TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS（1）
-GRADE FOUR-
TIME LIMIT: 35 MIN
PARTⅠDICTATION [5 MIN]
Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be done at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be done at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check your work once more.
Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE.
PARTⅡLISTENING COMPREHENSION [20 MIN]
In sections A, B, and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the best answer to each question on Answer Sheet Two.
SECTION A CONVERSATIONS
In this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and answer the questions that follow.
Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.
Now, listen to the conversation.
1. Maradona’s condition can best be described as __________.
A. serious
B. improved well
C. nothing serious
D. cannot be determined from the conversation
2. The two speakers seem to agree on __________.
A. Maradona being a football legend
B. Maradona as a role model
C. Maradona’s performance in 1986
D. Maradona’s drug abuse
3. What is true toward the end of the conversation?
A. The two speakers have almost solved their differences.
B. One speaker is persuaded by the other.
C. The two speakers remain divided in their opinions.
D. The two speakers have broadened their differences.
Questions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.
Now, listen to the conversation.
4. Before going to the camp school, Mike__________ .
A. had no desire for it
B. had done outdoor activities
C. had challenged others to go
D. felt a little scared
5. According to the conversation, Mike was talking about the camping school experiences because__________ .
A. he enjoyed what he had done
B. he still felt uncomfortable about it
C. he wanted to persuade others to go
D. he felt good that the course was over
6. Which of the following best describes the activities?
A. Challenging
B. Boring.
C. Easy.
D. Life-threatening.
7. Mike believes that __________.
A. the course was good for him
B. the course was too dangerous
C. the course was not exciting enough
D. the course should include more activities
Questions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the
conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.
Now, listen to the conversation.
8. Which of the following is INCORRECT?
A. Cathy met some men on the Internet.
B. Cathy talked a lot with a man before meeting him.
C. Cathy was impressed with the man’s photo.
D. Cathy was reluctant to meet the man at first.
9. Cathy was shocked when she met the man because__________ .
A. she saw the real person
B. the man was dishonest
C. she met a wrong man
D. the man’s voice frightened her
10. What does Cathy think about meeting people in chat rooms?
A. People are willing to reveal their identities.
B. There is no risk involved.
C. It involves too much risk.
D. It is worth trying if handled cautiously.
SECTION B PASSAGES
In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
Questions 11 to 14 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.
Now, listen to the passage.
11. Sylvia Hughes set up the cursive club because __________.
A. it has some practical use
B. cursive handwriting is required in a legal document
C. parents don’t teach as well as she does
D. New Jersey requires cursive handwriting
12. The school does not include cursive handwriting because __________.
A. parents don’t want their kids to learn it
B. kids can learn it on their own
C. the principal is against cursive handwriting
D. there is no room for teaching cursive handwriting
13. According to the news, which of the following is INCORRECT about the Common Core?
A. It requires students to write legibly.
B. It sets learning requirements across the nation.
C. It is adopted by almost all the states.
D. It doesn’t require teaching cursive handwriting in all schools.
14. We can conclude that __________.
A. a mandate for teaching cursive handwriting will be welcomed
B. cursive handwriting will soon be taught in schools
C. cursive handwriting faces strong opposition from parents
D. cursive handwriting is not helpful in developing eye-hand coordination
Questions 15 to 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the passage.
15. Real bookworms and human bookworms are similar in that __________.
A. they damage the books
B. they devote most of their time to books
C. they inspire respect in people
D. they are extremely selfish
16. People tend to think of human bookworms as all of the following EXCEPT __________.
A. passive and lazy B. controversial
C. not sociable D. leading boring lives
17. Which of the following is INCORRECT about human bookworms?
A. They are familiar with diverse cultures.
B. They are responsible beings.
C. They are interested in talking to others.
D. They have a wide range of interests.
Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the passage.
18. According to the passage, the advantage of mass advertising is __________.
A. availability of products
B. big demand for products
C. high-quality products
D. wise decision making by consumers
19. Which of the following is a rational buying motive?
A. Wanting to feel good.
B. Getting value for money.
C. Panic buying.
D. Feeling superior to your friends.
20. Companies believe that __________.
A. they should not spend too much money on advertising
B. consumers can make wise purchase decisions
C. their advertising can influence customers
D. their advertising has strong rational appeals
SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST
In this section you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
Questions 21 and 22 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the news.
