Part IV Cloze (10 points)

Directions: There are 10 blanks in the followiag passage, and for each blank there are 4 choices marked A,B, C and D at the end of the passage. You should choose ONE answer that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the centre.

Once upon a time a poor farmer taking a sack of wheat to the mill did not know what to do when it slipped from his horse and fell 51 the road. The sack was too heavy for him to 52 , and his only hope was that 53 some one would come riding by and lend a hand.

It was not long before a rider appeared, but the farmer' s heart sank when he 54 him, for it was the great man who lived in a castle nearby. The farmer 55 have dared to ask another farmer to help, or any poor man who might have come 56 the road, but he could not beg a fa-vor of so great a man. 57 , as soon as the great man came up he got off his horse, saying "I see you' ve had bad luck, friend. How good it is that I' m here just at the 58 time. "Then he took one 59 of the sack, the farmer the other, and between them they lifted it on the horse.

"Sir," asked the farmer, "how can I pay you?"

"Easily enough," the great man 60 "Whenever you see anyone else in trouble, do the same for him. "

51. A. on

B. in

C. off

D. onto

52. A. pick

B. lift

C. take

D. left

53. A. presently

B. immediately

C. generally

D. quickly

54. A. knew

B. understood

C. remembered

D. recognized

55. A. ought

B. should

C. would

D. could

56. A. across

B. along

C. through

D. alone

57. A. Nevertheless

B. However

C. Moreover

D. Although

58. A. exact

B. same

C. right

D. good

59. A. piece

B. end

C. part

D. edge

60. A. referred

B. responded

C. reflected

D. replied

Part V Translation (15 points)

Directions: Translate the following passage into Chinese and put your translation on the ANSWER SHEET.

Throughout the world, for more than a century, artists have embraced jazz. They have adopt-ed its spontaneity and its freedom of expression. Jazz is so much more than music : it is a lifestyle and a tool for dialogue, even social change. The history of jazz tells of the power of music to bring together artists from different cultures and backgrounds, as a driver of integration and mutual re-spect. Jazz gave rhythm to the straggles of the civil fights movement in the United States, and has done so elsewhere in the world. Through jazz, millions of people have sung and still sing today their desire for freedom, tolerance and human dignity.

Part VI Writing (15 points)

Directions : For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic "Reading Selectively or Extensively". You should write in no less than 100 words, and base your composition on the outline given in Chinese below:

1.有人认为读书要有选择;

2.有人认为应当博览群书;

3.我的看法。

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