西建大研究生英语口语考试资料

Exam Tickets
●1Two memorable events in your own life/in the history of your country.
Answer:One of the memorable thing is last year’s postgraduate examination.Because it changed my life.Another memorable thing is my
best friend’s wedding which is held in October this year.The wedding
brought me a lot of touch.
●2What do you notice most about a person when you meet them for the first
time? Do you go by first impressions when you meet new people?
Answer:When I meet a person for the first time,I would notice most about his or her eyes.Because the eyes are the windows of the soul.I think first
impression is important,but not all of a person’s judgment standard.So I
won’t go by first impressions.
●3Who is your favorite female singer/male singer/band?Why do you like
him/her?
Answer:My favorite celebrity is a singer named Eason.His songs can always bring me a lot of memories and moved.When I’m in a bad mood,I will always
listen to his songs to regulate emotions.
●4Speak about a person that made a big impression on you.
Explain the following words:trendy/casual.
Answer:Trendy means somebody whose dress alway keep up with the trend.Casual means somebody’s clothes is very ordinary.
●5Note down items of clothing that have the following parts.
A)a belt B) a buckle C) buttons D) sleeves E) zip
●6Explain the meanings of the phrases: calm down,you are so annoying,easy
to wind up,it can't be her.
●7What kind of image do you find most/least appealing?
Answer:I find that a person whose dress is trendy and tidy would most appealing.On the contrary, I think wearing sloppy and unfit would least appealing.
●8Think of important life events associated with each stage in life.
Answer:When I was a primary school student，I went to a military summer camp.In the summer camp，I leaned how to shoot with a gun.
I took the College entrance examination at the age of 18 years old.Then I
Spent 4 years of time to learn my major.
After I graduated from college,I took the Postgraduate examination.Now,I am so luck to study here.
●9Decide which is the best age or stage to learn a foreign language.
Answer:I think the best age to learn a foreign language is 2-10 years old. Because in that age the children begin to touch the external environment. For example,
the language ,the storybook, the computer and TV. They imitate the voice of
people, they interested in the language in that age.
●10What are the advantages and disadvantages of school exchanges or study
trips abroad?
Answer:Advantages: increase one’s knowledge, learn independent living, It is good for learning a foreign language.
Disadvantages: spend a lot of money, Different living habits and customs make students missing hometown and feel lonely. Is not good at their development
●11Explain the meaning of the saying“Blood is thicker than water ”.Give an
example.
Answer: “Blood is thicker than water” means that the relationship among relatives are more close than others.So family is more important than everything.
During the days of the college entrance examination,I felt so nervous and
tired.But I know my parents were more tired than me.Every day, I was sitting
in the examination room，meanwhile，my father was waitting for me outside
the classroom in the blistering sun and my mother was preparing the meal at
home.It is my parents who give me the strength and confidence.
●12What is “Generation Gap”? Give some examples
Answer: Generation gap must contribute to different generations different tastes.
Because of these different tastes, people hold different hobbies, so in many
aspacts, parents may have conflicts with child. People’s understanding of life
can change as people getting older. Once people’s understanding of life
changes, the generation gap will appear. Such as on buy cloths, older think
buy the cheap one, but the children think the cheap of poor quality.
●13Which points do you think parents would consider important/not important
in their son or daughter’s future partner?
Answer: I think the parents consider their children future partner’s height ,health ,education background , even their wealth because on the
one hand parents always willing their children have a rich life in the future
on the other hand they think about their grandchildren have high quality
gene.
●14Explain the meaning “There is no such thing as a free lunch”.Give an
example.
Aanswer:I think this sentence is to say "no pain, no gain." Only their own efforts to do one thing, be possible to harvest what you want in return.
The second is when someone gives you benefits, he himself should
first think about the benefits of accepting other people need to do
things for others.
●15Describe an embarrassing situation that you or others have experienced
Answer: when I was in High school, one afternoon after school, I just met the students and a man stood together, I looked at the man’s age,
casually said “ your grandfather to pick you up ? “And she told me angry
that was his father, how embarrassing.(这道题最好自己发挥，每个人遇
到尴尬的时刻都各有不同)
●16Imagine someone is going to meet their girlfriend’s or boyfriend’s parents
for the first time. What advice would you give?
Answer：First, the dress should be simple and decent。

Second, they should give their parents , including other family buy a
gift
Third, to help their parents do some housework
Fourth, do not be too casual with your boyfriend
Fifth, to give her boyfriend face
●17Explain the meaning of the saying “Home is where the heart is”.Give an
example.