21. For kids across Asia, Guan Tianlang’s play at the Master’s tournament is significant because __________.
A. he will be the youngest player
B. he will compete with Tiger Woods
C. he is likely to reach the world’s No. 1 ranking
D. he will warm them up for the game of golf
22. According to the news, which of the following is INCORRECT?
A. Guan is confident about himself.
B. Guan will play creatively.
C. Guan’s performance has been consistent.
D. Guan has had a remarkable preparation.
Questions 23 and 24 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the news.
23. It can be inferred from the news that __________.
A. Australia does more import business with China than export business
B. the US dollar is no longer important against Chinese yuan
C. converting currencies adds cost to transactions
D. the new currency deal is not likely to help Australia very much
24. Australia has benefited enormously from __________.
A. importing goods from China
B. trading commodities with China
C. exporting natural resources to China
D. converting the Australian dollar to Chinese yuan
Questions 25 and 26 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the news.
25. Where did the storm strike first?
A. The Eastern US.
B. The Gulf of Mexico.
C. The Canadian borders.
D. Some area in Cuba.
26. The storm has resulted in all of the following EXCEPT __________.
A. death and damage
B. disruption of air services
C. destruction of crops
D. relocation of people
Questions 27 and 28 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the news.
27. For people in the 45-64 age group, the gap in fatigue for women and men is __________.
A. 15 percent vs. 10 percent
B. 16 percent vs. 9 percent
C. 16 percent vs. 12 percent
D. 15 percent vs. 9 percent
28. One reason for women to be more exhausted than men is __________.
A. long working hours for women
B. women waiting longer to have kids
C. women having kids
D. women aging more quickly than men
Questions 29 and 30 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the news.
29. Which of the following is INCORRECT about the new drug?
A. It is more effective.
B. It is the cheapest.
C. It is more convenient to take.
D. It has few side effects.
30. According to the news, South Africa has made tremendous progress in __________.
A. producing more drugs to treat HIV/AIDS patients
B. detecting more HIV/AIDS patients
C. treating more HIV/AIDS patients
D. curing more HIV/AIDS patients
PART Ⅲ CLOZE [5 MIN]
Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the best choice for each blank on Answer Sheet Two.
In the United States, poorer people tend to be fatter than
rich ones. Around the world, （31）__________ , people in poor
31.A. too
B. hence
C. however
D. especially
countries are skinnier than people in wealthy countries.
“One （32）__________ of that is that the same technological
32. A. cause
B. fact
C. understanding
D. interpretation
differences that （33）__________ higher per capita income in the rich
33. A. induce
B. generate
C. breed
D. invoke
countries （34）__________ make them more sedentary,” says Professor
34. A. also
B. similarly
C. nevertheless
D. yet Philipson, an economist at the University of Chicago. （35）__________
35. A. What
B. When
C. As
D. Once national income rises, so does the average weight, “because those guys are having desk jobs （36）__________ cutting wheat.”
36. A. together with
B. or else
C. but then
D. instead of
The sharp increase in paid labor among women the
last three decades may account （37）__________ the rapid rise in their
37. A. for
B. about
C. of
D. off
weights. Housework, （38）__________ only moderately strenuous,38. A. if
B. as
C. when
D. while
is more physically （39）__________ than sitting at a desk.
39. A. difficult
B. demanding
C. rough
D. awkward
Americans （40）__________ getting fatter because they don’t
40. A. aren’t
B. are
C. all
D. be
know what’s good for them or because they’ve suddenly（41）__________ a taste for fatty foods. Rather, the same
41. A. worked out
B. produced
C. forged
D. developed
economic and technological progress （42）__________ has
42. A. that
B. what
C. which
D. however
produced higher living standards has made work more
sedentary. （43）__________ obesity is an unintended
43. A. Developing
B. Growing
C. Cultivating
D. Unfolding（44）__________ of a more productive economy.
44. A. consequence
B. effect
C. fate
D. ending（45）__________ we really be better off picking cotton
45. A. Should
B. Can
C. Would
D. Must
and cutting wheat （46）__________ hand? We’d be thinner,46. A. with
B. by
C. through
D. on（47）__________ with shor ter, less interesting lives—and a
47. A. but
B. and
C. hence
D. if（48）__________ new collection of physical ailments.
48. A. whole
B. thorough
C. large
D. much
Ame ricans （49）__________ not want to be overweight, but
49. A. should
B. could
C. will
D. may
they prefer it （50）__________ the alternatives.
