Part I Dialogue Communication (15 minutes, 15 points)
Section A Dialogue Completion
Directions: In this section, you will read 5 short incomplete dialogues between two speakers, each followed by four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the answer that best suits the situation to complete the dialogue. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
1. Speaker A: I’m exhausted. I had to work until 2 o’clock this morning.
Speaker B: ______
A. Don’t worry too much. You can do it later.
B. Take it easy. You didn’t have to work so hard.
C. Take time off and let it be.
D. Take it or leave it. You don’t have to do it.
2. Speaker A: My apartment is only 10 minutes’ walk from the office. Why don’t you drop by some time?
Speaker B: ______
A. Because I didn’t know you live so close by.
B. Because I didn’t want to bother you.
C. I’d love to. Can I take my roommate along?
D. That’s OK. I’ll be there soon.
3. Speaker A: Doctor Smith is engaged on Wednesday. Would you like to come on Thursday?
Speaker B: ______
A. Thursday would be fine.
B. See you then.
C. Thank you very much. Good-bye.
D. It’s very kind of you.
4. Speaker A: We came so close, really. We almost won that game!
Speaker B: ______
A. There, there.
B. There’s no use crying over spilt milk.
C. You guys were superb.
D. I couldn’t care less.
5. Speaker A: Don’t you think the concert is terrific?
Speaker B: ______
A. I want to hear other opinions.
B. It certainly is. And I really like the band.
C. Yes, the concert is terrible.
D. No, everything went on perfectly.
Section B Dialogue Comprehension
Directions: In this section, you will read 5 short conversations between a man and a woman. At the end of each conversation there is a question followed by four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer to the question from the four choices given and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
6. Woman: What do you like to do on your summer vacation?
Man: I like nothing better than fishing on a hot summer day.
Question: What does the man mean?
A. He doesn’t like fishing on a hot summer day.
B. Although he likes fishing, he doesn’t want to do it on a hot summer day.
C. Fishing is his favorite pastime on a hot summer day.
D. He likes nothing, including fishing on a hot summer day.
7. Woman: I heard John and Frank had a quarrel.
Man: Oh, they soon made up.
Question: What does the man mean?
A. John and Frank had an argument, but now they are friends again.
B. John and Frank hate each other since their argument.
C. John and Frank pretended that they had a quarrel.
D. John and Frank often quarrel though they are friends.
8. Woman: I’ve changed my mind and would like to take the new approach.
Man: You’re on the right track now!
Question: What does the man mean?
A. The woman is right.
B. The woman is getting on well.
C. The woman is doing the right thing.
D. The woman has changed her mind.
9. Woman: Doctor, what’s wrong with my father?
Man: He’s in pretty good shape, considering.
Question: What do we learn from the dialogue?
A. Her father is very sick.
B. There is nothing serious with her father.
C. Her father is an athlete.
D. The man is not sure about her father’s condition.
10. Man: Why don’t you dress up a little when you’re out with your friends?
Woman: That’s a good idea!
Question: What does the man suggest?
A. The woman should put on nice clothes.
B. The woman should wear makeup.
C. The woman should get up right away.
D. The woman should make a dress herself.
Part II Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes, 10 points)
Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
11. Scarcely ______ those words when suddenly the monster was transformed into a very handsome youth.
A. had he uttered B. did he utter C. he had uttered D. he did utter
12. The new automobile factory is expected to ______ around 30,000 to 50,000 vehicles annually in the first three years.
A. assemble B. service C. supply D. repair
13. Within the foreseeable future there may be a major ______ of species, involving from one-third to two-thirds of all the species now in existence.
A. exhaustion B. exhibition C. extension D. extinction
14. ______ we arrived in a more urban area, where Jim took me to a place called Boston Market.
A. Before long B. After long C. Shortly before D. Shortly after
15. ______ urgent the situation may be, you will need to make one change at a time, and then move on.
A. As B. Whenever C. However D. Whatever
16. The museum’s new building will have ______ the exhibition space as before.
A. three times B. three times like C. three times as D. three times larger
17. When you are in your room, leave the door ______ so that your visitors do not have to knock.
A. open B. opened C. opening D. being open
18. Earth is believed to ______ by an object the size of Mars at some point in the distant past before its surface cooled.
A. be hit B. have hit C. have been hit D. being hit
19. The only thing ______ really matters to the parents is how soon their children can return home.
A. what B. that C. which D. this
20. It is unacceptable that a person ______ for an uncommitted crime.
A. gets punishing B. punishes C. get punished D. punished