专接本公共课英语模拟试卷

专接本公共课英语模拟试卷（一）

（考试时间：90分钟）

（总分：120分）

I.Phonetics（5points）

Directions:Ineachofthefollowinggroupsofwords,therearefourunderlinedlettersor

lettercombinationsmarkedA,B,CandD.Comparetheunderlinedpartsandidentifythe

onethatisdifferentfromtheothersinpronunciation.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletter

ontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

1.A.comedyB.satelliteC.cometD.ceremony

2.A.bomberB.combC.tombD.combat

3.A.gsychologyB.picnicC.panicD.palm

4.A.privateB.thriveC.liverD.flight

5.A.coughB.toughC.roughD.dough

II.SituationalDialogues（15points）

SectionA

Directions:Inthissectionthereare5shortdialogues.Foreachdialogue,thereare4choices

markedA,B,CandD.YouarerequiredtochoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothedialogue.

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthe

center.

6.-Isshegoingtoschool?

-No,.

A.shedoesn'tB.she'scycling

C.shegetsbybusD.totheshop

7.-Let'sgoforafilmshow.Whatdoyousay?

A.YesB.No,Iwouldn't

C.Yes,IwouldD.Allright.Let's

8.-Thecriticsthoughttheactingwasgenerallypoor.

-Ididn'tfind.

A.itB.itso

C.ittobetooD.itwas,too

9.-Doyougotoschool?

A.No,IgohomeB.Yes,Iam

C.No,IworkD.No,Icycle

10.“No,no,don'tdothat.TakeyourThesentence“Takeyourtime”

means.

A.Don'tshutyoureyes.Lookattheclock.

B.Don'tdoslow.Doitfast

C.Don'tdoitfast.Youhavelotsoftime

D.Don'tdoitlikethat.Youhaven'tmuchtime

SectionB

Directions:Inthissectionthereisalongconversationwith5missingsentences.Attheendof

theconversation,thereisalistofgivenchoices.YouarerequiredtoselecttheONEthatbest

fitsintotheconversation.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwitha

singlelinethroughthecenter.Notethattherearetwoadditionalchoicesandyoucannotuse

anyofthechoicesinthelistmorethanonce.

Jack:Hello.

Pat:Hello.H

Jack:No.I'msorryAnnaisout.

Pat:Isthatyou,Tom?

Jack:No,TmnotTom.I'mJack.I'mAnna'sbrother.

Pat:Oh,I'msorry.12Shesaidherbrotheriscomingtospendthesummer

holidayatherplace.Thatmustbeyou.

Jack:Yes,I'llbeherefortwoweeks.

Pat:That'sgreat.13

Jack:Sure.Whatisit?

Pat:Well,AnnaandIaregoingtomeetforteaatmyhome.14Ifshedoes,tellher

tobringitalong.Theaddressis164,RoseAvenue,incaseshehasforgotten.

Jack:Allright.Andyouare?

Pat:I'mAnna'sfriendPat.

Jack:Thankyouforcalling,Pat.Tilletherknowthatyoucalled.

Pat:Thankyou.Bytheway,wouldyouliketocomealongwithAnna?15

Jack:That'sveryniceofyou.ButIhavetogotothebankthisafternoon.

Pat:That'sapity.Butwe'llseeyousomeothertime,won'twe?

Jack:Idon'tknow.Maybe.

Pat:Thankyouagain,Tom.

Jack:ButTmnotTom.TmJack!

Pat:Fmsosorry,Jack.

A.IthinkAnnahastoldmeaboutyou.

B.Anythingtodeclare?

C.IsAnnathere?

D.WouldyouaskhertoseeifshehasmyFrenchdictionary?

E.Tdliketointroduceyoutomybrother.

F.Well,couldyoupleaseleaveAnnaamessageforme?

G.Sowhat?Idon'tcarewhatshethinks!

III.VocabularyandStructure(20points)

Directions:Thereare20incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentencetherearefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YouarerequiredtochoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothe

sentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethrough

thecenter.

16.Thepileofbooksfelldownandallovertheground.

A.sprayedB.scatteredC.spilledD.separated

17.Peoplebelievethatnuclearweaponsshouldbetotally.

A.pausedB.postponedC.prohibitedD.presented

18.Considerablestrainsinthetradeunionmovementfromtheiroutdatedand

inefficientstructure.

A.raiseB.riseC.ariseD.arouse

19.Awell-trainedsecretaryis__tocopewithcomputersandroutinesintheoffice.

