PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION [20 min] In Section A, B and C you will hear everything once only. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct response for each question on you answer sheet. SECTION A STATEMENT In this section you will hear nice statements. At the end of the statement you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following nice questions. Now listen to the statements. 1. The speaker means _____ 2. We can infer that George is very _____ 3. The statement implies that _____ 4. Rita will start training because _____ 5. The speaker means _____ 6. The washing machine _____ 7. The speaker means _____ 8. The speaker implies _____ 9. How did Steve die? 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. Now listen to the conversations. 10. The woman must return the tapes to the library by _____ 11. The conversation takes place _____ 12. The woman is probably going to _____ 13. How did the man find the movie? 14. What kind of job does the woman want to do? 15.______ teachers who had been invited went to dinner last Saturday. 16. Who repaired the car? 17. The conversation most probably takes place at _____ 18. The woman's attitude towards the man is _____ SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Questions 19 & 20 are based on the following news. At the end of the news items, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the two questions. Now listen to the news. 19. What can be learnt on U.S.-Vietnamese relations? 20. Which is correct of the planned visit to Vietnam by a team of U.S. senior officials? Questions 21 & 22are based on the following news. At the end of the news items, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the two questions. Now listen to the news. 21. How many hijackers are involved in the news? 22. The hijackers had demanded _____ Questions 23 is based on the following news. At the end of the news items, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news. 23. Which of the following statements is Not true? Questions 24 & 25are based on the following news. At the end of the news items, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the two questions. Now listen to the news. 24. The reduction of _____ UN peace-keeping troops within 3 months from Rwanda is authorized. 25. It is agreed that the UN force will help with the following EXCEPT _____ PART II 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 hour answer sheet. interest and natural beauty in England, Wales and Northern Ireland (27)____ support of the public and its own members- is the largest landowner and conservation society in Britain. Over 350 miles of (29)____ land, lakes and forests in one area of natural beauty (30)_______; prehistoric and Roman ruins; moorlands and farmland, woods and islands; lengths of (31)_____ waterways; even seventeen whole villages--all are open to the public at all times subject only (32)_____ the needs of farming, forestry and the protection of wildlife. gardens and (34)_____ two hundred historic buildings which it opens to paying visitors. Castles and churches, houses of (35)_____ or historic importance, mills, gardens and parks (36)_____ to the Trust by their former owners. accumulated over (38)____, and often the donor himself continues to live in part of the house as a (39)____ of the National Trust. The walking-sticks in the hall, the flowers, silver- framed photographs, books an papers in the rooms are signs that the house is still loved and (40)_____ and that visitors are welcomed as private individuals just as much as tourists. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30 . 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37 . 38 . 40. PART V GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY [15 min] The are twenty-five sentences in is section. Beneath each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that correctly completes the sentence. Mark you answer on you answer sheet. 41. We were all taken ____ by the news of the Chairman's resignation. 42. My _______ to his proposal was not quite what he expected. 43. Rickets can result from a diet _____ in vitamin D. 44. Peter clearly had no ______ of doing any work, although it was only a week till the exam. 45. Sports are a good ______ for a young boy's energy. 46. Visitors are _______ to beware of pickpockets. 47. It was nearly an hour before the sleeping pill took _____. 48. Tom read it through quick so as to get the ____ of it before setting down to a thorough study. 49. As it turned out to be a small house party, we ____ so formally. 50. We threw water over the woman to bring her_____. 51. Their educational qualifications ____ them to a higher alary. 52. Not knowing she had _____ out with her boyfriend, I make the mistake of inviting them both to the party. 54. We caught a ____ of a river as the train pass over a bridge. 55. You may be eligible for a ______ to help you study. 56. Here are all the books I have,. You may borrow ____ you like. 57. Would you be _____ to close the door? 58. Oh dear, I don't feel very well. I think _____. 59. By the time you receive this letter. I _____ for America. 60. I'll call you tonight at 10' clock _______ I can find a telephone that works. 61. Fortunately, the bank clerk ____ press the alarm button before the robbers got away. 62. I'll try to get in touch with him but he's _____ ever at home when I phone. 63. I bought a large Chinese ______ lampshade to put in my bedroom. 