Section I: Listening ComprehensionThis section is designed
to test your ability to understand spoken English. You will
hear a selection of recorded materials and you must answer
the questions that accompany them. There are two parts in
this section, Part A and Part B.
Remember, while you are doing the test, you
should answer the questions in your test booklet, NOT on the
ANSWER SHEET. At the end of the listening comprehension
section, you will have 3 minutes to transfer your answers
from your test booklet onto your ANSWER SHEET1.
If you have any questions, you may raise
your hand NOW as you will not be allowed to speak once the
test is started.Now look at Part A in your test booklet.
Part A:You will hear 10 short dialogues. For
each dialogue, there is one question and four possible
answers. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D, and mark it
in your test booklet. You will have 15 seconds to answer the
question and you will hear each dialogue ONLY ONCE.
Example:You will hear:W: Could you please
tell me if the Beijing flight will be arriving on time?M:
Yes, Madam. It should be arriving in about ten minutes.You
will read:Who do you think the woman is talking to?[A] a bus
conductor[B] a clerk at the airport[C] a taxi driver[D] a
clerk at the station
From the dialogue, we know that only a clerk
at the airport is most likely to know the arrival time of a
flight, so you should choose answer [B] and mark it in your
test booklet.Sample Answer[A] [■] [C] [D]
1. M: That's a nice dress you're wearing.W:
Thank you. My father gave it to me as a birthday present. He
knows red's myfavourite colour.
1. What are they talking about?[A] their
best friend[B] their favourite colour[C] the clothes the
woman is wearing[D] a present the man has bought
2. W: Mike, there's not much left in the
refrigerator.M: Well, I might be able to pick up a few
things after work, but I have to be back rather late today.W:
In that case, we'll make do with a meal out at McDonald's.M:
OK. See you there at 8:00.
2. What do they decide to do?[A] The man
will bring some food back for dinner.[B] They will go to
their friend's home for supper.[C] The woman will fill the
refrigerator before supper.[D] They will eat out for dinner.
Part B:
You are going to hear four conversations.
Before listening to each conversation, you will have 5
seconds to read each of the questions which accompany it.
After listening, you will 15 seconds to answer each question
by choosing A, B, C or D. You will hear each conversation
ONLY ONCE. Mark your answers in your test booklet.
Questions 1 to 4 are based on a talk by a
speaker about his hobbies.
W: Well, Mr. Smith, we have had an
interesting discussion about your work. Now, tell us
something about your after work activities.
M: I guess not much different from everyone
else. I'm interested in sport, and I run about 3 miles every
day. I particularly enjoy cross-country running, where you
have to run across fields, jump over streams and so on.
While I'm running I think about all sorts of things, and at
the end of a run I'm sometimes surprised to find that I've
managed to solve a problem that was on my mind.
Next year I'm going to try the London
Marathon. It's a long, hard race-26 miles, or 42
kilometers-and you have to be tough to finish, but I very
much want to do it. I worry a bit about getting old, and I'd
like to prove to myself that I'm still almost as fit as I
was twenty years ago.
I 'm interested in climbing as well as
running. I'll never become an expert climber, but I know
what I'm doing in the mountains. I successfully completed a
course in snow and ice climbing when I was younger, and I've
done a series of easy climbs in the Alps during the last few
years. My wife doesn't share my interest in Mountains. She
agreed to go climbing with me once, but she found that she
felt ill as soon as she got above 1,000 meters, so we decide
to follow different hobbies.
W: You certainly seem to enjoy various types
of recreation. All right, Mr. Smith. Thanks for your
interesting talk.
1. What are the man's hobbies?[A] running
and thinking [B] running and jumping[C] running and climbing
[D] running and skiing
2. What is the main reason that the man runs
every day?[A] to think out some difficult problems[B] to do
some cross-country running[C] to finish a course in physical
training[D] to keep fit and healthy
3. What is the man going to do next year?[A]
enter for the London Marathon[B] do a cross-country
running[C] climb the Alps with his wife[D] complete a course
in snow and ice climbing
4. What is the speaker's main topic?[A]
training for a professional athlete[B] his ways of physical
training[C] how to do cross country running[D] how to do
mountain climbing
Section II Use of EnglishRead the following
text. Choose the best word or phrase for each numbered blank
andmark A, B, C, or D on your ANSWER SHEET 1.