Answer：Where is the heart, where home is
If a family does not have warm and peaceful coexistence, then there
would not have home feeling
Home is the people's ultimate destination
●18Choose (make ,take or have): a fortune/advice/duty/responsibility/sense
Answer：I have never escaped from my responsibility.
It makes sense to buy the most up-to-date version
●19Choose (make ,take or have): a living/a guess/office/ a risk/
Answer：It is take a risk to go out in bad weather.
Tom make a living selling folwers
He tugged all his life to make a living.
The new president take office next month
Your little child have a guess and figure out what is it.
●20Choose (make ,take or have): way/a word/action/a start
Answer：Who must take action before it is too late.
You have thirty seconds to make a word.
What we can do now is to make a start on the correspondence.
●21Choose (make ,take or have): a profit/a loss/a laugh/ a right
●22When was the last time you splashed out on something?
Answer：It was last summer I and my brother splash out on a holiday.We went to Guangzhou and traveled many famous places.And the soup there is
delicious.
●23Does it matter if a wife earns more than a husband?
Answer：I would feel like a failure if my wife earned more than I did.it’s a man’s job to earn a living,and a women’s place is in the home. I believe I will be
good husband and earn more than my wife.
●24If you were given 100000 RMB to save, spend or invest, what would you
do?
Answer：Um,the sensible thing to do would be to save it for a rainy day.So I will save half of the money.But I have nerver see so much money,I will
splash out the rest of money on shoping,traveling and helping others.
●25Complete the sentences to make them true for you:
a)If I’d been born a member of the opposite sex,….
b)If I’d had famous parents,….
c)If I'd been born in a different country…
Answer：If I’d been born a member of the opposite sex,I wouldn’t spent much money on buying clothes and cosmetics.
If I’d had famous parents,I would like to be a actor.
●26For what reasons might somebody want to sell their life and then start a
new one?
Answer：If a person think life is meaningless,he will choose to sell
his owe life and start a new life.As for a man,I think the biggest reason may
be having a bad day at work.Such as lost his job,or his company went
bankrupt.
●27If you were selling your whole life, what would be the one possession you
would try to keep?
Answer:Death,of course.no matter how rich we are ,how happy or sorrowful we feel,the only one road is lending to death.
●28Talk about your most treasured possession
Answer:Many of my most cherished it, the most important is his life, followed by the most love their parents, and once again is among the best sister's feelings.
There is joy and happiness to those who, managers and painful memories.
●29Talk about a time when you did something challenging.
Answer:You stand tall, smiling face of the sun, rises inside a satisfaction of pleasure.
At this time, some people will cheer for you ahead, someone will give you
clap, someone will tell you erected thumb.
●30If you are asked to make a project to raise money for the poor, what would
you do?
Answer:Raise funds through several methods. One is planning auctions, charity event to raise funds. The second is to encourage enterprise, legal returns to
the community. There are carefully crafted fundraising brand, the
implementation of special recruitment.
●31Give advice for the following ailments: difficulty sleeping/a twisted ankle
Answer:Difficulty sleeping：Need to relax, between half an hour to one hour before going to bed, not thinking or reading, should make appropriate physical
activity, avoid stressful mental activity.
a twisted ankle: Should immediately stop their activities, but to find ways to
elevate the foot injury, But also with an ice pack or cold towel on the wound.
●32Give advice for the following ailments: sunburn/a splitting headache
Answer: Sunburn:Apply a cold compress to the skin to relieve the swelling and pain
a splitting headache: Rubbing temples: double palm roots affixed to the
temples, eyes naturally closed for clear slow peaceful Roudong.
●33Give advice for the following ailments: sore throat/hay fever
Answe r: I will sugest that he or she should go to see the doctor firsly,then he or she can search some useful ideas through computer or mobile phone,for
example he or she can drink much water ,not be nervous,let himself or
herself have a break.If it is serious,you must take measures of doctor.
●34Tell about your own rituals or the rituals of people you know.
Answer:If I want to go out for an interview,I will have my hair cut,wash my hair and I will brush my hair neatly,with smile on my face.
●35Do you know anybody who is very attached to their car(or bike，or
computer，or mobile phone?
Answer:In my dormitory ,there is a lazy boy .If he receives an express delivery SMS,which remember he to fatch the package he bought on the Internet,he
will ride his bike to fatch it.
●36Explain the meaning and give an example:
a)Have a go at something.
b)Give something a go
Answer:It is the first time I try to ride a bike because it is time for me to go to middle school to study.One night my mother teach me how to ride a bike.At the
beginning,it is so difficult for me,the bike is not stabilize.I fall over myself.My
hands bleed,but I don’t give up.I try again and again,the last I can ride the
bike skilled.
