PartⅠ Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)
Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a uestion will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four hoices 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.150. B.100.
C.50. D.120
2.A.She disliked working.
B.She was no good at doing business.
C.She didn’t like working in a large company.
D.She didn’t like accountancy.
3.A.In Beijing Hotel.B.On the telephone.
C.In a restaurant. D.In a house.
4.A.Fifty cents. B.Two dollars.
C.Five dollars. D.Sixty cents.
5.A.He has to go to another meeting first.
B.He might get lost in the crowd.
C.He won’t want to speak at the meeting.
D.He will be glad to talk before so many people.
6.A.No one knows how Helen gets to work.
B.She threw the old records away.
C.She didn’t think her record player could work again.
D.She didn’t want Helen to use her record player.
7.A.8:10.B.8:20.C.8:30.D.8:40.
8.A.To have a big dinner. B.To try a new restaurant.
C.To have French food. D.To stay at home.
9.A.The sun. B.The rain.
C.The wind. D.The fog.
10.A.Wash the car. B.Mow the lawn.
C.Exercise in the sun. D.None of these.
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 centre.
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Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11.A.Equivalent to a hydrogen bomb.
B.Equivalent to tons of TNT.
C.Equivalent to tons of hydrogen bombs.
D.Equivalent to a ton of TNT.
12.A.About 15,000 thunderstorms.
B.About 50,000 thunderstorms.
C.Billions of thunderstorms.
D.Thousands of thunderstorms.
13.A.Lightning and thunder.
B.Warm air and cold air.
C.A great deal of water vapor and a rapidly rising air current.
D.A great amount of vapor and electricity.
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Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.
14.A.To be used in the Second World War.
B.To save the wounded soldiers.
C.To write an article before his graduation.
D.To store up blood for those who needed it.
15.A.He was badly hurt and nothing could save him.
B.The hospital they went to refused to accept him.
C.The operation didn’t succeed.
D.It was late for him to be rescued by a passing car.
16.A.Dr. Drew was colored.
B.It was not until after the war that the first blood bank was set up.
C.Dr. Drew was in charge of the Red Cross in the war.
D.After they were set up, blood banks accepted blood from every person who offered to give it.