Section B A Short Passage(2%)

　　Directions: In this section, you will hear a short passage. At the end of the passage, you will hear two questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken twice. After you hear one question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C), and D).

　　Questions 11 to 12 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　11. A) negative emotions increase with age

　　B) happiness increases with age

　　C) sadness increases with age

　　D) anxiety increases with age

　　12. A) Being single would affect one’s levels of happiness.

　　B) People after 50 would feel less stress.

　　C) As people get older, they become more thankful for what they have.

　　D) As people get older, they have better control of their emotions

　　Section C Spot Dictation(3%)

　　Dictions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. Listen carefully during the first reading. Then listen to the passage again. When it is being read the second time, you should fill in the six blanks with the exact words or phrases you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.

　　The Internet search --13--company called Google has announced it will give more than twenty-five million dollars in money and investments to help the poor. The money will be spent over the next five to ten years in several areas, including poverty reduction and --14--business development. The company says the effort is to use the power of information and technology to help people improve their lives.

　　Google.org will invest in ways to help small and --15--size businesses grow. Google.org also will work with local partners to improve public services and reduce poverty. Google.org will also give money to help two --16--change programs announced earlier this year. One of these programs studies ways to make renewable energy less costly than coal-based--17--. The other program is examining efforts to speed up common public use of electric cars.

　　Google.org can give money called grants much like other --18--foundations. It can also invest in ideas and technologies that may or may not be profitable over time. To date, Google.org has spent seventy-five million dollars.

　　S13)_______ S14)______ S15)______ S16)______ S17)______ S18)______

　　Part II) Vocabulary and Structure (35%)

　　Section A (15%)

　　Directions: There are 15 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C), and D). You must choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.

　　19.Fifteen minutes _____ enough for me to go back home from the supermarket.

　　A) is B) are

　　C) has D) have

　　20.The higher you climb, _____.

　　A) there will be thinner air B) the thinner the air will be

　　C) the thinner will the air be D) the air will be thinner

　　21.Before the lady _____ the sofa, she had checked the price in other stores.

　　A) has ordered B) had ordered

　　C) ordered D) was ordering

　　22.My flight _____ at 9 o’clock tomorrow morning. Will you come to see me off?

　　A) leaves B) is left

　　C) will have left D) will be left

　　23.Mr. Johnson moved to Paris in 2002, and _____ there for ten years.

　　A) has lived B) had lived

　　C) lived D) lives

　　24.His opinion was contrary _____ ours, but he said he would work well with us.

　　A) to B) with

　　C) from D) of

　　25.Recently there has been a shortage _____ water in the northwest of China.

　　A) with B) of

　　C) in D)about

　　26.This plan is currently _____ consideration by the Ministry of Education.

　　A)under B) in

　　C) for D) above

　　27.You _____ have crossed the road when the traffic lights were red.

　　A) mustn’t B) wouldn’t

　　C) oughtn’t to D) needn’t

　　28._____ is known to all, Hemingway is a very great American writer.

　　A) As B) It

　　C)What D) That

　　29.Haerbing is the coldest place ____ I have ever been to.

　　A) where B)that

　　C) what D) which

　　30.The reason _____ I’m calling is to tell you about the job interview next Friday.

　　A)why B) for

　　C)as D)because

　　31.The young man spoke confidently, _____ impressed me most.

　　A) so that B) which

　　C) that D) in which

　　32.We do not necessarily grow wiser _____ we grow older.

　　A) as B) for

　　C) since D) until

　　33.My only request is that this problem _____ as soon as possible.

　　A) should be settled B) would be settled

　　C) will settle D)shall settle

　　Section B (20%)

　　Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C), and D). You must choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.

　　34.Information that does not make any _____ is hard for us to remember.

　　A) sense B) mistake

　　C) trouble D) difference

　　35.Another piece of _____ in the bedroom was an old-fashioned bed.

　　A) mixture B) manufacture

　　C) feature D) furniture

　　36.Miss Cathy will be in _____ of our company when the manager is away next week.

　　A) charge B) honor

　　C) place D) spite

　　37.Some people in Shanghai complain of the rapid _____ of life in this big city.

　　A) speed B) rate

　　C) pace D) growth

　　38.The earthquake has been the worst natural _____ to hit China in recent years.

　　A) distance B)disaster

　　C)disease D)discovery

　　39. Mary, could you _____ my mother while I am away in Shanghai?

　　A)attend B)handle

　　C)arrange D)settle

　　40.You may watch the movie, and I _____ that you’ll be fond of it.

　　A)guarantee B)reveal

　　C)prove D)disclose

　　41.I will not _____ you to watch TV unless you finish your assignment.

　　A)agree B)let

　　C)permit D)have

　　42.You should _____ the police immediately, since there is important evidence.

　　A)inform B)claim

　　C)ask D)propose

　　43.Training is provided, so no _____ experience is needed for the job.

　　A)various B)previous

　　C)cautious D)conscious

　　44.We are very lucky to be _____ after the terrible earthquake.

　　A)alive B)live

　　C)alike D)active

　　45._____ had she received the letter than she started back home.

　　A)No sooner B)Hardly

　　C)No more D)Seldom

　　46. John calculates as quickly as Lucy, but not as _____.

　　A)normally B)directly

　　C)clearly D)accurately

　　47. I’ll _____ remember the day when I entered the college.

　　A)always B)almost

　　C)nearly D)really

　　48.Regardless _____ which method we choose, the result will be the same.

　　A)for B)on

　　C)with D)of

　　49.The two Chinese girls were _____ the 40 students awarded the scholarship of Beijing University.

　　A)among B)along

　　C)besides D)between

　　50.The Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur stand out _____ the clear sky.

　　A)in B)against

　　C)on D)above

　　51.It is believed that the new chairman will be fit _____ the position.

　　A)for B)to

　　C)in D)with

　　52.The reporter sent back bad news that there was still no sign of _______ in the military attack.

　　A)survivors B)soldiers

　　C)patients D)prisoners

　　53. As we all know, the shape of __________ often represents love.

　　A)diamond B)arrow

　　C)square D)heart