19. You cannot accept an opinion ______ to you unless it is based on facts.

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Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension (15 Points)Directions: This part is to test your listening ability. It consists of 3 sections.Section ADirections: This section is to test your ability to understand short dialogues.There are 5 recorded dialogues in it. After each dialogue, there is a recorded question. Both the dialogues and questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D given in your test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.1.

21. ______ the course very difficult, she decided to move to a lower level.

43. In the author’s opinion, _____. 

44. What can we learn from the passage?

23. If we ______ adequate preparations, the conference wouldn’t have been so successful. 

Part Ⅴ Applied Writing (20 Points)Directions: This part is to test your ability to do practical writing. You are required to write a Certificate of Employment according to the information given in Chinese below. You should write your letter (no less than 100 words) on the Answer Sheet.假如你是李明，你的学生李伟华想在你的美国朋友约翰逊教授的大学申请一个职位，请写一封推荐信以帮助他成功通过申请。

41. The passage is mainly about the differences between British English and American English in _____. 

（ ）15. People who have a large order can be given a special discount.

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34. Most people work because it’s unavoidable. ______, there are some people who actually enjoy work.