Section B (7.5 marks)
Directions: In this section, you will hear a mini-talk. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you’ve got. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.
You will hear the mini-talk TWICE.
Cairns Shopping Mall Getting there By car: 12,000__16_____
By 17 : buses to the station are quite crowded Opening hours On most days: 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
On __18____: opens at 9:00 am
On Friday: closes at 9:00 pm What can be found On levels 1& 2: fifteen shoe shops and seven 19
On level 3: a number of 20 as well as a cinema Part II Language Knowledge (45 marks)
Section A (15 marks)Directions: For each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence.
21. How can you imagine the difficulty I had______ to the school life?
A. to adapt B. adapt C. adapting D. adapted
22. Love is_____ makes you smile when you are tired.
A. that B. what C. it D. which
23. ______ before bed, cellphones can result in a restless night.
A. To use B. Using C. Used D. Having used
24.________carefully if any change occurs when doing experiments in the lab.A. Observe B. To observe C. Observed D. Observing
25. Their relationship_______ ups and downs over the past century.
A. will see B. sees C. has seen D. had seen
26. I have told you the truth. ______ I keep repeating it?
A. Must B. Can C. May D. Will
27. There is no greater pleasure than running on the playground, ____ after a ball.
A. chased B. chasing C. to chase D. having chased
28. -- How was your trip to London ?
-- Great. I was helped by an organization. Otherwise , I _____ it.
A.Wouldn’t afford B.hadn’t afforded
C.wouldn’t have afforded D.needn’t have afforded.
’t learn lessons from the mistakes they’ve made_____they get hurt somehow.
A. whether B. unless C. if D. as
32. ----The singer together with her band_______ invited to the concert. Did you enjoy that party?
----No, hardly_____ when they sang their top hit Oh, My Baby.
A. was, I had left B. were, I have gone C. was, had I left D. were, did I leave
33. I tried all I could_____ the topic at the meeting, but he brought it up.
A. avoided mentioning B. to avoid mentioning
C. avoiding to mention D. avoiding mentioning
34. Some passers-by witnessed the car accident ______ five passengers were killed.
A.where Bwhich C.that D.whenSusan made______ clear to me that she wished to make a new life for herself. A. that B. this C. it D. her
Section B (18 marks)
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 phrase that best fits the context.
Around twenty years ago I was living in York. Though I had a lot of experience and a Master’s degree, I could not find __36___work.
I was 37 a school bus to make ends meet and living with a friend of mine, for I had lost my flat. I had 38 five interviews with a company and one day, between bus runs they called to say I did not get the job. “Why has my life become so__39 _?” I thought painfully.
As I pulled the bus over to__40_ a little girl, she handed me an earring(耳环)saying that I should keep it somebody claimed (认领) it. The earring painted black and said “BE HAPPY”.
At first I got angry. Then it _42_ me —I had been giving all of my _43__to what was going wrong with my experiences rather than what was right! I decided then and there to make a 44 of fifty things I was happy with. Later, I decided to _45_ more things to the list. That night there was a phone call for me from a lady who was a director at a large __46_. She asked me if I would give a one-day lecture on stress management to 200 medical workers. I said yes.
My day there went very well, and before long I got a well-paid job. To this day I know that it was because I changed my way of __47_ that I completely changed my life.
36. A. successful B. extra C. satisfying D. convenient
37. A. driving B. repairing C. taking D. designing
38. A. prepared for B. attended C. asked for D. held
39. A. hard B. busy C. serious D. short
40. A. wave at B. drop off C. call on D. look for
41. A. in case B. or else C. as if D. now that
42. A. hurt B. hit C. caught D. moved
43. A. feelings B. attention C. strength D. interests
44. A. list B. book C. check D. copy
45. A. connect B. turn C. keep D. add
46. A. hospital B. factory C. restaurant D. hotel
47. A. operation B. speaking C. employment D. thinking
