Part 1:Reading and Summary (35 points) Questions 1-5 are based on the following task.(10 points) Sequencing: The following sentences go together to form a paragraph,but they are in the wrong order.Read the sentences carefully and put them in the right order.Write the correct letter of your choice (A-E)in the proper box and then transfer your answers to the Answer Sheet. A.And what sentence structures or tenses does he use to represent the time changes? B.This in fact is not very surprising,because this kind of narration is quite often seen in both English and Chinese novels. C.Instead,it starts at a point relatively nearer to the present and then moves back to something which happened in the past. D.But my question is:"How does the writer indicate to us that he begins with a nearer point in time and moves back in time rather than forwards?" E.This text,as you may have noticed already,does not start at the beginning of the story with the earliest event. Question 1 2 3 5 Sentence 1 2 3 4 5 Correct Order Questions 6-9 are based on the following task.(10 points) Identifying the topic sentences: Read the following description of culture and customs of western countries.The topic sentence for each paragraph is omitted.Choose the correct topic sentence for each paragraph from the list of A-E provided.Put your answer in the proper box and then transfer your answers to the Answer Sheet. 6 Innumerable clubs and societies arrange dances and balls as social occasions for their members.People tend to go to such dances in groups,having first dinner together out or in the house of one of them.Dining out in a restaurant in the evening is not often in the province,though becoming less rare as the life improves.When they dine out,they look for restaurants,which have exotic and unusual menus.There are a surprising number of them, some in quite small villages.Their good reputation attracts customers from far and wide. 7 People play darts,talk and drink,usually while standing up.Every pub has its name,its sign and its "regulars",its customers who turn up night after night.A few old 204Part 1: Reading and Summary (35 points) Questions 1-5 are based on the following task. (10 points) Sequencing: The following sentences go together to form a paragraph , but they are in the wrong order. Read the sentences carefully and put them in the right order. Write the correct letter of your choice (A - E) in the proper box and then transfer your answers to the Answer Sheet. A. And what sentence structures or tenses does he use to represent the time changes? B. This in fact is not very surprising , because this kind of narration is quite often seen in both English and Chinese novels. C. Instead , it starts at a point relatively nearer to the present and then moves back to something which happened in the past. D. But my question is: "How does the writer indicate to us that he begins with a nearer point in time and moves back in time rather than forwards?" E. This text , as you may have noticed already , does not start at the beginning of the story with the earliest event. Question 1 2 3 4 5 Sentence 1 2 3 4 5 Correct Order Questions 6-9 are based on the following task. (10 points) Identifying the topic sentences: Read the following description of culture and customs of western countries. The topic sentence for each paragraph is omitted. Choose the correct topic sentence for each paragraph from the list of A - E provided. Put your answer in the proper box and then transfer your answers to the Answer Sheet. 6 Innumerable clubs and societies arrange dances and balls as social occasions for their members. People tend to go to such dances in groups, having first dinner together out or in the house of one of them. Dining out in a restaurant in the evening is not often in the province , though becoming less rare as the life improves. When they dine out , they look for restaurants, which have exotic and unusual menus. There are a surprising number of them , some in quite small villages. Their good reputation attracts customers from far and wide. 7 People play darts, talk and drink , usually while standing up. Every pub has its name , its sign and its "regulars" , its customers who turn up night after night. A few old 204