FinalExaminationofCollegeEnglish(HohaiUniversityWentianCollege)PartOneListeningComprehension(20%)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.1.A)Themanwantstoattendtomorrow’sshow.B)Therearen’tanyticketsleftfortonight’sshow.C)Therearen’tanyticketsleftfortomorrow’sshow.D)Themandoesn’twanttoattendtomorrow’sshow.2.A)Detectivestories.B)Storiesaboutjailescapes.C)Lovestories.D)Storiesaboutroyalfamilies.3.A)Itwasalonglecture,buteasytounderstand.B)Itwasnotaseasyasshehadthought.C)Itwasasdifficultasshehadexpected.D)Itwasinterestingandeasytofollow.4.A)Toputhimthroughtothedirector.B)Tohaveatalkwiththedirectorabouthiswork.C)Toarrangeanappointmentforhimwiththedirector.D)Togoandseeifthedirectorcanmeethimrightnow.5.A)Margaretwantedtoreturnsomemagazinestothewoman.B)Margaretwantedtolendsomemagazinestothewoman.C)Margaretwantedtoborrowsomemagazinesfromthewoman.D)Margaretwantedtogetsomemagazinesbackfromthewoman.6.A)Hedoesn’tcaremuchaboutit.B)Heenjoysitverymuch.C)Hedoesn’tmindeventhoughit’stedious.D)Hehatesworkingovertime.7.A)Thewomandoesn’tthinkitexcitingtotravelbyair.B)They’llstayathomeduringtheholidays.C)Theyareofferedsomeplaneticketsfortheirholidays.D)They’llbeflyingsomewherefortheirvacation.8.A)Somethingwentwrongwiththebus.B)Shetooksomebodytohospital.C)Somethingpreventedherfromcatchingthebus.D)Shecameonfootinsteadoftakingabus.9.A)Doherhomework.B)Cleanthebackyard.C)Washclothes.D)Enjoythebeautifulday.10.A)Themanislookingforaplacetolivein.B)Themanhasahouseforrent.C)Thewomanisasecretary.D)Thetwospeakersareoldfriends.Answer:1.B2.C3.B4.C5.D6.B7.D8.A9.C10.ASectionBCompoundDictationDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Thenlistentothepassageagain.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfromS1toS7withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.ForblanksnumberedfromS8toS10youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.Veryfewpeoplecangetcollegedegreebefore11,butMichaelwasanexception.Hestartedhighschoolwhenhewas5,finishinjustninemonths.Hebecamethe(S1)___________youngestcollegegraduatewhenhewas10yearsand4monthsold,earningan(S2)_____________degree.Nowat11,Michael’sworkingonamaster’sdegreein(S3)___________intelligence.ButMichael’s(S4)___________hasn’talwayscomeeasy.(S5)_________hisintelligence.Hestilllacksimportantlife(S6)________________.Inoneclass,hehadtostruggletounderstand(S7)____________novels,because,hesays,“I’m11.I’veneverbeeninlovebefore.”Anotherchallengewashissize.(S8)_____________________________.Helikescomputerssomuch(S9)__________________________.Hewantstomakerobotsdoalltheheavytasks.(S10)__________________________.Answer:S1.world’sS2.architecturalS3.artificialS4.successS5.DespiteS6.experiencesS7.romanticS8.Highschoolphysicaleducationwasdifficultbecausealloftheequipmentwastoobigforthethenfive-year-oldstudent.S9.thatingraduateschoolhewasstudyinghowtomakethemthinklikepeople.S10.Michaelissmart,butheislikeeveryotherkid.PartTwoVocabularyandStructure(25%)1.Therockandrollmusicappealsespecially___youngpeople.A.toB.withC.forD.within2.Sandypretended_______thathermotherwasalittle______.A.nottonotice…annoyingB.nottohavenoticed…annoyedC.tonotnotice…annoyingD.tohavenotnoticed…annoyed3.Sinkinginthesand,hereached___hisfriend’shand,butitwastoofaraway.A.offB.forC.uponD.to4.Theorganizationhadbrokennorules,but_____haditactedresponsibly.A.neitherB.soC.eitherD.both5.Teachersmayexercisemoreinfluence___theirstudentsthanparents.A.onB.atC.inD.with6.Wehavebeentoldthatundernocircumstances____thetelephoneintheofficeforpersonalaffairs.A.mayweuseB.wemayuseC.wecoulduseD.didweuse7.Sandy’sfathercouldnotstandtheoffensivemusic,soheaskedhertoturnit___.A.outB.upC.inD.off8.Shewillbeangryifyou______herwhilesheissleeping.A.disgustB.disturbC.disappointD.dismiss9.Itwasworsethanhorrible;thesmellintheroomwasso_____thatitactuallymademesick.A.disgustedB.disgustC.disgustingD.disguise10.While___tothemovies,Ihappenedtoseeaterribleaccident.A.IgoB.goingC.wentD.togo11.Aftertwentyyearsasachainsmoker,Mr.Nathehasgiven_____thehabit.A.inB.awayC.upD.to12.Women_______fromirondeficiencycantakesupplementsintheformoftablets.A.sufferB.suffersC.sufferingD.suffered13.Eventhoughtheyarepoor,theyareagainsttheplantotradeland____goodsandmoney.A.withB.forC.againstD.awayfor14.Everyonehastherighttolivewherehewantsto,________thecolorofhisskin.A.regardlessB.regardlesswithC.regardlessofD.regardlessfrom15.Hardastheytried,thenewspaperreporterscouldn’tgetaccess_____thebuildingwherethemurderhadtakenpla