SECTION B

In this section, you will hear nine short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. 9. When will they discuss the agenda? A. Before dinner.B. During dinner.C. After dinner.D. Tomorrow.

10. What can be inferred about the woman? A. She'll be travelling during the vacation.B. She'll be working during the vacation. C. She's looking forward to going home.D. She will offer her help to Jane. 11. What is the cause of their complaint? A. The place.B. The heat.C. The workload.D. The facilities. 12. What can be concluded about Janet? A. She has come to the party.B. She is hosting the party. C. She hasn't turned up.D. She is planning a party.

13. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In a hotel.B. At a bus station.C. In a restaurant.D. At an airport. 14. What does the woman intend to do? A. Get a job on campus.B. Get her resume ready. C. Visit the company.D. Apply for a job with PICC. 15. What are the man and woman doing? A. Listening to the radio.B. Looking at the photos. C. Watching television.D. Reading a newspaper. 16. What does the man mean? A. He hopes the party will be successful. B. He will see the woman around five. C. He is eager to help the woman. D. He is unenthusiastic about the party. 17. What is NOT a change to the literature class? A. Class location.B. Class times. C. Class length.D. Class size. SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST

Questions 18 and 19 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news. 18. The journalist was brought to court because ________. A. he was working for a British newspaper B. he published an untrue story C. the story was published in Britain D. he was working with other foreign journalists 19. How did the lawyer defend for the journalist? A. He was an American journalist. B. He worked for a British newspaper. C. His story was published elsewhere. D. Foreigners are not subject to local laws. Questions 20 and 21 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news. 20. Afghanistan's first match will be against ________. A. Mongolia.B. South Korea.C. Iran.D. Qatar.

21. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. The announcement was made by AFA. B. Afghanistan was a founding member of AFC. C. Afghanistan had been in chaos for long. D. The football player were under 23. Question 22 and 23 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news. 22. The expected life-span of Beijing residents has gone up by ________ compared with that a decade earlier. A. 1.5 yearsB. 1.4 yearsC. 1.2 yearsD. 1.1 years 23. The ________ mortality rate had gone up greatly during the past 10 years. A. infantB. maternalC. maleD. middle-aged Questions 24 and 25 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news. 24. According to Pakistan's President, the chances of the two countries going to war were ________. A. greatB. smallC. growingD. greater than before 25. Recent tensions between the two countries were a direct result of ________. A. their border conflictsB. their military build-up C. killings in the two countriesD. their mutual distrust

PART IV

CLOZE (15 MIN)

Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the best choice for each blank on your answer sheet. The normal human daily cycle of activity is of some 7-8 hours' sleep alternation with some 16-17 hours' wakefulness and that the sleep normally coincides 大26家 the hours of darkness. Our present concern is with how easily and to what extent this 大27家 can be modified. The question is no mere academic one. The ease with which people can change from working in the day to working at night is a 大28家 of growing importance in industry where automation 大29家 round-the-clock working of machines. It normally 大30家 from five days to one week for a person to adapt to a 大31家 routine of sleep and wakefulness, sleeping during the day and working at night. 大32家 , it is often the case in industry that shifts are

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PART V

GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (15 MIN)

There are twenty-five items in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one that best completes the sentence.

Mark your answers on your answer sheet. 41. That trumpet player was certainly loud. But I wasn't bothered by his loudness ________ by his lack of talent. A. so much asB. rather thanC. asD. than 42. ________, I'll marry him all the same. A. Was he rich or poor.B. Whethere rich or poor. C. Were he rich or poor.D. Be he rich or poor. 43. The government has promised to do ________ lies in its power to ease the hardships of the victims in the flood-stricken area. A. howeverB. whicheverC. whateverD. wherever 44.________ if I had arrived yesterday without letting you know beforehand? A. Would you be surprised.B. Were you surprised. C. Had you been surprised.D. Would you have been surprised. 45. If not ________ with the respect he feels due to him, Jack gets very ill-tempered and grumbles all the time. A. being treatedB. treatedC. be treatedD. having been treated 46. It is imperative that students ________ their term papers on time. A. hand inB. would hand inC. have to hand inD. handed in 47. The less the surface of the ground yields to the weight of a fully-loaded truck, ________ to the truck. A. the greater stress isB. greater is the stress C. the stress is greaterD. the greater the stress 48. The Minister of Finance is believed ________ of imposing new taxes to raise extra revenue. A. that he is thinkingB. to be thinkingC. that he is to thinkD. to think 49. Issues of price, place, promotion, and product are ________ conventional concerns in planning marketing strategies. A. these of the mostB. most of those C. among the mostD. among the many of 50.________ both sides accept the agreement ________ a lasting peace be established in this region. A. Only if, will.B. If only, would.C. Should, will.D. Unless, would. 51. Mr. Wells, together with all the members of his family, ________ for Europe this afternoon. A. are to leaveB. are leavingC. is leavingD. leave 52. It was suggested that all government ministers should ________ information on their financial interests. A. discoverB. uncoverC. tellD. disclose 53. As my exams are coming next week, I'll take advantage of the weekend to ________ on

some reading. A. catch upB. clear upC. make upD. pick up 54. I'm surprised they are no longer on speaking terms. It's not like either of them to bear a ________. A. disgustB. curseC. grudgeD. hatred 55. Mary hopes to be ________ from hospital next week. A. dismissedB. dischargedC. expelledD. resigned 56. Once a picture is proved to be a forgery, it becomes quite ________. A. invaluableB. pricelessC. unworthyD. worthless 57. Jimmy earns his living by ________ works of art in the museum. A. recoveringB. restoringC. renewingD. reviving 58. I couldn't sleep last night because the tap in the bathroom was ________. A. drainingB. droppingC. spillingD. dripping 59. The book gives a brief ________ of the course of his research up till now. A. outlineB. referenceC. frameD. outlook 60. She was sanding outside in the snow, ________ with cold. A. spinningB. shiveringC. shakingD. staggering 61. All the rooms on the second floor have nicely ________ carpets, which are included in the price of the house. A. adaptedB. equippedC. suitedD. fitted 62. He plays tinnis to the ________ of all other sports. A. eradicationB. exclusionC. extensionD. inclusion 63. She answered with an ________ "No" to the request that she attend the public hearing. A. eloquentB. effectiveC. emotionalD. emphatic 64. Everyone who has visited the city agrees that it is ________ with life. A. vibrantB. violentC. energeticD. full 65. We met Mary and her husband at a party two months ago. ________ we've had no further communication. A. Thereof.B. Thereby.C. Thereafter.D. Thereabouts.