F— For Sale: 10-speed bicycle. 5 years old. Needs some repairs. G— Wanted: 35 mm Japanese camera in good condition. H— For Sale: 19' color TV. Very easy to carry.
I— Wanted: Bedroom furniture. Must be in good condition. J— For Sale: Standing lamp for living room. Almost new. K— Wanted: Small portable TV set.
Example: (A) 欲购完好无损的男式自行车 (K) 购买便携式小电视机 51．（ ）出售起居室落地灯。几乎崭新。 52．（ ）急需：廉价公寓家具。 53．（ ）出售冲洗胶卷和照片放大设备。 54．（ ）购买自行车，无论新旧，但求价廉。 55．（ ）出售１０级变速自行车。出厂５年。需要小修。
Task 5
After reading the letters you should give brief answers to the 5 questions. The answers should be no more than 3 words.
Letter One
17th July, 2002
Dear Sir,
Attached is one of the 50 copies of the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English that we ordered from you last month. Yesterday the order came in damaged and unsuitable for sale.
We were eager awaiting the arrival of this edition after its favorable review in ELT Monthly. You can imagine our disappointment, therefore, when we opened the shipment to find a large faded spot across the upper left-hand corner of each of the covers.
We are returning the cartons to your warehouse today and asking that you send a duplicate order right away. We are confident you'll get the duplicate order to us quickly.
Sincerely, Mary Higgins Manager
Campus Bookstore
Letter Two
27th July, 2002
Dear Ms. Higgins,
Thank you for you letter of 17th July describing the damage to the copies of the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English you received on 16th of July.
A replacement order was shipped today.
We are sorry about the damage and the inconvenience it is causing you. We have installed a new conveyor loading system and although the product damage problem is nearly solved, we have
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an occasional setback(挫折). We will try harder next.
Sincerely, Cary Black 56. What did Ms. Higgins complain about in her letter?
Damaged ______________________________ of Contemporary English.
57. Where did Ms. Higgins get the information about the dictionary before its arrival? _______________________________.
58. How did Ms. Higgins expect the compensation to be made? By sending ______________________________. 59. When was the duplicate order sent? _______________________________.
60. How was the product damage problem nearly solved? By installing a new ______________________________.
Part IV Translation—English to Chinese (25 minutes)
61. We are now planning six advertisements that will emphasize the importance of protecting the
endangered wild animals. Watch for them!
A) 由我们制作的六份广告展示了保护濒危生物的重要性。注意收看！ B) 我们正计划六份广告，强调野生动物的危险性。一定小心这些动物！
C) 我们目前正在策划六份广告，强调保护濒危野生动物的重要性。敬请期待！ D) 我们现在正在制作六份广告，大力宣传保护濒危野生动物。等着瞧吧！
62. I am very happy I have been selected for the position I applied for and will report on the date
suggested.
A) 我非常高兴选择了这个适合我的职位，并将在您提出的日期进行汇报。 B) 我非常高兴获得了所申请的职位，并将按要求日期前往报到。
C) 我非常高兴被选中做这个职务，并申请在我所建议的日期汇报工作。 D) 我非常高兴获得了我申请的职务，我的报告将如期递交。
63. It gives me great pleasure on behalf of this Company to extend a warm welcome to the members
of the Chinese Delegation who have been invited to this country. A) 作为公司的一员我非常高兴能受到中国代表团成员的欢迎。 B) 我很高兴代表这家公司诚挚地邀请中国代表团成员访问我国。 C) 非常荣幸被这家公司邀请向中国代表团成员表示欢迎。
D) 我很高兴代表本公司邀请来我国的中国代表团成员表示热烈欢迎。
64. Although you can read plenty of articles on how to prepare for a job interview, little is known
about how job applicants are actually evaluated.
A) 尽管你可以阅读大量关于求职大面试的文章，你还不知道求职者的实际价值。
B) 虽然你可以读很多关于如何准备求职面试的条款，但是没人知道工作申请的真正含义。
C) 虽然你可以读到许多关于如何准备求职面试的条款，但是如何评估求职者的文章太少。
D) 虽然你可以读到许多关于如何准备求职面试的文章，但是却很少知道求职者实际上是
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如何被评估的。
65. A few days ago we had the opportunity to see a display of your products, and we were most impressed with their quality and low prices. We should like to offer you our services as a trading firm, and would mention that we have excellent connections in the trade and are fully experienced with the import business for this type of product. You can be sure of increasing your profit considerably if you would allow us to promote sales of your products throughout our country.
Part V. Writing (25 minutes)
Directions: Please write a notice for freshman essay contest. You must include in the notice the following rules for entering the contest given below in Chinese.
1. 参赛者必须是2002年秋季入学的新生。
2. 参赛文章内容不限，必须打印在标准打印纸上，留双倍行句。文章会退还，但仍请保留其复印件。
3. 参赛者须填写报名表，连同文章一起交给你的英语老师，由老师为你递交。 4. 获奖文章将选登在明年的校报上
5. 参赛截止日期为２００３年１月１８日。
（Words for reference: 留双倍行距：double-spaced报名表：entry form，截止日期：deadline）
Test Three
Part I Listening Comprehension (15 minutes)
Directions: This part is to test your listening ability. It consists of 3 sections.
