English Starting TestPart OneWrite down your answers or choose the correct option in blanks.I Each sentence has an underlined word or phrase. Choose one of the words or phrase which best keeps the meaning of the original sentence if it is substituted for the underlined word or phrase. Put a ring of a, b, c or d.选出与划线的词或词组最相近的答案。

1.We all thought that the way our host greeted us was very curious.a. strangeb. inquisitivec. pleasantd. amusing2.The ground on which the church stands has always been regarded as scared.a. seriousb. holyc. religiousd. saintly3.‘It’s been a privilege to meet you, sir, ’ the young man said to the artist as he was leaving.a. a pleasureb. an ambitionc. an honourd. a sad occasion4.George is very proud of his new status in the company.a.stutueb. officec. stated. professional position5.Very few people are prepared to sacrifice their own comfort for the good of other people.a. lendb. burnc. killd. give upII Read the text. Then use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space. We have done the first as an example.阅读短文，仿照给出的例子，然后用所给词的正确形式填空。

In our local museum and art gallery there is a full- length (LONG) portrait of a lady standing in a typically (CLASSIC) pose, although she is quite clearly not Greek or Roman, but a (PROSPER) English woman of the eighteenth century. She looks extremely (GRACE) and some might even describe her as a (GOD), although I wouldn’t myself. What is particularly (INTEREST) about this picture is that it tells us things about the period that (ARCHAEOLOGY), with all their digging and exploration, can’t. This lady is (BEAUTY) dressed in clothes typical of the 1750s, but the (DISCOVER) here has nothing to do with fashion, but with an aspect of (CIVIL) which we often do not discuss, namely(DRAIN) – because behind her, through the large window, can be seen piles of clay pipes waiting to be laid in trenches which are being dug in the lawn beyond.III Read the article first and write down your answers to the questions after each item.阅读下面文章，并在每个问题后作答。

Amazing Coincidences‘I never used to believe in coincidences,’says Tom Greenaway. ‘I’m not normally credulous or gullible, but there was something strange about an experience I had recently. I was late leaving for work and was just about to get into my car when my wife called me. My boss wanted me to drop into another office on the way to work to pick up some important papers. The call only delayed me by five minutes, but it was enough. When I reached the office block to collect the papers, there wasn’t much of it left. There had been an enormous explosion of some kind anddozens of people had been killed and injured. If I’d been there a little earlier… .’ Then he added,’Pam Price says: ‘My husband and I were touring in the north of England and stooped in an obscure little village. Before we left home, as usual I had bought a paperback to read. I didn’t know the author and had never heard of the book. I was simply attracted by the cover. I was amazed that night, sitting up in bed, to find that the story was set in the very same village where we were staying. And we found that the novelist often stayed in the small hotel where we were. What are the chances of that happening, I wonder? People pour scorn on things like this, don’t they? I would have a while ago, but not now.’Recently Liz Chance discovered that she had a long-lost twin sister from whom she had been separated at the age of six months. When she and her sister Louise were reunited last year, they found incredibly that they had led almost parallel lives. ‘We found that we had both married in 1996 ad that we had both married a man called Ted: both Teds were antique dealers. We discovered that we are both keen on gardening and listening to jazz, and that we both live in a house in a road call New Road. I always knew something like this would happen.’Which person (哪个人)Chose a book to read on holiday almost by chance?Was reunited with a long-lost sister not long ago?Was somehow prevented from having an accident?Married an antique dealer?Thought that his or her life had been saved by a coincidence?Reads novels when he or she is away?Translate these sentences into Chinese (翻译以下句子)Recently Liz Chance discovered that she had a long-lost twin sister from whom she had been separated at the age of six months.It seems that circumstances do sometimes conspire to prevent accidents happening.My boss wanted me to drop into another office on the way to work to pick up some important papers.Part TwoRecord it in mp3 form when you read the following conversation. Or read it in front of the trainer. Time limit: 1.5 minutes.读出以下对话，并以mp3格式录音。