TEM-4 TEST 9
TIME LIMIT: 140 MIN.

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.    Select the correct response for each question.

SECTION A    STATEMENT

In this section you will hear 8 statements.    At    the end of the statement you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following 8 questions.    Now listen to the statements.

1.What is a demonstrator according to the statement?
A. A used car for sale.
B. A car shown to and driven by customers.
C. A new car.
D. An old car shown to customers.
正确答案是

2.The speaker never reads newspapers because _____.
A. a famous man once told him in person not to do so
B. they waste money
C. books are more interesting
D. they are only about unimportant affairs
正确答案是

3.What is the speaker talking about?
A. A driving test.
B. A police movie.
C. The best way to make signals.
D. A traffic accident.
正确答案是

4.The speaker is going to _____.
A. go home
B. disappoint them
C. attend the party
D. decline the invitation again
正确答案是

5.How long has the speaker had the toothache recently?
A. Since last year.
B. For a few days.
C. For several weeks.
D. For a few hours.
正确答案是

6.Where will they go for assistance?
A. Gas station.
B. Lost and found department.
C. Police station.
D. Bar.
正确答案是

7.What do we know from the statement?
A. Though the speaker is fed up with eating out, he has to do so.
B. The speaker is tired of eating out so he would rather not go for the appointment.
C. The speaker won't go for the appointment so he has to eat out again.
D. The speaker is sick so he won't go for the appointment.
正确答案是

8.Why is the outing postponed?
A. Because all the food has gone bad.
B. Because food has not been ordered.
C. Because of bad weather.
D. Because we are ashamed.
正确答案是

SECTION B    CONVERSATION

In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations between two speakers.    At the end of each conversation you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following 8 questions.    Now listen to the conversations.

9.Bill likes _____.
A. mowing the lawn
B. weeding the flowers
C. working in the flower beds
D. watching the gardener take care of the garden
正确答案是

10.What did the woman do?
A. She and the man shopped all over town.
B. She went to many different shops.
C. She bought some bookcases on sale.
D. She bought some expensive bookcases from the man.
正确答案是

11.How did the professor learn about the news?
A. He read the newspaper.
B. He listened to a radio report.
C. One of his students told him.
D. He attended a cabinet meeting.
正确答案是

12.What does the woman's baby eat now?
A. Vegetables.
B. Cereal and vegetables.
C. Cereal and banana.
D. Milk and mashed fruit.
正确答案是

13.What are the two speakers discussing?
A. Different ways to sew napkins.
B. Different ways to set the table.
C. How to serve wine.
D. How to polish silverware.
正确答案是

14.How much does the man weigh now?
A. 160 lbs.
B. 150 lbs.
C. 163 lbs.
D. 153 lbs.
正确答案是

15.The man is going to the post office to _____.
A. deliver a check
B. buy some stamps
C. get a package
D. mail a letter
正确答案是

16.How does the man work now?
A. He works three times as much as he did before.
B. He has two free days after working for three days.
C. He words three nights every two weeks.
D. He has twice as much work as he used to have.
正确答案是

SECTION C    NEWS BROADCAST

Questions 17 and 18 are based on the following news item.    At the end of the news item you will be given 20 seconds to answer the following questions.    Now listen to the news.

17.How many people were arrested by French police?
A. 3
B. 7
C. 17
D. 180
正确答案是

18.Which statement is NOT mentioned in the news?
A. The people arrested were believed to have links with Muslim extremists.
B. The people were sentenced to death.
C. French anti-terrorist judge Laurence Lavere gave the order of arrest.
D. The people arrested were picked up from their homes.
正确答案是

Question 19 is based on the following news item.    At the end of the news item you will be given 10 seconds to answer the following question.    Now listen to the news.

19.Which statement is true according to the news?
A. The accident took place on Friday.
B. The leaking gas was poisonous and gave off terrible smell.
C. The accident was reported right after it took place.
D. Gas leaked at a well in Slovakia.
正确答案是

Questions 20 and 21 are based on the following news item.    At the end of the news item you will be given 20 seconds to answer the following questions.    Now listen to the news.

