Mid-TermTestA

PartIListeningComprehension(24‘)

SectionA(7')

Directions:Listentothequestionsanddecideonthebestanswers.Thequestionswill

bespokentwice.

1.A)Atcollege.C)EnglishandTourism.

B)Becausethisismyfirstyear.D)BecauseIthoughtitlookedinteresting.

2.A)Nevermind.C)BecauseIshareadorm.

B)Sofar,sogood.D)Withmyfriends.

3.A)Youshouldhurry.C)Itotallyagree.

B)Sure,it'sfine.D)It'snottoohard.

4.A)No,I'mquiteshy.C)Aboutfifteenofus.

B)Maybenexttime.D)KatieandMark.

5.A)Onmytablet.C)Tomyfriendsandfamilies.

B)Notyet.D)Definitelyemails.

6.A)Everyweek.C)Attheplayingfields.

B)Yes,youshould!D)Aroundfivedollars.

7.A)Nottoomuch.C)Runningamarathon.

B)Abouttenyearsago.D)Mysportsteacher.

SectionB(7，)

Directions:Listentotheshortconversationsanddecideonthebestanswers.Boththe

conversationsandthequestionswillbespokentwice.

1.A)It'sbeentooeasy.C)Ifsbeentoochallenging.

B)It'sbeenstressful.D)It'sbeengood,mostly.

2.A)Learningnewthings.C)Livinginadorm.

B)Becomingindependent.D)Makingnewfriends.

3.A)Showthemanaround.C)Introducethemantoherfriends.

B)Buythemanacoffee.D)Helpthemanwithanassignment.

4.A)ForlosingPaul'sglasses.C)FornotrecognizingPaul.

B)ForwearingPauPsglasses.D)Forbeinglateforclass.

5.A)Buildawebsite.C)Bookanappointment.

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B)Bookaflight.D)Buysomeclothes.

6.A)Comeoffhisscreen.C)Workonhiscomputer.

B)Goforawalk.D)Watchafilmonhislaptop.

7.A)Nextweek.C)Nextyear.

B)Nextmonth.D)Twoyearsfromnow.

SectionC(5，)

Directions:Listentotheshortconversationsanddecideonthebestanswers.Boththe

conversationsandthequestionswillbespokentwice.

Conversation1

1.A)Becauseshecan'tswim.C)Becauseshecan'trideabike.

B)Becauseshe'saslowrunner.D)Becausesheisn'tfit.

2.A)OnFridaysandWednesdays.C)OnFridays,WednesdaysandsomeSundays.

B)OnWednesdaysandThursdays.D)OnWednesdaysandSundays.

Conversation2

3.A)Leavecollegenow.C)Getagraduatejob.

B)Graduatefromcollege.D)Handinherassignments

4.A)Hertutor.C)Herfriends.

B)Hercourse.D)Herdorm.

5.A)Relaxandtakeabreak.C)Talktohertutor.

B)Writeherassignments.D)Getajob.

SectionD(59)

Directions:Listentothepassageandfillintheblanks.Thepassagewillbereadthree

times.

So,you'vedecidedtotakea(1)theInternet-great!Butwhatareyougoingto

dowithyournew-foundfreedom?Youneedtomakesureyouhaveaplanforyourdigital

detox.Otherwise,ifsall(2)tofindanexcusetoswitchonyourlaptopandphone

again.Firstoff,makesureyou(3).Beforeyougooffline,makesureyourworkis

uptodateandyoudon'thaveanyoutstandingonlinetasksthatmakeyoubreakyourdetox.

Then,planlotsof(4),soyoudon'tfeeltemptedtogobackonline.Meetwith

friends,enjoythe(5)andloseyourselfinawonderfulbook.Theopportunitiesare

endless!

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PartIIVocabulary&Structure(15')

SectionA(10')

Directions:Choosethebestitemtocompleteeachofthefollowingsentences.

1.Atfirst,youmightfeellikeyou'reallyourown,butthatwillsoonchange.

A)onC)with

B)byD)in

2.Don'tworryaboutJonny.Fmsurehe'llawonderfultimeatcollege.

A)makeC)do

B)giveD)have

3.Alotofwatersportsarechallenging,butthisisn'ttrueallwatersports.

A)ofC)around

B)inD)by

4.Themoreactivitiesyouparticipate,theeasieryou'llfindittomakefriends.

