PART ONE: LISTENING COMPREHENSION (30 points) 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. Conversation 1 1．Where does this conversation most likely take place? A．At a park． B．At a school． C．At a party． 2．What is the woman’s name? A．Kathy． B．Karen． C．Nancy． Conversation 2 3．What is the relationship between the two speakers? A．Workmates． B．Wife and husband． C．Neighbors． 4．What will the woman do if the telephone rings? A．Call the man home． B．Answer the phone． C．Go to the neighbor’s. Conversation 3 5．Where does the conversation take place? A．At a post office． B．At a restaurant． C．At a bank． 6．What is the woman’s Social Security Number? A．081-60-1234． B．555-6211． C．555-1700-320． Conversation 4 7．What is the relationship between the two speakers? A．Neighbors． B．Doctor and patient． C．Friends．
8．When does the woman cough most seriously? A．In the morning． B．In the afternoon． C．At night． 9．What did the man do for the woman? A．He examined the woman carefully． B．He gave her some medicine and some advice as well． C．He just told her not to worry too much． Conversation 5 10．Why is the man late? A．He forgot to look at his watch． B．The maths teacher kept him in her office． C．The maths class lasted longer than it should． 11．What do we know about the students? A．They don’t mind the man’s being late． B．They don’t want to hurt the teacher． C．They prefer to learn more maths． 12．What is the man most likely to do? A．Talk to the maths teacher． B．Remain silent about the problem． C．Refuse to go to the maths teacher’s classes． Conversation 6 13．Why couldn’t the man sleep last night? A．Martin was too noisy． B．He quarreled with someone． C．He was too tired． 14．Who ought to cook tonight? A．The woman． B．The man． C．Martin． 15．Who do we know about Martin? A．He’s a house builder． B．He’s the man’s roommate． C．He’s the woman’s boyfriend． 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. Mr Art’s Life Experience In bicycle business He was in this business for 16.______________ years. 17.____________ of these years he ran his own business. As a draftsman After selling his business, he became a draftsman for 18._________ Now He lives in a 19.________________ with his 20.___________
PART TWO LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE (45 points) Section A (15 points) Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one answer that best complete the sentence. 21. The natural disasters in 2008 were _______ challenge for our nation, which urged _______ country’s leading scientists to carry out international cooperation to make disaster prevention. A. the; / B. a; / C. /; the D. a; the
22. After fighting against the snowstorm, the young men returned home, _________. A. safe but exhausted B. safety and exhausted C. safely but exhausting D. safe and exhausting 23. He ______ be happy now — he just heard that he failed the math exam. A. wouldn’t B. can’t C. mustn’t D. needn’t 24. —— I had tried many times, but still failed in the experiment. —— Don’t be discouraged. ______ and you will surely meet success. A. Having a little effort B. There being a little effort C. A bit more effort D. If you have a bit of effort 25. At no time, of course, ______ anyone to separate Taiwan from the motherland in any name or by any means. A. will we allow B. we will allow C. will we be allowed D. we will be allowed 26. He was so crazy about the book that he had read it for two hours ______ he realized the time. A. while B. since C. before D. after 27. —— I’m sorry, but I cannot repeat that sentence. —— Why not? _______ very carefully? A. Aren’t you listening B. Weren’t you listening C. Don’t you listen D. Hadn’t you listened 28. Now everyone is concerned about how to conquer the economic crisis, _______ is very important for us to be able to preserve our standard of living. A. which success B. its success C. the success of which D. the success of it 29. We think their requirement _____ the work ______ before next Monday is beyond our ability. We demand that it be changed. A. that; be finished B. /; be finished C. that; finished D. whether; finished 30. On two occasions the man was accused of stealing money from the company, but in _____case was there any evidence to support the accusation. A. either B. both C. each D. neither 31. ______ hundreds of millions of dollars each, the two candidates for the position of next President of the United States went on to launch campaigns and seek supporters. A. To spend B. Spent C. Spending D. Having spent 32. This factory has been growing rapidly in recent years. This year’s production is five times ______ it&n