20.The French police arrested a man because _____.
A. he has planted a bomb in Lille
B. he was instructed over the phone to plant a bomb in Lille
C. he instructed others to plant a bomb in Lille
D. he is going to plant a bomb in Lille
正确答案是

21.Where was the bomb supposed to be planted?
A. Paris.
B. The busy Lille market.
C. A northern city of Algeria.
D. Not mentioned in the news.
正确答案是

Questions 22 and 23 are based on the following news item.    At the end of the news item you will be given 20 seconds to answer the following questions.    Now listen to the news.

22.How serious was the explosion?
A. Only 25 people were killed.
B. The number of those who were wounded was known.
C. The death toll is expected to rise.
D. It was not mentioned.
正确答案是

23.Who was among those killed?
A. A Kurdish.
B. The congress chief of security.
C. Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.
D. A policeman.
正确答案是

Questions 24 and 25 are based on the following news item.    At the end of the news item you will be given 20 seconds to answer the following questions.    Now listen to the news.

24.When did the storm attack the Philippines?
A. On Monday.
B. On Tuesday.
C. On Thursday.
D. On Friday.
正确答案是

25.What is the estimated damage?
A. 1 million.
B. 15 million.
C. 50 million.
D. 65 million.
正确答案是


PART II    CLOZE [15 MIN.]

Decide which of the choices given below would correctly complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks.    Select the correct choice for each blank.

Unlike most sports, which evolved over time from street games, basketball was designed by one man to suit a particular propose.    The man was Dr. James Naismith, and his purpose was to invent a vigorous game that could be played indoors in the winter.

In 1891, Naismith was an instructor at a training school, which trained physical education instructors for the YMCAs.    That year the school was trying (26)_____ up with a physical activity that the men could enjoy (27)_____ the football and baseball seasons.    None of the standard indoor activities (28)_____ their interest for long.    Naismith was asked to solve the problem by the school.

He first tried to (29)_____ some of the popular outdoor sports, but they were all too rough.    The men were getting bruised from tackling each other and (30)_____ hit with equipment.    So, Naismith decided to invent a game that would incorporate the most common elements of outdoor team sports without having the real physical contact.    Most popular sports used a ball.    So he chose a soccer ball because it was soft and large enough that it (31)_____ no equipment, such as a bat or a racket to hit it.    Next he decided (32)_____ an elevated goal, so that scoring would depend on skill and accuracy rather than on (33)_____ only.    His goals were two peach baskets, (34)_____ to ten-foot-high balconies at each end of the gym.    The basic (35)_____ of the game was to throw the ball into the basket.    Naismith wrote rules for the game, (36)_____ of which, though with some small changes, are still (37)_____ effect.

Basketball was an immediate success.    The students (38)_____ it to their friends, and the new sport quickly (39)_____ on.    Today, basketball is one of the most popular games (40)_____ the world.

26.
A. to have come
B. coming
C. come
D. to come
正确答案是

27.
A. between
B. during
C. when
D. for
正确答案是

28.
A. roused
B. held
C. had
D. were
正确答案是

29.
A. imitate
B. adopt
C. adapt
D. renovate
正确答案是

30.
A. being
B. to be
C. been
D. were
正确答案是

31.
A. requested
B. used
C. required
D. took
正确答案是

32.
A. on
B. to
C. of
D. with
正确答案是

33.
A. power
B. strength
C. force
D. might
正确答案是

34.
A. fixed
B. fixing
C. that fixed
D. which fixed
正确答案是

35.
A. methods
B. rules
C. way
D. idea
正确答案是

36.
A. few
B. much
C. many
D. little
正确答案是

37.
A. with
B. in
C. on
D. for
正确答案是

38.
A. defined
B. spread
C. taught
D. discussed
正确答案是

39.
A. went
B. took
C. put
D. caught
正确答案是

40.
A. of
B. throughout
C. among
D. through
正确答案是


PART III    GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY [15 MIN.]

There are twenty-five sentences in this section.    Beneath each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D.    Choose one word or phrase that correctly completes the sentence.

