Part C Longer Conversations ( 8 )

Directions: In Part 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 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation

The man has come to the office... for an (17)__________.

The man has been in computer programming... for(18)__________ years.

The man worked... in a (19)______ family-owned company.

The firm will be in touch with the man... (20)____________________.

Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.

Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.

What is the caller's name? (21)_______________

Which of the woman's flights has been reconfirmed? (22)_______________

When did the woman make her reservations for the flights? (23)_______________

How does the airlines clerk promise to help the caller? By (24)_____________

Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

Ⅱ. Grammar and Vocabulary ( 25)

Section A (16)

Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.

25. On the large board in the main hall of the airport, you can easily find the different destinations ________ which airlines can take you.

A. in B. of C. by D. to

26. Often, the fact that unemployed people get help from government ________ this from happening, but not always.

A. to prevent B. prevents C. preventing D. prevented

27. Most people don’t think of a stamp as a receipt, but that is ________ it really is ---- a proof of just how much money you paid in advance for mail delivery.[来源:Zxxk.Com]

A. who B. how C. what D. why

28. In his lecture, the education expert emphasized the fact that nowadays children are exposed to many influences ________ that of their families.

A. rather than B. other than C. except for D. but for

29. While learning to cook, Marge found that cooking was much harder than the most difficult chemistry experiments: beans and chicken ________ burn and stick to the pan.

A. should B. must C. need D. would

30. The police helicopter managed to land on the roof and rescued all the people ________ the fire burnt up to the top of the building.

A. after B. before C. until D. while

31. It was only after he had spent several nights digging around the cross ________ he decided to write to Kit Williams to find out if he was wasting his time there.

A. that B. how C. and which D. what

32. There is little, ________, farming in that area and all you can see is miles of wild countryside.

A. if so B. if such C. if not D. if any

33. The activities of the international marketing researchers are frequently much boarder than ________.

A. the domestic marketers have B. the domestic marketers do

C. those of the domestic marketers D. that which has the domestic marketers

34. ________ to the reproductive rates of other small mammals, that of the bat is very low indeed.

A. Compared B. It is compared C. To be comparing D. Have compared

35. Clara Bow, a popular actress in the1920’s, retired ________ she was unable to make the transition from silent films to sound films.

A. though B. nevertheless C. because D. provided

36. Earthquakes can damage a tree ________ violently, and it can take several years for the tree to heal.

A. to cause shaking B. when causes it shaking

C. by causing it to shake D. to cause to shake it

37. Tornados, powerful and destructive wind storms, occur most often in the spring when hot winds ________ over flat land encounter heavy cold air

A. which to rise B. risen C. are rising D. rising

38. Probably no man had more effect on the daily lives of most people in theUnited States________ Henry, Ford, a pioneer in automobile production.

A. as was B. than was C. than did D. as did

39. Not until actually faced with water scarcity ________ appreciate the value of water to a region.

A. one can B. one cannot C. can one D. cannot one