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Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension (30 marks)

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 TWICE.

Conversation 1

1. Where are the speakers?

A. On a train. B. In a taxi. C. On a plane.

2. What’s the man’s problem?

A. He is very tired. B. There isn’t enough room.

C. He doesn’t like the woman.

Conversation 2

3. Why didn’t the man call?

A. He got into an accident. B. He lost his cell phone.

C. He thought he didn’t need to.

4. Where does the man live?

A. Next door B. On the next street. C. In the next city.

Conversation 3

What can the girl do when she reaches the destination?

A. Swim in the ocean. B. Feed the chickens.

C. Visit big shopping malls.

6. Where does the grandma probably live?

A. In the country. B. In the city. C. In a town.

Conversation 4

7. Whose toilet needs to be fixed?

A. Mark’s B. Mark’s friend’s C. Mindy’s

8. Where did the woman go?

A. To the mechanic’s. B. To the grocery store.

C. To the hardware store.

9. What does the man say about the job?

A. It’s actually very easy. B. It’s difficult for woman.

C. He has never done it before.

Conversation 5

Where might the speakers be?

A. In a boat. B. In an airplane. C. On an amusement park ride.

11. What does the man tell the woman to do?

A. Close her eyes. B. Stop crying. C. Drink some water

12. What will the speakers do next?

A. Go home. B. Go on a train ride. C. Go to the doctor’s.

Conversation 6

How does the man drink his coffee?

A. With milk and sugar. B. Without sugar. C. With sugar only.

14. Where does the man often get his coffee now?

A. At a coffee shop. B. At home. C. At the woman’s

15. What does the woman want to learn?

A. How to choose coffee beans. B. How to stop burning the milk.

C. A new way to make coffee.

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.

How to 16.__________ a Fire

For most fires

Use 17.__________

For oil fires

Put the lid on the pan, or 18.__________on the fire.

C. For both 19.__________ and oil fires

Use a 20.__________ chemical.

Part II Language Knowledge (45 marks)

Section A (15marks)

Directions For each of the following unfinished sentences, there are four choices marked A B C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence

21. The new policy allows a couple to have a second birth _____ either is an only child.

A. although B. whether C. unless D. if

22. Health experts believe that even a little exercise is far better than _____ at all.

A. little B. none C. everything D. anything

23. To find more about university courses, my boy, _____ to this address.

A. to write B. writing C. written D. write

24. Ending his gap year, Mike returned home, _____.

A. safe and sound B. safe but sound

C. safely and soundly D. safely but soundly

25. The Lakers were ahead during the first half of the match, but they _____ in the last five minutes.

A. beat B. were beating C. were beaten D. are beaten

26. _____ everyone wants to be friends with her reflects her popularity among people.

A. What B. That C. Where D. Whether

27. Five people won the “China’s Green Figure” award, a title _____ to ordinary people for their contributions to environmental protection.

A. being given B. is given C. given D. was given

28. Mr. Brown, the students working on the project have finished their report. _____ they bring it to you today or tomorrow?

A. Need B. Shall C. Will D. Must

29. —May I speak to your manager at 4:00 this afternoon?

—Sorry, Sir. He _____ to a meeting soon.

A. is going B. has gone C. will have gone D. would go

30. —How nice to have a walk around the lake.

—Indeed. I like _____ when the weather is like this, sunny and warm.

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

31. Mum, I was wondering if you could lend me a few dollars till I _____ next month.

A. get paid B. got paid C. have paid D. will pay

32. —Isn’t it a surprise that I happened to meet Francis Mathews at the Christmas party last week?

—If my memory serves me correctly, you _____ each other for exactly two years.

A. hadn’t seen B. haven’t seen C. didn’t see D. don’t see

33. The picture of the park _____ memories of our class’s trip last year, when Mr. Smith began to take charge of our class.

A. called up B. reminded C. turned up D. came up

34. The young manager is well known for his problem-solving skills, _____ is important for a successful leader.

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

35. People just wonder ________ that makes the housing price so high.

A. what it is B. what is it C. why it does D. Why does it

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 a word or phrase that best fits the context.

When I was in high school, I didn’t know anything about engineering. At that time, when the car I drove needed repairing, I was afraid to take it to the _36 . Because honestly, the mechanic could have _37__ me an electric can opener and said, “This is part of your car and it’s _38 -----pay me to fix it.” Then I wouldn’t have known any better.

At the end of my junior year of high school, I heard about a summer program __39_ to interest girls in engineering. The six-week program was free, and students were _40_ college credits and a dorm room at the University of Maryland. I applied to the program, not because I wanted to be an engineer, but because I was looking forward to __41 and wanted to stay away from my parents for six weeks.

I was accepted to the program and I earned six engineering credits. The next year I entered the university as an engineering student. Five years later I had a degree and three good job offers.

I can’t help shaking _42__ I hear about studies that show women are __43_ when it comes to math. They imply that I am a little stupid. I’m not, but I _44__ know that if I hadn’t met with that summer program, I wouldn’t be an engineer.

When I was growing up, I was told, as many students were, to do what I was best at. But I didn’t know what that was. Most people think that when you are _45__ something, it comes easily to you. But this is what I discovered: just because a subject is _46__ to learn, it does not mean you are not good at it. You just have to grit your teeth and work hard to get good at it. Once you do, there’s good __47_ that you will enjoy it more than anything else.

36. A. engineer B. salesman C. factory D. mechanic

37. A. shown B. given C. brought D. taken

38. A. old B. broken C. fixed D. dirtied

39. A. designed B. performed C. controlled D. described

40. A. sent B. afforded C. offered D. awarded

41. A. independence B. success C. happiness D. beauty

42. A. until B. when C. since D. before

43. A. at a disadvantage B. at a loss C. in a trap D. in a shock

44. A. never B. do C. hardly D. nearly

45. A. good at B. bad at C. interested in D. devoted to

46. A. easy B. funny C. difficult D. interesting

47. A. will B. feeling C. desire D. chance

Section C (12 marks)

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

Scientists find that hardworking people live longer than average people. Evidence shows that the jobless are in poor health compared to the job-holders. A research shows that _48_ the unemployment rate increases by 1%, the death rate may increase by 2%. All this comes to one point: work is helpful to health. Why is work good for health？It is because work keeps people busy, away from loneliness and anxieties. _49__ research shows that people feel unhappy, worried, and lonely when they have nothing to do. _50_, the happiest are those who are busy. Work serves _51_ a bridge between man and reality. By work, people come into contact with each other. By cooperation, they find friendship and warmth, _52__ are all helpful to health. The loss of work means the loss of everything. 53_ affects people spiritually and makes them liable to diseases. Besides, work makes one feel one’s value and status in society. When a doctor successfully operates on a patient _54_ a teacher sees his students make progress in their studies, he is happy beyond words.

From the above, we can come to the conclusion that the _55_ work you do, the happier and healthier you will be.

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

"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me."???? You probably heard those lines in grammar school, but do you really agree that harsh (严厉的) or negative words do not harm us? Words have power. Surely we all have had our feelings hurt by something someone said.???? We may not say words to hurt others, but the way we interpret (解释) them and how we say them may cause great harm. Here’s an example:???? An ancient king dreamed all his teeth had fallen out. He sent for a wise man to explain his dream to him: the dream means that all your relatives will die and