A. Unfavorable weather conditions.
B. Airports handling capacity.√
C. Inadequate ticketing service.
D. Overbooking.
2. which of the following is not mentioned as compensation for volunteers for the next fight out?
A. Free ticket.
B. Free phone call
C. Cash reward√
D. Seat reservation
3. Why does Niget suggest that business travelers avoid big airports?
A. Because all flights in and out of there are full.
B. Because the volume of traffic is heavy.√
C. Because there are more popular flights.
D. Because there are more delays and cancellations.
4. According to Nigel, inexperience travelers are likely to make the following mistakes except.
A. Booking on less popular flights.
B. buying tickets at full price.
C. carrying excessive luggage.
D. planning long business trips.√
5. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?
A. The possibility of discounts depends on a travel agent”s volume of business.
B. Longer flights to the same destination maybe cheaper.
C. It is advisable to plan every detail of a trip in advance.√
D. Arranging for stopovers can avoid overnight travel.
SECTION C NEWS BROACAST
In this section you will hear everything once only. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your coloured answer sheet. Question 6 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.
6 what happened on Monday?
B. Investigator found out the cause of the accident.
C. Crews rescued more passengers from the site.
D. A commuter train crashed into a building.√
Question 7 and 8 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.
7.Which of the following was not on the agenda of the G20 meeting?
A. Iraq debts
B. WTO talks
C. Financial disasters√
D. Possible sanctions
8. The G20 is a（n）________ organization.
A. International√
B. European
C. Regional
D. Asian
Question 9 and 10 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions
9.The UN Charter went into effect after
A. It was signed by the 50 original member countries.
B. It was approved by the founders and other member countries.
C. It was approved by the founding members√
D. It was signed by the founding members.
10. Which of the following best describe the role of the charter?
A. The Charter only describes powers of the UN bodies.
B. The Charter mainly aims to promote world economy.
C. The charter is a treaty above all other treaties.√
D. The charter authorizes reforms in UN bodies.
Part2 Reading Comprehension （30min）
In this section there are four reading passages followed by a total of 20 multiple-choice questions. Read the passages and then mark your answers on your coloured answer sheet.
Text A
The Welsh language has always been the ultimate marker of Welsh identity, but a generation ago it looked as if Welsh would go the way of Manx. once widely spoken on the isle of Man but now extinct. Government financing and central planning, however, have helped reverse the decline of Welsh. Road signs and official public documents are written in both Welsh and English, and schoolchildren
are required to learn both languages. Welsh is now one of the most successful of Europe”s regional languages, spoken by more than a half-million of the country”s three million people.
The revival of the language, particularly among young people, is part of a resurgence of national identity sweeping through this small, proud nation. Last month Wales marked the second anniversary of the opening of the National Assembly, the first parliament to be convened here since 1404. The id
ea behind devolution was to restore the balance within the union of nations making up the United Kingdom. With most of the people and wealth, England has always had bragging rights. The partial transfer of legislative powers from Westminster, implemented by Tony Blair, was designed to give the other members of the club- Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales-a bigger say and to counter centrifugal forces that seemed to threaten the very idea of the union.
The Welsh showed little enthusiasm for devolution. Whereas the Scots voted overwhelmingly for a parliament, the vote for a Welsh assembly scraped through by less than one percent on a turnout of less than 25 percent. Its powers were proportionately limited. The Assembly can decide how money from Westminster or the European Union
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