公共英語三級(pels)口語真題卷

口試真卷

Part1(3minutes)

Interlocutor:

Goodmorning/afternoon.

Mynameis...andthisismycolleague...He/Sheisjustgoingtobe

listeningtous.

CouldIhaveyourmarksheets,please?

Thankyou.

Andyournamesare...and...?

(Handoverthemarksheetstotheassessor.)

Firstofall,CandidateA,we'dliketoknowsomethingaboutyou,so

I'mgoingtoaskyousomequestions.

(Selecttwoormorequestionsfromthefollowingcategoryfor

CandidateA.)

Work/Study

?Canyoutellmesomethingabouiyourjoborstudy?

?Whaldoyouenjoymostaboutyourwork/school?

■Whatdoyoudislikeaboutyourwork/school?

?Doyouhaveanyfutureplans?

Thankyou.

Now,CandidateB,I'mgoingtoaskyousomequestions.

Selecttwoormorequestionsfromthefollowingcategoryfor

CandidateB.

Leisure

?Whatdoyouusuallydoinyoursparetime?

?What'syourfavoritesport?Why?

?WhatkindofTVprogramsdoyouliketowatch?Why?

?Whatkindofmusicdoyouenjoymost?Why?

Thankyou.

Part2(3minutes)

Interlocutor:

Now,Fdlikeyoutotalkaboutsomethingbetweenyourselves.We're

justgoingtolisten.

(Placethepicturesheet![p.6]infrontofbothcandidates.)

Thisisthepictureforyourreference.Itshowsasmallboy's

childhood:1.takenoutbyhisgrandpaforawalk,2.taughttowritebyhis

parents,3.lookedafterbyananny,4.playingwithotherchildrenina

kindergarten.

I*dlikeyoutodiscusstheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofchildren

growingupwithdifferentpeoplearound.Itisnotnecessarytoagreewith

eachother.Rememberyouhaveonly3minutesforthispart,sodon't

worryifIstopyouthen.Pleasespeakloudlysothatwecanhearyou.You

maystartnow.

Candidates:(Approximately3minutes.)

Interlocutor:Thankyou.

(Retrievethepicturesheet.)

Part3(4minutes)

Interlocutor:

Now,I'mgoingtogiveeachofyouadifferentpicture,andVdlike

youtofirstdescribeitandthentelluswhatyouthinkaboutit.

(Handoverthepicturesheet[P.7]toCandidateA.)

CandidateA,hereisyourpicture:aboyisbeingpunishedbyhis

fatherforhisbeatingsomeoneelse.PleaseletCandidateBhavealookat

it.

CandidateB,pleaselistencarefullywhileCandidateAisspeaking.

Whenhe/shehasfinished,youmaysaysomethingmoreaboutthepicture.

CandidateA,rememberyouhaveonlyoneandahalfminutesfor

this,sodon'tworryifIstopyouthen.Wouldyouliketobeginnow?

CandidateA:(Approximatelyoneandahalfminutes.)

Interlocutor:

Thankyou.

CandidateB,isthereanythingelseyouwouldliketosayaboutthe

picture?Youmayhavehalfaminuteforthis.CandidateB:

(Approximately30seconds.)

(Retrievethepicture.)

Interlocutor:

(HandovertheOicturesheet[P.8]toCandidateB.)

CandidateB,hereisyourpicture:amotherisencouraginghersonto

playgames.PleaseletCandidateAhavealookatit.

CandidateA,pleaselistencarefullywhileCandidateBisspeaking.

Whenhe/shehasfinished,youmaysaysomethingmoreaboutthepicture.

CandidateB,rememberyouhaveonlyoneandahalfminutesfor

this,sodon*tworryifIstopyouthen.Wouldyouliketobeginnow?

CandidateB:(Approximatelyoneandahalfminutes.)

Interlocutor:

Thankyou.

CandidateA,isthereanythingelseyouwouldliketosayaboutthe

picture?Youmayhavehalfaminuteforthis.

CandidateA:(Approximately3()seconds.)

(Retrievethepicture.)

Interlocutor:Thankyou.Thatistheendofthetest.

Interlocutor:

(Handoverthepicturesheet[P.9]toCandidateC.)

CandidateC,hereisyourpicture:amotherishurryinghersonto

havehisprivatelessonPleaseletCandidateAhavealookatit.

