part i    listening comprehension                      (20 minutes)
section a
directions: in this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. at the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. after each question there will be a pause. during the pause, you must read the four choices marked a),c) and d), and decide which is the best answer. then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the center.
example: you will hear:
  you will read:
    a) at the Office.
    b) in a waiting room.
    c) at the airport.
    d) in a restaurant.
from the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening. this is most likely to have taken place at the office. therefore, a)“at the office”is the best answer. you should choose [a] on the answer sheet and mark it with a single line through the center.
sample answer [a][b][c][d]
1. a) it will eventually be replaced by the internet.
 b) it now has more readers than ever before.
 c) it stimulates people’s desire for learning.
 d) it will be hooked onto the internet.
2. a) she is a successful writer of children’s books.
 b) she owes her success to her grade school teacher.
 c) she has set an example for mothers with children.
 d) she tends to exaggerate so as to arouse children’s curiosity.
3. a) lack of democracy dampens people’s interest in reading.
 b) reading contributes a great deal to creativity.
 c) reading builds up democratic values.
 d) much pleasure can be derived from reading.
4. a) the spring is warm BECause of the greenhouse effect.
 b) people tend to forget about correct weather forecasts.
 c) there is a 50-50 chance of rain.
 d) long-term weather forecasts tend to be unreliable.
5. a) all drugs have side effects.
 b) many fat people have digestive problems.
 c) the woman is trying to lose weight by drugs.
 d) there is no efficient way of weight control.
6. a) the man does not eat chicken.
 b) the woman has some dietary restrictions.
 c) the man wants to change the menu.
 d) the woman is responsible for food arrangements.
7. a) the man is going to make a phone call.
 b) things are very expensive here due to inflation.
 c) the man thinks the charge for a phone call is very low.
 d) long distance calls at a pay phone cost 50 cents a minute.
8. a) mrs. jones is fat.
 b) the boy never tells lies.
 c) the woman is a liar.
 d) it is hard to tell truth from falsehood.
9. a) he does not have to be good academically.
 b) he must be good at uniting people.
 c) he should have specific plans for school activities.
 d) he must not fall short of the expectations of the class.
10. a) she works very hard.
 b) she won’t be back until next monday.
 c) she is flying to vermont to ski.
 d) she is newly married.

section b
directions: in this section you will hear one long dialogue. at the end of the dialogue, you will hear some questions. both the dialogue and the questions will be spoken only once. after you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked a),b),c) and d). then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the center.
11. a) they are very hospitable.
 b) they have a great appetite.
 c) they drink a lot of tea.
 d) they feel it rude to accept things offered.
12. a) he should ask for a second helping.
 b) he should eat all the food offered him by the host.
 c) he should refuse the first two offers of food.
 d) he should tell the host the food is fantastic
13. a) he should refuse the first time he is offered food.
 b) he should refuse the second time he is offered food.
 c) he should tell the host that he is full.
 d) he should leave some food on his plate.
14. a) they will insist that you eat more.
 b) they will believe that you are full.
 c) they will think that you are rude.
 d) they will offer you a second helping.

section c
directions: in this section you will hear two short passages. at the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. after you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked a),b),c) and d). then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the center.
passage one
questions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.
15. a) men lie more often than women.
 b) women lie more often than man.
 c) men and women lie in different ways.
 d) people who tell lies are unpopular.
16. a) they found themselves lying to appear competent.
 b) they found themselves lying to appear likeable.
 c) they found themselves lying much more than they had thought.
 d) they found themselves surprised at the way they lied to each other.
17. a) children tend to lie more than adults.
 b) children are confused as to whether they should always tell the truth.
 c) children will model their behavior on their parents.
 d) children won’t pretend to like a birthday present they don’t really like.
passage two
questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
18. a) he worked very hard.
 b) he didn’t like school at all.
 c) he was very naughty.
 d) he was very fond of reading.
19. a) hollywood pictures.
 b) the books he read when he was young.
 c) the varied experiences he had as young man.
 d) the human spirit.
20. a) his books are full of adventure.
 b) his books are full of imagination.
 c) he encourages observation and care about the world around us.
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part ⅱ reading comprehension                             (35 minutes)
directions: there are 4 passages in this part. each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. for each of them there are four choices marked a), b), c)and d). you should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the center.
passage 1
the great bulk of expert opinion is that owing a gun undermines rather than increases safety: the function of discouraging burglars or other criminals is more than offset by other factors. first come the suicides: in 1986,18,153 people shot themselves to death. no one on knows how many might have lived if they had been unable to pick up a gun and how many might have merely chosen other means to end their lives. but surely the presence of a loaded gun in a bureau drawer must have tempted many, particular teens, to yield to a black depression that might have lifted had the means to carry out the dark wish not been so readily available.

then come the accidental shootings, many by foolish guys who never bother to learn how to handle their weapons. more heartbreaking are the frequent incidents of children picking up their parents’ guns and finding out in the most disastrous way that they are not toys; for example, an eight-year-old boy who shot his six-year-old sister dead last week in fairfax. then there are the quarrels between spouses, between parents and their children, between neighbors and friends that suddenly turn fatal because one or both can pick up a gun. police commonly estimate that if a household gun is ever used at all, it is six times as likely to be fired at a member of the family or a friend as at an intruder. (it is even more likely, says dr. carl bell, a chicago psychiatrist, that the gun will be stolen; gun are prime targets for burglars because they can be easily and profitably sold to other criminals.)and finally, in the relatively rare shoot-outs between householders and burglars that do occur, it might easily be the burglar who proves more skilled in handling his guns and the householder who winds up in morgue（停尸房）.

adding all types of deaths together, mercy and houk, researchers from the atlanta-based centers for disease control, point out that “during the last two years, the number of people who died of injuries inflicted by firearms in the united states exceeded the number of casualties during the entire 8.5-year viet nam conflict.” mercy and houk judged that “injury from firearms is a public-health problem whose toll is unacceptable.”

another group of researchers presented evidence that lax u.s. gun laws might be to blame. the team, headed by emergency room surgeon john henry sloan, studied a pair of cities just 140 miles apart: seattle and vancouver. the two cities had similar unemployment rates, household incomes, law-enforcement policies and even favorite tv shows. two differences: in canada, handgun ownership is tightly restricted; in washington state, guns are more easily purchased. and between 1980 and 1986 seattle had 388 homicides, vs. 204 vancouver.