Section A 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. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
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). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
11. Who is the speaker?
12. What is the purpose of the meeting?
13. What should the students write on the paper?
14. When is the next meeting?
15. How is the apartment the two girls rented?
16. Which apartment is three miles from the university?
17. Which apartment did Kate and Susan take?
18. How much energy does the sun give to the earth every minute?
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). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Passage One Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage: I was not at all happy at the prospect of the 700-mile drive from Dar-es-Salaam to Nairobi. It was not that I disliked driving, but I suspected that what is a very pleasant trip in the dry season could prove dangerous during the long rains, and the monsoons had arrived the previous week. I was fully aware of the possibility of a breakdown, of hitting large animals or even of slipping off the road. But these dangers worried me much less than the thought of the stretches of black cotton soil I would have to pass through, grey and hard as concrete when dry, but black, sticky and muddy after just one heavy shower of rain. However, I had to be in Nairobi by the weekend so there was nothing for it but to drive; all planes were fully booked three weeks ahead. The first half of the journey proved completely uneventful, and I was in a very cheerful frame of mind as I pulled in to Moshi in the misty dawn. A little later, after an excellent breakfast, I went on with my journey. I was now within 20 miles of the border and what I saw ahead matched my spirits. Gone were the hills, completely hidden by the lowering clouds with flashes of lightning. Then minutes later the rain struck -- an almost solid wall of water that poured down on the car and made it almost impossible for me to see where I was going. But rain of such intensity could not last long, and by the time I reached the border check-point the rain had eased off to proportions I felt I could cope with. The check-point consisted of two poles with the half-completed structure of a modern control post in between. In six months or so, everything would be complete as far as I could see. In the meantime, the officials I needed to stamp my passport and check my luggage could only be in the muddy tent. In the tent was a well dressed immigration official sitting on a chair with his feet drawn up under him while a river of water flowed in under one wall of the tent and out under another. Much to my surprise, since these were hardly ideal working conditions, he smiled cheerfully and extended a very polite: welcome.
21. According to the passage, the writer was unhappy about the journey to Nairobi because ______.
22. To the writer, the greatest danger was ______.
23. According to the passage, which of the following is truce?
24. Near the border the writer could not see the hills because ______.
25. It can be learned from the passage that ______.
Passage Two Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage: Nowadays it is understood that a diet which contains nothing harmful may yet result in serious disease if certain important elements are missing. These elements are called vitamins. Quite a number of such substances are known and they are given letters to identify them, A, B, C, D, and so on. Different diseases are associated with deficiencies of particular vitamins. The vitamins necessary for a healthy body are normally supplied by a good mixed diet, including a variety of fruit and green vegetables. It is only when people try to live on a very restricted diet, say during extended periods of religious fasting, or when trying to lose weight, that it is necessary to make special provision to supply the missing vitamins. One example of the dangers of a restricted diet may be seen in the disease known as beriberi, which used to afflict large numbers of Eastern peoples who lived mainly on rice. In the early years of this century, a Dutch scientist called Eijkman was trying to discover the cause of beriberi. At first he thought it was transmitted by a germ. He was working in a Japanese hospital, where the patients were fed on rice which had had the outer husk removed from the grain. It was thought this would be easier for weak, sick people to digest. Eijkman thought his germ theory was confirmed when he noticed, the chickens in the hospital yard, which were fed on scraps from the patients plates, were also showing signs of the disease. He then tried to isolate the germ he thought ,was causing the disease, but his experiments were interrupted by a hospital official, who claimed that the huskless rice, even though left over by the patients, was too good for chickens. It should be rebooked and the chickens fed on cheap, coarse rice with the outer covering still on the grain. Eijkman noticed that the chickens began to recover on the new diet. He began to consider the possibility that eating unmilled rice somehow prevented or cured beriberi -- even that a lack of some ingredient in the husk might be the cause of the disease. Indeed this was the case. The element needed to prevent beriberi was shortly afterwards isolated from rice husks and is now known as vitamin B. The milled rice, though more expensive, was in fact perpetuating the disease the hospital was trying to cure. Nowadays, this terrible disease is much less common thanks to our knowledge of vitamins.
26. Deficiencies of the various vitamins ______.
27. Fresh fruit and vegetables ______.
28. The disease 'beriberi' ______.
29. The chickens Eijkman noticed in the hospital yard ______.
30. The ingredient missing from milled rice ______.
Passage Three Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage. People of this century are trying to ensure safety in, businesses. Large businesses have come to realize that they cannot afford the loss in efficiency that an attitude of carelessness can cause. Moreover, both they and insurance companies are concerned with safety precautions in order to decrease the cost of workmens compensation, not to mention the loss of business to competitors through charges of incompetence. Humanitarianism and growth of social consciousness have been other factors in the safety movement. Terrible fires in factories have brought about laws that buildings must be constructed of fireproof materials and be provided with fire escapes. Complaints about shocks and burns from electrical appliances have given rise to directions that all such devices must be tested before being marketed. Sea disasters such as the sinking of the steamship Titanic have resulted in orders that ships must carry reliable radios and enough lifeboats to accommodate all the passengers and crew. Explosions have effected provisions that mines must be held up with supports, and ventilated to remove gas fumes.