Section A
Directions: This section is to test your ability to understand short dialogues. There are 5 recorded
dialogues in it. After each dialogue, there is a recorded question. Both the dialogues and questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D given in your test paper.
1. A. At nine o‘clock. B. At twelve o‘clock. C. At one o‘clock. D. At two o‘clokc. 2. A. Because she goes to work near her house. B. Because she likes to stay late. C. Because she dreams a lot every night. D. Because she is busy at home.
3. A. At a dry cleaning shop. B. At a restaurant. C. At a museum. D. at a clothing store. 4. A. $8.80 B. $4.40 C. $ 2.20 D. $ 4.00
5. A. She feels sorry fro those students. B. She considers the punishment excessive. C. She expresses not opinion about the action. D. She approves of the action. Section B
Directions: This section is to test your ability to understand short conversations. There are 2
recorded conversations in it. After each conversation, there are some recorded questions. Both the conversations and questions will be spoken only once. When you
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hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D given in your test paper.
Conversation 1
6. A. At a hotel. B. At a motel. C. At a restaurant. D. At a shopping center. 7. A. Before they arrive. B. While they register. C. When they reserve a room. D. Just before their departure.
8. A. She doesn‘t like the place at all. B. She likes many things in London except its weather. C. She likes the weather in London best. D. She likes everything in London. 9. A. It‘s wet and foggy. B. It‘s wet. C. It‘s foggy. D. It‘s cool and dry. 10. A. It‘s often cool and dry. B. It‘s often wet and warm.
C. It‘s often cold and snowy. D. Not mentioned in the conversation. Section C
Directions: This section is to test your ability to comprehend short passages. You will hear a
recoded passage. After that you will hear 5 questions. Both the passage and the questions will be read two times. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answers from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D.
11. A. Waiting on tables B. Eating dinner C. Selling food D. Smoking a cigarette 12. A. Everyone must leave the building. B. Everyone had to stay where they were. C. There was no more food. D. the restaurant was to be closed. 13. A. Three B. Two C. One D. Four
14. A. A hat B. A purse C. A book D. A pipe 15. A. There was no danger B. There was a bomb
C. There was a theft D. There was an alarm clock
Part II Vocabulary & Structure (15minutes)
Directions: This part is to test your ability to use words and phrases correctly to construct
meaningful and grammatically correct sentences. It consists of 2 sections.
Section A
Directions: There are 10 incomplete statements here. You are required to complete each statement
by choosing the appropriate answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D.
16. The children ______ many times not to go near the lake.
A. are told B. had told C. have been told D. are being told 17. If you want to rent the house, you should pay the rent ______ advance. A. at B. in C. to D. before
18. Please go to stop the boys from fighting _____ each other. A. for B. against C. to D. on
19. Would you please give me ________about this matter so that I can draw my own conclusion? A. a few more information B. a few more information C. a little more information D. a little more information 20. She would certainly order them _____.
A. not speaking loudly B. don't speak loudly
C. not speak loudly D. not to speak loudly
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21. The mother is telling her son,\ A. mustn't B. hadn't C. shouldn't D. wouldn't
22. My secretary hasn't returned my paper, but she promised ________ by tomorrow morning. A. it was ready for me B. me it ready
C. for me to have it ready D. to have it ready for me
23. When Amy fell down on the ice, the other children ______. A. weren't able to stop laughter B. couldn't help laughing C. couldn't avoid to laugh D. couldn't stop but laughing
24. The coach was very strict with the players. He had them ______ every night. A. practice B. to practice C. practicing D. practiced
25. The reason for our success is ______ we have got much help from Professor Zhang. A. why B. because C. that D. what Section B
Directions: There are also 10 incomplete statements here. You should fill in each blank with the
proper form of the word given in the brackets.
26. There is a (distinct) _________ smell of beer in this room.
27. Increased (efficient) ___________ can release the workers for other tasks. 28. The (introduce) __________ of book tells us what the book is about. 29. According to doctor fresh air is (benefit) _________ to one's health.
30. His (popular) ___________ among working people remains as strong as ever. 31. The shop (close) _______a moment before we got there.
32. We know the class meeting at this weekend (be) ________ a long one. 33. He is said (choose) ___________ chairman of the Students' Union. 34. I remember (take) __________ to London when I was five years old. 35. Since he isn't answering my telephone, he (leave) _______________.
Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)
Task 1
The United States Department of Agriculture requires that a grade mark be used when labeling eggs. It is printed on the carton or on a tape used to seal the carton. It shows both
the grade and the size of the eggs. Sometimes the size is not printed in the grade mark but it is printed on the carton.
There are three grades of eggs. The top grade is U.S. Grade AA, or Fresh Fancy Quality. The next is U.S. Grade A. Grade B is the lowest grade. Some stores sell all three grades, and there may be quite a difference in price between the grades. The top two grades, AA and A, are best for frying and poaching(沸水煮). They don't spread out very much in the pan, and the yolk is not easily broken. Grade B eggs are just as good to eat. But the whites is thinner. Also, the yolk may be flatter than in eggs of the higher grades. In most states, egg marked with a grade and size must meet certain state laws. Many state's grade standards are the same as those of the U. S government.
Eggs come in different sizes. But the size has nothing to do with the quality. The two decisions you must make when buying eggs are to choose the grade and the size. Eggs range in size from Jumbo to Pee Wee, and they are measured by their weight. A dozen Jumbo eggs must weigh a
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