2006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）
听力部分（共四大题，计30分）
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. health        B. hungry       C. helpful        D. happy
2. A. climbing      B. cooking      C. camping        D. cleaning
3. A. grass         B. glass        C. class          D. plus
4. A. mouth         B. month        C. maths          D. match
5. A. programme     B. problem      C. passenger      D. policeman 
II. 问句应答 (Responses) （共5小题，计5分）
    听问句，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. I always go to the zoo on foot on Sunday morning.   
   B. It's about three miles from the hospital to the zoo. 
   C. It takes me 20 minutes to find the monkeys at the zoo.
   D. I think it is a great idea to go to the zoo together.
7. A. We're going to play football.                B. It was very sunny yesterday.
   C. My sister is very funny sometimes.         D. I like wearing T-shirts in summer.
8. A. I don't feel well. I have to go to the doctor. 
   B. Certainly. You can keep them for three weeks.
   C. I'm afraid I can't go with you. I'm really busy.
   D. I can understand most films in French now.
9. A. Two teaspoons of sugar.     B. About 39 metres.     C. For two weeks.         D. Two kilos, please.
10. A. You can take a No. 6 bus.    B. It's 020 7303 7019. 
    C. I can't find my phone.          D. My room number is 1362. 
III. 对话理解 (Dialogues) （共10小题，计10分）
    A) 听五组小对话，选择描述正确的图片回答问题。每组对话读两遍。（答案涂在答题纸上）
11.Where is the cinema?

12. What will David buy for Lisa's birthday?

13. In which country did Emma enjoy her holiday? 

14. How much did the ticket cost?

15. How does the man go to work every day?

    B) 听一组长对话，根据其内容选择最佳选项回答下列各题。对话读两遍。（答案涂在答题纸上）
16. Why will Mrs Lee leave on Saturday? 
    A. She likes to travel on Saturday.      B. She doesn't want to leave late.
    C. She is busy on Sunday.                 D. Her ticket is for Saturday.
17. When will Mrs Lee arrive in London?
    A. At 8:00.        B. At 10:00.          C. At 11:50.             D. At 11:15.
18. Where will Mrs Lee have a meeting after she arrives in London?
    A. At a factory.   B. At the airport.    C. At a hotel.           D. At an office.
19. What will Mrs Lee do that evening in London?
    A. Meet people in a restaurant.           B. Go to visit the British Museum.
    C. Have dinner at a French hotel.        D. Play golf with her friends.
20. How will Mrs Lee go to Paris the next morning?
    A. By air.         B. By train.          C. By sea.               D. By bus.
IV. 短文理解 (Passages) （共10小题，计10分）
    A) 听短文，根据其内容选择最佳选项回答问题。短文读两遍。（答案涂在答题纸上）
21. How many hours does Don work a day?
    A. Eight.          B. Seven.             C. Eight and a half.     D. Seven and a half.
22. Don and his workmates get about _________ letters every day.
    A. 6,000           B. 60,000             C. 600                   D. 60
23. Don feels happy when _________.
    A. he watches football matches on TV  
    B. he helps his wife with the housework
    C. he goes out to have dinner with his friends
    D. he gives someone a letter from their country
24. What does Don think of his job? He thinks it's _________.
    A. boring          B. important          C. easy                  D. terrible
25. What doesn't Don like about his job?
    A. Getting up too early.                  B. Too many letters. 
    C. Winter days and dogs.                 D. Going home late.
    B) 非选择题：听短文，根据其内容完成下面的表格。短文读两遍。（答案写在答题纸上）

