Part 1 Oral Communication (10 points)

Section A

Directions: In this section there are two incomplete dialogues and each dialogue has three blanks and three choices A，B and C, taken from the dialogue. Fill in each of the blanks with one of the choices to complete the dialogue and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.

Dialogue One

A. It sounds like a flu.

B. I also advise resting for a couple of days.

C. Boy, when it rains, it pours.

Doctor: What has been bothering you?

Patient: I have a stuffy nose and a sore throat. Plus, I’ve been coughing a lot.

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Doctor: Any stomach pains?

Patient: Actually, yes. My stomach’s been upset for a few days.

Doctor: 2 It’s been going around lately.

Patient: Anything I can do for it?

Doctor: I’ll prescribe some medicines for you to take. 3

Patient: Does that mean I shouldn’t go to work?

Doctor: Only when you feel up to it. You should stay home for at least a day or two.

Dialogue Two

A. So, what are you going to do with the money?

B. You have lots of money.

C. How much do I owe you?

Joshua: Dad. Allowance day. Can I have my allowance?

Father: Oh. I forgot about that.

Joshua: You ALWAYS forget.

Father: I guess I do. 4

Joshua：Just $13.

Father: Well, I’m not sure if I have that much.

Joshua: Go to the bank. 5

Father: Lots of money, uh? Uh, well. I think the bank is closed.

Joshua: Then, what about your secre(单向好友是什么意思？单向好友意思是：对方QQ好友列表里有你的QQ号，而你自己的QQ好友列表里，却没有显示对方QQ号。)t money jar under your bed?

Father: Oh, I guess I could do that. 6

Joshua: I’m going to put some in savings, give some to the poor people, and use the rest to buy books.

Father: Well, that sounds great, Joshua.

Section B

Directions: In this section there is one incomplete interview which has four blanks and four choices A, B, C and D, taken from the interview. Fill in each of the blanks with one of the choices to complete the interview and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.

A. Nationalities stay in their own areas.

B. People don’t queue like they do here in England.

C. What I liked best was that I could work and still lead a normal life.

D. Some supermarkets are open twenty-four hours a day.

Interviewer: How long did you live in the Slates?

Interviewee: I was there for two years, in New York, and I enjoyed it tremendously.

7 I mean, the shops are open till 10:00 p.m.

Interviewer: All shops?

Interviewee: Yes, everything. Food shops, chemists, and department stores.

8 And on public holidays, only the banks are shut.

Interviewer: I see, um... Do you think New York is as multinational as Loudon?

Interviewee: Oh, that's for sure. But it’s not as mixed. 9 like there’s Russian sec-

tion, the German section and China Town. But I think the major difference between these two cities was the height of the place. Everything was up in the Big Apple. We lived on the thirty-fifth floor. And of course everything is faster and the New Yorkers are much ruder.

Interviewer: Oh! In what way?

Interviewee: Well, pushing in the street, fights about getting on the bus. 10 And of course the taxi drivers! New York taxi drivers must be the rudest in the world!

Part II Vocabulary (10 points)

Directions: In this part there are ten 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. Mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.

11. I read the newspaper every day so that I can stay informed about current events.

A. important B. international

C. latest D. cultural

12. After seven days in the desert, the explorer was relieved when he eventually found water.

A. predictably B. finally

C. luckily D. accidentally

13. When we gave the children ice cream，they immediately ceased crying.

A. started B. continued

C. resumed D. stopped

14. The science teacher demonstrated the process of turning solid gold into liquid.

A. showed B. elaborated

C. devised D. simplified

15. John’s application for admission to graduate studies in the School of Education has been approved.

A. entrance B. acceptance

C. experience D. allowance