CandidateA,pleaselistencarefullywhileCandidateCisspeaking.

Whenhe/shehasfinished,youmaysaysomethingmoreaboutthepicture.

CandidateC,rememberyouhaveonlyoneandahalfminutesfor

this,sodon*tworryifstopyouthen.Wouldyouliketobeginnow?

CandidateC:(Approximatelyoneandahalfminutes.)

Interlocutor:

Thankyou.

CandidateA,isthereanythingelseyouwouldliketosayaboutthe

picture?Youmayhavehalfaminuteforthis.

CandidateA:(Approximately30seconds.)

(Retrievethepicture.)

Interlocutor:Thankyou.Thatistheendofthetest.

2010年公共英語三級寫作范文薈萃

英文書信的寫作

I.英文書信寫作的五項基本原則

這五項基本原則是：consideration,conciseness,clarity,courtesy,

correctnesso即：體貼、簡明、清晰、禮貌、正確。

II.英文書信的結(jié)構(gòu)

1.信頭(Heading)：包括寫信人地址和寫信日期。位置在信箋的

右上角。地址從小到大，按單位換行，比如第一行寫門牌號和街道，

第二行寫城市和省(州)，第三行寫國家和郵政編碼。日期按照下列格

式：June1,2000(美國),1June,2000(英國),

2.封內(nèi)地址(InsideAddress)：如果是比較正式的信函，信箋上還

要寫上對收信人的稱呼和他的地址。它一般位于信頭的下方，信箋的

左邊頂格的位置。

3.稱呼(salutation)：封內(nèi)地址低兩行，靠左邊頂格自成一行。如

果是公函，則稱呼對方的職位，如果是一般朋友則可稱呼為Mydear

XX,如果是比較熟悉的朋友則可以用DearXX。

4.正文(Thebody)：有什么寫什么即可。但注意五項基本原則。

5.結(jié)尾詞和簽名(ComplmentarycloseandSignature)：一般信函的

結(jié)尾詞用Yourssincerely/truely/faithfully)o如果是公函則以Yours

respectfully結(jié)尾為多。親密一些的私人信件則可以根據(jù)情況以Yours

ever/affectionaely,love,等結(jié)尾。

結(jié)尾詞下方要求手寫簽名，手寫簽名下方打印簽名。

6.附件和再啟(EnclosureandPostscript)

如果有附件，則可以按照這樣的格式寫：Enclosure:XXXo如果

有另外的事情需要補(bǔ)充，則可以用PS開頭，表示“乂啟，乂及”的意

思。

7.信封的格式(superscription)：寫信人的姓名地址位于信封左上

角(或信封背面中上方)。收信人的姓名地址位于信封中央或偏右。

8.收轉(zhuǎn)：在收信人姓名下方寫上收轉(zhuǎn)人的姓名，并在前面寫上

c/o字樣

邀請信范例

1、正式邀請

October24,1994

DearProfessorQian:

IampleasedtoinformyouthattheCultureRegenerationResearch

Societyisorganizinganacademicexchangecoferenceentitled"The

ConflictsofCilvilizationandCulturalChina”on6-7January1995in

Cancouver,Canada.

Youarecordiallyinvitedtoparticipateinthisimportantacademic

eventofNorthAmericaasourguest.Yourroundtripairticket,

accommodationandmealexpenseswillbesubsidized.Shouldyoube

interested,pleaseletusknowatyourearliestconvenience.

Lookforwardtoseeingyouinthisconference,andtohavingyouas

animportantpartofthisevent.

Sincerely,

（簽名）

DavidRaymond

Chairman

OrganisingCommitteeoftheConference

Encl.ConferenceAnnouncement,Timetable,MemberList

2、非正式邀請

DearMrs.Hudson:

WillyouandMr.Hudsonbeabletojoinusandacoupleoffriends

onSaturdayevening,October5th,fordinner?Laterweplantogotothe

City'sPerformanceHalltoseeaHuangmeiopera.

Dinnerstartsatsitx-thirtytoallowplentyoftimeforthedriveinto

townandarrivalbeforecurtaintime.Wedohopeyoucancome.

Sincerelyyours,

MaMingcheng（簽名）

求職信范例

范例一：

July20,2000

ChangjianRoad23,Hefei

AnhuiProvince

China

DearMr.Li:

Weacknowledgereceiptofyourletterof29thMay.Wehave

pleasureinenclosingourlatestprospectus.Ifyourequirefurther

information,pleasedonothesitatetocontactus.

