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English Test

I. Understanding Short Conversations

Directions: In this section you'll hear some short conversations. Listen carefully and choose

the best answer to the questions you hear.

(10 points)

1.

A. The things the man has learned.

B. The success the man has found.

C. The ways the man has changed his life.

D. The attitude of learning the man has adopted.

A. Husband and wife.

B. Teacher and student.

C. Mother and son.

D. Daughter and father.

A. The atomic bomb was a great achievement.

B. Science shouldn

’

t continue making achievements.

C. The atom shouldn

’

t have been split.

D. All achievement leads to things like the atomic bomb.

A. Husband and wife.

B. Brother and sister.

C. Father and daughter.

D. Employer and employee.

A. The speakers aren

’

t happy about being told what to do.

B. The speakers aren

’

t happy about their home being so ugly.

C. The speakers aren

’

t happy about having to tell others to paint.

D. The speakers aren

’

t happy about being told they

’

re ugly.

A. Begin swimming.

B. Start weight lifting.

C. Look at herself differently.

D. Eat better to lose weight.

A. Her parents paid for her.

B. She had a scholarship and she had a job.

C. She had a scholarship.

D. Her sister paid for her.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

A. Employee and employer.

B. Husband and wife.

C. Customer and waitress.

D. Teacher and student.

A. People have great imaginations for scientific achievement.

B. Landing on the moon is the best thing done as a result of science.

C. People cannot imagine traveling around the world.

D. People cannot imagine being captured on the moon.

9.

10.

A. Animals are dying.

B.

Animals can care too.

C. People depend on animals.

D. People are failing.

II. Understanding Long Conversations

Directions: In this section you'll hear a long conversation or conversations. Listen carefully

and choose the best answer to the questions you hear.

(10 points)

Conversation

1

11.

A. How water-dense foods can help you lose weight.

B. What fruits and vegetables have in common.

C. Why one should eat foods with fewer calories.

D. Where people get most of their calories.

12.

A. They are rich in taste.

B. They give calories for energy.

C. They contain many calories.

D. They contain a lot of water.

13.

A. A sandwich.

B. A bowl of soup.

C. A salad.

D. Some fruit.

14.

A. Eating only when hungry.

B. Eating foods low in calories.

C. Getting one

’

s water from food.

D. Filling up one

’

s stomach with water.

15.

A. They are convenient.

B. They are low in calories.

C. They cost more.

D. They leave you hungry.

Conversation

2

16.

A. She has trouble remembering Lisa.

B. She hasn

’

t gotten a phone call from Lisa.

C. She hasn

’

t seen Lisa in a while.

D. She can

’

t find her hairbrush.

17.

A. A year and a half ago.

B. Six months ago.

C. One year ago.

D. 15 years ago.

18.

A. Lisa didn

’

t steal from her.

B. He loves her.

C. He will be around for her.

D. She won

’

t forget the man.

19.

A. Both of them are forgetful.

B. They don

’

t have pictures.

C. The daughter lives far away from them.

D. No one helps them.

20.

A. Pictures with words underneath are truly silly.

B. Both speakers have memory problems.

C. Nothing can help the pair.

D. They have forgotten each other.

III. Compound Dictation

Directions: In this section you will hear a passage or passages three times. When the

passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the

passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the

information you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you

should check what you have written.

(10 points)

Passage 1

Major

cultural

differences

in

selling

techniques

include

the

relationship

between

the

salesman and the customer. As an expert advises his (21)__________,

“

In many foreign countries,

personal

relationships

are

more

important

than

company

regulations

and

products.

Developing

relationships takes time, but it is (22)__________ to the selling process.

”

International

trade

fairs

have

become

extremely

important

places

for

(23)__________

business. Yet, very few (24)__________ sales organizations understand how to take advantage of

the opportunities that these shows present. In US trade shows, there is an open display of one

’

s

products and (25)__________ and a lot of looking but not buying. However, a European trade

show

is

(26)__________

closed.

