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一、PART I DICTATION (15 MIN)

Directions: 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 minute

SECTION A CONVERSATIONS

Directions: In this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow.

2 When did the man call the woman last time?

（A）Yesterday morning.

（B）Yesterday noon.

（C）Yesterday afternoon.

（D）Yesterday evening.

3 What is true about the man?

（A）He doesn't have good qualifications.

（B）His resume hasn' t outlined his past in a proper way.

（C）He is not nervous when taking an interview.

（D）He always thinks that the interviewer like an enemy.

4 What does Miss White suggest him about his resume?

（A）He should outline his past better.

（B）He should send his resume directly to the manager.

（C）He should create a new area in his resume called "value offered". （D）He needn't write different resume to different employers.

5 How many millionaires have Stanley surveyed before he wrote his book? （A）1,100

（B）1,300

（C）3,000

（D）3,100

6 What were the millionaires average scores in college?

（A）A's and B's.

（B）B's and C's.

（C）C's and D's.

（D）Not mentioned.

7 What is true about millinaires?

（A）They are intellectually gifted.

（B）They rely on natural genius.

（C）They have great analytic intelligence.

（D）They are creative and practical,

8 Where does the man work?

（A）In a toy factory.

（B）In a department store.

（C）In a park.

（D）Not mentioned.

9 What are the kids' names?

（A）Henry and Jerry.

（B）Henry and Jessie.

（C）Jerry and Jessie.

（D）None of the above.

10 What will the father buy for his son? （A）A toy.

（B）Some snacks.

（C）A bicycle.

（D）A doll.

11 How old is the man' s daughter? （A）Four.

（B）Five.

（C）Six.

（D）Seven.

SECTION B PASSAGES

Directions: In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow.

12 What does this passage want to tell us?

（A）Warn young people of the hardships that a successful writer has to experience. （B）Advise young people to give up their idea of becoming a professional writer. （C）Show young people it' s unrealistic for a writer to pursue wealth and fame. （D）Encourage young people to pursue a writing career.

13 Why did the author begin to doubt himself after the first year of his writing career? （A）He wasn' t able to produce a single book.

（B）He hadn't seen a change for the better.

（C）He wasn' t able to have a rest for a whole year.

（D）He found his dream would never come true.

14 What is the "shadow land of hope" in the writer' s point of view?

（A）The wonderful one often dreams about.

（B）The bright future that one is looking forward to.

（C）The state of uncertainty before one' s final goal is reached.

（D）A world that exists only in one' s imagination.

15 What will be most effective about personal interviewing?

（A）When people to be interviewed are located in a big area.

（B）When people to be interviewed are located in a mountain.

（C）When people to be interviewed are located in a small area.

（D）When people to be interviewed are located abroad.

16 How do you understand the phrase "an invasion of privacy" according to the passage? （A）An unpleasant conversation.

（B）A challenge to interviewee' s professional skills.

（C）An interference with interviewee' s personal affairs.

（D）An interference with interviewee' s hobby.

17 What is one of the advantages of the personal interviewing?

（A）It is very interesting.

（B）It is very exciting.

（C）It is somewhat truthful.

（D）It is somewhat superficial.

18 Why did most early societies grow up near a sufficient supply of wood?

（A）Because wood was safer than coal.

（B）Because wood burned longer than coal.

（C）Because there was more wood than coal.

（D）Because they used wood as primary source energy.

19 When did the first major energy transition take place?

（A）Before 1800.

（B）During the 18th century.

（C）During the early 1800s.

（D）Towards the end of the 18th century.

20 Why was coal preferred to wood as a basic source of energy? （A）People found it harder to get a job.

（B）People had to live near a source of energy.

（C）A lot of wood was shipped to faraway places.

（D）Industry developed and people's living standard went up. 21 What happened as a result of the transition from wood to coal? （A）People found it harder to get a job.

（B）People had to live near a source of energy.

（C）A lot of wood was shipped to faraway places.

（D）Industry developed and people' s living standard went up.

22 Joseph Connor was _______.

（A）US Secretary.

（B）US Deputy Secretary for Management.

（C）UN Deputy Secretary-General for Management

（D）UN Deputy Secretary for Funding

23 The 452 million dollars was the total amount of money that _______.

（A）the US owed to the UN

（B）the US was required to pay by December

（C）the US Congress approved for arrears payment

（D）the US paid to the UN as part of the arrears payment

24 Kofi Annan is expected to make a speech_______.

（A）to express his disappointment

（B）to call for a strengthening of UN intervention

（C）to urge council members to reach a consensus on Kosovo

（D）to introduce new measures of UN intervention

25 Which of the following is not mentioned as a subject of talks?

（A）Women's rights.

（B）Economic cooperation.

（C）Violence in Angola.

（D）Human rights in East Timor.

二、PART III CLOZE (15 MIN)

Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks.

25 While radio broadcasting was still【C1】_____________ its early stage the wonder of television was【C2】_____________ being developed. The first step towards its invention was【C3】___________ in 1873 but the person responsible for developing 【C4】_________ was John Logie Baird. In 1926 he gave the【C5】 _________ of a television picture.

