2005年全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)初赛初二年级组试题
（总分：150分 答题时间：120分钟）
I. 听辨单词 (Words) （共5小题，计5分）
听句子，选出句子中出现的单词。（每个句子只读一遍）（答案涂在答题纸上）
1. A. already B. ready C. study D. sorry
2. A. fishing B. washing C. finishing D. shipping
3. A. closing B. going C. laughing D. moving
4. A. November B. cucumber C. remember D. reminder
5. A. prison B. pleasant C. parent D. present
II. 句子理解 (Sentences) （共5小题，计5分）
听句子，选出其最佳的应答句。（每个句子只读一遍）（答案涂在答题纸上）
6. A. OK, I will. B. What's water?
C. Where is it? D. How much is the cup?
7. A. Be careful! B. London is very nice.
C. Thank you, dear. D. Not at all.
8. A. Yesterday. B. I'm not sure. C. No, he won't. D. Uncle John.
9. A. Over there. B. They are players. C. Three times. D. Eleven.
10. A. Eighteen years. B. She is a singer.
C. At the age of twenty. D. In the future.
III. 对话理解(Dialogues) （共10小题，计10分）
A) 听对话，选择与对话内容最相关的一幅图画。（每组对话读两遍）（答案涂在答题纸上）
B) 听对话，根据其内容选择最佳选项完成下面的留言条。（对话读两遍）（答案涂在答题纸上）
16. A. Dlanie B. Elanie C. Dlinia D. Elaine
17. A. 7:00 pm B. 7:30 pm C. 8:00 pm D. 8:30 pm
18. A. a little late B. free C. very early D. away
19. A. some girl friends B. a few boy friends C. a friend D. her
20. A. 724 5936 B. 685 3826 C. 785 3126 D. 684 5836
IV. 短文理解 (Passages) （共10小题，计10分）
A) 听短文和短文后的问题，根据其内容选择最佳选项回答各题。（短文读两遍）（答案涂在答题纸上）
21. What's the first thing I do in the morning?
A. Do some exercise. B. Have breakfast.
C. Take a shower. D. Read some English.
22. How do I go to school?
A. Take a bus. B. Ride a bike. C. Walk. D. Take a taxi.
23. How many classes do I usually have in the afternoon?
A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.
