Task 1

Retelling a Story: Listen to the story and retell the story immediately after you have heard the passage.

As one approaches some crossroads, he comes to a sign which says that drivers have to stop when they come to the main road ahead. At other crossroads, drivers have to go slow, but they don not actually have to stop; and at some others, they do not have either to stop or to go slow, because they are themselves on the main road.

Mr. Williams, who was always a very careful driver, was driving home from work one evening when he came to a crossroad. It had a “slow” sign, so he slowed down when he came to the main road, looked both ways to see that nothing was coming, and then drove across without stopping completely.

At once he heard a police whistle, so he pulled in to the side of the road and stopped. A policeman walked over to him with a notebook and pencil in his hand and said, “You didn’t stop at that crossing.”

“But the sign there doesn’t say ‘stop’”, answered Mr. Williams. “It just says ‘slow’, and I did go slowly.”

The policeman looked around him, and a look of surprise came over his face. Then he put his notebook and pencil away, scratched his head and said, “Well, I’ be blew I am in the wrong street.”

Task 2

Talking on a Given Topic: You are required to talk about your experience in which you were treated unjustly. Your preparation time is three minutes and your talk is limited to three minutes.

Task 3

Role-Playing: The task involves two students, Student A and Student B. Each has a specified role as is indicated as follows. Although the situation is the same, your roles are different. Learn about the role you want to play. Your preparation time is three minutes. Your conversation is limited to four minutes.

Student A: Some famous Chinese universities are enjoying more rights in admitting students to their institutions through high school presidents. You and your partner are discussing the issue. You think it should be encouraged. Your partner does not agree. Try to convince him/her. Remember you should start the conversation.

Student B: Some famous Chinese universities are enjoying more rights in admitting students to their institutions through high school presidents. You and your partner are discussing the issue. You think it should be cancelled. Your partner does not agree. Try to convince him/her. Remember your partner should start the conversation.