PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION

　　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. Before you go to mountain climbing, you should ____.

　　A) spend some time on simple safety tips.

　　B) let someone know your plan, e.g. your destination and time.

　　C) take provisions for a long hike.

　　D) both A) and B)

　　2. When you walk through the woods, it is of particular importance that you ____.

　　A) know where the nearest ranger station is.

　　B) look for landmarks.

　　C) are properly equipped.

　　D) follow telephone poles and the wires.

　　3. If you do get lost, you could ____.

　　A) climb a tree.

　　B) whistle loudly.

　　C) go downhill if you are in a hilly country.

　　D) both A) and B)

　　4. It can be inferred from the article that a signal fire ____.

　　A) can be used for many purposes.

　　B) is easy to flare out of control.

　　C) may be difficult to light.

　　D) All of the above.

　　5. The article suggests that the most exciting thing in mountain climbing is ____.

　　A) the thrilling experience during the trip.

　　B) cautiously approaching the goal and finally reaching it.

　　C) freedom, relaxation in the wild.

　　D) All of the above.

　　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. Does President Clinton regret not being able to prove his version of events in    court?

　　A) He'd like to have such a chance, but it is not regrettable.

　　B) He has mixed feelings, for the double role he plays, both as a private citizen and as President of the country.

　　C) He is more concerned with the public interest, so he doesn't regret.

　　D) There's no need for him to disprove the allegations in court.

　　7. Does Clinton ever regret about involving in the embarrassing and compromising situation in the Jones case?

　　A) As President, it is inevitable to confront with such situations, so he is ready to cope with it instead of regretting about it.

　　B) Obsessed with public concerns, he has no time to regret personal troubles.

　　C) He refuses to comment on it.

　　D) It's no use crying over spilt milk.

　　8. What impact would the case have on Clinton's career according to the court?

　　A) It's unpredictable.

　　B) His presidency could be influenced.

　　C) They tried to help Clinton to minimize it.

　　D) Nothing serious.

　　9. How did Clinton feel about the Jones case when he first heard the news?

　　A) he didn't believe it.

　　B) He was concerned about it.

　　C) He told Hillary and talked about it with friends at dinner.

　　D) He would like to let it be.

　　10. How does Clinton feel about Senator McCain's tobacco compromise?

　　A) It's not satisfactory in some respects.

　　B) It's a big step and follows the right direction.

　　C) Speaker Gingrich is going to do something that Clinton is pleased with.

　　D) All of the above.

　　SECTION D NOTE-TAKING AND GAP-FILLING

　　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.

　　When I was nine years old, I found an ad for selling greeting cards in a childrens magazine. I begged my mother to allow me to send for the kit. When the kit arrived two weeks later, I (16) off the brown wrapper, dashed from the house with the cards. Three hours later, I came back home with a pocket of money. A (17) was born.

　　When I was twelve, my father took me to attend Zig Zieglers lecture. In the dark auditorium he raised everybodys (18) up to the ceiling. I left there feeling I would do everything. I told my father I wanted to be a (19) speaker just like Mr. Zigler. A dream was born.

　　Recently, I picked up my dream. I left my company at the height of my career. Many people were surprised and wondered why I would risk everything for a dream.

　　I was determined to pursue my dream after attending a (20) sales meeting. The vice-president of our company asked us, "If a genie would grant you three wishes what would they be?" After a moment he continued to ask, "Why do you need a genie?" The (21) I felt was so great at that moment that I would never forget.

　　I realized that everything I had achieved had prepared me for this moment. I did not need a genies help.

　　When I told my plans to my boss in tear, he replied "Go on with (22) abandon and you will succeed."

　　One week after I gave my (23), my husband was (24) from his job. We were confronted with lots of difficulties. It was attractive to go back to my former company, but I knew that once I went back, I would never leave. In spite of the hardships I preserved.

　　In a short time period, my husband found a better job. We didnt miss a (25) payment. And I booked several speaking engagements with new clients. I held fast to my dream, and it was realized. To celebrate my success I had an artist paint my new office as a garden. At the top of a wall she stenciled. "The world always makes way for the dreamer."

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　　PART II PROOFREADING & ERROR CORRECTION

　　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

　　When Zhou liang answered the doorbell recently, he was rather astonished to see what he had purchased on the Internet only two days before sitting on his doorstep.

　　"I never expected to get my books so quickly," he told Business

　　(26) weekly.

　　Li Qiang, an employee of a Beijing-based electronics company

　　shared Zhous experience. He said online shopping was very good

　　and always offered comparatively lower prices than ordinary retailer

　　(27) stores.

　　Along with Chinas rapidly developing IT industry, online

　　shopping is attracting the interest of more and more people.

　　Wang Juntao, general manager of the Electronic Business Department

　　of Beijing-based Federal Software Co Ltd, said online

　　shopping had tremendous market potential giving Chinas large

　　(28) population.

　　In mid-March, Wangs company established an online shopping

　　center for Internet surfers.

　　More than 14,000 kinds of goods are available on the Federal

　　website, including computers, software, books and daily necessity.

　　(29).

　　Its online service cover 13 cities in China including Beijing,

　　Shanghai and Nanjing.

　　"We have achieved great success in the three months since we

　　launched the service," he said.

　　Figures from the company show that by mid-June, the sales

　　volume of the website reached more than 2 million Yuan (US

　　240,000).

　　Daily visitors to the site surged from 10,000 in March to

　　30,000 in June.

　　With the increase in the number of Chinas Internet users,

　　that figure is likely to multiple," Wang said.

　　(30)

　　Industry experts say that because of the lack of appropriate

　　payment tools, online shopping is still at a primitive stage.

　　The Federal site is reportedly the first Chinese website that

　　combines online shopping with online payment.

　　Sources from the company say that customers can use credit

　　cards from several banks including Bank of China and the Industrial

　　and Commercial Bank of China.

　　"The application of online payment marks up a milestone for

　　(31) the development of the online industry," Wand said.

　　However, problems such as a limited pot of Internet users,

　　(32) comparatively high charges on Internet surfing and traditional views

　　(33) on shopping have hindered the development of online shopping.

　　"There is still a long way to go for us to become a competent

　　online shopping company both in and outside China," Wang said.

　　He said the company planned to invest 200 million Yuan (US

　　24 million) on its shopping website by the end of 2000.

　　(34).

　　"We are going to seek cooperation with domestic and oversea

　　companies to extend the variety of our online products," he said.

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