笔试部分（共七大题，计120分）
I. 选择填空 (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. Finally, he thanked them and went back to his village in the evening.
    A. At last              B. Then                C. Next             D. At least
32. Lily is very happy because she is off today. 
    A. really busy          B. working hard        C. not at work      D. on business
33. This basket is too heavy for me to carry. Could you please give me a hand?
    A. look at me                    B. help me        C. lend me your basket                  D. have a rest
34. Did they have a great time at Ann's birthday party last night?
    A. enjoy themselves              B. go on a picnic      C. help themselves               D. have no trouble
35. I have lots of honey but few apples, so give me some apples, please.
    A. many                 B. much                C. a little         D. a lot
    B) 选出下列各题的最佳选项。（答案涂在答题纸上）
36. She began to study English _________ the age of ten and now she can write a letter _________ English.
    A. on; at               B. in; on              C. at; for          D. at; in
37. —Did you do well in your _________ history exam?
    —Not too bad. I got _________ “B”.
    A. / ; an               B. the; a              C. / ; a            D. a; the
38. I like fruit salad very much. Can you tell me how _________ it?
    A. bought               B. eating              C. will I have      D. to make
39. —What was the date yesterday?
    —It was _________.
    A. Wednesday            B. a fine day          C. 4th April        D. a cloudy day
40. The famous writer would like to _________ time in the beautiful countryside.
    A. spend                B. cost                C. take             D. pay
41. —Did she play basketball yesterday afternoon?
    —No, she _________.
    A. goes shopping             B. visited her aunt      C. will stay at home         D. is doing some cleaning
42. _________ people _________ walking along the beach.
    A. A small number of; is                     B. The number of; are 
    C. A number of; are                            D. The number of; is
43. —It's very late. _________ take a taxi?
    —Good idea.
    A.  Would you like      B. How about           C. What about       D. Why not
44. My Japanese is not very good, so I can _________ understand a Japanese when he speaks too fast.
    A. nearly               B. almost              C. hardly           D. ever
45. —When you finish _________ your novel, remember _________ me a call, OK?
    —All right.
    A. to write; gave       B. writing; to give    C. read; to send    D. reading; giving
    C) 情景会话。（答案涂在答题纸上）
46. —What does your cousin look like?
    —_________. 
    —Can he play volleyball?
    —Of course.
    A. He is a student                              B. He likes bananas very much
    C. He is tall and thin                         D. He went fishing this morning
47. —Dad, I'm not sleeping well these days.
    —_________.
    —OK, I'll do that.
    A. That sounds like a good idea        B. Really? You'd better go to the doctor
    C. I really want to win the prize       D. I am glad to hear that
48. —Let's go skating this afternoon.
    —_________.
    —That's too bad. Maybe another time.
    A. I'd like to, but I have a lot of things to do      B. You just need this football
    C. The sports car is very expensive             D. Great, skating is my favourite sport
49. —It's chips for lunch. _________?
    —Not fish again, please, and we had chicken last night.
    —Well, let's have beef and vegetables.
    A. How is the weather                          B. What would you like with them
    C. What time is it                               D. How was your holiday
50. —Are you taking the train to Scotland, Wendy?
    —No, I'm driving there. It's cheaper.
    —_________?
    —It takes nine hours to get there on a bus.
    A. Why don't you go there by bus                B. Would you please show me your car
    C. How long does it take to walk there         D. Would you like to take the train 
 
