1、TEM-4 Test 8TIME LIMIT: 140 MIN.PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION 20 MIN.In Section A, B and C you will hear everything once only. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Select the correct response for each question.SECTION A STATEMENTIn this section you will hear 8 statements. At
2、the end of the statement you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following 8 questions. Now listen to the statements.1. How much did they pay for the skirt?A. 50B. 15C. 25D. 752. Which statement is true?A. Only Bill submitted the report.B. Every student handed the report to Bill.C. Every
3、student except Bill didnt submit the report.D. Only Bill didnt turn in the report.3. How much does Peter earn?A. Peters yearly salary is about 5,000.B. Peters weekly salary is about 500.C. Peters weekly salary is about 1,000.D. Peters monthly salary is about 1,000.4. Which statement is true?A. One-f
4、ourth of the clothes at parkers shop were sold out.B. One-fourth of the clothes are now on sale.C. Prices are as much as 25% lower.D. Prices on all the clothes are one-fourth lower than any other shop.5. What is the one drawback of the new supermarket according to Susan?A. The unreasonable prices.B.
5、 Packing her own groceries.C. The attitude of the employees.D. Not enough variety in vegetables.6. We waited for _.A. 10 minutesB. 20 minutesC. 40 minutesD. 50 minutes7. Which statement is true?A. Jane didnt remember Jean.B. Jane and Jean are not good friends.C. Jane likes Jean.D. Jean likes Jane.8.
6、 Allan _.A. has a favorite pastime on a cold day in winter - climbing a mountainB. doesnt like climbing a mountainC. goes to the mountain except on a cold winters dayD. doesnt go to the mountain on a cold winters day though he likes mountain climbing SECTION B CONVERSATIONIn this section, you will h
7、ear 8 short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following 8 questions. Now listen to the conversations.9. Where does this conversation most probably take place?A. In an officeB. In a restaurantC. At a stationD. In a c
8、af10. How much does one chair cost?A. 35B. 65C. 20D. 5511. How did the man and his sister feel about the play?A. They thought that the play was fascinating.B. The man thought that the performance was terrible.C. The man thought the costumes were excellent, but his sister thought they were too dull.D
9、. His sister was fascinated by their performance.12. What will Jim do this afternoon?A. Jim will go right home after his class.B. Jim will go home at about 6:00.C. Jim will go to the library at 4:00.D. Jim will go to the laboratory at 3:00.13. Which of the following is not true in this conversation?
10、A. Drums caused the terrible sound.B. Tom was playing his drums.C. The man was irritated by the terrible sound.D. Tom had a terrible nervous breakdown.14. What did the woman say about the report?A. She will type it next week.B. She would rather work on it than do nothing.C. It took her an entire wee
11、k to type it.D. She still hasnt quite finished with it.15. What do we learn from the mans response?A. He agrees with the woman about the cherries.B. The cherries arent grown here.C. There arent any cherries today.D. He wants to know whether the cherries are good or not.16. What was the womans opinio
12、n?A. The project was very easy.B. The man should go to class.C. The man should sit in the back of the classroom.D. Shes further behind in her work than the man is. SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTQuestions 17 and 18 are based on the following news item. At the end of the news item you will be given 20 secon
13、ds to answer the following questions. Now listen to the news.17. When did the latest bomb explosion take place?A. It took place just one hour after two other bombings.B. It took place on Thursday.C. It took place on Tuesday when the train was entering a station.D. It took place on Tuesday when the t
14、rain was leaving a station.18. What was the result of the earlier two other bombings in Pakistan?A. Nobody died or was injured.B. At least six people died.C. Forty-eight people were injured.D. Both B and C. Questions 19 and 20 are based on the following news item. At the end of the news item you wil
15、l be given 20 seconds to answer the following questions. Now listen to the news.19. How many explosions are mentioned in the news?A. OneB. TwoC. ThreeD. Four20. How many people were injured in these explosions?A. 44B. 32C. 12D. 2 Questions 21 and 22 are based on the following news item. At the end o
16、f the news item you will be given 20 seconds to answer the following questions. Now listen to the news.21. How did people react towards the new stamps?A. People were not very interested in the new stamps.B. The new stamps are believed to be the most popular stamps in British history.C. People just w