41.Since the situation is changing, let's take some measures _____ to deal with it.
A. available
B. changeable
C. considerable
D. flexible
正确答案是

42.Get a shirt one size larger than you usually wear, because this material _____ when you wash it.
A. decreases
B. reduces
C. diminishes
D. shrinks
正确答案是

43.My dog has been _____ so much I think he's got fleas.
A. scraping
B. smashing
C. scratching
D. striking
正确答案是

44.Ever since World War II the United States has been Japan's principal trading _____.
A. colleague
B. assistant
C. companion
D. partner
正确答案是

45.She had no _____ of visiting her native land.
A. scheme
B. design
C. intention
D. purpose
正确答案是

46.From his demeanor (举止) on entering the room I _____ that the interview had not gone well for him.
A. induced
B. implied
C. indicated
D. inferred
正确答案是

47.This story is not real; it is only _____.
A. imaginable
B. imaginative
C. imaginary
D. imagining
正确答案是

48.He is still _____ after his illness and unfit for work.
A. run out
B. run through
C. run down
D. run over
正确答案是

49.George had difficulty in swimming across the English Channel but he finally succeeded on his fourth _____.
A. attempt
B. process
C. display
D. trial
正确答案是

50.The "lost money" _____ to be in the safe all the time.
A. turned into
B. turned out
C. turned over
D. turned up
正确答案是

51.Rebuilding the canal will _____ many benefits to this area.
A. make
B. cause
C. bring
D. create
正确答案是

52.This sort of punishment is applied only to nonviolent criminals who are not _____ be dangerous to the public.
A. impossible
B. improbable
C. likely
D. unlike
正确答案是

53.The staff of launching site stared up into the sky until the noise of the rocket _____.
A. went out
B. died away
C. gave up
D. went beyond
正确答案是

54.I would not find _____, and so I took this one.
A. a coat enough large
B. an enough large coat
C. a large coat enough
D. a large enough coat
正确答案是

55.There _____ five eggs and one pear in the bowl.
A. are
B. is
C. has been
D. have been
正确答案是

56.In the time of inflation, the value of money drops as _____.
A. price is arising
B. price arises
C. prices are rising
D. prices rise
正确答案是

57.In the time of inflation, the value of money drops as _____.
A. to get worse
B. to have got worse
C. to be getting worse
D. getting worse
正确答案是

58.She sat on a stone stool in the park, _____.
A. her chin was cupped in her hand
B. her chin cupped in her hand
C. her chin cupping in her hand
D. her chin to be cupped in her hand
正确答案是

59.On no account _____ our friends.
A. must we betray
B. we should betray
C. have we to betray
D. we must betray
正确答案是

60.Had he been more careful _____, he _____ that accident.
A. would avoid
B. would have avoided
C. avoided
D. should avoid
正确答案是

61.Vanya's experiences show that if someone can do their job really well, then the question _____ is not important.
A. of whether they are male or female
B. they are male or female
C. that they are male or female
D. whether they are male or female
正确答案是

62.The only thing _____ is wrong with this is _____ a friend of mine said to me the other day.
A. which, that
B. what, that
C. that, what
D. that, which
正确答案是

63._____ radar is to airplanes and ships, _____ eyes are to human's body.
A. Such, as
B. Just, as
C. Such as, so
D. Just as, so
正确答案是

64.The gray-headed man over there is _____ our English teacher.
A. no other than
B. no one than
C. no other than
D. none other than
正确答案是

65.There is _____ rule _____ has exceptions.
A. nothing, but
B. never, but
C. not, but
D. rewriting
正确答案是


PART IV    READING COMPREHENSION [30 MIN.]

SECTION A    READING COMPREHENSION [25 MIN.]

In this section there are five passages followed by fifteen questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answer marked A, B, C and D.    Choose the one that you think is the correct answer.

TEXT A

When Christopher Columbus landed on America's shores, he encountered copper-shinned people whom he promptly called "Indians".    Current estimates indicate that there were over a million Indians inhabiting North America then.    There are approximately 800,000 Indians today, of whom about 250,000 live on reservations.

The early settlers had an amicable relationship with Indians, who shared their knowledge of hunting, fishing, and farming with their uninvited guests.    The stereotyped stealthy, wicked Indian of modern Western movies was created by indifferent, faithless white men; the Indian was born friendly.