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

    阅读上面的卡片，根据其内容选择最佳答案完成下列各题。（答案涂在答题纸上）
51. _________ licence number is B395961136.
    A. Michael's             B. Mary's             C. Phyllis'              D. Bob's
52. Mary H. Strenton _________.
    A. is a student in America                     B. is from the UK
    C. was born in 1975                            D. lives in Canada
53. Which card shows the card's date of issue?
    A. The California Driver's Licence.             B. The Student Card of University of Texas.
    C. The European Identification Card.           D. The Health Insurance Card.
54. What do the four cards have in common?
    A. They each show the person's height.        B. Each card has its own number.
    C. All of the cards show the person's date of birth. 
    D. None of the cards show the person's place of birth.
55. Which of the following is TRUE?
    A. Phyllis Roth is studying medicine.  
    B. Michael T. Wright was born in September.
    C. Bob Harris was born in Canada.
    D. Mary H. Strenton is younger than Michael T. Wright.
B
Last year, I had a great trip to Hearst Castle at San Simeon in California. Hearst Castle was built by William Randolph Hearst between 1922 and 1939, at a cost of more than $30 million—about $277 million today.
    I spent all day looking around, but a day wasn't enough time to see everything. There was so much to see.Hearst Castle has four houses. The main house, “Casa Grande”, is much bigger than the other three, which were used for guests. Many of these guests were Hollywood film stars, and they often came to Hearst's parties.
    At Hearst Castle, there are 56 bedrooms, 61 bathrooms and 19 sitting rooms. There are also beautiful gardens, a garage for 25 large cars and two swimming pools, one inside and a larger one outside. I loved the one outside, the “Neptune Pool”—it was a pity we couldn't go swimming!
    I found the tour very helpful. The guide told me that Hearst, at the age of ten, toured Europe with his mother, looking at paintings and castles. He never forgot this tour and decided that he wanted his house to look like a castle.
    Hearst died in 1951, and his family gave Hearst Castle to the people of California. It is now a museum.
    阅读短文，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. Hearst Castle at San Simeon in California was cheap to build.
57. Hearst Castle is on a mountain near the sea.
58. Many Hollywood film stars came to Hearst's parties and used the houses there.
59. The swimming pools at Hearst Castle are the same size.
60. After Hearst died in 1951, the Hearst family still lived at Hearst Castle.
C
The polar bear's name in Latin is Ursus maritimus, meaning“sea bear”. It got this name because it spends most of its time in the Arctic seas. It is also called by other names, for example, the white bear or the ice bear. When a polar bear gets out of the sea, it shakes water from its fur like a dog or it removes the water by rolling on the ice. (61) It is very cold where polar bears live. The temperature is very often as low as -55℃.
    The polar bear is the largest meat-eating animal on land. The male weighs from 350 to 650 kg and he is two and a half to three metres long — almost as long as a car. A polar bear's skin is black but its fur has no colour — it looks white when the sun shines on the ice. It has big feet so it can stand easily on the ice.
    The polar bear likes to live alone. It walks long distances, sometimes 30 km a day, because it needs to find food. The bear eats fish and it also enjoys seal meat. It goes swimming or lies in the sun when it isn't looking for food!It is a very good swimmer.
    The female bear usually has two babies once every three years. The babies, or cubs, are born in November. Sometimes the cubs die in their first year because they have an accident or they don't get enough food to eat. (62) If they live, they stay with their mother for nearly two years but then they must leave her to go and live alone on the ice.
    There are only about 25,000 polar bears alive today. The areas where they live have many problems with pollution, and there are also problems with thin ice. Polar bears need your help!
    A）将文中划线的61、62小题的两处句子分别翻译成汉语。（答案写在答题纸上）
    B）根据短文内容回答下列各题。（答案写在答题纸上）
63. Why does the polar bear sometimes walk 30 km a day?
64. What problems do the polar bears' living places have?
D
The Eurovision Song Contest takes place in May every year. Before the final competition, people in each country choose the song they want to represent （代表） their country.
    The idea of the contest is to promote（促进） pop music from all of the different countries and to give an opportunity to new singers and composers.
    Only members of the European Broadcasting Union can take part in the competition. Singers do not have to have the nationality of the countries they represent. For example, in 1963 the singer Nana Mouskouri represented Luxembourg, although she is Greek. Since 1986, singers must be over 16, after a 13-year-old from Belgium won the competition in 1985.
    In the first years of Eurovision only the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Malta could sing in English. Now there are no rules about languages, so groups can sing in their own languages, or in English if they want to. Today almost all countries sing in English.
    The competition is always in the country where the last year's winner came from. The country with the most winners is Ireland, and many Eurovision singers have become very famous, for example Abba and Julio Iglesias.
    阅读短文，根据其内容回答下列各题。（答案写在答题纸上）
65. How old should the Eurovision singers be in 1991?
66. In what language can the Eurovision singers sing now?
67. Which country has the most Eurovision winners?
E

    阅读上面的目录，根据其内容完成下列各句，每空一词。（答案写在答题纸上）
68. This book gives readers information about travelling in _________ and it has four _________ and more than 233 pages.
69. If you want to know the _________ _________, you can turn to Page 184.
70. You can find something about _________ in Chapter 7 and if you are interested in shopping, you can read Chapter _________.
 