Sincerely,

ProfessorCook

范例二：

July20,2000

DearSir,

IhaveobtainedyouraddressfromtheBritishCouncil.Iintendto

studyEngnishnextyear,andamintrestedinyoursummerschoolEnglish

class.Iwouldbemostgratefulifyoucouldsendmeyourlatest

prospectus.

Ilookforwardtohearingfromyou.

Yourstruly,

JameLi

范例三

July20,2000

DearSir,

IamwritinginreferencetotherecentorderIplacedwithyour

company.Iwasmostdisappointedtonotethatonexaminingthesetof

wineIordered,fourofthemwerebadlydamaged.

Irequestthatreplacementbesentassoonaspossible.Itisessential

thatIreceivethesegoodsassoonaspossibleastheyareintendedasa

weddinggiftforarelative.

Ihavepreviouslyreceivedahighstandardofservicefromyour

companyandItrustthatthismattermaybebroughttoaswiftand

satisfactoryconclusion.

Yourstruly,

CesterChen

范例四：

July20,2000

DearMissWilson,

Wehavereceivedyourletterof10thMayinwhichyousaythatyou

areinreceiptoffaultgoods.Wehaveinvestigatedthematterandfound

thatthedamagewascausebyanoversightonourpart.Anewsetofsix

wineglasseshasnowbeendispatchedtoyouandyoushouldreceive

thembytheendofthisweek.

Weapologizeforanyinconveniencecausedbythisproblemandwill

endeavortopreventithappeningagain.

Yourstruly,

CHESTERCHEN

范例五:

July20,2000

DearMrs.Smith,

MynameisChencheng.IamafinalstudentofAnhuiAgricultural

University.IamcurrentlyseekingemploymentinwhichTcouldmake

fulluseofmyEnglishlanguageskills.Forthisreason,Iwouldbe

interestedinanyjobvacanciesavailableinyourcompany.Iamconfident

andenthusiastic,soalthoughIhavelittleworkexperience,Ibelievethat

mypersonalqualitieswillallowmetomakeavaluablecontributionto

yourcompany.

IwishtoworkforHaierinparticularbecauseasanewlyopened

jointventurecompanyinHefei,Ifeelyoucouldoffermethechanceto

workamongChineseandoverseasemployeesinamordenandfriendly

environment.

Ienclosemycurriculumvitae;Iamavailableforinterviewatany

time.Iftherearenopositionsavailableatthistime,Iwouldbemost

grateful.Ifmyapplicationcouldbeconsideredforfuturevacancies.

Yourssincerely,

Chencheng

范例六：

July20,2000

DearMrs.Janes,

Iamwritingininterestofthevacancyinyourcompanyforan

Englishinterpreter.MynameisChencheng.Iamcurrentlystudyingfor

anEnglishdegreeandwillgraduatefromAnhuiAgriculturalUniversity

thisJuly.IhavepassedBandFourandBandEightexaminations.

IenjoyusingEnglishandamconfidentthatmyexperienceof

interpretingparttimefortheuniversityForeignAffairsOfficewillallow

metomakeavaluablecontributiontoyourcompany.

IwishtoworkforImaginationComputerCompanyinparticular

becauseIbelievethatsuchareputablejointventurecompanycouldoffer

methetravelandcareeradvancementprospectIamlookingfor.

Ienclosemycompletedapplicationform,givingfulldetailsofmy

experienceandqualificationsIamavailableforinterviewatanytime.I

lookforwardtohearingfromyou.

Yourstruly,

Chencheng

范例七：

July20,2000

DearSir,

OurDirectorwillbevisitingSpainonbusinessinthenearfuture.

WehaveobtainedyouraddressfromtheSpanishEmbassy.Iwouldbe

gratefulifyoucouldreserveadoubleroomwithensuitebathroom

facilitiesforhimandhiswifefrom17thto20thAugustinclusive.Please

couldyouconfirmthisbookingandletmeknowthefullcost.

Yoursfaithfully,

Chencheng

Augest27,1998

DearMadam,

Thankyouforyourletterof27thAugust.Iherebyconfirmthe

conservationformyDirectorandhiswifeofdoubleroominyourhotel

forthenightof17thto20thAugustinclusiveisdefinite.Ishallcontactyou

nearerthedateofdepartureforfurtherdetails.