50. A. for
B. to
C. with
D. on
PART Ⅳ GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY [5 MIN]
There are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
Mark your answers on Answer Sheet Two.
51. As boy is to girl, __________is man to woman.
A. what
B. hence
C. so
D. that
52. __________came to us that an earthquake had occurred in Japan.
A. Word
B. The word
C. A word
D. Words
53. Which of the following sentences does NOT have the same meaning?
A. This river is as wide again as that one.
B. This river is twice the width of that one.
C. This river is twice wider than that one.
D. This river doubles the width of that one.
54. Which of the following italicized parts expresses verb-object relation（动宾关系） ?
A. We are anxiously waiting for her arrival.
B. Her appointment came as a surprise to us.
C. Their recommendation helped me a lot.
D. His apartment is on the 6th floor.
55. Which of the following italicized parts expresses negative meaning?
A. He is anything but helpful.
B. The news is nothing if not shocking.
C. There is nothing like having a good night sleep.
D. He is too ready to help.
56. All of the following sentences contain an element of emphasis EXCEPT __________.
A. She is more successful than I thought.
B. She is the last person I want to meet.
C. Never will it happen again.
D. Do give an explanation.
57. The laws of physics, or any other science,__________ , hold for everybody.
A. if anything
B. among other things
C. for that matter
D. for example
58. All of the following are adjectives EXCEPT __________.
A. uniformly
B. prickly
C. curly
D. lonely
59. All of the following words are used in singular forms EXCEPT __________.
A. stationery
B. merchandise
C. weapon
D. livestock
60. “He has gone to America for two years.” The sentence means __________.
A. he is not here for two years
B. he left for America two years ago
C. he stayed in America for two years
D. he has left for America for a two-year stay
61. Which of the following participles can NOT be modified by “very”?
A. a promising student
B. an embarrassing situation
C. a convincing argument
D. welcoming speech
62. Which of the following italicized parts indicates result?
A. He is rude to behave like that.
B. She grew up to be a diplomat.
C. The whole family went to the beach to spend the weekend.
D. There is nothing to worry about.
63. Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT?
A. This is the house which he built.
B. This is the room that I was born in.
C. That’s all which I have to say.
D. He is the only person that was on the scene.
64. Which of the following sentences does NOT have subject-predicate inversion（主谓倒装） ?
A. Behind the door she stood, listening attentively.
B. On her left sat the chairman of the company.
C. Many a time have I heard the rumors.
D. Not only was Churchill a statesman, but also a great speaker.
65. All of the following italicized words are attributive nouns EXCEPT __________.
A. killer virus
B. economy class （经济舱 ）
C. convenience store
D. importance speech
66. The heating and cooling of space takes the lion’s share of energy consumption in houses. The italicized part means __________.
A. the expensive cost
B. the largest part
C. the neglected area
D. the essential quality
67. The art of pleasing is difficult to acquire because it can hardly be__________ to rules.
A. measured
B. followed
C. applied
D. reduced
68. These accidents are the exceptions rather than the rule. The italicized part means __________.
A. a particular situation
B. a possible situation
C. the normal situation
D. an ideal situation
69. She always greeted me with her__________ smile.
A. inciting
B. stimulating
C. engaging
D. absorbing
70. After his retirement, Brian __________with enthusiasm in the world of charitable activities.
A. fell
B. tumbled
C. dipped
D. plunged
71. The cell phone is slightly soiled from handling, but it is __________perfect in every detail.
A. however
B. anyway
C. somehow
D. otherwise
72. In the book the author makes a convincing __________for market-oriented development policy.
A. case
B. reason
C. account
D. explanation
73. These birds are often seen soaring around lakes and __________on treetops.
A. squatting
B. ascending
C. anchoring
D. perching
74. Well, let me wrap __________what I have been saying so far.
A.up
B. on
C. off
D. away
75. Government funding for public health in this __________area is inadequate.
A. heavily
B. woefully
C. enormously
D. conspicuously
76. Evidently the company will not bow to consumer pressure. The italicized part means __________.
A. seemingly
B. sufficiently
C. surely
D. specifically
77. He tried to forget the unpleasant event, but it kept on__________ to him, especially in dreams.
A. repeating
B. referring
C. recurring
D. reporting
78. The refugees caught in the war are in __________danger.
A. solemn
B. grave
C. stern
D. grim
79. Many widely held beliefs about weight loss don’t stand up to scientific __________.
A. exploration
B. inquisition
C. survey
D. scrutiny
80. Refugees are forced into__________ by war, famine, or persecution.
A. runaway
B. flight
C. getaway
D. retreat
PARTⅤREADING COMPREHENSION [25 MIN]
In this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer.