24. Where do I usually go after my classes?
A. My teacher's office. B. My home.
C. My classmate's home. D. The library.
25. How many hours do I watch TV every night?
A. One or two hours. B. More than two hours.
C. About three hours. D. Eleven hours.
B) 听短文，根据其内容选择最佳选项完成下列各题。 （短文读两遍）（答案涂在答题纸上）
26. What was the girl's family like before the war?
A. Big but unhappy. B. Small and unhappy.
C. Big and happy. D. Small but happy.
27. Why can't the girl's parents look after her?
A. Because they are dead.
B. Because they have to look after her brother.
C. Because they killed some people during the war.
D. Because they live in a different city.
28. Where is the girl's brother?
A. In his hometown. B. Staying with their parents.
C. In the city where she lives. D. We don't know.
29. What is the girl worrying about?
A. Her mother and father.
B. Her brother and everyone in her country.
C. People in her country and her parents.
D. Her brother and her parents.
30. Which of the following is RIGHT according to the passage?
A. People in the girl's country are living a happy life.
B. Nobody likes the girl now.
C. The girl doesn't like war.
D. The girl doesn't like her parents.
笔试部分（共七大题，计120分）
I. 单项选择 (Vocabulary and structure) (共20小题，计20分)
A) 选择能够替换划线部分的最佳选项。（答案涂在答题纸上）
31. She married at a very young age.
A. is married B. is marrying C. got married D. married to
32. He handed the coat to his wife.
A. dressed B. passed C. found D. threw
33. As the eldest child in the family, Tom has to help look after his little sisters.
A. look at B. look for C. teach D. take care of
34. Why not have a rest and enjoy every minute of it?
A. How to B. Why don't we C. Hope to D. Can we
35. They're talking about the movie star now.
A. at the moment B. all the same C. now and then D. just a moment
B) 选出下列各题的最佳选项。（答案涂在答题纸上）
36. The pie was too small, so she decided to look for _________ to eat.
A. large anything B. something else
C. nothing big D. other something
37. If she felt he was right, she would agree _________ him.
A. about B. on C. to D. with
38. You'd better _________ silent about this.
A. not keep B. not to keep C. to not keep D. not kept
39. _________ the street, there is a bus stop.
A. On the end of B. At the end of C. In the end of D. By the end of
40. John _________ a few minutes later. Stay and wait, please.
A. came B. leaving C. is going to call back D. finishes
41. She has a great _________ in reading _________ stories.
A. interest; interested B. interested; interested
C. interest; interesting D. interesting; interested
42. We are too tired and hungry. So our steps (脚步) are getting _________.
A. slow and slow B. slower and slowest
C. slower and slower D. much and more slow
43. We are going to have fun _________ on the lake this afternoon.
A. to skate B. swam C. go fishing D. boating
44. Mr Jackson has only _________ money in his pocket.
A. more B. a little C. a few D. few
45. _________ I tell him to close the window every day, _________ he always forgets to do so.
A. As; but B. Till; / C. Though; / D. Even; and
C) 情景会话。（答案涂在答题纸上）
46. —Do you think he'll come back home this evening?
—_________
—Don't you miss him?
A. Maybe. B. So. C. Where? D. When?
47. —_________
—Nothing but a little sick.
—Take care of yourself, dear.
A. What's that? B. What's your name?
C. Is it wrong? D. What's the matter?
48. —Miss Lin, Tim broke his leg. So he can't come to school today.
—_________
A. You are too careless. B. I'm sorry to hear that.
C. Help yourself to some fish. D. You should go to school.
49. —A pair of glasses would be a good present for Dad.
—_________
—Then let's go and buy a pair for him.
A. Me, either. B. I like your idea.
C. Happy birthday, Father. D. Your glasses are so modern.
50. —Can you go to the concert with me?
—I'd love to. _________
A. But I'm too busy to go. Sorry. B. I'm afraid not.
C. Sorry about it. D. You can go alone.
II. 阅读理解(Reading comprehension)（共20小题，计30分；51—60小题每题1分，61—70小题每题2分）
A
I am
doing shopping with my mother. I usually go shopping with my friends or
classmates, but it is my birthday and my mother wants to buy me some new
clothes as presents. So we go to a shop called Stradivarius. I really like that shop. My mother starts to
laugh as soon as we get there. She says, “Almost all the clothes in the window
are just like the things I wore when I was young. Those flared trousers （喇叭裤） and very short skirts.”
Back in the 1970s every Saturday morning my mother and her friends looked around the shops. Of course they did not always have money to buy the things they wanted. But they could decorate （装饰） their old jeans to make them look new. My grandmother was very good at sewing （缝补） and she helped my mother sew coloured patches （小块的布） onto her old jeans.
My mother says she really likes these styles and so do I.
阅读短文， 根据其内容选择最佳选项完成下列各题。（答案涂在答题纸上）
51. _________, so I go shopping with her.
