33．　　　 from the job for a long time makes my father have a sense of loss．

　　　 A．Retire　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Retiring　　　　　　

　　　 C．have retired　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Having retired

32．The Pupils in primary and secondary schools across England lack 　　　　general a view of world history as ours do．

　　　 A．so　　　　　　　　　　　 B．too　　　　　　　　　　 C．as　　　　　　　　　　　 D．how

31．Such an effort 　　　　　the severe snow disaster didn’t prevent the whole nation from celebrating the traditional Chinese New Year happily．

　　　 A．as the Chinese government has made

　　　 B．has the Chinese government made that

　　　 C．the Chinese government has made that

　　　 D．has the Chinese government made as

30．Schools have been lengthening the school day or added days to raise test marks, which 　　be costly if schools need air conditioning on hot days．

　　　 A．might　　　　　　　　 B．can　　　　　　　　　 C．must　　　　　　　　 D．need

29．Life 　　　　filled with good things and we should enjoy them, and that includes the lovely snow that sometimes 　　　　Shanghai．

　　　 A．was… fell on　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．are… fall on

　　　 C．is … falls on　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．were … fell on

28．The exercises are extremely difficult, but half of the class 　　　　　them ahead of time．

　　　 A．has already finished　　　　　　　　　　　 B．will finish

　　　 C．have already finished　　　　　　　　　 D．finishes

27．What moves us deeply is that the seriously sick woman presents 　　gratitude 　　complaint．

　　　 A．more … than　 B．no more … than　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．not more … than　 D．more than … /

26．Standing on the top of the Oriental Pearl Tower, 　　　　a good bird’s – eye view of Shanghai city．

　　　 A．you will get　　　 B．it will be　　　　　　 C．there will be　　 D．it will have

Section A

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

25．An increasing number of people are paying different bills 　　　　the Net, which brings them a lot of convenience．

　　　 A．by　　　　　　　　　　 B．in　　　　　　　　　　　 C．on　　　　　　　　　　 D．for

Section A　 Short Conversations

　　　 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 question you have heard．

1．A．7 minutes．　　　　 B．40 minutes．　　 C．33 minutes．　　 D．47 minutes．

2．A．At a supermarket．　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．In a restaurant．

　　　 C．In a post office．　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．At home．

3．A．Monday morning．　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Monday afternoon．

　　　 C．Wednesday morning．　　　　　　　　 D．Wednesday afternoon．

4．A．Her husband．　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Her friend．

　　　 C．Her boss．　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Her doctor．

5．　 A．To repair a TV set．　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．To complain about a TV set．

　　　 C．To buy a TV set．　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．To return a TV set．

6．　 A．She will be upset probably．

　　　 B．She is pleased with their move．

　　　 C．She feels a little disappointed．

　　　 D．Moving to the south is better than moving to the north．

7．　 A．He wrote it last semester．　　　　　　 B．He’ll finish it in a few minutes．

　　　 C．He never does assignments early．　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．He isn’t going to write it．

8．　 A．At a bus stop．　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．On a plane．

　　　 C．On a train．　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．At a travel agency．

9．　 A．She should lose five pounds．

　　　 B．She can’t gain any more weight．

　　　 C．She should buy some new clothes．

　　　 D．She needn’t worry about her weight．

　　　 C．Time the speech．　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Continue reviewing．

Section B Passages

　　　 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．Five．　　　　　　　 B．Fifteen．　　　　　 C．Twenty – five．　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Fifty．

12．A．Lake Huron．　 B．Lake Eric．　　　　 C．Lake Superior．　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Lake Michigan．

13．A．All the lakes are located within the United States．

　　　 B．Large, oceangoing ships can sail the lakes．

　　　 C．The lakes have salt water．

　　　 D．Lake Superior ranks the fifteenth largest lake in the world．

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage．

14．A．By report．　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．By means of mobile phones．

　　　 C．By means of the Internet．　　　　　　 D．By factories．

15．A．There is not enough meat in China．

　　　 B．The American meat tastes better than that of China．

　　　 C．The Chinese meat probably contains chemicals that are not allowed．

　　　 D．They want to share the meat with those from other countries．

16．A．The plan of America makes no difference to China．

　　　 B．China agreed to it．

　　　 C．China will guarantee the safety of the meat from America．

　　　 D．China expressed a strong objection．

Section C Longer Conversations

　　　 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．