Section A
1. W: Mary worked as a secretary for three years.
Then she became a reporter.
After that she started writing novels.
M: I know.She has been doing nothing ever since.
Q: What is Mary's occupation now?
2. W: Are you pleased that your son wants to be a dentist?
M: Not really.I'd rather he managed my store when I retired.
Q: Who is the man?
3. W: We've talked long enough.
Now what do you think of my last novel?
M: Well,it's a great success.
Q: What is the woman?
4. M: I'd like to see that brown jacket you have in the window, please.
W: What size do you take?
Q: What is the woman likely to be?
5. W: I don't know how you'll get through your teaching practice.
M: Oh,I'll manage.I always do.
I've planned all my lessons.
Q: What is the man,do you think?
6. M: Please show me your license.
You were doing 45 in a 30 miles an hour zone.
W: Sorry,sir.But I have already been late for an important appointment.
Q: Can you guess what the man is?
7. M:I want a single room with a bath,what's the rate?
W: It's 25 dollars a day.
Your room number is 213
It is on the second floor.Here is your key.
Q: What's the woman's occupation?
8. M: How long can I keep these books out?
W: One month.Then you will be fined for every day they are overdue.
Q: What's the woman's occupation?
9. M: What do you intend to do with these children?
W: I will teach them to read,to write and to be honest people.
Q: What is the woman's job?
10. M: Here's a prescription for some pills.
Come back and see me in two weeks.
W: Thank you very much for seeing me.
Q: What is the man?
Section B Passage One
A long time ago there lived a rich and powerful king.
He was known everywhere for the splendors of his courage
the magnificence of his palace.
the strength of his army,and the wealth of his treasure.
At every meal his table held the rarest and best food.
His life was one of constant comfort and ease.
The one thought in the minds of each of his servants and courtiers
was to satisfy every wish of the king.
The king gave no thought to anything but his own pleasure and desire.
He never thought about the welfare of his people.
For years the king lived happily satisfying his every wish and thinking of no one but himself.
Then one day,he became ill.
The court doctors could do nothing to save him.
Fearfully the Chief Physician came to the king
and told him that he had only few days to live.
Then the king wept with sorrow and grief.
"How can I leave my palaces and court.
How can I lose all my treasure
and never see my army again?" he cried.
"It is not fair that this terrible thing should happen to me.
When at last he knew that he must die.
he ordered all his servants to parade before him in their richest clothes.
He asked that all his treasures be laid out in front of him.
After he had a magnificent banquet.
he went to the balcony of his palace to watch his army march past.
with flags flying and music playing.
While he was standing on the balcony, he looked down and saw a poor beggar.
"Oh,how I wish I were poor!" he cried.
"I would not then regret so much leaving my kingdom and all that I own.
I would not be filled with regret because I have done so little god.
for my people while I had the chance."
11. What do you think of the king in this story?
12. What did the Chief Physician tell the king?
13. How did the king prepare for his death?
14. What did the king regret in the end?
Passage Two
The big Town Hall clock was striking midnight when Frank began to cross the bridge.
The night air was cold and street-lamps gave little light.
Frank was anxious to get home and his foot-steps rang loudly on the street.
When he reached the middle of the bridge
he thought he could hear someone coming near behind him.
He looked back but could see no one.
However,the sound continued,and Frank began walking more quickly.
Then he slowed down again,
thinking there was nothing to fear in a town as quiet as this.
The short,quick steps grew louder until they seemed very near.
Frank found it impossible not to turn round.
As he did so,he caught sight of a human form coming towards him.
After reaching the other side of the bridge.
Frank stopped and pretended to look down at the water.
From the corner of his eyes he could now make out the form of a man dressed in a large overcoat.
A hat was pulled down over his eyes and very little of his face could be seen.
As the man came near,Frank turned towards him
and said something about the weather in an effort to be friendly.
The man did not answer but asked roughly where Oakfield House was.
Frank pointed to a big house in the distance and the stranger continued his way.
Frank began following the stranger quietly.
The man was soon outside the house and Frank saw him look up at the window.
A light was still on,and the man waited until it went out.
When about half an hour had passed.
Frank saw him climb noiselessly over the wall and heard him dry
on to the ground at the other side.
Now Frank knew what the man wanted to do.
He walked quickly and silently across the street towards a telephone-box on the corner.
15. What was Frank's occupation?
16. What was the strange man?
17. Whom would Fank telephone after he found this?
Passage Three
The development of Jamestown in Virginia
during the second half of the seventeenth century
was closely related to the making and use of bricks.
There are several practical reasons why bricks became important to the colon.
Although the forests could initially supply sufficient wood.
the process of cutting was extremely difficult.
particularly because of the lack of road.
Later,when the wood on the peninsula had been used up.
wood had to be brought from some distance.
Building stone was also in short supply.
However,as earth was plentiful.
it was inevitable that the colonists would turn to brickmaking.
In addition to practical reasons for using brick
as the principal construction material.
there was also an ideological reason.
Brick represented durability and permanence.
The Virginia Company of London.
instructed the colonists to build hospitals and new residences out of brick.
In 1662,the Town Act of the Virginia Assembly
provided for the construction of thirty-two brick buildings
and prohibited the use of wood as a construction material
Had this law ever been successfully carried out.
Jamestown would have been a model city.
Instead,the residents failed to follow the lay.
and by 1699,Jamestown had collapsed into a pile of stone
with only three or four habitable houses.
18. What were most buildings in Jamestown made of?
19. Which of the following was NOT a reason for using bricks in construction?
20. According to the passage,what eventually happened to Jamestown?