Disgust developed between the Indians and the settlers, whose encroachment on Indian lands provoked an era of turbulence.    As early as 1745, Indian tribes joined together to drive the French off their land.    The French and Indian War did not end until 1763.    The Indians had succeeded in destroying many of the western settlements.    The British, superficially submissive to the Indians, promised that further migrations west would not extend beyond a specified boundary.

Evicted from their lands or, worse still, frankly ceding their property to the whites for a few baubles, Indians were ruthlessly pushed west.    The battle in 1876 at Little Big Horn River in Montana, in which Sitting Bull and the Sioux tribes massacred General Custer's cavalry, caused the whites to intensify their campaign against the redmen.    The battle at Wounded Knee, South Knee, South Dakota, in 1980 put an end to the last vestige of hope for amity between Indians and whites.

Although the Bureau of Indian Affairs has operated since 1842, presumably for the purpose of guarding Indians' interests, Indians on reservations lead notoriously deprived lives.    In recent times Indians have taken a militant stand and have appealed to the courts and the American people to improve their substandard living conditions.

66.According to the passage, the early settlers in America _____.
A. had to fight Indians
B. went hunting and fishing
C. found the Indians very helpful
D. thought the Indians were mean
正确答案是

67.The passage suggests that the French and Indian war _____.
A. lasted eighteen years
B. was quickly terminated.
C. led to westward migration
D. made the Indians leave their land
正确答案是

68.From the passage, we can infer that the author _____.
A. sympathizes with the American Indians
B. works for the Bureau of Indian Affairs
C. admires the settlers for their endurance
D. thinks the Indians were ferocious savages.
正确答案是

TEXT B

Seeing the wreck for the first time, under the great arc of a sunny sky on that level shore, I was initially struck by its remoteness.    Here was the focus of those weeks of discussion, of seemingly endless careful planning: a slightly projecting, elongated outline.

The warmth of the day meant that many holiday-makers were about, and our equipment rapidly attracted them to the site, unmistakable with its brilliant orange marker, each attached to a steel post.    These posts marked off the four corners of our working area, and were linked by a rope to keep it clear of curious sightseers.

Many structural features of the wreck which would normally have been visible were obscured by the sand, which was not only right up to but even above the upper gun deck.    We went to work immediately when the first low tide made a start possible, and set up our basic survey line running down the middle of the wreck from bow to s tern.    As we set about measuring the sides of the ship in their relations to the survey line, the "Amsterdam" emerged as a vessel of substance, and more so when the members of the team had scoured her aged timbers free from mussel shells and seaweed.

All this activity attracted an increasing number of sightseers, whose interest was natural and welcome, since the more people who were moved to understand what we were about, the better it was for archaeology in general and for the future preservation of the "Amsterdam" in particular.    However, there were also predatory souvenir hunters who were most disappointed by our merely taking elaborate measurements, with no apparent intention of digging up more objects.

69.Seeing the wreck of the "Amsterdam", the author was impressed by _____.
A. its apparent isolation
B. its accessibility from the shore
C. the crowds of people round it
D. the effect of its outline against the sky
正确答案是

70.According to the passage, the holiday-makers on the beach were _____.
A. confined within a roped-off area
B. confined to the upper part of the wreck
C. kept well away from the orange markers
D. discouraged from entering the roped-off area
正确答案是

71.We are told that work on the wreck was made difficult by _____.
A. the slope of the beach
B. the height of the ship
C. the number of holiday-makers
D. the volume of the sand
正确答案是

72.The passage suggests that the "Amsterdam" had been a _____.
A. submarine
B. warship
C. fishing boat
D. passenger liner
正确答案是

TEXT C

Thirty years ago the Today program was unpredictable to the point of chaos with present Jack da Manio improvising and thinking aloud, always eager for a joke or a prank.    Through the studio trooped a procession of English eccentrics -- a man who ate light bulbs, another who ate spiders, a chap who was touring the country leapfrogging all the pillar boxes, a hard-headed individual who could play Rule Britannia by hitting himself on the head with a nine-inch spanner -- and many others.    Talking dogs and singing cats were almost common place.

