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　　Section C

　　Directions: In this section you will hear a recorded short passage. The passage is printed in the test paper, but with some words or phrase missing. The passage will be read two timese. You are required to put the missing words or phrases on the Answer Sheet in order of the numbered blanks according to what you hear. Now listen to the passage.

　　Before I go on vacation ,I always plan my trip. For starters, l usually take a look at travel guide books or 11 and review possible destinations. Then, I check the costs involved in traveling to that particular place. If I'm going by plane, then I have to 12 on airfare for different airlines. If I'm traveling by train, then I have to 13 train passes or tickets. I also need to locate hotel accommodations. Fortunately, l don't mind 14 at a cheap hotel or a motel. Finally, l try to plan money for meals and other sightseeing expenses. If I plan 15 ,1 usually have a good time.

　　Section D

　　Directions: This section is to test your ability to comprehend short passages. You will hear a recorded passage. After that you will hear five questions. Both the passage and the questions will be read two times. When you hear a question .you should complete the answer to it with a word or a short phrase (in no more than 3 words). The questions and incomplete answers are printed in your test paper. You should write your answers on the answer sheet correspondingly. Now listen to the passage.

　　Section D

　　Good morning, everybody. Welcome to our meeting. First of all, I'd like to talk about our sales this year. Please look at the screen. From this chart, you can see our sales this year have been very successful and we have already achieved all our sales targets for the year. Our sales people have been working very hard and the department has performed very well. When we think back to the problems we had last year the success is especially pleasing. By that time, sales were down by l0% and things did not look good at all. We made some difficult decisions and some people were not happy with them at first. However, since then we're happy to say that performance has improved.

　　16. What will the speaker talk about first at the meeting?

　　The company's this year.

　　17. How are the company's sales this year?

　　Very .

　　18. What does the speaker think of the sales people?

　　They have been working .

　　19. How much did last year's sales decrease?

　　They went down by .

　　20. What did some people feel about the decisions made by the company?

　　They were with them at first.

　　Part II Structure (15 minutes)

　　Directions: This part is to test your ability to construct grammatically correct sentences. It consists of 2 sections.

　　Section A

　　Directions: In this section, there are 10 incomplete sentences. You are required to complete each one by deciding on the most appropriate word or words from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

　　21. Generally, you should avoid business over a meal until your host gives a signal.

　　A) talk about B) talking about

　　C) to talk about D) talked about

　　22. The fact we may not be able to directly assist you does not mean your complaint isn't valid.

　　A)which B)whom C)who D)that

　　23. Williams' proposal, at a board meeting last week, was to set up a committee to review the marketing plan.

　　A)discuss B ) discussing C)discussed D)to be discussed

　　24. You can experience a fast internet connection in the same way as you do in the office.

　　A)more B)much C)better . D)most

　　25. As to who is to be hired, it is the Human Resources Department has the final say.

　　A)whose B)those C)these D)that

　　26. The employees of the company have got much income this year than they did last year.

　　A)fewer B)more C)most D)least

　　27. Experts say that even the job market is tough, there are more positions available than many people think.

　　A)though B)until C)since D)as

　　28. Looking for a new job while still is quite a challenge for any of us.

　　A)work B)worked C)to work D)working

　　29. The online shop provides a video to help old people learn to do online shopping.

　　A)what B)which C)how D)that

　　30. We are expecting the goods we ordered at our warehouse by the end of next month.

　　A) to arrive B) arriving C ) arrive D) arrived