Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension (15%) Section A (1’x10)

Directions: Listen to the conversation and choose the best answer to each question you hear. Conversation 1

1. Who is the woman calling? A. A government office. B. A travel agency.

C. An insurance company. D. A hotel.

2. What does the woman make the phone to the man’s company for? A. Buy a book.

B. Ask the man to go St. Lewis’s Beach with her. C. Book a holiday

D. Comment on the ad on newspaper.

3. According to the man, travelers can do the following at St. Lewis’s Beach except______ ? A. Swim in the sea B. Take a walk on beach C. Lie down in the sun. D. See the beautiful girls. 4. What color is the building of the man's company? A. Grey. B. Green. C. White. D. Red.

5. Where is the man's office in the building?

A. The 3rd office on the right on the 5th floor. B. The 5th office on the right on the 5th floor. C. The 3rd office on the left on the 3rd floor. D. The 5th office on the left on the 3rd floor. Conversation 2

6. Where are the two Chinese waiting for Mr. William Jackson? A. In their company. B. At the gate. C. In their office. D. In the park

7. How does Mr. Jackson come to visit the Public Health Department?

A. By car. B. In a taxi. C. By subway. D. By bus 8. What is the male Chinese’s name?

A. Jason Pan. B. Jackson Min. C. Angela Pan. D. Billy 9. What is William Jackson’s job?

A. Engineer. B. Director. C. Assistant manager. D. Architect 10. What does William want Angela to call him?

A. Bob. B. Jason. C. Billy D. Jackson Section B (1’x5)

Directions: Listen to the passage twice and fill in the blanks with what you hear. Ladies and gentleman:

My name is David Truman and I am the ___11___ of Simons Facilities Corporation. Thank you for inviting me to speak here today about future energy technologies. ___12___, let me introduce our company, SFC, to you.

Simply put, SFC is one company with two lines of __13___—power and water, and our history dates back to over 100 years ago. Today we are one of the 50 largest companies in the UK. More than 20,000 of our employees build and ___14__ power and water facilities in England, Scotland and Wales.

With this ___15____ as background, now I would like to come to the topic of my speech today: What new energy technologies are there and where can they take us? Part II Vocabulary & Structure (20%)

Directions: There are 10 incomplete statements here. You are required to complete each statement by choosing the appropriate answer from the 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D) given in your test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

16. Summers in the north ____ be cooler and drier than in the south. A. intend to B. want to C. apt to D. tend to 17. Each room in this building has its own special ____. A. speed B. fuels C. features D. excel

18. Once we have the __________ information, we can make a decision.. A. connected B. relevant C. associated D. linked

19. Ever since basketball was invented, its __________ has become increasingly higher. A.popularity B.pollution C.population D.publication 20.If I were you, I would _________ electricity. It is dangerous. A. stay away from B. keep far from C. stay away D. keep from

21. The police are searching everywhere for Mr.James, who they think is ________ to the crime. A. concerned B．linked C．united D．mixed

22. This sofa used to ________ a bed when a relative came to stay with us. A．make into B．use for C．serve as D．stand for 23. _____ the injuries to his face, he broke both legs.

A. Except for B. Except C. But D. In addition to 24. We have to consider this matter __________ morality.

A. on purpose B. in terms of C. in spite of D. in advance

25. Every four years athletes from all over the world________ each other for medals in the Olympic Games.

A．compete B．compete with C．compete for D．fight with

Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension （30%）

Directions: This part is to test your reading ability. There are 3 tasks for you to fulfill. You should read the material carefully and do the tasks as you are instructed. The Need for Meetings and Exhibitions

A meeting is generally defined as a gathering of people in one place, to confer or carry out a particular activity. A variety of factors serve to increase the demand for meetings. One of them is the need for communication at personalized(个人的) level and the opportunity for individual to

exchange ideas and views. In contrast, printed and electronic(电子的) information, even with developments in video conferencing, cannot vie with(与...竞争) this personal contact. The importance of a meeting does not lie merely in what the keynoters said. The total atmosphere of the event and the subsequent(随后的) stimulation also add to the significance of a meeting.

The huge and rising growth in meeting business does not help to gain profits alone. Other goals can be achieved through group participation. They are education, strategic planning, team building, problem solving, training, reorganization, sales promotion and new product introduction, for which the attendees share the information.

Compared with meetings, established exhibitions usually generate operating profits both for the hall providers and organizers of the events.

In its broadest sense, an exhibition is a display, show or demonstration of something of beauty, value or particular interest to a target audience. Exhibits may be on permanent(长期的) display or brought together temporarily(临时地) for a particular event. Commercial exhibitions can be categorized(归类) as:

● trade shows and fairs, which bring sellers and buyers of products, goods and services together in particular industrial sectors;

● consumer shows or fairs, which are open to the general pubic;

● mixed trade-consumer shows or fairs, which admit the public on certain days only;

●private exhibitions, in which individual companies or agencies organize their own exhibitions to demonstrate their products to a selected or invited audience.

● product launches(发布,推出), which are to introduce new goods and services and may be featured in a trade fair, private exhibition or both.

Exhibitions provide an opportunity for sellers to explain and demonstrate their products and services directly to potential buyers gathered in one place, and are a cost-effective way of launching new products, penetrating new markets, reinforcing existing customer interest and maintaining or increasing market shares.

26. _________is one of the most important factors to increase the demand for meetings. A. Printed and electronic information B. What the keynoter said C. Video conferencing D. Personal contact

27. Which of the following goals can not be achieved through meeting? A. Product launch.

B. Rewarding the employee’s top performance. C. Training newly recruited employees. D. Making a tour of a city.

28. Consumer shows or fairs_________ . A. attract only professionals

B. are open to suppliers and buyers only C. arouse public interest

D. are open to a limited number of people

29. Mixed trade-consumer shows or fairs_________. A. are open to sellers and buyers only

B. are open to the general pubic only on certain days