By the mid-70s, however, Today had got to the point where, for example, it had no one morning Libby Purves making the first "live" radio broadcast from China, someone else in Dublin covering the pope's visit, another presenter in Margate where the Liberals were conferring, and an anchorman in London.

When you have reached this stage, there is no room for talking dogs, and humor and whims have to be confined to odd corners.

Despite its more serious approach, however, Today has somehow retained its character and its tone of voice.    And being a live, high-risk program, it can still go horribly wrong.    Only recently an eminent doctor launched into a lengthy    on-air harangue against the production team and refused to listen to the questions he was supposed to be answering.    Such things can always happen -- and so can studio rows, sometimes even involving the presenters.    There was a memorable spat not long ago when a rattled Nigel Lawson accused Redhead of being a well-known supporter of the Labor party.

But rows or no rows, Today is where the ministers and would-be ministers want to be heard.    As Brian Redhead is fond of saying: "If you want to plant a word in the nation's ear, come on Today."    His other favorite remark is: "We set the agenda for the day."    Both statements are true of a program with a steady weekly audience of 6 million -- easily the largest on Radio 4.

73.Before the 1970s, the Today program used to be quite a _____.
A. serious program
B. humorous program
C. religious program
D. political program
正确答案是

74.According to the passage, the Today program is _____.
A. extremely influential
B. becoming less popular
C. fairly obscure
D. politically biased
正确答案是

75.Which of the following examples is given to show the program sometimes does not go according to plan?
A. Libby Purves had an argument with Nigel Lawson.
B. Someone hit himself on the head with a spanner.
C. Someone leapfrogged pillar boxes in the street.
D. A doctor declined to answer the set questions.
正确答案是

TEXT D

Getting a unit with the right cooling capacity is essential for cooling comfort.    An air conditioner with too little capacity to do the job is obviously unsatisfactory.    For window units, cooling capacity is measured in BTUs, or British Thermal Units.    Central systems are usually measured in tons of BTUs.    One ton of cooling equals 12,000 BTUs.    The higher the number of tons, the greater is the cooling capacity provided.

Bring to your dealer the following information to help him or her estimate the number of BTUs needed:

Room dimensions; length, width, ceiling height.

Number and location of doors and windows.

Location of electric outlets.

Direction the room faces in relation to the summer sun.

With a window unit or a central system, a major consideration is the energy efficiency rating (EER) of the unit.    This is a measure of how much cooling you get for every watt of electricity used.    The higher the rating, the more efficient the unit and the less it will cost you to operate.    Though higher-efficiency units are often more expensive to buy, they'll cost less to run and will help pay for themselves in the long run through reduced utility bills.

76.The passage suggests that supplying the room dimension helps the dealer to _____.
A. calculate the number of BTUs needed
B. know how much insulation to recommend
C. show you how to operate an air conditioner
D. estimate the cost of operating a central system
正确答案是

77.According to the passage, a window unit with a high EER will _____.
A. last longer than one with a low EER
B. cost less to run than one with a low EER
C. take up less space than one with a low EER
D. cost about twice as much as one with a low EER
正确答案是

TEXT E

Naturally the young are more inclined to novelty than their elders and it is in their speech, as it always was, that most of the verbal changes originate.    But listening critically to their talk I hear hardly any new words.    It is all a matter of using old words in a new way and then copying each other, for much as they wish to speak differently from their parents, they want even more to speak like people of their own age.    A new usage once took time to spread, but now a pop star can falsify it across the world in hours.

Of course it is not only the young who like to use the latest in-word.    While they are describing their idols as smashing, great or cosmic, their parents and the more discriminating of the younger set are also groping for words of praise that are at once apt and fashionable.    However, their choice of splendid, brilliant, fantastic and so on will in turn be slightly dimmed by over-use and need replacement.

Magic is a theme that has regularly supplied words of praise (and the choice must betray something in our nature).    Charming, entrancing and enchanting are all based on it.    So also is marvelous, which has been used so much that some of its magic has faded while among teenagers wizard had a great run.    Another of this group, though you might not think it, is glamorous, which was all the rage in the great days of Hollywood.    Glamour was a Scottish dialect form of "grammar" or "grammarye", which itself was an old word for enchantment.    (Grammar means the study of words, and words have always been at the heart of magic.)    The change from "r" to "l" may have come about through the association with words like gleaming and glittering.

