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QUESTIONBOOKLET
TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS（2016）
-GRADEFOUR-
TIMELIMIT:
130MIN
PARTIDICTATION
[10MIN]
Listentothefollowingpassage.Altogetherthepassagewillbereadtoyoufourtimes.Duringthefirstreading,whichwillbedoneatnormalspeed,listenandtrytounderstandthemeaning.Forthesecondandthirdreadings,thepassagewillbereadsentencebysentence,orphrasebyphrase,withintervalsof15seconds.Thelastreadingwillbedoneatnormalspeedagainandduringthistimeyoushouldcheckyourwork.Youwillthenbegiven1minutetocheckthroughyourworkoncemore.
PleasewritethewholepassageonANSWERSHEETONE.
PARTIILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION
[20MIN]
SECTIONATALK
Inthissectionyouwillhearatalk.YouwillhearthetalkONCEONLY.Whilelistening,youmaylookatthetaskonANSWERSHEETONEandwriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachgap.Makesurewhatyoufillinisbothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.Youmayusetheblanksheetfornote-taking.
YouhaveTHIRTYsecondstopreviewthegap-fillingtask.
Nowlistentothetalk.Whenitisover,youwillbegivenTWOminutestocheckyourwork.
SECTIONBCONVERSATIONS
Inthissectionyouwillheartwoconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,fivequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.BoththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenONCEONLY.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeaten-secondpause.Duringthepause,youshouldreadthefourchoicesofA,B,CandD,andmarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.
YouhaveTHIRTYsecondstopreviewthequestions.
Now,listentotheconversations.
ConversationOne
Questions1to5arebasedonConversationOne.
1.A.Totellthemanthathehasbeenshortlistedforinterview.
B.Toaskthemanafewquestionsabouthisinterview.
C.Toexplaintothemanhowtomakeapresentation.
D.Totellthemantheprocedureoftheinterview.
2.A.Questionsrelatedtothejob.
B.Generalquestionsabouthimself.
C.SpecificquestionsabouthisCV.
D.Questionsabouthisfutureplan.
3.A.Questionsfromtheinterviewers.
B.Questionsfromtheinterviewee.
C.Presentationfromtheinterviewee.
D.Requestsfromtheinterviewee.
4.A.Educationalandprofessionalbackground.
B.Problemshehasfacedandsolved.
C.Majorsuccessesinhiscareersofar.
D.Companyfutureandhiscontribution.
5.A.11a.m.,nextTuesday.
B.11a.m.,nextThursday.
C.9.a.m.,thisTuesday.
D.9a.m.,thisThursday.
ConversationTwo
Questions6to10arebasedonConversationTwo.
6.A.Thedisadvantagesofcollegeloans.
B.Governmentfinancingincollegeeducation.
C.Howtohandletheproblemofcollegeloans.
D.Howcollegestudentspayfortheireducation.
7.A.Ithasincreasedby6to8%.
B.Ithasincreasedby8to10%.
C.Ithasdecreasedby6to8%.
D.Ithasdecreasedby8to10%.
8.A.Student’sfamilyincome.
B.Firstyearsalaryaftergraduation.
C.Afixedamountof30,000dollars.
D.Paymentinthenexttenyears.
9.A.Studentscanborrowmoneyfirst.
B.Studentspaynotaxonsavings.
C.Studentspaylesstaxaftergraduation.
D.Studentswithdrawwithoutpayingtax.
10.A.Givingupcharitableorvolunteerwork.
B.Neglectingtheirstudyatcollege.
C.Givingupfurthereducation.
D.Neglectinghighsalaryinjob-seeking.
PARTIIILANGUAGEUSAGE
[10MIN]
Therearetwentysentencesinthissection.BeneatheachsentencetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Chooseonewordorphrasethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEETTWO.
11.HowcanIconcentrateifyou______continually______mewithsillyquestions?
A.have…interrupted
B.are…interrupted
C.had…interrupting
D.were…interrupting
12.Amongthefoursentencesbelow,Sentence______expressesthehighestdegreeofpossibility.
A.Itmaytakealongtimetofindasolutiontotheproblem.
B.Itmighttakealongtimetofindasolutiontotheproblem.
C.Itcouldtakealongtimetofindasolutiontotheproblem.
D.Itshouldtakealongtimetofindasolutiontotheproblem.
13.Sheisabetterspeakerthan______intheclass.
A.anyboy
B.theotherboys
C.otheranygirl
D.allthegirls
14.Nobodyheardhimsing,______?
A.didone
B.didhe
C.didn’tthey
D.didthey
15.Ican’tputupwith______.
A.thatfriendofyou
B.thatfriendofyours
C.thefriendofyou
D.thefriendofyours
16.
Therehasbeenanincreasingnumberof______inprimaryschoolsinthepastfewyears.
A.manteacher
B.menteacher
C.manteachers
D.menteachers
17.Thisisoneoftheissuesthatdeserve______.
A.beingmentioned
B.mentioning
C.tomention
D.formention
18.Theaudience______excitedonseeing______favoritestarglideontothestage.
A.were…their
B.were…its
C.was…their
D.was…one’s
19.______youradvice,Iwouldhavemadethewrongdecision.
