Listening Comprehension(20％)

Section A Short Conversations

Directions：In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers．At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said．The conversations and questions will be spoken only once．After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard．

1．A．It's too big．

B．It's very good．

C．It's not true．

D．It's not good．

2．A．The woman will post the letter for him．

B．The woman will go to the man's office．

C．The woman will not post the letter for him．

D．The woman will ask him to post her letter．

3．A．He doesn't care about it．

B．He'd prefer it．

C．He dislikes it．

D．He prefers it to be cold．

4．A．Take care of his daughter．

B．Be on duty．

C．Be ill．

D．Go out seeing．

5．A．He studied law in college．

B．He is still a student now．

C．He wanted to study arts．

D．He wanted to learn science．

6．A．10．

B．20．

C．30．

D．3．

7．A．At the airport．

B．At the cinema．

C．In a restaurant．

D．In a shop．

8．A．Cold Coca Cola．

B．Water．

C．Coffee．

D．Tea．

9．A．The train has stopped．

B．The rain won't stop tomorrow．

C．Tomorrow's weather matters nothing to the man．

D．The man will go, if it doesn't rain．

10．A．Spending the summer holiday．

B．Looking for a full-time job．

C．Applying for a scholarship．

D．Preparing for the study of next term

Part B Passages

Directions：In Part B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages．The passages will be read twice but the questions will be spoken only once．When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one will be the best answer to the questions you have heard．

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage．

11．A．A bank robbery．

B．The arrest of robber．

C．The arrest of a gang of thieves．

D．The robbery of a drugstore．

12．A．Four years．

B．Ten years．

C．Fifteen months．

D．Ten months．

13．A．At 10 p. m．

B．At 10∶15 p. m．

C．At 11 p. m．

D．At 9∶15 p. m．

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage．

14．A．To pay for the time Jane had been waiting for her

B．To help Susan change her habit．

C．To collect the fund for charity．

D．To hurt Susan．

15．A．＄ 10 each time．

B．＄ 20 each time

C．＄ 25 each time．

D．None at all．

16．A．She didn't pay much money to Jane．

B．She made a new habit．

C．She stopped her old habit and made a new habit．

D．She found herself free of had habit habits．

Part C Longer Conversations

Directions：In Part C, you will hear two longer conversations．The conversations ·will be read twice．After you hear each conversation, you -will be required to fulfill the task by filling in the numbered blanks with information you have heard．

Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation．

Complete the message．Write NO MOKE THAN ONE WORD for each answer．

Listening Comprehension

Section A　Short conversations

Directions：In section A, you will hear ten short conversations between speakers．At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said．The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once．After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard．

1．A．10∶00

B．10∶10

C．10∶20

D．10∶30

2．A．A cook．

B．A waitress．

C．An airhostess．

D．A customer．

3．A．On the bus．

B．In the theatre．

C．In the classroom．

D．In a cafeteria．

4．A．It will probably rain this afternoon．

B．She likes to watch the rain come down

C．She will play even if it rains．

D．It has rained a lot lately．

5．A．Stop worrying．

B．Go out more．

C．Talk to a friend．

D．Get counseling．

6．A．She thought it was extremely difficult．

B．She thought it was okay even though she usually dislikes essay exams．

C．She thinks essay exams are boring and especially this one．

D．She thinks she will fail this test．

7．A．She wasn’t able to attend the reception．

B．She is an honor student．

C．She likes flowers very much．

D．She is a teacher．

8．A．Because she has walked a long distance．

B．Because she is tired out．

C．Because she is all wet．

D．Because she is careless．

9．A．Bob has been married for a long time．

B．He plans to go to the wedding．

C．He hasn’t been to California for a long time．

D．The woman should go to California．

10．A．Make the woman another lunch．

B．Get the woman a coffee．

C．Buy the woman a lunch．

D．Help look for the woman’s lunch box．

Directions：In part B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages．The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once．When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard．

11．A．Basic health．

B．Special training．

C．Nothing．

D．Special skill．

12．A．Steadily

B．Gently．

C．As long as possible

D．Fast

13．A．When you have any health worries．

B．When you decide to jog．

C．When you require more information．

D．When you decide to jog alone．

14．A．Her mother doesn’t love her as much as her grandfather did．

B．Her mother was the subject of talks with her grandfather．

C．Her mother will misunderstand her problems．

D．She missed her grandfather．

15．A．Co-workers cannot be your close friends．

B．People will be pleased if you call them at 2∶00 a. m.．

C．You can’t discuss your problems with a distant family member．

D．The one you can call at 2∶00 a. m. is someone close to you in spirit．

16．A．Parents should understand their kids．

B．The earth is an inhabited garden if you have close friends．

C．There are many ways to make friends．

D．There is a difference between a lonely desert and an inhabited garden．

Directions：In part C, you will hear two longer conversations．The conversations will be read twice．After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard．Write your answers on your answer sheet．

Complete the form．Write ONE WORD for each answer．

Complete the form．Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each blank．

Listening Comprehension

Section A　Short conversations

Directions：In section A, you will hear ten short conversations between speakers．At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said．The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once．After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard．

