PART ONE LISTENING COMPREHENSION SECTION A (1.5 X 15 = 22.5) 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. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In a furniture store. B. In a supermarket. C. In the man’s house. 2. How does the man make the payment? A. By cheque. B. By cash. C. By credit card. Conversation 2 3. What does the woman think of the apartment? A. It is big. B. It is clean. C. It is modern. 4. What does the man worry about? A. The neighborhood. B. The furniture. C. The bedroom.
Conversation 3 5. What will the woman do this Saturday afternoon? A. Go swimming. B. See a film. C. Have a meeting. 6. When will the two speakers go out to supper together？
A. On Friday evening. B. On Saturday evening. C. On Sunday afternoon. Conversation 4 7. Who will go to see Kate? A. The man. B. The woman. C. Both of them. 8. What do we know about Kate? A. She’s too busy to see a doctor. B. The doctor’s advice does her no good. C. She hasn’t fully recovered though she’s seen a doctor. 9. What will the woman do next? A. Get some medicine for Kate. B. Visit Kate next time. C. Do her own works. Conversation 5 10. What does the man want to do? A. Work on the bills. B. Turn off the lights. C. Go to the cinema. 11. What does the woman complain about the man? A. He is a little wasteful. B. He is forgetful. C. He is lazy. 12. Who has made the mistakes? A. The post office. B. The telephone company. C. The man. Conversation 6 13. Why does the woman move? A. Because she has got a new job. B. Because she hates her old community. C. Because she wants to live in the city centre. 14. What does the woman think of the restaurant? A. It’s awful. B. It’s excellent. C. It’s acceptable. 15. What does the present neighborhood have? A. Good restaurants. B. A sports centre. C. A cinema. SECTION B (1.5 X 5 = 7.5) Directions: In this section, you’11 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.
I. A letter from Susan to Rebecca ※ Susan has been in London for 16 . It’s 17 there in spring. ※ Susan is too busy to write to Rebecca very often. II. London life ※ London is a big city with many 18 there. There are a lot of foreigners. ※ London 19 are tall and always very kind. ※ An old gentleman in the park told them that there are no 20 in England. ※ They will see some bridges in London this afternoon.
PART TWO LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE SECTION A (1 X 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. ---This is __________ picture I told you about the other day. ---I see. Isn’t it ________ beautiful one? A. the; a B. a; a C. the; the D. a; the 22. His opinions are _________ his father’s. A. the same like B. similar to C. the same to D. similar with 23. There is no dictionary _______ you can find everything. A. where B. which C. on which D. in that 24. If you go ________ our rules, I won’t let you go _________. A. against; punished B. with; unpunished C. against; unpunished D. with; punished 25. Not until _________ off her dark glasses ________ she was a famous film star. A. she took; I realized B. did she take; I realized C. did she take; did I realize D. she took; did I realize 26. Jack, you _________ play with the knife; you _________ hurt yourself. A. won’t; can’t B. can’t; should C. shouldn’t; must D. mustn’t; may 27. If&nbs
