PART ONE Listening Comprehension (30 marks)

Section A (22.5 marks)Directions: In this section, you will hear six conversations between two……You will hear each conversation TWICE.

Conversation 1

1. Where are they talking?

A. At the box office. B. In the cinema. C. Over the phone.

2. When is the film that the woman is going to see?

A. At 5: 30 p.m. Saturday. B. At 8: 00 p.m. Saturday. C. At 8: 00 a.m. Saturday.

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3. What’s the wrong with the man?

A. He is very tired and sleepy. B. He is worried about his test.

C. He is ill beca
use of hard work.

4. What did the man do last night?

A. He studied in the library. B. He went to a party. C. He sat a big test.

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5. What is the relationship between the speakers?

A. Husband and wife. B. Interviewer and interviewee. C. Actor and actress.

6. What can we learn from the conversation?

A. The woman will be a secretary. B. The woman made a mistake.

C.
Th
e man is satisfied with the woman.

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7. What is the relationship between the man and woman?

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8. Why didn’t John come to the class last night?

A. He was considering giving it up. B. He was writing a report all day long.[来|科|网Z|X|X|K]

C. He was late for class, so he did not go in.

9. What can we know about the man?

A. He had studied French before. B. He is interested in learning foreign languages.

C. He is from an English-speaking country.

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10. What did the man do with his old car?

A. He sold it. B. He repaired the engine. C. He repaired the wheels.

11. How does the man feel about his old car?

A. It was more comfortable. B. It was worth the money. C. It was in bad conditions.

12. How does the man feel about his new car?

A. It is worse than the old one. B. It is much better than the old one.

C. It is not worth the money he spent on it.

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13. Which telephone can the man use?

A. The phone in the hall. B. The phone on the woman’s desk.

C. The phone at the business center.

14. What is happening while the two speakers are talking?

A. A man is checking out of the hotel.

B. The woman is helping at the check-out desk.

C. The porter is bringing in the man’s luggage.

15. What service does the man ask for at the end?

A. Free morning meals. B. A change of towels and sheets. C. The wake-up service.

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.

What Chinese parents do in educating their children

Chinese parents’ attitude to education

Chinese parents are very 16 in education. They believe that the more expensive in education, the better the result will be.



The measures that parents take

① Never 17 money.

② Send them to the best schools or abroad.

③ With their children to take extra-courses 18 or other classes.



The failure in teaching their children

Only teach them how to take multiple-choice 19 and study well without teaching them the most important skills they need to 20 , happy and clever.





PART TWO LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE (45 marks)

SECTION A (15 marks)

Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there ar
e 4 choices marked A , B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.

21.________ reduce your experience of failure, do breathe deeply and speak positively to yourself.

A. Having helped B. To help C. Helping D. Help

22. ---The school we visited the day before yesterday was beautiful indeed.

--- True. It’s a pity we _____ photographs there.

A. wouldn’t take B. hadn’t
taken C. haven’t taken D. didn’t take

23. It is high time that laws were made _______ people such as Yuan Lihai can receive proper help to raise the orphans.

A. so that B. as though C. ever since D. even though

24. Not only ______ traditions, but we should also put ideas into current fashion trends.

A. should we inherit B. we should inherit C. should inherit we D. inherit we should

25. An energetic and enthusiastic laughter exercises our body and mind, ______ us feeling relaxed and content.

A. leave B. leaving C. left D. to leave

26. ---Mike, you didn’t take part in the spoken English contest on Sunday?

--- I _____ , but I had to attend my grandfather in hospital.

27. Last year, Chinese tourists made 83 million overseas travels, ______ Thailand and South Korea were their favorites.

A. among that B. among which C. of whom D. of whose

28. There are quite a few idioms_____ colors are used, ______ in the dark is an example.

A. in which; with which B. whose; by which

C. where; for which D. in which; of which

29. In order to make up the missing notes, Jack _____his best to spend as much spare time as possible doing this job these days.

A. will try B. tried C. has been trying D. has tried

30.It’s reported that the fire had burned for quite some time ______ it was brought under control.

A. before B. when C. once D. since

31. According to a recent survey, 95 percent of women aged between 15 and early their 40s _____ a doctor once a year, compared to 70 percent of men in the same age group.

A. sees B. see C. saw D. had seen

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.

How often do you let other people’s nonsense change your mood? Do you let a bad driver, rude waiter, or an insensitive employee 36 your day?

Sixteen years ago I experienced an incident in a New York City taxi cab. One day I was in a taxi and 37 the airport. We were driving in the right lane when a black car drove out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver stepped on the 38 suddenly, and our car stopped just one inch from the other car’s back-end. The driver, who almost caused a big accident, looked around and started 39 at us.

But then here’s what really blew me away. My taxi driver just waved at the guy 40 . He was so friendly that I asked, “Why did you just do that?” This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call “The Law of the Garbage Truck”.

He said,“Many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of 41 , full of frustration, anger and disappointment. As their garbage 42 , they need a place to dump it and sometimes they’ll dump it on you. Don’t take it 43 . Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. ”

So I started thinking, how often do I let Garbage Trucks run right over me? And how often do I take their garbage and 44 it to other people at work，at home, or on the street? It was then that I said, “I don’t want their garbage and I’m not going to make it known everywhere.”

Life’s too short to wake up in the morning with 45 . The mark of your success is how quickly you can refocus on what’s 46 in your life. Successful people do not let Garbage Trucks 47 their lives. Therefore, when a Garbage Truck comes your way, if you follow “The Law of the Garbage Truck”，you will take back control of your life.

36. A. lighten B. ruin C. transform D. enrich

37. A. headed for B. hunted for C. searched for D. entered for

38. A. gas B. wheel C. brakes D. horn

39. A. laughing B. yelling C. glancing D. throwing

40. A. angrily B. embarrassedly C. desperately D. smilingly

41. A. expectation B. goods C. garbage D. passengers

42. A. piles up B. runs out C. breaks up D. sells out

43. A. socially B. personally C. separately D. regularly

44. A. explain B. share C. associate D. spread

45. A. regret B. delight C. pleasure D. confidence

46. A. difficult B. rough C. awkward D. important

47. A. take down B. take off C. take over D. take on

Section C (12 marks)

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

The air we breathe is so freely available that we take it for granted, Yet 48 it we could not survive more than a few minutes. For the most part, the same air is available to everyone, 49 everyone needs it. Some people use the air to sustain them while they sit around and feel sorry for themselves. 50 breathe in the air and use the energy it provides to make a beautiful life for themselves.

So 51 the opportunity. It is everywhere. Opportunity is so freely available that we take it for granted. Yet opportunity alone is 52 enough to create success. It must be seized and acted upon in order to have value.

Just 53 you need air, to breathe, you need opportunity to succeed. It takes more than just breathing in the fresh air of opportunity, 54 . You must make use of that opportunity. That’s not up to the opportunity. That’s up to you. It doesn’t matter when you get1 it. 55 matters is what you do with it.

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

London has more than its fair share of must-see sights and instantly recognizable landmarks, but hidden down the side streets and in urban backwaters is a scatte
red collection of equally fascinating, lesser known icons. Throw off the crowds and get to know an unfamiliar but interesting side to London with our top seven.

? Brixton Windmill

A glorious sight, this superbly-restored windmill