北京師范大學2004英語試題

EnglishEntrance Examination for Non-English Major Doctoral Candidates

March20,2004

Ⅰ. Listening Comprehension （20 points）
Section A
Directions: There are five statements inthis section. Each statement will be spoken only once. When you hear a statement,read the four choices given and choose the one which is closest in meaning tothe statement you have heard by marking the corresponding letter A, B, C and Don the ANSWER SHEET.

1.
A. Tony’s boss left office for two days.
B. Tony quit his job after two days.
C. Tony was off work for two days.
D. Tony’s boss agreed to take two days off.
2.
A. The professor told the students that thedate of the exam would be changed.
B. The students expected that the examwould not be delayed.
C. The exam would not be canceled as theprofessor had originally said.
D. The professor said the exam would not bepostponed.
3.
A. I wrote to you.
B. I called you.
C. I let you inside.
D. I went to see you.
4.
A. Unlike Sarah, Frank takes his coffeeblack.
B. Frank likes coffee, but Sarah doesn’t.
C. Frank took the coffee back to Sarah.
D. Sarah and Frank take cream and sugar intheir coffee.
5.
A. There were more people than chairs.
B. There were more than enough chairs.
C. There were too many empty seats.
D. There were never enough people.

Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hearfive short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will beasked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will bespoken only once. After each question, there will be a pause. During the pause,you must read the four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D on your testpaper, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letteron the ANSWER SHEET.

6．
A. An architect.
B. A civil engineer.