Section A

Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.

1.　　 A. Find a larger room.　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Sell the old table.

C. Buy two bookshelves.　　　　　　　　　　 D. Rearrange some furniture.

2.　　 A. Guest and receptionist. 　　　　　　　　　 B. Passenger and air hostess.

C. Customer and shop assistant. 　　　　　 D. Patient and nurse.

3.　　 A. Tom survived the accident.　　　　　　 B. Tom was put into prison.

C. The wall was knocked down.　　　　　 D. It did little damage to Tom’s car.

4.　　 A. The man didn't want the woman to have her hair cut.

B. The woman followed the man's advice.

C. The woman is wearing long hair now.

D. The man didn't care if the woman had her hair cut or not.

5.　　 A. In a restaurant.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. In a hospital.

　　　 C. In a toy store.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. In a zoo.

6.　　 A. She seldom reads books from cover to cover.

B. She has no interest in reading novels.

C. She read only parts of the book.

D. She was eager to know what the book was about.

7.　　 A. 2:50 p.m.　　　　　 B. 2:15 p.m.　　　　　 C. 1:50 p.m.　　　　 D. 1:15 p.m.

8.　　 A. Jack always arrives on time.

　　　 B. Jack used to be late for work.

　　　 C. Jack knows nothing about his work.

　　　 D. Jack is often late for work.

9. 　 A. By going on a diet.　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.　 By doing physical exercise.

C. By having fewer meals.　　　　　　　　　 D. By eating fruit and vegetables.

10.　 A. Most people killed in the accidents are heavy drinkers.

　　　 B. Passengers should pay more attention when crossing the road.

　　　 C. She doesn’t agree with what the man said.

　　　 D. Drunk driving causes many accidents on the road.

Section B

Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

11.　 A. To warn people of the danger of smoking during pregnancy.

B. To advise people with breathing problems to stop smoking.

C. To show people the risks of having a low birth weight baby.

D. To offer some tips on how to give up smoking.

12.　 A. It may cause the difficult birth of the baby.　　　　　　　　　

B. The babies are more likely to suffer from heart disease.

C. The babies may weigh less than other children.　　　　　　　　　　

D. The danger of lung cancer may increase for pregnant mothers.

13.　 A. A boy whose mother smokes.

B. A girl whose mother smokes.

C. A boy whose father smokes.

D. A girl whose father smokes.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following news.

14.　 A. There were too many people living in the building.

　　　 B. Electric heaters were not carefully used.

　　　 C. The old house was in bad condition and needed repairing.

　　　 D. Children in the nearby school played with fire.

15.　 A. Customers and staff.　　　　 B. Non-governmental organizations.

　　　 C. Charities.　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Environmental protection groups.

16.　 A. About 20 million.　　　　　　 B. 15.3 million.　　　　　　

C. 130 million.　　　　　　　　　　 D. 77 million.

Section C

Directions: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.

Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.

Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.

Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.

Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

35.The project alongside with the experiment we had once devoted so much time__________ perfectly.

　　 A. to work out　　　　　　　　　　 B. to working out　　　　　 C. to worked out　　　　　 D. has worked out

34. Merry is the youngest of the four children, but she has no________ and is treated just as the others.

A. benefits 　　　　　　　　　 B. advantages　　　　　　　　 C. privileges 　　　　　　　 D. guarantees

33. Nearly a third American consumers remain __________ about becoming better off in a year.

　　 A. sceptical　　　　　　　　　 B. conscious　　　　　　　　 C. compulsory　　　　　　　　　　 D. controversial

32. -Learn how to manage time properly__________.

-I will. I’ll be trying my best, mum.

A. on your behalf　 　　 B. on your own account C. in your interest 　　 D. for your own favor