一、 Multiple Choice (15%)
1. The boss may _______ Tony because he has the right qualifications.
A)fire C) dismiss
B)hire D) blame
2. Why________Paula feel stress when she was a nurse.
A) did C) had
B) was D) dose
3. Jhon is worried because he has to ________ for a job.
A)find C) look
B)keep D)take
4.It was a pity that I ________ to talk about my experience.
A)didn’t forget C) remembered
B)forget D)forgot
5.Jenny ________ from the college last year.
A)applide C) studied
B) worked D)graduated
6. You can get your bachelor’s degree(学士学位) after you _______ from the university.
A) end C) graduate
B) finish D)are away
7. The people living _______ to your house is your neighbor.
A) next C)beside
B)near D)after
8.We usually end a formal letter with “_______”.
A) Sincerely your C) Your sincerely
B) Sincere yours D) Sincerely yours
9. I don’t need any advice. I have too much advice _______.
A) all ready C) still
B)already D) yet
10. Why are you so angry? Could you ______ it to me?
A)explain C)introduce
B) guess D)tell
11. The dress is very dear. After buying it, I will be ________ .
A)break C)broke
B) broken D)breaked
12.You should think about it twice before you ________ to do it.
A) make up your mind C) hope
B) expect D)pick up
13.The bus stopped to ________ passengers.
A) get off C) pick up
B) pull in D) get on
14.He knew nothing about his journey _________ he was likely to be away for three months.
A)expect C) expect that
B)except for D)in addition
15. She _______ talk a lot. But now he is very quiet.
A)is used to C)was used to
B)used to D)did used to
二、 Gap Filling (10%)
16.Jhon needs some _______ on how to write a resume. (advise)
17. _______ is quite important to the success of the interview. (Be yourself)
18. You are one of the _______ who want to do this job. (applicant)
19.You have talked ________ about it for such a long time. (enthusiasm)
20. Who is ________ for this accident. (responsibility)
21. She got a job as a sales ________ selling handbags. (assist)
22. She has been ________ in keeping her privacy. (success)
23. It seemed a ________ arrangement. (satisfy)
24. I have met Mr.White on several _______ . (occasion)
25. Thank you for the _______ . We’d be very happy to come. (invite)
三、Reading Comprehension (40%)
Task 1
Perhaps you are going to finish school soon and, like many other students, you want to futher your student abroad. Here are some points you should bear in mind if you intend to apply for a scholarship to study in the United States of America.
First of all, you will have to ask for an application form, fill in the form with great care, and then send it in with a copy of your school records. After that, you will have to ask your teachers to write some letters of recommendation. You will also need to take some tests such as TOEFL and GRE. You may apply to several universities at the same time. Overseas students in the States are not allowed to work in their spare time except in the summer, and you need to get permission form Us Immigration to do that.
26.This passage is taken from a boklet for ________ .
visiting scholars to America
workers who are going to work in America
America students who are going to graduate
Those who want to study in American universities
27. The author intends to give some ________ in thw passage.
A) warnings
B) comments
C) solutions
D) special knowledge
28. What is the first step to take in applying to an American university?
To send school records.
To write to ask for an application form.
To provide the TOEFL score report.
To supply letters of recommendation.
29. Which documents are needed to be sent in addition to the application form?
A) A copy of your school records.
B) English test score reports.
C) Reference letters.
D) All of the above.
30. Which of thw following statements is not ture?
a) Overseas students are not allowed to work in their spare time in the States.
B) Overseas students must get permission from US Immigration to work during the summer.
C) Summer is the time when foreign students can work in their spare time.
D) You can apply to several universities at the same time.
Task 2
Directions: This task is the same as Task 1.The 5questions or unfinished
statements are numbered 31 through 35.
When you are away from home on business or vacation travel, making a simple Long Distance Call is not always simple. Not enough change. Operators interrupting your conversation while you fumble for another coin.
Forget it. And speed your Long Distance Call with a handy Bell System Card. It is free, convenient, and your calls will cost no more than any other operator-assisted calls.
There’s more. Besides the freedom to call from anywhere else at any times, you don’t pay for your calls until your next regular bill arrives. Credit Card helps you avoid the extremely high surcharges that many foreign hotels add to international calls. And your Credit Card is honored from any phones in the United States, Canada, more than 100 foreign countries—even ships at sea—call back to the states.