A. I want to buy myself some new clothes
B. I want to buy my mother some presents
C. My mother wants to buy some new clothes
D. My mother wants to buy me some new clothes for my birthday
52. Why does my mother laugh as soon as she sees the clothes in the window?
A. She thinks the clothes in the window are all strange and old.
B. The clothes look quite different from those she wore when she was young.
C. She is very happy to see that there are so many kinds of clothes.
D. They are nearly the same as the clothes she wore when she was young.
53. Could my mother always buy the clothes she wanted when she was young?
A. Yes, she could. B. No, she couldn't. C. Maybe. D. We don't know.
54. My grandmother helped my mother decorate her clothes by _________.
A. cutting them into pieces B. cutting them short
C. painting them colourful D. sewing some patches onto them
55. In a word, both my mother and I _________.
A. decorate our clothes by ourselves B. like those styles
C. never wear flared trousers D. want to change the style
B
Visit the Edinburgh Festival
Every
year, thousands of people come to Edinburgh（爱丁堡）, the capital city of Scotland, to be part of the Edinburgh
Festival. For three weeks every August and September the city is filled with
actors and artists from all over the world. They come to Edinburgh for the
biggest arts festival in Britain. During this time the streets of the city are
alive（具有活力的） with music and dance from early morning
until late at night. You can even see artists painting pictures on the streets.
One of the best parts of the Festival is the “Fringe”, where students do comedy
shows in small halls and cafés.
Tens of thousands of tourists come to the Festival to see new films and plays and hear music played by famous musicians. This year, you can see over five hundred performances with actors from more than forty countries.
The tickets for these performances are quite cheap and it is usually easier to see your favourite star in Edinburgh than it is in London. So come to Edinburgh next summer, but remember it can be difficult to find a room, so why not book your hotel now?
阅读上文，根据其内容对下列句子进行判断。正确的，请选择A；错误的，请选择B；文中没有提及的，请选择C。（答案涂在答题纸上）
56. The Edinburgh Festival is a month long.
57. You can hear music all day during the Festival.
58. More than ten thousand students come to the Edinburgh Festival every year.
59. It is expensive to see a play in Edinburgh.
60. It is usually more difficult to see famous actors in London than in Edinburgh.
The kinds of foods you eat and how much of those you eat are important to your health. Scientists arrange （分配） foods in groups to help you choose a healthy diet. Each group has a different kind of food. Foods from all the groups together give you energy (能量), help you grow, help keep you from getting sick, and help make you strong.
The diagram（图表） shows six food groups and how much food from each group you should eat each day. It is a good idea to think about the food groups when you plan your meals at home and when you eat out. Planning with the food groups will help you eat a well-balanced （搭配均衡的） diet that will help you stay healthy.
认真阅读图表和文章，根据其内容完成下列各题。（答案写在答题纸上）
61. How many groups of food are shown in the diagram?
62. Which group of food should people eat most?
63. How can we get enough energy and keep healthy according to the passage?
D
Outside
it was snowing heavily and the house was cold. I was alone and had been
watching TV all evening when the doorbell rang.
Feeling a little frightened, I went to the front door and called out, “Who is it?” There was no reply. I opened the door slowly. Through the thick snow, I saw the figure （轮廓） of a man standing in the doorway. The stranger was wearing a long, black coat and I could just make out his face. “I never saw this man in my life,” I thought.
“Can I come in? I will only stay for a short while.” he said. After I had thought about it for a moment, I let him in. “Thank you,” he said in a low voice. “I have been looking for you for years.”
I showed him into the living-room. In the bright light I suddenly recognized（认出） Billy, an old school friend I hadn't seen for thirty years.
阅读短文，根据其内容用文章中出现的单词的适当形式完成下列各句，每空一词。（答案写在答题纸上）
64. I was staying by myself in a _________ house on a dark and snowy evening.
65. I could only see the figure of the man because of the _________ _________.
66. I thought Billy was a _________ at first.
67. Thirty years ago, Billy and I were _________ _________.
E
Do
you ever have trouble remembering people's names? If you do, here are some
ideas you can try to help remember the names of people you meet. The best way
to remember someone's name is to repeat the name over and over. You can repeat
the person's name while you talk to them. Or, if you have a moment or two while
they are not talking to you, you can repeat their names in your mind. Repeating
names in your mind is a good way to remember several names if you meet lots of
new people at the same time.
