I. Listening Comprehension (30分)

Part A Short Conversations

Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.

1. A. This afternoon B. Tomorrow C. Next month D. Next week

2. A. Tidy up the place B. Get more food and drinks

C. Hold a party D. Ask his friend to come over

3. A. Call a repairman B. Get out the paper stuck

C. Turn to her colleague for help D. Restart the machine

4. A. She is sorry the man will not come. B. She will ask David to talk less.

C. She has to invite David to the party. D. She will meet the man halfway.

5. A. 25 minutes B. 15 minutes C. 20 minutes D. 30 minutes

6. A. Relieved B. Worried C. Confused D. Depressed

7. A. By bus B. By underground C. On foot D. By bicycle

8. A. She will drive the man to the supermarket.

B. The man needn’t go shopping every week.

C. The man should buy a car of his own.

D. She can pick the man up at the grocery.

9. A. The first-round talks should start as soon as possible.

B. He should change his schedule to meet John Smith.

C. The talks can be held any day except this Friday.

D. The woman should contact John Smith first.

10. A. He lost his way. B. He received a traffic ticket.

C. He worked very carefully. D. He drove in heavy traffic.

Part B Passages

Directions: In Part B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. .When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

11. A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four

12. A. Auditory learners B. Hands-on learners C.Self-teaching learners D. Visual learners

13. A. One should find his or her own learning style.

B. Make full preparations for the lessons to be taught.

C. Use a tape recorder instead of taking detailed notes.

D. Organize notes with charts and pictures.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

14. A. To inform parents and schools B. To pick out good students

C. To compare teachers D. To expose poor schools

15. A. They have no trust in doctors. B. They can’t afford the medical fee.

C. They fear things like injections. D. They doubt the medical treatment.

16. A. Teachers’ difficult life B. Harm of divorce to families

C. Ways to become loveable kids D. Kids’ attention-seeking behaviour

Part C Longer Conversations

Directions: In Part C, you will hear two longer conversations. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.

Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.

What’s the table of figures about?

About the pocket money children in 17 get.



By how much does the woman assume the pocket money rises?

By 18 .



Why does the man think the rise is higher than inflation?

Maybe parents are 19 .



What would be the man expect his children to do with their money?

Pay for small 20 things.



Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.

Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.

Where was the woman’s husband?

He was at 21 .



Why was the man in Beijing?

He came to attend an international conference on ______22 .



What did the woman think of China?

She thought it was rich in 23 .



Why hadn’t the man visited those scenic spots in China?

He was always 24 .



Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

II. Reading Section A (16分)

Directions: Read the following two passages. Fill in each blank with one proper word or the proper form of the given word to make the passage coherent. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct.

A

When I was 8 years old, I once decided to run away from home. With my suitcase

(25) ____________ (pack) and some sandwiches in a bag, I started for the front door and said to Mom, “I’m leaving.”

“If you want to run away, that’s all right,” she said. “But you came into this home without anything and you can leave the same way.” I threw sandwiches in my suitcase on the floor heavily and started for the door again.

“Wait a minute,” Mom said. “I want your clothes back. You didn’t wear anything when you (26) ________ (bear).” This really angered me. I tore my clothes off—shoes, socks, underwear and all—and shouted, “Can I go now?” “Yes,” Mom answered, “but

(27) ______ ______ you close that door, don’t expect to come back.”

I was so angry (28) ____________ I slammed (砰地关上) the door and stepped out on the front porch (走廊). Suddenly I realized that I was outside, with (29) ____________ on. Then I noticed that down the street, two neighbor girls were walking nearer. I (30) ____________ run to hide behind a big tree in our yard at once. After a while, I was sure the girls had passed by. I dashed to the front door and banged (砰地关上) on it loudly.

“Who’s there?” I heard.

“It’s Billy! Let me in!”

The voice behind the door answered, “Billy doesn’t live here anymore. He ran away from home.” Glancing behind me to see if anyone else was coming, I begged, “Aw, Mom! I’m still your son. Let me in!”

The door inched open and revealed Mom’s (31) ____________ (smile) face. “Did you change your decision about running away?” she asked.

“What’s (32) ____________ supper?” I answered.

B

To celebrate the end of our exams, my friends and I went to a fast food restaurant. We ordered hamburgers and Coca Cola at the counter. When our food came, I started walking towards (33)____________ empty table. By bad luck, my purse strap (带子) (34)____________(catch) on a chair and the tray I was holding slipped from my hands and went flying in the air. The tray, and its contents, fell on a man (35)____________ was just about (36)____________(take) a bite of his sandwich. I stared, greatly shocked, (37)____________ the drinks soaked (浸湿) his white shirt.

Then I closed my eyes and prepared myself for his burst of anger. Instead, he said “It’s OK” to comfort me (38)____________ he disappeared into the washroom.

Still shaky and unsure (39)____________ to do next, my friends and I went to a table and sat there, trying our best to look calm, A moment later, the man came out of the washroom and approached our table. My heart almost stopped beating, I thought he was going to ask for my father’s number and call him.

To my surprise, he merely smiled at us, handed us some cash and said, “Buy yourself new hamburgers.” He then walked away without even finishing his food.

He could have made what was already an uncomfortable situation (40)____________ (bad), but he chose a different way and gave us a reason to believe that there is still kindness in his world, I’ll never forget his actions.

Section B (10分)

Directions: Complete the passage with the words in the box.. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. recognize B. instead of C. born D. danger E. special

F. sense G. certain H. reminds I. memories J. brain K. relieves



Smell always means more to me than just what it is. Every time I smell roses I can see myself again in the garden of the large house in Cornwell. And when I smell a 41 type of oil, I am back again on the island. Or it’s the smell of jasmine which 42 me of the days when I stayed with my grandmother and had the flower all around the house.

Smell produces 43 , but it’s the most difficult to remember. This is because only a small area of the 44 is used in smell. Most people, however, can 45 at least 4,000 different smells, and women usually have a better 46 of smell than men.

It seems that our idea of what smells are pleasant or unpleasant is something that we learn at about the age of three or four. It is not something we are 47 with. How do we know that some smells, like the smell of burning, mean 48 ?

Flowers such as jasmine and roses are one thing, but what about the smell of people？Each has a 49 smell. A one-month-old baby can recognize its mother by smell. 50 shaking hands when meeting each other, people in many parts of the world kiss the face or the hands, probably for smell.

III. Reading Comprehension

Section A (15分)

Louis Chan is not dead. The 83-year-old writer, who uses the pen name Jin Yong, was having a quiet dinner at home when a 51 called him up. The reporter was trying to confirm the news 52 on a microblog that the 53 writer of martial arts fiction had died. Mr. Cha was happy to inform the reporter that, like Mark Twain, the reports of his 54 were exaggerated. After the call, Mr. Cha went back to his dinner and the reporter, supposedly, went back to his microblogging site to look for more “news”.

Microblogging is 55 popular in China and around the world. This social networking platform keeps millions of “friends” 56 each other on a minute-to-minute basis. The short messages 57 information of a person’s thoughts and activities throughout the day. It’s a fun way to keep connected with your friends. It’s also a good way to pass on information about the 58 trends and news. But microblogging does have its 59_.

Some people are becoming microblog zombies. The amount of information on these short-message sites is 60. Some people spend hours 61 the routine activities of their “friends” to the point where their own lives are 62. The only thing