2024年4月28日发(作者：仇涵阳)
2002 TEM4 Oral English Test Paper
Task I: Listen to the recorded passage twice and then
retell it.
Whenever Mr. Smith goes to Westgate, he stays at the
Grand Hotel. In spite of its name, it is really not very
"grand," but it is cheap, clean, and comfortable. Since
he knows the manager well, he never has to go to the
trouble of reserving a room. The fact is that he always
gets the same room. It is situated at the far end of the
building and overlooks a beautiful bay.
On his last visit, Mr. Smith was told that he could have
his usual room, but the manager added apologetically
that it might be a little noisy. So great was the demand
for rooms, the manager said, that the hotel had decided
to build a new wing. Mr. Smith said he did not mind. It
amused him to think that the dear old Grand Hotel was
making an effort to live up to its name.
During the first day Mr. Smith hardly noticed the noise
at all. The room was a little dusty, but that was natural.
The following afternoon, he borrowed a book from the
hotel library and went upstairs to read. No sooner had
he sat down than he heard someone hammering loudly at
the wall. At first he paid no attention, but after a while
he began to feel very uncomfortable. His clothes were
slowly being covered with fine white powder. Soon there
was so much dust in the room that he began to cough.
The hammering was now louder than ever and bits of
plaster were coming away from the walls. It looked as
though the whole building was going to fall. Mr. Smith
went immediately to complain to the manager. They
both returned to the room, but everything was very
quiet. As they stood there looking at each other, Mr.
Smith felt rather embarrassed for having dragged the
manager all the way up the stairs for nothing. All of a
sudden, the hammering began again and a large brick
landed on the floor. Looking up, they saw a sharp metal
tool had forced its way through the wall, making a very
large hole right above the bed! (355 words)
Task II: Talk based on a given topic.
2024年4月28日发(作者：仇涵阳)
2002 TEM4 Oral English Test Paper
Task I: Listen to the recorded passage twice and then
retell it.
Whenever Mr. Smith goes to Westgate, he stays at the
Grand Hotel. In spite of its name, it is really not very
"grand," but it is cheap, clean, and comfortable. Since
he knows the manager well, he never has to go to the
trouble of reserving a room. The fact is that he always
gets the same room. It is situated at the far end of the
building and overlooks a beautiful bay.
On his last visit, Mr. Smith was told that he could have
his usual room, but the manager added apologetically
that it might be a little noisy. So great was the demand
for rooms, the manager said, that the hotel had decided
to build a new wing. Mr. Smith said he did not mind. It
amused him to think that the dear old Grand Hotel was
making an effort to live up to its name.
During the first day Mr. Smith hardly noticed the noise
at all. The room was a little dusty, but that was natural.
The following afternoon, he borrowed a book from the
hotel library and went upstairs to read. No sooner had
he sat down than he heard someone hammering loudly at
the wall. At first he paid no attention, but after a while
he began to feel very uncomfortable. His clothes were
slowly being covered with fine white powder. Soon there
was so much dust in the room that he began to cough.
The hammering was now louder than ever and bits of
plaster were coming away from the walls. It looked as
though the whole building was going to fall. Mr. Smith
went immediately to complain to the manager. They
both returned to the room, but everything was very
quiet. As they stood there looking at each other, Mr.
Smith felt rather embarrassed for having dragged the
manager all the way up the stairs for nothing. All of a
sudden, the hammering began again and a large brick
landed on the floor. Looking up, they saw a sharp metal
tool had forced its way through the wall, making a very
large hole right above the bed! (355 words)
Task II: Talk based on a given topic.