A. He will help the woman with her work. B. He will support the woman.

C. He will do the work for the woman. D. He will encourage the woman.

8. Man ： I didn ’ t know you got a promotion. Why didn ’ t you tell me earlier so that we could have celebrated it ？

Woman ： I guess it slipped my mind. My mind was lost to other things because of work.

Question ： What does the woman mean ？

A. She felt lost with her work. B. She had a poor memory.

C. She forgot to tell him. D. She had to go to work.

9. Man ： The new Chevy Chase film was terrific ！

Woman ： Oh ， come off it ， Al. Chevy Chase is a great comedian ， but he sure didn ’ t show it in that movie.

Question ： What does the woman think of the movie ？

A. It’s a great comedy. B. It’s typical Chevy Chase film.

C. It isn’t a good comedy. D. It isn’t as terrible as Al thought.

10. Woman ： You haven ’ t said a word about my dress ， Dave. Don ’ t you like it ？

Man ： I ’ m sorry I didn ’ t say anything about it sooner. I don ’ t think I ’ ve seen anything like it before.

Question ： What does the man probably think of the dress ？

A. It is in fashion. B. It surely is unique.

C. It is a bit old-fashioned. D. It surely suits her.

Part Ⅱ Vocabulary （ 10 minutes ， 10 points ）

Section A

Directions ： In this section there are ten sentences ， each with one word or phrase underlined. Choose the one from the 4 choices marked A ， B ， C and D that best keeps the meaning of the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.

11. Should English classes be compulsory at the elementary or primary school level in countries where it is not the native language ？

A. required B. necessary C. selected D. permanent

12 ． In the end ， both attacks and defenses of the free market and conventional economics have immense philosophical implications.

A. traditional B. novel

C. capital-centered D. consumption-centered

13. Applicant will be asked to provide information on how they will disseminate information to other students at their university or college.

A. disclose B. deliver C. spread D. analyze

14. In general ， the British people belong to one of the more affluent countries of Europe and enjoy a high standard of living compared to the rest of the world.

A. plentiful B. powerful C. friendly D. wealthy

15. To absorb a younger work force ， many companies offered retirement plans as incentives for older workers to retire and make way for the younger ones who earned lower salaries.

A. rewards B. opportunities C. motives D. stimuli

16. Their business flourished at its new location a year later owing to their joint efforts and hard work.

A. prevailed B. failed C. boomed D. shrank