Part Ⅰ Writing [45 min]







Section A Composition [35 min]



Nowadays people are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of health. And they have different ways to stay healthy. For example, some exercise every day; others try to keep a balance diet. What do you think is the best way to stay healthy?







Write on ANSWER SHEET ONE a composition of about 150 words on the following topic:



The Best Way to Stay Healthy

You are to write in three parts.



In the second part, state what you think is the best way.



In the second part, support your view with one or two reasons.



In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary.



Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriacy. Failure to follow the instructions may result in a loss of marks.







Section B Note-writing [10 min]



Write on ANSWER SHEET ONE a note of about 50-60 words based on the following situation:



You have heard that your friend, Jack, wishes to sell his walkman. Write him a note expressing your interest in it, asking him about its condition and offering a price for it.







Mark will be awarded for content organization, grammar and appropriacy











Part Ⅱ Dictation [15 min]



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 minutes to check through your work once more.







Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET TWO.







PART Ⅲ LISTENING COMPREHENSION [20 min]



In sections A,B and C you will hear everything once only. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your answer sheet.







Section A Statement

In this Section you will hear eight statements. At the end of each statement you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question.



1. The speaker is most probably a(n) ______



A. architect. B. construction worker C. tourist guide D. housing agent



2. what does the statement mean?



A. Travel is much faster and convenient now than before.



B. People are now travelling much more than in old days.



C. Travelling to far-away place has become very common.



D. It used to take two more weeks to travel by coach than now.



3. The speaker feels sorry because ______



A. he can't attend tomorrow's dinner.



B. his wife can't attend tomorrow's dinner.



C. the couple can't attend tomorrow's dinner.



D. the couple would be unable to cook the dinner.



4. Where is the speaker?



A. In the zoo B. In the classroom C. In the library D. At a meeting



5. What does the statement mean?



A. Ones success is largely dependent on intelligence.



B. Low motivation may lead to poor performance.



C. Motivated people are more likely to succeed.



D. Both motivation and intelligence are important.



6. What does the speaker suggest?



A. We should read word by word to get his meaning.



B. We should read line by line to get his meaning.



C. We should try to find the hidden meaning.



D. We should try to find the lines and read them aloud.



7. How much does the overcoat cost at the regular price?



A. 120. B. 15. C. 60. D. 45.



8. What does the speaker mean?



A. The sports meet has been cancelled.



B. The sports meet has been held despite the rain.



C. The time has been set for the sports meet.



D. When the sports meet will be held is yet to be known.







Section B Conversation





In this Section, you will hear short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question.



9. What are the speakers probably going to do?



A. To persuade Mary to spend more time on her lessons.



B. To help Mary to prepare for the upcoming concert.



C. To talk with Mary about going to the concert.



D. To ask Mary to stop worrying about the exam.



10. What can we learn about the man?



A. He firmly believes in UFOs.



B. He is doubtful about UFOs.



C. He is sure many people have seen UFOs.



D. He thinks many people have lied about UFOs.



11. Which of the following has the man never been interested in?



A. Electronic music. B. Civil engineering.



C. Electronics. D. Electronic engineering.



12. What does the man mean?



A. The milk is safe to drink.



B. The milk is not safe to drink.



C. She shouldn't have bought the milk.



E. He wouldn't have milk for breakfast.



13. How many people were caught in the fire?



A. 6 B. 5 C. 4 D. 7



14. What can we learn from the conversation?



A. The woman will attend her course at 7:45.



B. The woman will be late for the blood test.



C. The woman will have her blood tested before the first class.



D. The woman decides to miss the first class for her blood test.



15. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers.



A. Salesman and customer.



B. Expert on jewelry and his wife.



C. Estate agent and client.



D. Husband and wife.



16. How does the man probably feel?



A. Nervous B. Uninterested C. Confident D. Upset



17. What do we know about Bill?



A. He is thoughtful.



B. He is forgetful.



C. He is careless.



D. He is helpful.







Section C News and Broadcast





Questions 18 and 19 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.



