单选题 Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people, but I also explain that there's a big difference between "being a writer" and writing. In most cases these individuals are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hours alone at a typewriter. "You've got to want to write," I say to them, "not want to be a writer." The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor-paying affair. For every writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded. When I left a 20-year career in the US Coast Guard to become a freelance writer (自由撰稿人), I had no prospects at all. What I did have was a friend who found me my room in a New York apartment building. It didn't even matter that it was cold and had no bathroom. I immediately bought a used manual typewriter and felt like a genuine writer. After a year or so, however, I still hadn't gotten a break and began to doubt myself. It was so hard to sell a story that barely made enough to eat. But I knew I wanted to write. I had dreamed about it for years. I wasn't going to be one of those people who die wondering, "What if?" I would keep putting my dream to the test—even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. This is the Shadowland of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.

单选题Whatdoesthewomanwanttogetfromtheman?[A]Somehelpwithherwork.[B]Someadviceaboutanewjob[C]Anewjob.[D]Apromotion.

单选题 Questions 18～21 are based on the following speech.

单选题Questions 22-25 are based on a job interview.

单选题Text Liwan is the name of Guangzhou's southwest district, bordered by Renmin Lu to the south and west. Not so long ago, in the (26) 1900s, this area of the city was renowned (27) its Cantonese restaurants, gardens, teahouses and boat rides on (28) many waterways. This was at a time (29) the Liwan area was (30) into a new town in much the same way (31) the Tianhe area is now becoming the place to be in Guangzhou. Today, though, the Liwan district (32) rapid development (33) new high-rise apartment buildings are mushrooming everywhere. Most of the rivers that crossed the area (34) now disappeared, and (35) we can get to a boat ride is hiring a pedal boat on Liwan Lake. Fortunately, some attempt is (36) to preserve the area's architectural and cultural heritage, particularly on the streets around Liwan Lake Park. On Longjin Xi Lu, for instance, you can still see some of the Xiguan houses and (37) unique wooden doors. These large three or four-story grey-brick houses were built (38) a Western style, and the interiors were decorated with the best of local crafts, (39) stained glass windows and (40) wooden furniture. They were the (41) of the neighborhood at the turn of the last century. As well as these Xiguan houses, the area (42) has some large European-style stone buildings. The Liwan Museum is (43) in one of these colonial buildings. It was built in 1912 for the local branch manager of a Hong Kong bank. The museum is stocked (44) with memorabilia (大事记) from Liwan's colorful past—old photographs, maps, Cantonese opera costumes and (45) scrolls (名册). To find the museum, walk south along Longjin Xi Lu from the Liwan Lake Park's entrance till the crossroads, then turn right.

单选题What does the woman suggest that the man do?

单选题{{B}}Part A{{/B}} {{I}}You will hear 10 short dialogues. For each dialogue, there is one question and four possible answers. Choose the correct answer -- A, B, C or D, and mark it in your test booklet. You will have 15 seconds to answer the question and you will hear each dialogue ONLY ONCE.{{/I}}

单选题Questions 11--13 are based on the following passage.

