SECTION A (22.5 marks)

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 or passage TWICE.

Conversation 1

When does the man have trouble with the bike?

A. When he is getting on it B. When he is riding it C. When he is getting off it.

2. What will the man do now?

A. Keep riding his bike. B. Accept the woman’s offer C. Lower the seat.

Conversation 2

3. What does the boy want his mother to do?

A. Allow him to watch TV B. Cook a new dish. C. Get cable TV

4. What does the boy like to watch on TV?

A. Cartoons and action movies. B. Educational stations. C. Advertisements

Conversation 3

5. What is the crowd doing?

A. Complaining. B. Shouting. C. Fighting.

6. Who is winning the game now?

A. Nobody. B. The red team. C. The blue team.

Conversation 4

7. Who is the woman?

A. The housing officer B. A receptionist. C. A landlady.

8. How soon will the room be available?

A. In one week. B. In two weeks. C. In one month.

9. What should the man bring with him?

A. Blankets. B. A fridge. C. A TV set.

Conversation 5

10. How long has the woman been a resident DJ?

A. For nine years. B. For seven years. C. For two years.

11. Who gave the woman the land?

A. Her father. B. Her husband C. Her husband’s father.

12. What does the woman think of her present life?

A. She is quite satisfied with it. B. She misses her family a lot.

C. She will go back to Holland one day.

Conversation 6

13. What is the best thing about being a chef according to the woman?

A. Traveling around the world B. Tasting different kinds of food.

C. Making a lot of money.

14. What does the woman think is the most difficult thing about being a chef?

A. The busy schedule. B. The difficult complaints from customers.

C. The stressful work environment.

15. What is the man’s job?

A. A chef. B. A reporter. C. A student.

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.

A Timely Help in a storm

My destination

The airport





What happened

The storm got ____16_____;

____17____ completely blocked the road;

The line of my phone was _____18____



Who offered help

A young man driving a(n) _____19______



Happy ending

I was just in time for ______20_______





PART TWO LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE

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．“Chinese house wives” spent 100 billion yuan over the past two weeks ____ 300 tons of gold, ______ to sustain gold prices at Us ＄1,468 an aunce.

A．purchasing, helping B．to purchase, to help

C．to purchase, helping D．purchasing, to help

22．June 7th is a special day, ______, I think, that will be remembered by all the senior students forever.

A．one B．it C．which D．that

23．We are trying to reach a point ________ both sides’ benefits will be met.

A．which B．that C．where D．when

24．----How do you think we can make the agreement?

----Put aside _______ you disagree and try to find ________ you have in common.

A．what; what B．where; what C．what; whether D．where; whether

25．Most of the Americans _______ Obama, otherwise he would have failed in his second run.

A．had supported B．supported C．have supported D．supporting

26．---Since when __________ so many antiques?

--- It ___________ ten years since I had this habit.

A．do you collected; will be B．did you collected; has been

C．did you collected; was D．have you collected; is

27．Only when ______, ______ that the wound had been rescued.

A．did he return; we were told B．he returned; we were told

C．did he return; were we told D．he returned; were we told

28．No one in the show but the statisticians _______ that Yu Quan is the winner.

A．knows B．know C．have know D． are to know

29．----Did you sleep late last night for you look tired?

----Yes, it was almost 12:00 o’clock _________ I went to bed.

A．before B．that C．when D．until

30．Xiaoxiao got an admission from Hongkong University. She was highly praised for what she________ .

A．did B．would do C．has done D．had done

31．I hate _________ when people speak loud in public.

A．that B．it C．this D．them

32．The traffic problems have severely affected economic development._________, we must spare no efforts to solve them.

A. Furthermore B. Therefore C. Meanwhile D. Nevertheless

33．__________ the plane carefully before it takes off, some aircraft accidents can be avoided.

A．Having checked B．Check C．If they D．to check

34．It is getting hotter and hotter here. I hope the change of climate __________ you.

A．don’t upset B．didn’t upset C．hasn’t upset D．won’t upset

35．The computer really need __________. Who would you rather __________ it?

A．repaired; have repaired B．repairing; have repair

C．repaired; have to repair D．repairing; had repaired

Section B(18 marks)

Sometimes your biggest weakness __36__ become your biggest strength. Take, for example, the story of one girl who decided to study judo[柔道] despite the __37__ that she had lost her left arm in a car accident. The girl began lessons with an old Japanese judo instructor. The girl was doing well. So she couldn't understand why, after three months of training, the instructor had taught her only one __38__. "Instructor," the girl finally said, "Shouldn't I be learning more moves?"  "This is the only move you know, but this is the only move you'll ever need to know," the instructor replied.  Not quite understanding, but __39__ her teacher, the girl kept training. Several months later, the instructor took the girl to her first tournament. Surprising herself, the girl easily won her first two __40 _. The third match proved to be more difficult, but after some time, her opponent became impatient and charged. The girl deftly used her one move to win the match. Still amazed by her success, the girl was now in the finals.  This time, her opponent was bigger, stronger and more experienced. For a while, the girl appeared to be overmatched. __41__ that the girl might get hurt, the referee[裁判] called a time-out. She was about to stop the match __42__ the instructor intervened. "No," the instructor __43__, "Let her continue."  Soon after the match resumed, her opponent made a critical mistake: she dropped her guard. __44__, the girl used her move to pin her opponent. The girl had won the match and the tournament. She was the __45__. On the way home, the girl and her teacher reviewed every move in each and every match. Then the girl summoned the courage to ask what was really on her mind.  "Instructor, how did I win the tournament with only one move?"  "You won for two reasons," the teacher answered. "First, you've almost __46__ one of the most difficult throws in all of judo. Second, the only known defense for that move is for your opponent to grab your __47_."  The girl's biggest weakness had become her biggest strength.36．A．would B．must C．can D．should

37．A．evidence B．fact C. possibility D．truth

38．A．move B．lesson C．theory D．month

39．A．giving in B．believing in C．adapting to D．respecting

40．A．enemy B．opponents C．matches D．fights

41．A．Concerned B．Frightened C．Doubted D．Avoided

42．A．then B．when C．till D．that

43．A．answered B．cried C．said D．insisted

44．A．Finally B．Instantly C．However D．Gradually

45．A．win B．instructor C．best D．champion

46．A．understood B．taught C．mastered D．used

47．A．left leg B．right leg C．left arm D．right arm

Section C (12 marks)

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

Hongbai Primary School was completely destroyed in the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake.The school was __48___just 10 kilometers away from Yingxiu, Sichuan province. All of the school buildings collapsed. Nearly 160 students and seven teachers___49__ buried under the rubble.

After the quake, Beijing partnered with Shifang, a city 40 km from Hongbai town, to rebuild the school. By the end of 2009, construction of the new school was finished. They named it Bo'ai Primary School, ___50_____ means universal love, to show their gratitude to ___51____ who helped bring things back to normal. The school's principal, Wu Chenglin, said new equipment in the school and instructional sessions with teachers from Beijing and Hongbai are contributing __52_____ the students' education. From the looks on the children's faces and the sounds of their laughter, ___ 53 _____would be nearly impossible to tell that just a few years ago this land and their school was devastated ___54___ a earthquake. Bo'ai Primary School is not just a replacement building to cover up past devastation. It is ___55___ symbol of hope, happiness and the determination of the residents of Hongbai.

PART THREE 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.

A

You and your friends are settling into your seats. The new Spider-Man movie is about to start and you’ve got the sn