Part 1 LISTENING COMPREHENSION (30’)

I. Write down the telephone numbers of the tourist offices in the following places. You can listen to these numbers TWICE. (5’)

1) Jedburgh 2) Stirling 3) Callander 4) Aberdour 5) Loch Tay

Please write down the numbers you hear in the following sentences. You can listen to these sentences TWICE.

6) ___ 7) ___. ___ 8) ___, ___, ___9) ___, ___ 10) ___, ____

II. Listen to the following two short dialogues and complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. (10’)

Dialogue 1

INTERCITY FLOWERS ORDER FORM
Name / 1. Brian ______
Customer Number / 2.______
Phone Number / 3.______
If nobody is at home, leave the flowers… / 4.______
Price / 5.￡______

Dialogue 2

You are going to hear a phone conversation. Complete the details on the report form with the information you hear.

BRITISH RAIL LOST PROPERTY REPORT FROM
1.Name George 1)______
2. Address 9, Grover Lane, Chavton
3. Driver’s Licence Number 2) ______
4. Train departure station and time Chigley at 3) ______
5. Train arrival station and time Camberwick Green at 4) ______
6. Where else reported ? 5) ______

III. Listen to the conversation and answer the following questions. (10’)

Questions 1-5 Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

Example Answer
How long has Caroline been waiting ? five minutes
  1. What does Matt suggest they do?
  1. In which month is the party going to take place?
  2. Where is Nikki?
  3. How long is Matt going to be away for?
  4. What day of the week is the party going to be held?

Questions 6-10

Circle the correct letters A—C.

  1. The location of Nikki’s house on the map is

  1. The house had

A. a bridge over the river B. a large swimming pool C. gardens leading down to the river

  1. The address is

A. 93 Western Road B. 39 West Road C. 93 West Road

  1. The telephone number is

A. 477113 B. 447130 C. 477130

10 Each person has to give

A. ten pounds B. refreshments C. a barbecue

IV. Listen to the conversation and answer the following questions. (5’)

A Japanese girl and a housing officer are talking about her home stay family.

Question 1—5

Complete the following form with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

PERSONAL DETAILS FOR HOME STAY APPLICATION
First Name / 1______
Family Name / Example : Yulchini
Gender / 2______
Nationality / Japanese
Age / 3______
Passport Number / 4______
Course enrolled in / Advanced English Studies
Length of the course / 5______
Home stay time / 4 months or longer

Question 6

Circle Two correct answers.

6. Which kinds of family does the girl prefer?

A a big family with many young children B a family without smokers or drinkers.

C a family without any pets. D a family with many animals or pets.

Questions 7 –10 Fill in the blanks with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

7. Although the girl is not a vegetarian, she does not eat a lot of meat. Her favorite food is ______

8. The girl has given up playing handball. Now she just plays ______with her friends at weekends.

9. The girl does not like the bus because they are always late, she would rather ______.

10. When can the girl get the information about the home stay family that she wants?

Part II Cutting Edge (Pre-intermediate) (70’)

I. Write the past participles （过去分词） of the following words. (6’)

1. think ______2. pay ______3. break ______

4. fly ______5. catch ______6. write______

7. become ______8. Take ______9. win ______

10. eat ______11. know ______12. keep ______

II. Complete the gaps in the following sentences with a preposition from the box. (12’)

at over about of for on with off down out between to
  1. Jim had three weeks ______work last month because he broke his leg.
  2. Carmen and his girlfriend communicate ______each other by e-mail.
  3. I’ll be home ______about seven o’clock tonight.
  4. I’m sure I wrote ______Sally’s telephone number, but now I can’t find it.
  5. In the alphabet, B is ______A and C.
  6. My grandmother fell ______and hurt herself.
  7. My son is crazy ______collecting stamps.
  8. It took our grandparents twenty years to save up ______an apartment.
  9. Many people are frightened ______snakes.
  10. I lent my copy of the book ______John.
  11. The World Health Organization spent $20 million dollars ______Aids research last year.
  12. You shouldn’t stay _____ late during the week because you have to get up to go to school.

