test 2

Test 2

I. Read the following words with correct pronunciation. Pay attention to the pronunciation of the VOWELs. ( 20 points)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. seedy dicky bet lack cart sorry saw 8. stood 9. soon 10. supper 11. surface 12. again 13. paper 14. loaf

15. line 16. country 17. toilet 18. fears 19. scare 20. cure

II. Read the following words with correct pronunciation. Pay attention to the pronunciation of the CONSONANTs. ( 20 points)

21. beyond 22. always 23. jeep

24. searching 25. ring 26. dinner 27. lemon 28. bill 29. rice 30. heard 31. pleasure 32. pressure 33. zeal 34. bracing

35. though 36. thief 37. rival 38. refuse 39. glean 40. bicker

III. Read the following sentences, paying special attention to the stress and rhythm. (10 points)

O . O

41. Call me Tom. . O .

42. I’d love to. . O . .

43. I hope it is. O . . O

44. Sing us a song. . O . O

45. I’ve come to swim. . O . O

46. He plays for money. . O . . O . .

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适用专业 10初教、10学前 考试方式( 考查 ) 考试时间为 分钟 47. He started to talk to us. . O . O . O

48. She travels home by train. O…O

49. Hoping that she’ll come. . O . . . O

50. He went there with a friend.

IV. Read aloud the following sentences. Pay attention to the weak form words. (10 points)

51. We do need an extra hour or so. 52. Look, here’s your pen.

53. Please make yourself at home. 54. More than ever. 55. Hearts are trumps. 56. I shall take it.

57. Who arrived at eight?

58. Put your hands in your pocket. 59. He didn’t want it. 60. When am I wanted?

V. Read the following sentences, paying special attention to the linking. (10 points)

61. She’s on the phone. 62. Put it off, Mary. 63. Did you win anything? . Where are they going? 65. We agree.

66. How high is the entrance fee actually? 67. Everyone can see that he is blue in the face. 68. We owe a great deal to our friends. 69. Can you answer the following questions?

70. Go early.

VI. Read the following sentences, using correct intonation. (15 points)

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适用专业 10初教、10学前 考试方式( 考查 ) 考试时间为 分钟 71. We may go.

72. Why can’t he? 73. How about a smile? 74. Can you do that? 75. What about this? 76. Take a look at them. 77. Have another cake. 78. Couldn’t be simpler. 79. Have a go at this lot. 80. I beg to differ with you. 81. I’m afraid I don’t agree. 82. If I am wrong, correct me! 83. Did you agree with me? 84. Isn’t it easy?

85. No, it’s not.

VII. Read the following dialogue, using correct pronunciation and intonation. (15 points)

Sunday reading

A: Where have you put the newspapers? B: Haven’t you read them?

A: There are still some bits in some of them that I want another glance at.

B: I can see the observer under your chair. And john’s looking at the times.

A: Why does he always hog it?

B: I’ll go and get it form him for you.

A: Mary, would lend him her Home Chat if he’s desperate. Should keep him happy for hours, I should imagine.

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