There’s no additional charge for the added convenience of a Bell System Credit Card. Just fill out the attached postage—free application, tear it off, and mail it today. Or if you prefer, leave the card attached; fold the cover side in (so our address shoes on the outside) and staple or tape closed. If you quality for a Bell System Credit Card, it will arrive in 6-8 weeks. If you already have a Bell System Credit Card, it is not necessary to complete this application. Annual renewal is automatic.
Titel: 31________________________
Advantages: 32______________________
33______________________
34______________________
35______________________
Task3
Directions: The following are the main contents of A Practical And Comprehensive Reference Guide To Business, Technical, Socia And Tourist English. After reading it, you are required to find the Chinese equivalents.Then you should give the pages numbers in the brackets on the Answer Sheet, numbered 36 through 40.
I. Practical English
Signs ------------------------------------------------------------------------------3
Notices ---------------------------------------------------------------------------17
Travel Guides -------------------------------------------------------------------33
Banking Guides----------------------------------------------------------------111
Guides to Living Abroad ----------------------------------------------------128
Guides to English Language Examinations -------------------------------179
Language of Advertising----------------------------------------------------200
Hotels and Restaurants------------------------------------------------------259
Menus and Recipes----------------------------------------------------------266
Transportation----------------------------------------------------------------276
Introductions to Majors, Departments and Courses--------------------351
Registration and Charges--------------------------------------------------368
Accommodation, Medical Treatment and Insurance------------------380
II. Business English
How to Write English Letters-----------------------------------------583
Basic Formats of English Letters------------------------------------583
Quotation Letters------------------------------------------------------653
Contracts and Agreements-----------------------------------------683
Letter of Credit------------------------------------------------------720
Payment and Settlement Documents----------------------------832
III. Social Corresphodence
Application Letters-------------------------------------------------999
Letters of Complaint------------------------------------------------1034
Invitations------------------------------------------------------------1049
Letters of Request--------------------------------------------------1067
Confirmation Letters-----------------------------------------------1082
Letters of Congratulation------------------------------------------1087
Reservation Letters-------------------------------------------------1092
Examples: (1049)邀请信 (17)告示
36.( )菜单与烹饪法 ( )投诉信
37.( )旅游指南 ( )付款及结算单据
48.( )报价信函 ( )确认信
49.( )预定信 ( )注册与费用
40.( )信用证 ( )英语考试指南
Text4
Directions: Read the following passage and give brief answers to the questions that follow.
Shandong Province Tours, Confucius and More
Qufu, Confucius’s birthplace is a charming small town. Tourists can visit the temple in Confucius’s hono
-r, the graveyard of his descendants, a fine old forest and his home, which, starting from three rooms in 478 B
-.c.,grew to be a vast complex of large houses.Visitors can be put up in the guesthouse, provided with modern
facilities, and will be treated better than if one were the guest of Confucius himself!
41.Where was Confucius born?
42.In whose honor was the temple built?
43.How big was Confucius’s home in 478 B.C.?
44.Where can tourists visiting Qufu choose to stay according to the passage?
45.Who whould be treated better, the modern visitors or the guests of Confucius himself?
四、 Translation
46) She gose to talk to Professor Kunts, a foreign teacher in her university, about how to write resume in English.
47) I need a resume to apply for a job in a foreign company in China.
48) Your resume should start with your name, sex, age, address and telephone number.
49) You should also include the education you have received, experience you have had, and foreign languages you hanve studied.
50) You may also put in it your hobbies and any other personal factors.
51) I have just seen your advertisement in Binhai Daily of the 10th May for a salesman in the Electronic Appliance Section of your company. I’m very interested in the job and I feel I’m qualified to meet the requirements. I’m therefore enclosing a resume together with references from my supervisor and the director of the Electronics Department of my university respectively.
五、Writing
Directions: This part is to test your ability to do practical writing. You are required to write an advertisement according to the following instructions given in Chinese. Remember to write the message in no less than 60 words in the Composition/Translation Sheet.
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Answer Sheet
Part I Multiple Choice (15%)
2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
Part II Gap filling (10%)
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Part III Reading Comprehension (40%)
Task1: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Task2: 6 7 8 9 10
Task3: 11_________ 12_________ 13___________ 14__________ 15___________
Task4: 16 ( )( ) 17( )( ) 18( )( ) 19( )( ) 20( )( )
Part IV Translation (20%)
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Part V Writing (15%)