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. Why did the woman move out her room?
A. She disliked the room that was too small for her.
B. Her roommate was always making noise in the room.
C. Her roommate said something that made her angry.
2. What did the woman give the man?
A. Her present address. B. The address of her home. C. The phone number.
Conversation 2
3. What was John doing when the man visited him?
A. Reading a novel. B. Writing a novel. C. Writing a diary.
4. What do you think of John?
A. He is smart and friendly. B. He is clever and kind.
C. He is capable and works hard.
Conversation 3
5. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. In a hotel. B. In a restaurant. C. At home.
6. What will the two speakers do this weekend?
A. Have a picnic. B. Visit the man’s parents. C. Go shopping.
Conversation 4
7. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. In a plane. B. In a restaurant. C. At the airport.
8. When will they arrive in New York?
A. At 11:00. B. At 13:00. C. At 14:00.
9. Where does the man’s brother live?
A. In New York. B. In the company. C. In New Jersey.
Conversation 5
10. How much does a round-trip ticket cost?
A. $36. B. $66. C. $76.
11. When does the local leave?
A. At 2:15. B. At 3:00. C. At 4:00.
12. What will the man do?
A. He will take the local. B. He will take the express.
C. He will change trains at Boston.
Conversation 6
13. Why does the man make the phone call?
A. To know the history of the shopping mall.
B. To find out information about business hours.
C. To find out what kinds of goods the store sells.
14. On which day does the store have the longest business time?
A. Friday. B. Saturday. C. Sunday.
15. When does the store close on Saturdays?
A. 6:30 p.m. B. 7:00 p.m. C. 8:30 p.m.
Section B
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 mini-talk TWICE.
Habits
Introduction Habits are formed gradually. Once a habit is formed, it is difficult to 16. .
Bad habits Children: They are 17. and can’t understand many things.
Older persons: Bad habits sometimes can 18. .
Some bad habits like 19. , telling lies and stealing are bad for people’s life.
Good habits They’re helpful in life, like 20. , doing exercise, honesty and so on.
PART TWO LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE (45 points)
Section A (15 points)
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. ______ you learned English so well?
A. How is it that B. How was it that C. How it is that D. How it was that
22. The chair looks rather hard, but in fact it is very comfortable ____.
A. to sit B. to sit on C. to be sat on D. to be sat
23. There is no doubt ______ spending too much time surfing the Internet contributes to near- sightedness.