Now, listen to the news.



18. Which of the following is NOT a condition for the reduction of debts?



A. Poverty elimination.



B. Good government.



C. Fight against corruption.



D. Poor living standard.



19. By canceling the debts owed to her, Britain intends to ____ a similar scheme proposed by the International Monetary Fund.



A. reject B. restart C. follow D. review







Questions 20 and 21 are based on the following news. At the end of the news, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.



Now, listen to the news.



20. What happened during the accident?



A. A train hit another train.



B. A train killed 23 people.



C. A train went off its tracks.



D. A train was trapped inside the station.



21. Which of the following statements best describes the condition of the passengers?



A. No one was fatally injured.



B. There were many heavy casualties.



C. No one was hurt during the accident.



D. Someone was killed during the accident.







Questions 22 and 23 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.



Now, listen to the news.



22. The civil servants held a strike to protest _______



A. spending cuts. B. reform measures. C. pay cuts. D. low pay.



23. The civil servants' strike was staged _____ the general strike.



A. a few days after B. a few days before



C. a few weeks after D. a few weeks before







Questions 24 and 25 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.



Now, listen to the news.



24. Which is the main idea of the news?



A. Industrial relations in Germany. B. The Germany energy industry.



C. Coalition in the government. D. Closure of nuclear reactors.



25. The decision to shut down nuclear reactors resulted from the demand from____



A. the Government. B. the energy industry.



C. a party in the coalition. D. a declining need for nuclear energy.







Part Ⅳ Cloze [15 min]



Decide which of the choice given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the best choice for each blank on your answer sheet.







People thinking about the origin of language for the first time usually arrive at the conclusion that it developed gradually as a system of grunts, hisses and cries and ____26 a very simple affair in the beginning. ______27 when we observe the language behavior of ____28 we regard as primitive cultures, we find it _____29 complicates. It was believes that an Eskimo must have at the tip of his tongue a vocabulary of more than 10,000 words ___30 to get along reasonably well, much larger than the active vocabulary of an average businessman who speaks English. ______31, These Eskimo words are far more highly inflected （词尾变化的）than _____32 of any



Of the well-known European languages, for a ___33 noun can be spoken or written in ______34 hundred different forms, each ___35 a precise meaning different from that of any other. The forms of the verbs are even more _____36. The Eskimo language is, therefore, one of the most difficult in the world to learn, ______37 the result that almost no traders or explorers have ___38 tried to learn it. Consequently, there has grown up, in communication between Eskimos and whites, a jargon ___39 to the pidgin English used in Old China, with a vocabulary of from 300 to 600 uninflected words. Most of them are derived from Eskimo but some are derived from English, Danish, Spanish, Hawaiian and other languages. It is this jargon that is usually _____by travelers as the Eskimo language.



26. A. must be B. must have been C. ought to be D. should be



27. A. However B. Therefore C. probably D. undoubtedly



28. A. whose B. that C. which D. what



29. A. conspicuously B. usually C. surprisingly D. sufficiently



30. A. so as B. so that C. as such D. as well as



31. A. However B. Moreover C. Though D. Therefore



32. A. the others B. all others C. these D. those



33. A. single B. singular C. plural D. compound



34. A. some B. several C. various D. varied



35. A. getting B. causing C. having D. owning



36. A endless B. multiple C. uncountable D. numerous



37. A. with B. for C. owing to D. as



38. A still B. indeed C. just D. even



39. A. alike B. similar C. related D. relevant



40. A. referred to B. talked about C. spoken D. told







Part Ⅴ GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY [15 min]







There are twenty-five sentences in this Section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or expressions marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.



Mark your answers on your answer sheet.



41. She did her work _________her manager had instructed.



A. as B. until C. when D. though



42. _______ of the twins was arrested, because I saw both at a party last night.



A. None B. Both C. Neither D. All



43. For some time now, world leaders _______ out the necessity for agreement on arms reduction.



A. had been pointing B. have been pointing



C. were pointing D. pointed



44. Have you ever been in a situation ______ you know the other person is right yet you cannot agree with him?



A. by which B. that C. in where D. where



45. We've just installed two air-conditions in out apartment, _______should make great differences in our life next summer.