A)onC)in

B)withD)for

5.Mostofourgraduatesontojobsinthescienceandengineeringsector.

A)takeC)bring

B)moveD)study

6.Ifyoureflectyourmistakes,you'relesslikelytomakethemagain.

A)byC)over

B)aroundD)upon

7.Carlosagreedtochangehiscourseinsteadquittingcollegealtogether.

A)ofC)with

B)thatD)better

8.Sandraappliedforthreestudentcreditcardswhichlaterinalotofdebt.

A)resultsC)resulting

B)resultedD)result

9.Ifsgoingtobeanexcitinggametonight.Ijustcan'twaittillitkicks!

A)startC)match

B)onD)off

10.Justkeepbelievinginyourself,andyoureffortswillsoonoff.

A)makeC)do

B)payD)buy

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SectionB(5，)

Directions:Completeeachsentencewiththecorrectformofthewordgiveninbrackets.

1.Allofourbusinesssystemshavebeen(computer)forabout15years.

2.Marthaneedstoworkonherwebsite.Itlooksreally(neglect)rightnow.

3.1thinkI'venoticeda(gradual)increaseinthenumberofwomendoingthisjob.

4.She'sagoodteacher,butIwishherlessonswerealittlemore(interact).

5.Ifyouhaveopen,confidentbodylanguage,you'remore(like)tomakefriends.

PartIIIReadingComprehension(3(F)

Task1(5，)

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Thenchoosethebestanswerstocompletethe

exercisesthatfollow.

Preparingforanimportantsportingeventrequirescarefulpreparation.YouUlneedto

focusonmindsetifyouwanttoperformatyourbest.Herearesometipstohelpyouprepare

fbrsuccess.

Setgoals:Setyourgoalsfortheevent.Whatdoyouwanttoachieve?Settinggoalswill

giveyoudirectionandmotivationthroughoutyourpreparation,whetheryouwanttoimprove

askillorleadyourteamtovictory.

Developatrainingplan:Createastructuredtrainingplanthatincludesregularpractice

sessions.Youshouldfbcusonimprovingyourstrengthswhileaddressinganyweaknesses.

Maintainahealthylifestyle:Ahealthybodyneedsahealthymind!Eatabalanceddiet,

stayhydratedandgetenoughsleep.Avoidjunkfoodorsugarydrinksastheycandecrease

yourenergylevels.

Gettoknowyouropponents:Analyzeyouropponents9strengthsandweaknesses.

Understandingtheirtacticscanhelpyoufindwaystogainanadvantage.

Seeksupport:Askforhelpwhenyouneeditfromcoaches,mentorsorteammates.

Don'ttrytodealwithproblemsalone.

Ifyoufollowthetipsabove,youcanmaximizeyourchancesofsuccessonthebigday!

1.Whenpreparingforasportingevent,youshouldsetgoals,asthiswillhelpyouto

A)focusonyourstrengths

B)feelfocusedandmotivated

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C)worryyouropponents

D)helpyoufeellessanxious

2.Whatshouldyoufocusonwhencreatingyourtrainingplan?

A)Yourstrengths.

B)Yourweaknesses.

C)Yourstrengthsandweaknesses.

D)Yourdiet.

3.Whyshouldyouavoidjunkfoodandtoomuchsugar?

A)Becauseitcanmakeyoufeellessenergetic.

B)Becauseitcanmakeyoufeelanxious.

C)Becauseitcanmakeyoufeeldepressed.

D)Becauseitcanmakeyoufeelsick.

4.WhichofthefollowingdoesthepassageNOTmentionasasourceofsupport?

A)Coaches.

B)Mentors.

C)Opponents.

D)Teammates.

5.What'sthebesttitleforthispassage?

A)HowtoEatYourWaytoVictory

B)HowtoPrepareforaSportingEvent

C)HowtoGetSelectedforaCollegeTeam

D)HowtoFeelOkayaboutLosing

Task2(3，)

Directions:Readthefollowingposter.Thenchoosethebestanswerstocompletethe

exercisesthatfollow.

CometotheCollegeFreshersFair!

Joinusforanexcitingdayoffun,friendshipandexploration.Whetheryou'reanew

studentorareturningone,thiseventisforanyonewhowantstogettheircollegejourneyoff

toagreatstart.