Mark your answers on Answer Sheet Two.
TEXT A
A growing number of experts are saying that mobile devices just may be the next big breakthrough in public health.
“There is incredible potential for using cell phones and mobile apps to engage people about their health and wellness in a new way—to help them take better care of themselves and especially to manage such chronic conditions as obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure,” says Susannah Fox, lead health researcher for the Pew Internet and American Life Project. “In a snap, clinicians can use cell phones to communicate with far-away patients. In an instant, medical information can be relayed out to the field and forwarded to the people who need it. And just as quickly, those people can text back with questions or on-the-ground reports.”
That said, Fox points out that most of us still aren’t capitalizing on all of this potential. According to Pew’s latest data, although 88 percent of Americans have a cell phone and about half of those are smart phones, only 10 percent of us have downloaded health-related apps on those devices, a figure that’s remained stable since 2010.
Nonetheless, these apps continue to proliferate, says Brian Dolan, editor and co-founder of MobiHealthNews. “The growth is amazing, and it continues to accelerate,” he says. “But a persistent trend is that the majority of these apps are focused on tracking fitness or diet—there are two or three new BMI calculators released every month, for example—and far fewer are focused on what most people would consider true health problems, like chronic conditions or chronic condition management.”
What’s more, the quality of apps is uneven and, unfortunately, untested, adds clinical psychologist Lee Ritterband, director of the behavioral health and technology program at the University of Virginia. “The problem is that there are very few apps that have real, solid empirical evidence behind them, or any scientific backing to what they are or what they say they do,” he says.
It can be tough to find good advice on which apps are worth downloading. “Currently, consumers are really on their own when it comes to finding high-quality, worthwhile apps, and it’s mostly trial and error,” Dolan says. “The good news is that, for the most part, the majority of health apps are either free or cost a couple of dollars, so once you have thephone, it’s not that much of an investment to try them out.”
81. According to the second paragraph, in managing people’s health, mobile devices have all of the following advantages EXCEPT __________.
A. immediacy
B. privacy
C. convenience
D. interactivity
82. “most of us still aren’t capitalizing on all of this potential ” means that __________.
A. most of us aren’t using smart phones
B. most of us aren’t using phone apps
C. most of us aren’t using healthy-related phone apps
D. most of us only care about how to stay healthy and eat healthy food
83. The author mentions “BMI calculator” in order to __________.
A. illustrate the wide use of health apps by those who use smart phones
B. show that people are concerned about their true health problems
C. illustrate that many apps people use focus on tracking fitness or diet
D. show that people using phone apps often suffer chronic conditions
84. One problem with the phone apps is that __________.
A. these apps take care of only a few health problems
B. these apps are difficult to operate
C. these apps have not been sufficiently tested
D. these apps involve complicated scientific knowledge
85. The author implies that __________.
A. people download the apps on good advice
B. there are few high-quality apps
C. consumers should try out the apps
D. many apps are full of errors
TEXT B
Tobacco, as generations of schoolchildren have been taught, was brought to Europe from the Americas along with potatoes and piles of gold. Latin America remains addicted to the stuff. But the region has now begun to try to kick the habit. This month Chile became the 14th Latin American country to ban smoking in enclosed public spaces.
Chile’s conversion is significant, since it is something of a smokers’ corner. The World Health Organisation says over 40% of Chileans smoke, compared with 27% ofArgentines and 17% of people in Brazil, where curbs on smoking began in the late 1990s. Chile’s health minister, Jaime Ma.alich, says that treating tobacco victims takes a quarter of the $10 billion public health-care budget.
Chile’s smokers are getting younger. According to the Tobacco Atlas, a study of the industry, nearly 40% of girls aged 13-15 in Santiago, Chile’s capital, smoke cigarettes. That is up from just 20% in 2003, and is the highest rate in the world. Growing prosperity is partly to blame. Mr. Ma.alich also points to a cultural change: “Chile has always been a very macho country but that is changing. For women, smoking in public is somehow a sign they are liberated.”
