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Unit Four American Dream
Part I Listening Comprehension
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 1 long conversation. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer.
1. A) He should start to find a new apartment right now.
B) He should buy an apartment right away.
C) He should start to find a new apartment in a few weeks.
D) He should buy an apartment near the campus.
2. A) He’s surprised she chose that agency.
B) He wonders why she is still keeping the job.
C) He doesn't know when her classes started.
D) He doubts if she makes much money now.
3. A) Writing an essay. B) Studying for a test.
C) Shopping for shoes. D) Reading a magazine.
4. A) Because she can’t watch TV.
B) Because her ears were hurt.
C) Because she can't hear anything on the telephone.
D) Because her eyes were hurt.
5. A) William is just starting the violin lessons.
B) William can’t play the violin.
C) William is very modest about his performance.
D) William is very proud of his performance.
6. A) Children learn by example. B) Children must not tell lies.
C) Children don’t like discipline. D) Children must control their temper.
7. A) At the computer center. B) At home.
C) At his company. D) At Oak Street.
8. A) He has refused another dinner appointment.
B) He doesn’t eat out very often.
C) He knows the way to the restaurant.
D) He does not like to eat out either.
Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
9. A) Knife. B) Fork.
C) Chopsticks. D) Knife and fork.
10. A) Shark's fin. B) Seafood.
C) Sweet and sour pork. D) Eight-jewel Rice Pudding.
11. A) Tender and crisp. B) Fresh and tasty.
C) Tender and tasty. D) Fresh and crisp.
12. A) Today. B) Tomorrow.
C) This evening. D) The day after tomorrow.
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 2 Short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).
Passage One
Questions 13 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.
13. A) 100. B) 107.
C) 148. D) 48.
14. A) Public transportation. B) Elevators.
C) Exercise. D) Parking.
15. A) By bicycle. B) By car.
C) By motorbike. D) By walking.
Passage Two
Questions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard.
16. A) Charles Dickens. B) William Shakespeare.
C) Daniel Defoe. D) Virginia Woolf.
17. A) We use all the words, phrases and quotations from Shakespeare’s writings.
B) Shakespeare’s writings have become the property of those who are learning to speak English.
C) It is likely that people often do not know the origins of the words they use.
D) All the words people use are taken from the writings of Shakespeare.
18. A) About twenty thousand. B) About twenty-five thousand.
C) About five thousand. D) About twenty-five.
19. A) By studying the various ways in which Shakespeare used the English language.
B) By studying the English language at school.
C) By direct contact with native speakers of the English language.
D) By practicing English speaking every day.

Section C
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its main ideas. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 20 to 27 with the words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 28 to 30 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
Then, during the war, a (20) came from my company. Tony had passed away.
I asked our people to check on his family and see that everything was properly (21) . They found the farm green with vegetables, the little house livable and (22) . There was a tractor and a good car in the yard. The children were educated and working, and Tony didn't (23) a cent.
After he passed away, I thought more and more about Tony’s (24) . He grew in (25) in my mind. In the end, I think he stood as tall, and as proud, as the greatest American (26) __________________.
They had all reached their success by the same (27) and by the same values and principles: (28) _____________________________________________________________.
Tony did not begin on the bottom rung of the ladder. He began in the basement. (29)__________
____________________________________________________________. But, after all, the balance sheets were exactly the same. The only difference was where you put the decimal point.
Tony Trivisonno came to America seeking the American Dream. But he didn’t find it – he created it for himself. (30) ______________________________________________________________________.