Discoverclubsandsocieties:Findyourpassionsandmeetlike-mindedfriendsby

exploringarangeofclubsandsocieties.Fromsportsandartstotechnologyandculture

there'ssomethingforeveryone!

Freebiesandgiveaways:Whodoesn'tlovefreestuff?Grabsomeamazingfreebiesand

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giveawaysfromcollegemerchandisetonotebooksandsnacks.Youwouldn'twanttomiss

outonthesegoodies!

Interactiveworkshops:Developyourskillsandbroadenyourhorizonsthroughour

interactiveworkshops.Fromcareerdevelopmentandleadershiptrainingtocreativeartsand

personalgrowth,theseworkshopswillhelpyoutosucceedbothacademicallyandpersonally.

Foodandentertainment:Trydeliciousfoodatvariousfoodstallsandenjoylive

performancesbytalentedmusiciansandartists.Thisistheperfectopportunitytorelax,

socializeandhaveagreattime!

Date:September5th

Time:10am-4pm

Venue:SandwoodHall

Don'tmissthechancetomeetnewpeople,exploreexcitingactivitiesandmake

unforgettablememories!

6.Whoisthiseventfbr?

A)Newstudents.

B)Newandreturningstudents.

C)Returningstudents.

D)Tutorsandstaff.

7.WhichofthefollowingdoestheposterNOTsayisfree?

A)Clubmembership.

B)Collegemerchandise.

C)Notebooks.

D)Snacks.

8.WhatisNOTtheaimoftheworkshops?

A)Tohelpstudentsfeelrelaxed.

B)Tohelpstudentssucceedatcollege.

C)Tohelpstudentsmakenewfriends.

D)Toentertainstudents.

Task3(59)

Directions:Readthefollowingcompanyintroduction.Thencompletetheinformation

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byfillingintheblanksmarked9to13(innomorethan3words)inthetablebelow.

Tech-lifeBalanceSolutions

Ourcompanyisdedicatedtohelpingindividualsimprovetheirtech-lifebalance.In

today7sfast-pacedandtechnology-drivenworld,findingtherightbalancebetween

technologyandpersonalwell-beingcanbechallenging.That'swherewecomein.

AtTech-lifeBalanceSolutions,weunderstandtheimportanceofhavingahealthy

relationshipwithtechnologywhilelookingafteryouroverallwell-being.

Ourteamofexpertshasdevelopedarangeoftoolstohelpyoutoachieveabalancedlife.

Maybeyou'restrugglingwithtoomuchscreentimeordigitaldistractions?Orperhapsyou

feeloverwhelmedbytheconstantdemandsoftechnology?Weareheretosupportyou.

Throughcoachingworkshopsandpracticalresources,wehelpindividualstomake

mindfulchoicesandcreatehealthiertechhabits.

Ourmissionistoequipyouwiththeknowledgeandskillsyouneedtoeffectively

managetechnology'simpactonyourlife,allowingyoutoreclaimyourtime,focusand

well-being.

Lefsstrikeabalancebetweenthebenefitsoftechnologyandtheneedforafulfilling

andbalancedlife.Ifyouwanttotakeyourfirststeptowardahealthierlifestyle,calloneof

ourcoachestoday.

Tech-lifeBalanceSolutions

Business:Tohelppeopleachieveahealthyrelationshipwithtechnology

whileimprovingtheir(9).

Targetmarket:Peoplewhoarestrugglingwithtoomuch(10)orwho

feeloverwhelmedbytheconstantdemandsoftechnology.

Offer:Coachingworkshopsand(11)whichhelppeopletomake

mindfulchoicesandhavehealthiertechhabits.

Mission:Tohelppeoplegetbacktheirtime,(12).

Ifyou'reinterested:Callone(13)today.

Task4(79

Directions:MatchthetermsrelatedtocollegelifewiththeirChineseequivalents.

A--------------------Careersadviser

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B-------------------Toattendalecture

C--------------------Tositanexam

D-------------------Studentorganizations

E-------------------Todropout

F-------------------Studygroup

G--------------------Classregistration

H--------------------Campusevents

I--------------------Studentloans

J-------------------Researchpapers

-------------------Toflunkanexam

L--------------------Freshmanorientation

M--------------------Librarycard

N-------------------StudentID

O-------------------Studentdiscount

P--------------------Toshareadorm

Examples:(L)新生入學指導(K)考試不及格

14.(）校園活動()學習小組

15.(）參加考試()助學貸款

16.(）研究論文()課程注冊

17.(）學生組織()參加講座

18.(）退學()共用宿舍

19.(）職業顧問()學生折扣

20.(）借書證()學生證

Task5(10，)

Directions:Readthefollowingletter.Thencompletetheanswersthatfollowthe

questionsinnomorethan3words.

