一、 Multiple Choice （15%） The moniter is ______charge ______the class . a. in ,of b .on ,of c.at ,on d.in ,on Please _____me to introduce my sister to you . A)give B )have C)allow D)ask He has become_____his study ,so he often daydreams in class . A)boring of B)bori ng with C)bored with D)bored of Whenever she asks him ____help ,he is always ____to help . to …due B)for…due C)to …ready D)for…ready They ______good friends and often visited each other . are used to B) are used to be C) used to being D) used to be we soon ____the airport . arrive in B)arrive at C)reached to D)arrive John is busy _____his girlfriends_____her paper . help …with B)to help…with C)helping…with D)to help…/ You will find the story on ____page 8. A)a B)an C)the D)/ She is ____university student . A)a B)an C)the D)/ Einstein played____violin fairly well. A)a B)an C)the D)/ How old is his father ?He is ____. forty-sixth B) forty sixth C) forty six D) forty-six 12.The teacher asks her students to write a ____in half an hour . two hundred words composition B) two- hundred- word composition two- hundreds- words composition D) two hundreds of words composition 13.Li Yan will be _____to sing the song . frirst B)a frirst C)the frirst D) frirst one 14.______of people are wanting to apply for jobs. Dozen B Dozens C)Hundred D)Thousand 15.They’ve got ______pop song records. one thousand three hundreds ten B)one thousand three hundreds and ten one thousand and three hundreds ten D )one thousand three hundred and ten 二、 Gap Filling （10%） I’d like to make a _____to London for Sunday .(reserve ) Hand baggage is not to be ______.(weigh ) I have __________a tsacher for three years .(work as ) If you want to see our general manager ,please make an ______.(appoint ) Where is John?I’m _____for him .(look ) _____are people who want to apply for a job .(Apply ) They _____themselves at the party .(enjoy ) Linda is ______in collecting stamps.(interest ) The sports meet will be ______soon at our university .(hold ) Nowadays children spend too much time ____________.(watch Tv) 三、Reading Comprehension （40%） Task 1 There is a street market in the city center .the market is busy and noise .There is music playing ,and people calling to their friends.there are lots of wonderful smells too-fried onions ,cooffee and fresh bread . All kinds of things are for sale ---food and vegetables ,shoes and dresses ,cassettesas and clocks.And there are dozens of people ----selling ,buying ,talking,eating,trying clothes,and just walking around and looking . I went there with my American friend Bill on a Saturday afternoon. We walked through the market slowly looking at this and that. We turned a corner ------and suddenly the sky was full of colored legs, blue, red and pink legs , yellow , orange and white legs . We didn’t buy anything in the market ,but I did get something I liked-----a photo of a line of colored tights , dancin in the sun. ”Colored legs” in this passage means ________. A. legs with colors C. colored socks B colorful legs of people D. colored stockings A street market is usually__________. A. very busy but quiet C. full of bad smells B. very busy and noisy D. full of colored legs 3. There are lots of people _________ in the street market. A . singing songs C . laughing and talking B .playing music D .selling ,buying , eating and looking The author and his friend Bill_______. A . bought something they liked C . took a pictur of colored tights B . bought some colored legs D. bought nothing but a picture 5 . You can buy all kinds of thingsin the streets market except__________. A . food and vegetables C .shoes and dresses B . cars and houses D . cassettes and clocks Task 2 Manhattan Manhattan is an island ,only about 13 miles and two wide, but it is the heart of New York City ,and the commercial and cultural center of the world . Manhattan is famous for its tall builting and theaters .The Empire State Building used to be the highest building in the world .Standing on its top floor ,you feel as if you were standing in the air .Broadway is the theater center ,and it’s the longest street in N.Y.city . In Manhattan ,there are a lot of Chinese Americans .Chinatown is famous for and gets its name fron its Chinese population .One can feel stong Chinese culture there . Manhattan is tiny but very important in the world .A lot of people dream of visiting it . Manhattan is ___________of New York city . It is famous for its _______________. The ___________________is one of the highest buildings in the world. Broadway is the ______________________. Chinatown gets its name from _________________. Task3 Directions: The following is a Computer Menu.. After reading it, you are required to find the Chinese eqivalents on the table below . Then you should put the corresponding letters in the brackets in the Answer Sheet, numbered 41 through 45 File management Commands A--------reboot the system B--------to copy a file C--------to exit Word –star D --------table of contents E --------to file a document F---------to index a document G---------to run a DOS command H --------to delete information I---------the mouse system manual J---------complete service facilities K--------to predict some new data L--------to rename a file M-------to move mouse to the top left of the screen N--------to insert data and time O--------to erase a character P---------to complete calculating the data Q -------to program the data Examples:(G )执行DOS命令 （B）复制一个文件 51．（ ）删除信息 （ ）重新命名一个文件 52．（ ）索引一个文件 （ ）内容目录 53．（ ）重新启动系统 （ ）鼠标系统用户手册 54．（ ）完成数据计算 （ ）让鼠标回到屏幕左上端 55．（　）插入日期和时间　　　（　）数据编程 Task 4 If you are working harder than you think you should, then it is time to improve your skills .Improving your skills and learning new tricks will save time and energy. Taking dictation is one of a secretary’s basic skills. Make sure that you bring everything necessary with you at the beginning of each day .Have well sharpened pencills and a pen in good working condition.A medium(中等的)soft pencil is the best for shorthand,but most secretaries prefer a pen .A competnt secretary keeps her dictation tool(shorthand notebook,pen or pencils)in a convenient place in her desk so that she can take dictation without any delay. Write the date at the top of the page before dictation starts.Sit quietly,facing the speaker.It is easier to hear the person who is talking if you face him.If you take dictation from more than one person,it is easier to keep a separate notebook for each-with his name in large letters on the cover. What should a secretary do if she is working harder than she thinks she should? __________________________________________________________________ What is one of the basic skills of a secretary? __________________________________________________________________ What should she do at the beginning of each day? ___________________________________________________________________ What kind of pencil is the best for shorthand? ____________________________________________________________________ Why should a secretary face the speaker when she takes dictation? ____________________________________________________________________ 四、 Translation 1.I would like to buy something typically Chinese. What would be your advice ? 2.I think this embroidered tablecloth will make a perfect gift for your sister . 3.Camping holidays are popular partly because it is the cheapest and easiest type . 4.British weather in winter is cold and cloudy . 5.The British will spend more if they stay home and don’t go to Spain during winter . 6.Spain is a popular holiday country with the British ,either in summer or in winter .Many families try to have a winter holiday abroad ,because they want to escape the bad British weather .It’s said that it costs them more to stay in Britain and pay heating bills than to have a holiday in Spain . 五、Writing Direecttions :This part is to test your ability to do parctical writing .You are required to write a Invitation according to the following instructions given in Chinese .Remember to write the message in no less than 60 words in the Composition /Translation Sheet . 要求：以滨海大学外语学院院长Dr.wang San li 的名义给Dr.Bill Howard写一封邀请信。 写信日期：2002年３月９日 收信人地址：12 Grafton St., Croydon, Surrey , England 内容：邀请Dr.Bill Howard于五到六月期间来该校参观访问。届时，请他作一两个有关中英文化比较的报告。来校期间，由滨海大学外语学院提供食宿及交通工具。 Words for reference 中英文化比较comparison between the English culture and the Chinese culture