Another way you can use to remember names is to connect the person's name to someone else. If your friend Tom introduces you to Mike, you can remember them together as “Tom and Mike”. Or you can connect the person's name to something about the person. If Sarah was wearing a red sweater when you met her, it might help remember her name as “Red Sarah”.
In case you forget someone's name, don't feel bad about asking him / her to tell it to you again. Everyone forgets names now and then. And after hearing it again, you'll probably remember it more easily.
阅读上面的短文，根据其内容回答下列各题，每题答案不得超过五个单词。（答案写在答题纸上）
68. What is the best way to remember someone's name according to the passage?
69. We can connect names with many things. The writer gave us two examples in this passage. What are the two things the writer used in the examples?
70. What does the passage suggest (建议) if you forget someone's name?
III. 完形填空(Cloze)(共20小题，计20分)
A) 阅读对话，根据其内容用所给动词的适当形式填空。（答案写在答题纸上）
“Tell us a story, Mouse!” said Hare.
“And be quick about it,” said Hatter, “or you (71)_________ (fall) asleep again.”
“Once upon a time, there (72)_________ (be) three little sisters,” Mouse(73)_________ (begin) in a hurry, “and their names were Elsie, Lacie, and Tillie; and they...”
“What (74)_________ they _________（eat）?” asked Alice.
“Treacle （糖浆）,” answered Mouse, after (75)_________ (think) a minute or two.
“Why not (76)_________ (eat) cakes? I like cakes,” said Alice again.
“Oh, please, Alice. (77)_________ (not stop) me from (78)_________ (tell) the story!” said Mouse.
“OK, OK. You may (79)_________ (go) on,” said Alice.
“No, I won't. Look, Hatter (80)_________ (not like) my story and he is sleeping,” said Mouse.
B) 阅读短文，根据其上下文语境提示，用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，每词只可用一次。其中有5词多余。（答案写在答题纸上）
| but, into, money, break, it, to, carefully, and, as, start, all, very, seem, time, you |
IV. 句式转换 (Pattern transformation) （共10小题，计10分）
A) 按要求转换下列各句。每空一词。（答案写在答题纸上）
91. We must report the accident to the safety officer. （改为一般疑问句）
_________ we _________ the accident to the safety officer?
92. Those students are going to do some exercise. （改为否定句）
Those students _________ going to do _________ exercise.
93. The little girl goes to see her grandmother once a month. （对划线部分提问）
_________ _________ does the little girl go to see her grandmother?
94. I first met my husband in 1960. （对划线部分提问）
_________ _________ you first meet your husband?
95. Our school is one kilometre away from my house. （对划线部分提问）
_________ _________ is your school from your house?
B) 根据上句改写下句，使两句意思相同或相近。每空一词。（答案写在答题纸上）
96. Mr Wilson went to his office in his car.
Mr Wilson _________ _________ his office.
97. Take the second turning on the left.
_________ left _________ the second turning.
98. Lily needs that money more than Lucy does.
Lucy needs that money _________ _________ Lily does.
99. Eating too much isn't good for your health.
_________ is _________ for your health to eat too much.
100. It's not easy for them to work that problem out.
They _________ it _________ to work that problem out.
V. 翻译(Translation)（共10小题，计10分）
A) 阅读短文，根据其上下文内容，将划线部分的句子翻译成汉语。 （答案写在答题纸上）
The History of the London Police
(101)
Today there are policemen everywhere, but in 1700 London had no policemen at
all. Only a few old men protected（保护） the city streets at night.
(102) About 300 years ago, London started to get bigger. The city was very dirty and many people were poor. There were many thieves in the streets. (103) People had to stay in their homes as much as possible.
In 1750, Henry Fielding started to pay a group of people to stop thieves. They were like policemen. Fifty years later there was a police force with 3,000 officers in London. (104) Most of them worked on foot, but a few rode horses.
Today, some policemen still ride horses. (105) And the pay for them is even better than it is for other policemen.
