18. If ______, the poisonous gas can cause people to be ill.

　 A. breathing in　　　 B. breathed in　　　 C. breathe in　　 D. to be breathed in

17. It will be well worth trying ______ you don’t succeed at once.

A. unless　 　　　　　　 　B. whether　 　　　　　　　 C. in case　 　　D. even though

16. You can feel better, look better and have more energy if you eat the right food and exercise　　　　　　 _______.

　 A. secretly　　　 　B. perfectly　　　 C. regularly　　　 D. successfully

10. What are the two speakers most probably?

　 A. Students　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Teachers　　　　　　　　　 C. Actors

SECTION B　 5 points

Directions: In this section, you’ll hear mini-talk. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you’ve got. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS.

You’ll hear the mini-talk TWICE.

　　　　　　　　　　　　 Bicycles

PART TWO LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE

SECTION A　 15 points

Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are 4 choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.

9. How many people died in the earthquake?　

　 A. 20　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. 24　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. 16

8. How did the woman learn the news?

　 A. From the newspaper.　　 　 B. On the radio.　　　　　　　 　 C. 0n TV.　　

7. What subjects is Tom weak in?

　A. Math and science　　　　　 　 B. Chinese and science.　 　 C. Chinese and music.

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6. What does the man want to do?

　 A. Make friends with Miss Gao.

　 B. See Miss Gao.　　　　　　　　　　

C. Know his son’s progress.

5. Where does the conversation most probably take place?

　 A. In the classroom.　　　　　 B. In a restaurant.　　　　　 C. In Miss Gao’s office.

4. What should the students pay attention to?

A. Handwriting.　　　 B. Speed.　　　 C. Handwriting, punctuation and speed.

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