Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension (40 min) 

　　In Sections A,B and C 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.

　　SECTION A TALK

　　Questions 1 to 5 refer to the talk in this section. At the end of the talk you will be given 75 seconds to answer the questions.

　　Now listen to the talk.

　　1.
　　A) the coordination based on individual actions      B) the number of individual participants      C) the necessity of individual actions      D) the requirements for participants   

　　2.
　　A) individual      B) combined      C) distinct      D) social   

　　3.
　　A) the manner of language use   
　　B) the topic and content of speech   
　　C) the interactions between speaker and audience   
　　D) the relationship between speaker and audience   

　　4.
　　A) hide their real intentions   
　　B) voice others’ intentions   
　　C) play double roles on and off stage   
　　D) only imitate other people in life   

　　5.
　　A) the absence of spontaneity   
　　B) the presence of individual actions   
　　C) the lack of real intentions   
　　D) the absence of audience   

　　SECTION B INTERVIEW

　　Questions 6 to 10 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 75 seconds to answer the questions.

　　Now listen to the interview.

　　6.
　　A) Students worked very hard.   
　　B) Students felt they needed a second degree.   
　　C) Education was not careeroriented.   
　　D) There were many specialized subjects.   

　　7.
　　A) To turn out an adequate number of elite for the society.   
　　B) To prepare students for their future career.   
　　C) To offer practical and utilitarian courses in each programme.   
　　D) To set up as many technical institutions as possible.   

　　8.
　　A) require good education   
　　B) are secondary to education   
　　C) don’t call for good education   
　　D) don’t conflict with education   

　　9.
　　A) Shifting from one programme to another.   
　　B) Working out ways to reduce student number.   
　　C) Emphasizing better quality of education.   
　　D) Setting up stricter examination standards.   

　　10.
　　A) those who can adapt to different professions   
　　B) those who have a high flexibility of mind   
　　C) those who are thinkers, historians and philosophers   
　　D) those who possess only highly specialized skills

　　SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST 

　　Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 45 seconds to answer the questions.

　　Now listen to the news.

　　11. Which of the following regions in the world will witness the sharpest
　　drop in life expectancy? 
　　A) Latin America.   
　　B) SubSaharan Africa.   
　　C) Asia.   
　　D) The Caribbean.   

　　12. According to the news, which country will experience small life expectancy drop? 
　　A) Burma.   
　　B) Botswana.   
　　C) Cambodia.   
　　D) Thailand.   

　　13. The countries that are predicted to experience negative population growth are mainly in ____ 
　　A) Asia.   
　　B) Africa.   
　　C) Latin America.   
　　D) The Caribbean.   

　　14. The trade dispute between the European Union and the US was caused by ____. 
　　A) US refusal to accept arbitration by WTO   
　　B) US imposing tariffs on European steel   
　　C) US refusal to pay compensation to EU   
　　D) US refusal to lower import duties on EU products   

　　15. Who will be consulted first before the EU list is submitted to WTO? 
　　A) EU member states.   
　　B) The United States.   
　　C) WTO.   
　　D) The steel corporations.

　　SECTION D NOTE-TAKING AND GAP-FILLING

　　In this section you will hear a minilecture. You will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY. 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.

　　Part Ⅱ Proofreading and Error Correction (15 min)

　　The passage contains TEN errors. Each indicated 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 [ZZ(Z]exhibition[ZZ)], it must often build it. (3)exhibit
　　Proofread the given passage on ANSWER SHEET TWO as instructed.

　　One of the most important non-legislative functions of the U.S Congress
　　is the power to investigate. This power is usually delegated to committees - either
　　standing committees, special committees set for a specific (1)____
　　purpose, or joint committees consisted of members of both houses. (2)____
　　Investigations are held to gather information on the need for
　　future legislation, to test the effectiveness of laws already passed,
　　to inquire into the qualifications and performance of members and
　　officials of the other branches, and in rare occasions, to lay the (3)____
　　groundwork for impeachment proceedings. Frequently, committees
　　rely outside experts to assist in conducting investigative hearings (4)____
　　and to make out detailed studies of issues. (5)____
　　There are important corollaries to the investigative power. One
　　is the power to publicize investigations and its results. Most (6)____
　　committee hearings are open to public and are reported (7)____
　　widely in the mass media. Congressional investigations
　　nevertheless represent one important tool available to lawmakers (8)____
　　to inform the citizenry and to arouse public interests in national issues.
　　(9)____
　　Congressional committees also have the power to compel
　　testimony from unwilling witnesses, and to cite for contempt
　　of Congress witnesses who refuse to testify and for perjury
　　these who give false testimony. (10)____

　　Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (30 min)  (开始Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (30 min)计时)

　　In this section there are four reading passages followed by a total of fifteen multiplechoice questions. Read the passages and then mark your answers on your coloured answer sheet.