HelloMarie,

Ihopeyou'rewell,andlookingforwardtostartingcollegenextyear!Iheardthatyou

werehavingsecondthoughtsaboutlivingoncampusandIwanttowriteandsharemy

experienceofcampuslifesofar.Personally,I'mreallyenjoyingit!

Firstofall,Ithinkthatlivingoncampusisreallyconvenient.It'ssocoolbeingableto

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wakeupminutesbeforemymorningclasseswithnoworriesabouttraffic!Ihavemoretime

tosleep,studyandtakepartinextracurricularactivitiestoo.

Livingoncampushasalsohelpedmetomakefriends.I'msurroundedbystudentswho

aregoingthroughthesamechallengesandadventuresasme.Latenightstudysessions,group

projectsandjusthangingouttogetheraresuchimportantpartsofmycollegeexperience.

What'smore,Ithinkthatlivingoncampushelpsmetogrowasaperson.

Isupposelivingathomewouldbeeasierinsomeways.Icertainlymissedmymom's

cookingtobeginwith!Butyou'llsoonadapttoandenjoysharingmealswithotherstudents.

Anyway,Iknowyouwillmakethebestchoiceforyourself.Ijustwanttosharemy

experienceoflifeoncampussofarwithyou.

Seeyousoon!

Kenneth

21.WhatisMariegoingtodonextyear?

Marieis.

22.HowdoesKennethfeelabouthislifeoncampus?

Heisreally.

23.WhydoesKenneththinkthatlifeoncampusisconvenient?

Becausehecanwakeupminutesbefore.

24.WhydoesKennethliketobesurroundedbyotherstudents?

Becausetheyaregoingthroughthesameashim.

25.WhatdidKennethmisswhenhefirstlefthome?

Hemissedhis.

PartIVTranslation—EnglishintoChinese（16’）

Directions:Eachofthefoursentencesisfollowedbythreechoicesofsuggested

translationmarkedA,BandC.Makethebestchoice.

1.Livingatcollegehasgivenmeanewsenseofresponsibilityandindependence.

A）我要獨自對我的大學生活負責。

B）大學生活賦予了我一種新的責任感和獨立意識。

C）大學時，我既負責，又獨立。

2.Afterglancingthroughthesalesbrochure,shedecidedtochooseanupgradedmodel.

A）瀏覽了一下銷售手冊后，她決定給車升級。

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B）在銷售人員的推銷下，她選擇了一款升級版車型。

C）瀏覽了宣傳冊后，她決定選擇升級版車型。

3.Itseemsasifhiswebsiteisbadlyinwantofsomeattentionandmaybeevenaredesign.

A）看來他的網站很糟糕，需要一些關注，并重新設計。

B）他的網站似乎亟需關注，甚至要重新設計。

C）好像他的網站不需要關注，可能只是要重新設計。

4.Itwasatthismomentthattheteamrealizedtheyneededtogiveupandgohome.

A）球隊意識到他們現在應該放棄并回家。

B）直到此刻球隊才意識到他們或許該放棄比賽，回家去了。

C）就在這時，隊員們意識到他們需要放棄，回家去。

PartVWriting（IS5）

Directions:Thispartistotestyourabilitytodopracticalwriting.Youarerequiredto

fillinthenoteaccordingtothefollowinginformationgiveninChinese.Remembertodo

yourwritingontheTranslation/CompositionSheet.

現在你要給你的老板史密斯先生寫一封信，表達你要休護理假的想法。你要從10

月4日（寫信日期）請假到10月10日，并且解釋一下因母親病重，你需要去醫院陪伴

她。最后感謝史密斯先生的理解。

⑴_______

⑵,

Iamverysorry,butIwillbeunabletocometoworktoday.Iamwritingtoaskfor

compassionateleave（3）.Thisisbecausemymotherisveryill,andmyfamilyandI

needtobewithherinhospital.

（4）.