64. His courage is ____ he does not know the meaning of fear. 65. I'd rather they ______ deliver the new refrigerator tomorrow. PART IV READING COMPREHENSION [30 min] SECTION A [25 min] In this part here are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the correct answer., Mark you choice on your answer sheet. TEXT A In the town of Peppard, a computer helps firemen. The computer contains information about every one of the 15 000 street addresses in the town. When firemen answer a call, the computer files them important information about the burning building. The computer can give the location of the building and its size, type, and contents. In fact, the compute system has many different ways of helping fire fighters with their problems. For example, it can give medical information about sick people living in a burning building. With this information, the firemen can take special care to find these sick persons and remove them quickly and safely from the burning building. received, the computer provides necessary information for the fireman. The information is then sent tot them by radio from the computer center in Town Hall. kind of information is especially useful when a fire fighter is injured. With this medical information, doctors at the hospital can treat the injured fireman more quickly and easily. possible dangers ahead of them and helps them prepare for these dangers. Many times the computer information helps to save lives and property. Sometimes the lives are those of firemen themselves. 66. The computer helps fireman in the following ways EXCEPT _____ 67. The speed of the computer is amazing because _____ 68. Why does the computer contain medical records of firemen? 69. The main idea of the passage is about _____ TEXT B Large companies need way to reach the savings of the public. The same problem, on a smaller scale, faces practically every company trying to develop new products and create new jobs. There can be little prospect of raising the money needed from friends and people we know, and while banks may agree to provide short-term loans, they are generally unwilling to provide money on a permanent basis for long term projects. So companies turn to the public, inviting people to lend them money, or take a share in the business in exchange for a share in future profits. They do this by issuing stocks and shares through the stock exchange. By doing so they can put into use the savings of individuals and institutions. borrowed his money. Instead, he sells his shares through a stockbroker to some other saver who is seeking to invest his money. Government. Without hospital, roads, electricity, telephone, railways ,etc., the country could not function. All these require continuous spending on new equipment if they are to server us properly, requiring more money than is raised through taxes alone. the Government and industries there for frequently need to borrow money to finance major capital spending, and they, too, go to the stock exchange. depend on the ability of his or her employer to raise money to finance new development. In one way or another this new money must come from the savings of the country. the stock exchange exists to provide a channel through which these savings can reach those who need money. 70. Companies must ____ for money for long-term development. 71. The stock exchange manages _____ 72. Which of the following statements is NOT correct? 73. The main idea of the passage is about _____ TEXT C It is generally agreed that the first true cities appeared about 5 000 years ago in the food-producing communities of the Middle East. The cities of Sumeria, Egypt and the Indus Valley possessed a number of characteristics which distinguished them a truly urban. The cities were very much larger and more densely populated than any previous settlement, and their function was clearly differentiated from that of the surrounding villages. In the cities the old patterns of kinship relations were replaced by a complex hierarchy of social classes based on the specialization of labor. Moreover, the need to keep records led to the development of writing and arithmetic, and the increased sophistication of urban society gave a new impetus to artistic expression of every kind. ancient cities of the middle East, via the civilizations of Greece and Rome, we can trace three main phases in the growth of the West European city. The first of these is the medieval phase, which extends from the beginning of the 11th century A. D to about 1 500. The second is the renaissance and Baroque phase. which can be traced from about 1 500 to the beginning of the 19th century. The third is the modern phase, extending from the early 19th century to the present day. focal point. This would often be a permanent structure such as a stronghold, a cathedral or a large church. In districts where travel and trade were well established, it might be a market, a river crossing, or a place where two or more trade routes met. In studies of urban geography other oldest part of a town is referred to as the nuclear settlement. there are many small towns in Europe where it is still possible to trace the outline of the original nuclear settlement. It is, of course, much more difficult to do this in the case if a large modern city which has grown to may times its original size. 74. The ancient cities were characterized by all the following EXCEPT _____ 75. Which of the following statements is CORRECT? 76. Which of the following could be regarded as a geographical focal point? TEXT D In recent years, there has been an increasing awareness of the inadequacies of the judicial system in the U.S. Costs are going up rapidly both for the taxpayers and the litigants and the litigants, or parties in a lawsuit, have to wait sometimes many years before having their day in court. Many suggestions have been put forward concerning methods of improving the situating, but as in most branches of the Government, changes come slowly. allow districts that have too many waiting cases tomorrow judges from other districts. Another suggestion is to use pretrial conferences in which the judge meets with the litigants and their lawyers in order to narrow the issues, limit the witnesses, and provide for a more orderly trial. The theory behind pretrial conferences is that judges will spend less time on each case and parties will more readily settle before trial when they realize the adequacy of their claims and their opponents' evidence. litigants almost nothing. In California, for example, the parties must appear before the judge without the assistance of lawyers. The proceedings are quite informal and there is no peaking --the litigants need to make only a one-sentence statement of their claim By doing so, the plaintiff gives up any right to a jury trial and the right to appeal the decision. 