21．Justin 　　　a book about his adventures in Tibet．I hope he can find a good publisher when it is finished．

　　 A．was writing 　　　　　　　　　　 B．is currently writing

　　 C．has already written 　　　　　　 D．wrote

15．What’s the woman’s attitude to wards the taxing of plastic bags?

　　 A．She is all for it．

　　 B．She thinks it can’t be said to be good or bad．

　　 C．She is against it．

SECTIONB (7.5 marks)

Directions: In this section, you’ll hear 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．

President	Personality	Interests	Things done after retirement
George Washington	quiet	hunting, fishing, 16.　　　　 early, etc.	living 17.
John Adams	bright and 18.	Studying law and history	studying history, writing
Thomas Jefferson	talented	riding horses, playing the violin, practicing 19. 　　　, ect.	developing and interest in 20.

PART TWO LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE(45 points)

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．Why are plastic bags also stopped in Bangladesh?

　　 A．They cost a lot to produce．

　　 B．They caused serious flood．

　　 C．They were dangerous for animals．

13．Why is the British government planning to tax plastic bags?

　　 A．To go with the rules in Ireland．

　　 B．To make them not too expensive．

　　 C．To reduce the amount of rubbish．

12．What can we learn from the conversation?

　　 A．The two speakers are wife and husband．

　　 B．The woman got the money handed over．

　　 C．The woman liked the purse she found very much．

Conversation 6

11．Why was the man uncomfortable?

　　 A．The goods were very bad．

　　 B．Someone had stolen his money．

　　 C．He had no money to buy goods．

10．Which of the following words can be used to describe the woman?

　　 A．Honest．　　　　　　 B．Careful．　　　　　　 C．Friendly．

9．What probably is the relationship between the two speakers?

　　 A．Teacher and student．

　　 B．Colleagues．

　　 C．Interviewee and interviewer．

Conversation 5

8．Why did them an break off the relationship with Cynthia?

　　 A．He thought she had lied to him．

　　 B．He thought she had found a new boyfriend．

　　 C．He thought she no longer loved him．

7．What did the man think of Cynthia?

　　 A．Clever and lovely．　 B．Intelligent and lovely． C．Intelligent and pretty．