III. 完形填空(Cloze)(共20小题，计20分)
    A) 阅读短文，根据其内容用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。（答案写在答题纸上）
Mr Anderson works as a headmaster in a middle school. His father (71)_________ (have) a factory in a town and makes a lot of money. Mr Anderson's father loves his son very much and gives his son everything he wants. However, Mr Anderson keeps (72)_________ (try) to save everything he can.
    One summer it was raining hard for a long time and many people (73)_________ (lose) their houses and farms during a flood. The government asked people to help those who (74)_________ (be) in trouble. As a headmaster, Mr Anderson told the whole school (75)_________(collect) money for the people who had lost their homes.
    “Each of us should (76)_________ (help) the farmers who are in trouble after the flood,” he said at a school meeting.
    Mr Anderson's speech moved all the teachers and the students. They (77) _________ (do) their best to help the hungry people with money and goods. Mr Anderson was very pleased with the result.
    As soon as he (78)_________ (get) home that afternoon, his little son asked Mr Anderson to buy him a new motorbike. The little boy had given his old one to the people in need.
    “How dare you do that?” Mr Anderson said angrily.
    “You told us to collect money this morning, (79)_________ (not, do) you?”
    “Yes, I did,” (80)_________ (say) the father. “But I was asking for other children, not for you!”
    B) 阅读短文，根据其上下文语境提示，用方框中所给单词或短语的适当形式填空，每个只可用一次。其中有5个多余。（答案写在答题纸上）

sell, from, watermelon, yes, shout, sorry, wonderfully, out, by oneself, piece,   knife, the, buy, any, can

I roll my giant, juicy, (81)_________ watermelon out the back door to our picnic table. Mum brings a (82)_________ and some paper plates. My sister follows her.
    “Oh,  (83)_________,”  she says. “I want some.”
    “(84)_________,” I tell her. “I'm going to eat it all by myself.”
    “Mum!”she complains.
    “Your sister saved her money and (85)_________ it herself. She decides what to do with it.”
    My brother comes out next.
    “Oh, watermelon,” he says, “Can I have some?”
    “No way,”  I tell him. “I'm going to eat it all by myself.”
    “Mum!” my brother (86)_________.
    “It's your sister's watermelon. She decides.”
    “You can't eat that all (87)_________,” he says.
    “Yes, I (88)_________!”
    Mum cuts the watermelon into four (89)_________, and then cuts each of those in half. Eight pieces total.
    I reach for my first piece and take a bite. Red juice runs down my chin (下巴).
    My father comes (90)_________. “Oh, watermelon!” he says, seeing it.
    “Don't even ask,” says my brother.
    “She won't share,” my sister adds.
 
IV. 句式转换 (Sentence 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. Tina goes to the swimming club twice a week. （对划线部分提问）
    _________ _________ does Tina go to the swimming club?
92. There were some sharks in the aquarium. （改为否定句）
    There _________ _________ sharks in the aquarium.
93. Jack can't go shopping because he has to help his mother with the housework. （对划线部分提问）
    _________ _________ Jack go shopping?
94. What time does Maria read English books after supper every day? （用the day before yesterday 改写句子）
    What time _________ Maria _________ English books after supper the day before yesterday?
95. Those children need the man's advice and help. （改为一般疑问句）
    _________ those children _________ the man's advice and help?
    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. Which city do you like best?
    What is  your _________ _________?
97. To get from this village to that one usually takes 30 minutes.
    _________ usually _________ 30 minutes to get from this village to that one.
98. Bruce has breakfast quickly every day.
    Bruce has a _________ _________ every day.
99. Bob is fifteen years old, and Paul is fifteen years old, too.
    Bob is _________ old _________ Paul.
100. The boy didn't go to the zoo last weekend because he had a sore back.
     The boy didn't go to the zoo last weekend _________ _________ his sore back.
 
V. 翻译(Translation)（共5小题，计10分）
    根据提示，将下列汉语句子翻译成英语。（答案写在答题纸上）
101. 请往牛奶里加些糖。（add...to）
     ________________________________________
102. 我将一直在这儿等到下午两点钟。（until）
     ________________________________________
103. 我认为一个好朋友能让我开心。（make sb happy）
     ________________________________________
104. 如果你头痛得厉害，就应该早点上床睡觉。（have a bad headache）
     ________________________________________
105. 明天别忘了把我的那本书带回来。（forget）
     ________________________________________
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）
106. Which number should replace （替代） the“?”?
     1, 3, 4, 7, 11, 18, 29, ?
107. Rearrange （重新排列） the letters on each page of this diary to find six days of the week. Which day is missing?
 