⑸,

Steven

期中測試卷A卷

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聽力腳本

Part1ListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:Listentothequestionsanddecideonthebestanswers.Thequestionswillbe

spokentwice.

Numberone:Whydidyouchoosethiscourse?

Numbertwo:Areyouenjoyingyourtimeatcollegesofar?

Numberthree:Howeasyisittojoinastudentband?

Numberfour:Doyouusuallyfinditeasytomakefriends?

Numberfive:Whatdoyouprefer-writingemailsorletters?

Numbersix:Wheredoesthewomen'sfootballclubmeetfortraining?

Numberseven:Whatisyourproudestsportingachievement?

SectionB

Directions:Listentotheshortconversationsanddecideonthebestanswers.Boththe

conversationsandthequestionswillbespokentwice.

Numberone

M:Howhaveyoufoundyourfirstsemesteratcollege,Julie?

W:Therehavebeenchallengingmoments,butit'sbeengoodoverall.

Question:HowdoesJuliefeelaboutherfirstsemesteratcollege?

Numbertwo

W:Whatdidyouenjoymostinyourcollegeyears?

M:Forme,thebestthingwasbecomingindependent.

Question:Whatdidthemanenjoymostwhenatcollege?

Numberthree

W:Areyounewhere?Doyouwantmetoshowyouaround?

M:Yes,Fvejustarrivedtoday.Thatwouldbegreat,thankyou.

Question:Whatdoesthewomanoffertodo?

Numberfour

M:Hi,I'mPaul.We'reinthesameaccountancyclass.

W:Oh,sorryPaul!Ididn'trecognizeyouwithoutyourglasses!

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Question:Whydoesthewomanapologize?

Numberfive

M:I'mtryingtobookaflight,butthesitekeepscrashing.

W:Waitaminute.TilseewhatIcando.

Question:Whatisthemantryingtodo?

Numbersix

W:Ybushouldreallytakeabreakfromyourscreen.

M:Iknow!Shallwegooutforawalk?

Question:Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantodo?

Numberseven

M:rdliketorunamarathonnextyear.

W:Thafsagreatgoal.Whydon'tyoustarttrainingnow?

Question:Whendoesthemanwanttorunamarathon?

SectionC

Directions:Listentotheshortconversationsanddecideonthebestanswers.Boththe

conversationsandthequestionswillbespokentwice.

Conversation1

M:Hey,Lois.Wouldyouliketojointhetriathlonclub?

W:Who,me?Areyoujoking?I'maslowrunnerandIhaven'tbeenonabikeforyears!

M:Thatdoesn'tmatter.Theclub'sfriendlyandwelcomingtopeopleofalllevelsoffitness.

W:Idon'tknow.Idon'tevenhaveabike.

M:That'sokay.Theclubcanlendbikes.AndUmsureyou'llrememberhowtorideabike

againonceyougetstarted.

W:AndwillIbeexpectedtodoatriathlonafterafewmonths?

M:Notexactly.Noonewillforceyouto!Butyoumightwantto.Andthecluboffersshorter

triathlonsforpeoplewho'venotbeentrainingverylong.

W:Well,itdoessoundquitegood.Whendoestheclubmeet?

M:EveryFridayafternoonandeveryWednesdayevening.Andsometimeswegorunningon

Sundaymornings.

W:Tilcomealongandgiveitatry.

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Questionone

Whyisthewomanunsureaboutjoiningthetriathlonclub?

Questiontwo

Whendoestheclubmeet?

Conversation2

W:Tmthinkingofdroppingoutofcollegeandgettingajob.

M:Whydoyouwanttodothat?

W:Ican'tmotivatemyselftodothecoursework.I'vegotthreeassignmentstowriteandI

justcan'tgetstarted.

M:Whydoyouthinkyou'refeelinglikethis?

W:Tmjustnotenjoyingmycourse.It9snotwhatIthoughtitwouldbe.

M:Whatdoyoumean?

W:Well,Ithoughtitwouldfocusmoreonpracticalthings,butwe'redoingalotoftheory.

It'sjustnotreallyfbrme.

M:Itsoundsabitlikeyou'vechosenthewrongcourse.

W:Youmightberight.

M:Apartfromyourcoursework,areyouhappyhere?

W:Yes,Iam.IlovethecampusandI'vemadelotsoffriends.

M:Well,youshouldprobablyspeaktoyourtutoraboutchangingcourseth