Part I Writing (25 minutes)

　　Directions: For this part, you are allowed 25 minutes to write an essay entitled The Use of Cell Phones in Class. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below:

　　1. 现在大学生几乎人人都有手机，且手机的功能越来越强大。

　　2. 上课时，也有学生用手机。

　　3. 谈谈你的看法。

　　Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)

　　Section A

　　Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. 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. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

　　1. A) Five lessons. B) Three lessons.

　　C) Twelve lessons. D) Fifteen lessons.

　　2. A) In a restaurant. B) At their home.

　　C) On a street. D) In a hotel room.

　　3. A) A visitor. B) A reporter.

　　C) A student. D) A lecturer.

　　4. A) Buy a ticket for the ten o’clock.

　　B) Ask the man to change the ticket for her.

　　C) Go to the airport immediately.

　　D) Switch to a different flight.

　　5. A) Help the companies recruit graduate students.

　　B) Stay at school all the work.

　　C) Design some ads for her college.

　　D) Apply for a job in one of the companies.

　　6. A) It’s not as hard as expected.

　　B) It’s too tough for some students.

　　C) It’s much more difficult than people think.

　　D) It’s believed to be the hardest optional course.

　　7. A) The woman rejected the man’s apology.

　　B) The woman appreciated the man’s offer.

　　C) The man had forgotten the whole thing.

　　D) The man had hurt the woman’s feelings.

　　8. A) Choose some stories for the children.

　　B) Leave the children at home.

　　C) Let the children choose by themselves.

　　D) Let the children take some toys with them.

　　Conversation One

　　9. A) Searching for reference material.

　　B) Watching a film of the 1930s.

　　C) Writing a course book.

　　D) Looking for a job in a movie studio.

　　10. A) It’s too abroad to cope with.

　　B) It’s controversial.

　　C) It’s a bit outdated.

　　D) It’s of little practical value.

　　11. A) At the end of the online catalogue.

　　B) At the reference desk.

　　C) In the New York Times.

　　D) In the Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature.

　　Conversation Two

　　12. A) It was about a little animal.

　　B) It took her six years to write.

　　C) It was adapted from a fairy tale.

　　D) It was about a little girl and her pet.

　　13. A) She knows how to write best-selling novels.

　　B) She can earn a lot of money by writing for adults.

　　C) She is able to win enough support from publishers.

　　D) She can make a living by doing what she likes.

　　14. A) The characters.

　　B) Her ideas.

　　C) The readers.

　　D) Her life experiences.

　　15. A) She doesn’t really know where they originated.

　　B) She mainly drew on stories of ancient saints.

　　C) They popped out of her childhood dreams.

　　D) They grew out of her long hours of thinking.

　　Section B

　　Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 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). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

　　Passage One

　　16. A) Almonds can be sold at a higher price.

　　B) He wants to get the subsidy from the government.

　　C) It needs fewer workers to harvest almonds.

　　D) He can get higher yields and earn more money.

　　17. A) Many workers switch to other high-paying jobs.

　　B) The area of fruit plants is much bigger than before.

　　C) Many workers are ill due to an epidemic.

　　D) Many workers go to other states in the US.

　　18. A) The US will import more farm produce from other countries under the current situation.

　　B) The government will try its best to help the farmers in California.

　　C) The US has sent back a lot of workers from Mexico.

　　D) More cheaper farm workers will come to the US this autumn due to the government’s effort.

　　Passage Two

　　19. A) Most of them were criminals from foreign countries.

　　B) They were very independent and brave.

　　C) They had to fight together in order to exist.

　　D) Their biggest threat came from the wild animals.

　　20. A) They scattered on the great lands.

　　B) They were too busy to help others.

　　C) Their sense of value changed.

　　D) Their population thinned due to disease.

　　21. A) Getting a sick stranger to the hospital.

　　B) Holding a party to welcome a newcomer in a company.

　　C) Helping poor people to pay for their rent.

　　D) Ignoring a car that breaks down on the highway.

　　Passage Three

　　22. A) His branch is assigned to do an unpleasant job.

　　B) His branch is suffering financial loss due to stealing.

　　C) He feels over-stressed about his work.

　　D) He doesn’t have enough money to equip his branch.

　　23. A) They want to get money from it.

　　B) They are forced to do it.

　　C) They intend to arouse public.

　　D) They feel it is fun.

　　24. A) Having children work as store detectives.

　　B) Installing closed-circuit television.

　　C) Fixing alarms in some secret places.

　　D) Reducing the number of exits.

　　25. A) It reduces the number of shoplifting.

　　B) It worries the customers who buy nothing.

　　C) It decreases the number of customers.

　　D) It makes the prices of products down.