LISTENING COMPREHESION 1. A） Bob is too tired to study any more. B） Bob didn t hear the alarm. C） He told Bob not to study late at night. D） He had often advised Bob to study hard. 2. A） Obtain clothing for the Smiths. B） Have a party for the Smiths and Alan. C） Mail an invitation to the Smiths. D） Ask the Smiths to tell her where they live. 3. A） The crowd is very noisy. B） The show is very difficult to understand. C） The theatre is too big for the show. D） The room is too small for the audience. 4. A） The weatherman is usually accurate. B） The weatherman is usually inaccurate. C） It ll be sunny all day. D） It ll be raining all day. 5. A） Get a new television set. B） Find another repairman. C） Sell the TV to someone else. D） Demand a check from the TV station. 6. A） Miss Gray goes to work on time. B） Miss Gray wanted to see Mr. Frank. C） Miss Gray is always late. D） Miss Gray no longer wants to work there. 7. A） It is closed. B） 12 at noon to 9 p.m. C） 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. D） 9 a.m. to 12 at noon. 8. A） ？？ 150. B） ？？160. C） ？？50. D） ？？120. 9. A） May 5. B） May 17. C） May 7. D） May 15. 10. A） By plane. B） By bus. C） By train. D） By car. Passage 1Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard. 11. A） Men can understand things quickly. B） Men can learn. C） Men have learned to use language. D） Men have brains. 12. A） An ape can make noises. B） An ape can understand things. C） An ape can learn words. D） An ape can speak like men. 13. A） How children learn to speak. B） Why apes can learn a few words. C） Man s brain helps him learn to speak. D） What happens when men speak. Passage 2Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard. 14. A） The museums are a financial success. B） The public should support cultural institutions. C） Many people are leaving New York. D） People are very interested in museums. 15. A） To give financial help to museums. B） To leave New York and settle else where. C） To visit museums every day. D） To be interested in keeping New York financially healthy. 16. A） They are having less tourists. B） The government gives them less money. C） People are not interested in them any more. D） Too many hotels are built around them. Passage 3Question 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard. 17. A） Cleveland. B） New York. C） Chicago. D） Iowa. 18. A） Seventeen. B） Nineteen. C） Eighteen. D） Sixteen. 19. A） He ran a restaurant. B） He became an author. C） He worked on T.V. D） He became a painter. 20. A） It was attended by more than 1500 relatives. B） It was celebrated at the TV station. C） It was held in 1961. D） It was reported by over 100 newsmen. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE 21. It was very difficult to guess what her ___________ to the news would be. A） opinion B） reaction C） comment D） impression 22. The medicine the doctor gave me ________ my headache. A） reduced B） freed C） released D） relieved 23. _______ man learned how to build houses, he looked for natural shelters. A） After B） Long before C） Once D） When 24. Political instability sometimes _______ from underdevelopment in economy. A） raises B） rises C） causes D） arises 25. I don t think it ll rain, but I ll take an umbrella _______ it does. A） on condition B） in case C） so that D） as if 26. Whatever you say, I don t believe he would be _______ refuse to help me. A） selfish enough so B） as selfish as to C） enough selfish to D） so selfish as to 27. They are twins and look very _______. A） same B） alike C） identical D） like 28. I didn t mean_______ anything, but those apples looked so good I couldn t resist _______ one. A） to eat / trying B） to eat / to try C） eating / trying D） eating / to try 29. I couldn t afford to rent a house like that, _______ buy it. A） no longer B） no more than C） let alone D） instead 30. Not only _______ tolerant of other people s opinions, but he is also patient. A） he is B） is he C） he will be D） will he be 31. _______ its hot sun and beautiful beaches, Hawaii is a fine place to live in or visit. A） For B） With C） Since D） As 32. To our _______, Michael s illness proved not to be as serious as we had feared. A） anxiety B） eyes C） relief D） judgment 33. He promised to return the book as soon as he _______ it. A） would read B） read C） has read D） had read 34. The tourist industry ___________ greatly to the economy of that country. A） supports B） benefits C） assists D） contributes 35. Children who are over-protected by their parents may become ______ . A） spoiled B） damaged C） harmed D） hurt 37. Tom sold the vegetables at half price rather than _______ them to go bad. A） allow B） allowed C） allowing D） he allowed 38. They wonder ______ the figures are accurate. A） that B） which C） whether D） as if 39. It is usually better not to _______ things, in case they are not returned. A） lend B） offer C） borrow D） lose 40. His ______ had always been to become an architect. A） want B） imagination C） ambition D） direction 41. Sadie had her hands _______ her mouth as if to stop herself from crying. A） by B） at C） over D） above 42. His salary as a bus driver is much higher _______. A） in comparison the salary of a teacher B） than a teacher C） than that of a teacher D） to compare as a teacher 43. Ann prefers hiking _______ the cinema. A） to going to B） than going to C） than to go to D） to go to 44. He knows all Shakespeare s poems by _______ . A） head B） heart C） mind D） memory 45. In the States, the black people on the whole _______ a much higher unemployment rate. A） suffer from B） amount to C） reach for D） extend to 46. He dared not harm the little girl, _______ the dog in her arms. A） either B） also C） and D） nor 47. _______ an umbrella with you in case it rains. A） Bring B） Hold C） Fetch D） Take 48. It need hardly be said that a man who could _______ such treatment was a man of remarkable physical courage and moral strength. A） make the best of B） catch up with C） get rid of D） put up with 49. She was glad that the wicked man had decided _______. A） not killing her B） his not killing her C） not to kill her D） to not kill her 50. Some speculators （¨a？？¨2¨|¨？） were _______ cash and so they sold their shares at any price. A） badly in need of B） badly need for C） in badly need for D） badly needed