77. The judicial system is considered inadequate because of _____ 78. The pre-trial conference is supposed to _____ 79. In small-claims courts the litigants _____ 80. The main topic of the passage is about _____ SECTION B SKIMMING AND SCANNING [5 min] In this section there are five passages with a total of 10 multiple-choice questions. Skim or scan them as required and then mark our answer on your answer sheet. TEXT E First read the following question. 81. The passage is mainly about _____ Now read TEXTＥquickly to answer question 81. Coffee is a universal beverage that is served in different ways around the world. In London, for example, some Englishmen dip mustard into their coffee, while in America, a person might add a bit of tomato sauce. Strips of orange and lemon peels are not unusual additions to coffee in Europe. An Asian delight consists of coffee served with boiling sugar. Perhaps the richest cup of coffee can be enjoyed in Ireland, where whiskey and cream are important ingredients. In Australia, a waitress will ask,' Do you want black or white?' Black is plain black coffee, but white is half coffee and half warm milk. If an Australian orders iced coffee, he will be served a cup of steaming coffee with a scoop of ice cream. TEXT F First read the following question. 82. The passage mainly discusses _____ 83. Who will do weeding and digging? Now read TEXT F quickly to answer question 82 and 83. Most English families have a house and a garden. The garden plays a very important part in the life of he average Englishman and there are few bookcases in the house which do not contain a book on gardening. plants. The family does not forget to relax, however, and many meals are eaten outdoors. English lawns, although they are admired all over the world, are not meant only to be looked at. Games are played and picnics are held there. Some families divide up their gardens into spheres of influence. Thus t he father will look after the vegetable garden; the mother will attend to the flowers and plants; the son will pick fruit while the daughter will have a little rock garden. things which nobody enjoys doing are done together , like weeping the paths and digging the soil. TEXT G First read the following question. 84. The passage introduces Estartit to _____ 85. People will do all the following on the four islands off the coast EXCEPT _____ 86. For evening entertainment, young travelers usually go to _____ Now read TEXT G quickly to answer question 84 to 86. Estartit Pals. Formerly a little fishing port, where the inhabitants fished for sardine, it has, in a few years, achieved international status without listing its attractions. north is the Foadada Rock. Inhabited in Roman times, these islands later became deserted. Now you can take boat trips to them to swim, fish or simply sunbathe. Calle Sante Ana -- which runs parallel to the sea and contains some good boutiques and small souvenir shops. If you what to shop, the best day to visit Estartit is on Thursday, which is market day. often with an international floor show, it is worth climbing the hill to the Club El Catalan, and, in the village itself, the galleon usually has a floor show, with dancing to recorded music. Young people usually go to the St. Tropez discotheque. which leaves at two-hourly intervals from Estartit. TEXT H First read the following questions. 87. Your Student Railcard will enable you to get student rates from _____ 88. The cheapest way to travel from London to Manchester is to go by _____ Now read TEXT H quickly to answer question 87 and 88. There are two classes of fares on the train, the first class fare being approximately fifty per cent more expensive than second class. There are often cheaper rates available for students or if you are prepared to go on certain trains. Once you have settled in, the students' union will advise you how to get your Student Railcard which entitles you to student rates from British Rail of available. London to Manchester: (will rise in summer) (according to time and day of travel) TEXT I First read the following questions. 89. Between 22nd July and 30th August, guests will spend ______ night (s) in the hotel. 90. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the letter? Now read TEXT I quickly to answer question 89 and 90. April 20th, 199- program. at 18.00 on Friday and depart 10.00 on Sunday. Monday and Tuesday. shower. For Period B above, we will require 24 standard rooms with shower, and 18 single departure. you have any further comments. Meanwhile, I will have a contract drawn up. PART V DICTATION [15 min] Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 or20 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work, You ill then given 2 minutes to check through hour work once more. PART VI WRITING [45 min] SECTION A COMPOSITION [35 min] Write on ANSWER SHEET ONE a composition of about 150 works on the following topic. You are invited to write to new comers on how to improve oral English. On How to Improve Your Oral English You are to write in three paragraphs. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriacy. Failure to follow these instructions may result in a loss of marks.
Write on ANSWER SHEET a note of about 50-60 words based on the following situation. You'd promised to go Mary's birthday party, but now realize that you are not able to go there. Write a note explaining why and offering an apology. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriacy. |
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