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 response 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 15 seconds to answer each of the following five questions.

　　Now listen to the talk.  

　　1. According to the passage， during the 18th and 19th centuries cities were small in size mainly because ______.
　　〔A〕 the urban population was stable 
　　〔B〕 few people lived in cities 
　　〔C〕 transport was backward 
　　〔D〕 it was originally planned 
　　2. Cities survived in those days largely as a result of ______.
　　〔A〕 the trade activities they undertook
　　〔B〕 the agricultural activities in the nearby areas 
　　〔C〕 their relatively small size 
　　〔D〕 the non-economic roles they played 
　　3. City dwellers were engaged in all the following economic activities EXCEPT ______.
　　〔A〕 commerce 
　　〔B〕 distribution 
　　〔C〕 processing 
　　〔D〕 transportation 
　　4. Urban people left cities for the following reasons EXCEPT ______.
　　〔A〕 more economic opportunities 
　　〔B〕 a freer social and political environment 
　　〔C〕 more educational opportunities 
　　〔D〕 a more relaxed religious environment 
　　5. Why did the early cities fail to grow as quickly as expected throughout the 18th century?
　　〔A〕 Because the countryside attracted more people. 
　　〔B〕 Because cities did not increase in number. 
　　〔C〕 Because the functions of the cities changed.
　　〔D〕 Because the number of city people was stable.  

　　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 five questions. 

　　Now listen to the interview. 

　　6. According to Janet， the factor that would most affect negotiations is ______. 
　　〔A〕 English language proficiency 
　　〔B〕 different cultural practices 
　　〔C〕 different negotiation tasks 
　　〔D〕 the international Americanized style 
　　7. Janet’s attitude towards the Americanized style, as a model for business negotiations is ______. 
　　〔A〕 supportive 
　　〔B〕 negative 
　　〔C〕 ambiguous 
　　〔D〕 cautious 
　　8. Which of the following can NOT be seen as a difference between Brazilian and American negotiators? 
　　〔A〕 Americans prepare more points before negotiations. 
　　〔B〕 Americans are more straightforward during negotiations. 
　　〔C〕 Brazilians prefer more eye contact during negotiations. 
　　〔D〕 Brazilians seek more background information. 
　　9. Which group of people seems to be the most straightforward? 
　　〔A〕 The British. 
　　〔B〕 Germans. 
　　〔C〕 Americans. 
　　〔D〕 Not mentioned. 
　　10. Which of the following is NOT characteristic of Japanese negotiators? 
　　〔A〕 Reserved. 
　　〔B〕 Prejudiced. 
　　〔C〕 Polite. 
　　〔D〕 Prudent.  

　　SECTION C  NEWS BROADCAST  

　　Question 11 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item， you will be given 15 seconds to answer the question. 

　　Now listen to the news. 

　　11. The news item is mainly about ______.
　　〔A〕 a call for research papers to be read at the conference 
　　〔B〕 an international conference on traditional Tibetan medicine 
　　〔C〕 the number of participants at the conference and their nationalities 
　　〔D〕 the preparations made by the sponsors for the international conference  
　　Questions 12 and 13 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item， you will be given 30 seconds to answer the questions. 
　　Now listen to the news. 
　　12. The news item mainly concerns ______ in Hong Kong.
　　〔A〕 Internet centres
　　〔B〕 an IBM seminar 
　　〔C〕 e-government 
　　〔D〕 broadcasting 
　　13. The aims of the three policy objectives include all the following EXCEPT ______. 
　　〔A〕 improvement of government efficiency 
　　〔B〕 promotion of e-commerce 
　　〔C〕 integration of service delivery 
　　〔D〕 formulation of Digital 21 Strategy  

　　Questions 14 and 15 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item， you will be given 30 seconds to answer the questions. 

　　Now listen to the news. 

　　14. Which of the following records was the second best time of the year by Donovan Bailey? 

　　〔A〕 9.98. 
　　〔B〕 9.80. 
　　〔C〕 9.91. 
　　〔D〕 9.95.  
　　15. The record shows that Bailey was ______.
　　〔A〕 still suffering from an injury 
　　〔B〕 getting back in shape 
　　〔C〕 unable to compete with Greene 
　　〔D〕 less confident than before  

　　SECTION D  NOTE-TAKING & GAP-FILLING  

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

　　Study Activities in University

　　In order to help college and university students in the process of learning， four key study activities have   been designed and used to encourage them to make   knowledge their own. 
　　1. essay writing: central focus of university work esp. in the humanities， e.g. （1）______  
　　Benefits : 1）helping to select interesting content in books and to express understanding. 
　　2） enabling teachers to know progress and to offer（2） ______.
　　3）familiarizing students with exam   forms. 
　　2. seminars and classroom discussion: another form to internalize knowledge in specialized contexts.  
　　Benefits: 1） （3）______ enables you to know the effectiveness of and others response to   your speech immediately. 
　　2） Within the same period of time，more topics can be dealt with than in（4）______.
　　3） The use of a broader range of knowledge is encouraged. 
　　3. individual tutorials : a substitute for group discussion.
　　Format: from teacher （5）______to flexible conversation.  
　　Benefit: encouraging ideas and interaction. 
　　4. lectures: a most （6） ______used study activity.  
　　Disadvantages: 1） less （7） ______ than discussions or tutorials. 
　　2） more demanding in note-taking.  
　　Advantages:   1） providing a general （8）______ of a subject under discussion.  
　　2） offering more easily understood versions of a theory.  
　　3） updating students on（9）______ developments.
　　4） allowing students to follow   different （10）______. 

