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1. When is Anne available for the meeting? A. The third week of May. B. The third week of June. C. The eleventh of June. D. The eleventh of May.
2. Their meeting will probably take place in A. London. B. Toronto. C. Mexico City. D. Chicago.
3. When is Eric calling back? A. Thursday afternoon. B. Friday afternoon. C. Thursday morning.
D. Friday morning.
4. According to the woman, advertisements A. let us know the best product. B. give us sufficient information. C. fail to convince people.
D. give misleading information.
5. In the woman's opinion, money spent on advertisements is paid A. by manufacturers. B. by customers. C. by advertisers. D. by all of them.
6. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?. A. The woman seems to be negative about advertising. B. The woman appears to know more about advertising. C. The man is to be present at a debate on advertising. D. The man has a lot to talk about on advertising.
7. Mr Brown brought with him only a few things because A. there wasn't enough space in the cupboard.
B. the hospital would provide him with everything. C. he was to stay there for a very short time. D. visitors could bring him other things.
8. According to the hospital rules, at which of the following hours can visitors see patients? A. 2:00 pm. B. 5:00 pm. C. 7:00 pm. D. 6:00 pm.
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9. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT? A. Patients have breakfast at 8. B. Patients have lunch at 12.
C. There are special alcohol lounges. D. There are special smoking lounges.
10. Which statement best describes Mr Brown? A. He knows little about hospital rules. B. He can keep alcohol in the ward. C. He knows when to smoke. D. He is used to hospital life.
11. Meeting rooms of various sizes are needed for A. contacts with headquarters. B. relaxation and enjoyment. C. informal talks. D. different purposes.
12. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as part of hotel facilities for guests?
A. Restaurants. B. Cinemas. C. Swimming pools. D. Bars.
13. A hotel for an international conference should have the following EXCEPT A. convenient transport services. B. competent office secretaries.
C. good sports and restaurant facilities. D. suitable and comfortable rooms. 14. The museum aims mainly to display
A. the area's technological development. B. the nation's important historical events.
C. the area's agricultural and industrial development. D. the nation's agricultural and industrial development.
15. The following have been significant in the area's prosperity EXCEPT A. the motorways. B. the Roman road. C. the canals. D. the railways.
16. We know from the passage that some exhibits A. are borrowed from workshops. B. are specially made for display.
C. reflect the local culture and customs. D. try to reproduce the scene at that time. 17. The passage probably comes from A. a conversation on the museum. B. a museum tour guide. C. a museum booklet.
D. a museum advertisement.
18. According to the speaker, safety in dormitory means that you
www.topsage.com 大家网 by highmore A. insure all your expensive things. B. lock doors when going out. C. lock windows at night.
D. take all necessary precautions.
19. What does the speaker suggest girls do when they are going to be out late? A. Call their friends.
B. Stay with their friends. C. Avoid walking in streets. D. Always take a taxi.
20. What is the speaker's last advice? A. To take a few self-defense classes. B. To stick to well-lit streets at night. C. To avoid walking alone at night. D. To stay with their friends.
21. What happened during the New Year celebration in Thailand? A. Terrorists fought with Government troops. B. Thai troops killed terrorists. C. There were shootings. D. There were explosions.
22. What has led to the violent situation in the south of Thailand? A. The Muslims wanted independence. B. Thai troops have been sent there. C. About 2000 people have been killed.
D. There have been more bombings since 2004. 23. Under the national oil law, the Iraqi government
A. will give more oil revenues to only a few provinces. B. will let provinces distribute their oil revenues.
C. will distribute oil revenues according to population size. D. will distribute oil revenues according to security needs. 24. The construction package is meant to A. help build more houses.
B. help improve the country's economy. C. help more children to go to school.
D. help more young people to get education.
25. The joint committee will promote co-operation between Egypt and Spain in all the following areas EXCEPT
A. education. B. industry. C. investment. D. technology.
26. What is this news item mainly about?
A. The establishment of a joint committee.
B. The trade relations between Egypt and Spain.
C. The future trade volume between Egypt and Spain. D. The establishment of a joint business council. 27. According to the news, Japanese teenage women
www.topsage.com 大家网 by highmore A. are less violent than men. B. are less violent than before. C. are more violent than before. D. are more violent than men.
Question 28 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 5 seconds to answer the question. Now, listen to the news.
28. Which of the following statements is CORRECT according to the news? A. Zimbabweans stayed away from voting.
B. Zimbabweans were enthusiastic about voting. C. Only a few Zimbabweans turned up to vote. D. Zimbabweans believed that Mugabe would win.
29. The news mentioned _____ reason(s) for the action taken by Indian telecom workers. A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
30. According to the news, who among the following were NOT affected by telecom workers' action
A. Banks. B. Big companies. C. Long-distance callers. D. Government officials.
Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the eorresponding blanks. Mark the best choice for each blank on your answer sheet. Salt, shells or metals are still used as money in out-of-the-way parts of the world today.
Salt may seem rather a strange (31)____ to use as money, (32)_____ in countries where the food of the people is mainly vegetable, it is often an (33)_____ necessity. Cakes of salt, stamped to show their (34)____, were used as money in some countries until recent (35)_____, and cakes of salt (36)____ buy goods in Borneo and parts of Africa.
Sea shells (37)_____ as money at some time(38)____ another over the greater part of the Old World. These were (39)___ mainly from the beaches of the Maldives Islands in the Indian Ocean, and were traded to India and China. In Africa, shells were traded right across the (40)___ from East to West.
Metal, valued by weight, (41)____ coins in many parts of the world. Iron, in lumps, bars or rings, is still used in many countries(42)_____ paper money. It can either be exchanged(43)____ goods, or made into tools, weapons, or ornaments. The early money of China, apart from shells, was of bronze, (44)_____ in flat, round pieces with a hole in the middle, called \The (45)_____ of these are between three thousand and four thousand years old - older than the earliest coins of the eastern Mediterranean.
Nowadays, coins and notes have (46)____ nearly all the more picturesque (47)____ of money, and (48)____ in one or two of the more remote countries people still keep it for future use on ceremonial (49)____ such as weddings and funerals, examples of (50)____ money will soon be found only in museums.
(31) A. object B. article C. substance D. category (32) A. but B. and C. so D. even
(33) A. abstract B. advantageous C. abundant D. absolute
