write on ANSWER SHEET ONE a composition of about 150 words on the
following topic:
WILL PHONES KILL LETTER WRITING?
You are to write in three parts.
In the first part, state specifically what
your view is.
In the second part, support your view with
one or two reasons.
In the last part, bring what you have written
to a natural conclusion or a summary.
Marks will be awarded for content,
organization, grammar and appropriateness.
Failure to follow the instructions may result in
a loss of marks.
SECTION B NOTE-WRITING ［10 MIN.］
Write on ANSWER SHEET ONE a note of about
50-60 words based on the following situation:
Your friend, Jane, has failed in the final
exam, and is feeling very unhappy about it.
Write a note to comfort her and give her some
encouragement.
玀arks will be awarded for content,
organization, grammar and appropriateness.お
Part Ⅱ DICTATION ［15 MIN.］
Listen to the
following passage. Altogether the passage will
be read to you four times: During the first
reading, which will be read at normal speed,
listen and try to understand the meaning. For
the second and third readings, the passage will
be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by
phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last
reading will be read at normal speed again and
during this time you should check your work. You
will then be given 2 minutes to check through
your work once more.
Please write the whole passage on ANSWER
SHEET TWO.
Part Ⅲ LISTENING COMPREHENSION ［20 MIN.］
In Sections A, B and C you
will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully
and then answer the questions that follow. Mark
the correct answer to each question on your
answer sheet.
SECTION A STATEMENT
In this section you will hear seven
statements. At the end of each statement you
will be given
10 seconds to answer the question.
1.Where is Lily working now?
A. In the police department.
B. In a drama society.
C. In a university.
D. In a primary school.
2.Passengers must check in to board Flight
5125 by ____.
A. 11:00 B. 11:20 C. 11:30 D.11:50
3.Which of the following statements is true?
A. There is a strike across the country.
B. Many trains have been cancelled.
C. A few trains have been cancelled.
D. There is a strike in the North Region.
4.The death and missing numbers in the floods
are respectively ____.
A. 60/9. B. 16/9. C.9/60. D. 9/16.
5.What is John supposed to do on Sunday?
A. Call the office. B. Revise his paper.
C. Solve the problem. D. Hand in the paper.
6.What do we know about Mary Jackson?
A. She is the speaker’s friend. B. She likes
stories.
C. She is an author. D. She gave a gift.
7.What do we know about the speaker?
A. The speaker can get good tips.
B. The speaker pays for the meals.
C. The speaker can get good wages.
D. The speaker lives comfortably.
8.What will the speaker probably do next?
A. To buy some medicine.
B. To buy a new cupboard.
C. To ignore the matter.
D. To investigate the matter.
SECTION B CONVERSATION
In this section, you will hear nine short
conversations between two speakers. At the end
of each conversation you will be given 10
seconds to answer the question.
9.When will they discuss the agenda?
A. Before dinner. B. During dinner.
C. After dinner. D. Tomorrow.
10.What can be inferred about the woman?
A. She’ll be travelling during the vacation.
B. She’ll be working during the vacation.
C. She’s looking forward to going home.
D. She will offer her help to Jane.
11.What is the cause of their complaint?
A. The place. B. The heat.
C. The workload. D. The facilities.
12.What can be concluded about Janet?
A. She has come to the party. B. She is
hosting the party.
C. She hasn’t turned up. D. She is planning a
party.
13.Where does the conversation probably take
place?
A. In a hotel. B. At a bus station.
C. In a restaurant. D. At an airport.
14.What does the woman intend to do?
A. Get a job on campus. B. Get her resume
ready.
C. Visit the company. D. Apply for a job with
PICC.
15.What are the man and woman doing?
A. Listening to the radio. B. Looking at the
photos.
C. Watching television. D. Reading a
newspaper.
16.What does the man mean?
A. He hopes the party will be successful.
B. He will see the woman around five.
C. He is eager to help the woman.
D. He is unenthusiastic about the party.
17.What is NOT a change to the literature
class?
A. Class location. B. Class times.
C. Class length. D. Class size.
SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST
Questions 18 and 19 are based on the
following news. At the end of the news item, you
will be given 20 seconds to answer the
questions.
Now listen to the news.
18.The journalist was brought to court
because ____.
A. he was working for a British newspaper.
B. he published an untrue story.
C. the story was published in Britain.
D. he was working with other foreign
journalists.
19.How did the lawyer defend for the
journalist?
A. He was an American journalist.
B. He worked for a British newspaper.
C. His story was published elsewhere.
D. Foreigners are not subject to local laws.
Questions 20 and 21 are based on the
following news. At the end of the news item, you
will be given 20 seconds to answer the
questions.
Now listen to the news.
20.Afghanistan’s first match will be against
____.
A. Mongolia. B. South Korea. C. Iran. D.
Qatar.
21.Which of the following statements is NOT
true?
A. The announcement was made by AFA.
B. Afghanistan was a founding member of AFC.
C. Afghanistan had been in chaos for long.
D. The football player were under 23.
Question 22 and 23 are
based on the following news. At the end of the
news item, you will be given 10 seconds to
answer the questions.
Now listen to the news.
22.The expected life-span of Beijing
residents has gone up by ____ compared with that
a decade earlier.
A. 1.5 years B. 1.4 years C. 1.2 years D. 1.1
years
23.The ____ mortality rate had gone up
greatly during the past 10 years.
A. infant B. maternal C. male D. middle-aged
Questions 24 and 25 are based on the
following news. At the end of the news item, you
will be given 20 seconds to answer the
questions.
Now listen to the news.
24.According to Pakistan’s President, the
chances of the two countries going to war were
____.
A. great B. small C. growing D. greater than
before
25.Recent tensions between the two countries
were a direct result of ____.
A. their border conflicts B. their military
build-up
C. killings in the two countries D. their
mutual distrust
