Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer.
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).
11. What is the speaker complaining about?
12. What do you know of the speakers family?
13. Why is the speaker afraid to bring his girl friend home?
14. Why did Mrs. Wyatt ask her daughter to repeat what the driver said?
15. Who was blocking the exit?
16. Why did Mrs. Wyatt and Laura not get off at the right stop?
17. What is the possible reason for Mauritius to order stamps from London in 1847?
18. What kind of mistake was it on the locally printed stamps?
19. What is implied in the passage?
20. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D).
Passage 1 Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage: The American Revolution was not a revolution in the sense of a radical or total change. It was not a sudden and violent overturning of the political and social framework, such as later occurred in France and Russia, when both were already independent nations. Significant changes were ushered in, but they were not breathtaking. What happened was accelerated evolution rather than outright revolution. During the conflict itself people went on working and praying, marrying and playing. Most of them were not seriously disturbed by the actual fighting, and many of the more isolated communities scarcely knew that a war was on. Americas War of Independence heralded the birth of three modern nations. One was Canada, which received its first large influx of English-speaking population from the thousands of loyalists who fled there from the United States. Another was Australia, which became a penal colony now that America was no longer available for prisoners and debtors. The third newcomer -- the United States -- based itself squarely on republican principles. Yet even the political overturn was not so revolutionary as one might suppose. In some states, notably Connecticut and Rhode Island, the war largely ratified a colonial self-rule already existing. British officials, everywhere ousted, were replaced by a homegrown governing class, which promptly sought a local substitute for king and Parliament.
21. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
22. In the first paragraph, what does the author suggest about the French and Russian Revolutions?
23. In lines 5-6, what does the author mean by "people went on working and praying, marrying and playing"?
24. It can be inferred from the passage that the loyalists who escaped to Canada were ______.
25. What will the paragraph following the passage most probably discuss?
Passage 2 Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage: Washington Irving was Americas first man of letters to be known internationally. His works were received enthusiastically both in England and in the United States. He was, in fact, one of the most successful writers of his time in either country, delighting a large general public and at the same time winning the admiration of fellow writers like Scott in Britain and Poe and Hawthorne in the United States. The respect in which he was held was partly owing to the man himself, with his warm friendliness, his good sense, his urbanity, his gay spirits, has artistic integrity, his love of both the Old World and the new. Thackeray described Irving as "a gentleman, who, though himself born in no very high sphere, was most finished, polished, witty; socially the equal of the most refined Europeans." In England he was granted an honorary degree from Oxford -- an unusual honor for a citizen of a young, uncultured nation -- and he received the medal of the Royal Society of Literature; America made him ambassador to Spain. Irvings background provides little to explain his literary achievements. A gift but deliberate child, he had little schooling, He studied law, but without zeal, and never did practice seriously. He was immune to his strict Prebyterian home environment, frequenting both social gatherings and the theatre.
26. The main point of the first paragraph is that Washington Irving was ______.
27. What is implied by the comment about Scott, Poe and Hawthorne?
28. What can be said about Irving's law career?
29. Why did Thackeray think that Irving's social grace was unusual?
30. Which of the following best describes the effect of Irving's Presbyterian background on his life?
Passage 3 Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage: Among all the animals, the ape is most like human beings. Both people and apes have the same brain structure, the same nervous system, and the same kind of blood. There are four kinds of apes: the chimpanzee, the orangutan, the gorilla, and the gibbon. They live in the deep forests and warm tropical regions of Africa and of southeast Asia, including Indonesia. All apes are covered with brown, reddish-brown, or black hair everywhere on their bodies except their faces, feet, and hands. Their hands each have four fingers and a thumb that helps them grip things the way our thumbs help us. But they also have a thumb on each foot instead of a big toe. Thus they can hold things with their feet also. Having short, weak legs, apes do not walk on the ground very much. However, their arms are very strong. This enables them to swing from branches and travel very quickly from tree to tree. These animals live in small family groups that move from place to place in search of vegetables and fruit. They also eat eggs, small animals, nuts, and insects. When they are tired they build nests in the trees. But they rarely sleep there for more than a night or two. Then they move on to look for more food. There are some differences among the three kinds of apes. The gibbon is never more than three feet high and weighs only about fourteen pounds. The gorilla grows to be six feet tall and weighs up to 600 pounds. The orangutan is smaller than the gorilla. It stands three to five feet tall and weighs up to 200 pounds. Chimpanzees are the smartest of all apes. They can be taught to sit at a table and eat, to dress themselves, and to do other things that human children can do.
