SECTION A 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.
Example: When will the magazine probably arrive? A. Wednesday. B. Thursday. C. Friday. The answer is B.
Conversation 1
1. Why can’t the woman go for dinner with the man tonight? A. Because she has to see her sister. B. Because she has to watch the film with her sister. C. Because she has to attend the concert with her sister. 2. What can we learn from the dialogue? A. The man is good at cooking. B. The man managed to have dinner with the woman. C. The man picked up the woman at seven thirty on Friday.
Conversation 2
3. Who is Susan? A. The man’s friend. B. The woman’s friend. C. Mary’s friend. 4. How is the traffic this time of a year? A. Drivers drive safely and carefully on the roads. B. Drivers drive like crazy on the roads. C. Drivers drive carelessly and defenselessly on the roads.
Conversation 3
5. What happened to the woman’s car? A. Her car broke down. B. Her car ran out of petrol. C. Her car was lent to the man. 6. Where would they go next? A. They would go shopping. B. They would go to the bank. C. They would go to a place for a trip.
Conversation 4
7. What brand is the man’s car? A. Chevrolet. B. Cheivrolet. C. Chevronet 8. Why does the woman’s cousin want to sell his car? A. Because he wants to go into the car business. B. Because he hopes to work abroad and won’t take it. C. Because he wants to change the old one for a new one. 9. What is the woman’s cousin’s car like? A. It is a two-door car with power steering, power brakes,an air conditioner and no roof. B. It is a couple-door car with semi-automatic transmission, power brakes and power steering. C. It is a two-door car with power steering, automatic transmission and an air conditioner.
Conversation 5
10. When does the woman get to the swimming pool every day? A. 7:30A.M. B. 7:00A.M. C. 6:45A.M. 11. How does the woman often spend her free time? A. Watching TV and reading. B. Watching a film and going dancing. C. Watching TV and going dancing. 12. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers? A. Teacher and student. B. Guide and visitor. C. Reporter and interviewee.
Conversation 6 13. When did Mrs. Jones meet Sherry Palmer? A. In the evening. B. At midnight. C. At night. 14. What was Allen involved in? A. The cases where he went against his wife’s will. B. The cases where he broke the laws. C. The cases where he murdered someone else. 15. Why did Allen go to grab his medicine after hearing Sherry’s words? A. Because he suddenly had a heart attack. B. Because he hoped to keep calm. C. Because he forgot to take his medicine due to his heart illness. SECTION B 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. Some English laws Contents concerned The law about 16 Not buying alcohol for people ___17____. The law about noise Not making ___18___ ,particular at night. The law about crossing the road Using the crossing for walking and not 19 when crossing the roads. The law about ____20____ Not throwing away wastes in the public places. PART TWO LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE SECTION A 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. —Could you tell me the way to ____ Williams, please? —Sorry, we don’t have ____ Williams here in the community. A. the; the B. the; a C. /; the D. the; / 22. Jim’s house was broken into. _______ valuable has been left in the house. A. Anything B. Everything C. Nothing D.Something 23. After entering senior high school, we’ve reached a point in our studies we needed to decide how to arrange our timetable efficiently. A.that B.what C.which D.where 24. tomorrow, our car will set out for the distant village. A．However the weather is like B．However is the weather like C．Whatever is the weather like D．Whatever the weather is like 25. Having checked the air-conditioner was closed, and _______ all the lights were off, we left the office. A. after B. that C. when D. where 26. They became partners at work that day. Until then, they ______ to each other for nearly three years. A. didn't speak B. hadn't spoken C. haven' t spoken D. haven' t been speaking 27. Sometimes we hurried to the bathhouse at university, only to see a sign _______ into the ground _______ the pipes were broken. A. knocked; reading B. knocking; reading C. knocked; read C. knocked; to read 28. The study we have been making ________ English grammar is _______ great use to us in our studies. A. to; beyond B. for; in C. of; of D. from; of 29. —I am so sorry to hear your pet dog Peggi was taken away in the park at seven yesterday evening. —Impossible. It with the ball in my home then. A.played B.had played C.would play D.was playing 30. _____________, I think, and you will be taken to where it is really horrible. A.So long as you say another word B. If you say another word C. Another word D. Saying another word 3