A. which B. what C. that D. they



46. AID is said _________ the number-one killer of both men and women over the past few years in that region.



A. being b. to be C. to have been D. having been



47. She managed to save ______ she could out of her wages to help her brother.



A. how little money B. so little money



C. such little money D. what little money



48. Fool ____ Jane is, she could not have done such a thing.



A. who B. as C. that D. like



49. The experiment requires more money than _____.



A. have been put in B. being put in



C. has been put in D. to be put in



50. _______ for the fact that she broke her leg, she might have passed the exam.



A. Had it not been B. Hadn't it been



C. Was it not D. Were it not



51. " What courses are you going to do next semester?"



" I don't know. But its about time _______ on something."



A. I'd decide B. I decided



C. I decide D. I'm deciding



52. The police have offered a large ________for information leading to the robbers arrest.



A. award B. compensation C. prize D. reward



53. I arrives at the airport so late that I ______ missed the plane.



A. only B. quite C. narrowly D. seldom



54. The popularity of the film shows that the reviewers' fears were completely ______



A. unjustified B. unjust C. misguided D. unaccepted



55. The head of the Museum was ____ and let us actually examine the ancient manuscripts.



A. promising B. agreeing C. pleasing D. obliging



56. The multinational corporation was making a take-over _____ for a property company.



A. application B. bid C. proposal D. suggestion



57. The party's reduced vote was ______ of lack of support for its policies.



A. indicative B. positive C. revealing D. evident



58. There has been a ______ lack of communication between the union and the management.



A. regretful B. regrettable C. regretting D. regretted



59. The teacher ________ expects his students to pass the university entrance examination



A. confidently B. proudly C. assuredly D. confidently



60. The ______ family in Chinese cities now spends more money on housing than before.



A. normal B. average C. usual D. general



61. The new colleague ____ to have worked in several big corporations before he joined our company.



A. confess B. declares C. claims D. confirms



62. During the reading lesson, the teacher asked students to read a few ______ from the novel.



A. pieces B. essays C. fragments D. extracts



63. During the summer holiday season it is difficult to find a(n) _____ room in the hotels here.



A. empty B. vacant C. free D. deserted



64. The old couple will never ______ the loss of their son.



A. get over B. get away C. get off D. get across



65. Scientific research results can now be quickly ________ to factory production.



A. used B. applied C. tried D. practiced







Part Ⅵ Reading Comprehension [30 min]



Section A Reading Comprehension [25 min]





In this Section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. choose the one that you think is the best answer.



Mark your answers on your answer sheet.







Text A

Many of the home electric goods which are advertised as liberating the modern woman tend to have the opposite effect, because they simply change the nature of work instead of eliminating it. Machines have a certain novelty value, like toys for adults. It is certainly less tiring to put clothes in a washing machine, but the time saved does not really amount to much: the machine has to be watched, the clothes have to be carefully sorted out first, stains removed by hand, buttons pushed and water changed, clothes taken out, aired and ironed. It would be more liberating to pack it all off to a laundry and not necessarily more expensive, since no capital investment is required. Similarly, if you really want to save time you do not make cakes with an electric mixer, you buy one in a shop. If one compares the image of the woman in the women's magazine with the goods advertised by those periodicals, one realizes how useful a projected image cab be commercially. A careful balance has to be struck: if you show a labor-saving device, follow it up with a complicated recipe on the next page; on no account hint at the notion that a woman could get herself a job, but instead foster her sense of her own usefulness, emphasizing the creative aspect of her function as a housewife. So we get cake mixes where the cook simply adds an egg herself, to produce " that lovely home-baked flavor the family love", and knitting patterns that can be made by hand, or worse still, on knitting machines, which became tremendouslyfashionable when they were first introduced. Automatic cookers are advertised by pictures of pretty young mothers taking their children to the park, not by professional women presetting the dinner before leaving home for work.



