PART I WRITING [45 min.]

SECTION A COMPOSITION [35 min.]

Direction: Write on ANSWER SHEET ONE a composition of about 150 words of the following topic: In order to be successful in your dealing with people or in doing business, you must use the right approach. You are to suggest one way to do this.
ROUTE TO SUCCESS .
You are to write in three paragraphs.
In the first paragraph, state what your suggested way is.
In the second paragraph, state one or two advantages of your suggestion.
In the last paragraph, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion.
Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriacy. Failure to follow the instruction may result in a loss of marks.

SECTION B NOTE-WRITING [l0 min.]
Direction: Write on ANSWER SHEET ONE a note of about 50-60 words based on the following situation:
You, Li Ying, have been told that your friend, Liu Ling was injured in an accident. Write a note to her showing your sympathy and telling her that you are going to see her this weekend. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriacy.


PART II DICTATION [15 min.]
Direction: Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 to 20 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will be then given 2 minutes to check through your work once more. Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET TWO.


PART III LISTENING COMPREHENSION [20 min.]
Direction: In section A, B and C you will hear everything once only. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct response for each question on your answer sheet.

SECTION A STATEMENT
Direction: In this section you will hear eight statements. At the end of the statement you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following eight questions.

1. According to the speaker, Lena ______
A. likes being a librarian.
B. doesn't like children.
C. wants to change her career.
D. has trouble with library work.
正确答案是

2. What do we know about Jack?
A. His favorite sport is skiing.
B. He is a good swimmer.
C. He really doesn't care about skiing.
D. He prefers swimming.
正确答案是

3. What does the speaker imply?
A. They didn't want to go sailing.
B. It was too windy.
C. They didn't think the weather was right.
D. They planned another activity.
正确答案是

4. According to the statement, ______
A. Alice doesn't try.
B. Alice works very hard but she can't seem to do the work.
C. Alice is a promising student.
D. Alice doesn't like school.
正确答案是

5. What does I. O. U mean?
A. It means he owes me money.
B. It means I don't intend to pay him anything.
C. It means he should let me know if he's coming to my party.
D. It means I owe him something.
正确答案是

6. What do we know about Peter?
A. He couldn't make up his mind.
B. He was told that a law course would be best for him.
C. He didn't want to be a doctor.
D. He wasn't interested in studying law.
正确答案是

7. According to the statement, ______
A. Sue attended six times.
B. Sue attended eight times.
C. Sue attended four times.
D. Sue attended ten times.
正确答案是

8. What does the statement mean?
A. In six months they had '150.
B. In one year they had ' 250.
C. In nine months they had ' 300.
D. In three months they had ' 90.
正确答案是

SECTION B CONVERSATION
Direction: In this section, you will hear nine short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following nine questions.

9. Where would the woman find the food the man has requested?
A. At a bakery.
B. At a candy store.
C. At a hamburger stand.
D. At a department store.
正确答案是

10. What does the woman plan to do?
A. Go to a park.
B. Use a gymnasium.
C. Go jogging.
D. Go hiking.
正确答案是

11. What does the man say about his trips to the office?
A. They are always slow due to heavy traffic.
B. Sometimes he can make it in a short time.
C. It is about 15 miles.
D. The road is not very good.
正确答案是

12. For what kind of company does Mr. Jones work?
A. An insurance company.
B. A used car company.
C. A newspaper company.
D. A bank.
正确答案是

13. How much does the man need to borrow to buy the pen and pencil set?
A. '18.50.
B. '15.50.
C. '19.50.
D. '14.00.
正确答案是

14. What do we learn about the children's ages?
A. The twins are four.
B. Jamie is three.
C. The baby is two.
D. The twins are five.
正确答案是

15. What choices does the man have?
A. Wednesday morning is available.
B. Friday morning is available.
C. Thursday morning is available.
D. Tuesday morning is available.
正确答案是

16. What sort of dog does the woman want?
A. Large.
B. Frisky.
C. Good disposition.
D. Good with children.
正确答案是

17. What had the woman assumed?
A. They had received a broken computer.
B. She knew how to repair the computer.
C. The computer couldn't be fixed.
D. They'd have to buy another one.
正确答案是

SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST
Questions 18 and 19 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.

18. Where did the meeting between Clinton and Arafat take place?
A. In Jerusalem.
B. In Palestine.
C. In Washington.
D. In Middle East.
正确答案是

19. When is the deadline of the peace talk?
A. On Tuesday.
B. On Thursday.
C. On May 4.
D. In May 1994.
正确答案是

Questions 20 and 21 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.

20. The news item reported a ______
A. train crash.
B. train derailment.
C. traffic accident.
D. lorry crash.
正确答案是

21. How many passengers exceeded the capacity of the train?
A. 345.
B. 32.
C. 300.
D. 26.
正确答案是

Questions 22 and 23 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you'll be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.

22. According to the news, how many bombers took off from Britain?
A. 8.
B. 52.
C. 62
D. 18.
正确答案是

23. Which is not true about Javier Solana?
A. He is the Secretary-General of NATO.
B. He is in charge of NATO force.
C. He issued an order for air attack on Yugoslavia.
D. He called on his people to defend their country.
正确答案是

Question 24 is based on the following news. You will be given 10 seconds to answer the question.

24. What is the main idea of the news?
A. Muslim guerrilla units attacked military patrols on Thursday.
B. The two-week offensive against Muslim extremists in the southern island of Basilan has been stopped to allow relief operations to be carried out.
C. Four soldiers were injured during the attack on Thursday.
D. 3,000 people have sought refuge from the fighting in government shelters.
正确答案是

Question 25 is based on the following news. You will be given 10 seconds to answer the question.