1. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.) A. Forest fire is very bad this year.
B. Forest fires will be worse n ext year.
C. Forest fire will be brought un der con trol n ext year
D. Forest fire has bee n brought un der con trol.
Your an swer Correct an swer B 0 B 2. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)
A. The earthquake was n ot as stro ng as the Tokyo one.
B. The earthquake was stro nger tha n the Tokyo one.
C. The two of them were lucky eno ugh to live in an earthquake-proof hotel.
D. The earthquake has leveled the house to the grou nd.
Your an swer Correct an swer A a A 3. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)
A. There will be a volca nic erupti on on La Palma isla nd.
B. La Palma island will be completely submerged.
C. Tidal waves will strike the coasts of two con ti nents.
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D. Tidal waves will die down along the coasts of Africa and North America.
Your an swer
D
Correct an swer
C
4. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)
A. She knows a lot about floods.
B. She is an earthquake expert.
C. She is interested in meteorites.
D. She is worried about n atural
disasters. Your an swer Correct an swer D D 5. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)
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A. The man thi nks moder n tech no logy can tame n ature while the woma n does not.
B. The woma n thinks moder n tech no logy can tame n ature while the man does not.
C. Both the man and woma n think mankind can con
quer nature.
D. Neither the man nor the woma n thi nks mankind can con quer n
ature. Your an swer Correct an swer
D D
Part II
Directi ons: Liste n to the passage(s) three times. When the
passage is read for the first time, listen for the general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, fill in the blanks numbered from
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S8 to S10, write down either the exact words you hear or the main
points in your own words. When the passage is read for the third time,
check your an swers.
A few years ago, my friend and I were walking (S1) ' ⑴ noon on a street near my home in a northern
(2)
(S2) of Tehera n. This area is well-k
nown
because it is a beautiful ave nue that (S3) major traffic circles. It is located at the (S4)
S1 to S7 with the exact words you hear. For bla nks n umbered from
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two
of a high mou
ntain.
That day, the sun was (S5) sudde nly cha nged. (S6)
(5)
but the weather we were walk ing
between the two circles, it started raining very hard. We started to (S7)
the boulevard to get to the sec ond
circle. It was raining so hard that we decided to go in side a know what was going on. We went outside the restaura nt to see what was happe ning. People seemed shocked.
restaura nt in stead. (S8) (S9)
(8)
At first, we did not
We were scared. Cars, rocks, and people
were floating on the water like little toys toward the little market at the south end of the circle. The height of the water was almost to the top of the trees. After a few minutes, the flood ' s flow was reduced, so we decided to leave the area before the water en tered the street we were on.
(S10)
burst as the rain started.
Later, we also lear ned that a dam had
Your an swer 回⑴ Correct an swer at at 回⑵ secti on section 回⑶ conn ects conn ects 回⑷ bottom bottom 回(5) shi ning shi ning 閣(6) AS As 回⑺ cross cross Ten min utes later, as we were look ing 因(8) out the win dow, we saw every one was running away from somethi ng.
81(9) A huge flood was stream ing dow n the mountain. We were sta nding on a higher place, so we could see everythi ng. It was reported that the flood destroyed a big area 閤(10) and approximately 300 people were killed or disappeared that day. Part III Directi ons:
Liste n to the followi ng record ing, the n choose the
correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time for you to choose the correct an swers. Use the sec ond play ing to check your an swers.
1. Why was the door to the balcony wide open? Q A. The weather was hot.
B. It was too moist in side.
C. It was too dry in side.
D. The sce ne outside was beautiful.
Your an swer Correct an swer A 0 A 2. Why was the man unable to shut the windows?
C A. The wi ndow was deformed. P B. The wi nd was too stro ng.
C. He was scared stiff by the loud thu nder.
D. He was frighte ned by the light ning.
Your an swer
Correct an swer
B
B
3. How did he man age to close the win dow?
A. He asked his wife to close it together.
B. He used a mop to close it.
C. He waited un til the wind was less str ong.
D. He waited un til the hail was over. Your an swer Correct an swer ar B B 4. What did the speaker do after seeing the lightning? A. He closed the wi ndow.
Q B. He turned off the TV.
C. He turned off the lights.
D. He pulled out the electrical plugs
Your an swer
Correct an swer
5. What is the sequenee of the events?
r A. Sun---w in d---thu nder and light nin g---su n---hail.
B. Sun---hail---thu nder and light nin g---w in d---su n.
C. Sun---w in d---thu nder and light nin g---hail---su n.
D. Sun---w in d---hail---thu nder and light nin g---su n.
Your an swer
Correct an swer
回 C
C
Part IV Directi ons:
Choose the right an swer.
1. Our flight to Tokyo was delayed by twelve hours. A typhoon _______________ the east coast, and it was chaos. A. beat
B. hit
C. struck at
D. attacked on
Your an swer
Correct an swer
B
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B
2. Tsunami waves can be _______________ meters high. They toss cars and houses arou nd as though they were childre n's toys. A. a doze n of B. doze n of r C. dozens
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P C
D. doze ns of Your an swer
D
Correct an swer
D
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3. It is reported that at least 1,068 people are dead, 1,600 are ,
25,000 are in n eed of emerge ncy food and other forms of assista nee. A. missi ng
B. missed
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C. losi ng
D. loss
Your an swer
Correct an swer
回 A A
4. A key factor in the widespread destruction is the extensive
deforestatio n and the _______________ of settleme nts along the floodpla ins of rivers. A. prese nt
B. prese nee
C. abse nt
D. absenee
Your an swer
Correct an swer
D
B
5. The flood
for humanitarian relief workers
to rescue stra nded people and deliver badly n eeded food, medic ine and supplies to reside nts A. found difficult
B. found it difficult
C. made difficult
D. made it difficult
Your an swer
Correct an swer
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D
D