B) 根据提示，将下列汉语句子翻译成英语。（答案写在答题纸上）
106. 他们要去一个叫Maryland的地方。(call)
_______________________________________________________________
107. 首先你要削掉马铃薯的皮，然后将它们切碎。(cut up)
_______________________________________________________________
108. 我担心其他孩子会嘲笑我，因为我不懂。(laugh at)
_______________________________________________________________
109. 这个工厂不再需要这么多工人。(not...any more)
_______________________________________________________________
110. 一直到1972年战争才结束。(not...until)
_______________________________________________________________
VI. 智力测试(IQ)（共5小题，计5分）
回答下列问题。（答案写在答题纸上）
111. Are you having a snowy winter? Even if you're not, here are eight words to have fun with in the snow. The word ※ in the puzzle should be _________.
SKATES（冰刀），WINTER，SLED，SLEIGH（雪橇），SNOWBALL，BOOT，SNOWMAN，SKI
112. Each word hides （隐藏） the name of a number written either forward （向前的）or backward （向后的）. Find them and write them on the answer sheet （答案纸）.
113. What letter could replace （替代） the question mark?
114. Jane has a $ 15.00 token (购书券). Here are some of the books she would like to buy. Which books will she get if she spends $ 15.00 exactly （精确地；准确无误地）?
* Schoolgirls' Life $ 9.95
* Show Jumping $ 4.50
* Pocket Book of Birds $ 2.95
* James and the Peach $ 1.55
* Standard Dictionary $ 3.50
115. Teddy is up in the air because his uncle agreed to buy him an ice cream cone （蛋卷冰淇淋）!What does “up in the air” mean? Answer in English.
VII. 写作(Writing)（共2小题，计25分）
A) 根据以下的文字叙述及图片提示编写一段完整的对话。 （对话写在答题纸上）
Roseanne初次到London，住在一家旅馆里。她很想到动物园去看看，但不知道路。旅馆的服务人员告诉她，她可以乘坐64路公共汽车直接到达那里。
要求：1. 将文字和图片中的信息体现在对话中；
2. 用语符合对话情境；语句通顺；语法正确；
3. 词数在60左右。
B) 以下为一篇短文的前半部分, 阅读理解其大意后充分发挥你的想象力，为短文写出后半部分。（作文写在答题纸上）
要求： 1. 与短文的前半部分衔接自然、合理；
2. 语句通顺、自然；语法正确，使用多种句式；
3. 词数在80左右。
One winter day, Michael was late for school. He walked very fast around a corner. He ran into an old man and the man fell down. Michael stopped to help him. He noticed that the old man didn't have warm clothes. Michael saw his hands. They were blue with cold. Michael took off his gloves and gave them to the old man.
That evening, Michael had no gloves. His hands got very cold! He found there were many people with no gloves on the street. They were poor people. He wanted to help these people. What could he do?
