36. A. requiring

B. searching

C. demanding

D. marking



37. A. picking up??

B. bringing up?

C. taking up?

D. making up



38. A. cleaned

B. abandoned

C. emptied?

D. covered



39. A. image

B. spirit?

C. experience

D. humor



40. A. borrowed

B. bought

C. took

D. brought



41. A. hand

B. handbag

C. pocket

D. wallet



42. A. memorable

B. necessary

C. special

D. favorite



43. A. nothing

B. anything

C. something

D. everything



44. A. situations

B. questions

C. conditions

D. solutions



45. A. approached

B. disappeared

C. turned

D. changed



46. A. hope

B. concern

C. life

D. thought



47. A. appreciate

B. apply

C. recommend

D. grasp





Section C (12 marks)

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

Many employees nowadays eat lunch at their desks, because it seems like a harmless way to do more work. They might not do so if 48 knew the habit was helping them gain weight.

A study in the February issue of the Journal of Clinical Nutrition found people 49 ate while distracted ate more, 50 felt less full after lunch, than those who focused on eating. Researchers divided 44 participants into two groups. One group was asked to eat lunch while playing a computer game. The second group ate lunch without doing 51 else.

The participants who were distracted by the game felt less full after lunch. Even 30 minutes later, they had more snacks when they 52 offered, compared to those who had focused 53 eating. Worse yet, when researchers asked the participants to remember 54 they had eaten for lunch, those who had been playing games had 55 harder time remembering what they had eaten.

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