Section B (10%)
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passages and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Passage One
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.
16. A. The search for physical fitness. B. Playing tennis.
C. Studying yoga. D. The wushu.
17. A. On the job market. B. At their former schools.
C. In their homes. D. At the local high schools or colleges.
18. A. Because they want to meet new friends there.
B. Because they want to keep themselves busy.
C. Because they are trying to find better jobs.
D. Because they want to educate their children.
Passage Two
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.
19. A. Shops that take care of pets.
B. Shops that sell food and clothing for pets.
C. Shops that provide medical treatment for pets.
D. Shops that sell various pets.
20. A. To have a good company.
B. To make them live a nice life.
C. To keep away unwanted animals.
D. To keep away loneliness.
21. A. People treat their pets as family members.
B. Most pets live a very comfortable life.
C. Pets all over the world live in the similar way.
D. Pet owners have some tender feelings for their pets.
Passage Three
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
22. A. At five. B. At twelve.
C. At six. D. At eight.
23. A. Having the court organist as his music teacher.
B. Having a tender mother.
C. Having Mozart as his good friend.
D. Having an outstanding father.
24. A. He was given a chance to Vienna.
B. He met Mozart for the first time.
C. He became a second court organist.
D. He supported his family by his performance.
25. A. Long works based on short pieces.
B. Excellent works praised by people.
C. Long works in several movements.
D. Classical works lasting forever.
Part III Vocabulary & Structure (10%)
Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are
four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best
completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer
Sheet with a single line through the centre.
26. Some people think that reading a number of books and reports on economic globalization can ________ them as experts in this filed.
A. quantum B. qualify
C. candidate D. involve
27. Why does the story of Moby Dick continue to ________ generation after generation since it was created in 1851?
A. enthrall B. enroll
C. expose D. exhaust
28. He thought he knew everything about the world when he was young, but________ he grew, ________ he thought he was.
A. the elder, more ignorant B. the elder; the more ignorant
B. the younger; more innocent B. the younger; the more innocent
29. The area ________ into a park for everyone to enjoy, but now several apartment buildings stand there.
A. will have been built B. can have been built
C. must have been built D. should have been built
30. It’s very ________ of you not to talk aloud while the baby is asleep.
A. concerned B. careful
C. considerable D. considerate
31. Mr. Wilson is quite satisfied with his new secretary because she’s much more ________ than the former one.
A. sufficient B. deficient
C. efficient D. magnificent
32. Our tutor specializes in the ________ study of British and American cultures in the fields such as language, eating habits, customs, etc.
A. respective B. constructive
C. comparative D. distinctive
33. No wonder her room looks spotless all the time, she spends 2 hours every day sweeping and mopping the floor. In this sentence, the underlined phrase equals to ________ in meaning.
A. it is not surprising B. it is wonderful
C. it is strange D. it is doubtful
34. As I came to know more about Chinese traditional literature, my love for it ________
A. sheltered B. drifted
C. twinkled D. deepened
35. During the group living in kindergarten(幼儿园), kids are ________ to more viruses and they are more likely to get diseases.
A. allergic B. exposed
C. peculiar D. modest
36. Horrible images and ________ filled his mind after he did drugs.
A. illusions B. recession
C. commission D. nomination
37. Standing on the top of the mountain, I felt ________ I had melted in the beautiful scenery.
A. if only B. only if
C. as if D. if
38. ________ along the river, we agreed that we had just spent probably the most enjoyable experience of our trip in Russia.
A. Wondered B. Stretching
C. Toasted D. Wandering
39. What you have done is ________ the doctor’s orders.
A. attached to B. responsible to
C. contrary to D. resistant to
40. I have no ________ of changing my job in a short time.
A. fascination B. trend
C. allowance D. inclination
41. Many Europeans ________ the continent of Africa in the 19th century.
A. explained B. explored
C. exploded D. expanded
42. Some of his instructions are really too ________ to be understood.
A. unfortunate B. repetitive
C. stressful D. vague
43. The students are anxious to ________ the knowledge they think they need to make a buck.
A. acquire B. abandon
C. commence D. polish
44. I couldn’t give an accurate answer to the curious man, so I ________ shifting the topic.
A. relied on B. hung on
C. resorted to D. left off
45. Why is it that people of the English-speaking world ________ that the rest of the world should speak English?
A. take it for granted B. take pity on
C. take it away D. take it up
Part IV Reading Comprehension (35%)
