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Exercise FourPart I Listening Comprehension Section ADirections: In this section, youll hear five short conversations. After each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversation and question will be read only once. Listen carefully and choose the best answer to each question. 1. A. To put his call through to the director.B. To arrange an appointment for him to see the director. C. To tell the director about the work he is doing. D. To go and see if the director can meet him right now.2. A. The man will bring some food back for dinner. B. They will go to their friends home for supper. C. The woman will fill the refrigerator before supper. D. They will eat out for dinner.3.A. The woman is correct.B. The woman shouldnt lose heart.C. Its not difficult to pass the exam.D. Dr. Parker is very strict with students.4.A. The man is too forgetful.B. She is angry with the man.C. She needs the tape recorder tonight.D. She doesnt care when he returns it. 5.A. He agrees with the womans idea.B. The satin dress is unfit for her.C. The woman is smart.D. He will buy her another dress.Section BDirections: In this section, youll hear a long conversation. The conversation will be read only once. At the end of the conversation, youll hear five questions about what was said. Listen carefully and choose the best answer to each question.6.A. The 18th day of this month. B. Tomorrow night. C. Long time ago. D. He cant remember.7. A. There is a convention in the town. B. The waiter wants to charge Nelson for higher price. C. Mr. Nelson doesnt book the room ahead of time. D. Its traveling season now.8. A. 10%. B. 15%. C. No discount. D. 50%. 9.A. He wants to show his gratitude.B. He wants more discount. C. He is unsatisfactory with this hotel. D. The manager is his friend.10.A. The hotels service and charge are not favorable. B. Mr. Nelson is a fastidious man. C. The waiter is warm-hearted. D. Mr. Nelson will soon visit this town again.Section CDirections: In this section, youll hear a short passage. The passage will be read only once. At the end of the passage, youll hear five questions about what was said. Listen carefully and choose the best answer to each question. 11.A. Family affection. B. The generation gap. C. How to respect our parents. D. The younger generation.12.A. Childrens disobedience. B. Parents expectation. C. Different life style between parents and children. D. The change of our society. 13.A. To live in the same lifestyle like their parents. B. To pursuer noble cause. C. To move to other places. D. To live with their parents. 14.A. They are outdated. B. They are valuable. C. They are deceiving. D. They are boastful. 15.A. To show filial respect for parents. B. To respect and understand each other. C. To avoid each other. D. To behave in a more traditional manner. Section DDirections: In this section, youll hear a passage three times. Listen carefully during the first reading. When the passage is read for the second time, you should fill in the blanks numbered from 16 to 23 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 24 to 26 you are required to write down the main points about what was said. Check your answers when the passage is read for the third time.Although General Motors and General Electric are large 16) corporations with operations around the globe, there are numerous smaller companies that engage in international trade. Because 95 percent of the worlds population and two thirds of its 17) power are located outside the United States, it is important for American firms to be present in foreign markets. However, before we explain the different methods by which a company may 18) in international trade, we might first consider some important 19) that U.S. companies often fail to study before they sell products in a foreign country. These factors 20) differences in languages, in values and attitudes, and in political 21) .When 22) Coca-Cola into the Chinese market in 1920, the company used a group of Chinese 23) that, when spoken, sounded like Coca-Cola. When read, however, they meant, “24) _”. Upon reentering the Chinese market in the 1970s, Coca-Cola used a series of Chinese characters that translates into “happiness in the mouth.” 25) _.Culture is the total pattern of human behavior that is practiced by a particular group of people. 26)_.Part II Reading Comprehension Section ADirections: There are three reading passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer to each question. Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:You must have been troubled by when to say “I love you” because it is one of the greatest puzzles in our life. What if you say it first and your partner doesnt love you back? Or if they do say it, but you dont feel they mean it? Being the first to declare your love can be ever racking(紧张）and risky and can leave you feeling as vulnerable as a turtle (海龟) with no shell. But is the person who says it first really in a position of weakness? Doesnt it pay to hold back, play it cool and wait until the other half has shown their hand fast? “A really good relationship should be about being fair and being equal,” says psychologist Sidney Crown. “But love is seldom equal.” All relationships go through power struggles but, he says, if a love imbalance continues for years, the rot will set in. “That feeling of Ive always loved you more may be subverted (颠覆，破坏) for a time, but it never goes away