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Placement TestPlacement Test AListening testListening 11. They are discussing . A. going to a concert B. bedtime C. clothing styles D. musical instruments2. Sergio Mendes is playing at . A. Maxwells B. the Downbeat C. Symphony Hall D. Guitar Wolfs3. The early show is at . A. 11:30 B. 8:00 C. bedtime D. 7:004. They both want to see . A. Guitar Wolf B. a rock concert C. Sergio Mendes D. the 11:30 showListening 25. The woman is telling the man about . A. an earthquake in Romania B. an earthquake near Chile C. a lot of deaths and injuries D. a trip to Romania6. The man asks the woman about . A. deaths or injuries B. Chile C. the Richter scale D. record-breaking earthquakes7. The disaster was . A. yesterday during the day B. yesterday during the night C. today D. last weekListening 38. According to the listening, Gandhi fasted . A. to help India achieve independence from Britain B. to stop the division of India into two states C. to stop the fighting between Hindus and Muslims D. to stop a fanatic who opposed his vision9. In 1948, Gandhi stopped eating for . A. more than one week B. less than one week C. a week D. 2 days10. Gandhis assassin . A. wanted an India where Hindus and Muslims could live together in peace B. was against an India for both Muslims and Hindus C. wanted Indias independence from Britain D. thought Gandhi was a MuslimPlacement Test BListening testListening 11. The speakers are . A. at the airport B. in a hotel C. in a garage D. in a car2. They are talking about . A. a vacation B. a business trip C. a rental car D. a hotel reservation3. The agent needs to see . A. an air-conditioned car B. a drivers license and credit card C. the airport D. a reservation4. The man is returning to the airport . A. today at 4 P.M. B. on August 14 C. tomorrow D. in the morningListening 25. Janet is looking for . A. a night table B. some poems C. a book by John Grisham D. something for her mom6. Lucy has been trying to read . A. a real page-turner B. John Grishams new book C. a poetry book D. a gardening magazine7. Janet is going to . A. let Lucy borrow her book B. lend Lucy a book of poetry C. give Lucy a tip D. start reading John Grashams new bookListening 38. Schweitzer Knew what he was going to do with his life by the time he . A. was a young man B. went to Africa C. became a respected writer D. was a teenager9. According to the listening, some of the fields Schweitzer studied were . A. architecture and science B. medicine and religion C. philosophy and music D. writing and philosophy10. After Schweitzer received the Nobel Prize, he . A. started teaching at the University of Strasbourg B. worked to find a cure for leprosy C. traveled to Africa D. continued his medical work in AfricaPlacement TestREADINGI. Multiple Choice1. The earthquake_the morning of April 18th, 1906. A. was happened in B. happened on C. has happened in D. was happened on2. _news weve just heard! A. What good B. What a good C. How good D. How good a3. _me to come in, will you? A. Show B. Allow C. Let D. Make4. This river is dangerous _. A. swimming in B. to be swum in C. for ours swimming D. to swim in5. The shop stayed_till 7 oclock. A. opened B. open C. close D. opening6. -Lets listen to my new type, shall we? -_. A. Any time will do B. Its right C. That sounds like a good idea D. Thats all right7. They can never make good nurses, not having the necessary_. A. practice B. education C. exercise D. training8. All the rooms are_with electric lights. Youll find them comfortable to live in. A. supplied B. given C. offered D. afforded9. Of all the novels here I like this one_. Its not interesting at all. A. at least B. least C. at most D. worst10. We finally argeed_the price of the house after a heated discussion. A. in B. with C. to D. on11. She broke her arm, but_it wasnt the arm she writes with. A. at last B. at least C. at first D. at most12. He_his whole life looking after the homeless children. A. spent B. took C. devoted D. paid13. Please stand_at once. A. in rows B. with rows C. at row D. on rowing14. There_a meeting this evening. A. will have B. is going to have C. has D. is going to be15. _the population of China in 1949? A. How many was B. What was C. How much was D. What were16. I have some_learning maths. A. difficulties in B. difficulty in C. difficulties with D. difficulty on17. She smelt something . A. terribly B. burning C. well D. wonderfully18. My father_me_a teacher. A. made; to be B. encouraged; to be C. let; to become D. forced; work as19. I was_to reach for the magazine when another student took it away. A. used B. sure C. able D. about20. If heated to_temperature, a piece of wood will burn. A. certain B. some C. high D. sureII. Cloze Test Mrs. Jones was over eighty, but she still drove her old car like a woman 21 her age. She loved driving very fast, and was proud of the fact 22 she had never, in her thirty-five years of driving, been punished 23 a driving offence. Then one day she nearly lost her record. A police car 24 her, and the policemen 25 it saw her 26 a red light without 27 . Of course, she was stopped. It seemed 28 that she would be punished. 