GETTING A GRANT

Who can get this money? Anyone who gets a place on a first degree course, although a student who has already attended a course of advanced further education may not. Students must also have been resident in the UK for at least three years, which can exclude some students from overseas.

SPECIAL CASES

If a student has worked before college: A student who is 26 or more before the course starts and who has worked for at least three of the previous six years will get extra money---155 pounds a year if 26, increasing to a maximum of 615 pounds at 29 or more.

Banking: Most of the big banks offer special services to students who open accounts. A student won't usually have to pay bank charges as long as the account stays in credit.

TEXT I

First read the following questions.

87. Whose works will be on show on Jan. 6th at China National Art Museum?

[A] Young artist'. [B] Zhang Yongxu's.

[C] Gu Kaizhi's. [D] Fu Baoshi's.

88. If you want to see some European paintings, you can go to China National Art Museum on __.

[A] Jan. 3rd [B] Jan. 5th [C] Jan. 19th [D] Jan. 4th

Now, read TEXT I quickly and mark your answers on your answer sheet.

WHAT IS ON

EXHIBITIONS

Oil Paintings Oil painter Zhang Yongxu's one-man show will run January 3 to 19 at the Central Academy of Fine Arts.

Zhang, 33, graduated from the Oil Painting Department at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in 1989. In the upcoming exhibition, viewers will see a personal experience of human life, and a combination of Eastern and Western art.

Time: January 3 to 19

Address: Gallery of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, 5 Jiaowei Hutong, Wangftljing, Dongcheng District

Art from Nanjing A group of young artists from Nanjing present a grand exhibition in China National Art Museum from Jan. 5 to 11.

The artists are from Nanjing Calligraphy and Painting Institute.

Inspired by the renowned artists in former generations such as Gu Kaizhi in the Jin Dynasty and the contemporary master Fu Baoshi, the artists have strenuously pursued new ways of producing quality traditional Chinese paintings.

Time: Jan. 5 to 11

Location: China National Art Museum

Western Art Show The China National Art Museum is displaying 117 pieces of European modem art donated by Peter Ludwig and his wife, Irene Ludwig. Many of them were done by world-famous artists, including four by Pablo Picasso.

Peter Ludwig was a celebrated entrepreneur and popular social activist in Germany as well as a world-famous collector with thousands of invaluable art works.

Time: from Jan. 6 to Jan. 20

Address: China National Art Museum, 1 Wusi Dajie, Dongcheng District

TEXT J

First read the following questions.

89. If you want to look up a word in a dictionary, which floor would you go to?

[A] Ground floor. [B] First floor. [C] Third floor. [D] Fourth floor.

90. What is the color code of the shelves where normal size novels are placed?

[A] Blue. [B] Red. [C] Yellow. [D] White.

Now, read TEXT J quickly and mark your answers on your answer sheet.

The Main Library has five floors open to the public.

FOURTH FLOOR: Social Sciences & History

300-399, 650-659, 900-999. Law books are shelved in a separate area--follow signs for the Law Library.

THIRD FLOOR: Humanities

100-199, 200-299, 400-499, 700-709 800-899.

SECOND FLOOR: Science and Technology

500-599, 600-649 660-699

FIRST FLOOR: Current (unbound)Periodicals

An information point is inside the Periodicals Office.

GROUND FLOOR: Reference

General reference books and bibliographies.

The Reference Librarians on each floor are available to answer queries during office hours. At other times you can ask at the Issue Desk, on the Ground Floor.

Books are shelved according to size.

Normal size large size

The shelves are color coded to help you identify them:

RED Large books

WHITE Normal size books

YELLOW Large periodicals

BLUE Normal size periodicals

Books returned the previous day may be on the Recent Return shelves, next to the Reference Librarians' desks.

参考答案

PART I WRITING

SECTION A COMPOSITION

参考样文

One Way to Solve the Problem

Too many vehicles, such as cars, tracks, motorcycles, have created a lot of serious problems in our world. Besides congestion, accidents and fast fuel consumption, they are responsible for a good part of air pollution in big dries. All the time, the vehicles are pumping huge amounts of waste gases into the atmosphere. These gases are harmful, causing disease and even death.

One possible solution that may reduce air pollution created by so many vehicles is to develop modem public transportation systems and restrict the use of private cars. If the price of petrol rises constantly and the public vehicles are efficient and convenient enough, most people will not have private cars. And the total number of cars in big cities will reduce greatly. People would find more room to walk, to jog, to perform what they used to do in the open air. Moreover, dirt, noise exhaust, parked cars, and smog would decrease greatly.

There is no inherent incompatibility between man in an urban setting and the automobile. But we don't want cars to seize our living space. We take for granted that everyone could enjoy the pleasure of stretching his legs freely, breathing and sniffing the air cheerfully. On the whole, the elimination of air pollution needs the co-efforts from the government, the public and the environments.

SECTION B NOTE-WRITING

参考样文

May 15, 1998

Dear George,

I've got a ticket for the computer fair for this coming Sunday at the Municipal Exhibition Center. I wanted to go, but my sister is away on business and my brother-in-law is in hospital. I have to look after my little niece. I know you are a computer lover. So I've decided to send you this endorsed ticket. The fair will begin at 9 a.m. You may take Bus No. 32 to go there.

Sally

PART Ⅱ DICTATION

The Railway in Britain

The success of early railways, such as the lines between big cities, /led to a great increase in railway building in Victorian times. /Between 1835 and 1865, about 25 thousand kilometers of track were built, /and over 100 railway companies were created./

Railway travel transformed people's lives. /Trains were first designed to can-y goods. /However, a law in the 19th century forced railway companies to run one cheap train a day, /which stopped at every station and cost only a penny a mile. /Soon working class passengers found they could afford to travel by rail. /Cheap day excursion trains became popular and seaside resorts grew rapidly. /The railways also provided thousands of new jobs, /building carriages, running the railways, and repairing the tracks./ Railways even changed the time. /The need to run railways on time meant the local time was abolished / and clocks showed the same time all over the country.

PART Ⅲ LISTENING COMPREHENSION

SECTION A

1. B 2. B 3. D 4. B 5. B 6. A 7. A 8. B

SECTION B

9. C 10. D 11. B 12. D 13. C 14. D 15. B 16. A 17. A

SECTION C

18. C 19. A 20. C 21. B 22. D

23. C 24. A 25. D

PART IV CLOZE

26. C 27. A 28. D 29. C 30. B

31. C 32. A 33. A 34. C 35. A

36. A 37. C 38. A 39. A 40. C

PART V GRAMMAR ＆ VOCABULARY

41. A 42. D 43. B 44. A 45. C

46. A 47. C 48. A 49. C 50. B

51. C 52. A 53. D 54. B 55. D

56. C 57. B 58. A 59. B 60. C

61. B 62. B 63. C 64. D 65. A

PART Ⅵ READING COMPREHENSION

66. D 67. C 68.A 69.C 70. D

71. B 72.A 73.A 74.C 75. D

76. C 77. C 78. D 79. B 80. B

81. B 82. A 83. C 84. D 85. C

86. C 87. A 88. C 89. A 90. D