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Part I Dialogue Communication (15 minutes, 15 points)
Section A Dialogue Completion
Directions: In this section, you will read 5 short incomplete dialogues between two speakers, each followed by four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the answer that best suits the situation to complete the dialogue. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
1. [A]: Do you want to come over on Saturday? I'm having a little party.
[B]: ___________.
A. Why are you going to have a party?
B. Oh, I like parties very much. I can meet a lot of interesting people.
C. How about a picnic? I think it is more interesting than a party.
D. Thanks. I'd love to. What time?
2. [A]: Did you hear about those people who got hurt when going mountain climbing? I think they shouldn't allow people to go mountain climbing. It's too dangerous.
[B]: ____________.
A. I couldn't agree more. I can't understand why anyone wants to get to the top of a mountain.
B. I couldn't agree less. Mountain climbing is actually more dangerous than surfing.
C. I'm sorry to hear that. Where did you get the news?
D. No, I have decided not to go mountain climbing with my friends next month.
3. [A]: Hello, many happy returns!
[B]: ___________.
A. The same to you, too.
B. Thank you.
C. I am sure I will be happy to come back.
D. Oh, I'm so glad to see you again.
4. [A]: Do you mind if I take off my jacket?
[B]: _____________.
A. All right, please take off your jacket.
B. Yes, please.
C. Of course not, make yourself at home.
D. Sorry, please feel comfortable.
5. [A]: ___________.
[B]: I'd suggest this lipstick or face powder, sir. It's an excellent brand.
A. Do you have something a girl will really like?
B. I want to look at something a girl will really like.
C. Can you recommend something a girl will really like?
D. What do you think a girl will really like?
Section B Dialogue Comprehension
Directions: In this section, you will read 5 short conversations between a man and a woman. At the end of each conversation there is a question followed by four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer to the question from the four choices given and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
6. Woman: I can't wait to see the look on Ted's face when he opens up our gift.
Man: Neither can I.
Question: What does the man mean?
A. He already knows what Ted will say.
B. He doesn't have time to look at the gift.
C. He can't imagine what his friends got for him.
D. He's anxious to see Ted's reaction to the gift.
7. Man: Do you think Mary would translate this paragraph for me?
Woman: I haven't seen her today.
Question: What does the woman imply about Mary?
A. Her translations are good.
B. She isn't around today.
C. She can't see very well.
D. It would take her two days to do it.
8. Man: By the way, Jane, did you talk to the consultant about our health program?
Woman: I contacted his office, but his secretary said he would be out for lunch until two.
Question: What does the woman mean?
A. She talked with the consultant about the new program until two.
B. She couldn't talk to the consultant before two.
C. She would talk to the consultant during lunch.
D. She couldn't contact the consultant's secretary.
9. Woman: What did the teacher want you to do?
Man: She asked me to finish doing the assignment in 10 minutes.
Woman: In ten minutes? That would not be a piece of cake. But did you say "yes"?
Question: What does the woman mean?
A. The man could be awarded a piece of cake if he can finish the work in 10 minutes.
B. The woman doubted that the man could finish his assignment in 10 minutes.
C. The assignment was too difficult to finish in 10 minutes.
D. A piece of cake cannot represent tile value of the assignment.
10. Man: I call to ask for some information about the cost of trip to Los Angeles.
Woman: I'm sorry, sir. I can't give you that information. The travel agent will be able to help you.
Question: Where do you think the conversation most probably takes place?
A. At a travel agency.
B. Over the phone.
C. In an information office.
D. In Los Angeles.
Part Ⅱ Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes, 10 points)
Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
11. After a few rounds of talks, both sides regarded the territory dispute ___________.
A. being settled
B. to be settled
C. had settled
D. as settled
12. "Not until science became prominent ____________ be abolished", some people argue.
A. did slavery come to
B. slavery to
C. had slavery come to
D. that slavery came to
13. Jane was advised that she __________ singing lessons.
A. take
B. will take
C. had taken
D. took
14: All of us would have enjoyed the party much more if there ___________ quite such a crowd of people there.
A. weren't
B. hasn't been
C. hadn't been
D. wouldn't be
15. San Francisco is usually cool in summer, but Los Angeles _____________.
A. is rarely
B. is scarcely
C. hardly is
D. rarely is
16. You should have put the milk in the ice-box; I expect it __________ undrinkable by now.
A. became
B. had become
C. has become
D. becomes
17. The teacher tells William that he________ work hard next year.
A. will have to
B. would rather
C. has better
D. had rather
18. Whatever the causes, English at the end of the 20th century is more widely spoken and written than any other language ___________.
A. ever was
B. had ever been
C. has ever been
D. would ever be
19. The doctor is feeling the little girl's pulse. He says it ___________ normal.
A. feels
B. is feeling
C. has felt
D. is felt
20. Tom ___________ better than to ask Dick for help.
A. shall know
B. shouldn't know
C. has known
D. should have known
21. His tick convinced none but the most________.
A. credulous
B. plausible
C. trustworthy
D. feasible
22. Many people proposed that a national committee be formed to discuss ____________ to existing mass transit systems.
A. substitutes
B. measures
C. duplicates
D. alternatives
23. He is a hypocrite, a liar, a thief __________, he is the greatest devil I ever know.
A. as a consequence
B. as a rule
C. as a matter of fact
D. as a matter of routine
24. Since she was alone, she opened the door ____________, leaving the chain lock fastened.
A. warily
B. consciously
C. audaciously
D. recklessly
25. In the last few minutes the conversation has become seemingly _____________ as if the discussion were of some minor domestic matter and not survival itself.
A. crucial
B. central
C. casual
D. causal
26. I didn't listen to Mom and I was not surprised at the look of ___________ on her face.
A. compliment
B. indifference
C. negligence
D. reproach
27. The victims of drunken driving in America over the past decade ___________ an incredible
250,000, with three killed every hour of every day on average.
A. take up
B. add up to
C. count for
D. turn out to
28. He is believed to have been shot by a rival gang in ___________ for the shootings last week.
A. revenge
B. reserve
C. reverse
D. remedial
29. These pollutants can be ___________ hundreds and even thousands of kilometers by large air masses.
A. contained
B. conveyed
C. contaminated
D. conserved
30. There are a few small things that I don't like about my job, but __________ it's very enjoyable.
A. all at once
B. once and for all
C. so much as
D. by and large
Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (40 minutes, 40 points)