29 Mrs. Jones came up to the judge, he looked at her seriously and said that she was 30 old to drive a car, and that the 31 why she had not stopped at the red 32 was most probably that her eyes had become weak with old age, so that she had simply not seen it. When the judge had finished what he was 33 , Mrs. Jones opened the big handbag she was carrying and took out her sewing. Without saying a word, she 34 a needle with a very small eye, and threaded it at her first attempt. When she had 35 done this, she took the thread 36 the needle again and handed 37 the needle and the thread to the judge, saying, “Now it is your 38 . I suppose you drive a car, and that you are quite sure about your own 39 .” The judge took the needle and tried to thread it. After half a dozen tries, he had still not succeeded. The case against Mrs. Jones failed, and her record 40 unbroken.21. A. at B. half C. as D. double22. A. which B. when C. that D. this23. A. about B. on C. to D. for24. A. watched B. after C. followed D. ran after25. A. on B. in C. by D. beside26. A. pass B. go C. run D. rush27. A. a stop B. stopping C. stop D. running28. A. sure B. indeed C. certain D. perhaps29. A. Before B. While C. Until D. When30. A. so B. very C. too D. quite31. A. cause B. reason C. matter D. trouble32. A. light B. lamp C. sign D. one33. A. speaking B. saying C. talking D. telling34. A. took B. brought C. picked D. chose35. A. almost B. hardly C. successfully D. successful36. A. through B. out of C. out D. into37. A. both B. all C. neither D. either38. A. time B. turn C. chance D. job39. A. eye B. car C. eyesight D. feeling40. A. was B. kept C. seemed D. remainedIII. Reading ComprehensionA They had shared a flat with Watson for two years, so they knew that he slept like a dog. Any amount of noise in the flat quite failed to wake him up if he was sound asleep. If they even rushed into his room shouting his name to the skies, the sleeping Watson would not move. Even so, they were surprised and amused when he told them about his holiday in Norfolk. He had spent nearly a week riding a bike slowly round the long coastline, sight-seeing by day and camping out each night in a different place. He slept in a sleeping bag in a small tent, which he put up usually in a corner of a field near the roadside, with his bike locked onto one of the tent poles. Well, poor Watson woke up on the fifth morning about ten oclock and looked about to find not only his bike and the tent pole gone but also the tent and all his clothes. Watson always slept with nothing on, so now he had to walk to the nearest house dressed only in his bed, so to speak, in which he had made two holes for his feet.41. Watsons one shortcoming was that he_. A. slept a dead sleep B. camped out at night C. made noise to the skies D. slept in the field42. They knew Watsons shortcoming because they_. A. Shared the same bed B. played with him for two years C. worked together D. lived together with him43. In Norfolk,Watson slept in the sleeping bag_. A. which did not belong to him B. he brought with him C. he bought there D. which he put up44. When Watson woke up, he found_. A. all his clothes were stolen except a short pair of trousers B. everything in the tent was gone C. he was sleeping in the open air D. he had to go to the nearest house with nothing on45. The last sentence of the paragraph tells us that Watson_. A. made two holes and made a long pair of trousers of the sleeping bag B. put his feet out of the bed through the two holes and used the bed as his clothes C. sent his two feet out because the bed was too small for him to stay in D. made two holes so that he could easily carry the bed to the nearest houseB On the evening of June 21, 1992, a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes entered the beautiful hall of the Bell Tower Hotel in Xian with his bicycle. The hotel workers received him and telephoned the manager, for they had never seen a bicycle in the hotel hall before though they lived in “the kingdom of bicycles”. Robert Friedlander, an American, arrived in Xian on his bicycle trip across Asia which started last December in New Delhi, India. When he was 11, he read the book Marco Polo and made up his mind to visit the Silk Road. Now, after 44 years, he was on the Silk Road in Xian and his early dreams were coming true. Robert Friedlanders next destinations were Lanzhou, Dunhuang, Urumqi, etc. He will complete his trip in Pakistan.46. The best title for this newspaper article would be_. A. The Kingdom of Bicycles B. A Beautiful Hotel in Xian C. Marco Polo and the Silk Road D. An American Achieving His Aims47. The hotel workers told the manager about Friedlander coming to the hotel because_. A. he asked to see the manager B. he entered the hall with a bike C. the manager had to know about all foreign guests D. the manager knew about his trip and was expecting him48. Friedlander is visiting the three countries in the following order_. A. Chin