PART ONE: LISTENING COMPREHENSION (30 points)

Section A (22.5 points)

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

1. What is the speech about?

A. A project. B. A city. C. A job.

2. Who is going to give the speech?

A. John. B. Susan. C. Mark.

Conversation 2

3. Which was the best part of the woman’s tour?

A. Hiking . B. Skydiving. C. Visiting relatives.

4. Why did the man Stay home and watch TV?

A. It was raining. B. He was too tired. C. It was boring to stay outside.

Conversation 3

5. Who watched the football game last night?

A. The man. B. The woman. C. The man’s wife.

6. Why didn’t the man see the complete film?

A. He was interrupted by his wife. B. He preferred to read a book .

C. He had dinner first.

Conversation 4

7. What did the woman do a few days ago?

A. She had a false tooth fitted. B. She had her tooth cleaned.

C. She had a tooth taken out.

8. What caused the woman’s toothache?

A. She often ate sweets. B. The tooth didn’t fit quite right.

C. She never listened to the doctor’s advice.

9. What will the woman do next?

A. Have some pain-killers B. Pull out the tooth. C. Go to Dr Ellis’ office.

Conversation 5

10.What does the woman intend to do?

A.Invite the man to do sports. B. Invite the man to see a film.

C. Persuade the man to have a change.

11. Where does the man spend much time?

A. In a cinema. B. At a computer centre. C. At the Workers’ Club.

12. When will the two speakers meet?

A. Tonight B. Tomorrow noon . C. Tomorrow evening.

Conversation 6

13. What do Swedish people complain about when they visit England in winter

A. The cold houses. B. The bad weather. C. The darkness.

14.How does the man describe the summer in Sweden?

A. Mild. B. Depressing. C. Amazing.

15. What does the man say about the Swedish people?

A. They work hard and play hard.

B. They often work late into night.

C. They can’t stand the long summer evenings.

Section B (7.5 points)

Directions: In this section, you will hear a mini-talk. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you’ve got. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS.

You will hear the short passage TWICE.

The Sunday Paper



The wide audience

Favorite sections



The adults in the family

The front pages, the editorial pages and ____16_______ section



Many men

The ___17_______pages and the financial pages



The mother of the family

News about ___18____ and marriages

Advice about food, health and clothes



Children

___19_______



Older people

The ___20___ notice



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. —Let's go there by taxi.

—It's not far from here.I prefer ________.

A．walking to take a taxi B．to walk rather than take a taxi

C．walk to taking a taxi D．to walk rather than to take a taxi

22. Tom as well as two of his classmates _____ invited to the party.

A. were B. was C. have D. has

23. ---Can I meet you tomorrow afternoon？

---Sorry. I ____ an important guest from America then . Let’s make it another day.

A. am receiving B. will have received C. will receive D. will be receiving

24. I still remember the day ________ I first came to Qingdao.

A. which B. when C. that D. in which

25---.We must know ____ it takes to be a good teacher.

--- Yes. Wisdom and patience really count.

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

26. Diaoyu Islands consist of a group of islands, ____ China since ancient times.

A. belonged to B. belonging to C. belongs to D. and belonged to

27. —Did Peter fix the computer himself?

—He ________，because he doesn't know much about computers.

A．has it fixed B．had it fixing

C．had it fixed D．has it fixing

28. David had promised me he would attend the meeting and ________.

A．so did he B．so he would

C．so would he D．so he did

29．___ you lose the paper document, sign in www. Sina.com, _____you might download all you need.

A. If, which B. So long as, what C. In case, where D. Even if, as

30．If , the polluted air can result in deadly diseases or even death.

A．being breathed in B．having been breathed in

C．breathed in D．breathing in

31．Only when he returned ______ that the war had ended and the army had come back.

A. we tell B. we told C. did we tell D. were we told

32. It was not until I watched the TV program _______I knew how special the Sundance Film Festival was.

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

33. — My father will be here tomorrow.

— Oh, I thought that he ______ today.

A. would come B. is coming C. will come D. comes

34. _______ online shopping attracts many people, there will always be some who enjoy shopping in the local groceries.  A. While B. When C. If D. As

35. The happy look on his face suggested that he _____ the final examination successfully.

A. passes B. had passed C. would pass D. should pass

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.

Once upon a time, a rich man wanted to make a trip (旅行) to another town. He tried not only to take things to sell but also to take money to 36 things with. He decided to take ten servants with him. They would carry the things to sell and the food to 37 on their trip. Before they started, a little boy ran up to the rich man and asked to 38 with them.

The rich man said to the little boy, “Well, 39 may go with us. 40 you are the smallest, the thinnest and the weakest of all my 41 , you can’t carry a 42 load (担子). You must 43 the lightest one to carry.” The boy thanked his master and chose the biggest load to carry. That was bread.

“You are 44 .” said his master, “That is the biggest and the heaviest one.” The boy said

45 and lifted the load gladly.

On the trip they walked for days and at last they got to the town. All the servants were tired 46 the little servant. Do you know 47 ? Most of the bread was eaten during the trip and a little was left when they arrived at the town.

36. A. eat B. buy C. change D. get

37. A. cook B. eat C. buy D. drink

38. A. stop B. stay C. go D. talk

39. A. you B. he C. I D. they

40. A. Since B. If C. Because D. But

41. A. family B. guests C. servants D. things

42. A. heavy B. light C. small D. difficult

43. A. eat B. choose C. pick up D. understand

44. A. brave B. right C. clever D. foolish

45. A. sorry B. nothing C. angrily D. good-bye

46. A. besides B. of C. except D. with

47. A. who B. him C. that D. why

Section C (12 marks)

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

We are what we eat because what we eat every day has a great effect48._____ our health. Therefore, we should make every effort to change our bad eating habits.

49. we all know, baked or fried foods may be tasty, 50. eating too much of them will probably result in some illnesses. Moreover, some food that costs us a great deal of money and is not healthy is junk food.

What people like to eat differs from culture to culture. Compared with people in the West, Chinese people used to eat 51._______ grain and vegetables, and less meat, which is 52._____good eating habit. However, things are quite different now. With the rapid economic growth of our country, we now also eat a lot of food 53._______ is high in sugar and fat. We are at risk eating out without considering the balance of our diet.

The food we choose affects our health, so we must keep 54._______ in mind that the food we choose should give 55._______ the nutrients we need.

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.

A

“It's really cool to have a dad who flies fighter jets,”thought 11-year-old Casey as she was watching him fly overhead.

Living on an Air Force base was not as bad as some people might think. Casey rather enjoyed being around friends who had something in common with each other. They had their own school, bowling area, and movie theatre. She especially loved it when her dad would come home each day and greet her with a new joke and tickles.

Today was different, though. When her dad walked into the room, he looked sad for some reason. He just kissed her on the forehead and told her mum that he needed to talk to her. Casey knew something was wrong.

When her mum and dad came out of the other room, mum was crying. Dad sat down and began to explain that he has been called to go to Iraq to help with the war effort. Casey was so surprised that she couldn't speak for a moment. She began to feel tears in her eyes. How could she live without her dad for a whole year?

Soon, the day came. Her dad was leaving. As Casey and her mom watched him climb up the steps to his cockpit, the tears began to flow and it felt like they would never end. It was hard for Casey to believe that she wouldn't be seeing her dad for so long. T