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Part I DICTATION (15MIN)
Advertising
Advertising has already become a specialized activity in modern times. In today’s business world, supply is usually greater than demand. There is great competition between manufacturers of the same kind of product because they want to persuade customers to buy their particular brand. They always have to remind their customers of the name and qualities of their products by advertising. The manufacture advertises in newspapers and on the radio. He sometimes employs sales girls to distribute samples of their products. He sometimes advertises on the Internet as well. In addition, he always has advertisements put into television programs that will accept them. Manufactures often spend huge sums of money on advertisements. We buy a particular product because we think that is the best. We usually think so because the advertisements say so. People often don’t ask themselves if the advertisements are telling the truth when they buy advertised products from shops.
PART Ⅱ LISTENING COMPREHE (20 MIN)
SECTION A CONVERSATIONS
Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation.
Receptionist: Good evening, sir. Can I help you?
Mark: Yes. I think I left my digital camera on the train from London earlier today.
Receptionist: Did you, sir? Oh, well, in that case, we'd better fill in a Lost Property Form. (I) Can you tell me your name?
Mark: Yes, it's Mark Adams.
Receptionist: OK. (1) Your address?
Mark: (2) You mean in Britain or in the States?
Receptionist: How long are you staying?
Mark: (2) Oh, I've still got a few months in Britain.
Receptionist: OK, then can you give me your address here?
Mark: Right. It's 18 Linden Drive, Laten Essex. (1) Do you want the phone number?
Receptionist: Yes, I'd better have that too.
Mark: OK,0809 45233.
Receptionist: Thanks. And you say it was a digital camera. What make and model?
Mark: It's Samsung J302.
Receptionist: OK, got that. Now, you say it was the London train. What time did it arrive in Edinburgh?
Mark: At 4:45 this afternoon.
Receptionist: Well then, if we find it, sir, shall we phone you or write to you?
Mark: No. (3) I think I will drop in the day after tomorrow to check out.
Receptionist: Right you are, sir. We'll do our best.
Questions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversation
M: Right, this is the tennis club reception area. As a member, you don't have to register when you arrive. (4) But you must remember to register your guests. And you must be able to produce your membership card if a club official asks to see it.
W: How many guests can I bring with me?
M: You can bring up to 3 at any one time.
W: Hum .that's good.
M: Yes. Well, we want to attract people to our club. Now, (5) here are the changing rooms with showers and lockers for your clothes and things. Obviously, you don't have to leave your clothes in the lockers. But we strongly advise you to. It's much safer.
W: How much do the lockers cost?
M: Forty cents. But (5)you get the coin back when you take your things out. Right, and the tennis courts are round here to the left.
W: Hum. And we can play for an hour at a time?
M: (6)You can book the courts for thirty minutes or an hour. But you can carry on play until the next players arrive.
W: Of course. What about cafe or bar?
M: Yes, we have a club room which serves food and drink behind the reception. (7) The club room is open until 11 o'clock. But all players must leave the courts by 10 o'clock.
W: Hum. That seems very good. Thank you very much for showing us around.
M: Pleasure.
Questions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversation.
W: Ah, good morning. It's Mr. Robinson, isn't it?
M: Yes.
W: Have a seat.
M: Thank you.
W: OK. I've got your letter of application. Now, as you know, when you apply for a post with our company, we need to find out a few things about both your academic background and recent work experience.
M: Sure.
W: First ofall.A-levels?
M: Yes, I've got three. Geography, maths and physics.
W: Geography, maths and physics. OK. And what about your degree?
M: I went to Manchester University and (8) got an engineer degree with water management as my specialization.
W: A-ha,l see.
M: And as for work experience, I started it out after graduating in 1996 in India, working for the Indian Government.
W: Did you work as a volunteer?
M: ( 10) No, it was a three-year water irrigation project.
W: That sounds fascinating. How did you organize that? You see, it wasn't a British company then.
M: No, (9)1 know. My university had links with an Indian engineering university. So it was organized that level.
W: And after that?
M: Then I came back, moved to Sheffield and have been working with Latimer Engineering since then.
W: And what exactly are you doing for Latimer?
M: Ah, (10) I'm working in water irrigation again, this time as a project research assistant.
W: Great. I've got your details. Now, let's move on to a more general discussion about what we are looking for here.
SECTION B PASSAGES
Questions II to 13 are based on the following passage.
Hello everybody. Thank you very much for inviting me here. It's very pleasant to have a chance to talk to you about something that is obviously very much on everybody's minds. (13)1 want to talk about an area of security or safety -bicycles
I know a lot of you have bikes. First, when you get your bike .whether it's new or second hand, bring it as soon as possible to us. We will be able to stamp it with a serial number. We actually stamp it into the metal. (11) We'll register the number, put it on our list. This can frighten criminals away if they realize there is a number stamped on it.
Second, make sure you buy a good lock. It can be expensive. But it's never a waste of money, (12) If you have an expensive bike, it's worth buying two locks. Do spend money on the good lock, because the cheap ones can be very very easy to cut. Also, make sure you lock the bike to something permanent .though do be considerate to pedestrians. And if the worst happens-you lose your bike, you should immediately report it to the police station calling the serial number that should been stamped.
Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage.
Good morning, everyone. And welcome to the English for Academic Purpose Center. I'd like to begin by briefly introducing the services we offer here at our center. First of all, we have wide range of language courses. In the first semester, (14)we run an 8-week conversation class for students of non-English speaking backgrounds. We wish to improve their fluency, grammar and pronunciation in English. (14) The course is held on Tuesdays between 12:30 and 1:30. So that's one hour once a week. Please enroll with the secretary before Friday this week. For those of you who are interested in developing your writing skills, we have a 6-week course which runs for 2 hours between 4 and 6 on Wednesday afternoons, beginning in Week One. (16) They concentrate on the writing skills needed for assignments in the departments of economics and social sciences. Students must be enrolled in either of these departments. You probably not thinking about taking examinations yet. (17) But later on, towards the end of the term, you might like to enroll in our examination skills class. The course runs for 5 weeks, and two hours in a week. The course deals with the skills you need, in both written tests and oral examinations. (15)It is not necessary to enroll before the course starts. Just turn up for the first class.
Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage.
(18)Leonar do da Vinci was born in1452inTuscany.Asearlyas 1466,hewasworkinginaworkshop.Then,(18)in 1482 he moved to Milan. After the plague had swept the city of Milan in 1484-85, he turned his attention to town planning and made several designs for churches and other buildings. He moved to Florence, another city in Italy in 1500 where he (19) painted the famous Mona Lisa in 1503. Then he returned to Milan. Between 1510 and 1515, ( 19) after he had been working as an architect and engineer to the French King Louis X B , he devoted himself to painting again and produced two great works St. Anne Mane & Child and St. John the Baptist. In 1515, ( 20 ) the King of France invited Leonardo to live in France. He moved to a castle there where he spent his last years, carrying out his own research. He died in 1519.