III. Complete the gaps with the correct verb forms. (14’)

  1. Mark cut his hand while he ______(cook).
  2. I ______(have) my car for ten years.
  3. I ______(live) in Seattle all my life, and I’m not going to move now!
  4. Do you enjoy ______(teach) at this college?
  5. Anna usually plays computer games instead of ______(do) her homework.
  6. When did you learn ______(play) the musical instrument?
  7. Sally can’t stand ______(live) in the city.
  8. Sue ______(play) tennis when she slipped and broke her leg.
  9. We will go as soon as he _____ (find) his car keys.
  10. Two people ______(hurt) when their car went over a bridge last night.
  11. Thanksgiving Day ______(celebrate) in the USA in November every year.
  12. You ______(shop) all morning! You should have lunch.
  13. They spend a lot of time ______(look) at the pictures in the museum.
  14. The teacher encouraged her students ______(write) to an English friend.

IV. There is one mistake in each of the sentences. Find it and correct it(10’).

  1. Henman didn’t win no matches in the last championship.
  2. I have seen her five minutes ago.
  3. How long have you been knowing Wendy?
  4. I went anywhere very interesting for my birthday.
  5. A lot people play computer games just to relax.
  6. I don’t can go out because I have a lot of homework.
  7. Italian people is very artistic.
  8. He told her he will phone her.
  9. I’m wear my old clothes because I am going to clean the car.
  10. Who is the most rich person in the world?

V. Put the words in the right order to make a sentence(10’).

  1. Dictionary/why/got/you/haven’t/a?
  2. Weekend/do/what/you/would/to/this/like?
  3. Pay/as/you/I/back/soon/can/I/as/will
  4. Hear/if/I/news/any/you/I/phone/will
  5. Mary’s/invited/I/to/wasn’t/party/why?
  6. Asked/car/design/were/they/to/new/a
  7. Plant/carefully/you/after/look/do/have/to/this/very?
  8. Job/wear/have/in/uniform/you/your/to/do/a?
  9. Buy/ her/ present/ I /and /a /card./ must/ a
  10. Went to/I/bed/after/ my teeth/ had a bath/and/brushed/ I’d

VI. Read the following text and put the verbs in brackets into the right tenses (18’).

Passage I

One cold December evening, an Austrian electrician called Karl Emminger (1) ______(go) to a party at a friend’s house. Soon after midnight, Karl and his wife (2) ______(leave) the party. It (3) ______(snow), so they (4) ______(walk) quickly to the bus stop to catch the last bus home. Ten minutes later, they (5) _____ (stand) at the bus stop when a bus, driven by Oskas Schilab, (6) ______(drive) past them without stopping. Furious, Karl (7) ______(stop) a taxi and (8) ______(tell) the driver to ‘Follow that bus!’ A few minutes later, they (9) ______(see) the bus, which (10) ______(wait) at a red traffic light. Karl (11) ______(jump) out of the taxi, onto the bus and (12) _____ (hit) Oskar on the nose. Shocked, Oskar (13) ______(take) his foot off the brake. The bus, which (14) ______(stand) on a hill, (15) ______(move) forward and (16) ______(crash) into a shop window, causing thousands of pounds of damage!

Passage II

Dear Heike,

How are you? I haven’t heard from you for a while, so I thought I’d drop you a line and give you some of our news. The most important thing to tell you is that we (1) ______(find) a new house to buy! We (2) ______(go) to see it last week, and we (3) ______(think) it is wonderful. We agreed on a price last night, and with a bit of luck, we (4) _____(be) in it in a couple of months’ time. We haven’t tried to sell our house yet, but I don’t think it (5)______(be)difficult. I (6) ______(go) to the estate agent’s this afternoon.

The children are all fine. Did you know that Joanna (7) ______(be) in the Far East for the past six months? She was in Melbourne for a while, but now she (8) ____ (leave) Australia and (9) ______(go) to Indonesia. She (10) ______(spend)a few weeks there and then she (11) ______(come) home. She (12) ______(have) a really time Jason (13) ______(fall)in love with a girl called Rosene! He (14) _____ (meet) her at a party last week, and he (15) ______(think) she is the most beautiful girl he (16) ______(see). I (17) ______(not know) how long the romance will last---we (18) ______(see).

Maggie has some good news, too! She (19) ______(win) first prize in a ballet competition last week. She (20) ______(have to)go to the Royal Ballet School in London for the whole day, and this morning we got a letter saying that she had won, so we’re all delighted.

That’s all for now! I hope you are all well. Write soon.

Love

James