I. Listening Comprehension (30%)

Section A

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. Go to the library. B. Give the woman a ride.

C. Meet his friend. D. Follow the woman’s directions.

2. A. 15 minutes. B. 45 minutes. C. An hour. D. An hour and a quarter.

3. A. In a hotel. B. In a restaurant. C. In a cafeteria. D. In a pizza hut.

4. A. Employer and employee. B. Husband and wife.

C. Teacher and student. D. Patient and doctor.

5. A. She’s not interested in the walk. B. She’s too busy to take a walk.

C. She does not want to do anything. D. She’ll go after she finishes her work.

6. A. She did the exam with ease. B. She hated taking exams.

C. The exam was far beyond her. D. The exam was cancelled.

7. A. She doesn’t spend much time with her friends.

B. She doesn’t like her new school.

C. She has adapted easily to her new school.

D. She spends most of her free time at school.

8. A. Jim is very interesting. B. Jim hasn’t found anything.

C. Jim has got a new job. D. Jim is very lazy.

9. A. He hasn’t had time to try it on yet. B. It doesn’t fit him very well.

C. He dislikes the large shirt. D. He has forgotten to wear it.

10. A. He doesn’t know a lot about computers. B. He has already asked for help.

C. He is likely to help. D. He was the last one to use the computer.

Section B

Directions: In Section 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. She was bored with her lazy life at home.

B. She was offered a good job by her neighbor.

C. She wanted to help with the family’s finance.

D. Her family would like to see her more involved in social life.

12. A. Doing housework. B. Looking after her youngest child.

C. Reading newspapers and watching TV. D. Taking good care of her husband.

13. A. Jane got angry at Bill’s lazy life. B. Bill failed to adapt to the new situation.

C. Bill blamed Jane for neglecting the family. D. The children were not taken good care of.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

14. A. 50 million. B. 57 million. C. 120 million. D.128 million.

15. A. For financial aid. B. For accurate policy making.

C. For economic growth. D. For knowing the level of education.

16. A. Helping the developing countries.

B. Establishing a partnership with the WHO.

C. Improving people’s health.

D. Keeping correct records of births and deaths.

Section C

Directions: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. 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.

Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.

YOUR IDEAL PARTNER



Age

Around _____17_____



Occupation

_____18_____



Personality

Relatively _____19_____ and fun-loving



Hobbies

_____20_____ sports, such as tennis…





Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation。

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

What is the advantage of the first place?

There are _____21_____ fruits.



Why do the speakers give up the first choice?

There is no ______22______ or dryer… not even a TV.



Where is the second place located?

It’s only _______23______ from the ocean.



What are the speakers talking about?

To rent a ______24_______.





II. Grammar and Vocabulary

Section A (25%)

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.

25. By the time he was twelve, Edison __________ to make a living by himself.



A. would begin

B. has begun

C. had begun

D. was begun



26. Mr.?Green?__________?for?more?than?ten?years.



A. died

B. has died

C. is dying

D. has been dead



27. They asked me to have a drink with them. I said that it was at least ten years since I __________ a good drink



A. had enjoyed

B. was enjoying

C. enjoyed

D. had been enjoying



28. Tom __________ into the house when no one __________.



A. slipped;?was?looking?

C. slipped;?had?looked

B. had?slipped;?looked

D. was?slipping;?looked



29. That suit __________ over 60 dollars.



A. has costed

B. costed

C. is costed

D. cost



30. Don’t get off the bus until it __________.



A. has stopped

B. stopped

C. will stop

D. shall stop



31. Look! __________.



A. Here he comes

B. Here comes he

C. He came here

D. Here does he come



32. Seeing the owner of the house coming, away __________.



A. the naughty boys run

B. did the naughty boys run



C. the naughty boys ran

D. ran the naughty boys



33. ---It’s a nice day. ---So __________.



A. is it

B. it is

C. does it

D. it does



34. __________ is a wooden tub used for gathering water chestnuts.



