Listening(20%)
Directions: Y ou are going to listen to four conversations. After each conversation, there are five questions. Choose the best answer to each question.
(20 points, 1 point each)
Conversation 1
1. Where does Lin live now?
A. In a different city from Mark.
B. In a different neighborhood from Mark.
C. In the same neighborhood as Mark.
2.What was Lin's old neighborhood like?
A. It was noisy.
B. It was boring.
C. It was quiet.
3.Who is Lee?
A. Lee is Mark's wife.
B. Lee is Lin's husband.
C. Lee is Lin's sister.
4.What does Lin think of her new neighborhood?
A. She likes it better than her old neighborhood.
B. She thinks that it's too quiet and boring.
C. She doesn't like living near the bus station.
5. What does Mark want to celebrate?
A. Lin's move to Mark's neighborhood
B. Lin's 30th birthday
C. Lin's wedding anniversary
Conversation 2
6. How is Kim feeling lately?
A. She misses her family.
B. She has been feeling a little sick.
C. She wants to find a place to live.
7. Where is Kim from?
A. The United States
B. Korea
C. China
8. Why is the food in the American family strange for Kim?
A. The family doesn’t give her enough to eat.
B. The family doesn’t eat vegetables.
C. The family doesn’t eat meat.
9. What else does Kim dislike the family?
A. The family doesn’t like her.
B. She has to go outside to smoke.
C. She has to do a lot of housework.
10. What is NOT true about the family?
A. They take Kim to museums on the weekends.
B. They help Kim with her English.
C. They ask Kim to teach them Korean.
Conversation 3
11. What is Marta watching on TV NOW?
A. She’s watching a rerun of Friends.
B. She’s wa tching a cooking show.
C. She's watching a news program on CNN.
12.What does Joe's friend Harry tell him?
A. A rerun of Friends is on Channel 10.
B. A great movie is on at 10:00.
C. A really good movie is on at 9:00.
13. Which of the following is NOT true about the movie?
A. It takes place in Los Angeles.
B. It won an award for Best Picture.
C. It is only shown in the cinemas.
14. What time is it in this conversation?
A. 6:00.
B. 7:00.
C. 8:00.
15. What does Marta want to do before the movie?
A. She wants to watch Friends.
B. She wants to eat something.
C. She would like to cook dinner.
Conversation 4
16. What is the main topic of this conversation?
A. Their families.
B. Their countries.
C. Their vacations.
17. Where is the girl from?
A. Japan.
B. China.
C. Korea.
18. What sport has the girl done a lot?
A. Swimming.
B. Snowboarding.
C. Skiing.
19. Freddy says that snowboarding is like ____________.
A. scuba diving
B. surfing
C. skiing
20. Why doesn't the girl go with Freddy?
A. She doesn't have enough money.
B. She doesn't like the snow.
C. Her brother is going to visit her.
Speaking(10%)
Choose one of the topics from the following list or the topics your teacher assigned to you and give your opinions orally. Do your presentation in class or record it as required by your tutor. Y our performance will be assessed by your tutor.
1.Talk about one of the ceremonies that people usually go through in your hometown (birthday, coming-of-age, graduation, marriage, etc.).
2.Talk about good and bad manners when having a formal dinner in your hometown.
3.What do you like and dislike about the home where you live now? What things about a home/an apartment do you think is/are most important? (rent, transport, noise, rooms, kitchen, etc.)
4.If you had a chance to advise the mayor of your city to improve the health condition of people living in your city, what would be your suggestions? (eg. reducing pollution, opening more health clinics, education, making a new sports field, etc.) Why?。