Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension (20 minutes 20%)

　　Section A (5%)

　　Directions: In this section you will hear five incomplete dialogues. They will be spoken only once. After each incomplete dialogue 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. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

　　Section A (5%)

　　1. A. Finance.

　　B. Football.

　　C. Pop music.

　　D. Dance.

　　2. A. City life is full of excitement.

　　B. My husband prefers to live in the suburbs.

　　C. I prefer city life because it is more convenient.

　　D. We used to live in the suburbs.

　　3. A. I used to work very late in the evening.

　　B. I am going on vacation next month.

　　C. I was very busy with my research project.

　　D. I am busy with my term paper because the deadline is approaching.

　　4. A. He is a very responsible man.

　　B. It is good that he is leaving.

　　C. He has worked here for just half a year.

　　D. He has good qualification for the position.

　　5. A. No, I will see to it.

　　B. Yes, I will see to it.

　　C. No, I also want to go now.

　　D. Yes, I can manage it.

　　Section B (10%)

　　6. A. She has recently returned from abroad.

　　B. She was seeing a customer.

　　C. She is going to have some custom bags made.

　　D. She has been learning new customs.

　　7. A. It is hard to sign up for.

　　B. There are too many prerequisites.

　　C. There is little interest in the course.

　　D. It is too expensive.

　　8. A. Dave had bad timing.

　　B. Dave thought he would be slow.

　　C. Dave needed time to think.

　　D. Dave started thinking and he decided to leave.

　　9. A. March will be a tough month.

　　B. It looks like it will be a good month.

　　C. Will there be more reports?

　　D. Who looked up the information for the report?

　　10. A. She didn't read the end of the book.

　　B. She doesn't like that kind of book.

　　C. She prefers shocking materials.

　　D. She has strict rules about what she likes.

　　11. A. Almost half the class has arrived.

　　B. They don't need too many people.

　　C. It is not that late.

　　D. The people who have come are all very comfortable.

　　12. A. There are still a dozen copies of the book.

　　B. The books are left on the left side of the bookrack.

　　C. The books are on the left.

　　D. They don't have the book.

　　13. A. Because they are alike.

　　B. Because the man's briefcase has a lock.

　　C. Because the man's briefcase is smaller.

　　D. Because she doesn't have one.

　　14. A. She finished her thesis three weeks ago.

　　B. She finished her thesis quickly.

　　C. She can help him in a few weeks.

　　D. Jennie made her thesis shorter than the man's.

　　15. A. The man's question is silly.

　　B. The elevator is going down.

　　C. The sign says it is going up.

　　D. The elevator is led by the light.

　　Section C (5%)

　　16. A. Mail a package.

　　B. Mail a letter.

　　C. Buy some stamps

　　D. Visit the woman.

　　17. A. The name of the address.

　　B. Customs declaration form.

　　C. Phone number.

　　D. Return address.

　　18. A. Taxes which are too many to list.

　　B. Taxes either to the cities or the states they live in.

　　C. So many kinds of taxes that they even don't know the names.

　　D. Several kinds of taxes.

　　19. A. Collected for social progress.

　　B. That increases with each passing year.

　　C. That is collected from those who earn most.

　　D. That varies according to how much money a person earns.

　　20. A. Because the list of taxes seems endless.

　　B. Because they would rather spend their time and energy elsewhere.

　　C. Because they find their knowledge about taxes is so limited that they are unable to write tax report all by themselves.

　　D. Because paying experts to prepare their tax report and asking for tax advice have become very popular.