Yoursfaithfully,

Mr.FJohnson

范例八：

April13,2000

P.O.Box36

TsinghuaUniversity

Beijing,China100084

DearSir/Madam:

YouradvertisementforaNetworkMaintenanceEngineerinthe

April10StudentDailyinterestedmebacausethepositionthatyou

describedsoundsexactlylikethekindofjobIamseeking.

Accordingtotheadvertisement,yourpositionrequirestop

university,BachelororaboveinComputerScienceorequivalentfieldand

proficientinWindowsNT4.0andLINUXSystem.IfeelthatIam

competenttomeettherequirements.IwillbegraduatingfromGraduate

SchoolofTsinghuaUniversitythisyearwithaM.S.degree.Mystudies

haveincludedcoursesincomputercontrolandmanagementandI

designedacontrolsimulationsystemdevelopedwithMicrosoftVisual

InterDevandSQLServer.

Duringmyeducation,Ihavegraspedtheprincipalsofmymajorand

skillsofpractice.NotonlyhaveIpassedCET-6,butmoreimportantIcan

communicatewithothersfreelyinEnglish.Myabilitytowriteandspeak

Englishisoutofquestion.

Iwouldappreciateyourtimeinreviewingmyenclosedresumeand

ifthereisanyadditionalinformationyourequire,pleasecontactme.I

wouldwelcomeanopportunitytomeetwithyouforapersonalinterview.

Withmanythanks,

WangLin

范例九：

April13,2000

Room212Building343

TsinghuaUniversity,Beijing100084

Ms.Yang:

IwasreferredtoyoubyMr.Zhang,aPartnerwithyourBeijing

office,whoinformedmethattheShanghaiofficeofyourcompanyis

activelyseekingtohirequalityindividualsforyourAuditorProgram.

Ihavemorethantwoyearsofaccountingexperience,including

interningasanAuditorlastyearwiththeBeijingofficeofCCCC.Iwill

bereceivingmyMBAthisMayfromTsinghuaUniversity.Iamconfident

thatmycombinationofpracticalworkexperienceandsolideducational

experiencehaspreparedmeformakinganimmediatecontributionto

yourcompany.Iunderstandthelevelofprofessionalismand

communicationrequiredforlong-termsuccessinthefield.My

backgroundandprofessionalapproachtobusinesswillprovideyour

officewithahighlyproductiveAuditoruponcompletionofyour

developmentprogram.

IwillbeintheShanghaiareatheweekofApril16.Pleasecallmeat

136001216901toarrangeaconvenienttimewhenwemaymeettofurther

discussmybackgroundinrelationtoyourneeds.Ilookforwardto

meetingyouthen.

Sincerely,

ChengDan

范例十：

April13,2000

P.O.Box36

BUTUniversity

Beijing,China100000

DearSir/Madam:

Nowandthencorporationssendoutfeelersforjusttherighttypeof

creativeperson.Thispersonmustfitveryspecificcriteria.Usually,after

allissaidanddone,thecorporationwantsabusinesspersonwhocan

manage,createandcommunicate.Aseasonedprofessionalwho'sbeen

aroundforawhile.

Ifyou'vebeenlookingforthisrarecombinationofbusinesssavvy

anddesignexpertise,mybackgroundmightinterestyou:

Tenyearsofworkingexperience.Solidbackgroundinthe

managementofcreativeup-and-comers.

Knownewtechnologiesthatshowinstantprofit,suchasCAD/CAM.

Thisisbutabriefsummaryofmyabilities.Andthereismuch,much

moretoshare.!feelIhavestrongmarketableskillsinwhichyouwould

beinterested.Pleasecontactmeifyouwouldliketohearandseemore.

Withmanythanks,

HuangYan

范例一一：

April13,2000

P.O.Box36

BIITUniversity

Beijing,China100000

DearSir/Madam:

PleaseconsidermeforyourSalesManagementProgram.My

backgroundisoneofsellingideas,conceptsandprograms,andof

motivatingmyselfandotherstorealizeourpotential.

Attitudespredictbehavior-orsogoesthesayinginsales.Ifthis

holdstrue,IamsuretobeassuccessfulinsalesmanagementasIamin

mycollegeendeavors.Myunceasingoptimism,self-determinationand

abilitytosetgoalshaveallowedmetoachieveacademicandpersonal

objectives.