Latin America’s new curbs on smoking face resistance from the industry. Philip
Morris International, an American tobacco company, has filed a claim against Uruguay at
the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, an arm of the World Bank, claiming that the country’s anti-smoking measures violate a bilateral investment treaty. Brazil, the world’s third-biggest producer of tobacco leaf, faces pressure from its planters to protect their jobs.
The anti-smoking lobby wants to see pricing of cigarettes be coordinated across Latin America, to discourage contraband. With income varying widely among countries, that would be hard. But governments could discourage smoking with other steps, such as curbs on advertising, bigger health warnings and subsidising nicotine-replacement therapy.
“Only Satan can grant man the faculty of expelling smoke through the mouth,” declared the Spanish Inquisition in imprisoning Rodrigo de Jerez, one of Columbus’ sailors, and the first person to bring tobacco to Europe. Latin American governments nowseem to agree.
86. “it is something of a smokers’ corner” means __________.
A. Chile has many smokers
B. Chile produces a lot of tobacco
C. Chile’s smokers concentrate in a particular area
D. Chile has worked hard to combat smoking
87. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?
A. Chile has joined others to ban smoking in enclosed public places.
B. Smoking is very costly in terms of health and finance.
C. Chile’s smoking population is getting younger.
D. Women’s liberation movement in Chile has led to girls’ smoking.
88. Opposition to banning smoking is mainly due to__________reasons.
A. political B. cultural C. economic D. social
89. It can be inferred that __________.
A. coordinated cigarette pricing needs balanced income across Latin America
B. it is not a problem to have coordinated cigarette pricing across Latin America
C. governments are reluctant to discourage smoking
D. bigger health warnings is the best way to curb smoking
90. The Spanish Inquisition would have__________smoking.
A. condemnedB. condonedC. encouragedD. introduced
TEXT C
Today’s crocodilians are often said to be survivors from the age of dinosaurs. That’s true as far as it goes: Modern crocs have been around for some 80 million years. But they’re only a small sampling of the crocodilian relatives that once roamed the planet—and, in fact, once ruled it.
Crurotarsans (a term paleontologists use to include all croc relatives) appeared about 240 million years ago, generally at the same time as dinosaurs. During the Triassic period, crocodile ancestors radiated into a wide array of terrestrial forms, from slender, long-legged animals something like wolves to huge, fearsome predators at the top of the food chain. Some, like the animal called Effigia, walked at least part of the time on two legs and were probably herbivores. So dominant were crurotarsans on land that dinosaurs were limited in the ecological niches they could occupy, staying mostly small in size and uncommon in number.
At the end of the Triassic, about 200 million years ago, an unknown cataclysm wiped out most crurotarsans. With the land cleared of their competitors, dinosaurs took over. At the same time, huge swimming predators such as plesiosaurs had evolved in the ocean, leaving little room for interlopers（闯入者） . The crocs that survived took on a new diversity of forms, but eventually they lived, as their descendants do today, in the only places they could: rivers, swamps, and marshes.
Restricted ecological niches may have limited the creatures’ evolutionary opportunities—but also may have saved them. Many croc species survived the massive K-T (Cretaceous-Tertiary)extinction 65 million years ago, when an asteroid dealt a death blow to the dinosaurs (except for birds, now viewed as latter-day dinosaurs)and a broad rangeof other life on land and in the oceans. No one knows why crocs lived when so much died, but their freshwater habitat is one explanation: Freshwater species generally did better during the K-T event than did marine animals, which lost extensive shallow habitat as sea level dropped. Their wide-ranging diet and cold-blooded ability to go long periods without food may have helped as well.
With land-based dinosaurs and sea monsters gone, why didn’t crocs take over the Earth once and for all? By then mammals had begun their evolutionary march toward world domination. Over time the most divergent lines of crocs died out, leaving the squat-bodied, short-legged forms we’re familiar with.