1．A．3∶40

B．4∶00

C．4∶20

D．3∶20

2．A．He wants to get a new position．

B．He is asking the woman for help．

C．He has left the woman a good impression．

D．He enjoys letter writing．

3．A．At a newsstand．

B．At a car dealer’s．

C．At a newspaper office．

D．At a publishing house．

4．A．The weather forecast says it will be fine．

B．The weather doesn’t count in their plan

C．They will not do as planned in case of rain．

D．They will postphone their programme if it rains．

5．A．He’s not used to city life．

B．He is very tall and thin．

C．It's hard to find him there．

D．He’s always holding a needle．

6．A．His computer doesn’t work well．

B．He isn’t getting along with his stuff．

C．He didn’t register for a proper course．

D．He can’t apply the theory to his program．

7．A．He lent her his extra pen．

B．He was afraid of losing his pen．

C．He offered her a pencil．

D．He said he didn’t have any extra ink．

8．A．Neither of the watches keeps good time．

B．The woman’s watch stopped three hours ago．

C．The man’s watch goes too fast．

D．It’s too dark for the woman to read her watch．

9．A．By going on a diet．

B．By having fewer meals．

C．By doing physical exercise．

D．By eating fruits and vegetables．

10．A．The plane’s departure time remains unknown．

B．The man went to a wrong check-in counter．

C．The man has just missed the flight．

D．The plane will leave at 9∶14．

Section B　passages,

Directions：In part B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages．The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once．When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard．

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage．

11．A．100million．

B．50 to 100 million．

C．15 million．

D．500 million．

12．A．Aristotle

B．A Russian．

C．Nobel

D．Dolly

13．A．Animal testing is unnecessary and a poor scientific practice．

B．Animals have played an important part in many scientific researches．

C．Many Nobel Prize winners are interested in animal testing．

D．Animal research was carried out in every medical advance of the last century．

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following news．

14．A．Product name．

B．Features．

C．Target customer．

D．Price．

15．A．Affordable; latest．

B．incredible; fastest; smallest．

C．Best deal; best choice．

D．Perfect; right choice．

16．A．The advertisement for Star 5000 emphasizes its users and the status it brings

B．The Brand E-Brain from Diamond Computer offers you the perfect tool．

C．The advertisement for FX435 focuses on computing power．

D．The three brands are among the best sellers on the market．

Section C　longer conversations．

Directions：In part C, you will hear two longer conversations．The conversations will be read twice．After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard．Write your answers on your answer sheet．

Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation：

Complete the form．Write ONE WORD for each answer．

Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation：

Complete the form．Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each blank．

Listening Comprehension

Section A

Directions：In Part A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers．At the end of each conversations, a question will be asked about what was said．The conversation and the question will be spoken only once．After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers in your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard．

1．A．In a drugstore．

B．In a warehouse．

C．In a department store．

D．In a fashion designer's studio

2．A．She's spending time going over her accounts．

B．She's going home for only a few days．

C．She's excited about going home．

D．She's counting the number of vacation days．

3．A．150．

B．135．

C．100．

D．15．

4．A．When he was sixteen．

B．When he was thirty-nine．

C．When he was thirteen．

D．When he was thirty．

5．A．He can't go to the lab this week．

B．He thinks the woman is being unfair．

C．He agrees that the workload is too heavy．

D．He feels the assignment is reasonable．

6．A．The woman asks the man to help her manage her money．

B．The woman helps the man leam to manage his money．

C．The woman pays for the seminar．

D．The woman will go to the seminar with the man．

7．A．It is not his affair．

B．He is too busy to answer her．

C．It has been two weeks since he met Charles last time．

D．He doesn't know Charles well．

8．A．Lawyer and client．

B．Secretary and patient．

C．Shop assistant and customer．

D．Waiter and customer．

9．A．The woman should have some sleep．

B．The woman should get some physical exercise,

C．The woman should finish the report immediately．

D．The woman should concentrate more on the report．

10．A．She finds her handbag missing,

B．She forgets where she put the keys．

C．She can't find her keys．

D．She left her keys in the office．

Section B

Directions：In part B, you will hear two short conversations, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages．The passage will be read twice, but the question will be spoken only once．When you hear a question, read the four possible answers in your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard．

11．A．Wu is an award-winning dancer．

B．Wu is an old woman．

C．Wu is a hip-hop dancer．

D．Wu is a collector of awards．

12．A．When her own children were middle-aged．

B．When she was young．

C．When she was 48．

D．When she won several awards．

13．A．The grannies sing all kinds of hip-hop．

B．Hip-hop's rhythms kept their body healthy．

C．People don't like these old hip-hop dancers．

D．They sing songs which are like sunshine and encouragement．

14．A．Someone set the fire on purpose．

B．The fires killed 10 people on average．

C．Half a million people have to move from their homes．

D．There were 18 fires these years．

15．A．Australia．

B．America．

C．Africa．

D．England．

16．A．Melting mountain glaciers．

B．Droughts．

C．Powerful hurricanes．

D．Wildfires in California

Section C

Directions：In Part C, you will hear two longer conversations．The conversations will be read twice．After you hear each conversation, you are asked to fulfill the task by filling in the numbered blanks with the information you hear．

Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation．

Complete the form．Write ONE WORD for each answer．

Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the followmg conversation．

Complete the form．Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer．