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Directions: In this part there is a short passage followed by five questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements with no more than 10 words. Please write your answers on Answer Sheet 2.The advantages of some form of international language in the modern world are obvious. Thanks to modern methods of transport, we can travel everywhere more easily and more quickly than ever before, but the language problem still remains. Without a common language, misunderstandings arise and there can be no real contact between people of different nationalities. There are two possible solutions to this problem: either we choose one of the existing major languages of the world, or we make up an artificial one. But neither solution is simple because no existing major language will be acceptable to everyone and because an artificial language, such as Esperanto, has no literature and would be thought dull by many learners. It is often said that English is quickly becoming a world language. It is certainly the most widely used language in the world, and second only to Chinese in its number of native speakers. But there are certain dangers in choosing English as an international language. First of all, owing to political reasons and national pride, English is not acceptable to everyone as a world language. Many dislike its influence; they see it as a form of interference, perhaps even domination. English words enter their languages and this too causes offence. Although English is being taught in more and more schools abroad, the process is not always popular. Not every nation is prepared to accept the dominant position of a foreign language in their education system. Another danger is that differences in standard English arise from its use throughout the world. It could break up, with languages developing from dialects of English. Already Indian teachers and Nigerian students have been unable to understand each other’s English. Why can we travel more easily nowadays ______________________________________________

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Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Smoking is considered dangerous to the health. Our tobacco-seller Mr. Johnson, therefore, always asks his 1 if they are very young, and whom the cigarettes are bought for. One day, a little girl whom he had never seen 2 walked boldly into his shop and demanded twenty cigarettes. She had the exact 3 of money in her hand and seemed very 4 of herself. Mr. Johnson was 5 surprised by her confident manner that he 6 to ask his usual question. 7 , he asked her what kind of cigarettes she wanted. The girl replied readily and 8 him the money. While he was giving her 9 cigarette, Mr. Johnson said laughingly that 10 she was so young she should 11 the packet in her pocket in 12 a policeman saw it. 13 , the little girl did not seem to find this very 14 . Without even smiling she took the packet and walked 15 the door. Suddenly she stopped, turned 16 and looked steadily at Mr. Johnson. There was a moment of silence and the tobacco-seller 17 what she was going to say. And at once, 18 a clear, firm voice, the girl 19 , "My dad is a policeman," and with 20 she walked quickly out of the shop.

A. Instead
B. Anyway
C. Therefore
D. However

Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Smoking is considered dangerous to the health. Our tobacco-seller Mr. Johnson, therefore, always asks his 1 if they are very young, and whom the cigarettes are bought for. One day, a little girl whom he had never seen 2 walked boldly into his shop and demanded twenty cigarettes. She had the exact 3 of money in her hand and seemed very 4 of herself. Mr. Johnson was 5 surprised by her confident manner that he 6 to ask his usual question. 7 , he asked her what kind of cigarettes she wanted. The girl replied readily and 8 him the money. While he was giving her 9 cigarette, Mr. Johnson said laughingly that 10 she was so young she should 11 the packet in her pocket in 12 a policeman saw it. 13 , the little girl did not seem to find this very 14 . Without even smiling she took the packet and walked 15 the door. Suddenly she stopped, turned 16 and looked steadily at Mr. Johnson. There was a moment of silence and the tobacco-seller 17 what she was going to say. And at once, 18 a clear, firm voice, the girl 19 , "My dad is a policeman," and with 20 she walked quickly out of the shop.

A. so
B. very
C. such
D. quite

Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 21 to 27 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 28 to 30 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.For centuries, people have been playing kicking games with a ball. The game of soccer (足球) 1 from some of these early games. 2 soccer games began in 1863. In soccer, two teams of eleven players try to kick or head the ball into their opponents’ 3 . The goalie, who tries to 4 the ball out of the goal, is the only player on the field who is allowed to 5 the ball with his or her hands. The other players must use their feet, heads and bodies to 6 the ball. Every four years, soccer teams around the world compete for the World Cup. The World Cup 7 started in 1930. Brazil is the home of many great soccer players, 8 , Pelé. With his fast footwork, dazzling speed, and great scoring ability, Pelé played for many years in Brazil and then later in New York. During his 22 years in soccer, he scored 1,281 goals and 9 . People in more than 140 countries around the world play soccer. It is the nationalsport of most European and Latin American countries. 10 !

Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Smoking is considered dangerous to the health. Our tobacco-seller Mr. Johnson, therefore, always asks his 1 if they are very young, and whom the cigarettes are bought for. One day, a little girl whom he had never seen 2 walked boldly into his shop and demanded twenty cigarettes. She had the exact 3 of money in her hand and seemed very 4 of herself. Mr. Johnson was 5 surprised by her confident manner that he 6 to ask his usual question. 7 , he asked her what kind of cigarettes she wanted. The girl replied readily and 8 him the money. While he was giving her 9 cigarette, Mr. Johnson said laughingly that 10 she was so young she should 11 the packet in her pocket in 12 a policeman saw it. 13 , the little girl did not seem to find this very 14 . Without even smiling she took the packet and walked 15 the door. Suddenly she stopped, turned 16 and looked steadily at Mr. Johnson. There was a moment of silence and the tobacco-seller 17 what she was going to say. And at once, 18 a clear, firm voice, the girl 19 , "My dad is a policeman," and with 20 she walked quickly out of the shop.

A. sure
B. bored
C. lazy
D. afraid

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