SECTION B CONVERSATION
In this section, you will hear nine short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following nine questions.
10. Where has the woman just been?
A. At the bank.B. At the market.
C. At the nursery.D. At the hardware store.
11. Why doesn’t the man get the tune-up?
A. He doesn’t have the right tools.
B. He can’t afford it.
C. He wants to wait until the next day.
D. He doesn’t need one.
12. What is being discussed?
A. A head cold.B. The weather.
C. The woman’s son.D. Fatigue.
13. How many students are good in basketball?
A. About 80.B. More than 80.
C. Half of the student body.D. About 40.
14. What should the woman do at the second stoplight?
A. Turn right.
B. Turn left.
C. Drive two blocks to the next stoplight.
D. Make a U-turn at the second stoplight.
15. How much time is the couple allowing once they get to the airport?
A. Three quarters of an hour.B. Half an hour.
C. A quarter of an hour.D.Ten minutes.
16. What is the woman’s occupation?
A. A traffic guard.B. A sociologist.
C. A student.D. A salesperson.
17. What does the woman want to buy?
A. Toilet bowl cleaner.B. Household goods.
C. Light bulbs.D. Tulips.
18. What means of transportation are the man and woman using?
A. Airplane.B. Bus.C. Subway.D. Car.
SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item,you will be given 30 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.
19. What have the Sierra rebels and pro-government militiamen done under
an agreement to end the recent fighting?
A. They have killed thousands of civilians.
B. They have fought each other again.
C. They have begun handing over their weapons to U.N. peacekeepers.
D. They have found a diamond mine.
20. Where has the process begun?
A. Kambia.
B. Port Loko.
C. The east of the country.
D. Both A and B.
21. The rebels have become notorious for____.
A. controlling the diamond-mining area
B. killing thousands of civilians
C. maiming thousands of civilians
D. both B and C
Questions 22 to 23 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item,you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the news.
22. How many people died in last month’s riot?
A. 2.
B. 41.
C. 17.
D. 18.
23. Who will remain in jail until next week?
A. Many students.
B. 41 people.
C. Prof. Mesfin Woldmariam and Prof. Berhanu Nego.
D. Those workers on hunger strikes.
Questions 24 to 25 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item,you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.
24. Who has taken steps to resolve the conflict?
A. U.N. Secretary Council Envoys.
B. President Joseph Kabila.
C. Jean-David Levitte.
D. President Jose Eduardo Dos Santo.
25. When did Mr. Kabila become the head of the state?
A. In January.
B. 3 years ago.
C. In December.
D. On this Thursday.
CLOZE［15 MIN.］
Decide which of the choices given below would correctly complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the correct choice for each blank on your ANSWER SHEET.
During the whole of a dark, cloudy day near the end of the year I had been ___26___my horse along country roads with little life or beauty.___27___evening fell, I found myself within view of the House of Usher. I do not know why, but my first sight of it___28___my heart heavy .I stopped my horse___ 29___the edge of the black and quiet lake that lay beside the building.___30___down into the water ,I saw a reflection of the dark old house and the dying trees in it. There was something in that reflection that___31___fear to my heart,though I could not tell what___32___.I looked up at the old house itself ,which was made___33___stone .None of the wall had fallen, but many stones___34___to be loose. There___35___to be a break in the front of the building,___36___down the wall from the top until it had lost in the dark water of the lake .I had come to visit a childhood friend ,Roderick Usher. I ___37___him for many years ,and I knew very little about him. But he had written me a letter,___38___ me to come. He was sick in body and in mind ,and he wanted to see me,his best and oldest friend. I could not refuse. But now, something about the house frightened me. The room ___39___ the friend met me was almost dark ,but I could see that he had changed very much since our last meeting many years ago. He looked ill, and there was a wild look in his eyes.He was nervous ——he would be active for a few moments and then suddenly he would be very quiet. He told me that he had a family illness which could not be cured .The worst part was his fear of everything .The light hurt his eyes, and even a small noise filled him___40___fear. Most of all he was afraid of dying .Fear had become part of his life, such as it was now.
26.A. rodeB. riddenC. ridingD. ride
27.A. WhenB. On theC. In theD.Towards
28.A. gotB. madeC. putD. let
29.A. withB. atC. overD. under
30.A. LookedB. LookingC. SeeingD. Saw
31.A. broughtB. causedC. producedD. formed
32.A. was itB. it used to beC. it wasD. should it have been
33.A. withB. ofC. forD. by
34.A. had beenB. sawC. appearedD. were supposed
35.A. should beB. seemedC. lookingD. ought
36.A. goingB. wentC. goneD.goes
37.A. did not seeB. have not seen
C. had not seenD. had not been seeing
38.A. askedB. to have askedC. askingD. being asked
39.A. thatB. in thatC. by whichD. in which
40.A. withB. ofC. forD. in