A.advancedB.advisableC.efficientD.effective

20.Inallhumancommunication,informationis_fromoneperson'smemorytoanother.

A.sharedB.removedC.transferredD.transmitted

21.Mary__allfoolishcommentsandkeptonworking.

A.excludedB.ignoredC.deniedD.discharged

22.We'llstopnowand_workingat3intheafternoon.

A.assumeB.assureC.simulateD.resume

23.Thegovernmentsold_togetmoneyforanewrailway.

A.loansB.propertyC.bondsD.contracts

24.Thechildrenthoughtthatthecreamwasdeliciouslyandtheyfinisheditall.

A.chosenB.favorableC.flavoredD.greedy

25.Theauthoritiesshowednosignsoftothekidnapper'sdemands.

A.givingupB.givinginC.agreeingwithD.callingfor

26.Don'ttakehisremarkstooseriously.Hewillstopsayinginthatwayifnonoticeof

him.

A.istakenB.takesC.willbetakenD.hastaken

27.Thesuggestionthatthemayortheprizeswasaccepted.

A.wouldpresentB.presentC.oughttopresentD.presents

28.1wouldhavetoldhimtheanswerhaditbeenpossible,butI__sobusythen.

A.hadbeenB.wasC.wereD.wouldbe

29.Thereisarealpossibilitythattheseanimalscouldbefrightened,asuddenloud

noise.

A.beingthereB.shouldtherebeC.therewasD.therehavingbeen

30.Thestubbornyoungmandidnotfollowtheadvicethatheonhisbehaviorsincehe

refusedtobelievehehaddoneanythingwrong.

A.reflectB.hadreflectedC.wouldreflectD.mustreflect

31.Thesaleusuallytakesplaceoutsidethehouse,withtheaudience__onbenches,chairs,

orboxes.

A.havingseatedB.seatingC.seatedD.havingbeenseated

32.Wesuggestedinhotelsbutthechildrenwereanxious__out.

A.sleeping...tocampB.sleeping...camping

C.tosleep...tocampD.tosleep...camping

33.Hisremarksleftmeabouthisrealpurpose.

A.wonderedB.wonderC.towonderD.wondering

34.Histhreechildrennowcollegegraduates,hefelthecouldretirefrombusiness.

A.tobeB.beingC.havingbeenD.been

35.Theseniorcitizenwantedaquietroomforonenightbecausehejustcouldn'tstand___

innoisyroom.

A.sleepB.andsleepC.sleepingD.beingslept

IV.ReadingComprehension(40points)

Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.You

arerequiredtochoosetheONEthatbestanswersthequestionorfitsintothestatement..

MarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Passage1

Questions36_40arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Thejustificationforauniversityisthatitpreservestheconnectionbetweenknowledgeandthe

zestoflife,byunitingtheyoungandtheoldintheimaginativeconsiderationoflearning.The

universityimpartsinformation,butitimpartsitimaginatively.Atlast,thisisthefunctionwhichit

shouldperformforsociety.Auniversitywhichfailsinthisrespecthasnoreasonforexistence.

Thisatmosphereofexcitement,arisingfromimaginativeconsideration,transformsknowledge.A

factisnolongeraburdenonthememory;itisenergizingasthepoetofourdreamsandasthe

architectofourpurposes.

Imaginationisnottobedivorcedfromthefacts:itisawayofilluminatingthefacts.Itworksby

elicitingthegeneralprincipleswhichapplytothefacts,astheyexist,andthenbyanintellectual

surveyofalternativepossibilitieswhichareconsistentwiththoseprinciples.Itenablesmento

constructatintellectualvisionofanewworld,anditpreservesthezestoflifebythesuggestionof

satisfyingpurposes.

Youthisimaginative,andiftheimaginationisstrengthenedbydiscipline,thisenergyof

imaginationcaningreatmeasurebepreservedthroughlife.Thetragedyoftheworldisthatthose

whoareimaginationhavebutslightexperience,andthosewhoareexperiencedhavefeeble

imagination.Foolsactonimaginationwithoutknowledge;pedantsactonknowledgewithout

imagination.Thetaskofuniversityistoweldtogetherimaginationandexperience.

36.Themainthemeofthepassageis.

A.theimportanceofuniversitiesinsociety

B.thefunctionofuniversities

C.theroleofimaginationinourlives

D.therelationshipbetweenimaginationandexperience

37.Accordingtothepassage,thejustificationforauniversityisthat.

