Part V Writing(30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic: Is Frustration A Bad Thing? You should write at least 120 words, and base your composition on the outline given in Chinese below.
1．有些人认为挫折是坏事
2．更多的人并不认为挫折是坏事
3．我的看法
答案与解析Keys & Notes to Model Test One
KEYS
Part I Listening Comprehension
1C2C3B4D5C6B7D8B9B10B
Part II Reading Comprehension
11C12B13D14A15B16B17C18D19A20B
21A22C23A24B25D26C27A28D29D30C
Part III Vocabulary
31C32A33C34D35D36D37D38A39D40C
41B42A43D44A45B46D47D48D49B50C
51B52A53C54C55B56C57D58A59B60C
NOTES
Part I Tapescript of Listening Comprehension
Section A
1. W: Your sister Jane didn’t recognize me at first.
M: I’m not surprised. Why on earth don’ t you lose some weight?
Q: What does the man suggest the woman do?
2. M: This terrible weather has ruined our weekend plan.
W: Anyhow, we might as well have a dinner at the Grand Restaurant and then go to the Broadway Theater instead of a picnic and camping at the beach.
Q: What will they do for the weekend?
3.的M: What was the weather like during your holidays?
W: Not bad, but it would be better if it had been a little bit cooler.
Q: What was the weather like during the woman’s holidays?
4. M: Mr. Steward appears to be honest. But I don’t think we can trust him.
W: No, Mr. Steward is not what he looks like.
Q: What does the woman probably mean?
5.W: Hi, John, how’s your project going?
M: Oh, just so so. You know, it seems less difficult to get financial support for the project than to get trained men.
Q: What do we know about the man’s project?
6.的M: This book is ＄ 2.00 and the blue one is a dollar more.
W: The red one is twice as much as the blue one.
Q: How much is the red book?
7.M: Jane, I would like to introduce you to my sister, Ellen.
W: Glad to meet you, Ellen. Bob tells me you are interested in European art, too. In fact, he says that you plan to spend the summer in Italy.
Q: What do the girls have in common?
8. W: I wish I could get used to this American custom of using first names.
M: I usually call my good friends by their first names.
Q: What is the woman complaining about?
9.M: How about your party last night?
W: It was so interesting that not a single friend was absent.
Q: What does the woman mean?
10.M: Have you heard what George has been saying about your work?
W: Yes, I have, but I couldn’t care less.
Q: What does the woman mean by her remark?