completely and it often emerges in squabbling (大声争吵). “ In love, at least, the silent, withholding type is not always the most powerful. “The strongest one in a relationship is often the person who feels confident enough to talk about their feelings,” says educational psychologist Ingrid Collins. Psychosexual therapist Paula Hall agrees. “The one with the upper hand is often the person who takes the initiative. In fact, the person who says I love you first may also be the one who says Im bored with you first.” Hall believes that much depends on how “I love you” is said and the motivation of the person saying it. “Is it said when theyre drunk? Is it said before their partner files off on holiday, and what it really means is Please dont be unfaithful to me? By saying I love you, they are really saying Do you love me? If so, wouldnt it just be more honest to say that.Collins agrees that intention is everything. “Its not what is said, but how its said. What it comes down to is the sincerity of the speaker.”1. What is the main idea of this passage?A. The importance of “I love you”.B. The meaning of “I love you”.C. The time of saying “I love you.D. The place of saying “I love you”.2. In the first sentence the author means that _. A. it is easy to say “I love you”B. it is hard to say “I love you”C. we have many troubles in our lifeD. people usually do not know when to say “I love you”3.According to the expert, a good relationship should be _. A. fair and equalB. fair and kindC. powerful and equalD. confident and fair4. In the third paragraph, the phrase “with the upper hand” means _. A. being low in spiritB. having only one handC. being activeD. being passive5. What is the most important for you to consider when somebody say “I love you” to you?A. The intention.B. The place.C. The time.D. The determination.Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:Surprisingly, no one knows how many children receive education in English hospital, still less the content or quality of that education. Proper records are just not kept. We know that more than 850,000 children go through hospital each year, and that every child of school age has a legal right to continue to receive education while in hospital. We also know there is only one hospital teacher to every 1,000 children in hospital. Little wonder the latest survey concludes that the extent and type of hospital teaching available differ a great deal across the country. It is found that half the hospitals in England which admit children have no teacher. A further quarter has only a part-time teacher. The special childrens hospitals in major cities do best; general hospitals in the country and holiday areas are worst off. From this survey, one can estimate that fewer than one in five children have some contact with a hospital teacherand that contact may be as little as two hours a day. Most children interviewed were surprised to find a teacher in hospital at all. They had not been prepared for it by parents or their own school. If there was a teacher they were much more likely to read books and do math or number work; without a teacher they would only play games. Reasons for hospital teaching range from preventing a child falling behind and maintaining the habit of school to keeping a child occupied, and the latter is often all the teacher can do. The position and influence of many teachers was summed up when parents referred to them as “the library lady” or just “the helper”. Children tend to rely on concerned school friends to keep in touch with school work. Several parents spoke of requests for work being ignored or refused by the school. Once back at school children rarely get extra teaching, and are told to catch up as best as they can. Many short-stay child-patients catch up quickly. But schools do very little to ease the anxiety about falling behind expressed by many of the children interviewed. 6.The author points out at the beginning that_. A. every child in hospital receives some teaching B. not enough is known about hospital teaching C. hospital teaching is of poor quality D. the special childrens hospitals are worst off 7. It can be inferred from the latest survey that_. A. hospital teaching across the country is similar B. each hospital has at least one part-time teacher C. all hospitals surveyed offer education to children D. only one-fourth of the hospitals have full-time teachers 8. Children in hospital usual1y turn to _in order to catch up with the school work. A. hospital teachers B. schoolmates C. parents D. school teachers 9. When some parents require school and teachers to help the children back from hospital, they often _. A. get a helper from the school B. are rejected or neglected by school C. have access to more books D. are blamed by teachers10.We can conclude from the passage that the author is_. A. unfavorable towards children receiving education in hospitals B. in favor of the present state of teaching in hospitals C. unsatisfied with the present state of hospital teaching D. satisfied with the results of the latest survey Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage: No one should be forced to wear a uniform under any circumstance. Uniforms are demeaning to the human spirit and totally unnecessary in a democratic society. Uniforms tell the world that the person who wears one has no value as an individual but only lives to function as a part of the whole. The individual in a uniform loses all self-worth. There are