C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false

When I was ten, my mother worked all day, so I had to take care of my younger sister, Jane. At that time, Jane was about 4 years old and she missed mom all the time.

One day, after I had given her dinner, she started crying for mom. She really needed her mother. So I dressed her, put on her shoes, carried her on my back and walked out to meet our mother. Soon she fell asleep. About half an hour later, I found that she lost a shoe while sleeping. I took her off my back and put her down. I knew we needed to find that missing shoe, for our mother couldn't afford new shoes. I had to go back to find it, so I told my sister to wait right there. A man passing by stopped me when I walked off. He asked me: "You' re leaving your sister here to find the shoe? What would you do if she was not here when you returned?" I didn't know how to answer the question. He continued: "It's OK if you can't find the shoe, but it is not OK to lose your sister." Then he sent us to mom' s workplace by taxi.

In my life I have relied on the kindness of many strangers. I feel sorry that I can' t find them and say "thank you".   I do not even remember what their faces look like, but they let me know what is more important, a person or a thing.

(17. T   18. T   19. F   20. F   21. F   22. T   23. T)

D. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences

November 21 is World Television Day. The United Nations named the day in 1996. It helps different countries get to know each other better by watching TV. Television is a very common form of media that has influenced people's lives. There are more than one billion televisions in the world today, according to the Canadian Museum of Civilization. In many countries, television even reaches into villages without electricity — villages where television is powered by car batteries. Television can be an excellent teacher with so many channels and programs. These programs provide news of culture and events so that people can learn more about the other side of the globe. Dramas and talk shows also give people a chance to relax after work. However, too much television can harm children's health. Sci¬entists showed that children who spend over four hours per day watching TV are more likely to be overweight and kids older than two should watch no more than one to two hours a day.

(24. 1996   25. common   26. car   27. channels   28. provide   29. after   30. likely) 

Part 2  Vocabulary and Grammar

II. Choose the best answer

31. B   32. C   33. D   34. D   35. B   36. C   37. D   38. B   39. A   40. A  

41. C   42. C   43. B    44. B   45. C   46. A   47. D   48. A   49. C   50. D 

III.Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each word can only be used once

51. B   52. G   53. H   54. A   55. C   56. I   57. D   58. F 

IV.Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms

59. theirs    60. ability/abilities    61. unusual    62 recently   

63. speech   64. operate          65. pleasure    66. depend 

V.Rewrite the following sentences as required

67. doesn't have    68. How much    69. did she    70. have been   

71. old enough     72. how to        73. if/whether, was 

Part 3   Reading and Writing

VI.Reading Comprehension

A.Choose the best answer

74. D   75. A   76. C   77. D   78. C   79. B

B.Choose the words or expressions to complete the passage

80. B   81. D   82. A   83. D   84. C   85. B

C.Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words

86. minutes   87. really    88. practice/practice    89. games   

90. tired      91. ideas/ information    92. repair / reduce

D.Answer the questions

93. 11 years- old. / When he was 11. /At the age of 11.

94. Yes, he was.

95. Surprised. / He felt surprised.

96. In his own way.

97. In 2007.

98. creative / clever / helpful / perfect / powerful / strict / successful / useful/ wise / great / good /...or: / terrible / foolish / useless /.../I think his way is... because ... I don't think his way is...because... 

(Any reasonable answers are accepted. ) 

VII. 99. 略