Part I Dialogue Communication (10 minutes, 10 points)

　　Section A Dialogue Completion

　　Directions: In this section, you will read 5 short incomplete dialogues between two speakers, each followed by 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the answer that best suits the situation to complete the dialogue by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.

　　1. A: Hello, Barbara. How are you? Have you got over that cold you had?

　　B: _______________

　　A. Oh, yes, fortunately. I couldn't have survived another day of it. It makes you feel so miserable, doesn't it?

　　B. Oh, no, unfortunately. I couldn't feel better now.

　　C. Oh, yes, definitely. But I could feel better.

　　D. Oh, yes, of course, and I will see the doctor earlier.

　　2.A: I was thinking of staying in for tonight to surf the Internet. Do you want to join me?

　　B: ____________

　　A. You bet. I worked on computer all day at work. I need a break.

　　B. Absolutely. I worked on computer all day at work. I need a rest from a computer screen.

　　C. Not really. I worked on computer all day at work. I need a break from a computer screen.

　　D. I doubt it. I worked on computer all day at work. I need a break.

　　3. A: Is there anything I can do for you, Madam?

　　B: _____________

　　A. I'd like to see some bed linen, please.

　　B. Sorry. I want to have a look by myself.

　　C. Sure. Please do me a favor.

　　D. All right. My name is Henry Smith and I want to know the way to the bank.

　　4. A: What's the matter with your appetite?

　　B: _______________

　　A. Oh, I could eat a horse.

　　B. Wow, this apple pie couldn't be better.

　　C. I'm not used to eating in the middle of a night.

　　D. I used to eat during the day time.

　　5. A: Did everything come out as exactly as you planned?

　　B: ____________

　　A. Exactly. And things came out better than I'd planned.

　　B. Not exactly. As a mater of fact, things came out rather better than I'd planned.

　　C. Fortunately, things could have been better.

　　D. Come on, I have no idea about it

　　Section B Dialogue Comprehension

　　Directions: In this section, you will read 5 short conversations between a man and a woman. At the end of each conversation there is a question followed by 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the best answer to the question from the 4 choices by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.

　　6. M: Lucy seems to be on her high horse these days. Do you know why?

　　W: She got promoted, and this is the second time this year.

　　Q: What do we learn about Lucy?

　　A. She likes riding horses. B. She has been promoted once a year.

　　C. She won the second place in a contest. D. She is very excited.

　　7. W: I'm sorry. The computer lab is closing in ten minutes. We open again at nine a.m.

　　M: But my paper is due at eight!

　　Q: What is the man's problem?

　　A. He must do eight more pages. B. He must finish his paper before morning.

　　C. He cannot come back the next morning. D. He must stop to eat dinner.

　　8. W: Roger, come on! What's taking you so long to get ready?

　　M: Bear with me. I'm a little tired today.

　　Q: What does the man mean?

　　A. He wants to take a nap. B. He asks the woman to help him carry something.

　　C. He asks the woman to come with him. D. He asks the woman to be patient.

　　9. M: What do you think of Professor Chen's philosophy class?

　　W: I enjoy his lectures, but I have a hard time keeping up with the rest of his class.

　　Q: What does the woman mean?

　　A. She would rather listen to lectures than do homework.

　　B. She keeps losing her lecture notes.

　　C. She understands most of the assignments in this class.

　　D. She has difficulty doing work at the level of this class.

　　10. W: If I were you, I'd be more careful about locking the back door at night.

　　M: Don't worry. No one will break in.

　　Q: What did the woman imply?

　　A. That the man will not be able to sleep.

　　B. That someone will enter the back door while the man is sleeping.

　　C. That the lock on the door will break.

　　D. That the man will not be able to come back.

　　Part II Vocabulary (10 minutes, 10 points)

　　Section A

　　Directions: In this section there are 10 sentences, each with one word or phrase underlined. Choose the one from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D that best keeps the meaning of the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.

　　11. The emperor turned to alchemy to ensure immortality, but contrary to his wishes, the wrong chemistry shortened his life.

　　A. good fortune B. quick recovery from his illness

　　C. never-ending life D. everlasting peace

　　12. This exquisite violin was with superb workmanship.

　　A. rather strange B. pretty cheap C. utterly worthless D. very lovely

　　13. Athletes learn to conceal their disappointment when they lose.

　　A. ignore B. reject C. accept D. disguise

　　14. Pipes may be painted to protect them from getting oxidized.

　　A. misplaced B. soaked C. rusty D. cracked

　　15. Thomas Edison's office was always disorganized with books and papers.

　　A. discarded B. scattered C. sorted D. decorated

　　16. Mail service is often suspended in this country when the postal workers were on strike.

　　A. inspected B. uninterrupted C. delayed D. reduced

　　17. Rain lessens in the fall throughout most of the Appalachian Mountain region.

　　A. pours B. accumulates C. abates D. evaporates

　　18. If the banker's statement agrees with my bank balance, it does not follow indisputably that the balance is correct.

　　A. indispensably B. unquestionably C. disreputably D. consequently

　　19. Educational development is bound up with economic progress.

　　A. in accordance with B. consistent with

　　C. independent of D. closely related to

　　20. Export of handicraft products is the mainstay of the country's economy.

　　A. rich resources B. primary concern C. only source D. main support