【正文】 no longer smokes. B. The man refuses to listen to his doctor’ s advice. C. The man usually follows his wife’ s advice. D. The man is under pressure from his wife. 8. A. The man can stay in her brother’ s apartment. B. The man should have booked a less expensive hotel. C. Her brother can find an apartment for the man. D. Her brother can help the man find a cheaper hotel. 9. A. Reading should e before listening. B. It’ s most helpful to read English newspapers every day. C. It’ s more effective to bine listening with reading. D. Priority should be given to listening. 10. A. The man can’ t e for the appointment at 3:15. B. The man wants to change the date of the appointment. C. The man is glad he can get in touch with the doctor. D. The man was confused about the date of the appointment. Section B Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 11. A. He will be an intelligent student. B. He may not be an intelligent student. C. He will score better in exams. D. He will not be a good student. 12. A. Through his teachers. B. Through his deeds in the classroom. C. Through his appearance. D. Through his reaction to different situations. 13. A. Not to judge a boy by taking notes. B. Not to make the mistake of thinking a young man stupid. C. Not to overestimate a student’ s intelligence. D. Not to judge a person’ s intelligence by his appearance. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. Positive thinking can make people healthy. B. A better attitude results in a better operation. C. Researchers have observed 16 patients’ recovery during the past 30 years. D. Great attention has been paid to how attitudes affect health. 15. A. The painting was once thought to be worth around $25 million. B. The painting is one of the most expensive pictures ever sold at auction. C. The painting was purchased through TV. D. The quality of the painting has not been seen on the market for more than 10 years. 16. A. The kindergarten fired the teacher. B. The mother demanded an unreasonable apology from the teacher. C. The teacher frightened a South Korean boy. D. The kindergarten punished a boy so severely. Section C Directions: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet. Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation. The speaker of the lecture series: 17 Smith. Talk after the buffet dinner: On 18 energy. Admission next three weeks only to: 19 students. The place the woman will wait: At the 20 near her place. Compete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer II. Grammar (16%) Directions: Read the following two passages. Fill in each blank with one proper word or the proper form of the given word to make the passage coherent. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct. (A) Many of us love animals. In fact, a trip to the zoo may be among your best memories. So it is not hard to understand (21) ______ the reality show Wonderful Friends has bee so popular. The show, which started airing on Jan 24 on Hunan TV and ended on March 28, (22) ______ (feature) interactions between animals and six celebrities, (23) ______( include) singer Li Yuchun, and Hong Kong singer Myolie Wu (胡杏兒 ). In the show, they work (24) ______ animal keepers in Chimelong Safari Park in Guangzhou. In an episode which (25) ______ (describe) as “nonsense” by an expert specializing in chimpanzees, celebrities took two small chimpanzees out and peted to buy the best clothes for them. Coco, one of the two chimps suddenly became restless and bit Myolie Wu. Wu was so concerned about Coco (26) ______ she gave up the petition in order to fort her， (27) ______ lasted a long time. It seemed to be a touching scene, but according to an animal protection expert Hu Huijiang, chimps should not be out around people in crowded spaces in the first place. It makes them frightened and they are more likely (28) ______ (infect) if people are carrying viruses. Furthermore, such shows are misleading about the needs and welfare of animals. So, getting to know these animals is the first step to find proper ways to protect them. (B) Admit it or not, many of us see that higher education equals a diploma, which in turns provides us with opportunities for a better life. But is that all college means? “As tuition costs have skyrocketed, it makes sense ( 29) ______ people might try to get some of the benefits of college without paying,” mented the Atlantic. The full tuition at Yale for the 20212021 school year is $63,250. This breaks down to over $7,000 per month, while Dumas ,a 28yearold Canadian, spent only a few hundred dollars at Yale in 2021, couchsurfing (作沙發(fā)客 ) for about a month