单选题Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word or phrase for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. Most people have no idea of the hard work and worry that goes into the collecting of those fascinating birds and animals that they pay to see in the zoo. One of the questions that is always asked of me is {{U}} {{U}} 1 {{/U}} {{/U}}I became an animal collector in the first {{U}} {{U}} 2 {{/U}} {{/U}}. The answer is that I have always been interested in animals and zoos. According to my parents, the first word I was able to say with any {{U}} {{U}} 3 {{/U}} {{/U}}was not the conventional "mamma" or "daddy", {{U}} {{U}} 4 {{/U}} {{/U}}the word "zoo", which I would {{U}} {{U}} 5 {{/U}} {{/U}}over and over again with a shrill {{U}} {{U}} 6 {{/U}} {{/U}}until someone, in groups to {{U}} {{U}} 7 {{/U}} {{/U}}me up, would take me to the zoo. When I {{U}} {{U}} 8 {{/U}} {{/U}}a little older, we lived in Greece and I had a great {{U}} {{U}} 9 {{/U}} {{/U}}of pets, ranging from owls to seahorses, and I spent all my spare time {{U}} {{U}} 10 {{/U}} {{/U}}the countryside in search of fresh specimens to {{U}} {{U}} 11 {{/U}} {{/U}}to my collection of pets. {{U}} {{U}} 12 {{/U}} {{/U}}on I went for a year to the City Zoo, as a student {{U}} {{U}} 13 {{/U}} {{/U}}, to get experience of the large animals, such as lions, bears, bison and ostriches, {{U}} {{U}} 14 {{/U}} {{/U}}were not easy to keep at home. When I left, I {{U}} {{U}} 15 {{/U}} {{/U}}had enough money of my own to be able to {{U}} {{U}} 16 {{/U}} {{/U}}my first trip and I have been going {{U}} {{U}} 17 {{/U}} {{/U}}ever since then. Though a collector's job is not an easy one and is full of {{U}} {{U}} 18 {{/U}} {{/U}}, it is certainly a job which will appeal {{U}} {{U}} 19 {{/U}} {{/U}}all those who love animals and {{U}} {{U}} 20 {{/U}} {{/U}}.

单选题 {{B}}Maurice Porter:{{/B}} I propose to ban tobacco. It would be done in three stages. First tobacco taxes should be sharply increased and tobacco goods would be banned. Then smoking in public places would be forbidden, and all the tobacco companies would be nationalized by the Government. Finally, all the factories would be closed and the sales of tobacco would be a crime. Banning of tobacco becomes an urgent task as the smokers are becoming younger and younger. I recently found that there were quite a few young girls smoking in the street, waiting for their buses or just getting around. We should be responsible for our people's health problem. We should be responsible for our younger generation.{{B}}Peter Stone:{{/B}} Let's look at this from an economic point of view. Mr. Potter's plan to nationalize the tobacco companies would cost the Government a lot of money. If the factories were closed, all the money would be wasted. The Government would lose all their tobacco taxes, and what is more, thousands and thousands of people would lose their jobs. It would be very hard to relocate this workforce very quickly. It might turn out to become a big issue of unemployment in this city. That's too high a price to pay for this.{{B}}Mary Jones:{{/B}} Smoking is a very bad habit. It should be brained. Thousands of people die of lung cancer while the big tobacco companies are spending a fortune on advertising. Money should be spent on improving the quality of people's lives instead of mining them. And smokers are very selfish people. There's a "no smoking" sign in our library but a lot of people ignore it. How can normal people enjoy reading in our reading room when their eyes are full of smoke? Besides, it does not do any good to their health either. They become the so-called second-hand smokers in this way and are forced to smoke while staying in such a room.{{B}}Joanna Wilson:{{/B}} I smoke about fifteen cigarettes a day. I'm not ashamed of it. In my job there is a lot of nervous tension. I face fierce competition every day. Smoking helps me relax and it also helps me concentrate on my work. People talk about cancer. Doctors say there is a direct link between smoking and cancer. They also say overeating causes heart disease and overwork causes stomach problems. Will the Government ban eating and working? Of course not! Life is full of risks. I might die in a car accident tomorrow. People must be free to make their own decisions and should enjoy the present instead of worrying about the future.{{B}}Richard Carr:{{/B}} I gave up smoking last year, lint it wasn't easy. It seems I cannot refuse a cigarette without making some excuse. I have tried every possible way to stick to nurturing the new habit of not smoking. I used many substitutes at first, such as chewing gums or candies, doing more physical exercises, even taking some special medicine. It is one year now. I am now getting used to it and I am happy that I am finally rid of the bad habit of smoking. My wife gives me a lot of encouragement and my doctor gives me very useful advice. I hope I will be happier and healthier than ever before.{{B}} Now match each of the persons (61 to 65) to the appropriate statement. Note: there are two extra statements. Statements{{/B}} [A] It doesn't pay for banning of tobacco product. [B] I should have my freedom to decide what I should do. [C] Tobacco should be banned gradually, yet it is an urgent task to start right now. [D] Doctors say there is a direct link between smoking and cancer. [E] Money should not be wasted by the tobacco companies in their advertisement for their harmful products to ruin people's lives.[F] It is not easy to give up smoking.[G] Smoking is bad for both smokers and nonsmokers.