A.itpresentsfactsandexperiencetoyoungandold

B.itimpartsknowledgetoimaginativepeople

C.itcombinesimaginationwithknowledgeandexperience

D.itenablesmentoconstructanintellectualvisionoftheworld

38.Theword“eliciting"inparagraph2probablymeans.

A.applyingB.illuminating

C.drawingforthD.preserving

39.WhichofthefollowingisNOTdiscussedinthepassageasoneofthethingsimaginationcan

do?

A.Itmakesourlifeexcitingandworthwhile.

B.Ithelpsustounderstandtheworld.

C.Ithelpsustoformulatelawsaboutthefacts.

D.Itprovidesinspirationtotheartists.

40.Accordingtotheauthor,thetragedyoftheworldisthat.

A.ourenergyofimaginationcannotbepreserved

B.ourimaginationisseldomdisciplined

C.wegrowoldinevitably

D.toomanypeopleareeitherfoolsorpedants

Passage2

Questions41—45arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Africansseemanyadvantagesinunitingthecontinentintoasinglenation,orinunitingseveral

smallnationsofaparticularregionintoanation.Inunitythereisstrength.Africansoftenpointto

theUnitedStates,formedbytheoriginal13states,asanillustrationofthisprinciple.Africanow

isdividedintomanyweaknations;unitedtheywouldbemuchstronger.Africanscouldthenmore

easilydealwithforeigneffortstocontrolthem.Alsoitwouldbeeasierandlessexpensivetoplan

andcarryoutbigprojectsliketobuildingofhighwaysanddams.

TheconsiderationsforAfricanunitytobeyondthepracticaladvantagesifwouldbring.Aswe

haveseen,thefeelingofbelongingtoaparticularnationisnotstrongamongAfricans.If,for

example,youweretoaskamanfromParis,“Whatareyou?”hewouldcertainlyanswer,"A

Frenchman/AskthesamequestionofamanfromIbadaninNigeriaandhemightgiveoneof

threeanswers,orallthree,dependinguponhiseducationandoutlook.Hemightsay,"A

Yoruba”(hispeople),or“ANigerian”，orjustsimply“AnAfrican”.

AnotherfactorthatentersintothedesireforunityisthateducatedAfricansthroughoutthe

continentfeelthattheyallhavemanythingsincommon.Africa'sleaders,especially,alllived

throughtheexperienceofcolonialrule.Manyofthemwenttoschoolanduniversitywithmen

whonowleadotherAfricancountries.Theyallfeelresentfulaboutthewayinwhichtheywerein

thepast.Comparedwiththesestrongbonds,whichovershadowthebordersofnations,theideaof

buildingseparatenationsdoesnothavesomuchmeaning.Someleaderssaytheyareready,infact,

togiveuptheirseparatenations.Fournationshavewrittenintotheirconstitutionsaprovisionthat

thegovernmentmaygiveupitspowerstoaPan-Africangovernment.

41.ThefollowingadvantagesintheunityofAfricaaretrueEXCEPT.

A.theycouldbuildtheirunitymoreeasily

B.theycanextricateforeigninfluencewithlessdifficulties

C.theycanbeunitedinto13statesastheU.S.A.oncewas

D.theycouldspendlessmoneyinbuildingtheirunity

42.FromPara.2,wecanseethat.

A.noteveryAfricanhopestheyareunited

B.someAfricansareilliterateanddon'tknowhowtoexpressthemselvesclearly

C.il'shardforAfricanstodecidewhichparttheybelongto

D.FrenchpeopleareofcoursemoreintelligentthanAfricans

43.WhichisNOTtrueofthefollowingstatementsabouteducatedAfricans?

A.Theyhavethesameexperiencetocolonialrule.

B.Theyarecontentedwiththewaytheyweretreated.

C.Theysharethesimilarpoliticalviewsbecausetheywereonceschoolmates.

D.Theyallhopetheyareunited.

44.Wecanprobablyinterpretthepart''overshadowthebordersofnations”(Line4-5,Para.3)as

A.thebordersofnationsaremoreimportantthanthebonds

B.thebondsaremoreimportantthanthebordersofnations

C.thebondscoverthebordersfromlight

D.thebondshasthrownshadowoverthebordersofnations

45.Fromthepassage,wemayjudge"aPan-Africangovernment“refersto.

