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NationalEnglishContestforCollegestudents
2011NationalEnglishContestforCollegestudents
(LevelD-Preliminary)
Part1ListeningComprehension(30marks)
SectionA(5marks)
Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachconversation,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,readingthequestionandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestchoice.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
1.Howwillthepricebedetermined?
A.Bycallingthecompany.B.Byaskingthesalesman.C.Bylookingatthepricelist.
2.Wheremostprobablyarethetwospeakers?
A.Atabusstop.B.Onatrain.C.Inacar.
3.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?
A.Whattohaveforlunch.B.Whetherornottoeatout.C.Howtogettotheconference.
4.Whoisthemantalkingto?
A.Abaker’sdeliverservice.B.Anofficesupplystoresalesperson.C.Abookdesigner.
5.WhatisBartconcernedabout?
A.Finishingthereportontime.B.MeetingthechairmanoftheboardC.ConvincingJudithtohelphim
SectionB(10marks)
Inthissection,youwillheartwoconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachconversation,therewillbeaone-minutepause.Duringthepause,readthefivequestions,eachwiththetherechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestchoice.Thenmarkthecirr1espondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Conversation1
6.WhydoseRuthcallJackie.
A.Toinvitehimtoaparty.
B.Toaskhimtobuysomefood.
C.Toaskhimtosendsomeinvitations.
7.WhatdoyouknowaboutBen’snewjob?
A.ItisinLondon.
B.Hisisgoingtoworkforamagazine
C.Hisisgoingtobecomeateacher
8.Wherearetheygoingtohavetheparty?
A.InaflatB.InarestaurantC.Inapublichall
9.Whatisbeingpreparedfortheparty?
A.AdanceB.AfilmshowC.SomeFrenchfood
10.WhenwillJackiemeetRuth?
A.Atnineo’clockB.AtaquartertonineC.Atteno’clock
Conversation2
11.Whataretheytalkingabout?
A.Tony’sdailyscheduleB.Tony;sschoollifeC.tony;sjob.
12.Wheredosethemanworknow?
A.Atabank.B.Inahospital.C.Ataschool.
13.Whendidthemangetupwhenheisastudent?
A.At5:
30.B.At8:
30.C.Atlunchtime.
14.Whatdosethemanhavetoweartowork?
A.JeansB.AsuitC.AT-Shirt.
15.Whatisoneadvantagesoftheman’sjob?
A.Hecanusetheinternet.B.Hehaslongholidays.C.Heispaidagoodsalary.
SectionC(5Marks)
Inthissectionyouwillhearamonologue.Themonologuewillbereadtwice.Afterthemonologue,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,readthefivequestions,eachwiththreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestchoice.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
16.Wheredidthethiefstealthecarsfrom?
A.GardensB.Showrooms.C.Garages
17.Whatwasthethief’sjob?
A.Asalesman.B.Adoctor.C.Acleaner
18.Whatdidthethiefdowiththecarsthathestole?
A.Hecleanedthem,andthenleftthematthesideoftheroad.
B.Hepaintedthemandthenkeptthem.
C.Hesoldthemtootherpeople.
19.What’sthepunishmentforthethief’sbehavior?
A.Alongjailsentence.
B.Cleaningallthecarsthathestole.
C.Afineoff4000.
20.Howlongwasthethief’smarriagetoMary?
A.36years.B.13years.C.48years.
SectionD(10marks)
Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewhichwillbereadtwice.Listentothepassagecarefully,andthenfillintheblankswiththewordsorphrasesyouhearonthetape.Remembertowritedowntheanswersontheanswersheet.
InBritain,therearetwooccasionseachyearwhenpeopleusuallyreceivepresents:
onChristmasdayandontheirbirthdays.Inthepast,the21stbirthdaywas(21)_____becauseitsymbolizedbecominganadult.People(22)______receivedasilverkeyonthatdaytosymbolizeopeningthedoortotheadultworld.Today,peopleinBritainlegallybecomeadultsattheageof(23)_____sotheyoftenhavethebiggestcelebrationonthatbirthday.
Thecustomerofgivinggiftson25Decemberonly(24)_____Victoriantimes.BeforethatitwasmorecommonforpeopleinBritainto(25)_____presentsonNewYear’seveorTwelfthNight.Thesedays,onChristmasEveparentsputpresentsforyoungchildrenin‘stocking’andhangthemontheendoftheirpresents.GiftsforolderchildrenbelievethatSantaClauscameduringthenightand(26)_____themtheirpresents.Giftsforolderchildrenandgrown-upare(27)_____theChristmastreeonChristmasEve.Then,onChristmasmorning,everyonesitsaroundthetreeandopenstheirpresents.
EasterandMother’sDayarealsoimportantdays.Youngchildrenusuallyreceive(28)_____atEasterandmostpeopleoftengivepresentstotheirmothersonMother’sDay.Peoplealsoreceivegiftsonimportantoccasionsintheirlives.Forexample,alltheguests(29)_____usuallybringagiftforthebrideandgroom.Andthesedays,studentssometimesgetpresentsfromtheirparentsifthey(30)_____theirexams!