A. It pictured here

B. It is pictured here

C. Pictured here

D. Here pictured



35. __________ was her anger that her face turned red.



A. Great

B. So

C. It

D. Such



36. ________ in the work that she often forgot ________ her meals.



A. So absorbed was Keller; to take

B. So absorbed Keller was; to take



C. So absorbed Keller was; taking

D. So absorbed was Keller; taking



37. Only after ________ his work ________ to see his grandfather.



A. finishing; did he go

B. he finishes; did he go



C. he finished; he went

D. having finished; he went



38. __________, Carolina couldn’t get the door open.



A. Try as she might

B. As she might try

C. She might as try

D. Might as she try



39. That is __________ the problem lies.



A. how

B. when

C. where

D. what



40. __________ they will not come to join us, we have to change our plan.



A. Seeing that

B. When

C. For

D. As soon as



41. Tom is one of the boys who __________ on time.



A. is

B. are

C. am

D. was



42. You’d better take something to read when you go to see the doctor __________ you have to wait.



A. even if

B. as if

C. in case

D. in order that



43. ---How long do you think it will be __________ China sends a manned spaceship to the moon?

--- Perhaps two or three years.



A. when

B. until

C. that

D. before



44. Cook was a strict but good captain, __________ usually took care of the sailors on his ship.



A. the one who

B. one who

C. that

D. he who



45. We were struck by the limited use __________ their natural resources.



A. those villagers made of

B. which those villagers made



C. for those villagers made of

D. for those villagers making of



46. There seems to be two causes as I try to figure out __________ that prevents so many children from being as happy as before.



A. how it is

B. when it is

C. what it is

D. why it is



47. According to one theory, taking part in high-culture activities makes __________ easy for teenagers to make friends with powerful older people, __________ thus increases the chances of their lives turning out well.



A. that, which

B. it, which

C. what, which

D. it, what



48. Because Sarah has always saved __________, she is now able to afford a big house.



A. what little she earns

B. how little she earns



C. for little she earns

D. with little she earns



49. __________ has recently been done to provide more buses for the people, a shortage of public vehicle remains a serious problem.



A. That

B. What

C. In spite of what

D. Though what





Section B (16%)

(A)

A young and successful manager was traveling down a neighborhood street, going a bit too fast ___50___ his new Jaguar ___51___ a brick hit the door of his Jaguar.

He jumped out of the car, ___52___ (seize) the kid and pushed him up against the parked car, shouting, “That’s a new car and that brick you threw is going to cost a lot of money. Why did you do it?” “I’m sorry. I didn’t know what else to do!” begged the youngster.

“It’s my brother,” he said. “He fell ___53___ _______ his wheelchair and I can’t lift him up.”

Sobbing, the boy asked the manager, “Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair? He ___54___ (hurt) and he’s too heavy for me.”

___55___ (move) beyond words, he lifted the young man back into the wheelchair and took out his handkerchief and wiped the scrapes and cuts, ___56___ (check) to see that everything was going to be Okay.

“Thank you, sir. And God bless you.” The grateful child said to him and then push his brother to the sidewalk towards their home.

He never did repair the side door. He kept the dent ___57___ (remind) him not to go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your attention.

(B)

The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese calendar. For thousands of years, the festival ___58___ (mark) by eating zongzi and racing dragon boats in honour of Qu Yuan, who is said ___59___ (commit) suicide by drowning himself.

Qu was a minister of the State of Chu ___60___ (situate) in the present-day Hunan and Hubei provinces, during the Warring States Period (战国时期). He was upright, loyal and highly respected. However, he was dismissed from office. ___61___ (realize) that the country was in the hands of evil officials, Qu leapt into River Miluo on the fifth day of the fifth month. Nearby fishermen rushed over to save him ___62___ were unable to recover his body.

The people of Chu ___63___ mourned Qu’s death threw rice into the river to feed his ghos