On the whole, when a new word takes over the old ones remain, weakened but still in use, so that the total stock increases all the time.    But some that start only as slang and never rise above the class can disappear completely.    "Did you really say ripping when you were young?" my granddaughter asked me, rather like asking if I ever wore a suit of armor.    Of course I did and it was no sillier than smashing, which some of her contemporaries are still saying.

78.Which of the following is NOT true about young people in their speech?
A. They use words invented by pop stars.
B. They copy the speech of their contemporaries.
C. They give words new meanings.
D. They invent words that older people cannot understand.
正确答案是

79.According to the passage, words of praise keep changing because _____.
A. they lose their freshness
B. there are more words available in this area
C. young people are becoming more discriminating
D. older people try to avoid the in-words of the young
正确答案是

80.The fact that magic is a frequent source of words of praise suggests that people _____.
A. lack linguistic originality
B. have always been interested in magic
C. are becoming more superstitious
D. are interested in magic when young
正确答案是

SECTION B    SKIMMING AND SCANNING [5 MIN.]

In this section there are five passages with a total of ten multiple-choice questions.    Skim or scan them as required and then select your answers to the questions.

TEXT F

First read the following questions.

81.What is the purpose of this letter to Bentley employees?
A. To inform them that accounts have been opened in their names.
B. To persuade them to start retirement plans.
C. To offer them the opportunity to join the Credit Union.
D. To advise them of which services they should use.
正确答案是

82.The Credit Union provides all of the following services EXCEPT _____.
A. savings accounts
B. stocks and bonds
C. home loans
D. credit cards
正确答案是

Now read Text F quickly and select your answers.

Bentley International Service Group, Inc.

September 16

Welcome:

As an employee of Bentley International Service Group, Inc., you and your family are eligible for participation in the Bentley Employees Federal Credit Union.

The Credit Union advises that currently only a '10.00 minimum savings account balance is required to become a lifetime member of the Credit Union.    The Credit Union has also advised that they offer a full range of products and services, outlined below:

Consumer loans -- new and used auto, credit card, signature loans, and other loan types.    All with low rates and competitive terms.

A choice of four checking accounts plans.

Real estate loans -- home equity and first mortgage loans.

ATM cards that allow you to access your account through the Star and Plus ATM networks and explore point-of-sale terminals.

Full range of savings accounts and Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs).

Many more services will be added in the future, including insurance and investments.

To ask any question on their products or services, please stop by one of their branch facilities or call their Telephone Service Center at 555-3457.

Sincerely,
Lisa Wong
Branch Manager　

TEXT G

First read the following questions.

83."Trendy" (paragraph 2) in this advertisement means _____.
A. great
B. financial
C. fashionable
D. industrial
正确答案是

84.Which of the following is the best place for people to get a doll?
A. Lord John.
B. Inderwick's.
C. The Great Frog.
D. James Calt.
正确答案是

Now read Text G quickly and select your answers.

Carnaby Street

Carnaby Street derives its name from Karnaby House which was erected on the east side of the street in 1683, a couple of years before the street was formed.    The house was demolished some 40 years later.

Carnaby Street is known the world over as being trendy.    Although it still keeps to its reputation, over the last three or four years, it has given itself a "face lift".    It still has its fair share of gimmicky shops selling souvenirs and T-shirts, but now Carnaby Street has lent itself to being a specialist in modern clothes for men, bearing names as well known as Lord John and Take Six.

A pedestrian's thoroughfare, Carnaby Street is filled with music and atmosphere.    And amid this is a well-established shop, Inderwick's, the pipe makers.    Pipes of a different nature are to be found in the Great Frog.    The Meerschaum pipes are hand-carved, in all shapes and sizes, along with handmade jewelry in jade, ebony and bone.    The Great Frog also specializes in reproduction pub mirrors and leather goods.

A little farther down the road near Liberty is James Calt, a marvelous toy shop selling beautifully-made wooden models and dolls -- a paradise for children.　

TEXT H

First read the following questions.

