PART ONE LISTENING COMPREHENSION SECTION A (1.5’×15=22.5’) Directions: In this section, you will 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 letters (A, B or C) on the question booklet. You will hear each conversation TWICE. Conversation 1 1. Why does the man phone the hotel? A. To book a room. B. To see a friend. C. To tell her his name. 2. How long will Mr. White probably stay in the hotel? A. Only one day. B. For the weekend. C. A weak. Conversation 2 3. What is the most possible relationship between the two speakers? A. Friends. B. Teacher and student. C. Strangers. 4. Why didn’t the man meet the woman this Sunday? A. Because he visited his parents. B. Because he forgot the appointment (约会). C. Because the appointment wasn’t on that day. Conversation 3 5. Where does the conversation take place? A. At a hotel. B. On a plane. C. On a taxi. 6. When will the woman most probably arrive at the airport? A. Later than 11:10. B. By 11:10. C. At 12:00. Conversation 4
7. What are they two speakers talking about? A. Language communication. B. Language teaching. C. Foreign radio programs. 8. What other languages besides English are taught over the radio? A. German, Spanish and French. B. Portuguese, Swedish and French. C. Japanese, French and German. 9. What can we learn from the conversation? A. Everyone has a radio in China to learn English. B. Many people are learning Japanese and Swedish over the radio. C. Many people know the importance of foreign languages. Conversation 5 10. What will the man do first this Saturday morning? A. Go swimming in the river. B. Go to a museum. C. Take a boat trip down the river. 11. What day is it today? A. Friday. B. Thursday. C. Wednesday. 12. Who is very familiar with the place they will visit? A. The man. B. The woman. C. The man’s uncle. Conversation 6 13. Why does Lisa take a part-time job? A. To cover her own expenses. B. To help support her parents. C. To take extra courses. 14. How much will Lisa pay for her total expenses every term? A. $ 10, 000. B. $ 15, 000. C. $ 2, 000. 15. Where does Lisa work part-time? A. At a hotel. B. In a restaurant. C. At a second-hand store.
SECTION B (1.5’×5=7.5’) Directions: In this section, you’ll 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’ll hear the mini-talk TWICE. A Man’s Unlucky Day First Parked the car on the 16 because of no parking places. Second To many students were waiting at the admission office; 17 of the courses I needed were filled when my turn came; Gent back to my adviser to make up the whole 18 ; Missed lunch. Third Couldn’t buy one of the required 19 from the bookstore. Fourth Got a parking ticket from a 20 .
PART TWO LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE SECTION A (1’×15=15’) Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence. 21. There were two hours to go _______ the train left, so I went to the café nearby to kill the time. A. after B. when C. while D. before 22. Mr. Parker told us students that the earth together with the moon ______ round the sun. A. moved B. moves C. would move D. had moved 23. All of a sudden, a tiger shark turned and swam to the man ________ beside the boat. A. laying B. stood C. sitting D. lain 24. ---How can you use my computer without my permission? ---Oh, sorry, I _______ to tell you. I hope you don’t mind． A. forgot B. forget C. had forgotten D. am forgetting 25. The language they created is _____ we now call Old English A. that B. all C. as D. what 26. Loulan is believed by many people ________ gradually covered over by sandstorms. A. to be B. to have been C. have been D. was 27. People all over the world are interested in _______ Ben Laden was really killed. A. if or not B. weather C. whether or not D. if 28. When we write, we sometimes find it hard to decide&n
