[C] Few people enjoy bus trip.

[D] There is no rest room in the bus.

18. Why couldn’ t the passenger use the train ticket to pay for the bus ticket?

[A] The train ticket costs more than the bus ticket.

[B] The train station belongs to another company.

[ C] Her uncle and aunt don ’ t agree with him to do so.

[ D] She doesn’ t want to pay extra money to the bus station.

You now have 40 seconds to check your answers to questions 15 -18.

Questions 19-22 are based on the following news report. You now have 20 seconds to read the questions 19 -22.

19. Why did the students clean the cars?

[ A ] They wanted to help the cleaner ’ s daughter.

[B] They wanted to earn some pocket money.

[C] They needed money for their classmate’ s medical expenses.

[D] They wanted to help a hospital.

20. What was the biggest problem the cleaner’ s daughter faced?

[A] She had a serious heart disease.

[B] She would not clean the cars herself.

[C] Her father was ill and she had no family in Hong Kong.

[D] Her school friends were too poor to help her.

21. Whom did they also turn to for the funeral expenses?

[A] The girl’s relatives. [B] The car owners.

[C] Their parents. [D] Residents of the building.

22. What did the girl want to do?

[A] To live with her relatives. [B] To be independent.

[ C] To become a doctor. [ D] To stay with one of her classmates.

You now have 40 seconds to check your answers to questions 19 -22.

Questions 23 -25 are based on the following conversation. You now have 15 seconds to read the questions 23 -25.

23. What does the man want to do?

[A] Play basketball with friends from work.

[ B] Try out for the company basketball team.

[ C ] Get in shape and compete in a cycling race.

[ D ] Become a star player.

24. What is the woman’ s main concern?

[A] She is worried her husband will spend too much time away from home.

[ B ] She is afraid her husband will become a fitness freak.

[ C ] She is concerned about her husband ’ s health.

[D] She is afraid her husband will become a laughingstock.

25. What does the woman advise about the man’s diet?

[A] He should consume less salt.

[ B] He should eat less fatty foods.

[ C ] He should add more protein products to his diet.

[D] He should avoid eating sweet things.

You now have 30 seconds to check your answers to questions 23 -25.

Now you have 3 minutes to transfer your answers from your test booklet to the ANSWER SHEET I.

That is the end of the listening comprehension section.

Section Ⅱ Use of English (15 minutes)

Directions:

Read the following text. Choose the best word or phrase for each numbered blank and mark A, B,C, or Don your ANSWER SHEET 1.

Text

Geography is the study of the relationship between people and the land. Geographers (地理学家) compare and contrast 26 places on the earth. But they also 27 beyond the individual places and consider the earth as a 28 . The word geography 29 from two Greek words: ge，the Greek word for "earth" and graphein, 30 . means "to write". The English word geography means "to describe the earth". 31 geography books focus on a small area 32 a town or city. Others deal with a state, a region, a nation, or an 33 continent. Many geography books deal with the whole earth. Another 34 to divide the study of 35 is to distinguish betweenphysical geography and cultural geography. The former focuses on the natural world; the 36 starts with human beings and 37 how human beings and their environment act 38 each other. But when geography is considered as a single subject, 39 branch can neglect the other.

A geographer might be described 40 one who observes, records, and explains the 41 between places. If all places 42 alike, there would be little need for geographers.

We know, however, 43 no two places are exactly the same. Geography, 44 , is a

point of view, a special way of 45 at places.

26. [A] similar [B] various [C] distant [D] famous

27. [A] pass [B] go [C] reach [D] set

28. [A] whole [B] unit [C] part [D] total

29. [A] falls [B] removes [C] results [D] comes

30. [A] what [B] that [C] which [D] it

31. [A] Some [B]Many [C]Most [D]Few

32. [A] outside [B] except [C]as [D]like

33. [A] extensive [B] entire [C] overall [D] enormous

34. [A] way [B] means [C] habit [D] technique

35. [A] world [B] earth [C] geography [D] globe

36. [A] second [ B] later [C] next [D] latter

37. [A] learns [ B ] studies [ C ] realizes [ D ] understands

38. [A] upon [B] for [C]as [D] to

39. [A] neither [B] either [C] one [D] each

40. [A] for . [B]to [C]as [D]by

41. [A] exceptions [B] sameness [C] differences [D] divisions

42. [A] being [B] are [C] be [D] were

43. [A] although [B] whether [C] since [D] that

44. [A] still [B] then [C] nevertheless [D] moreover

45. [A] working [ B ] looking [ C ] arriving [ D ] getting

Section Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)

Part A

Directions:

Read the following three texts. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark four answers on the ANSWER SHEET by drawing a thick line across the corresponding letter in the brackets.

Text I

No one knows exactly how many disabled (残废的) people there are in the world, but estimates suggest the figure is over 450 million. The number of disabled people in India alone is probably more than double the total population of Canada.

In the United Kingdom, about one in ten people have some disability. Disability is not just something that happens to other people. As we get older, many of us will become less mobile ( 可动的) , hard of hearing or have failing eyesight.

Disablement can take many forms and occur at any time of life. Some people are born with disabilities. Many others become disabled as they get older. There are many progressive disabling diseases. The longer time goes on, the worse they become. Some people are disabled in accidents. Many others may have a period of disability in the form of a mental illness. All are affected by people ’ s attitude towards them.

Disabled people face many physical barriers. Next time you go shopping or to work or visit

friends, imagine how you would manage if you could not get up steps, or on to buses and trains. How would you cope if you could not see where you were going or could not hear the traffic? But there are other barriers: prejudice can be even harder to break down and ignorance inevitably represents by far the greatest barrier of all. It is almost impossible for the able-bodied to fully appreciate what the severely disabled go through, so it is important to draw attention to these barriers and show that it is the individual person and their ability, not their disability, which counts.

46. The first paragraph points out that _________.

{ A J it is possible to get an exact figure of the world ’ s disabled people

[ B ] there are many disabled people in the world

[ C ] the number of disabled people in India is the greatest

[ D ] India has not much more disabled people than Canada

47. The key word in Paragraph 4 is _________.

[ A ] barriers [ B ] ignorance

[C] disability [D] prejudice

48. The last word of the passage "counts" most probably means _________.

[A] "is most important" [B] "is included"

[C] "is considered" [D] "is numbered"

49. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

[A] There are about 10 percent disabled persons in the UK.

[ B ] The whole society should pay due attention to the barriers faced by the disabled people.

[ C ] Even the able-bodied may lose some of their body functions when they get older.

[D] There still exists prejudice against the disabled which results mainly from ignorance.

50. It can be concluded from the passage that _____ __.

[A] we should try our best to prevent disablement

[ B] we must take a proper attitude towards the disabled

[C] the able-bodied people will never fully understand the disabled

[D] both physical and mental barriers are hard to break down