Section One            Listening Comprehension

　　The section is designed to test your ability to understand spoken English. There are three parts in this section: Part A, Part B and Part C. Each part has a special direction.

　　Remember, you should answer the questions by clicking the answer with the mouse.

　　Here is an example.

　　You will hear:

　　Woman: Welcome to DreamTech. May I help you?

　　Man: Yes, I have an appointment with Mrs. Becker, the HR manager. My name is Sam Wilson.

　　You will read:

　　Whom is the man going to meet?

　　[A] Mrs. Becker, the HR Manager.

　　[B] Mr. Becker, the HR Manager.

　　[C] Miss Becker, the HR Manager.

　　The answer is [A]. You should click [A] with your mouse.

　　Now look at Part A.

　　Part A                

　　You will hear five statements or dialogue. For each statement or dialogue, there is one question and three possible answers. Listen and choose the best answer by clicking it with the mouse. You will have 15 seconds to answer the question. The recording will be played ONLY ONCE.

　　Now look at Question 1.

　　1. How long does the training last?

　　[A] 2 hours.

　　[B] 2 hours and a half.

　　[C] 3 hours.

　　2. What was the problem with the speaker’s computer?

　　[A] It broke down.

　　[B] It needed cleaning.

　　[C] There was virus on it.

　　3. What is the website?

　　[A] www.dreamtech.com.cn

　　[B] www.dream-tech.com.cn

　　[C] www.dream_tech.com.cn

　　4. What could the man’s job probably be?

　　[A] A computer programmer.

　　[B] A computer salesman.

　　[C] A customer service person.

　　5. What is the man’s problem?

　　[A] He made some mistakes with Excel.

　　[B] He couldn’t open a Word document.

　　[C] He had an error with data in Access.

　　Part B

　　In this part, you will hear 5 dialogues. There are two questions following each dialogue. Before listening to each one, you will have 5 seconds to read each question. After listening, you will have 10 seconds to answer each question. Listen and choose the best answer by clicking it with the mouse. The recording will be played twice.

　　Questions 6-7 are based on the following dialogue. You now have 10 seconds to read the questions.

　　6. Why does the woman call the Customer Service?

　　[A] To buy a new computer.

　　[B] To complain about the bad service.

　　[C] To have her money back.

　　7. What will the man do?

　　[A] Refund the woman.

　　[B] Recline the woman’s request.

　　[C] Send someone to fix the problem.

　　Questions 8-9 are based on the following dialogue. You now have 10 seconds to read the questions.

　　8. What is the man doing?

　　[A] Asking for advice with letters.

　　[B] Doing household accounts.

　　[C] Buying a home computer.

　　9. What do the man’s children want?

　　[A] To surf the Internet.

　　[B] To play games.

　　[C] To write e-mails. 

　　Questions 10-11 are based on the following dialogue. You now have 10 seconds to read the questions.

　　10. What’s wrong with Sara’s computer?

　　[A] It runs a bit slowly.

　　[B] The mouse is too small.

　　[C] The monitor doesn’t operate well.

　　11. What is the possible relationship between Michael and Sara?

　　[A] Colleagues.

　　[B] Teacher and student.

　　[C] Salesman and customer.

　　Questions 12-13 are based on the following dialogue. You now have 10 seconds to read the questions.

　　12. What does the man want to do?

　　[A] Do some shopping.

　　[B] Apply a credit card.

　　[C] Pay his bills.

　　13. What does the woman think of the on-line transaction?

　　[A] It’s reliable.

　　[B] It’s problematic.

　　[C] It’s specialized for companies.

　　Questions 14-15 are based on the following dialogue. You now have 10 seconds to read the questions.

　　14. What is the woman’s advice?

　　[A] Keep the mail straightforward.

　　[B] Send the mail by fax.

　　[C] Highlight the mail.

　　15. When are capital letters used in a mail?

　　[A] To stress a point.

　　[B] To close the mail.

　　[C] To identify the writer.

　　Part C

　　In this part, you will hear 5 questions. Each question is followed by three responses. Listen and choose the best response to the question. You will have 15 seconds to answer each question. You will hear each question ONLY ONCE.

　　16.

　　[A] It’s not plugged in.

　　[B] Yes, it’s very powerful.

　　[C] No, I don’t have one.

　　17.

　　[A] Yes, please do.

　　[B] They’re open from 10 until 4.

　　[C] Sorry, I’m new here myself.

　　18.

　　[A] No, I couldn’t find it.

　　[B] In the Newcomers folder.

　　[C] A little while ago.