those who say that wearing a uniform gives a person a sense of identification with a large, more important concept. What could be more important than the individual oneself? If an organization is so weak that it must rely on cloth and buttons to inspire its members, that organization has no right to continue its existence. Others say that the practice of making persons wear uniforms, say in school, eliminates all envy and competition in a matter of dress. For instance, a poor person who cannot afford good-quality clothing, why would anyone strive to be better? It is only a short step from forcing everyone to wear the same clothing to forcing everyone to drive the same car, have the same type of house, and eat the same type of food. When this happens, all incentive (动机) to improve ones life is removed. Why would parents bother to work hard so that their children could have a better life than they had when they know that their children are going to be forced to have exactly the same life that they had? Uniforms also hurt the economy. Right now, billions of dollars are spent on the fashion industry yearly. Thousands of persons are employed in designing, creating, and marketing different types of clothing. If everyone were forced to wear uniforms, artistic personnel would be unnecessary. Salespersons would be superfluous (多余的) as well: why bother to sell the only items that are available? The wearing of uniforms would destroy the fashion industry which in turn would have a ripple effect on such industries as advertising and promotion. Without advertising, newspapers, magazines, and television would not be able to remain in business. Our entire information and entertainment industries would founder. 11.The authors viewpoint on uniforms can best be described as _. A. practical B. hysterical C. radical D. sensible 12.Judged from its style, this passage might be found in _. A. a childrens comic book B. an editorial in a paper C. a history textbook D. a religious speech 13.It can be inferred that the author believes that _. A. individuals have no self-worth when they become part of an organization B. individuals are more important than organizations C. individuals are not so important as organizations D. individuals are just as important as organizations 14.By using the example of a parent striving to make life better for his children, the author tries to make the point that _. A. parents have responsibilities for their children B. uniforms would be less expensive than clothing for children C. uniforms cause conflicts between parents and children D. individual motivation could be destroyed by uniforms 15.The last word of the passage “founder” probably means _. A. collapse B. shrink C. prosper D. establishSection BDirections:In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice is identified by a letter. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. A department stores inputs include the land upon which the building is located, the labor of the employees, 16) _ in the form of building, equipment and merchandise, and the management skills of the store managers. On a farm, the operation system is the transformation that occurs when a farmers 17) _ (land, equipment, labor, etc.) are converted (转换) into such outputs as corn, wheat or milk. The exact form of the conversion process 18) _ from industry to industry, but it is an 19) _ phenomenon that exists in every industry. Economists refer to this transformation of resources into 20) _ and services as the production function. For all operation systems, the general goal is to create some kind of value-added outputs that are worth more to consumers than just the sum of the inputs. To the consumers, the resulting products 21) _ utility due to the form, the time, or the place of their availability from the conversion process.However, the process is subject to random (任意的，偶然的) changes. Unplanned or 22) _ influences may cause the actual output to differ from planned output. Random fluctuations (波动) can arise from external disruption (fire, floods or lightning, for example) or from internal problems inherent (固有的) in the conversion process. Inherent variability of equipment, material imperfections, and human errors all affect output quality 23)_. In fact, random variations are the rule rather than the exception in production processes; therefore, 24) variation becomes a major management task.The function of the feedback is to provide 25)_ linkages. Without some feedback of information, management personnel cannot control operations because they dont know the results of their directions.A) offerB) capitalC) mediumD) difficult E) variesF) differentlyG) proposalH) goodsI) beautifullyJ) economicK) reducingL) uncontrollableM) inputsN) affordO) informationPart III Vocabulary and Structure Directions: For each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence. 1. This hall was used to _ child refugees for the time being. A. hold B. contain C. accommodate D. embody 2. George felt that his wife was deliberately _ the kids _ him.A. turning around B. turning down C. turning off D. turning against 3. Janet continues to _ the topic of money, which makes everyone present feel quite bored.A. bring up B. uncover C. compel D. bring forward4. The officials are eager to _ us of the safety of the nuclear reactors.A. contradict B. contract C. convince D. switch 5. It is heard that only a few top leaders in our company have _ to the details of the case.A. response B.