 
108. Can you complete （完成） the answerphone message?

109. The 9:50 a.m. train is 15 minutes late. My watch is 10 minutes fast. What time does my watch say when it arrives?
110. We can do nothing but stay at home, because it is raining cats and dogs outside. What does “it is raining cats and dogs” mean here? You may answer it in Chinese or in English.
 
VII. 写作(Writing)（共2篇，计25分。A篇为10分，B篇为15分）　
    A) 根据下面表格中的内容编写一段Kate邀请Jeremy参加生日聚会的对话。（对话写在答题纸上）

    要求：1. 将表格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，书写规范；
          3. 词数在60左右。
    B) 阅读下面的信件，以Miss Advice的名义给Poor in Pennsylvania写封回信，提供解决问题的方法。（作文写在答题纸上）
Dear Miss Advice,
I have a problem. I lent a friend some money three months ago, but he hasn't given the money back to me. Now I need the money for computer repairs. What should I do?
Poor in Pennsylvania                             
    要求：1. 叙述清楚，有条理性；
           2. 语句通顺、自然，语法正确，运用多种句式，书写规范；
           3. 词数在80左右。
 
 
2006年全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)初赛初二试题参考答案
 
听力部分（共四大题，计30分）
I． 听辨单词 (Words)
    1—5  DCACB
II． 问句应答 (Responses)
    6—10  BABCB
III. 对话理解 (Dialogues)
    A) 11—15  BADCB B) 16—20 DCAAB
IV． 短文理解 (Passages)
    A) 21—25 CBDBC 
    B) 26. 7:30 / half past seven / seven thirty  27. by bus  28. red  29. the office  30. (a) jacket
笔试部分（共七大题，计120分）
I. 选择填空(Vocabulary and structure)
    A) 31—35 ACBAB
    B) 36—40 DCDCA  41—45 BCDCB
    C) 46—50 CBABA
II． 阅读理解(Reading comprehension)
    A) 51—55 ABDBC  B) 56—60 BCABB
    C) 61. 北极熊居住的地方很冷。（那里的）温度经常低达-55℃（零下55摄氏度）。
    62. 如果它们活下来的话，它们和熊妈妈一起生活近两年，但是随后它们必须离开熊妈妈到冰上独自生活。
    63. Because it needs to find food.
    64. Pollution and thin ice.
    65. Over 16 / sixteen.
    66. In their own languages or in English if they want to.
    67. Ireland.
    68. Europe; parts
    69. important holidays
    70. hotels; 18 / eighteen
III. 完形填空(Cloze)
    A) 71. has  72. trying  73. lost  74. were  75. to collect  76. help  77. did  78. got  79. didn't  80. said
    B) 81. wonderful  82. knife  83. watermelon  84. Sorry  85. bought  86. shouts  87. by yourself  88. can  89. pieces  90. out
IV. 句式转换(Sentence pattern transformation)
    A) 91. How often  92. weren't any  93. Why can't  94. did; read  95. Do; need
    B) 96. favourite city  97. It; takes  98. quick breakfast  99. as; as  100. because of
V. 翻译(Translation)
    101. Please add some sugar to the milk. / Add some sugar to the milk, please.
    102. I will wait here until 2 p.m. / I won't leave here until 2 p.m.
    103. I think a good friend can make me happy.
    104. If you have a bad headache, you should go to bed early.
    105. Don't forget to bring my book back tomorrow.
VI. 智力测试(IQ)
    106. 47. (Each number is the sum of the previous two numbers, e.g. 18+29=47)
    107. Tuesday.
    108. Sorry, I can't take your call right now. If you leave your name and number, I'll get back to you.
    109. 10:15 a.m.
    110. It means it is raining very heavily. / 下着倾盆大雨
VII. 写作(Writing)
    A) One possible version:
    Kate: I'm going to have a party next Friday — I'm going to be seventeen. Would you like to come to my birthday party?
    Jeremy: That's great. What time will it begin?
    Kate: At 8:30 p.m.
    Jeremy: Where will it be?
    Kate: It's going to be at the London Hotel, near the town centre on Shindy Street.
    Jeremy: OK. I can find that. See you there.
    Kate: See you.
B) One possible version:
Dear Poor in Pennsylvania,
Why not give your friend a call? Don't forget to tell him about the computer repairs on the phone. You have to tell him in a polite way that you don't have enough money for the repairs and you need the money back. If he thinks you are his friend, he will give the money back to you soon. If he makes an excuse, I hope you don't need him as your friend any more.
    Good luck to you!
                                               Miss Advice
    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40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、 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。
2006年全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)初赛初二试题听力部分录音原文
Part I. Words
    You will hear five sentences. Choose the word you hear. Each sentence will be read only once.
1. My healthy lifestyle helps me get good grades and it makes me happy.
2. Did you have fun going camping in the rain?
3. Which animal likes eating grass, do you know?
4. Holly is better at maths than any other subject.
5. We have a problem with the car—it won't start.
 