31. With what subject is the passage mainly concerned?
32. It can be inferred from the passage that ______.
33. Which of the following is mentioned in the passage?
34. Laws that buildings must be constructed of fireproof materials have been established because______.
35. It is implied in the passage that ______.
Passage Four Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage: There was once a lion who coveted an eagles wings. So he sent a message to the eagle asking him to call, and when the eagle came to the lions den the lion said, "I will trade you my mane for your wings." "Keep talking, brother," said the eagle. "Without my wings I could no longer fly." "So what?" said the lion. "I cant fly now, but that doesnt keep me from being king of beasts. I became king of beasts on account of my magnificent mane. ""All right," said the eagle, "but give me your mane first. "Just approach a little nearer," said the lion, "so that I can hand it to you. "The eagle came closer and the lion clapped a huge paw on him, pinning him to the ground. "Come across with those wings!" he snarled. So the lion took the eagles wings but kept his own mane. The eagle was very sad for a while and then he had an idea. "I bet you cant fly off the top of that great rock over there," said the eagle. "Who, me?" said the lion, and he walked to the top of the rock and took off. His weight was too great for the eagles wings to support, and besides he did not know how to fly, never having tried it before. So he crashed at the foot of the rock and burst into flames. The eagle hastily climbed down to him and regained his wings and took off the lions mane, which he put about his own neck and shoulders. Flying back to the rocky nest where he lived with his mate, he decided to have some fun with her. So, covered with the lions mane, he poked his head into the nest and in a deep, awful voice said "Harrrooo!" His mate, who was very nervous anyway, grabbed a pistol from a bureau drawer and shot him dead, thinking he was a lion.
36. What does the word "coveted" in the first sentence mean?
37. Which of the following statements is true according to the story?
38. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the story?
39. The eagle put the lion's mane about his own neck and shoulders because he wanted ______.
40. The eagle's mate shot him to death because ______.
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. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
41. He described to us how the car accident had ______.
42. He is a good student, ______ that he is careless sometimes.
43. If we ______, we can realize the progress we have made.
44. New Zealand's mild, moist climate is ______ to the growth of grass.
45. Robert Owen was a man with ideas far ______ of his time.
46. After the meeting, I ______ to write a report on our next term's work.
47. Polite people don't behave ______.
48. David refused a job in his factory ______ one in my factory.
49. I suggest he ______ himself to his new conditions.
50. John went to Jane for help, but she turned him ______.
51. John went to Jane for help, but she turned him ______.
52. They were married ______ a justice of the peace.
53. He was ______ in the election by the people in the region.
54. If you do not feel well, you should not ______ going to the doctor.
55. Make sure your ______ are accurate.
56. Sorrow or anger ______ his drinking.
57. She ______ her coffee with a teaspoon.
58. He found his beard was ______.
59. Abraham Lincoln was raised to farm work, ______ he continued until he was twenty two.
60. His argument wasn't ______ in truth.
61. The Nile ______ a river of mystery until the 19th century.
62. To watch television with intelligence is a skill ______.
63. Several dictionaries are available in paperback editions ______ range of most students.
64. ______ all of them speak English well?
65. The fog was a ______ factor in the accident.
66. It is required that he ______ on time.
67. He certainly is a good driver, ______?
68. It is strange that he ______ come on foot.
69. Joe ______ live in the city than in the country.
70. She came upon an interesting idea ______ the novel.
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) below the passage. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
The United States is full of automobiles. There are still many families 71)______ cars, but some families have two 72)______ even more. However, cars are 73)______ for more than pleasure. They are a(n) 74)______ part of life. Cars are used for business. They are 75)______ to offices and factories by workers 76)______ have no other ways to get to 77)______ job. When salesmen are sent to 78)______ parts of the city, they have 79)______ drive in order to carry their products. Farmers 80)______ to drive into the city in order to get supplies. 81)______ small children must be driven to 82)______. In some cities school buses are used 83)______ when children are too young to walk 84)______ far, their mothers take turns driving 85)______ to school. One mother drives on Monday 86)______ her own children and the neighbors children 87)______. Another mother drives on Tuesday, another on Wednesday, and 88)______ on. This is called forming a car pool. Men 89)______ form car pools, with three or four 90)______ taking turns driving to the place where they all work.
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition about Examinations in three paragraphs. You are given the first sentence of each paragraph and are required to develop its idea in completing the paragraph. Write about 35 words for each paragraph, not including the words given. Therefore, your part of the composition should be about 100 words. Remember to write clearly. You should write this composition on the Answer Sheet.
Examinations 1. There are many arguments about the advantages and disadvantages of examinations. 2. For both examiners and examinees, the examination can show what and how much the examinees have mastered. 3. In sum, the examination does more good than harm for both examiners and examinees.