Section A
Directions: There are 10 incomplete statements here. You are required to complete each statement by choosing the appropriate answer from the 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
16. How much does it ________ to take the online training course?
A) cost B) give C) pay D) spend
17. If you need more information, please contact us ________ telephone or email.
A) in B) by C) on D) for
18. Mr. Smith used to smoke ________ but he has given it up recently.
A) immediately B) roughly C) heavily D) completely
19. He was speaking so fast ________ we could hardly follow him.
A) what B) as C) but D) that
20. Please call me back ________ you see this message.
A) as well as B) as early as C) as far as D) as soon as
21. We haven’t enough rooms for everyone, so some of you will have to ________ a room.
A) share B) stay C) spare D) live
22. Before ________ for the job, you will be required to take a language test.
A) apply B) applying C) applied D) to apply
23. If you , you’ll have to ________ this form first.
A) put up B) try out C) fill in D) set up
24. ________ the rain stops before 12 o’clock, we will have to cancel the game.
A) As B) Since C) While D) Unless
25. As the price of oil keeps ________, people have to pay more for driving a car.
A) to go up B) going up C) gone up D) go up
Section B
Directions: There are also 10 incomplete statements here. You should fill in each blank with the proper form of the word given in brackets. Write the word or words in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.
26. What a (wonder) ________ party it was! I of it.
27. The film turned out to be (successful) ________ than we had expected.
28. Readers are not allowed (bring) ________ food and drinks into the Library at any time.
29. The manager has promised that she will deal with the matter (immediate) ________.
30. We are looking forward to (work) ________ with you in the future.
31. T oday email has become an important means of (communicate) ________ in daily life.
32. The visitors were (disappoint) ________ to find the museum closed when they rushed there.
33. Because of the (improve) ________ in the road conditions, accidents recently.
34. When you arrive tomorrow, my secretary (meet) ________ you at the airport.
35. John has worked as a sales manager since he (join) ________ this company in 2002.
Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)
Directions: This part is to test your reading ability. There are 5 tasks for you to fulfill. You should read the reading materials carefully and do the tasks as you are instructed.
Task 1
Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 36 to 40. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should make the correct choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Thank you for your interest in Calibre Cassette (盒式录音带) library. This letter tells you about our
service. With it we are sending you an application form, so that you can join if you would like to try it.
Calibre library aims to provide the pleasure of reading to anyone who cannot read ordinary print books because of sight problems. We currently have over 7,000 books available for reading for pleasure, including 1,000 specially for children. All our books are recorded cover-to-cover on ordinary cassettes and can be played on any cassette player. They are sent and returned by post, free of charge.
When we receive your application, we will send you a book and an information tape. They will explain how to use the service. The easy way to use Calibre library is to tell us what sorts of books you like, and we will keep you supplied with books we think you will enjoy. Or you can send us a list of books you would like to read, and we will then send you books from this list whenever possible. In that case you will need to use our website, or buy one or more of our catalogues (目录).
36. According to the first paragraph, the library sends the application form to the readers so that they can ________.
A) read ordinary books B) order cassette players
C) buy Calibre cassettes D) use the library service
英语b级考试技巧
37. Calibre library provides service mainly for people who suffer from ________.
A) hearing difficulties B) mental illnesses
C) sight problems D) heart troubles
38. The service of sending and returning books by post is ________.
A) not available to children B) paid by the users
C) free of charge D) not provided
39. The easy way to use the library service is to ________.
A) inform the library of your name and address
B) tell the library the sorts of books you like
C) buy the catalogues of the library
D) ask the library to buy the books
40. The main purpose of this letter is to ________.
A) introduce the library’s service to readers
B) recommend new books to the readers
C) send a few catalogues to readers
D) express thanks to the readers
Task 2
Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 to 45.
People in some countries cannot use their native language for Web addresses. Neither can Chinese speakers, who have to rely on pinyin. But last Friday, ICANN, the Web’s governing body, approved the use of up to 16 languages for the new system. More will follow in the coming years.
The Internet is about to start using the 16 languages of the world. People will soon be able to use addr
esses in characters (字符) other than those of the Roman alphabet (字母表). The change will also allow the suffix (后缀) to be expressed in 16 other alphabets, including traditional and simplified Chinese characters.
But there are still some proplems to work out. Experts have discussed what to do with characters that have several different meanings. This is particularly true of Chinese.
Most experts doubt the change will have a major effect on how the Internet is used. “There will be some competition between companies to obtain popular words for addresses.”
41. For Web addresses, Chinese speakers now have to use ________.
A) pinyin B) signs C) numbers D) characters
42. The approval of the use of 16 languages by ICANN will allow web users to ________.
A) change their email address B) email their messages in characters
C) have the chance to learn other languages D) use addresses in their own language
43. The new system will allow the suffix of a Web address to be expressed by ________.
A) any native language B) figures and numbers
C) Chinese characters D) symbols and signs
44. Which of the following is one of the problems in using the new system?
A) Certain characters have several different meanings.
B) Chinese is a truly difficult language to learn.
C) People find it difficult to type their address in characters.
D) Some experts think it is impossible to use Chinese characters.
45. Many experts do not believe that ________.
A) there are still some proplems to work out
B) there will be competition to get popular addresses
C) companies are willing to change their web addresses
D) the change will affect the use of the Internet greatly
Task 3
Directions: The following is an advertisement. After reading it, you should complete the information by filling in the blanks marked 46 to 50 (in no more than 3 words) in the table below.
Hard Work, Good Money
We need:
Staff (员工) to work in a busy operations center.
You to be working in Hangzhou.
We are:
A rapidly expanding international IT company.
Based in the UK and USA, with 500 employees worldwide.
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