1、s house. B. Give the man a ride.C. Go to the train station. D. Check the time.3. A. She should get pork and chicken. B. She is quite mixed up.C. She should get chicken and vegetables. D. She shouldnt eat any meat.4. A. The man didnt fail by much. B. The man completely failed the exam.C. The man had
2、a really high grade. D. The mans grade was low but passing.5. A. It cost more than he thought it would. B. He would like to sell it.C. It isnt a very good one. D. He got it for a low price.6. A. He is surprised that Matthew changed his mind.B. He wished he had asked Matthew before.C. Matthew wanted
3、to leave in the morning.D. Matthew planned the party himself.7. A. Shell work part-time at the banquet.B. Shell try to find a blanket for her guest.C. Shes still looking for a guest speaker.D. She lives too far away to come to the dinner.8. A. The teacher described what the students should do.B. The
4、 teacher would punish the students being late.C. The teacher required an outline.D. The teacher was late for the first class.9. A. Be understanding toward the woman.B. Lower the womans final grade.C. Work hard to get an extension.D. Expect the woman to finish her paper first.10. A. She should have g
5、one to Janes presentation.B. Jane didnt appear nervous at all during her presentation.C. Jane needs to take more lessons in public speaking.D. She didnt understand Janes presentation at all.Section B In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will he asked se
6、veral questions on each of the passages and the conversation. The passages and the conversation will he read twice, hut the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you hav
7、e heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based oil the following passage.11. A. Animals yawn for a number of reasons.B. Yawning results only from fatigue or boredom.C. Human yawns are the same as those of other animals.D. Only social animals yawn.12. A. When they are swimming. B. When they are quarreling
8、.C. When they are socializing. D. When they are eating.13. A. To exercise the jaw muscles. B. To eliminate boredom.C. To get greater strength for attacking. D. To gain more oxygen.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. Restart the speech as it has been planned.B. Ignore th
9、e mistakes.C. Make a wise apology.D. Stop for a moment and get the place right.15. A. To illustrate good way to deliver a speech.B. To emphasize the importance of repetition.C. To indicate listeners attention on the message itself.D. To warn people of the obvious mistakes in the speech.16. A. How to
10、 Be a Perfect Speaker. B. How to Make a Perfect Speech.C. Dont Expect a Perfect Speech. D. Dont Forgive Mistakes in a Speech.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17. A. It was in the wrong size. B. It was dirty inside.C. It shrank a lot. D. It was the wrong color.18. A. Ch
11、ange the sweater for a different one.B. Offer the man a free gift as compensation.C. Return the mans money.D. Talk about the matter with the manager.19. A. Because the store is closing soon.B. Because the return period had passed.C. Because the man didnt have a receipt.D. Because the sweater was bro
12、ken.20. A. The man is able to exchange the sweater.B. The man left the store without the sweater.C. The woman gave the man a refund.D. The woman promised to raise the service quality.II. Grammar and vocabulary After trading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and gramm
13、atically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word: for the other blanks, use one word that best Jits each blank.Marian Bechtel sits at West Palm Beachs Bar Louie counter by herself, quietly reading her e-book as she waits for her salad. Wha
14、t is she reading? None of your business! Lunch is Bechtels me time. And (21) more Americans, shes not alone.A new report found 46 percent of meals are eaten alone in America. More than half (53%) have breakfast alone and nearly half (46%) have lunch by themselves. Only at dinnertime (22) we eating t
15、ogether, 74%, according to statistics from the report.I prefer to go out and be out. Alone, but together, you know?” Bechtel said, (23) (look) up from her book. Bechtel, who works in downtown West Palm Beach, has lunch with coworkers sometimes, but like many of us, too often (24) (work) through lunc
16、h at her desk. A lunchtime escape allows her to keep a boss from tapping her on (25) shoulder. She returns to work feeling energized. Today, I just wanted some time to myself,” she said.Just two seats over, Andrew Mazoleny, a local videographer, is finishing his lunch at the bar. He likes that he ca
17、n sit and check his phone in peace or chat up the barkeeper with whom hes on a first-name basis (26) he wants to have a little interaction. “I reflect on (27) my days gone and think about the rest of the week, he said. Its a chance for self-reflection. You return to work (28) (refresh) and with a pl
18、an.That freedom (29) (choose) is one reason more people like to eat alone. There was a time when people may have felt awkward about asking for a table for one, but those days are over. Now, we have our smartphones to keep us company at the table. It doesnt feel as alone as it may have before all the
19、 advances in technology, said Laurie Demeritt, (30) company provided the statistics for the report. Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. modernity B. misery C. instead D. patent E. limitsF. passi
20、onate G. gifted H. outlook I. favored J. blessedK. exhaustingTime: is there ever enough of it? In todays modern world, most of us are 31 with so-called time-saving devices and technological advancements and work less both at the office and at home. But why do we still feel busier?A study by Derek Th
21、ompson on the “myth of being busy suggests that while 32 brought us convenience, it also brought us new headaches. Consider the idea of FOMO (fear of missing out). Knowing exactly what were missing out makes us feel guilty or anxious aboutthe 33 of our time and our ability to use it effectively.Whil
22、e being informed is important, it can lead to anxiety about keeping up with the times. If you find yourself unable to stop scrolling through Twitter, turn off the phone and take a mental break. Practice JOMO (joy of missing out), a(n) 34 on life thats a direct contradiction to FOMO. Get rid of feeli
23、ngs of guilt and “shoulds and replace them with mindfulness and living in the moment.Another thing technology has 35 us is the blurring (难以区分)between work and downtime. While constant connection has made the workday much more flexible, its also harder to turn off at the end of the day. Always being
24、on is a(n) 36 state of mind. Consider putting a hard stop on media and electronic devices an hour or two before bed.Of course, if you want to move up the corporate ladder and get a bigger paycheck, working long hours has long been a 37 strategy. But if you dont have passion for your job or care abou
25、t what you do, you might just be working yourself into more 38 .People working the same hours feel completely different levels of time pressure depending on their passion. If most of the hours are spent doing something you dont feel 39 about, its no wonder you start to feel out of control and anxiou
26、s about your time. Taking back control of your time can ease this mental stress. Therefore, your time management goal shouldnt be to figure out how to do more, but 40 to figure out how to want less.III. Reading Comprehension For each blank in the following passage there are Jour words or phrases mar
27、ked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best Jits the context.The expression, everybodys doing it, is very much at the center of the concept of peer pressure. It is a social influence applied on an individual in order to get that person to act or believe in a(n) 41 way as
28、a larger group. This influence can be negative or positive, and can exist in both large and small groups.People are social creatures by nature, and so it is hardly 42 that some part of their self-respect comes from the approval of others. This instinct explains why the approval of peers, and the fea
29、r of 43 , is such a powerful force in many peoples lives. This instinctdrives people to dress one way at home and another way at work, or to answer a simple “fine when a stranger asks how are you? even if it is not necessarily true. There is a(n) 44 aspect to this: it helps society to function efficiently, and encourages a general level of self-discipline that 45 day-to-day interaction between people.For certain individuals, seeking social acceptance is so important that it becomes a(n) 46 : in order to satisfy the desire, t
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