85.According to Mr. Peter Burden, Rolls-Royce hopes to become one of the leaders in _____.
A. making union agreements
B. the voluntary severance program
C. the aero-engine industry
D. employing manual workers
正确答案是

86.In what field are you most likely to find reference to a league table?
A. Sport.
B. Science.
C. Education.
D. Economy.
正确答案是

Now read Text H quickly and select your answers.

A new pay deal, under which long-standing union demarcations are being bought out, has been agreed for workers in Rolls-Royce's aero-engines division.    It is expected to lead to productivity improvements of up to 70 percent.

The deal has been struck for almost 3,000 workers at Coventry, said last night: "I believe this plan is the springboard for us to become one of the world leaders in the aero-engine industry.    We know that we shall be up there in the league table, but what position we occupy will depend very much on our competitors."

The Coventry agreement, signed after more than 18 months of negotiations, covers the 2,000 manual workers who will remain at the end of the year after 700 workers have left under a voluntary severance program.　

TEXT I

First read the following questions.

87.This passage is intended for _____.
A. those medically experienced
B. unskilled drivers
C. anyone without First Aid knowledge
D. drivers who like to drink
正确答案是

88.When there is a road accident, the driver should _____.
A. move the injured out of the car
B. give the injured a drink
C. get in touch with the hospital
D. learn first aid immediately
正确答案是

Now read Text I quickly and select your answers.

FIRST AID ON THE ROAD

For those with no first Aid Training.

DANGER: Deal with threatened danger or you and the casualties may be killed.    Further collisions and fire are the dangers in a road accident.

ACTION: If possible warn other traffic.    Switch off engine.    Impose a "No Smoking" ban.

OBTAINING FURTHER HELP: Send someone to call an ambulance as soon as possible; state the exact location of the accident and the numbers of vehicles and casualties involved.

PEOPLE REMAINING IN VEHICLES: Casualties remaining in vehicles should not be moved unless further danger is threatened.

IF BREATHING HAS STOPPED: Remove any obvious obstruction in the mouth.    Keep the head bent backwards as far as possible -- breathing may begin and the color may improve.    If not, squeeze the injured person's nose and blow into the mouth until the chest rises.    Repeat regularly every four seconds until the casualty can breathe unaided.

IF UNCONSCIOUS AND BREATHING: Movement may further damage an injured back, so only move if in danger.

IF BLEEDING IS PRESENT: Apply firm hand pressure over the wound, preferably using some clean material without pressing on any foreign body in the wound.    Raise limb to lessen the bleeding, provided it is not broken.

Give the casualty NOTHING to drink.

Carry a First Aid kit.    Lean First Aid.　

TEXT J

First read the following questions.

89.How many of their travel dollars do tourists spend shopping?
A. Almost a third.
B. Not more than 10%.
C. About a quarter.
D. Nearly half.
正确答案是

90.According to the graph, which of the following is probably true about tourists?
A. They spend more money preparing for their trip.
B. They like sightseeing more than participating in events and activities.
C. Food and accommodations are their least expense.
D. They prefer cooking their own meals to eating out.
正确答案是

Now read Text J quickly and select your answers.

WHAT TOURISTS SPENT THEIR MONEY ON

Percentage of state travel spending

Retail shopping:                             23.40
Ground transportation:                 16.80
Restaurants:                                     14.30
Lodging:                                             14.20
air transportation:                        13.60
Recreation:                                        10.80
Other                                                 6.90

Includes money spent at food stores and on travel arrangement.


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 seconds.    The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work.    You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more.

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PART VI    WRITING [45 MIN.]

SECTION A    COMPOSITION [35 MIN.]

Write a composition of about 150 words on the following topic:

WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO AFTER GRADUATION

You are to write in three parts.
In the first part, state clearly your viewpoint on this issue.
In the second part, give one or two reasons to support your point of view.
In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion.

Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriacy.    Failure to follow these instructions may result in the loss of marks.

SECTION B    NOTE-WRITING [10 MIN.]

Write a note of about 50-60 words based on the following situation:

Invite your roommate Alex to the party held for the purpose of celebrating your mutual roommate Robert's coming back from America.

Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriacy.

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