PART ONE Questions 1-5 .Look at questions 1-5. In each question,which sentence is correct? For each question,mark one letter (A,B or C)on your Answer Sheet. Example: 0 Don't forget-flight BA692 6:45 pm. The plane arrives at A quarter to seven in the morning B quarter past six in the evening. C quarter to seven in the evening. The correct answer is C,so mark your Answer Sheet like this; 0色邑9 1 Payment on the above order is now overdue. A The order is not paid B The order is not placed. C The order is delayed. 2 When at a terminal for public transportation,never leave your luggage unattended. A Don't leave your luggage at a terminal. B Don't get far away from your luggage. C Take good care of your luggage at a terminal
3 Seating is limited and reservations are required. A One should enquire about reservation of the limited scating. B Seating is limited to those who have reserved. C One is likely to have no seat without reservations 4 All successful applicants will be contracted for 9 months working abroad. A New recruits will sign a contract to work 9 months abroad B Applicants will be arranged to work 9 months abroad. C All applicants will have to work 9 months abroad. TOUR A-110:MORNING TIJUANA TOUR 5 8:30amT012:30pm ADULT:$29 CHILD:$15 A It takes5 hours to tour around Tijuana. B The cost is different for adults and children C A-110 is a full day tour in Tijuana
PART TWO Questions 6-10 .Look at the list below.It shows general information of San Diego Zoo. For questions 6-10,decide which section (A-H)of the list cach pcrson on the opposite page should consult. For cach question,mark the correct letter (A-H)on your Answer Sheet Do not use any letter more than once. GENERAL INFORMATION OF SAN DIEGO ZOO A Directions B Hours C Education Groups D Rentals E Group Sales F Merchandise G Credits Cards and ATMs H Disabled Access
6 John Fischer nceds a wheelchair for his old grandpa when visiting the Zoo 7 Edward Bronson wondered if group rates are available for 10 people. 8 Michael Moore doesn't know how to go to the Zoo 9 Martha Steward is a girl with limited mobility 10 Sylvia Drake is going to buy some gifts for her friends
PART THREE Questions 11-15 Look at the table below.It shows the trends in total unemployed from 1994 to 2001. Which year does cach sentence (11-15)describe? For each sentence,make one letter (A-H)on your Answer Sheet. Do not use any letter more than once. Trends in Total Unemployed 1994-2001 (0,000) A B D F G H Austria 138 144 160 165 165 147 139 143 Belgium 405 390 404 375 385 375 309 299 Denmark 223 196 195 174 155 155 156 164 Finland 409 383 363 317 284 261 254 238 France 3.076 2,899 3,059 3,105 3,007 2,814 2,5902,285 Germany 4,160 4,036 3,472 3,889 3,851 3,505 3,1293,150 Greece 405 426 446 440 479 524 492 445 Ireland 221 178 169 160 133 98 65
11 In this year,Belgium,Finland,France and Ireland reached their lowest unemployment 12 Compared with the previous year,France's unemployment increased while that in Germany decreased in this year 13 From this year Finland and Ireland saw a falling trend in their unemployment. 14 Thc number of the unemployed in this country is exactly the same before and after this year. 15 This year's unemployment decreased in all countries except Denmark
PART FOUR Questions 16-22 .Read the article below about a website ·Are sentences 16-22 on the opposite page‘Right'or‘Wrong'？If there is not enough information to answer 'Right'or'Wrong',choose 'Doesn't Say'. For each sentence 16-22,mark one letter (A,B or C)on your Answer Sheet Here we Google again Google dominates the Internet-wearch business, masks its true influence.Google's technology is such as Netscape once ruled in Web browscrs and uscd to power searches on other sites,such as did in media players.Begun as Yahoo and AOL (though Yahoo plans to useits research project by two graduate students in 1998 own technology somm).Taking this into accoun Google today carries out more than 200 million makes Google responsible for around 80%of all searches a day and is estimated to have had $1 Internet searches.The company is now preparing last year,mainyfrom advertising for astock market thenext few onths sector Choogle's power makes it just the sort of It is the most visited search site.accounting for company that Microsoft typically tries to squash 35%of search-engine visits一compared wit地 At the World Economic Forum in Davos last week, 28%for Yahoo,16%for AOL and 15%for Mr Gates admitted that Google's h echnology Microsoft's MSN,according to comScore was“way better”than Microsoft's,and identificd Networks.a market-rescarch company.But that Intcmet search as a key focus for his company
16 Google,Netscape and RealNetworks all play a very important role in their own field. A Right B Wrong C Docsn't Say 17 Google was invented by expert in the 1980s. A Right B Wrong C Doesn't Say 18 Google's annual income ranks number one among Internet search-engines A Right B Wrong C Doesn't Say 19 According to a market-research company,Yahoo,AOL and Microsoft's MSN account for more than 60%of the search-engine visits. A Right B Wrong C Doesn't Say 20 Google is the most visited search site and its technology is also used to power searches on other sites. A Right B Wrong C Doesn't Say 21 Google will never be replaced by other scarch engines. A Right B Wrong C Doesn't Say 22 Bill Gates believes Google is a key part for his company to eam profit A Right B Wrong C Doesn't Say
PART FIVE Questions 23-28 Rcad the article below about the factors that influence buying behavior. .For each question 23-28 on the opposite page,choose the comrect answer Mark one letter (A,B or C)on your Answer Sheet. Factors That Influence Buying Behavior Throughout the buying process,various factr may opiniof the appropriate group as a benchmark influence a buyer's p when we buy of products or of these factors and consumer preferences enables For example, hopping companies to appeal to the group most likely to losing what has long been their most faithful respond to its products and services.Some of these audience- tccns.That's because Generation factors include the following. Xers (those born between 1965 and 1978)think Culmre.The and subcultures we belong many rules to shape our values.attitudes.and beliefs.and Outfitters and Tower Records refuse to oper they influcnce the way we respond to the world stores in most malls. around us.Understanding cultureis thereforean increasingly important step in intemational Selfimage.The tendency to believe that"you are business and in marketing in diverse countries what you buy"is epecially prevalentm such as the United States. young people. to express our identity through our purchases by Social class.In addition to being members of emphasizing the image value of pnxducts and particular culture,we also belong to a certain services.That's why professional athlctes and social class-be it upper,middle,lower.or musician are endorsers- -so that we incorporate pt of thei various classes enjoy different activities.buy public image into our own self-image.After all, different gxxls,shop in different places,and doesn't everyone want to"be like Mike Jordan"? react to different media. .factors.These factors include events or circumstances in our lives that are people who have a good deal in common more circumstantial in nature.For example,you family members.friends.co-workers.fellow have a coupon.you're in a hurry,it's students,teenagers,sports enthusiasts,music Valentine's Day.it's your birthday,you're in a buffs.We are all member s of bad mood, and so on.Situational factors many such refereace groups,and we use the influence our buying pattems
23 Consumer preferences help companies A to manufacture products customers like most B to improve their products. C to satisfy their customers 24 What message can we get from the article? A Different peoples have different buying patters B Culture is the most important factor in international business. C Members of different social classes dislike each other. 25 What does a reference group do? A Its members know each other very well B Members of the group influence each other. C All members like the same thing. 26 Teenagers do not like malls any more because A they don't like the shopping environment B the products are out-dated C the prices are too high. 27 What may happen if a person has got a coupon? A He may keep it. B Hc may give it to his relative C He may buy more things. 28 Who will be most interested in this article? A economists B retailers C marketing managers