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| 2005年全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)初赛初二年级组试题参考答案 | ||
| 听力部分（共四大题，计30分） I． 听辨单词 (Words) 1—5 BADCD II． 句子理解 (Sentences) 6—10 ACBDC III. 对话理解 (Dialogues) A) 11—15 DCBDA B) 16—20 DDACA IV． 短文理解 (Passages) A) 21—25 CBADA B) 26—30 DADBC 笔试部分（共七大题，计120分） I. 单项选择(Vocabulary and structure) A) 31—35 CBDBA B) 36—40 BDABC 41—45 CCDBC C) 46—50 ADBBA II． 阅读理解(Reading comprehension) A) 51—55 DDBDB B) 56—60 BACBA C) 61. There are six. 62. Group 1. 63. Eat foods from all groups. / Eat a well-balanced diet. D) 64. cold 65. thick / heavy snow 66. stranger 67. school friends E) 68. Repeat it over and over. 69. A person and a colour. 70. Ask him / her. III. 完形填空(Cloze) A) 71. will fall 72. were 73. began 74. did, eat 75. thinking 76. eat 77. Don't stop 78. telling 79. go 80. doesn't like B) 81. started 82. broken 83. It 84. into 85. and 86. As 87. time 88. carefully 89. All 90. seemed IV. 句式转换(Pattern transformation) A) 91. Must, report 92. aren't, any 93. How often 94. When did 95. How far B) 96. drove to 97. Turn, at 98. less than 99. It, bad 100. find, difficult V. 翻译(Translation) A) 101. （尽管）伦敦现在到处有警察，但是在1700年那里还根本没有警察。 102. 大约在300年前，伦敦（的区域）开始逐渐变大。 103. 人们不得不尽可能地呆在家里。 104. 他们中的大部分徒步工作，但是一少部分（警察）骑马/为骑警。 105. 给他们的报酬甚至比给其他警察的要高。 B) 106. They are going to a place called Maryland. 107. First, you should peel the potatoes and then cut them up. 108. I'm afraid the other kids will laugh at me because I don't understand. 109. The factory doesn't need so many workers any more. 110. The war didn't come to an end until 1972. VI. 智力测试(IQ) 111. SLED 112. ① six ② two 113. R (The letter on the outside is positioned midway between its two adjacent letters on the inside, in the alphabet.) 114. Schoolgirls' Life, James and the Peach and Standard Dictionary. 115. Very happy. VII. 写作(Writing) A) One possible version: M: May I help you? W: Yes, I want to visit the zoo. Is it far from this hotel? M: Yes. But you can get there easily by bus. W: OK. M: When you walk out of the hotel, cross the street and you will see a bus stop down the street to your right. Take Bus 64 from that stop. It just stops at the zoo. W: That sounds easy. Thank you. M: My pleasure. B) One possible version: ... He remembered he still had one hundred yuan. His mother gave the money to him to buy a new pair of shoes. He went to a shop and bought some cheap gloves with the money. The next morning, he saw a woman with no gloves. He opened his school bag and took out a pair. Then he put the gloves on her hands. The gloves were very cheap, but they were warm! That day, Michael helped over ten people. He was very happy. 一、评分原则： 1．本题总分为: A） 10分； B） 15分。按四个档次给分。 2．评分时，先根据文章的内容和语言初步确定其所属档次，然后以该档次的要求来衡量，确定或调整本档次，最后给分。 3．作文词数少于50或多于100的，从总分中减去2分。 4．如书写较差，以至影响交流，将分数降低一个档次。 二、内容要点： 1. 包括图示所有内容，可适当增加情节，使内容连贯。 2. 故事发展的重要情节即内容要点。 三、 各档次的给分范围和要求： 第四档（很好）：A） 9—10分； B） 12—15分 完全完成了试题规定的要求，覆盖所有内容要点，符合英语表达习惯, 应用了较多的语法结构和词汇，没有语法和词汇错误，具备较强的语言运用能力，完全达到了预期的写作目的。 第三档（好）：A） 6—8分； B） 9—11分 完成了试题规定的要求，应用的语法结构和词汇能满足题目的要求，符合英语表达习惯, 基本没有语法和词汇错误，达到了预期的写作目的。 第二档（一般）：A） 4—5分； B） 5—8分 未恰当完成试题规定的要求，漏掉内容要点，未描述清楚主要内容，写了一些无关内容，有语法和词汇错误，影响了对写作内容的理解，信息未能清楚地传达给读者。 第一档（差）：A） 1—3分； B） 1—4分 未完成试题规定的要求，明显遗漏主要内容，写了一些无关内容，语法结构单调，词汇项目有限，有较多语法和词汇错误，影响对写作内容的理解，信息未能传达给读者。 0分 未能传达给读者任何信息：没有内容或内容太少，无法评判，写的内容均与所要求内容无关或所写内容无法看清。 四、说明： 1．内容要点可用不同方式表达。 2．对紧扣主题的适当发挥不予扣分。 3．漏掉每个要点扣1—2分。 | ||
| 2005年全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)初赛初二年级组试题听力部分录音原文 | ||
| Part I. Words You will hear five sentences. Choose the right word in each sentence. Each sentence will be read only once. 1. Come on. Aren't you ready yet? 2. Fishing is one of his hobbies. 3. Please keep the doors closed while the train is moving. 4. You left your keys on the table, remember? 5. I gave her a very special present for her birthday. Part II. Sentences You will hear five sentences. Choose the best answer to each sentence. Each sentence will be read only once. 6. Drink more water. It's good for your health. 7. Have a nice vacation, Mum and Dad! 8. Are you going to visit Uncle John? 9. How many children are there in the playground? 10. When did she become a singer? Part III. Dialogues A) You will hear five dialogues. Choose the picture which is suitable for the dialogue. Each dialogue will be read twice. 11. W: What's wrong, Beck? M: I have a headache. W: Poor boy. What can I do to help? M: Thank you. But I think I'd better go home. 12. W: Are you as tall as your sister, Ben? M: No, she's still taller than me. W: And what about your brother? M: Oh, I'm much taller than him! 13. M: Can you tell me the way to Room 22? W: Well...turn left and it's the second room on the right. M: Thank you very much. W: You are welcome. 14. W: Are you going to the bookshop? M: Yes, what's up? W: Would you buy me an English dictionary? M: No problem. 15. W: Are these white shoes on sale? M: Yes. They're $10 cheaper this week. W: So they're $15.60? M: That's right. W: OK. I'll take them. B) You will hear a dialogue on the phone. Choose the best answer to each question. The dialogue will be read twice. M: Hello. 785 3126. W: Hello. Could I speak to Martin, please? M: I'm afraid he's out. Can I take a message for him? W: Yes, please. My name's Elaine. M: How do you spell it? W: E-L-A-I-N-E. M: Right, Elaine. And what's the message? W: Tell Martin that the party tonight is at the Grand Hotel. I'll meet him there. M: Does he know the address? W: Oh, yeah. Everyone knows the Grand Hotel. M: OK. I'll tell him. W: And tell him I'll try to be there at half past eight. But I may be a bit late. M: Oh, I'm sure he won't mind waiting. Is there anything else? W: Oh, yes...ask him to bring a friend. M: A friend? Oh, good, that could be me! W: Hmmm...well...and please ask him to phone me if he can't come. M: Has he got your phone number? W: It's 724 5936. M: Right, I've got that. W: Thanks a lot. Bye. M: Bye. Part IV. Passages A) You will hear a passage. Choose the best answer for each question according to the passage. The passage will be read twice. During the week, I wake up each day at 6 o'clock. The first thing I do in the morning is to take a shower before breakfast. After breakfast, I usually listen to the radio while I am getting ready for school. Then I ride my bike to school. It takes about twenty minutes from my home to school. I usually have three classes a day; two in the morning and one in the afternoon. After my classes, I always go to the library to study and work on my term paper for a few hours. Then I go home and make dinner. After dinner I watch television for an hour or two to relax. Afterwards, I prepare for my classes of the next day. Most nights I go to bed around 11 or 12 o'clock. B) You will hear a passage. Choose the best answer for each question according to the passage. The passage will be read twice. Sometimes I worry about my twin brother. He is not here with me. My small happy family once lived in a beautiful city. My father was a doctor and my mother stayed at home, while my brother and I studied in a middle school. We had a good time together. But after a war, I lost everything—my happy life, my school, and my family. My dear father and mother were killed in the war. I don't know where my brother is or how he lives. Does he go to school? Does he have anyone to look after him like I do? I think of him all the time and I feel lucky to be here. Sometimes I almost forget my sadness because people here are very kind. I don't worry only about my brother. I worry about everyone in my country. Many girls and boys lost their parents and brothers in the war, too. I hate wars. | ||