A.aunityofAfrica

B.aseparatecountry

C.aquasi-unityofAfrica

D.aconstitutionalnation

Passage3

Questions46_50arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

SinceWorldWarII,therehasbeenaclearlydiscernibletrend,especiallyamongthegrowing

groupofcollegestudents,towardsearlymarriage.Manyyouthsbegindatinginthefirststagesof

adolescence,64gosteady“throughhighschool,andmanybeforetheirformaleducationhasbeen

completed.Insomequarters,thereismuchshakingofgrayinglocksandcluckingofmiddle-aged

tonguesoverthewaysof“waywardyouth."However,emotionalmaturityisnorespecterof

birthdays,itdoesnotarriveautomaticallyattwenty-oneortwenty-five.Someachieveit

surprisinglyearly,whileothersneverdo,eveninthree-scoreyearsandten.

Manystudentsaremanyingasanescape,notonlyfromanunsatisfyinghomelife,butalso

fromtheirownpersonalproblemsofisolationandloneliness.Anditcanalmostbeputdownasa

dictumthatanymarriageenteredintoasanescapecannotproveentirelysuccessful.Thesadfact

isthatmarriageseldomsolvesone'sproblems:moreoften,itmerelyaccentuatesthem.

Furthermore,itisdoubtfulwhetherthehomeasaninstitutioniscapableofallthattheyoungare

seekingtoputintoit;onemightsayintheologicaltermsthattheyforsakingoneidolonlyto

worshipanother.Youngpeopleconectlyunderstandthattheirparentsarewronginbelievingthat

“success“istheultimategoal,buttheyerroneouslybelievethattheythemselveshavefoundthe

truecenteroflife'smeaning.Theirexpectationsofmarriageareessentiallyutopianandtherefore

incapableoffulfillment.Theywanttoomuch,andtragicdisillusionmentisoftenboundtofollow.

Shallwe,then,jointhechorusof“Miserere“overearlymarriages?Onecannotgeneralize:all

earlymarriagesarenotbadanymorethanall-lateronesaregood.Satisfactorymarriagesare

determinednotbychronology,butbytheemotionalmaturityofthepartners.Therefore,eachcase

mustbejudgedonitsownmerits.Iftheearlymarriageisnotanescape,ifitisenteredintowith

relativelyfewillusionsorfalseexpectations,andifitiseconomicallyfeasible,whynot?Good

marriagescanbemadefromsixteentosixty,andsocanbadones.

46.Accordingtothisarticlethetrendtowardearlymarriages.

A.istheresultoftheGreatDepressionofthe30's

B.cannotbeeasilydetermined

C.isonethatcanbeclearlyseen

D.isanoutgrowthofthemoralloosenessbroughtaboutbyWorldWarII

47.Theauthorstatesthatthehomeasaninstitutionis.

A.escapism

B.theologicaldictum

C.lackofformaleducation

D.convenience

48.Theauthorstatesthatthehomeasaninstitutionis.

A.afalsegod

B.unworthyofworship

C.probablynotcapableofbeingwhatmanyyoungpeopleexpectittobe

D.incapableofbeingthebasicunitofsociety

49.Manyyoungpeoplewhomarryearlybelievethat.

A.Theirparentshavefoundthetruemeaningoflife

B.theyhavefoundthecenteroflife'smeaning

C.”success"istheultimategoal

D.tosucceedisnotatallimportant

50.Youthfulexpectationsofmarriagecanbedescribedas.

A.utopianB.realistic

C.materialisticD.tragic

Passage4

Questions51—55arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Mostpeopleagreethatthedirect,assertive（自信）Americanpersonalityisavirtue,butit

sometimessurprisesforeigners.Inmanycultures,respectforolderpeopleorthoseinpositionsof

authoritykeepsothersfromexpressingtheirtruefeelings.ButintheU.S.A.,childrenoftenargue

withtheirparents,studentsmaydisagreewiththeirteachers,andcitizensmayexpressopposition

totheactionsofthegovernment.Ofthesouphasaflyinitorthemeatistootoughtochew,the

dinercancomplaintothewaiter.Ifthebossmakesamistake,anemployeewillpolitelypointit

out.

SomestraighttalkabouttheAmericancharactermustincludetheadmissionthatAmericans

havetheirfaults.TheextremelycompetitivenatureofAmericansisprobablytheirworstfault.Of

course,competitionisn'talwaysbad.Infact,itpromotesexcellencebyencouragingindividuals

(andbusinesses)totrytodotheirbest.Butthedesiretogetaheadofotherssometimescauses

peopletodothingsthatareunkindandevendishonest.