Becauseofmy"cando"attitude,saleswillprovidethechallenge

andopportunitytocontinuemysuccessfulhistoryofsettingand

achievinggoals.Pleaseallowmetheopportunitytoelaborateonhowmy

backgroundpredictssalessuccess.Iguaranteeyou,llbeprovidingyour

corporationwithanoutstandingsalesmanagement.Thankyouforyour

attention.

Sincerely,

Fei,Chen

范例十二：

April13,2000

P.O.Box36

BIITUniversity

Beijing,China100000

DearSir/Madam:

Areyousearchingforatelecommunicationsmanagerwithexpertise

inprojectmanagementandteamleadership?

Ispecializeincreatingandimplementinghigh-performance

strategiesthatdirectlyimpactgrowthandprofitabilityoflarge

telecommunicationscompanies.Inadditiontomyknowledgeofbusiness

processes,Ialsoofferproficiencyintelecomsoftwaredevelopmentand

cutting-edgetechnologies.

IamrelocatingtoShenzhenandwouldbeinterestedinopportunities

withyourfirm.Currently,IserveasmanagerforBITCompany\

InformationIndustryDivision.Briefly,someofmyaccomplishments

include:

Developedatooltotrackandforecastprice,quantity,andrevenue,

whichenablesclienttomonitorbusinessperformance

Implementedacustomizedend-to-endtestingprocessandSQL

database

Mybusinessacumen,technicalexpertise,andleadershipcapabilities

havecontributedtoanumberofsuccessfulprojects.Theenclosedresume

outlinesmycredentialsandaccomplishmentsingreaterdetail.Iwould

welcomeanopportunitytomeetwithyouforapersonalinterview.

Sincerely,

ChenFei

SectionI:ListeningComprehensionThissectionisdesignedtotest

yourabilitytounderstandspokenEnglish.Youwillhearaselectio

nofrecordedmaterialsandyoumustanswerthequestionsthatacc

ompanythem.Therearetwopartsinthissection,PartAandPart

B.

Remember,whileyouaredoingthelest,youshouldanswerth

equestionsinyourtestbooklet,NOTontheANSWERSHEET.A

ttheendofthelisteningcomprehensionsection,youwillhave3

minutestotransferyouranswersfromyourtestbookletontoyour

ANSWERSHEET1.

Ifyouhaveanyquestions,youmayraiseyourhandNOWas

youwillnotbeallowedtospeakoncethetestisstarted.Nowlook

atPartAinyourtestbooklet.

PartA:Youwillhear10shortdialogues.Foreachdialogue,th

ereisonequestionandfourpossibleanswers.Choosethecorrecta

nswerA,B,CorD,andmarkitinyourtestbooklet.Youwillh

ave15secondstoanswerthequestionandyouwillheareachdial

ogueONLYONCE.

Example:Youwillhear:W:CouldyoupleasetellmeiftheBei

jingflightwillbearrivingontime?M:Yes,Madam.Itshouldbea

rrivinginabouttenminutes.Youwillread:Whodoyouthinkthew

omanistalkingto?|A]abusconductor|B|aclerkattheairport[C]

ataxidriverfD]aclerkatthestation

Fromthedialogue,weknowthatonlyaclerkattheairportis

mostlikelytoknowthearrivaltimeofaflight,soyoushouldch

ooseanswer[B]andmarkitinyourtestbooklet.SampleAnswer[A]

[■][C][D]

1.M:That*sanicedressyou'rewearing.W:Thankyou.Myfa

thergaveittomeasabirthdaypresent.Heknowsred'smyfavouri

tecolour.

1.Whataretheytalkingabout?

[A]theirbestfriend[B]theirfavouritecolour[C]theclothesthe

womaniswearing[D]apresentthemanhasbought

2.W:Mike,there'snotmuchleftintherefrigerator.M:Well,

Imightbeabletopickupafewthingsafterwork,butIhaveto

bebackratherlatetoday.W:Inthatcase,we'llmakedowithame

aloutatMcDonald's.M:OK.Seeyouthereat8:00.

2.Whatdotheydecidetodo?

[A]Themanwillbringsomefoodbackfordinner.[B]They

willgototheirfriend'shomeforsupper.[C]Thewomanwillfillt

herefrigeratorbeforesupper.[D]Theywilleatoutfordinner.