TextIn Britain, winter is the season not
only for visits to the theatre, opera, concerts and ballet,
but also for shopping or for sightseeing.London, one of the
__1__ cities in the world, has plenty to offer during the
winter months, __2__ in the way of entertainment - and the
__3__ act like a magnet with __4__ array of presents for the
Christmas __5__, followed by large scale bargains in the
January __6__. But it's not only London that __7__ value
shopping - most of our suburban and __8__ centres have just
as much to offer to the __9__ shopper.Even if you're based
__10__ London, you don't have to spend all your __11__ there
- and that goes for all the year __12__, too. Take a train
or coach and __13__ what else Britain has to offer; __14__
are many excursions, even in winter, and among the great
country houses __15_ keep their stately front doors open
__16__ the year are Longleat and Woburn Abbey. __17__ a car
and drive __18__ into the beauty of the winter landscape -
the scenery will be __19__ beautiful - and the people will
have more time to chat to you __20__ this time of year.
1. [A]coldest [B]foggiest [C]busiest
[D]noisiest
2. [A]normally [B]especially[C]occasionally[D]generally
3. [A]clubs [B]pubs [C]restaurants [D]shops
4. [A]its [B]the [C]that [D]their
5. [A]shopper [B]visitor [C]caller [D]spender
6. [A]bargains [B]sales [C]selling [D]trading
7. [A]opens [B]presents [C]grants [D]offers
8. [A]provincial[B]national [C]divisional [D]international
9. [A]lonely [B]eager [C]lazy [D]nervous
10.[A]in [B]at [C]on [D]outside
11.[A]money [B]time [C]energy [D]holiday
12.[A]there [B]then [C]over [D]round
13.[A]see [B]watch [C]look [D]view
14.[A]they [B]which [C]there [D]here
15.[A]where [B]which [C]what [D]who
16.[A]for [B]by [C]within [D]throughout
17.[A]Lend [B]Let [C]Hire [D]Take
18.[A]out [B]back [C]on [D]across
19.[A]even [B]still [C]yet [D]ever
20.[A]after [B]beyond [C]with [D]at
Section III Reading ComprehensionPart ARead
the following three texts. Answer the questions on each text
by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answer on the ANSWER
SHEET 1 by drawing a thick line across the corresponding
letter in the brackets.
Text
It was a quarter past nine as Marie hurried
into the office building where she was going to work. Her
bus had inched along through heavy morning traffic, making
her a few minutes late for her very first job. She decided
to start out half an hour earlier the next day.Once inside
the lobby, she had to stand at the elevators and wait
several minutes before she could get on one going to the
sixth floor. When she finally reached the office marked
"King Enterprises," she knocked at the door nervously and
waited. There was no answer. She tapped on the door again,
but still there was no reply. From inside the next office,
she could hear the sound of voices, so she opened the door
and went in.Although she was sure it was the same office she
had been in two weeks before when she had had the interview
with Mr. King, it looked quite different now. In fact, it
hardly looked like an office at all. The employees were just
standing around chatting and smoking. At the far end of the
room, somebody must have just told a good joke, she thought,
because there was a loud burst of laughter as she came in.
For a moment she had thought they were laughing at her.Then
one of the men looked at his watch, clapped his hands and
said something to the others. Quickly they all went to their
desks and, in a matter of seconds, everyone was hard at
work. No one paid any attention to Marie. Finally she went
up to the man who was sitting at the desk nearest to the
door and explained that this was her first day in the
office. Hardly looking up from his work, he told her to have
a seat and wait for Mr. King, who would arrive at any
moment. Then Marie realised that the day's work in the
office began just before Mr. King arrived. Later she found
out that he lived in Connecticut and came into Manhattan on
the same train every morning, arriving in the office at
9:35, so that his staff knew exactly when to start working.
1. Marie felt nervous when she knocked at
the door because _______.[A] it was her first day in a new
job[B] she was a little bit late for work[C] she was afraid
that she had gone to the wrong place[D] there was no answer
from inside the office
2. Marie could hardly recognise the office
she went into as _______.[A] she had been there only once[B]
Mr. King was not in the office[C] nobody was doing any
work[D] the office had a new appearance
3. The people in the office suddenly started
working because _______.[A] they saw a stranger in the
office[B] they had finished their morning break[C] no one
wanted to talk to Marie[D] the boss was about to arrive
4. We can infer from the text that the
employees of the enterprise _______.[A] would start their
work by listening to a joke[B] were cold to newcomers[C]
were always punctual for work[D] lacked devotion to the
company
5. The best title for this text would be
_______.[A] Punctual Like A Clock[B] A Cold Welcome[C] An
Unpunctual Manager[D] Better Late Than Never