单选题{{I}}Questions 11-13 are based on the following dialogue.{{/I}}

单选题By "Dr. Clark lived for 112 days", the author most probably means that ______.

单选题Questions 22-25 are based on the following passage.

单选题{{B}}Text 2{{/B}} Over two hundred years ago, Adam Smith introduced some ideas which brought about a world revolution. If we enjoy a high standard of living in modern society, we owe much to this Scottish economist and philosopher. If we enjoy driving in beautiful cars, wearing fashionable shoes, or flying away to distant places for exciting holidays, we should perhaps pay thanks to the man who made it all possible. What was Adam Smith's contribution? Like so many ideas which have surprising effects, his was a simple one. He watched workers practising their craft of pin making. One man would heat the strip of metal, stretch it out, cut off an appropriate length, shape it, cool it and finally smooth and shine it. Smith drew attention to the advantages which could be gained if these various tasks were performed by different workers. Let one be responsible for preparing the metal. Another for stretching and cutting. Another for shaping. Another for finishing. He described the technique as the Division of Labour; in this way workers repeat the same actions again and again. Smith convinced the world that specialisation could solve the problem of poverty and want. What was the result? The Industrial Revolution. Productivity was greatly increased. For Britain, where the revolution started, there was a prosperity which made it the richest country in the nineteenth century. British trains and railway lines spread out like a spider's web across the world. British ships were used to carry the new cargoes from one corner of the world to another. The revolution is not over. It is still with us, but now it is a worldwide phenomenon. Everywhere, factories are producing large numbers of similar products, and are in continuous production. What were called mass production lines yesterday are called robotic productions today. The pace of change is increasing. And if these techniques have brought us prosperity, they have also brought use little misery in overcrowded towns, boring jobs and, most of all, unemployment.

单选题{{B}}Text 3{{/B}} Whenever I see anyone buying a National Lottery ticket I want to stop them and ask if they know just where their money is going. The lottery money is supposed to go to charity--but it makes me angry to see some of the so-called "good causes" it's being used to support. Also, Camelon, the organizers, have made a profit of ￡10.8 million in five months. We hear now that a lot of that money is boosting the pay packets of the company's bosses. For the past 10 years I've been helping to raise funds for a cancer research charity called Tenovus. My husband, Sandy, died from cancer 11 years ago--he was only 51. There's been a long line of deaths in our family through cancer and it's been devastating. I've also lost two sisters-in-law, my brother, Michael, my father-in-law and my father. That's apart from several close friends. The charity is 50 years old now and raises money mainly for breast cancer research. It also runs a support line for the families of cancer sufferers. Our local group raises money through dances, sales and coffee mornings, and all the funds go directly to cancer research. In 1993 Tenovus raised￡3 million--and half that money came from sales of our own lottery tickets at supermarkets. But our income has dropped by half since the National Lottery was introduced. I'm not against people playing the National Lottery, but they should think about what they're doing. The chances of winning the jackpot are so small; they might as well throw their money away. The government tells us that the proceeds are going to things like the arts and sports, but what about the National Health Service? They should give some cash to that, too. How can they justify spending ridiculous amounts of cash on so-called works of art--like displays of pictures--or buying up Winston Churchill's papers at a cost of ￡12 million? So who really are the winners in the National Lottery? When I think of all that money people could be donating to cancer research, I could weep. It's time people realized how charities across the country are suffering because of the National Lottery. It's disheartening and so infuriating.