As a home entertainment,【C6】__________ rapidly became more popular than any 【C7】__________ form. A news broadcast became more immediate【C8】________ people could actually see the scene 【C9】 __________ question and the movements of the figures. Films could also be available. One of the advantages of travel programmes was the【C10】___________ of far-away places which many viewers【C11】

__________ not otherwise have seen.【C12】___________ much of the entertainment was of a popular 【C13】 __________ like quiz competitions, some remarkable cultural programmes were also broadcast. Just as【C14】_________ radio in earlier days, a group of actors and actresses became familiar in 【C15】 _____________ household.【C16】__________ of the most popular programmes on television was sport and an interesting【C17】________ of the television broadcast was the increased 【C18】

___________ at the actual events. How far this was due to a growth in interest【C19】_________ the game and how far out of the people's desire to appear on the【C20】

__________ is not clear.

26 【C1】

（A）during

（B）on

（C）in

（D）with

27 【C2】

（A）already

（B）always

（C）not yet （D）ever

28 【C3】

（A）marked （B）quickened （C）kept

（D）taken

29 【C4】

（A）it

（B）television （C）the design （D）the machine 30 【C5】

（A）exhibition （B）glimpse （C）demonstration （D）review

31 【C6】

（A）radio

（B）film

（C）television （D）broadcasting 32 【C7】

（A）entertainment （B）other

（C）performance （D）enjoyment 33 【C8】

（A）though （B）when

（C）before （D）if

34 【C9】

（A）without （B）out of

（C）on

（D）in

35 【C10】（A）sight （B）glimpse （C）retrospect （D）glance 36 【C11】（A）might （B）should （C）would （D）could

37 【C12】（A）Though （B）If

（C）As （D）For

38 【C13】（A）nature （B）quality

（C）tendency （D）kind

39 【C14】（A）with （B）for （C）to （D）/

40 【C15】（A）any （B）each （C）no （D）every 41 【C16】（A）Some （B）One （C）Either （D）Neither 42 【C17】（A）result

（B）phenomenon （C）behaviour （D）appreciation 43 【C18】

（A）enjoyment （B）attendance （C）entertainment （D）performance 44 【C19】

（A）of

（B）at

（C）in

（D）for

45 【C20】

（A）spot

（B）stage

（C）platform （D）screen

三、PART IV GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY (15 MIN)

Directions: There are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.

46 If the building project ______ by the end of this month is delayed, the construction company will be fined.

（A）being completed

（B）is completed

（C）to be completed

（D）completed

47 The president promised to keep all the board members______ of how the negotiations were going on.

（A）inform

（B）informing

（C）be informed

（D）informed

48 All the tasks ______ ahead of time, they decided to go on holiday for a week.

（A）been fulfilled

（B）having been fulfilled

（C）were fulfilled

（D）had been fulfilled

49 He was punished ______ he should make the same mistake again.

（A）unless

（B）provided

（C）if

（D）lest

50 ______ in the United States, St. Louis has now become the 24th largest city. （A）Being the fourth biggest city

（B）It was once the fourth biggest city

（C）Once the fourth biggest city

（D）The fourth biggest city it was

51 It is important that the hotel receptionist ______ that guests are registered correctly. （A）make sure

（B）has made sure

（C）made sure

（D）must make sure

52 I'll never forget ______ you for the first time.

（A）to meet

（B）to have met

（C）meeting

（D）having to be meet-

53 That young man still denies ______ the fire behind the store.

（A）to start

（B）having started

（C）start

（D）to have started

54 ______ in a recent science competition, the three students were awarded scholarships totaling $ 21,000.

（A）To be judged the best

（B）Having judged the best

（C）Judged the best

（D）Judging the best

55 ______ receiving financial support from family, community or the government is allowed, it is never admired.

（A）Once

（B）Lest

（C）As

（D）Although

56 %he basic features of the communication process are identified in one question: Who says ______ through what channel to whom?

（A）what

（B）when

（C）how

（D）such

57 The hours ______ the children spend in their one-way relationship with television people undoubtedly affect their relationships with real-life people.

（A）when

（B）on which

（C）that

（D）in which

58 I' d rather have a room of my own, however small it is, than ______ a room with someone else.

（A）to share

（B）to have shared

（C）share

（D）sharing

59 ______ difficulties we may come across, we'll help one another to overcome them. （A）However

（B）Whenever

（C）Wherever

（D）Whatever

60 So many directors ______, the board meeting had to be put off.

（A）were absent

（B）being absent

（C）been absent

（D）had been absent

61 We shall probably never be able to ______ the exact nature of these sub-atomic particles.

（A）assert

（B）impart

（C）ascertain

（D）notify

62 All the people in the stadium cheered up when they saw hundreds of colorful balloons ______ slowly in to the sky.

（A）ascending

（B）elevating

（C）escalating

（D）lingering

63 Many years had ______ before they returned to their original urban areas.

（A）floated

（B）elapsed

（C）skipped

（D）proceeded

64 What you say now is not______ with what you said last week.

（A）consistent

（B）persistent

（C）permanent

（D）insistent

65 Military orders are ______ and cannot be disobeyed.

（A）defective

（B）conservative

（C）alternative

（D）imperative

66 Some educator try to put students of similar abilities into the same class because they believe this kind of ______ grouping is advisable.

（A）homogeneous

（B）instantaneous

（C）spontaneous

（D）anonymous

67 Even sensible men do ______ things sometimes.

（A）abrupt

（B）absurd

（C）acute

（D）apt

68 The commission would find itself ______at every turn if its members couldn' t reach an agreement.

（A）collided

（B）savaged

（C）crumbled

（D）hampered

69 Grain production in the world is ______, but still millions go hungry.

（A）staggering

（B）shrinking

（C）soaring

（D）suspending

70 He developed a ______ attitude after years of frustration in his career.

（A）sneaking

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