Part I Dialogue Completion (10 points

Directions : In this part，there are 3 dialogues with 3 or 4 blanks，each followed by 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the choice that best suits the situation until the dialogue is complete. With Dialogue One, all the choices will have to be used. With Dialogue Two and Dialogue Three，one choice will be left unused. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single bar through the centre of the letter that indicates your choice.

Dialogue One

Roger: So, how is your new roommate?

Martha: 1

Roger: What happened?

Martha: She’s always making loud noises at midnight and when I remind her, she always makes rude remarks.

Roger: 2

Martha: I tried，but it didn’ t work.

Roger: 3

Martha: At least three times. I guess I’ m going to complain to the manager. 4

Roger: Maybe.

A. Why don’t you have a heart to heart chat with her?

B. She really turns me off.

C. I hope she can be driven out.

D. But how many times did you try?

Dialogue Two

Frank:I just received a letter from one of my old high school buddies.

Sarah: 5

Frank:Well, actually I haven’t heard from him in ages.

Sarah:To be frank with you, I’ ve been out of touch with most of my old friends. 6

Frank:I know. It’s really hard to maintain contact when people move around so much.

Sarah:That’s right. 7 But you，re lucky to be back in touch with your buddy again. 

A. People just drift apart!

B. That ’ s nice!

C. Only one or two still keep me posted about what they are doing.

D. Do you often keep in touch with them?

Dialogue Three

Cindy: Would you like to have some ice-cream? I’ve got a variety of flavors for you to choose from.

I’ve got strawberry, peach, chocolate, chocolate chip, coffee, vanilla, and butter pecan. Martha:Wow! 8 I wish I could，but I just can ’ t. I ’ m on a diet to lose weight.

Cindy: Come on, it’s just a bite. It doesn’ t really hurt to have just a bite.

Martha: 9 Please don’t tempt me. Please!

Cindy :Gee! You are really strong-willed.

Martha:You’re absolutely right. 10

Cindy: Well, I ’ d better not tempt you. Otherwise, if I give you a piece of cake, you might ask for a glass of milk.

A. I’m not so easily tempted into doing something that I think is wrong.

B. I’ d better not.

C. I can hardly choose from.

C. What choices you have!

Part II Reading Comprehension (40 points

Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each of the passages is followed by 5 questions or unfin-ished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A，B，C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the centre.

Passage 1

Long bus rides are like television shows. They have a beginning, a middle, and an end—with commercials thrown in every three or four minutes. The commercials are unavoidable. They happen whether you want them or not. Every couple of minutes a billboard glides by outside the bus win¬dow. “Buy Super Clean Toothpaste.” “Drink Root Beer. ” “Fill up with Pacific Gas. ” Only if you sleep, which is equal to turning the television set off, are you spared the unending cry of “You Need It! Buy It Now ! ”

The beginning of the ride is comfortable and somewhat exciting, even if you’ve traveled that way before. Usually some things have changed—new houses, new buildings, sometimes even a new road. The bus driver has a style of driving and it’s fun to try to figure it out the first hour or so. If the driver is particularly reckless or daring, the ride can be as thrilling as a suspense story. Will the driver pass the truck in time? Will the driver move into the right or the left-hand lane? Af¬ter a while, of course, the excitement dies down. Sleeping for a while helps pass the middle hours of the ride. Food always makes bus rides more interesting. But you’ve got to be careful of what kind of food you eat. Too much salty food can make you very thirsty between stops.

The end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning. You know it will soon be over and there’s a kind of expectation and excitement in that. The seat, of course, has become harder as the hours have passed. By now you’ve sat with your legs crossed, with your hands in your lap, with your hands on the armrests—even with your hands crossed behind your head. The end comes just at the