　　19.

　　[A] Only ten people will go.

　　[B] At 1 o’clock.

　　[C] There isn’t much time left.

　　20.

　　[A] A little while ago.

　　[B] No, go right ahead.

　　[C] No, it’s not on my mind.

　　This is the end of Listening Comprehension Section.

　　Section Two    Vocabulary

　　Part A         

　　There are 10 terms or phrases in the following box. Below the box are the explanations for these terms. Choose the correct explanation from [A] – [J] for each term by typing the corresponding letter.

　　Section One              Listening Comprehension

　　The section is designed to test your ability to understand spoken English. There are three parts in this section: Part A, Part B and Part C. Each part has a special direction.

　　Remember, you should answer the questions by clicking the answer with the mouse.

　　Here is an example.

　　You will hear:

　　Woman: Welcome to DreamTech. May I help you?

　　Man: Yes, I have an appointment with Mrs. Becker, the HR manager. My name is Sam Wilson.

　　You will read:

　　Whom is the man going to meet?

　　[A] Mrs. Becker, the HR Manager.

　　[B] Mr. Becker, the HR Manager.

　　[C] Miss Becker, the HR Manager.

　　The answer is [A]. You should click [A] with your mouse.

　　Now look at Part A.

　　Part A                 

　　You will hear five statements or dialogue. For each statement or dialogue, there is one question and three possible answers. Listen and choose the best answer by clicking it with the mouse. You will have 15 seconds to answer the question. The recording will be played ONLY ONCE.

　　Now look at Question 1.

　　1. How long does the training last?

　　[A] 2 hours.

　　[B] 2 hours and a half.

　　[C] 3 hours.

　　2. What was the problem with the speaker’s computer?

　　[A] It broke down.

　　[B] It needed cleaning.

　　[C] There was virus on it.

　　3. What is the website?

　　[A] www.dreamtech.com.cn

　　[B] www.dream-tech.com.cn

　　[C] www.dream_tech.com.cn

　　4. What could the man’s job probably be?

　　[A] A computer programmer.

　　[B] A computer salesman.

　　[C] A customer service person.

　　5. What is the man’s problem?

　　[A] He made some mistakes with Excel.

　　[B] He couldn’t open a Word document.

　　[C] He had an error with data in Access.

　　Part B

　　In this part, you will hear 5 dialogues. There are two questions following each dialogue. Before listening to each one, you will have 5 seconds to read each question. After listening, you will have 10 seconds to answer each question. Listen and choose the best answer by clicking it with the mouse. The recording will be played twice.

　　Questions 6-7 are based on the following dialogue. You now have 10 seconds to read the questions.

　　6. Why does the woman call the Customer Service?

　　[A] To buy a new computer.

　　[B] To complain about the bad service.

　　[C] To have her money back.

　　7. What will the man do?

　　[A] Refund the woman.

　　[B] Recline the woman’s request.

　　[C] Send someone to fix the problem.

　　Questions 8-9 are based on the following dialogue. You now have 10 seconds to read the questions.

　　8. What is the man doing?

　　[A] Asking for advice with letters.

　　[B] Doing household accounts.

　　[C] Buying a home computer.

　　9. What do the man’s children want?

　　[A] To surf the Internet.

　　[B] To play games.

　　[C] To write e-mails. 

　　Questions 10-11 are based on the following dialogue. You now have 10 seconds to read the questions.

　　10. What’s wrong with Sara’s computer?

　　[A] It runs a bit slowly.

　　[B] The mouse is too small.

　　[C] The monitor doesn’t operate well.

　　11. What is the possible relationship between Michael and Sara?

　　[A] Colleagues.

　　[B] Teacher and student.

　　[C] Salesman and customer.

　　Questions 12-13 are based on the following dialogue. You now have 10 seconds to read the questions.

　　12. What does the man want to do?

　　[A] Do some shopping.

　　[B] Apply a credit card.

　　[C] Pay his bills.

　　13. What does the woman think of the on-line transaction?

　　[A] It’s reliable.

　　[B] It’s problematic.

　　[C] It’s specialized for companies.

　　Questions 14-15 are based on the following dialogue. You now have 10 seconds to read the questions.

　　14. What is the woman’s advice?

　　[A] Keep the mail straightforward.

　　[B] Send the mail by fax.

　　[C] Highlight the mail.

　　15. When are capital letters used in a mail?

　　[A] To stress a point.

　　[B] To close the mail.

　　[C] To identify the writer.