Part IV Vocabulary
Directions: Choose the One that best completes the sentence from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).
63. Tom’s parents returned to find him a goose over an open fire in the backyard.
A) roasting B) burning C) baking D) toasting
64. The oil-tanker is running .
A) to the best of its ability B) of great capacity
C) to capacity D) at flail capacity
65. The travel company had three aircraft for their holiday flights.
A) rented B) leased C) chartered D) let
66. Phyllis influenza when she was in New York.
A) came out with B) came down with
C) came up with D) came to terms with
67. The captive was in a dungeon.
A) restricted B) confined
C) controlled D) restrained
68. He offered to her a hand as the suitcase was too heavy for her to carry.
A) lend B) help C) grant D) loan
69. He was so angry that he just couldn't from telling them what he thought.
A) hold off B) hold on
C) hold back D) hold up
70. Fred the bag as his by telling what it contained.
A) identified B) recognized
C) showed D) said
71. I don't the writer, but I him.
A) know of... know B) know ... know of
C) know ... learn D) learn ... know of
72. We guarantee prompt of goods.
A) delivery B) arrival C) carriage D) service
73. Will he limit himself that the enterprise is approved?
A) to see B) for seeing C) to seeing D) on seeing
74. I remember to help us if we ever got into trouble.
A) once offering B) him once offering
C) him to offer D) to offer him
75. His change very quickly; one moment he is cheerful, and the next he’s complaining about everything.
A) temper B) moods C) feeling D) sense
76. That matter is so that it must not be discussed outside this office.
A) confidential B) private C) confident D) mysterious
77. The of human knowledge are being pushed further.
A) boundaries B) limits C) borders D) edges

Part V Grammar
Directions: Choose the One that best completes the sentence from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).
78. when she started complaining.
A) Not until had he arrived B) No sooner had he arrived
C) Hardly had he arrived D) Scarcely did he arrive
79. Criticism and self-criticism is necessary it helps us to correct our mistakes.
A) in that B) that
C) so that D) such that
80. If the South had won the war, what is now the United States divided into several countries.
A) will be B) must have been
C) should be D) might have been
81. how to operate a switchboard, I had to ask the office supervisor to show me the correct procedures.
A) Not known B) Not to know
C) Not knowing D) Having not known
82. It is strange that you say such a thing.
A) would B) should C) will D) shall
83. Your hair wants .You’d better have it done tomorrow.
A) cut B) to cut C) cutting D) being cut
84. Being in no great hurry, .
A) we went the long route with scenery
B) the long, scenic route was our preference
C) we took the long, scenic route.
D) our preference was taking the long, scenic route
85. Did you notice the cute boy away?
A) took the candy and run B) take the candy and run
C) taking the candy and run D) when taking the candy and running
86. before we depart tomorrow, we should have a wonderful dinner party.
A) Had they arrived B) Would they arrive
C) Were they arriving D) Were they to arrive
87. I’ve never been to Paris, but it’s the place .
A) where I'd like to visit B) in which I’d like to visit
C) I most want to visit D) that I want to visit it most
88. Once environmental damage , it takes many years for the system to recover.
A) has done B) is to do C) does D) is done
89. She didn’t me for returning the wallet that I found.
A) so much as thank B) so much as to thank
C) as much as thanking D) so much as thanking
90. We’re safer on a train than we would be if we any other way.
A) traveled B) had traveled
C) travel D) have traveled
91. Without water, no plants or animals.
A) there will be B) there would be
C) there have been D) there is
92. is known to all, too much stress can cause mental disease.
A) Which B) It C) As D) That

Part VI Error Correction
Direction: identify the ONE that is not correct and write down the correct answer.
93. It. is extremely necessary that you will realize that reading is not only a physical but also a
A B C D
mental process. ( )
94. They both had met the Chief Executive Officer before, but either recognized him. ( )
A B C D
95. She preferred that nothing would be said about her generous presents. ( )
A B C D
96. A thief who broke into the church was caught because traces of wax, found on his clothes,
A B C
coming from the sort of candles used only in churches. ( )
D
97. The project accomplished by the end of 2010, will expand the city’s telephone network to
A B C
cover 1,000, 000 users. ( )
D
98. Each man and woman must sign her full name before entering the examination room. ( )
A B C D
99. Mike as well as Sam have just been back from an important meeting. ( )
A B C D
100. There used to be an orchard, but now it is replaced by many modern buildings. ( )
A B C D
101. The professor could hardly find sufficient grounds to base on his arguments in favor of the
A B C D
New theory. ( )
102. The growth of part-time and flexible working patterns, and of training and retraining schemes,
A B C
allow more women to take advantage of employment opportunities. ( )
D

Part VII Translation

Directions: Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.
103. A doctor cannot (见死不救).
104. (我们必须假定他是无罪的) until he is proved guilty.
105. (他陷入绝望之中) after his wife passed away.
106. (我明白他说的话), but I failed to understand why he was so upset.
107. The president persuades the two opposing parties _________________________________________
(放弃偏见) and cooperate with each other.
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