P—Stir rice well
Q—Useful Suggestions for Cooking Delicious Rice R—Washing rice
S—Soaking rice in water T—Amount of water
U—Before Calling for Service V—Rice not cooked at all W—Rice not equally cooked Y—Water flows out
Z—Too much condensate
Example: (T) 水量 （Y）水溢出 51．（ ）接通电源 （ ）把米淘匀 52．（ ）浸米 （ ）淘米 53．（ ）部件名称与功能 （ ）不煮饭 54．（ ）凝集水滴 （ ）煮不均匀 55．（ ）报修前注意 （ ）紧闭外盖
Task 5
Directions: There are two BUSINESS LETTERS here. After reading the letters you should give (or complete) brief answers to the 5 questions (No.56 through No.60) following them. The answers should be written after the corresponding numbers on the Answer Sheet.
Letter One
Feb.9,1997
Dear Mr. Li:
We were very happy to receive your inquiry concerning our new history series, which is a four-volume text printed in both hard-cover and paper-back editions.
We have mailed today under separate cover a paper-back set and the price information for both editions. Your school is eligible (符合要求的) for our standard 20% school discount (折扣).25% is allowed for all buyers over one thousand copies.
Please let us know your decision as soon as possible so that the books can be delivered well in advance of the new school year.
Thank you. Yours very truly, (Signature) Textbook Department Williams Foster, Manager Letter Two
May 2, 1997
Dear Mr. Foster:
Your reply and books came to hand last week. Our history teachers carefully studied and reviewed your and compared them with other series of the same kind…
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I am hereby entrusted to place an order for 50sets of your four-volume series entitled ―A general History of the World‖ and priced 16 dollars and 50 cents. Please see to it that the books are delivered to our school before the end of July. The bill should be mailed to the financial office of our school.
Thank you.
Very truly yours, (Signature) The Pease Middle School Li Ming ,Dean 56.What are the letter about?
The order of____________________________________________________ 57. Which edition of the books did the manager mail to the school?
__________________________________________________________________ 58. When did the wish the books to be delivered?
__________________________________________________________________ 59.What could be the history teachers‘ opinions about the series?
The series was __________________________________________________ 60.Which department of the school would pay the books?
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Part IV Translation –English into Chinese (25 minutes)
Directions: This part is to test your ability to translate English into Chinese. There are 4 sentences, numbered 61 through 64, and a short paragraph (No.65) in this part. Write your translation in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.
61. It is unfair to think that goods from abroad must than those made at home.
62.Only when you understand the importance of mastering English will make every effort to learn it well.
63.They believe that you the increasing demand for computer industry more and more profits.
64.Knowing that you have developed a new type of motor bicycle, it would be a pleasure if you were to let us act us your sole agent for the products.
65. Model DPCK-7 truck produced by HUAXING manufactures is designed for large-scale transportation and long journey. The truck is a new type with very attractive appearance, and goods in an ample space. The price is as low as that of a car. Ring 34288768 now and get it tomorrow.
Part V Writing (25 minutes)
Directions: This part is to test your ability to do practical writing. Suppose you have been doing
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your present work for some time and you are going to apply for a new job .Now fill in the application form with the necessary information. You can make use of the hints given in Chinese. Family Name _______________________ First Name _____________________ Address:___________________________________________________________ Tel No.___________________________Place of Birth__________Sex:_________ Marriage: Married Divorced Single Educational Records: (xx年X月毕业于X中学。XX年在XX （高等专科学校XX系学习。 专业是XX ；等等）。 Employment History:
(XX年至今年在XX 外贸公司工作，担任XXX（职务）。现在希望有更多其他方面的经验，因此想换一个工作。)
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Test Seven
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. Mark‘s train left earlier. B. Mark‘s train has been delayed.
C. Mark is often late. D. Mark is likely to miss the train. 2. A. She is not at home. B. She is phoning outside. C. She is attending a meeting. D. She is taking something. 3. A. She has no time to practice her English.
B. She has no friends with whom to practice English. C. She doesn‘t attend English classes regularly. D. She is very slow.
4. A. Spain B. Sweden C. Scotland D. Switzerland 5. A. 1: 50 B. 1:55 C. 2:00 D. 2:05 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 hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A,
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B, C, and D given in your test paper.
Conversation 1
6. A. She likes young people, and wants to get some experience on teaching. B. She wants to work in the office.
C. She likes working independently without too much direction. D. The salary is very attractive.
7. A. The woman likes working on her own. B. the woman likes working with others. C. the woman is a student.
D. The manager is quite satisfied with the woman.
Conversation 2
8. A. Order some goods from a sales company. B. Inquire about the price of some goods. C. Check an order with IMA Company. D. Ask when she can get the goods she‘s ordered.
9. A. One hundred. B. Two hundred. C. Three hundred. D. Four hundred. 10. A. He isn‘t able to accept the order. B. he has to make a check. C. he can‘t send the goods in July. D. He will supply the goods. 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. In the middle of the night. B. At about 2 o‘clock. C. After three o‘clock. D. After night fell.
12. A. One foot. B. In their own car. C. By taxi. D. By taking a free ride. 13. A. The window of their house had been broken. B. Their house had been broken into. C. A policeman was waiting for them.
D. they had forgotten to take the key with them.
14. A. They felt very hungry. B. They felt guilty.
C. They felt tired out. D. They felt relieved. 15. A. It was pleasant. B. It was unforgettable.
C. It was odd. D. It was valuable.
Part II Structure (15 minutes)
Directions: This part is to test your ability to construct to construct grammatically correct sentences.
It consists of 2 sections.
Section A
Directions: In this section, there are 10 incomplete sentences. You are required to complete each
one by deciding on the most appropriate word or words from the 4 choices marked A),B),C)and D). Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
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16. I want you to come to the party but _________ you don‘t want to come, you don‘t have to. A. while B. before C. unless D. if 17. She ________ have been listening to our conversation. It was private.
A. shouldn‘t B. mustn‘t C. may not D. oughtn‘t to 18. The doctor recommended that he _________ for a few days.
A. rests B. rest C. rested D. will rest 19. I have no objection to ________ the window to get some fresh air.
A. you to open B. your open C. your opening D. you open 20. Documents _________ with chemicals will not become yellow with age. A. treating B. treats C. be treated D. treated 21. His parents seem to have no influence _________ his actions.
A. to B. for C. in D. on
22. If I ________ how awful the job was going to be, I wouldn‘t have accepted it. A. realized B. had realized C. was realized D. did realize
23. We don‘t need all the bedrooms in the house, so we use one of them ________ a sitting room. A. to B. of C. in D. as
24. When Winnie and Steve decided to paint their living room, they ________ about the color. She wanted white, but he wanted blue.
A. was disagreeing B. would disagree C. disagreed D. had disagreed 25. He gave up his job _______ for his family and for himself.
A. both B. much C. all D. little Section B
Directions: There are 10 incomplete statements here. You should fill each blank with the proper form of the word given in the brackets. Write the word or words in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.
26. The boys next door used (like) _______ making and flying model planes, but they seem to have stopped doing that now.
27. The child told the (true) ________ when he said he hadn‘t broken the window.
28. My paintings (exhibit) ________ for the first time by the New Arts Gallery next week. 29. Why dose he always come to see me at the (bad) ________ possible moment?
30. I shouldn‘t have taken your umbrella if I (know)_________ that it was the only one you had. 31. （Not pay）________ attention to anything his colleagues say, he frequently doesn‘t know what‘s happening in the company.
32. The doctor received an (urge) _________ call from the parents of the injured child.
33. It‘s a lot (easy) ________ to learn a foreign language in the country where it is spoken than at home.
34. Did you notice a young man (enter) ________ the house just now?
35. The chairman said, ―The plan (discuss)_______ now must be kept as a secret.‖
Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)
Directions: This part is to test your reading ability. There are some tasks for you to fulfill. You
should read the reading materials carefully and do the tasks as you are instructed.
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