　　Part C

　　In this part, you will hear 5 questions. Each question is followed by three responses. Listen and choose the best response to the question. You will have 15 seconds to answer each question. You will hear each question ONLY ONCE.

　　16.

　　[A] It’s not plugged in.

　　[B] Yes, it’s very powerful.

　　[C] No, I don’t have one.

　　17.

　　[A] Yes, please do.

　　[B] They’re open from 10 until 4.

　　[C] Sorry, I’m new here myself.

　　18.

　　[A] No, I couldn’t find it.

　　[B] In the Newcomers folder.

　　[C] A little while ago.

　　19.

　　[A] Only ten people will go.

　　[B] At 1 o’clock.

　　[C] There isn’t much time left.

　　20.

　　[A] A little while ago.

　　[B] No, go right ahead.

　　[C] No, it’s not on my mind.

　　This is the end of Listening Comprehension Section.

　　Section Two       Vocabulary

　　Part A          

　　There are 10 terms or phrases in the following box. Below the box are the explanations for these terms. Choose the correct explanation from [A] – [J] for each term by typing the corresponding letter.

　　Here is an example:

　　query            ___k___

　　21. website               _______

　　22. network               _______

　　23. memo                      _______

　　24. software           _______

　　25. email                       _______

　　26. to browse                _______

　　27. memory            _______

　　28. graphic                _______

　　29. operating system  _______

　　30. hyperlink          _______

　　A.   computer instructions or data

　　B.   a location on the World Wide Web

　　C.    transmission of messages over communications networks

　　D.    in database systems, it means to view data

　　E.   an element in an electronic document that links to another place in the same document or to an entirely different document

　　F.  a group of two or more computer systems linked together

　　G.   the most important program on a computer that runs other programs, such as recognizing input from the keyboard, sending output to the display screen, etc.

　　H.   the pictorial representation and manipulation of data

　　I.   a record or a written statement, esp. one between employees of a company

　　J.      internal storage areas in the computer

　　K.     a way of searching for information in a database

　　Part B          

　　Read the following paragraph. Choose the best word from [A] – [G] for each numbered blank. You should type in the blanks with the corresponding letters.

　　In Excel, one of the most popular (31)      programs, the files used are called workbooks. These consist of (32)     , which are the electronic form of large sheets of paper. The data is displayed in rows and (33)      , in a large table on the screen. Cells are the small boxes formed where rows and columns intersect. Every cell has a(n) (34)      , which contains the labels of the row and column which intersect to form it, for example D5. Cells can contain numeric data, (35)      , formulas or functions. Text is used for titles, or to describe the figures being displayed. Numeric data can be entered using the keyboard or can result from calculations.

　　[A] address

　　[B] text

　　[C] workbooks

　　[D] worksheets

　　[E] spreadsheet

　　[F] rows

　　[G] columns

　　Section Three                  Reading Comprehension

　　Part A   

　　Read the following text. Answer the questions by clicking [A], [B] or [C] with your mouse.

　　When you select Rehearse Timings, your Slide Show starts running, and PowerPoint starts timing it. The timing is displayed in the Rehearsal dialog box. When the Slide Show comes to an end, PowerPoint will give you the final running time.

　　Follow these steps to time your presentation:

　　1. Click the Slide Show menu, and then click Rehearse Timings. The Slide Show begins and a Rehearsal dialog box appears in the lower-right-hand corner of the screen.

　　2. Begin speaking and presenting your show.

　　3. If you want to repeat your rehearsal of a slide, click the Repeat button on the Rehearsal dialog box. The current slide repeats and the timing for it starts over.

　　4. Rehearse your presentation until it's finished. After you're done, a message box appears. It tells you the final running time and it asks you if you want to record the timings to use for viewing the presentation.

　　5. Click No. You are returned to the PowerPoint window.

　　Note: You click No because you are only timing the show. You would click Yes if you wanted to use the recorded timings to automate your presentation.

　　36. When Rehearse Timings is selected, Slide Show

　　[A] comes to an end

　　[B] starts running

　　[C] repeats

　　37. The final running time appears in

　　[A] the Rehearsal dialog box

　　[B] the PowerPoint window

　　[C] the message box

　　38. You can begin speaking and presenting your show after clicking

　　[A] the Rehearse Timings

　　[B] the Repeat button

　　[C] the Slide Show menu

　　39. If you want to time your rehearsal of a slide again, click _______ on the Rehearsal dialog box

　　[A] the Rehearse Timings

　　[B] the Repeat button

　　[C] No

　　40. If you want to automate your presentation, click

　　[A] Yes

　　[B] No

　　[C] the Repeat button