●37Explain the meaning and give an example:
a)Have a go on something
b)On the go
Answer: I think the A is that somebody wants to do something but it is only a plan. The B is that somebody wants to do sth and he does it right now. For example，my math
teacher will exam our homework tomorrow afternoon. I know I must do it before
the math class, but I will do my homework in the night or tomorrow forenoon, I
even want to do it before the math exam. That situation is A. If I do it right now, it
is B.
●38Explain the meaning and give examples:
a)make a go of something
b)in one go
●39Describe your morning routines
Answer: I get up on seven clock usually. then I will set in bed a few minutes, then I get to my desk drink a battle of water, after this I will go to the toilet later, I wash my face
and my teeth, I wash my hair every two days, then I will go to the mess and have
my breakfast, on eight clock must get to classroom for my first class.
●40Describe a Chinese wedding you have ever attended
Answer:.I come from ※※Province, I have attended my brother s wedding three years ago. Bridegroom doesn’t sleep all night. The room will be full of balloon and
cards with red word XI that means happiness. the bridegroom s parents will be
painted as a traditional Chinese opera actor. They will set off firecrackers all day.
When meeting the bride, bridegroom needs to find her shoes and give some
money to her friends. The bridegroom should hold bride cross the salver that full
of fire.
●41What do you know about weddings in the UK/USA?
Answer: Once the two sides established a dating relationship, the woman gave the man to engagement rings and held a ceremony.
England held in the church wedding ceremony.When a priest asked whether the couple would be willing to do each other's wives or husbands, whether mutual respect and remain live after the bride and groom to wear a ring on my ring finger.It symbolizes a husband to his wife of pure love, while his wife also accepted and be faithful to this love.
Married to British costume; The bride dressed in white, football, wearing a white garlands, but also cast a long white, carrying white flowers.
Held once married, the bride and groom from the church by the time, people would like to congratulate the couple, not on kissing and hugging and shaking hands, but they scattered to the colorful confetti.
Honeymoon is married British youth around one of the important contents.
●42Do you think you are romantic?
Answer:I think I was never really the romantic type,because I think I am not humorous and I can’t do that will “surprise”my lover.Moreover,I can not say what
speak sugared words.Many people said the life is light and colorless .Mine is.
And I am an ordinary person,just want to live a simple life,like a nine-to-five job.
●43Explain the following funny quote: “A man in love is incomplete u ntil he is
married. Then he is finished”.
Answer:Usually,lover is blind,that is, love can be all inclusive and he or she can forgive all your ill temper,In the eyes of lovers,they are perfectly designed for each
other.But the one is too sad,because premarital in lovers’eyes,the one is not
beauty,marriage naturally more miserable,just as the old saying “marriage is
the grave of love”.
●44How to be romantic? Do…../Don’t….
Answer:I think we should do the following things to be a romantic person.
You should bring them a heat of the cold granule when one have got flu.
You should make a mix tape/CD to create a happy atmosphere.
You should write a love note or a love poem.
You should give her/him a surprise for your anniversary.
And you can’t be too stingy and too dull.
The most important thing is that each other should not consider yourself,regardless of what others think or feel.
●45Talk about all the people and things that annoy you? How do you handle
them?
Answer :I hate the people who is lying, also hates people who like to shirk responsibility,this people made me fell annoyed, I usually don't make
friends with such people ; when I go shopping in the mall, the salesman is
always recommend their products to me that let me feel very annoyed.I
usually say “sorry” to them and go away
●46Talk about most common gestures that people do in a restaurant.
Answer :In the restaurant , people put his hand up and palm back hook means that they need help ; When the waiter asked if customer need something,
customer wave, means that don't need .
●47What are the advantages and disadvantages of becoming vegetarian?
Answer :Vegetables contain many minerals and vitamins , these elements are essential for human body .and if we eat less meat, wo can protect the
animals ,the advantage of becoming vegetarian is to have a good health
body and protect animals ,while the human body also needs protein and fat,
the vegetables can’t prodive it, so the disadvantage of becoming
vegetarian is will result in malnutrition (营养不良)
48Which is the best restaurant and the worst restaurant you have ever known?
Answer:I like in a quiet place to eat, so I have a higher requirements on restaurant’s environmental ,so I think the best restaurant in my view is a plac named fubaoge in zhongglou. This restaurant is very quiet and clean,also the food is very delicious. Around our school,there are many restaurant,but the environment is very bad,so maybe there are the worst .。