PartB:Youaregoingtohearfourconversations.Beforelisteni

ngtoeachconversation,youwillhave5secondstoreadeachoft

hequestionswhichaccompanyit.Afterlistening,youwill15secon

dstoanswereachquestionbychoosingA,B,CorD.Youwillh

eareachconversationONLYONCE.Markyouranswersinyourte

stbooklet.

Questions1to4arebasedonatalkbyaspeakerabouth

ishobbies.

W:Well,Mr.Smith,wehavehadaninterestingdiscussionab

outyourwork.Now,tellussomethingaboutyourafterworkactivi

ties.

M:Iguessnotmuchdifferentfromeveryoneelse.I'minterest

edinsport,andIrunabout3mileseveryday.Iparticularlyenjoy

cross-countryrunning,whereyouhavetorunacrossfields,jump

overstreamsandsoon.WhileI'mrunningIthinkaboutallsorts

ofthings,andattheendofarunI'msometimessurprisedtofind

thatI'vemanagedtosolveaproblemthatwasonmymind.

NextyearI'mgoingtotrytheLondonMarathon.Ifsalong,

hardrace-26miles,or42kilometers-andyouhavetobetoughtof

inish,butIverymuchwanttodoit.Iworryabitaboutgettingo

Id,andI'dliketoprovetomyselfthatPmstillalmostasfitasT

wastwentyyearsago.

I'minterestedinclimbingaswellasrunning.I'llneverbeco

meanexpertclimber,butIknowwhatI'mdoinginthemountains.

Isuccessfullycompletedacourseinsnowandiceclimbingwhen

Iwasyounger,andFvedoneaseriesofeasyclimbsintheAlpsd

uringthelastfewyears.Mywifedoesn'tsharemyinterestinMou

ntains.Sheagreedtogoclimbingwithmeonce,butshefoundtha

tshefeltillassoonasshegotabove1,000meters,sowedecide

tofollowdifferenthobbies.

W:Youcertainlyseemtoenjoyvarioustypesofrecreation.Al

1right,Mr.Smith.Thanksforyourinterestingtalk.

1.Whataretheman'shobbies?

[A]runningandthinking[B|runningandjumping|C]running

andclimbing[D]runningandskiing

2.Whatisthemainreasonthatthemanrunseveryday?

[A]tothinkoutsomedifficultproblems[B]todosomecross-c

ountryrunning[C]tofinishacourseinphysicaltraining[D]tokeep

fitandhealthy

3.Whatisthemangoingtodonextyear?

|A|enterfortheLondonMarathon|B]doacross-countryrunni

ng[C]climbtheAlpswithhiswife[D]completeacourseinsnow

andiceclimbing

4.Whatisthespeaker'smaintopic?

[A]trainingforaprofessionalathlete[B]hiswaysofphysicalt

raining[C]howtodocrosscountryrunning[D]howtodomountain

climbing

SectionIIUseofEnglishReadthefollowingtext.Choosethe

bestwordorphraseforeachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,C,or

DonyourANSWERSHEET1.

TextinBritain,winteristheseasonnotonlyforvisitstothet

heatre,opera,concertsandballet,butalsoforshoppingorforsight

seeing.London,oneofthe_1—citiesintheworld,hasplentyto

offerduringthewintermonths,—2—inthewayofentertainment

-andthe_3_actlikeamagnetwith_4_arrayofpresentsfor

theChristmas_5_,followedbylargescalebargainsintheJanu

ary—6—.Butit'snotonlyLondonthat_7—valueshopping-

mostofoursuburbanand_8—centreshavejustasmuchtooffer

tothe_9—shopper.Evenifyou'rebased_10_London,youd

on*thavetospendallyour_11_there-andthatgoesforallth

eyear_12—,too.Takeatrainorcoachand_13—whatelseB

ritainhastooffer;—14—aremanyexcursions,eveninwinter,an

damongthegreatcountryhouses_15_keeptheirstatelyfrontdo

orsopen_16—theyearareLongleatandWoburnAbbey.—17—

acaranddrive_18—intothebeautyofthewinterlandscape-

thescenerywillbe_19—beautiful-andthepeoplewillhavem

oretimetochattoyou_20—thistimeofyear.

