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听第8段材料，回答第12至第14题。
12. What is the topic of the dialogue?
  A. Travelling with friends.       B. Life in the country.        C. A weekend.
13. Where did Alice spend the nights in the country?
   A. In a hotel.                  B. In a farmer’s.            C. In the open air.
14. How long did it take Alice to come back from the country?
   A. Half an hour.                B. Four hours.             C. Four and a half.
听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
15. Why did the woman go to New York during the vacation? 
   A. To learn English.             B. To visit her teachers.      C. To do business.
16. Where was the woman on July 4th?
   A. In an American university.     B. In New York.            C. At home.
 17. What did the woman like particularly about the American classes?
   A. There were a lot of activities in class.           
B. The teachers were nice.               
C. The students had a lot more freedom in class.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. Why is a bicycle sometimes better than a car in town?
   A. It has a basket at the front.          
B. It is much cheaper than a car.          
C. It is often faster than a car.
19. When does the woman’s husband use the bicycle?
  A. When he goes for an outing.   
B. When he goes to his office.         
C. When he goes to see his friends.
20. What can we learn from what the woman said?
   A. Riding saves her a lot of money.                
B. Riding does her a lot of good.        
C. Cycling is her favourite sport.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
   阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
The China Daily newspaper is looking for English senior business editors, senior copy editors and graphic designers to strengthen its international team. We offer a competitive salary package, free accommodation with utilities paid for 90 percent, medical reimbursement (报销), a seven-day paid leave and eleven-day public holidays.
Senior Business Editor
You must：
·  assist the business editor in setting goals and working on achieving them；
·  be an excellent team person who can generate ideas and think creatively and be able to rewrite totally if needed and help junior staff；
·  ideally have been working or have worked in a position of responsibility and understand what leadership involves；
·  have had at least five years’ editing experience working on editing the Business Desk and be familiar with industry software.
Senior Copy Editor
You must：
·  work on shifts in the Business Desk and usually have the last word before the page is sent to print；
·  edit or rewrite copy and give excellent headlines and captions；
·  have had at least two years’ editing experience working on editing desks and be familiar with industry software.
Graphic Designer
You must：
·  have excellent skills in information graphics；
·  be good at illustrations and freehand drawings；
·  be experienced in newspaper or magazine designs；
·  have a good sense of printing designs；
·  be good at Macintosh software, including InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop；
·  be fluent in English.
For enquiries or to apply, write to job @ chinadaily.com.cn.
21．According to the first paragraph, we can know that _______.
A. the workers have the right to enjoy eleven-day public holidays
B. the workers there can enjoy a seven-day leave without pay
C. the workers can enjoy free accommodations completely
D. the workers need to pay by themselves if they are ill
22．What is NOT required about Graphic Designer?
A. Be good at Photoshop.
B. Have excellent skills in information graphics.
C. Have a good sense of printing designs.
D. Write proper headlines and captions.
23．What is the purpose of this passage?
A. To describe the positions of China Daily.
B. To advertise for some good employees.
C. To tell you how to become part of this group.
D. To describe the working conditions of China Daily.
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