A.Hadn’titbeenfor
B.Haditnotbeenfor
C.Haditbeenfor
D.Hadnotitbeenfor
20.ThesentenceIwishIhadbeenmorecarefulinspendingmymoneyexpressesthespeaker’s______.
A.hope
B.joy
C.regret
D.relief
21.TheAttorneyGeneralorderedafederalautopsyofBrown’sbody,seekingto______thefamilyandcommunitytherewouldbeathoroughinvestigationintohisdeath.
A.ensure
B.insure
C.assure
D.ascertain
22.
Thepolicedepartmentcameunderstrongcriticismforboththedeathofanunarmedmananditshandlingofthe______.
A.consequence
B.outcome
C.result
D.aftermath
23.TheForeignSecretarytriedto______doubtsabouthishandlingofthecrisis.
A.dispel
B.expel
C.repel
D.quell
24.Mutualfundsarethusbestforinvestorswhodon’twanttotakethetimetostudystocksindetailorwho______theresourcestobuildaportfolio.
A.deprive
B.lack
C.yearn
D.attain
25.Chrisran______Johnatasporting-goodstradeshowandthetwoquicklystruck______aneasyreport.
A.into…up
B.on…into
C.across…on
D.against…into
26.“Iamleavingthecountrysoon,”hetolda______convenedgroupofreporters.
A.especially
B.particularly
C.specially
D.specifically
27.IsraelandHumanshadreachedadealonextendingthe______ceasefirebyanextra24hoursuntilTuesdayatmidnight.
A.contemporary
B.makeshift
C.spontaneous
D.temporary
28.______tounpluggingthealarmclockandtrustingyourabilitytowakeontimeonyourown,youshouldprobablyeaseyourselfintothenewarrangementbykeepingaveryregularscheduleforseveralweeks.
A.Due
B.Prior
C.Related
D.Thanks
29.Ifyouareanathlete,strongabdominalmuscleshelpyouensureastrongbackandfreedomfrominjuryduring______upper-bodymovement.
A.valiant
B.variable
C.vigilant
D.vigorous
30.Finningisacruel______inwhichtheshark’sfinsareloppedoff,andthelivesharkisthrownbacktosea.
A.reality
B.truth
C.practice
D.skill
PARTIVCLOZE
[10MIN]
Decidewhichofthewordsgivenintheboxbelowwouldbestcompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorrespondingblank.ThewordscanbeusedONCEONLY.MarktheletterforeachwordonANSWERSHEETTWO.
A.ample
B.combinations
C.directly
D.disseminated
E.generations
F.genuinely
G.instead
H.lists
I.promulgated
J.publicized
K.scant
L.shaped
M.sophisticated
N.transplanted
O.virtual
Imagineaworldwithoutwriting.Obviouslytherewouldbenobooks:
nonovels,noencyclopedias,nocookbooks,notextbooks,notelephonebooks,noscriptures,nodiaries,notravelguides.Therewouldbenoball-points,notypewriters,nocomputers,noInternet,nomagazines,nomoviecredits,noshoppinglists,nonewspapers,notaxreturns.Butsuch（31）_____ofobjectsalmostmissthepoint.Theworldweliveinhasbeenindeliblymarkedbythewrittenword,（32）_____bythetechnologyofwritingoverthousandsofyears.Ancientkingsproclaimedtheirauthorityand（33）_____theirlawsinwriting.Scribesadministeredgreatempiresbywriting,theirknowledgeofrecordingandretrievinginformationessentialtogoverningcomplexsocieties.Religioustraditionswerepassedonthrough（34）_____,andspreadtoothers,inwriting.Scientificandtechnologicalprogresswasachievedand（35）_____throughwriting.Accountsintradeandcommercecouldbekeptbecauseofwriting.Nearlyeverystepofcivilizationhasbeenmediatedthroughwriting.Aworldwithoutwritingwouldbear（36）_____resemblancetotheonenowwelivein.Writingisa（37）_____necessitytothesocietiesanthropologistscallcivilizations.Acivilizationisdistinguishedfromothersocietiesbythecomplexityofitssocialorganization,byitsconstructionofcitiesandlargepublicbuildings,andbytheeconomicspecializationofitsmembers,manyofwhomarenot（38）_____involvedinfoodprocurementorproduction.Acivilization,withitstaxationandtributesystems,itstrade,anditspublicworks,requiresa（39）_____systemofrecordkeeping.AndsotheearlycivilizationsofEgypt,China,and（probably）Indiaalldevelopedasystemofwriting.OnlythePeruviancivilizationoftheIncasandtheirpredecessorsdidnotusewritingbut（40）_____inventedasystemofkeepingrecordsonknottedcolor-codedstringsknownasquipu.
PARTVREADINGCOMPREHENSION
[35MIN]
SECTIONAMULTIPLECHOICEQUESTIONS
Inthissectiontherearethreepassagesfollowedbytenmultiplechoicequestions.Foreachmultiplechoicequestion,therearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,C,andD.ChoosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswerandmarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEETTWO.
PASSAGEONE
（1）WhenIwastwenty-sevenyearsold,Iwasamining-broker’scle
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