Part One Listening Comprehension (10 marks) Section A (7.5 marks) Directions: In this section, you'll 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. Where did the woman spend the nights in the country? A. At a hotel B. At a camp C. In a farm house 2. What was the weather like in the country? A. Sunny B. Rainy C. Foggy Conversation 2 3. When will the woman want to go out with the man? A. On Friday evening B. On Saturday evening C. On Sunday evening 4. Why does the woman call the man? A. To invite him to dinner B. To invite him to join her party C. To ask him to help her choose a present Conversation 3 5. What is the woman? A. A manager B. A student C. A teacher 6. What does the man plan to do tomorrow? A. See a doctor B. skip the class C. Visit his grandfather Conversation 4 7. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Customer and seller B. Mother and son C. Husband and wife 8. When is the bank open on Tuesday? A. From 9：00 a. m. to 4：30 p. m. B. From 9：30 a. m. to 1：00 p. m.
C. From 9：00 a. m. to 1：00 p. m. 9. What will the woman buy for breakfast? A. Meat B. Eggs C. Fruit Conversation 5 10. Where are the swimming trunks( 游泳裤)? A. On the table B. In the man's package C. In the woman's drawer 11. What has the man prepared for the woman? A. A camera B. Some money C. A tourist handbook 12. Who is the man? A. The woman's father B. The woman's husband C. A clerk in a travel agency Conversation 6 13. What does the girl want to do? A. See a movie B. Practice the piano C. Chat with her friends. 14. How is the girl doing in her physics class? A. She fails the class. B. She gets all average grade. C. She gets an excellent grade. 15. What is the girl’s favorite subject? A. English B. History C. Math Section B ( 2.5 marks) Directions: In this section, you will hear a short passage. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you've heard. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS. You will hear the passage TWICE. Name of airlines 16 Airlines Flight number BC-524 Destination Los Angeles, USA Flying time 18 hours 17_____ 10:00 a.m. Current weather conditions in L.A 19___ For any questions Press the 20___
Part Two Language Knowledge (34 marks) Section A (14 marks) Directions: Beneath each of following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the answer that best completes the sentence. 21. Several visitors were _____ by the animals in the zoo the day it opened. A. attacked B. arranged C. assumed D. applied 22. We all _____ Liu Xiang as an example of a man who managed to live his dream . A. look into B. look forward to C. look up to D. look down on 23. — Did John enjoy visiting his former classmates last night? — Yes, he did. He _____ them for a long time. A. didn't see B. hadn’t seen C. hasn’t seen D. wouldn’t see 24. — I’ll come to attend your lecture at 10p.m. tomorrow. — I’m sorry, by then the lecture will have ended and I _____ my guests in my office. A. will meet B. am about to meet C. am to meet D. will be meeting 25. Nature has provided Shangri-la with endless natural treasures, _____ the land a happy home for the local people.. A. making B. to make C. it makes D. that makes 26. His name will go down in history with _____ of Yuri Gagarin and Alan Shepard. A. that B. those C. them D. ones 27. It’s unfair. I did _____, but I was paid half as much. A. as twice much work as others C. twice as much work as others B. as much as twice work of others D. twice work as much as others 28. Tim, who is Tony’s brother, passed the examination, _____ made his parents quite pleased. A. that B. who C. whom D. which 29. For this reason, we suggest that a school basketball tournament _____, since basketball is the most popular sport in the school. A. will be organized B. be organized C. is organized D. is to organize 30. Sam some knowledge of the computer just by watching others working on it. A. stepped up B. showed up C. made up D. picked up 31. — Do you think we should accept that offer? — Yes, we should, for we _____ such bad luck so far, and time _____ out.. A. have had; is running C. have; has been run B. had; is running D. have had; has been run 32. The boy as well as his parents _____ to set sail _____ South Pole to see the penguins.. A. are; for B. is; for C. is; in D. are; to 33. _____ we haven’t dismissed the idea, we are doing research on other possibilities as well. A. When B. Afterwards C. while D. Since 34. Today, when scientists examine mummies, they wear special _____ for protection _____ they breathe in harmful gas. A. cloth; in case C. clothes; in that case B. clothing; in case D. clothing; in no case Section B (12 marks) Directions: For each blank in the following passage there a
