1． What does the man worry about? [A] Traffic jam in the rush hour． [B] Lack of sleep． [C] The paper．

[D] His working promotion．

2． What does the woman ask the man to do when he is upset? [A] Have a chat with his friends． [B] Take a deep breath． [C] Go to sleep． [D] Cry out loudly．

3． What will the man probably do this weekend? [A] To teach a few classes at a school． [B] To have a rest．

[C] To get down to his paper． [D] To have a meeting．

4． Why doesn't the woman buy a house? [A] Because she likes her old house． [B] Because she likes to rent a house． [C] Because she can't afford a new house． [D] Because she has no time to buy a house．

5． How did the man's sister-in-law buy her house? [A] Through an intervening agency． [B] By public auction．

[C] With the help of the man． [D] Through advertising．

6． Why was the old house sold by the government? [A] Because its owner left a will to seel it．

[B] Because its owner needed money to buy another house． [C] Because its owner owed the government money．

[D] Because its owner had no relatives to inherit it．

7． The woman wishes that she were promoted to be __________． [A] a senior engineer [B] an assistant engineer [C] a general manager [D] an assistant manager

8． What does the woman think a good boss should be? [A] Treating the employees without sex discrimination． [B] Treating the employees without racial discrimination． [C] Pleasing each employee consistently．

[D] Providing the employees with comfort condition．

9． The following are the evaluations of the woman about her boss EXCEPT that__________．

[A] she gets along with others well [B] she is a good listener

[C] she treats everyone equally [D] she is strict with her employees

10． What is the result of the interview? [A] The woman passes the interview． [B] The woman is refused．

[C] The woman is waiting for it．

[D] The woman will receive it next week．

11． All the following are the forms of business EXCEPT __________． [A] individual ownership [B] sole ownership

[C] property ownership [D] partnership

12． If a business is in the form of partnership, __________． [A] it has at least two owners running the business together [B] it has a unlimited lifetime

[C] its existence isn't linked with its owners

[D] only one of the owners takes the legal responsibility

13． If a corporation is out of business, the shareholders__________．

[A] pay the debets of the company according to how many stocks they hold [B] can only get very little reward for their investment [C] will get into debt as the corporation does

[D] have no obligation to pay the debts of the corporation

14． How many mums were questioned in the survey by the website Netmums? [A] 1,150． [B] 1,336． [C] 2,672． [D] 5,500．

15． The survey found out that 22% of mothers would __________ when boys and girls made the same mistake．

[A] ignore both of their behaviour [B] punish both girls and boys [C] ignore the boys' behaviour [D] ignore the girls' behaviour

16． Which of the following is NOT the description of boys' character by mothers? [A] Playful． [B] Loving．

[C] Argumentative． [D] Funny．

17． Because of the weight problem, schools have the pressure to__________． [A] provide more healthy food

[B] ban food advertisements at schools

[C] arrange more physical education classes [D] teach students to keep fit

18． Which of the following is INCORRECT according to the passage? [A] The number of school injuries has doubled in ten years．

[B] About 20% of American children and teenagers are overweight． [C] Only 2% of the injuries treated in hospitals are serious．

[D] Injuries increased 1．5 times as many as that during the past decade． 19． Compared with the traditional P． E． classes, new P． E． classes__________． [A] are more competitive [B] are less risky

[C] involve more activities [D] provide less choices

20． Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a possible reason for the increased injuries in P． E． classes? [A] Less school nurses．

[B] Less field activities． [C] Larger class sizes．

[D] The introduction of new sports．

21． How many people were found dead inside a home? [A] One． [B] Three． [C] Four． [D] Seven．

22． What caused the death of those people? [A] Suicide． [B] Murder． [C] Diseases． [D] Unknown．

23． What's the purpose of police in Rio de Janeiro launching the operation? [A] To catch suspected murderers． [B] To put an end to violent strikes． [C] To stop gangs' illegal behaviours．

[D] To train officers and motorcycle police．

24． Whom does the state governor turn to for police reinforcement? [A] Officers doing desk jobs． [B] Military leaders．

[C] Motorcycle police forces． [D] Central government．

25． Based on 2009 data, 439 English secondary schools __________． [A] wouldn't meet the new standard to measure performance [B] didn't set up performance standard [C] had made good progress

[D] didn't have enough head teachers

26． The measures will be revealed through __________． [A] newspapers

[B] TV announcement

[C] government's white paper [D] Prime Minister's speech