Section A

　　1. W: I cant figure out whats wrong with my tape-recorder.

　　It was just a few weeks ago that I got it repaired.

　　M: Dont waste your time and money any more.

　　Its a very old tape-recorder and is quite worn out.

　　Q: What does the man mean?

　　2. M: Oh, what a breakfast?

　　You know, the baby was crying and the phone just kept ringing.

　　The milk was boiling over.

　　W: I know how it is.

　　I get a lot of calls too...even in bed at mid-night.

　　Q: What are the two speakers doing?

　　3. W: I intend to buy some food for the children.

　　These hamburgers and apple pies seem to be very good.

　　Ill get a few of each.

　　M: I hope they taste as good as they look.

　　Q: What does the man mean?

　　4.W:I could hardly believe I sold my cat yesterday when a big mouse appeared from

　　nowhere when I was mopping the floor today.

　　M: When the cats away, the mice will play.

　　Its absolutely true.

　　Q What does the man mean?

　　5. W: Jack,do you want to go out on a picnic in a Seattle suburb?

　　M: Sure,but I cant leave yet.

　　Ive lost my room key and I have to wait for the securite

　　guard to let me back into my room.

　　Q: Whats Jacks problem?

　　6. M: I certainly enjoyed my dinner.

　　How was yours?

　　W: Better than I expected since Im not very fond of French food.

　　For that price,though,it should have been good.

　　Q: What conclusion can we draw form the womans answer?

　　7. M: Its so hot here in our classroom that I can hardly read on.

　　W: If you have time

　　you may go to the library which is airconditioned

　　but itll take you at least half an hours walk to get there.

　　Q: What does the woman mean?

　　8. W: You college students are funny.

　　It seems as if you were married to computers.

　　M: Well,I guess thats true.

　　Computers are widely used in all walks of life.

　　If we can operate them skillfully

　　well have more opportunities to have occupations.

　　Q: What are they talking about?

　　9. W: I cant find my watch.

　　It was right here on the dressing table yesterday and now its gone.

　　Have you seen it?

　　M: Of course, I put it in your handbag.

　　Q: What did the man do with the watch?

　　10. W: Well have to hurry if were going to be on time to the railway station.

　　Its already 9:30.

　　M: Well, it takes only twenty-five minutes to go to the railway station

　　and the train doesnt leave until 10:15

　　I think well make it all right if we start immediately.

　　Q: How much time is the couple allowing once they get to the railway station?

　　Section B

　　Passage One

　　Tea was first brought to England in 1657

　　it soon became fashionable

　　but it was expensive

　　as it had to be brought from China in the special fast ships that were called tea-clipper

　　There were also high import duties on tea as there were no tobacco

　　and much smuggling of both these things went on during the eighteenth century.

　　Tea was not grown in India until 1836

　　after it had been found growing there will.

　　From then on tea became cheaper, and very popular.

　　In Great Britain tea is drunk at all times of the day

　　but particularly at about 4:30 for afternoon tea

　　which is occasionally an important social ceremony.

　　11.According to the passage,which of the following countries was probably the first one to grow tea?

　　12.What were smuggled into England during the eighteeth century?

　　13.Which of the following in true?

　　Passage Two

　　One of the unusual sights in the city of Tokyo

　　which is the capital of Japan

　　is a place where small animals are buried.

　　Thousands of small marble monuments mark the graves of once beloved animal pets.

　　Under them are buried such creatures as goldfish

　　pigeons, rabbits, and birds, as well as cats and dogs.

　　Many of the graves as cared for by the people who once owned these animals.

　　The other graves are maintained by the keepers of the animal cemetery.

　　For a small amount of money

　　the keepers of the cemetery will care for the grave of any small animal.

　　Near the animal cemetery stands a Buddhist temple.

　　A Buddhist priest at the temple offers prayers

　　for the souls of dead animals brought to the cemetery

　　After prayers have been said, the animals body is burned.

　　Then the remains are buried according to the wishes of the owner.

　　Sometimes expensive ceremonies are help.

　　Special graves are provided for animals whose owners wish to pay for them.

　　14. What is the passage about?

　　15. What can we infer from the passage?

　　16. Which of the following is not true?

　　Passage Three

　　The Mediterranean is a word both easy to pronounce and easy to spell--if you only know hot.

　　It is a word of five syllables: me-di-ter-ran-ean, meaning mid-earth.

　　The Chinese translation is a happy one

　　as it means exactly the same thing.

　　Europe owes its early growth to the Mediterranean Sea.

　　On its shores were the seats of early civilization:Egypt,Greece and Rome.

　　The Mediterranean fed the people in these lands

　　and provided a highway for trade and diplomacy.

　　Together,they formed a Mediterranean civilization.

　　In 1869 the Suez Canal was cut after 10 years of arduous work.

　　Linking the Mediterranean Sea to the Indian Ocean.

　　the Canal shortened the passage from Europe to Asia by some 10,000 kilometres.

　　The Canal is 171 km long and 65 km wide.

　　An ocean liner takes some 10 hours to go through.

　　It goes slowly, but safely.

　　The canal is now completely Egyptian property.

　　Foreign ships pay for their passage

　　making the Canal a good earner of hard currency.

　　17. According to the passage, what does the word happy mean?

　　18. What did the early development of Europe depend on?

　　19. How long did it take to cut the Suez Canal?

　　20. How fast can an ocean liner go through the Canal usually

　　Section A

　　1. W: I cant figure out whats wrong with my tape-recorder.

　　It was just a few weeks ago that I got it repaired.

