Section C 　　

Directions:

This section is to test your ability to comprehend short passages. You will hear a recorded passage. After that you will hear five questions. Both the passage and the questions will be read two times. When you hear a question, you should complete the answer to it with a word or a short phrase (in not more than 3 words). The questions and incomplete answers are printed in your test paper. You should write your answer on the Answer Sheet correspondingly. Now the passage will begin. 　　11. Why do more middle-aged adults have to take care of their aging parents? 　　

Because people are living . 　　

12. What does the speaker think of the job of taking care of an aging parent? 　　

It's . 　　

13. How are the family roles changed? 　　

The dependent parents are cared for as if they were 　　

14. What can a nursing home do for aging parents? 　　

It provides them with proper . 　　

15. What benefit can middle-aged adults get by sending their parents to a nursing home? 　　

They can return to their

Part II Structure (15 minutes) 　　

Directions:

This part is to test your ability to construct grammatically correct 　　

sentences. It consists of 2 sections. 　　

Section A 　　

Directions:

In this section, there are 10 incomplete sentences. You are required to complete each one by deciding on the most appropriate word or words from the 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 　　

16. he was seriously iii, I wouldn't have told him the truth. 　　

A) If I knew C) Had I known 　　

B) If I know D) Did I know 　　

17. She got to know the young man very well she had worked for so long. 　　

A) to whom C) whom 　　

B) in whom D) with whom 　　

18. The car by the side of the road and the driver tried to repair it. 　　

A) breaks down C) has broken down 　　

B) was breaking down D) broke down 　　

19. When he went out, he would wear sunglasses nobody would recognize him. 　　

A) so that C) as though 　　

B) now that D) in case 　　

20. We were all excited at the news our manual sales had more than doubled. 　　

A) which C) it 　　

B) that D) what 　　

21. Some people think about their fights than they do about their responsibilities. 　　

A) so much C) much more 　　

B) too much D) much too 　　

22. The City of London, repeatedly in 1940 and 1941, lost many of its famous churches. 　　

A) bombed C) bombing 　　

B) to bomb D) having bombed 　　

23. traveling expenses rising a lot, Mrs. White had to change all her plans for the tour. 　　

A) Since C) By 　　

B) As for D) With 　　

24. I felt so embarrassed that I couldn't do anything but there when I first met my present boss. 　　

A) to sit C) sat 　　

B) sitting D) sit 　　

25. With the introduction of the computer, libraries today are quite different from they were in the past. 　　

A) that C) which 　　

B) what D) those 　　

Section B 　　

Directions:

There are 10 incomplete statements here. You should fill in each blank with the proper form of the word given in brackets. Write the word or words in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet. 　　

26. It is important that he (be) called back immediately. 　　

27. It is (reason) for parents to pay for their children's education. 　　

28. At the meeting a (propose) was put forward by John Smith. 　　

29. As a rule, readers (not allow) to take dictionaries out of the reading room. 　　

30. It has been a long winter, and we're (eager) waiting for the coming of spring. 　　

31. They fully recognized the enormous (strong) and influence of the union. 　　

32. By the end of last year, nearly a million cars (produce) in that auto factory. 　　

33. (Take) the financial difficulties into consideration, we'd better put off the plan till next year. 　　

34. Dr. Richard, together with his wife and three children, (be) to arrive in Beijing this afternoon.