Unit 5
Score:             Time: 40’
Part I. Listening Comprehension
Directiontime is moneys: This part is to test your listening ability. It consists of 3 sections.
Section A  (8 points)
Directions: This section is to test your ability to give proper responses. There are 4 recorded questions in it. After each question, there is a pause. The questions will be spoken two times. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D.
1. A. No, I can’t.                  B. Sure, here you are.
C. Yes, I can.                    D. Not at all.
2. A. This week.                  B. On Monday.   
C. In next week.                D. For two hours.
3. A. I can finish the task.            B. I went to the cinema. 
  C. Chat online.                D. Do not stay up. 
4. A. At four o’clock this afternoon.    B. For two hours.
  C. In 2014.                      D. For a while.
Section B   (4 points)
Directions: This section is to test your ability to understand short dialogues. There are 2 recorded dialogues in it. After each dialogue, there is one recorded question. Both the dialogues and questions will be spoken two times. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D.
5. A. Play the guitar.            B. Go shopping with her friends.
C. Call her friends.            D. Play the piano.
6. A. He forgot to preview the lesson.        B. He played video games.
C. He spent some time previewing the lesson.  D. The lesson is too hard.
Section C  (8 points)
Directions: In this section you will hear a short passage. Listen to the passage and fill in each blank IN NOT MORE THAN THREE WORDS. The passage will be read three times.
“Time is money” means that time is very valuable. But I think time is more (7) ________ than money. The money we have lost can be (8) ________ again, but the time we have (9) ________ cannot be regained. We can also say humans can live without money, but nothing exists (10) ________, just like no one can live without air.
Part II. Vocabulary & Structure
Directions: This part is to test your ability to use words and phrases correctly to construct meaningful and grammatically correct sentences. It consists of 2 sections.
Section A   (10 points)
Directions: There are 5 incomplete statements here. You are required to complete each statement by choosing the appropriate answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D.
11. What _________ you make the wrong decision?
A. for    B. as  C. if  D. unless
12. You can cut ____________ on the number of ads and still reach more people.
A. down  B. up  C. over  D. about
13. I think you may think that present is a series of process undergoing change ______ better.
A. for  B. to  C. at  D. by
14. Try to ________ a balance between work and play.
A. move  B. work  C. make D. keep
15. They have to ______ a limit to the expense of the trip.
A. keep    B. set    C. write  D. read
Section B   (15 points)
Directions: There are 5 incomplete statements here. You should fill in each blank with the proper form of the words in the brackets.
16. ________ (good) late than never.
17. ________ (social) and interact with others as much as possible.
18. I am studying personnel __________ (manage).
19. He spent all his energy ____________ (climb) up the hill.
20. _______ (set) aside enough time for study is a must-do for every college student.
Part III. Reading Comprehension 
Directions: This part is to test your reading ability. You will find 2 tasks for you to fulfill. You should read the reading materials carefully and do the tasks as you are instructed.
Task 1  (10 points)
Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should make the correct choice.
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