Part II. Responses
    You will hear five questions. Choose the best answer to each question. Each question will be read only once.
6. How far is it from the hospital to the zoo?
7. What are you going to do the day after tomorrow?
8. Can I borrow these books?
9. How long is he staying?
10. What's your phone number?
 
Part III. Dialogues
    A) You will hear five short dialogues. Choose the best picture for each question. Each dialogue will be read twice.
11. M: Excuse me, can you tell me where the cinema is, please?
    W: Mm, just a moment. Oh yes!It's past the post office, next to a big supermarket.
    M: Is it far from here?
    W: No, just two minutes' walk.
12. W: Hi, David. What're you looking for?
    M: I don't know what to buy for Lisa's birthday.
    W: Well, I made her a birthday card, why don't you get her a book?
    M: Yes, that's a good idea.
13. M: Did you enjoy your holiday, Emma?
    W: Yes, but it was wet most of the time.
    M: Really? Isn't it always hot in Canada?
    W: Mm, not when I was there.
14. W: Oh hi!Did you have a good time at the theatre last night?
    M: Well, the play was excellent but the tickets cost 90 pounds each.
    W: That's not too bad if the play was good.
    M: Well, perhaps you're right.
15. W: Where do you work, Mr Black?
    M: I work at the railway station.
    W: How do you go to work every day?
    M: By bus of course.
    B) You will hear a long dialogue. Choose the best answer to each question. The dialogue will be read twice.
Mrs Lee: So, tell me about my trip to Europe. Will I leave on Saturday or Sunday?
Secretary: I've booked your ticket for Saturday, Mrs Lee. Let me see, that's the 11th and your plane leaves at10 a.m.
Mrs Lee: So, I should get to the airport at about eight?
Secretary: Yes. And you'll arrive in London at eleven fifty—you won't stop in Frankfurt this time. Mr Porter from our Amsterdam office will arrive at about the same time, so you can go together to your meeting at the factory—no time to go to the hotel, I'm afraid.
Mrs Lee: OK, and after the meeting?
Secretary: You'll have the afternoon free. Then in the evening you'll meet Jane and Peter.
Mrs Lee: Is that at their home?
Secretary: Not this time. You're going to meet in an Italian restaurant near your hotel. Then the next morning you'll go to Paris by train.
Mrs Lee: Yes, that's better than flying again.
 
Part IV. Passages
    A) You will hear a passage. Choose the best answer to each question according to the passage. The passage will be read twice.
Hello, I am Don and I am a postman. I work 51 hours every week. I work six days from five in the morning to half past one in the afternoon. At our office we get about 60,000 letters every day. I really like my job. I take letters to 278 addresses. I take letters to rich people and poor people and there are a lot of foreign people that I take letters to. I really like it when I give someone a letter from their country and it makes them happy. It means that my job is important to many people. There are some things I don't like about my job but not many. I don't like winter days and I don't like dogs.
    B) You will hear a passage. Complete the form according to the passage. The passage will be read twice.
Ladies and gentlemen. Here's some information about our trip to Loch Ness tomorrow. It's a long journey, about three hours each way, so we have to start early. That means we'll have breakfast at half past seven. Don't be late, please, as the bus has to leave at half past eight. When you finish breakfast, go to the car park. That's where we'll get on the bus. That's the big car park behind the hotel. Remember to bring your red tickets for lunch. We'll have lunch at a restaurant near Loch Ness and you must have your red ticket or you won't get any lunch!If you haven't got a red ticket yet, you can get one from the office. Oh, one more thing. I know it's summer but it can get quite cold in the mountains even in July, so bring a jacket with you. You'll need one in the evening. All right? I'll see you tomorrow morning.