Part I   Writing   (30 minutes)

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on innovation. Your essay should include the importance of innovation and measures to be taken to encourage innovation. You are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.

Part Ⅱ     Listening Comprehension       (30 minutes)

Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.

Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

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A. They were all good at cooking.    

B. They were particular about food.

C. They were proud of their cuisine.

D. They were fond of bacon and eggs.

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A. His parents.  

B. His friends.

C. His schoolmates.

D. His parents' friends.

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A. No tea was served with the meal.  

B. It was the real English breakfast.

C. No one of the group ate it.

D. It was a little overcooked.

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A. It was full of excitement.  

B. It was really extraordinary.

C. It was a risky experience.

D. It was rather disappointing.

Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

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A. The woman's relationship with other shops.  

B. The business success of the woman's shop.

C. The key to running a shop at a low cost.

D. The woman's earnings over the years.

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A. Improve its customer service. 

B. Expand its business scale.

C. Keep down its expenses.

D. Upgrade the goods it sells.

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A. They are sold at lower prices than in other shops.  

B. They are very-popular with the local residents.

C. They are delivered free of charge.

D. They are in great demand.

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A. To follow the custom of the local shopkeepers.  

B. To attract more customers in the neighborhood.

C. To avoid being put out of business in competition.

D. To maintain friendly relationships with other shops.

Section B

Directions: In this section, you will hear two passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear three or four questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.

Questions 9 to 12 are based on the passage you have just heard.

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A. They can be used to deliver messages in times of emergency.  

B. They deliver pollutants from the ocean to their nesting sites.

C. They carry plant seeds and spread them to faraway places.

D. They are on the verge of extinction because of pollution.

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A. They migrate to the Arctic Circle during the summer.   

B. They originate from Devon Island in the Arctic area.

C. They travel as far as 400 kilometers in search of food.

D. They have the ability to survive in extreme weathers.

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A. They were carried by the wind.   

B. They had become more poisonous.

C. They were less than on the continent.

D. They poisoned some of the fulmars.

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 A. The threats humans pose to Arctic seabirds,  

B. The diminishing colonies for Arctic seabirds.

C. The harm Arctic seabirds may cause to humans.

D. The effects of the changing climate on Arctic seabirds.

Questions 13 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.

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 A. It has decreased.   

B. It has been exaggerated.

C. It has become better understood.

D. It has remained basically the same.

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A. It develops more easily in centenarians not actively engaged.  

B. It is now the second leading cause of death for centenarians.

C. It has had no effective cure so far.

D. It calls for more intensive research.

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 A. They care more about their physical health.  

B. Their quality of life deteriorates rapidly.

C. Their minds fall before their bodies do.

D. They cherish their life more than ever.