31. What does the first paragraph imply?
32. Which of the following sentences is TRUE?
33. Apes build nests in the trees but seldom sleep there for more than a night or two because ______.
34. Among the three kinds of apes, ______.
35. The last paragraph tells us that ______.
Passage 4 Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage: We find that bright children are rarely held back by mixed-ability teaching. On the contrary, both their knowledge and experience are enriched. We feel that there are many disadvantages in streaming pupils. It does not take into account the fact that children develop at different rates. It can have a bad effect on both the bright and the not-so-bright child. After all, it can be quite discouraging to be at the bottom of the top grade! Besides, it is rather unreal to grade people just according to their intellectual ability. This is only one aspect of their total personality. We are concerned to develop the abilities of all our pupils to the full, not just their academic ability. We also value personal qualities and social skills, and we find that mixed-ability teaching contributes to all these aspects of learning. In our classrooms, we work in various ways. The pupils often work in groups: this gives them the opportunity to learn to co-operate, to share, and to develop leadership skills. They also learn how to cope with personal problems as well as learning how to think, to make decisions, to analyze and evaluate, and to communicate effectively. The pupils learn from each other as well as from the teacher. Sometimes the pupils work in pairs; sometimes they work on individual tasks and assignments, and they can do this at their own speed. They also have some formal class teaching when this is appropriate. We encourage our pupils to use the library, and we teach them the skills they need in order to do this efficiently. An advanced pupil can do advanced work: it does not matter what age the child is. We expect our pupils to do their best, not their least, and we give them every encouragement to attain this goal.
36. In the passage the author's attitude towards "mixed-ability teaching" is ______.
37. By "held back" (Line 1) the author means "______".
38. The author argues that a teacher's chief concern should be the development of the student's _______.
39. Which of the following is NOT MENTIONED in the third paragraph?
40. The author's purpose in writing this passage is to _________.
Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence.
41. Never waste anything, but ______ never waste time.
42. ______ she's found him, she'll never let him go.
43. My sister's taste in dresses is ______ my own.
44. I half regretted ______ the work unfinished.
45. This is certainly not the proper way to ______ a debate.
46. The original inhabitants are supposed, according to legend, ______ black.
47. These desks and seats can be ______ to the height of any child.
48. All the money ______, we started looking for work.
49. Jones joined the party and ______ the pleasure of everyone by his impolite behavior.
50. When you have read this, kindly ______ it on to your friends.
51. There was no sleeping accommodation ______ to us for the night.
52. The system can be allowed to operate in such a way ______ meet these three fundamental objectives.
53. A dozen ideas were considered and rejected ______ he finally hit on the plan.
54. It was the result of all ______ previously.
55. If ______ of your friends is interested, let me know.
56. ______ London numbers from abroad, dial 1, not 01.
57. ______ he's so violent.
58. If these gloves are too small, ask the clerk to bring you a bigger ______.
59. There aren't many ______ in a small town like Levenford.
60. I couldn't ask her by myself. It ______ so insulting.
61. I don't dance much now, but I ______ a lot.
62. Steel is ______ iron and a number of other elements.
63. Sorry ______ you up yesterday.
64. He didn't know that all our work ______ in a week.
65. It's ______ that I don't want to come but I just haven't got the time.
66. ______ that there is no opposition we shall hold the meeting here.
67. I'm working in ______ with another person.
68. I'm ______ of the same old breakfast every morning.
69. ______ this equipment we have to have some more tools.
70. He made a suggestion that the new electronic instrument ______ at once.
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage.
Fencing, in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, was a method for 71)______ disputes in which opponents dueled to the death. Today, fortunately, it is a sport 72)______ opponents use dueling swords that have the points covered. This is done to prevent 73)______ The fencers also wear face masks, padded jackets, and gloves for 74)______. The foil, the saber, and the epee are all used in modern fencing. These 75)______ are all quite different. The foil has a flexible, four-sided 76)______ and a circular guard to protect the hand. The saber has a flat, thin blade and a hand 77)______ that curves around the knuckles. The epee has a rigid, three-sided blade and a large circular hand guard. The 78)______ of this sport is to touch an opponent with your dueling sword without being touched 79)______. A point is given for each touch. In many championship meets, an electrical device is used to record 80)______. Men as well as women are allowed to enter the competition. It is 81)______ to both. However they do not compete against each other. Scoring is different for 82)______. Five points are needed to win a mens bout in foil; three in epee. Four points are needed to win a 83)______ bout. The rules for contests using the foil, saber, and epee are basically the 84)______. However there are 85)______ differences. With the foil, points can be scored only when the opponents torso is touched with the covered tip of the foil. With the saber, points are 86) _____ when any of the opponents body except the legs is touched by 87)______ the tip or edges of the blade. In epee duels, points are scored when any part of the opponents body is touched with the blade tip. Fencing is a sport that requires grace and skill. The basic movements of attack (the thrust) and 88)______ (blocking the thrust) both demand muscular coordination of hand, foot, and body, as well as the thorough knowledge of techniques and tactics. Agility and quick thinking are equally important. 89)______ is not required. Therefore, both the young and the old, 90)______ of whom may be very strong, can enjoy this sport.
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition about "Bicycle - An Indispensable Means of Transport" in three paragraphs. You are given the following hints in Chinese and are required to write no less than 100 words.