PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION

　　Directions: In Section A, B and C you will hear everything ONLY ONCE. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct response to each question on the Colored Answer Sheet.

　　SECTION A    TALK

　　Questions 1 to 5 refer to the talk in this section. At the end of the talk you will be given 15 seconds to answer each of the following five questions.

　　Now listen to the talk.

　　1. Who is called the father of aeronautics?

　　A) Sir George Cayley.

　　B) William Henson.

　　C) Professor Langley.

　　D) Wilbur and Orville Wright.

　　2. How did Sir George Cayley make the plane lighter?

　　A) By using solid piece of wood.

　　B) By using diagonal bracing.

　　C) By using plastic planks.

　　D) By using a propeller-driven engine.

　　3. What was true of Stringfellow's model plane?

　　A) It was 10 meter long.

　　B) There was no engine equipped.

　　C) It made a flight as far as 40 yards.

　　D) It made over 2000 successful flights.

　　4. What is true of Wright brothers' plane?

　　A) It weighed about 852 pounds.

　　B) It had got a 4-cylinder engine.

　　C) It made 12 successful flights in one day.

　　D) It remained in the air for 59 minutes on the last flight of the day.

　　5. Which of the following statements is Not true?

　　A) Sir George Cayley was an Englishman in the early 19th century.

　　B) The Lilienthal brothers lost their lives in the experiment flight.

　　C) Professor Langley was a mathematician.

　　D) It was the Wright brothers who made the first successful flight.

　　SECTION B INTERVIEW

　　Questions 6 to 10 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 15 seconds to answer each of the following question.

　　Now listen to the interview.

　　6. What is true of Saturday's match?

　　A) Very exciting.

　　B) Very dull.

　　C) It was between the Gunners and the Leeds.

　　D) It was won by the Wolves.

　　7. Alan thinks that the Gunners should have scored ____.

　　A) 1 goal.

　　B) 2 goals.

　　C) 3 goals.

　　D) 5 goals.

　　8. What is Not true of of the Gunners?

　　A) They scored three in the first half.

　　B) They should have done better last Saturday.

　　C) They are second in the table now.

　　D) They didn't do well in the second half of the season last year.

　　9. Why are the Gunners likely to finish top of the league?

　　A) Because they have got good players.

　　B) Because the combination of the forwards is good.

　　C) Because they have got an excellent coach.

　　D) Because they have beaten Leeds at home.

　　10. What do we learn from the interview?

　　A) The performance of the Gunners so far is satisfactory.

　　B) The commentator likes joking.

　　C) The Gunners are at the top of the league.

　　D) The Gunners will play Leeds at home after Christmas.

　　SECTION D NOTE-TAKING AND GAP-FILLING

　　Directions: In this section you will hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the lecture ONLY ONCE. While listening to the lecture, take notes on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but you will need them to complete a 15-minute gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE after the mini lecture. Use the blank sheet for note-taking.

　　ANSWER SHEET ONE

　　Fill in each of the gaps with ONE suitable word. You may refer to your notes. Make sure the word you fill in is both grammatically and semantically acceptable.

　　Chemistry plays an important role in our life.    The (16) of a clock, the clothes we wear, and or leathers are all made (17). The water we drink is chemically purified. The glass, (18) if the mirror, the manufacturing of light bulbs, the paint and plaster on our walls require chemistry. The cooking, digestion and assimilation of the food are all chemical (19). The construction of an automobile may require many kinds of chemically made (20).

　　Chemistry and its (21) have helped us to live longer. The science of medicine also (22) heavily upon chemistry. And with (23) and antiseptics, survey is no longer crude and limited.

　　Our increasing knowledge of the chemical (24) that take place in the human body results in great strides in modern medicine. Fortunately, most of us do not need a profound knowledge of chemistry, but some understanding of chemistry should be a part of the (25) of every educated person.

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　　PART II PROOFREADING & ERROR CORRECTION

　　Directions: The following passage contains ten errors. Each line contains a maximum of one error. In each case only one word is involved. You should proofread the passage and correct it in the following way:

　　For a wrong word, underline the wrong word and write the correct one in the blank provided at the end of the line.

　　For a missing word, mark the position of the missing word with a "^" sign and write the word you believe to be missing in the blank provided at the end    of the line.

　　For an unnecessary word, cross the unnecessary word with a slash "/" and put the word in the blank provided at the end of the line.

　　EXAMPLE

　　When ^ art museum wants a new exhibit,

　　(1) an

　　it (never/) buys things in finished form and hangs

　　(2) never

　　them on the wall. When a natural history museum

　　wants an exhibition, it must often build it.

　　(3)exhibit

　　Whenever you see the old film, even on made as early

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　　as ten years before, you cant help being strucked

　　(27)

　　by the appearance of the woman taking part. Their

　　hair-styles and make-up look dated; their shirts look

　　either too long nor too short; their general appearance

　　(28)

　　is, in fact, slightly ludicrous. The men taking part, on

　　the other hand, are clearly recognizable. There is

　　something about their appearance to suggest they belong

　　(29)

　　to an entirely different age. This illusion is created

　　by changed fashions. Over the years, the great

　　(30)

　　majority of men has successfully resisted all attempts

　　(31)

　　to make them to change their style of dress. The

　　(32)

　　same cannot be said for women. Each year a few

　　so-call top designers in Paris and London lay down

　　(33)

　　on the law and women the whole world over run to

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　　obey. The decrees of the designers are unpredictable

　　and dictatorial. Sometimes they decide arbitrarily that

　　skirts will be short and waists will be height; hips

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　　are in and buttons are out.

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