17、ent to the post offices to have a look.D. People formed long lines to see Princess of Wales.22. How many kinds of stamps are on sale?A. TwoB. ThreeC. FourD. Five Question 23 is based on the following news item. At the end of the news item you will be given 10 seconds to answer the following question
18、. Now listen to the news.23. Which statement is true about the financial markets in the news?A. The news is about what has been happening on the share markets in Tokyo, New York and London.B. The news tells us the relations between US Dollar, German Mark, Japanese Yen and Pound.C. Londons share inde
19、x was 10 lower.D. Both A and B. Questions 24 and 25 are based on the following news item. At the end of the news item you will be given 20 seconds to answer the following questions. Now listen to the news.24. Who announced the measure after fighting broke out?A. Head of the riot police.B. The citys
20、mayor.C. German fans.D. Holland football supporters.25. How many people were arrested by police?A. TwoB. Thirty-sevenC. Forty-sevenD. Fifty-seven PART II CLOZE 15 MIN.Decide which of the choices given below would correctly complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Select the corr
21、ect choice for each blank.Proclamation of 1763 was declared by the British crown at the end of the French and Indian War in North America, mainly intended to (26)_ the Indians by checking the encroachment of white settlers on their lands. After Indian (27)_ had resulted in the start of Pontiacs War
22、(1763-64), British authorities determined to (28)_ intercolonial rivalries and abuses by dealing with Indian problems (29)_. To this end, the (30)_ organized new British territories in America - the provinces of Quebec, East and West Florida, and Grenada (in the Windward Islands) - and a vast Britis
23、h-administered Indian reservation west of the Appalachians, from south of Hudson Bay to north of the Florida. It forbade all white settlement (31)_ Indian territory, ordered those settlers already there to withdraw, and strictly limited future settlement. For the first time in the history of Europea
24、n colonization in the New World, the proclamation (32)_ the concept of Indian land titles, prohibiting (33)_ of patents to any lands claimed by a tribe (34)_ the Indian title had first been (35)_ by purchase or treaty.Although (36)_ to alter western boundaries, the proclamation was nevertheless offe
25、nsive to the colonies as (37)_ interference in their affairs. Treaties following Pontiacs War drew a more acceptable line of settlement, and the balance of territory north of the Ohio River was added to Quebec in 1774. The proclamation, however, failed to (38)_ the westward movement of pioneers, (39
26、)_ disregard of its provisions (40)_ decades of continued Indian warfare throughout the area. 26. A. facilitateB. dilapidateC. conciliateD. distillate27. A. grimacesB. grievancesC. grimeD. groans28. A. reduceB. deduceC. overthrowD. subdue29. A. as a ruleB. as a tokenC. as a wholeD. as a judge30. A.
27、processionB. proclamationC. procedureD. probation31. A. onB. inC. atD. for32. A. fortifiedB. formalizedC. formulizedD. formulated33. A. issuanceB. assuranceC. innocenceD. insurance34. A. lestB. ifC. unlessD. provided35. A. distinguishedB. extinguishedC. distinguishingD. extinguishing36. A. not inten
28、dingB. not intendedC. not extendingD. not extended37. A. doneB. undoneC. dueD. undue38. A. stemB. branchC. shootD. bough39. A. itsB. whichC. whoseD. who40. A. revokedB. evokedC. revolvedD. evolved PART III GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY 15 MIN.There are twenty-five sentences in this section. Beneath each se
29、ntence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that correctly completes the sentence.41. When they heard the _ for help that rang through the building, the firemen rushed into it.A. emergencyB. fightC. noiseD. appeals42. The viewers of the poets most recent book _ his
30、reputation.A. enlargedB. enrichedC. enhancedD. encouraged43. Do not _ across a main road without first looking to the right and the left.A. advanceB. proceedC. marchD. progress44. The airplane _ soon after taking off.A. crushedB. clashedC. smashedD. crashed45. The study also showed that, _ to what m
31、any people believe, if you skip breakfast, you will not lose weight.A. contraryB. identicalC. equivalentD. hostile46. Large companies are _ smaller firms by buying their shares.A. taking offB. taking upC. taking overD. taking on47. With a school record like yours, Im puzzled why you didnt _ a univer
32、sity scholarship.A. take forB. care forC. stand forD. try for48. The old family _ in China has undergone some changes since liberation.A. patternB. formC. shapeD. construction49. They are always _ good terms with all of their neighbors for the sake of their children.A. atB. inC. forD. on50. He got thoroughly wet and, _, he caught a bad cold.A. in consequenceB. in natureC. in generalD. in sequence51. Because of advances in science and technology in recent years, Americans are enjoying _ time.A. measureB. pleasure
