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I. Listening Comprehension

Section A

Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.

l. A. At a bakery. B. At a hotel.

C. At a post office. D. At a birthday party.

2. A. Librarian and student. B. Operator and caller.

C. Boss and secretary. D. Customer and repairman.

3. A. 30 minutes. B. 60 minutes.

C. 90 minutes. D. 120 minutes.

4. A. A best sailor. B. A latest book.

C. A good business. D. An exciting story.

5. A. By going on a diet. B. By eating fruit and vegetables.

C. By having fewer meals. D. By doing physical exercise.

6. A. It was interesting and easy to follow. B. It was far beyond his understanding.

C. It was as difficult as he had expected. D. It was long but easy to understand.

7. A. The traffic is always very heavy. B. The man needn’t go to the airport.

C. The subway is crowded at rush hours. D. The man had better take the subway.

8. A. The woman prefers going out. B. The woman will make the decision.

C. The man agrees with the woman. D. The man would rather stay inside.

9. A. The man can tell Kelly the news the next day.

B. The man shouldn’t tell Kelly the news at school.

C. The man should tell Kelly’s brother the news.

D. The man had better tell Kelly the news by himself.

10. A. The match will be put off due to the rain.

B. The rain isn’t likely to influence the man’s team.

C. The result of the match is sure to be affected.

D. The rain will help the man’s team win the match.

Section B

Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage

11. A. To get better jobs. B. To save more money.

C. To move into a larger apartment. D. To receive further education.

12. A. It had family-friendly politics. B. It owned a child-care center on site.

C. It offered its staff excellent benefits. D. It rewarded employees with apartments.

13. A. Satisfied. B. Surprised.

C. Confused. D. Interested.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage

Section C

Directions: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.

Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.

The caller’s name

Mike 17



Date of returning

12th of 18



The time of the meeting

At 5 p.m. on 19 afternoon



The topic to be discussed at the meeting

The new factory in 20



Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.

II. Grammar and Vocabulary.

Section A

Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with one proper word or the proper form of the given word to make the passage coherent. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct.

（A）

How do you sleep at night? It is probably safe to say that most of you do not think much about the way you sleep at night. But do you know that the way you sleep can tell a lot about the type of personality you have?

(25)______ ______ body language expert Robert Phipps, the way people sleep at night actually determines a lot about their personality. In a new study on the topic, Phipps has identified four sleeping positions that affect personality.

Phipps found that worriers, those who stress the most, tend to sleep in the fetal position. And this position is by far (26)___________(common) bedtime position. The second position is sleeping with a straight body and arms and legs by the side. This position apparently (27)______ (indicate) stubbornness and people who sleep in this way often wake up stiffer than (28)_______ they went to sleep. About 25% people sleep on their backs with arms (29)_______ (stretch) out in front, looking as if they were (30)_______ chasing a dream or being chased. Perhaps the most peculiar sleep style is the freefaller position. These people feel like they have little control (31)______ their life.

In conclusion, Phipps has only one more thing to add, “A good night’s sleep sets us up for the following day and our sleeping positions can determine (32)________ we feel when we wake.”

(B)

Georgina Porteous and Sid Innes could be the world’s thriftiest couple after getting married in their all expenses spared wedding.

The couple had their dream wedding in the Scottish Highlands complete with flowers, cake, photographer and even a jazz band without barely (33) _______(spend) a cent.

The newlyweds, (34)_______ are into recycling and self-sufficiency, couldn’t avoid the 70 pound marriage fee but everything else was either donated or found for free.

The wedding rings were even handcrafted by the bride herself from antlers(鹿角) (35)________(find) in her garden while her vintage wedding dress cost 1or 1.5 pounds----the couple’s only other expense.

Ms Porteous’s mother Suzanne, who is (36)________ church reader, conducted the ceremony in a barn at the couple’s home while the guests were all asked to bring a plate of food each.

The bride, 36, and groom, 39 (37)____________(pronounce) man and wife by local reverend(牧师)Peter Donald who offered his service for free, (38)__________ the photographer offered his services in exchange for some graphic design work by the bride, and the cakes were made by her aunt.

The couple, got engaged in Berlin last year after meeting in 2009 said they were determined to have the cheapest wedding possible so they (39)_________ save money for their dream home and honeymoon.

Section B

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. description B. leads C. expressive D. delighted E. different

F. gesture G. regarded H. contact I. attempt J. add



Language learning begins with listening. Children are greatly ____41_____ in the amount of listening they do before they start speaking，and later starters are often long listeners. Most children will “obey” spoken instructions some time before they can speak, though the word “obey” is hardly accurate as a ____42____ of the eager and ___43_____ cooperation usually known by the child. Before they can speak, many children will also ask questions by ___44____ and by making questioning noises.

Any ___45____ to study the development from the noises babies make to their first spoken words leads to considerable difficulties. It is agreed that they enjoy making noises, and that during the first few months one or two noises sort themselves as particularly ____46_____ as delight, pain, friendliness, and so on. But since these can’t be said to show the baby’s intention to communicate, they can hardly be ____47____ as early forms of language. It is agreed, too, that from about three months they play with sound for enjoyment, and that by six months they are able to _48____ new words to their store. This self-imitation __49_____ to deliberate imitation of sounds made or words spoken to them by other people. The problem then arises as to the point at which one can say that these imitations can be considered as speech.

III. Reading Comprehension

Section A

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrases that best fits the context.

My first performance in front of an audience was coming up soon. I tried as hard as I could to remain ___51____, but I had an empty feeling in my stomach. I stared down at my sweat covered, shaking hands.

I looked up again at the audience, realizing that these were real people. They were not just my mum and dad, who would say, “Good job!” even if I messed up the entire piece.

What if I had the wrong music? What if I played the wrong notes?

As it ____52_____, I was never able to answer these questions because the spotlight was ___53___ for me. I grasped my hands tightly together, drying off the sweat.

Slowly I walked to the mulberry piano in the center of the room. It contained 88 demanding keys, which were waiting impatiently to be played. I swallowed the golf ball-sized lump in my throat and sat down. __54____, I opened the music. Next, I rested my still shaking hands on the ivory keys.

As my fingers played across the keys, I was becoming more ___55___ of my preparation for this moment. But the memory of my year of training came flooding back. I knew that I had practice this piece so many times that I could play it backwards if ___56____.

Although at one point I accidentally played two keys ___57____ the intended one, I continued to move my fingers automatically.

My eyes burned holes into the page in front of me.

There was no way that I was going to lose my concentration. To keep this promise to myself, I leaned ___58___ and focused carefully on the music.

When I came to the end of the page, a warning ___59__ inside my head: DON’T MAKE A MISTAKE WHEN YOU TURN THE PAGE!

Needless to say, I obeyed myself with all my heart and mind. And, proud of my “page-turning” feat(技艺) I finished the ___60___ of the piece without making a single mistake.

After the final note died away, a celebration went into action INSIDE my h