Part5VocabularyandStructure(15marks)
Thereare15incompletesentences.Foreachblank,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
31.Itgoeswithout____thatyou’llbepaidforallthisextratimeyou’respendingontheproject.A.sayingB.tellingC.talkingD.speaking
32.We____themoneytoyourmoneymarketaccountwithinthreeworkingdays.
A.havebeentransferredB.willtransferC.transferringD.willbetransferred
33.Thecolorfulillustrationsincludedintheneweditionifthebookmakeit____attractive.
A.muchmoreB.mostofallC.themoreD.thatmost
34.Thecrewworkedsohardthattheyfinishedehentireprojectthreedays____ofschedule.
A.forwardB.aheadC.soonD.advanced
35.HerOlympicexperiencegaveherabid____overtheothercontestants.
A.withwhichB.tothatC.withD.towhich
36.Itisusefultobeabletopredicttheextent____apricechangewillaffectsupplyanddemands.A.learnaboutB.worthwhileC.valuableD.valuing
37.Theoldladybecameworriedwhenshedidn’t____-hersonforawholemonth.
A.learnaboutB.hearofC.hearfromD.learnfrom
38.Hedecideditwasn’t_____readingthereportashe’dbeeninformedofallthechangesalready.A.worthyB.worthwhileC.valuableD.valuing
39.Theyhavetakenmeasurestosolvethecity’spollutionproblem,butitmaybesometime___thesituationimproves.
A.giveinB.bloomingC.bloomD.bloomed
40.Largecompaniessometimestryto____smallercompaniesbybuyingamajorityoftheshares.A.giveinB.suggestedC.persuadedD.implied
41.Usingrecentdevelopmentsinscienceandtechnology,mancanmakevariousflowers____beforetheirtime.
A.giveinB.getupC.lookafterD.takeover
41.Usingrecentdevelopmentsinscienceandtechnology,mancanmakevariousflowers_____beforetheirtime.
A.insistedB.suggestedC.persuadedD.implied
42.Ourneighbourshave______ustobuythesamekindofcarpetingthattheyhave.
A.insistedB.suggestedC.persuadedD.implied
43.–excuseme,______?
--Yes.That’soneglassofwhitewine,onemineralwaterandonesandwich.Tenpounds,please.--Thanks,isserviceincludes?
--No.
--Ok,hereyouare
.A.canwehavethebill,please
B.whatwouldyouliketohave.
C.doyouhaveanyhamburgers
D.couldyoupleasegetmesomewater
44--.Reception,howmayIhelpyou?
--Thereisn’tsoapinthebathroom!
--______,sir.
--Thanksyou.CanIhavesomeshowergel,andsomeshavingcream,too,please?
--Sorry.Wedon’tprovideshavingcream,butthere’ssomeshowergelinthebathroomcabinet.
A.Youcanbuysomeintheshop.
B.I’llsendsometoyourroomrightaway
C.I’mreallysorrytohearthat
D.That’simpossible.Theremustbesome.
45.--Hello.I’dliketospeaktoJulie,please.
--I’mafraidsheisn’thererightnow._____?
--Yes.ThisisherfriendMark.I’mcallingtoaskherifshe’dliketoseeamovietomorrownight.--Okay.I’llgiveherthemessage.Thanks.
A.wouldyouliketoholdon?
B.Doyouknowwhenshewillbeback
C.Wouldyouliketoseeamovietonight
D.CanItakeamessage.
Part3close(15marks)
Readthepassageandfillineachblankwithoneword.Choosehewordinoneofthefollowingthreeways:
accordingtothecontext,byusingthecorrectformifthegivenword,orbyusingthegivenletteroftheword.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.
ThisisMattDrudge,millionairefounderandowneroftheDrudgeReport,thefirstandmostsuccessfulonline‘newspaper’.PeoplehavecalledDrudgetheultimatebloggerbuthedoesn’tacceptthis(46)______(describe).HeconsiderstheDrudgeReporttobeapropernewspaper,verydifferent(47_______thethousandsofweblogswhichhavesprungupontheinternet.Drudge’sfascinationfornewsandgossipstemsformachildhoodjob(48)d_____papersforTheWashingtonStar,whichgavehimplentyoftimeando_____tocatchupwiththelatestnews.Drudgewas(50)______(interest)inschoolworkorsport.However,hedevelopedanobsession(51)____rumorsandpoliticalgossip.Atschoolhisonlygoodmarksfor(52)c____affairs.Followingaseriesofdead-endjobsDrudgeendedupinlosangelsinthe1990s,justin(53)____forthebeginningofwhatwastobecometheinternet.
TheWorldWideWebwasafertilehunting(54)g_____forDrudge.Hespendhourssiftingthroughthenewsgroupsandwebsi