Mostly,

it

is

only

open

to

those

who

are

there

to

conduct

business.

In

some

societies,

the

first

thing

people

care

about

is

(27)__________.

In

other

societies,

(28)_____________ _____________________________________.

And

in

other

countries,

the

concern

is

style.

(29)___________________________________ ___________________

of

any

product. The color blue is for funerals in some countries, smaller items are preferred over large

items,

and

(30)_________________________________________ _________.

Thus,

we

must

consider these things when we do business abroad.

IV. Multiple Choice

Directions: Choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.

(30 points)

31.

The ________ stuck on the envelope says

“

By Air

”

.

A. illustration

C. sign

B. label

D. mark

32.

It is important that the hotel receptionist __________ that guests are registered correctly.

A. has made sure

C. must make sure

B. made sure

D. make sure

33.

The investigation demonstrates that his enemies ________ false stories about him.

A. encouraged

C. inspired

B. caused

D. enlightened

34.

Operations which left patients __________ and in need of long periods of recovery now

leave them feeling relaxed and comfortable.

A. exhausted

B. ignored

C. injured

D. deserted

35.

Advertising is distinguished from other forms of communication _______ the advertiser

pays for message to be delivered.

A. in that

B. whereas

C. which

D. now that

36.

By _____ computation, he estimated that the repairs on the house would cost him a

thousand dollars.

A. rail

B. rude

C. rack

D. rough

37.

Reading ______ the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what

we read ours.

A. inserts

B. decorates

C. deserves

D. provides

38.

Your explanation is ______ than his.

A. no more convincing

C. no more convinced

B. not so convincing

D. not so convinced

39.

Outside the plane the ________ was beautiful.

A. sight

C. scenery

B. spot

D. view

40.

The mother didn

’

t know who ________ for the broken glass.

A. blamed

C. be blamed

B. to blame

D. would blame

41.

The project ________ by the end of 2020 will expand the city

’

s telephone network to cover

3,000,000 users.

A. accomplished

C. to be accomplished

B. being accomplished

D. having been accomplished

42.

Will you go to the party ________ me, so that our host won

’

t be too offended?

A. instead of

B. rather than

C. no other than

D. except for

43.

The grandfather ________ all the members of the family for the annual picnic.

A. put

C. collected

B. assembled

D. had

44.

The museum is ________ a valuable group of coins.

A. displaying

B. exhibiting

C. presenting

D. giving

45.

Reading detective (

侦探

) stories is one of his favorite _______.

A. hobbies

B. occupations

C. habits

D. engagements

46.

With the development in science and technology man can make various flowers

___________ before their time.

A. be bloomed

C. bloom

B. blooming

D. bloomed

47.

The ________ for speeding is a fine of one hundred and fifty dollars.

A. penalty

B. benefit

C. criticism

D. remedy

48.

It is not easy to learn English well but if you ________, you will succeed in the end.

A. hang up

C. hang on

B. hang about

D. hang onto

49.

The twentieth century had witnessed an enormous worldwide political, economic and

cultural ________.

A. tradition

C. transplant

B. transportation

D. transformation

50.

Mobile telecommunications ________ is expected to double in Shanghai this year as a result

of a contract signed between the two companies.

A. capacity

C. possession

B. potential

D. impact

51.

On New Year

’

s Eve, New York City holds an outdoor ____________ which attracts a

crowd of a million or more people.

A. occasion

B. event

C. case

D. affair

52.

The British are not so familiar with different cultures and other ways of doing things,

________ is often the case in other countries.

A. so

B. as

C. it

D. that

53.

We hadn

’

t met for 20 years, but I recognized her _________ I saw her.

A. for the moment

C. at the moment when

B. the moment when

D. the moment

54.

She ______ the respect of everybody present.

A. gathered

B. secured

C. earned

D. collected

55.

The fire was finally brought under control, but not __________ extensive damage had been

caused.