Section B

Dialogue understanding:

11.M: How was your trip to San Francisco
W: To tell the truth, I would rather have spent my holidays here.
Q: What does the woman imply?
A.San Francisco is too far.
B.She was not accustomed to San Francisco.
C.She didn’t enjoy her trip.
D.She didn’t want to tell  the man the truth.

12.M: Let’s go for a walk.
W: I’d like to, but I feel a bit under the weather.
Q: What does the woman mean?
A.She thinks the weather is not good.
B.She doesn’t feel well enough to go for walk.
C.She doesn’t enjoy walking in such weather.
D.It is too cold outside.

13.M: Do you prefer tea or coffee after lunch?
W: I don’t care for tea that much and I only drink coffee in the evening.
Q: What does the woman mean?
A.She would like to drink coffee.
B. She would like to drink tea if there is no coffee.
C. She would like to drink tea before lunch.
D. She doesn’t drimk coffee at lunch time.

14.M: Cathy seems to have put on a lot of weight.
W: Yes, she’s not been going to the gym as regularly as before.
Q: Why does Cathy gain the weight?
A.She doean’t take regular exercise.
B.She doesn’t go to the gym.
C.She has no time.
D.She can’t afford to go to the gym.

15.M: You don’t think much of Jim, do you?
W: You can say that again.
Q: What does the woman mean?
A.She wants the man to repeat his words.
B.She likes Jim.
C.She is not fond of Jim.
D.She doesn’t miss Jim.

Part II  Vocabulary (10 minutes, 15 points)

Section A

Directions: In this section there are fifteen sentences, each with one word or phrase underlined. Choose the one from the four choices marked [A],[ B], [C] and [D] that best keeps the meaning of the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.

16.The government has launched the Hope Project, under which people are encouraged to donate money to help those poor kids return to school.
[A] made      [B] stressed
[C] moved     [D] started

17.Computers breed laziness and discontent.
[A] disadvantage    [B] disagreement
[C] disbelief     [D] dissatisfaction

18.The police tried to trace the phone call, but they were unable to ascertain the exact location of the caller.
[A] limit      [B] determine
[C] convert     [D] draw

19.In today’s society, each couple is expected to take on a range of obligations that traditionally have been shared within a family and a wider community.
[A] assume     [B] regulate         [C] avoid      [D] exceed

20.This kind of pop music seems to appeal to younger generation.
[A] instruct       [B] interest   
[C] resort to       [D] persuade

21.Diligence and bravery are the typical attributes of Chinese people.
[A] qualities      [B] mistakes
[C] superiority      [D] definition

22.I look up to every player on the national women football team.
[A] envy       [B] respect
[C] trust       [D] pursue

23.In 2005 consumers could purchase virtually anything over the Internet. 
[A] completely     [B] practically 
[C] badly       [D] slightly

24.One of my friends, who has been to America for less than a year, told me in his letter America was not a very inviting place to live and work as we had expected.
[A] hospitable      [B] attractive
[C] nice       [D] pleasant

25.At the Kyoto conference on global warming in December 1997, it became abundantly clear how complex it has become to work out international agreements relating to the environment.
   [A] figure out             [B] bring about  
[C] put forward           [D] draw up

26.In the American economy, the concept of private property embraces not only the ownership of productive resources but also certain rights.
 [A] takes in            [B] takes on   
[C] takes over          [D] takes up

27. Important and populous (人口众多的) low- or medium-income   countries are not yet willing to assume legal commitments about their energy uses. 
[A] suppose      [B] presume  
[C] undertake         [D] transmit

28. Earthquake formation can be triggered by many factors, says Hiroo Kanamori, a seismologist at the California Institute of Technology.
[A] caused     [B] implied    
[C] forecast     [D] reduced

29.Most of the college professors I know are dedicated to their students and their fields and do not want to work in another profession after they have arrived in this one. 
[A] decided     [B] devoted  
[C] deduced     [D] delighted

30.After a terrible accident, he has lost the faculty of memory.
[A] degree     [B] type    
[C] ability     [D] feeling