66. According to the passage, many of the home electric goods which are supposed to liberate women_________



A. remove unpleasant aspects of housework.



B. Save the housewife very little time.



C. Save the housewife's time but not her money.



D. Have absolutely no value for the housewife.



67. According to the context, capital investment refers to money _____



A. spent on a washing machine. B. borrowed from the bank.



C. saved in the bank. D. lent to other people.



68. The goods advertised in women's magazines are really meant to ________



A. free housewives from housework.



B. Encourage housewives to go out to work.



C. Turn housewives into excellent cooks.



D. Give them a false sense of fulfillment.







Text B

The " standard of living" of any country means the average persons share of the goods



and services which the country produces. A country's standard of living, therefore, depends



first and foremost on its capacity to produce wealth. "Wealth" in this sense is not money, for



we do not live on money but on things that money can buy.- "goods" such as food and cloth-



ing, and "services" such as transport and entertainment.



A country's capacity to produce wealth depends upon many factors, most of which have



an effect on one another. Wealth depends to a great extent upon a country' s natural re-



sources, such as coal, gold, and other minerals, water supply and so on. Some regions of



the world are well supplied with coal and minerals, and have a fertile soil and a favorable



climate; other regions possess none of them.



Next to natural resources comes the ability to turn them to use. Some countries are per-



haps well off in natural resources, but suffered for many years from civil and external wars,



and for this and other reasons have been unable to develop their resources. 'Sound and stable



political conditions, and freedom from foreign invasion, enable a country to develop its natu-



ral resources peacefully and steadily, and to produce more wealth than another country



equally well served by nature but less well ordered. Another important factor is the technical



efficiency of a country's people. Industrialized countries that have trained numerous skilled



workers and technicians are better placed to produce wealth than countries whose workers



are largely unskilled.



A country's standard of living does not only depend upon the wealth that is produced



and consumed within its own borders, but also upon what is indirectly produced through



international trade. For example, Britain's wealth in foodstuffs' and other agricultural



products would be much less if she had to depend only on those grown at home. Trade makes



it possible for her surplus manufactured goods to be traded abroad for the agricultural



products that would otherwise be lacking. A country's wealth is, therefore, much influenced by



its manufacturing capacity, provided that other countries can be found ready to accept its



manufactures.



69. The standard of living in a country is determined by___________



A. its goods and service.



B. the type of wealth produced.



C. how well it can create wealth.



D. what an ordinary person can share.



70. A country's capacity to produce wealth depends on all the factors EXCEPT________



A. peoples share of its goods.



B. political and social stability.



C. qualities of its workers.



D. use of natural resources.



71. According to the passage,________ play an equally important role in determining a



country's standard of living.







A. farm products



B. industrial goods



C. foodstuffs



D. export import







Text C



How we look and how we appear to others probably worries us more when we are in our



teens or early twenties than at any other time in our life. Few of us are content to accept our-



selves as we are, and few are brave enough to ignore the trends of fashion.



Most fashion magazines or TV advertisements try to persuade us that we should dress in



a certain way or behave in a certain manner. If we do, they tell us, we will be able to meet



new people with confidence and deal with every situation confidently and without embarrassment. Changing fashion, of course, does not apply just to dress. A barber today does not cut



a boy's hair in the same way as he used to, and girls do not make up in the same way as their



mothers and grandmothers did. The advertisers show us the latest fashionable Styles and we



are constantly under pressure to follow the fashion in case our friends think we are odd or



dull.



What causes fashions to change? Sometimes convenience or practical necessity or just



the fancy of an influential person can establish a fashion. Take hats, for example. In cold



climates, early buildings were cold inside, so people wore hats indoors as well as outside. In



recent times, the late President Kennedy caused a depression in the American hat industry by



not wearing hats: more American men followed his example.



There is also a cyclical pattern in fashion. In the 1920s in Europe and America, short



skirts became fashionable. After World War Two, they dropped to ankle length. Then they



got shorter and shorter until the miniskirt was in fashion. After a few more years, skirts



became longer again.