　　M: Dont waste your time and money any more.

　　Its a very old tape-recorder and is quite worn out.

　　Q: What does the man mean?

　　2. M: Oh, what a breakfast?

　　You know, the baby was crying and the phone just kept ringing.

　　The milk was boiling over.

　　W: I know how it is.

　　I get a lot of calls too...even in bed at mid-night.

　　Q: What are the two speakers doing?

　　3. W: I intend to buy some food for the children.

　　These hamburgers and apple pies seem to be very good.

　　Ill get a few of each.

　　M: I hope they taste as good as they look.

　　Q: What does the man mean?

　　4.W:I could hardly believe I sold my cat yesterday when a big mouse appeared from

　　nowhere when I was mopping the floor today.

　　M: When the cats away, the mice will play.

　　Its absolutely true.

　　Q What does the man mean?

　　5. W: Jack,do you want to go out on a picnic in a Seattle suburb?

　　M: Sure,but I cant leave yet.

　　Ive lost my room key and I have to wait for the securite

　　guard to let me back into my room.

　　Q: Whats Jacks problem?

　　6. M: I certainly enjoyed my dinner.

　　How was yours?

　　W: Better than I expected since Im not very fond of French food.

　　For that price,though,it should have been good.

　　Q: What conclusion can we draw form the womans answer?

　　7. M: Its so hot here in our classroom that I can hardly read on.

　　W: If you have time

　　you may go to the library which is airconditioned

　　but itll take you at least half an hours walk to get there.

　　Q: What does the woman mean?

　　8. W: You college students are funny.

　　It seems as if you were married to computers.

　　M: Well,I guess thats true.

　　Computers are widely used in all walks of life.

　　If we can operate them skillfully

　　well have more opportunities to have occupations.

　　Q: What are they talking about?

　　9. W: I cant find my watch.

　　It was right here on the dressing table yesterday and now its gone.

　　Have you seen it?

　　M: Of course, I put it in your handbag.

　　Q: What did the man do with the watch?

　　10. W: Well have to hurry if were going to be on time to the railway station.

　　Its already 9:30.

　　M: Well, it takes only twenty-five minutes to go to the railway station

　　and the train doesnt leave until 10:15

　　I think well make it all right if we start immediately.

　　Q: How much time is the couple allowing once they get to the railway station?

　　Section B

　　Passage One

　　Tea was first brought to England in 1657

　　it soon became fashionable

　　but it was expensive

　　as it had to be brought from China in the special fast ships that were called tea-clipper

　　There were also high import duties on tea as there were no tobacco

　　and much smuggling of both these things went on during the eighteenth century.

　　Tea was not grown in India until 1836

　　after it had been found growing there will.

　　From then on tea became cheaper, and very popular.

　　In Great Britain tea is drunk at all times of the day

　　but particularly at about 4:30 for afternoon tea

　　which is occasionally an important social ceremony.

　　11.According to the passage,which of the following countries was probably the first one to grow tea?

　　12.What were smuggled into England during the eighteeth century?

　　13.Which of the following in true?

　　Passage Two

　　One of the unusual sights in the city of Tokyo

　　which is the capital of Japan

　　is a place where small animals are buried.

　　Thousands of small marble monuments mark the graves of once beloved animal pets.

　　Under them are buried such creatures as goldfish

　　pigeons, rabbits, and birds, as well as cats and dogs.

　　Many of the graves as cared for by the people who once owned these animals.

　　The other graves are maintained by the keepers of the animal cemetery.

　　For a small amount of money

　　the keepers of the cemetery will care for the grave of any small animal.

　　Near the animal cemetery stands a Buddhist temple.

　　A Buddhist priest at the temple offers prayers

　　for the souls of dead animals brought to the cemetery

　　After prayers have been said, the animals body is burned.

　　Then the remains are buried according to the wishes of the owner.

　　Sometimes expensive ceremonies are help.

　　Special graves are provided for animals whose owners wish to pay for them.

　　14. What is the passage about?

　　15. What can we infer from the passage?

　　16. Which of the following is not true?

　　Passage Three

　　The Mediterranean is a word both easy to pronounce and easy to spell--if you only know hot.

　　It is a word of five syllables: me-di-ter-ran-ean, meaning mid-earth.

　　The Chinese translation is a happy one

　　as it means exactly the same thing.

　　Europe owes its early growth to the Mediterranean Sea.

　　On its shores were the seats of early civilization:Egypt,Greece and Rome.

　　The Mediterranean fed the people in these lands

　　and provided a highway for trade and diplomacy.

　　Together,they formed a Mediterranean civilization.

　　In 1869 the Suez Canal was cut after 10 years of arduous work.

　　Linking the Mediterranean Sea to the Indian Ocean.

　　the Canal shortened the passage from Europe to Asia by some 10,000 kilometres.

　　The Canal is 171 km long and 65 km wide.

　　An ocean liner takes some 10 hours to go through.

　　It goes slowly, but safely.

　　The canal is now completely Egyptian property.

　　Foreign ships pay for their passage

　　making the Canal a good earner of hard currency.

　　17. According to the passage, what does the word happy mean?

　　18. What did the early development of Europe depend on?

　　19. How long did it take to cut the Suez Canal?

　　20. How fast can an ocean liner go through the Canal usually