　　PART Ⅱ PROOFREADING & 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.
　　There are great impediments to the general use of a standard in pronunciation comparable to that existing in spelling （orthography）. One is the fact that pronunciation is learnt   “naturally” and   uncon-sciously， and orthography is learnt deliberately and       （1）______   consciously. Large numbers of   us， in   fact， remain throughout our lives quite unconscious with what    （2）______   our speech sounds like when we speak out，and           （3）______   it often comes as a shock when we firstly hear a            （4）______   recording of ourselves. It is not a voice we recognize at once， whereas our own handwriting is something which we almost always   know. We begin the        （5）______  “natural” learning of pronunciation long before we start learning to read or write，and in our early years we went on unconsciously imitating and practicing           （6）______   the pronunciation of those around us for many more hours per every day than we ever have to spend             （7）______   learning even our difficult English   spelling. This is          （8）______   “natural”，therefore，that our speech-sounds should be those of our immediate circle; after all，as we have seen，speech operates as a means of holding a community and to give a sense of “belonging”. We         （9）______   learn quite early to recognize a “stranger”，someone who speaks with an accent of a different community — perhaps only a few miles far.                         （10）______   

　　PART Ⅲ READING COMPREHENSION    ［40 min］   

　　SECTION A READING COMPREHENSION    ［30min］

　　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.  

　　TEXT A  

　　Do you ever feel as though you spend all your time in meetings?  
　　Henry Mintzberg，in his book The Nature of Managerial Work，found that in large organizations managers spent 22 per cent of their time at their desk，6 per cent on the telephone， 3 per cent on other   activities， but a whopping 69 per cent in meetings. There is a widely-held but mistaken belief that meetings are for “solving problems” and “making decisions”. For a start，the number of people attending a meeting tends to be inversely proportional to their collective ability to reach conclusions and make decisions. And these are the least important elements.  Instead hours are devoted to side issues， playing elaborate games with one another. It seems， therefore， that meetings serve some purpose other than just making decisions.  All meetings have one thing in common: role-playing. The most formal role is that of chairman. He sets the agenda，and a good chairman will keep the meeting running on time and to the point. Sadly， the other，informal， role-players are often able to gain the upper hand. Chief is the “constant talker”， who   just loves to hear his or her own voice. Then there are the “can t do” types who want to maintain the status quo. Since they have often been in the organization for a long time，they frequently quote historical experience as an excuse to block change: “It won t work， we tried that last year and it was a disaster.” A more subtle version of the “can‘t do” type， the “yes， but ...”， has emerged recently. They have learnt about the need to sound positive，but they still can t bear to have things change.  Another whole sub-set of characters are people who love meetings and want them to continue until 5∶30 pm or beyond. Irrelevant issues are their speciality. They need to call or attend meetings， either   to avoid work， or to justify their lack of performance， or simply because they do not have enough to do.  Then there are the “counter-dependents”，those who usually disagree with everything that is said，particularly if it comes from the chairman or through consensus from the group. These people need to   fight authority in whatever form.  Meetings can also provide attenders with a sense of identification of their status and power. In this case，managers arrange meetings as a means of communicating to others the boundaries of their exclusive club: who is “in”，and who is not.  Because so many meetings end in confusion and without a decision， another game is played at the end of meetings， called reaching a false consensus. Since it is important for the chairman to appear successful in problem-solving and making a decision， the group reaches a false consensus. Everyone is happy， having   spent their time productively. The reality is that the decision is so ambiguous that it is never acted upon，or，if it is， there is continuing conflict， for which another meeting is necessary.  In the end， meetings provide the opportunity for social intercourse， to engage in battle in front of our bosses，to avoid unpleasant or unsatisfying work to highlight our social status and identity. They are，in fact， a necessary though not necessarily productive psychological sideshow. Perhaps it is our civilized way to moderating， if not preventing， change. 

　　16. On role-playing， the passage seems to indicate that chairman ______.
　　〔A〕 talks as much as participants 
　　〔B〕 is usually a “constant talker”
　　〔C〕 prefers to take the role of an observer 
　　〔D〕 is frequently outshone by participants 
　　17. Which of the following is NOT a distinct characteristic of the three types of participants?
　　〔A〕 Submissiveness.
　　〔B〕 Stubbornness. 
　　〔C〕 Disobedience. 
　　〔D〕 Lack of focus. 
　　18. The passage suggests that a false consensus was reached at the end of a meeting in order to  ______.
　　〔A〕 make room for another meeting 
　　〔B〕 bring an illusory sense of achievement 
　　〔C〕 highlight the importance of a meeting 
　　〔D〕 go ahead with the agreed programme