Part I Listening Comprehension (30 marks) Section A (22.5 marks) Directions: In this section, you will hear six conversations between two speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked A, B and C. Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question. You will hear each conversation TWICE. Conversation 1 1. Which bus does the woman suggest？ A. No. 730 B. No. 713 C. No. 703 2. Where does the conversation take place? A. In a restaurant. B. Opposite a bank. C. In a hotel. Conversation 2 3. What does the man want to do at the post office? A. Send a postcard to his friend. B. Post a letter for his father. C. Buy some stamps. 4. When will the man probably get up the next morning? A. At 6:00. B. At 6:30. C. At 6:45. Conversation 3 5. The man is the woman’s _________. A. husband. B. boss. C. teacher. 6. Which of the following statements is true? A. Mr. French’s office might be in any country but France. B. Miss Martin’s boyfriend lives near the office where she works. C. Mr. French asks Mr. Roberson to bring him a cup of coffee. Conversation 4
7. What is the woman doing? A. Surfing the Web. B. Talking with Jack. C. Sending an e-mail to Jack. 8. How many e-mails does Jack get every week? A. About twelve. B. About two or three. C. About six. 9. What can we learn about Jack from the conversation? A. He relies on the Internet too much. B. He owns a business on the Internet. C. He spends little time on the Internet. Conversation 5 10. Why would the woman like to speak to the man? A. Because she has fallen ill. B. Because she has something important to tell him. C. Because she is worried about the coming examinations. 11. How does she feel after she speaks to the man? A. She still feels bad. B. She still doesn’t have enough confidence. C. She feels sure of herself. 12. What can we learn from the conversation? A. The woman is fond of parties. B. The man doesn’t know the woman. C. The woman has failed the exam. Conversation 6 13. What is included in the fixed-price buffet lunch? A. Main dishes, salad and dessert. B. Drinks, salad and fruit. C. Soup, sandwich, salad and dessert. 14. How much would a one-year-old kid pay for the buffet lunch? A. $ 5.50. B. $ 0.40. C. Nothing. 15. What is the woman probably going to do next? A. Go to the Village Buffet. B. Get a job as a waitress. C. Try a new variety of desserts.
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. Facilities Open hours Jobs Two basketball courts Open 16 hours a day Act as the 17 in the game Five 18 courts From 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. None One 19 pool Open 20 hours a day Act as the lifeguard
Part II Language Knowledge (45 marks) Section A (15 marks) 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. I won’t mind _______ you may say, for I won’t take it into consideration. A. whatever B. no matter what C. no matter how D. however 22. _____ homework did we have to do that we had no time to keep what we’d learned in mind. A. So little B. Too much C. So much D. Too little 23. May I come and talk with you whenever _________? A. you are convenient B. you have convenience C. it is convenient to you D. it will be convenient to you 24. ----Were you surprised by the ending of the film? ----No, I _______the book, so I already knew the story. A. had read B. was reading C. am reading D. have read 25. 200 workers volunteered to work in the disaster area(灾区), ________ a newly married couple. A. includes B. included C. including D. to include 26. When I was a boy, I _______ climb the tall tree in the middle of my garden. A. used to B. was used to C. was accustomed to D. should 27. After two years of hard work, he ______. A. changed a doctor B. grew a doctor C. became doctor D. turned doctor 28. I was sitting in a restaurant with a few friends ______ I noticed that almost everyone in the restaurant was smoking. A. while B. after C. when