1.[A]coldest[B]foggiest[C]busiest[D]noisiest

2.[A]normally|B]especially[C|occasionally[D]generally

3.[A]clubs|B]pubs[C]restaurants[D]shops

4.[A]its[B|the|C]that|D|their

5.[A]shopper[B]visitor[C]caller[D]spender

6.[A]bargains[B]sales[C]selling[D]trading

7.[A]opens[B]presents[C]grants[D]offers

8.[A]provincial[B]national[C]divisional[D]international

9.|A]lonely|B]eager[Cjlazy[DJnervous

10.[A]in[B]at[C]on[D]outside

1l.[A]money[B]time[C]energy[D|holiday

12.[A]there[B]then[C]over[D]round

13.[A]see[B]watch[C]look[D]view

14.[A]they[B]which[C]there[D]here

15.[A]where[B]which[C]what[D]who

16.[A]for[BJby[C]within[DJthroughout

17.[A]Lend[B|Let[C]Hire[D]Take

18.|A]out|B|back[C|on|D]across

19.[A]even[B]still[C]yet[D]ever

2O.[A]after[B]beyond[C]with[D]at

SectionIIIReadingComprehensionPartAReadthefoliowin

gthreetexts.AnswerthequestionsoneachtextbychoosingA,

B,CorD.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET1by

drawingathicklineacrossthecorrespondingletterinthebra

ckets.

Text

ItwasaquarterpastnineasMariehurriedintotheofficebuil

dingwhereshewasgoingtowork.Herbushadinchedalongthro

ughheavymorningtraffic,makingherafewminuteslateforher

veryfirstjob.Shedecidedtostartouthalfanhourearlierthenext

day.Onceinsidethelobby,shehadtostandattheelevatorsand

waitseveralminutesbeforeshecouldgetononegoingtothesixt

hfloor.Whenshefinallyreachedtheofficemarked"KingEnterpri

ses,nsheknockedatthedoornervouslyandwaited.Therewasno

answer.Shetappedonthedooragain,butstilltherewasnoreply.

Frominsidethenextoffice,shecouldhearthesoundofvoices,s

osheopenedthedoorandwentin.Althoughshewassureitwast

hesameofficeshehadbeenintwoweeksbeforewhenshehadh

adtheinterviewwithMr.King,itlookedquitedifferentnow.Inf

act,ithardlylookedlikeanofficeatall.Theemployeeswerejust

standingaroundchattingandsmoking.Atthefarendoftheroom,

somebodymusthavejusttoldagoodjoke,shethought,becauset

herewasaloudburstoflaughterasshecamein.Foramoments

hehadthoughttheywerelaughingather.Thenoneofthemenloo

kedathiswatch,clappedhishandsandsaidsomethingtotheothe

rs.Quicklytheyallwenttotheirdesksand,inamatterofseconds,

everyonewashardatwork.NoonepaidanyattentiontoMarie.

Finallyshewentuptothemanwhowassittingatthedeskneares

ttothedoorandexplainedthatthiswasherfirstdayintheoffice.

Hardlylookingupfromhiswork,hetoldhertohaveaseatand

waitforMr.King,whowouldarriveatanymoment.ThenMarier

ealisedthattheday'sworkintheofficebeganjustbeforeMr.Kin

garrived.LatershefoundoutthathelivedinConnecticutandca

meintoManhattanonthesametraineverymorning,arrivinginth

eofficeat9:35,sothathisstaffknewexactlywhentostartworki

咯

1.Mariefeltnervouswhensheknockedatthedoorbecause

[A]itwasherfirstdayinanewjob[B]shewasalittlebit1

ateforwork[CJshewasafraidthatshehadgonetothewrongpla

ce|D]therewasnoanswerfrominsidetheoffice

2.Mariecouldhardlyrecognisetheofficeshewentintoas一

[A]shehadbeenthereonlyonce[B]Mr.Kingwasnotinthe

office[C]nobodywasdoinganywork[D]theofficehadanewap

pearance

3.Thepeopleintheofficesuddenlystartedworkingbecause_

[A]theysawastrangerintheoffice!B|theyhadfinishedthei

rmorningbreak|C]noonewantedtotalktoMarie[D]thebosswa

sabouttoarrive

4.Wecaninferfromthetextthattheemployeesoftheenterp

rise.

[A]wouldstarttheirworkbylisteningtoajoke[B]werecold