Also,Americansadmirewhatispractical,fast,efficient,andnew.Sometimestheyfailto

understandandappreciateculturesthathavegreaterrespectformoretraditional,leisurelywaysof

doingthings.Conversely,peoplefromotherculturesmaydislikethepractical,hecticAmerican

lifestyle.

Despiteculturedifferences,mostforeignersgiveAmericanscreditfortheirvirtues.Americans

aregenerallyviewedasfriendly,adaptable,energetic,andkind-hearted.Mostnewcomerstothe

U.S.A,likeAmericans,andthefeelingisusuallymutual.PerhapsthegreatestAmericanvirtueisa

deepinterestinnewideasandnewpeople.Inanationofimmigrants,theforeignerdoesnot

remainoutsiderforlong.

51.Thispassageismainlyabout.

A.AmericanvirtuesB.Americancharacters

C.AmericanlifestylesD.Americanculture

52.Inordertoshowtherespectforolderpeople,.

A.peoplefromsomeotherculturesmaysometimeshidetheirtruefeelings

B.peoplefromsomeothercultureswillalwaysexpresstheirtruefeelings

C.Americanalwaysshowtheirtruefeelings

D.Americanmaysometimeshidetheirtruefeelings

53.TheextremelycompetitivenatureisconsideredasoneofAmericanfaultsbecause.

A.peoplefromotherculturesareafraidofcompetition

B.onlyAmericanpeoplepossessit

C.itwillmakepeopleforgetleisure

D.itmaysometimesencouragepeopletodosomethingbad

54.WhatdoestheauthorfeelaboutAmericancharacters?

A.HedoesnotlikeAmericansbecausetheysometimesfailtounderstanddifferentcultures.

B.HeappreciatestheextremelycompetitivenatureofAmericans.

C.HeappreciatesAmericancharactersastheyaregenerallyviewedasfriendly,adaptable,and

kind-hearted.

D.HeadmiresAmericanvirtuesastheyareviewedascompetitive,critical,andanti-traditional.

55.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A.Americanstudents,disagreementwiththeirteachersmakesthemlearnmore

B.thecompetitivenatureofAmericansmakesthemalwaysdesiretogetaheadofotherpeople

C.peoplefromotherculturesdislikeAmericans,becauseAmericansshownorespectforthe

olderpeople

D.Americanpeoplearemorelikelytobecriticalofeverythingthanpeoplefromothercultures

V.Cloze(20points)

Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblanktherearefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YouarerequiredtochoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothe

passage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethrough

thecenter.

Therearemanykindsofbridges.Abridgecanbealog56astreamoraropeacrossariver.

57_somebridgesareverycomplexstructures.Theyarelargeenoughand58enoughfor

longtrainsto59ovenandtheycanholdhundredsofcars60thesametime.

OneofthemostfamousbridgesintheworldistheGoldenGateBridge61spansSan

FranciscoBay.62itwasbuiltin1937,ithasbecomeoneofthefirstsightspeople63when

theyarecomingtoSanFrancisco64.ThemainpartoftheGoldenGateBridgeisa

suspensionspan.Ithangsfromsteelcablesthatare65bytwohugetowers,66ateachend

ofthebridge.Thesuspensionspanwasthe67intheworld68.Itwascompletedin1937.

It694,200feetbetweenthetowers.Thefloorofthebridgesis70enoughforsix71of

cars,threeineach72.Therearesidewalks,too,73notmanypeopleusethem.It74a

lotoftimetogoonfootfromoneendofthebridgeto_75.

56.A.likeB.asC.overD.across

57.A.SoB.ButC.AndD.For

58.A.strongB.wideC.highD.heavy

59.A.runB.walkC.passD.speed

60.A.inB.atC.onD.during

61.A.whereB.inwhichC.thatD.and

62.A.WhenB.AsC.AlthoughD.Since

63.A.seeB.findC.tomeetD.toenjoy

64.A.bytrainB.byshipC.byplaneD.bybus

65.A.destroyedB.decoratedC.supportedD.standing

66.A.oneB.anotherC.someD.theother

67.A.mostB.longestC.widestD.heaviest

68.A.beforeB.becauseC.sinceD.when

69.A.holdsB.rulesC.measuresD.weighs

70.A.longB.wideC.deepD.far

71.A.roadsB.linesC.queuesD.lanes

72.A.wayB.directionC.speedlimitD.bridge

73.A.butB.andC.becauseD.moreover

74.A.costsB.spendsC.takesD.uses

75.A.anotherB.othersC.theotherD.nextone

VI.Writing(20points)

Directions：InthispartyouarerequiredtowriteacompositionentitledAnApplicationLetterin

nolessthan100words.Besuretobaseyourcompositiononthefollowingoutlinegivenin

Chinese.PleaseremembertowriteitontheCompositionSheet.

