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At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversation and the question 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 the question you have heard. 1.A. Waitress and customer.B. Doctor and patient.C. Teacher and student.D. Mother and son.2. A. At 5:00.B. At 5: 15.C. At 5:30.D. At 7:00.3. A. In a bookstore.B. In Professor Smiths office.C. In a language lab.D. In a restaurant. 4. A. The man can stay in her brothers apartment.B. Her brother can find an apartment for the man.C. Her brother can help the man find a cheaper hotel.D. The man should have booked a less expensive hotel.5. A. A company.B. An employee.C. A program.D. A university.6. A. He was pleased to get the medal.B. He used to be a firefighter.C. He was accused of causing a fire.D. He was very courageous.7.A. Plan her budget carefully.B. Buy a gift for her Granny.C. Give him more information.D. Ask someone else for suggestions.8. A. The tickets sold online are at half price. B. Its better to buy the tickets beforehand.C. Its not easy to buy the tickets on the spot.D. The tickets are more expensive than expected.9. A. The girl can use his calculator.B. He did fine because he had no calculator.C. The high-tech stuff isnt a must for study.D. The girl can have either a calculator or a laptop computer.10. A. The woman emptied the litter bin.B. The man placed the socks on the bed.C. The man regrets being absent-minded.D. The woman saved the man some trouble.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. They are low in fat.B. They are only for hungry teenagers.C. They are made by expensive ingredients.D. They can be bought in many local stores.12.A. Baking powder.B. Flour.C. Sugar.D. Salt.13.A. Instant cookies.B. Cookies for teenagers.C. Chocolate chip cookies.D. Fattening cookies.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14.A. English education. B. Indian education.C. Japanese education. D. Spanish education.15.A. He enjoys telling them stories about his life.B. He distracts them from playing video games.C. He points out the wildlife and plants along the way.D. He teaches them how to survive in emergency situation.16.A. Have a family hike every year to relax them.B. Enroll kids into schools early to help them learn better.C. Tell kids interesting stories so they will be creative.D. Talk with kids about problems so they learn how to solve them.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.The Suggestions BoxThe first suggestion:Change morning tea break to _17_. The second suggestion: Reducing the _18_ of the printer.The third suggestion: Adopting _19_ working hours.The attitude of the man:He _20_ with the Managing Director about the third suggestion.Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.What has happened to the womans car?Theres something wrong with the _21_.How much did the mechanic charge the woman?He said he would call her with _22_ later on.What does the man warn the woman?Not to be _23_ by mechanics.What does the man offer the woman?He offers the woman _24_.Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.II. Grammar and VocabularySection A Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks,use one word that best fits each blank. (A)A man accused of failing to return more than 700 childrens books to five different libraries in the county25_ (release) from prison after a book publisher agreed to post his bond (保释金) of $1,000. The publishersaid. “Theres a story here. This is a man who loves books. He just 26_ not let go of them. He hasnt stolen asingle book. So whats the crime? We think that Mr. Banish has a story to tell. We plan 27_ (publish) his story.”When 28_ (ask) why he didnt return the books, Mr. Banish said, “Well, how could I? They became family to me. I was afraid to return them, 29_ I knew that kids or dogs would get hold of these books and chew them up, throw them around, tear the pages, spill soda on them, get jelly on them, and drown them in the toilet.”He continued, “Books are people, too, 30_ company is of great value. A book is also a guest in my home. How could I kick it out? I repaired torn pages. Idusted them with a soft clean cloth. I turned their pages so they could breathe and get some flesh air.”“Every week I reorganized them on their shelves 31_ _ they could meet new friends. My books were happybooks. You could tell just by looking at them. Now theyre all back in the libraries, on the lower shelves, onthe floors, at the mercy of all those runny-nosed kids. I can hear them 32_ (call) me. I need to rescue them.” (B)Once, in a little pond, in the muddy water under the lily pads, there, lived a little beetle in a community of water beetles. They lived 33_ simple life in the pond with few disturbances.Once in a while, sadness would come to the community when one of their fellow beetles would climb the stem of a lily pad and would never be seen again. 34_ knew when this happened, their friend was dead, 35_ (go) forever.Then one day one little water beetle felt a strong urge to climb up that stem. However, he 36_ (determine) not to leave forever. He would come back and tell his friend 37_ he found at the top.When he reached the top and climbed out of the water onto the surface of the lily pad, he was so tired that he decided he should take a nap. As he slept, his body changed and when he woke up, he 38_ (turn) into a beautiful blue-tailed dragonfly 39_ broad wings and slender body designed for flying.Then he remembered his beetle friends and wanted to go back to explain to them he was now 40_ (alive) than ever before. His life had been fulfilled rather than ended. But he now couldnt. He understood their time would come too, so he raised his wings and flew off into his joyous new life!Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. cruelB. worsenC. magnificentlyD. stillE. reflectionF. originG. petalsH. attemptedI. sufferJ. charmedK. separatelyThe Story of Narcissus（水仙花）Once upon a time there was a very good-looking boy named Narcissus. Many women loved him but he turned them away. One day, Narcissus hunted in the woods and found a hidden pool of water.The pool had a smooth surface.No men ever disturbed its waters - no goats or cattle, no birds or fallen leaves.Only the sun danced on the _41_ pond.Tired from hunting and eager to quench (解渴) his thirst, Narcissus lay on his stomach and leaned over the water.But when he looked at the glassy surface, he saw someone staring back at him.Narcissus was _42_.Gazing up at him from the pool were eyes like twin stars, with hair as golden as the sun and cheeks as smooth as ivory.But when he leaned down and tried to kiss the perfect lips, he kissed only water.When he _43_ to reach this vision of beauty, he found no one there.“What love could be more _44_ than this?” he cried.“When my lips kiss the beloved, they touch only water! When I reach for my beloved, I hold only water! Why do I have to _45_?” Narcissus began to weep.When he wiped (擦) away his tears, the person in the water also wiped away tears.“Oh, no,” sobbed (抽泣) Narcissus.“I see the truth now;it is myself I weep for! I desire for my own _46_!”Day after day, Narcissus stared at the water.His health began to _47_ from grief (悲伤), until one sad morning, he felt himself dying. “Good-bye, my love!” he shouted.Then Narcissus took his last breath.After he died, the fairies (妖精) in the water and the woods searched for his body.But all they found was a _48_ beautiful flower beside the hidden pool.The flower had white _49_ and a yellow center, and this was the _50_ of Narcissus. III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Ride-sharing is popular in Europe. On a recent Friday evening, Vincent Accart drove his car to a busy station in Paris to _51_ three strangers for a three-and-a-half-hour drive to Rennes, another French city. It had all been arranged _52_, by the web.For more than a year, Mr. Accart has been making the weekly commute to Paris. To pay the cost of _53_ and tolls (通行费) for a round trip, he _54_ the other seats in his car by using a French website that arranges _55_ rides.The increase of ride-sharing services is one of the _56_ of the European economic crisis, as people seek to cut their costs on _57_. Workers making daily trips to and from the office, students heading home for the weekend and even vacationers chasing the sun are turning _58_ vehicles into the newest form of public transportation.Two European companies, BlaBlaCar, based in Paris, and C, based in Munich, have become global leaders in the industry due to the _59_ of ride-sharing services. The two sites work in _60_ ways. Registered drivers in both companies offer seats at prices of their choosing and the companies _61_ these prices to prevent drivers from making profits on the trips and _62_ pay for tickets online.Jerome Lefloch, who was traveling to Rennes with Mr. Accart to visit friends for the weekend, said he enjoyed the social _63_ that could emerge from sitting with strangers for a few hours. “Its cheaper than the train and more _64_, too, because you can talk to the other people in the _65_,” he said.51. A. pick outB. pick up C. put on D. put in52. A. considerably B. ordinarily C. beforehand D. steadily53. A. labor B. material C. time D. fuel54. A. abandons B. occupies C. fills D. buys55. A. smart B. economic C. shared D. cooperated56. A. positive outcomes B. side effectsC. negative outbreaks D. sudden emergencies57. A. travel B. food C. clothes D. activities58. A. private B. efficient C. personal D. fashionable59. A. length B. overflow C. overtaking D. growth60. A. profitable B. swift C. common D. similar61. A. raise B. lower C. limit D. indicate62. A. drivers B. passengers C. managers D. companies63. A. affair B. interaction C. development D. movement64. A. boring B. effective C. comfortable D. pleasant65. A. way B. train C. car D. environmentSection BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)To the cheering of taxi drivers and the honking of horns, the comedian and actor Eddie Izzard ran into London yesterday to complete his 43rd marathon in 52 days. In total he had covered 1,100 miles. His 43 marathons were in aid of the charity Sports Relief, which raises money for the poor all over the world. So far Izzard has raised more than 200,000.Fighting blisters (水泡) that have caused the nails on his smaller toes to fall off, he ran up The Mall and into Trafalgar Square, where he had started 7.5 weeks ago. In finishing he proved what many thought was an impossible task: that a 47-year-old comedian with no sporting experience could do something a top athlete might find difficult.After only six weeks training he started out on a journey that would take him to every corner of the British Isles. “The first three weeks were the hardest,” he said. The non-stop pressure on his body made him unable to sleep at night and he would wake exhausted with “blisters on top of blisters”.But the people he met along the way cheered him up. “People stopped their cars and cheered. They gave me money and food.” More than 500,000 people “followed” the comedian, in a different sense, on Twitter. Running into London he looked lean and muscular. “Everyone says my legs look very good but I thought they looked quite good beforehand,” he said.Simon Blease, 51, a sports doctor and mountain runner who has been following his progress, was waiting on Tower Bridge. “I didnt think he could do it,” he said. “Like a lot of people I thought he would have a good try, but his body would break do