91. Which of the following statements about crocodile ancestors is INCORRECT?
A. Some of them had slender forms.
B. Some of them were powerful predators.
C. Some of them had only two legs.
D. Some of them probably ate plants only.
92. We can infer that __________.
A. some crocodile ancestors once lived in the ocean
B. crocodile ancestors had never ruled over dinosaurs
C. crurotarsans far outnumbered dinosaurs
D. crocodiles began living in swamps and marshes 200 million years ago
93. Crocodiles may have survived the K-T extinction for all of the following reasons EXCEPT __________.
A. they lived in shallow waters
B. they did not lose their habitat extensively
C. they ate a wide range of food
D. they could go without food for some time
94. According to the passage, all of the following impacted crocodiles EXECEPT __________.
A. an unknown cataclysm 200 million years ago
B. dinosaurs
C. climate
D. mammals
95. The passage is mainly about __________.
A. the divergent families of crocodiles
B. the surviving history of crocodiles
C. the dominance of crocodiles
D. the surviving skills of crocodiles
TEXT D
There’s a man selling handbags from a shed on the sidewalk halfway up a street in a crowded business-and-entertainment district on Hong Kong Island. Behind him is an open door that leads to a dark alley. At the far end is a stairwell, lit by a naked bulb. It may strike you that this is the exact spot you’d choose to film the drug deal scene if you wereshooting a CSI episode, but never mind. Climb the steps to an unmarked door. You’ll be met by a man in a dinner jacket welcoming you into an immaculate white room where some of the best food in Hong Kong is being prepared in a gleaming kitchen. Sit down, sip champagne and revel in the strangeness of it all.
This is Fa Zu Jie. It’s not a restaurant exactly but one of the handful of top private kitchens, that have sprung up in Hong Kong as a reaction to skyrocketing rents and heavy licensing fees. They’re in office buildings, warehouses and apartment blocks, usually highabove street level. Your fellow diners may be celebrities, executives, even nobility.
One discovers private kitchens by word of mouth or a local gastronomic blog or a hotel employee. Exactly how many exist in the city is unclear, since not registering with the government is part of the point. A safe answer is: more than last week. Each time I recommended one during a recent visit, I heard about two or three more in return.
Getting to them isn’t always as adventurous as the spy-movie would be, but the unlikely settings are part of the fun. When I visited Club Qing, a tea-focused private kitchen that serves $40 pots of aged Puerh, I had to make my way through the lobby of a dark, low-ceilinged office building and scanned the directory for long minutes beforespotting the name on an upper floor.
Private kitchens tend to have only a few tables. They’ll nearly always serve a set menu, and the spaces seldom have room for a stocked cupboard, let alone a fridge. With so few seats available and just a single seating each night, spots are at a premium.
I counted myself lucky to land a table at Fa Zu Jie with less than a month’s notice. Opened in 2010 by two former advertising executives and a banker, it has become a prime gathering place. When I visited, every seat at the five tables was taken.
96. Which of the following words CANNOT be used to describe the place where Fa Zu Jie is located?
A. Dark.
B. Unmarked.
C. Tucked away.
D. Exotic.
97. Private kitchens are inconspicuous for all of the following reasons EXCEPT __________.
A. they are embedded in building or apartment blocks
B. they are known when people tell each other about them
C. they do not register with the government
D. they are small in size
98. Which of the following is INCORRECT about private kitchens?
A. They don’t have to pay skyrocketing rents.
B. They set out to cater to people of importance.
C. They are often found in unusual settings.
D. They are small in size and have very few seats.
99. The number of private kitchens__________.
A. is increasing
B. is decreasing
C. remains relatively stable
D. is huge
100. It is implied that__________.
A. to dine at Fa Zu Jie will bring one good luck
B. it usually takes at least a month to get a table at Fa Zu Jie
C. Fa Zu Jie’s regular customers are executives and bankers
D. people go to Fa Zu Jie to meet rather than dine
PART Ⅵ WRITING[5 MIN]
SECTION A COMPOSITION [35 MIN]
In recent years television talent shows are so popular that people who are otherwise occupied devote all their attention and energy in order to take part. Some believe that those who take part want to seek instant fame, while others believe it is an opportunity to
find self-expression. What is your opinion?
Write on ANSWER SHEET THREE a composition of about 200 words.
You are to write in three parts.
In the first part, state specifically what your opinion is.
In the second part, provide one or two reasons to support your opinion.
In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or make a summary.
You should supply an appropriate title for your composition.
Marks will be awarded for content, organization, language and appropriateness.
Failure to follow the instructions may result in a loss of marks.
SECTION B NOTE-WRITING [10 MIN]
Write on ANSWER SHEET THREE a note of about 50-60 words based on the following situations:
Your friend John is coming to see you, but you are going to do volunteer work for a local orphanage house. Write a note to your friend, asking him to put off his visit.
Marks will be awarded for content, organization, language and appropriateness.
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