1.假使你看到了一个公司的招聘广告；

2.介绍自己的背景材料(如学历、专业、特长、爱好等)；

3.说明你强烈的应聘愿望。

专接本公共课英语模拟试卷（二）

（考试时间：90分钟）

（总分：120分）

I.Phonetics(5points)

Directions:Ineachofthefollowinggroupsofwords,therearefourunderlinedlettersor

lettercombinationsmarkedA,B,CandD.Comparetheunderlinedpartsandidentifythe

onethatisdifferentfromtheothersinpronunciation.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletter

ontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

1.A.tightB.sightC.signD.signature

2.A.designB.resignC.signalD.preside

3.A.pathB.smoothC.bathD.breath

4.A.existenceB.exampleC.exactD.extreme

5.A.subtleB.castleC.hastenD.wrestle

ILSituationalDialogues(15points)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissectionthereare5shortdialogues.Foreachdialogue,thereare4choices

markedA,B,CandD.YouarerequiredtochoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothedialogue.

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

6.-Tmsorryforhavingtroubledyouwithsomanyquestions.

A.HowconsiderateofyoutosaysoB.Itdoesn'tmatter.

C.NothingseriousD.Youarejoking.

7.-Lovelyday,isn'tit?

A.SoareyouB.Right.Soitwasyesterday

C.You'reright.SoisittodayD.Yes.Sowasityesterday

8.-Hello.CanIspeaktoAlbert?

A.Whatapity!B.Oh,Fmsorryheisout.

C.Unlucky,heisfullyengagednow.D.Holdonplease.Heisbusynow.

9.-Hello.Isthatyou,Cindy?

A.Yes,sheis.

B.Anythingwrong?

C.Whatdoyouwant?

D.I'msorry.Cindyisnothomerightnow.

10.-____________

-Sony,butnobodybythatnameliveshere.

A.Hello,isthatTom?

B.Hi,isyournameTom?

C.Tom,doyouhearme?

D.Hello,isthatyouTom?

SectionB

Directions:Inthissectionthereisalongconversationwith5missingsentences.Attheendof

theconversation,thereisalistofgivenchoices.YouarerequiredtoselecttheONEthatbest

fitsintotheconversation.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwitha

singlelinethroughthecenter.Notethattherearetwoadditionalchoicesandyoucannotuse

anyofthechoicesinthelistmorethanonce.

Sarah:What'sthematter,Peter?Youdon'tlookveryhappytoday.

Peter:I'mnot,Sarah.TmworriedaboutmyEnglish.

Sarah:What'stheproblem?

Peter:_____U_________

Sarah:Whynot?

Peter:Well,IseldomhaveachancetomeetEnglishpeople.

Sarah:12

Peter:WhereshouldIgo?

Sarah:Maybeyoushouldgotopubsortakeaclass.

Peter:But...Englishpeopleneverspeaktome.

Sarah:Ah!13

Peter:WhatcanItalkabout?

Sarah:Theweather!Englishpeoplearealwaysinterestedintheweather.

Peter:ButIcan'tbetalkabouttheweatherallthetime.WhatelsecanItalkabout?

Sarah:Well,youcantalkaboutsports.AlotofEnglishpeopleplaysports.Football,swimming,

tennis...

Peter:ButIdon'tknowanythingaboutsports.14

Sarah:Thenyoucantalkabouttheplacesyou'vebeento.Englishpeoplelovetravelingand

sightseeing.

Peter:Really?ThenIcantellthemaboutmytriptotheLakeDistrict.

Sarah:Whynot?That'llgiveyouverygoodchancestopracticeyourEnglish.Andyou'llmake

somefriendstoo,I'msure.

Peter:15rilthinkaboutit.

A.Youshouldspeakfirst.

B.WhatcanIdoforyou?

C.Thatsoundsgood.

D.MayItakeyourordernow?

E.I'mnotpracticingenough.

F.AllI'minterestedinissightseeing.

G.Youshouldgooutmore.

III.VocabularyandStructure(20points)

Directions:Thereare20incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentencetherearefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YouarerequiredtochoosetheONEthatbestfits