1 College English Test （1） Part I
Listening Comprehension (20 points)
1. A) A shop assistant. B) A telephone operator. C) A waitress. D) A clerk.
2. A) Horror movies are interesting. B) Horror movies make her crazy. C) She doesn’t like watching movies.
D) She prefers love stories.
3. A) $75. B) About $125. C) $150.
D) About $300.
4. A) At the airport. B) On a ship. C) At the office.
D) In a car.
5. A) He can drive there in less than 20 minutes. B) The traffic is very heavy at this time of the day. C) The museum is not open today.
D) The woman should ask another driver for help.
6. A) The choice of courses. B) A day course. C) Their work.
D) An evening course.
7. A) The next few days are supposed to be warm. B) Clouds and low temperatures are expected. C) It won’t get much better than it is now. D) The rain is not expected to last very long.
8. A) He believes the Smiths have done a sensible thing. B) He believes it is better for the Smiths to invest later. C) He doesn’t think the Smiths should move to another place. D) He doesn’t think the Smiths’ investment is a wise thing to do.
9. A) Maria. B) Maria’s husband. C) Maria’s mother.
D) Maria’s mother-in-law.
10. A) She lost it. B) A visitor is using it now. C) The man gave it away. D) It was left at a guesthouse. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages or conversations. At the end of each passage or conversation, you will hear some questions. The passage or the conversation will be read twice. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through
the center. Questions 11-13 are based on the following passage.
11. A) It is expensive to hire labor. B) They can do better than others. C) They don’t like to be helped. D) They don’t trust others.
12. A) It publishes books only for children.
B) It uses computers to make up stories.
C) It publishes books about how people build their own houses. D) It makes the young readers the leading characters in the stories.
13. A) Books written by children themselves. B) Books telling stories about the reader himself. C) Books about children and their pets. D) Books published with the help of computers. Questions 14-16 are based on the following passage.
14. A) Smoking will not be allowed in schools and colleges.
B) Nobody will be allowed to smoke in public places.
C) Smoking will not be allowed in cafes, bars and restaurants. D) People will be allowed to smoke in special areas in public places.
15. A) 25%. B) 35%. C) 45%. D) 55%.
16. A) They wanted to modify the new measures. B) They accepted the need to take new measures.
C) They thought it unnecessary to take new measures. D) They held different opinions on the need to take new measures. Questions 17 to 20 are based on the following conversation.
17. A) An outdoor music festival. B) A dancing festival. C) A profit-making festival.
D) A farmer’s festival.
18. A) In spring. B) In summer.
C) In autumn. D) In winter.
19. A) ￡1. B) ￡11. C) ￡12. D) ￡112.
20. A) 1500. B) 5000. C) 15000. D) 150000. Part II Vocabulary (10 points) Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 21. The Wilsons were coming back from holiday today, and I was _______ telling them what had happened while they were away. A) frightening B) fearing C) dreading D) scaring 22. The business community is also seeking _______ that Labor is serious about dealing with inflation. 2 A) insurance B) interaction C) reassurance D) recognition
23. Readers are invited to _______ their opinions on any of the issues discussed here. A) contribute B) distribute C) attribute D) tribute
24. It was a four-week course, aimed at _______ our understanding of the managerial role. A) defining B) inclining C) confining D) refining
25. The most _______ arrangement would be for us to pay very low interest over a long period of time. A) preferable B) admirable C) knowledgeable D) respectable 26. He taught English in the 1920s and won a scholarship to study politics and _______ at Munich University in
1932. A) economy B) economics C) economical D) economic
27. He wanted to tell her everything, but something held him _______. A) up B) in C) out D) back
28. The White House _______ in its efforts to pass the bill, despite the opposition of Congress. A) persisted B) resisted C) consisted D) insisted
29. Human rights lawyers have _______ the police of beating Murkett to death. A) charged B) blamed C) accused D) criticized
30. Problems arise when people _______ can’t keep discipline. A) in authority B) in particular C) in addition
D) in return 31. As a defense against air-pollution damage, many plants and animals _______ a substance to absorb harmful chemicals. A) relieve B) release C) replace D) reject 32. Much of the remaining 25 percent, _______ mainly of glass, metals, and ceramics, can be
recovered and recycled. A) making B) forming C) composing
D) consisting 33. The old lady was sitting in the _______ of a large tree looking very relaxed and happy. A) shape B) shelter
C) shade D) shadow 34. Good parents should let the children make their own decisions instead of _______. A) interfering B) interrupting
C) interpreting D) interviewing 35. After filling in the application form, I was requested to _______ a recent photograph to the form. A) attach B) obtain C) attain
D) retain 36. These changes will affect all managers and to a lesser _______ some ordinary workers. A) range B) scale C) degree
D) scope 37. She is married with two twin sons and a third child _______. A) on the way B) on the contrary C) on the edge
D) on the opposite 38. We are still dealing with problems _______ errors made in the past five years. A) leading to B) resulting from C) bringing about D) coming across
39. The contract is very important for our company, so let’s _______ the details carefully. A) go after B) go off C) go through
D) go for 40. Just as the train was _______, there was a shout and someone fell onto the track. A) pulling in B) pulling down C) pulling up D) pulling over Part III Structure (10 points) Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet
with a single line through the center. 41. In fact many a man _______ known to yield to our bossy and arrogant behavior. A) has B) has been
C) have D) have been 42. Is this the computer that you want _______. A) will be repaired B) to be repaired C) is repaired D) to have been repaired
43. If I protest and prevent her from doing that, she’ll resent _______ her freedom and lose respect for me. A) me to limit B) my limiting
C) that I limit D) my limit 44. Members of the committee urged that the city _______ the money for a new public library. A) used B) would use
C) use D) could use 45. The time limit for the task was only one week, but somehow I managed to get it _______. A) do B) to be done C) done D) doing
46. Despite the wonderful acting and great stars the _______ movie couldn’t hold the audience’s attention. A) two-hour B) two hours C) two-hours
D) two-hour’s 47. Their requirement is that every member _______ at least one meeting per year. A) will attend B) attend C) must attend
D) attends 48. Professor Pile _______ to Hangzhou before, so I went to meet him at the airport. A) didn’t go B) hasn’t been C) wouldn’t go D) hadn’t been 49. A woman is reported in the local newspaper _______ by three youths as she
walked home from work yesterday. A) was robbed
B) having been robbed C) to be robbed D) to have been robbed 50. The Mona Lisa, _______ in Italy, is now kept in Louvre, a museum in Paris. A) who painted
B) who was painted C) that was painted D) which was painted 51. All the teachers and students _______, the ceremony was declared open. A) had arrived B) arrived
C) having arrived D) arriving 52. _______ any reply, Mary decided to visit the company herself. A) Having not
B) Not having got C) Not having D) Having not got 53. Write down the sort of things you would like to do, _______ the opportunity. A) give B) given
C) giving D) gave 54. _______ the car, she was seized by the police officers. A) On her step out off
B) Her step out off C) On her stepping out of D) Her step out of 55. Whatever _______ the reason, Ken refused to talk to Linda. A) be B) is
C) was D) it 56. At the end of last month, they _______ thirty percent of the production plan. A) will finish B) have finished C) had finished D) finished
