Part I Multiple Choice
Directions: In this section, you are going to hear some passages or conversations. In each recording there will be five questions. Try to decide which choice is the best answer to each of the questions. Each recording will be played twice.
Passage 1
Directions: Listen to the following passage about the history of Thanksgiving Day and then choose the best answer for each item.
1. Why did the Pilgrims come to the United States?
A. For political reasons.
B. For religious reasons.
C. For economic reasons.
D. For cultural reasons.
2. Where did the Pilgrims first land?
A. Massachusetts.
B. Maryland.
C. New York.
D. Indiana.
3. What happened to the Pilgrims when they first came to the United States?
A. They suffered from hardships.
B. They killed many Indians.
C. They began to plant corn.
D. They had plenty of food.
4. Why did the Pilgrims celebrate the first Thanksgiving?
A. To give thanks to the President.
B. To give thanks to "God" and the Indians.
C. To give thanks to the king of England.
D. To give thanks to nature.
5. How was Sarah Hale related to Thanksgiving?
A. She helped the Pilgrims settle the land.
B. She declared Thanksgiving a holiday.
C. She made continuous efforts in making Thanksgiving a national holiday.
D. She was the first person to put forward the idea of Thanksgiving.
Passage 2
Directions: Listen to the conversation (again) and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.
1. When did King Umberto and the man meet?
A. On July 18th, 1900.
B. On July 28th, 1900.
C. On July 18th, 900.
D. On July 28th, 900.
2. What was the man's profession?
A. He was a restaurant owner.
B. He worked as a waiter in a restaurant.
C. He was a hunter.
D. He was a businessman.
3. What kind of event was the man entering before his death?
A. A running contest.
B. A cooking contest.
C. A shooting contest.
D. A singing contest.
4. How did the man die?
A. He killed himself by accident while cleaning his gun.
B. He killed himself after losing the contest.
C. He was shot by someone during the contest.
D. He was shot by someone on his way to work.
5. How did King Umberto I die?
A. He killed himself during the contest.
B. He killed himself on the way to the contest.
C. He was killed while talking with the man.
D. He was killed while going to the contest.
Passage 3
Directions: Listen to a story about a boy and a woman and choose the appropriate answer for each item.
1. When did the story take place?
A. On a cold evening.
B. On a Saturday morning.
C. On a cold morning.
D. On a weekend.
2. What was the relationship between the woman and the little boy?
A. Teacher and pupil.
B. Strangers.
C. Friends.
D. Mother and son.
3. Which of the following was definitely TRUE of the boy?
A. He was almost six years old.
B. He was standing outside a store.
C. He was homeless.
D. He was looking out of a window.
4. What did the woman buy for the boy?
A. Toys.
B. Food.
C. Flowers.
D. Clothes.
5. To the little boy "God" must be someone who was ________.
A. kind-hearted
B. powerful
C. forgiving ( 宽容的 )
D. mysterious ( 神秘的 )
Passage 4
Directions: Listen to a passage about the intensive farming of the future and choose the best answer to each question.
1. Why will farming be more intensive in the future?
A. Because people will consume more foods.
B. Because there will be a more severe shortage of water supplies.
C. Because people will need more proteins to fight against heart disease.
D. Because the demand for fruits and vegetables will be reduced.
2. Which of the following foods requires relatively large growing areas?
A. Vegetables.
B. Fish.
C. Poultry.
D. Beef.
3. Why is steak a more popular food than beans?
A. Because it contains more protein.
B. Because it requires less space for growth.
C. Because it tastes better.
D. Because it is more healthful.
4. Which of the following statements is TRUE about foods in the future?
A. Meat will probably contain no fats.
B. Certain plants will probably taste like meat.
C. Meat will probably taste like certain plants.
D. Beans will probably contain less protein.
5. Which of the following words best describes the speaker's attitude towards foods in the future?
A. Positive.
B. Negative.
C. Suspicious.
D. Unconcerned.
Part II True or False
Directions: In this part you are going to hear two passages. Listen to the recordings carefully and then decide whether the following statements are true or false.
Passage 1
Directions: Listen to a story about a mule and decide whether the following statements
are true or false. Write "T" for True and "F" for False in the spaces provided.
_______1) A farmer's mule fell into a well one day.
_______ 2) The farmer tried to help the mule out of the well.
_______3) The farmer kept encouraging the mule to fight off his panic.
_______4) The mule got out of the adversity with his great effort.
_______5) The story shows that even adversity presents opportunity if people think differently.
Passage 2
Directions: Listen to the passage and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Put "T" for True and "F" for False in the spaces provided. It will be played twice.
_______1) The author doesn't think it's appropriate to mark space.
_______2) The incident took place at a restaurant.
_______3) The man sitting across from the author occupied too much space by putting his case on the table.
_______4) The author took out his papers and put them on that man's case.
_______5) The man was very annoyed when the papers were put on his case.
Part III Fill in the Blanks
Directions: In this part you are going to hear a passage. Listen to the recordings carefully and then finish the exercises accordingly. It will be read four times.
Practice 1
Directions: Listen to a passage about the smell of people and decide which of the following are mentioned in the passage. Put a tick (√) in front of such items.
_________A. dangers caused by smell
_________B . difficulty in recalling smell
_________C . sources of bad smell
_________D . a short history of kissing
_________E . the function of smell in war
_________F . smell and its meaning
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