Section A
1. A) His father. B) His mother. C) His brother. D) His sister.
2. A) A job opportunity. B) A position as general manager.
C) A big travel agency. D) An inexperienced salesman.
3. A) Having a break. B) Continuing the meeting.
C) Moving on to the next item. D) Waiting a little longer.
4. A) The weather forecast says it will be fine. B) The weather doesn’t count in their plan.
C) They will not do as planned in case of rain. D) They will postpone their program if it rains.
5. A) He wishes to have more courses like it. B) He finds it hard to follow the teacher.
C) He wishes the teacher would talk more. D) He doesn’t like the teacher’s accent.
6. A) Go on with the game. B) Draw pictures on the computer.
C) Review his lessons. D) Have a good rest.
7. A) She does not agree with Jack. B) Jack’s performance is disappointing.
C) Most people will find basketball boring. D) She shares Jack’s opinion.
8. A) The man went to a wrong check-in counter. B) The man has just missed his flight.
C) The plane will leave at 9:14. D) The plane’s departure time remains unknown.
9. A) At a newsstand. B) At a car dealer’s. C) At a publishing house. D) At a newspaper office.
10.A) He wants to get a new position. B) He is asking the woman for help.
C) He has left the woman a good impression. D) He enjoys letter writing.
Section B
Passage one
11. A) They are interested in other kinds of reading. B) They are active in voluntary services.
C) They tend to be low in education and in income. D) They live in isolated areas.
12. A) The reasons why –people don’t read newspapers are more complicated than assumed.
B) There are more uneducated people among the wealthy than originally expected.
C) The number of newspaper readers is steadily increasing.
D) There are more nonreaders among young people nowadays.
13. A) Lowering the prices of their newspapers. B) Shortening their news stories.
C) Adding variety to their newspaper content.
D) Including more advertisements in their newspapers.
Passage Two
14.A) A basket. B) A cup. C) A egg. D) An oven.
15. A) To let in the sunshine. B) To serve as its door.
C) To keep the nest cool. D) For the bird to lay eggs.
16.A) Branches. B) Grasses. C) Mud. D) Straw.
17. A) Some are built underground. B) Some can be eaten.
C) Most are sewed with grasses. D) Most are dried by the sun.
Passage Three
18.A) To examine the chemical elements in the Ice Age.
B) To look into the pattern of solar wind activity.
C) To analyze the composition of different trees.
D) To find out the origin of carbon-14 on Earth.
19. A) The lifecycle of trees. B) The number of trees.
C) The intensity of solar burning. D) The quality of air.
20. A) It affects the growth of trees. B) It has been increasing since the Ice Age.
C) It is determined by the chemicals in the air. D) It follows a certain cycle.
1. D 2. A 3. A 4.D 5.B
6.C 7.A 8.D 9.D 10.A
11.C 12.D 13.C 14.B 15.B
16.C 17.A 18.A 19.C 20. D
1. W: I suppose you’ve bought some gifts for your family.
M: Well, I’ve bought a shirt for my father and two books for my sister. But I haven’t decided what to buy for my mother probably some jewels.
Q: Who did the man buy the books for?
2. W: Look, it says they want a junior sales manager and it seems like it’s a big company. That’ll be good for you might have to travel a lot.
M: Do they say anything about the experience?
Q: What are they talking about?
3. W: I think we’ve covered everything. What about a cup of coffee before we move onto the next item?
M: Good idea. I really can’t wait another minute.
Q: What does the woman suggest doing?
4. W: But what happens if it rains. What are we going to do then?
M: We’ll have to count on good weather. But if it does rain the whole thing will have to be canceled.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
5. W: You took an optional course this semester didn’t you? How is it going?
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