22. Nobody would like to go out. It is freezing cold outside, and ________ that, it is likely to snow.

A. in spite of 　　　　　　　 B. on top of　　　　　　　　 C. regardless of　　　　　 D. instead of

21. Everyone in our class was working hard and doing what we could ________ a good college.

A. enter　　　　　　　　　　　 B. to enter　　　　　　　　　 C. entering　　　　　　　　　 D. entered

15. Where did George see Mary?

　　　 A. At the office. 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. At the concert.　　　　　　　 C. In his sister’s home.

SECTION B (7.5 marks)

Directions: In this section, you’ll 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 3 WORDS. You’ll hear the mini-talk TWICE.

An introduction to Jackson

PART TWO 　LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE (45 marks)

SECTION A(15 marks)

Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.

14. What did the woman invite George to do yesterday?

　　　 A. To a concert with her.　　　　　　 B. To go on a holiday with her. C. To have a dinner at her house.

13. What did George’s sister do yesterday?

　　　 A. She looked after her baby.　　 B. She stayed at home all day. C. She did some shopping.

12. Why does the woman like playing the piano?

　　　 A. She can make a lot of money out of it.

　　　 B. She has nothing else to do.

　　　 C. She can do what she likes to do.

Conversation 6

11. When did Cheryl begin to learn playing the piano?

　　　 A. When she was nine years old.

　　　 B. When she was ten years old.

　　　 C. When she was eight years old.

10. How old is the woman now?

　　　 A. Ten years old.　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Nineteen years old.　　　　 C. Nine years old.

9. Who is the woman in the dialogue?

　　　 A. She is a waitress.　　　　　　　　　

B. She is one of the teachers here.

　　　 C. She is a student here.

Conversation 5

8. What was the man’s mistake in the dialogue?

　　　 A. He mistook the woman for a student.

　　　 B. He shouldn’t say those words.

　　　 C. He would be angry after he knew the truth.