Listening Comprehension

Section A

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 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．At a train station．

B．At an airport．

C．At a travel agency．

D．At a bus station．

2．A．＄5．

B．＄10．

C．＄15．

D．＄50．

3．A．Receptionist and guest．

B．Salesperson and customer．

C．Doctor and patient．

D．Waiter and diner．

4．A．Excited．

B．Dissatisfied．

C．Bored．

D．Exhausted．

5．A．Her hair has changed．

B．She isn’t satisfied with her hair style．

C．She prefers to wear long hair．

D．The man has changed his hair style．

6．A．It is too early to watch the Talent Show．

B．He will go to bed in five minutes．

C．He would rather watch TV than go to bed．

D．He is old enough to stay up．

7．A．She has got everything ready．

B．She never hesitates over what to take．

C．She hates packing by herself．

D．She needs more time for packing．

8．A．They should wait for John for a while．

B．They should stay here for the night．

C．They should start the meeting right away．

D．They should call John at once．

9．A．She is unwilling to move into a new flat．

B．Her neighbors get along well with her．

C．She can’t tell the man why she is moving．

D．Her neighbors usually play their TV loud．

10．A．Ask for directions．

B．Try a different route．

C．Go back for the map．

D．Cancel their trip．

Directions：In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked to 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 blest answer to the question you have heard．

11．A．A political system．

B．Religion．

C．Working language．

D．Race．

12．A．Discuss current issues．

B．Join in a writing competition．

C．Attend an arts and crafts competition．

D．Celebrate their friendship．

13．A．The Commonwealth Games．

B．An important holiday．

C．The Commonwealth members．

D．An international association．

14．A．Equipping students with knowledge．

B．Qualifying students for certain jobs．

C．Developing students’ habits of mind．

D．Helping students to go to graduate school．

15．A．The ability to have critical analysis．

B．Creative use of leisure time．

C．Logical use of information．

D．Willingness to accept uncertainty．

16．A．Goals to reach in a college education．

B．Roles of knowledge in students’ growth．

C．Qualifications needed for a job．

D．Importance of after-class activities．

Directions：In Section 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 answer．

Listening Comprehension(18 marks)

Section A(15 marks)

Directions：In this section, you'll hear six conversations between two speakers．For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked A, B andC．Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question．

Conversation One

1．When will there be a birthday party?

A．Next Sunday．

B．Next Monday．

C．This Sunday．

2．How many friends will the woman invite?

A．Ten．

B．Nine．

C．Eight．

Conversation Two

3．What were the speakers mainly talking about?

A．Maria's teacher．

B．Maria's performance．

C．Maria's fault．

4．What is the woman complaining about at last?

A．Maria's performance at school．

B．Husband's relationship with wife．

C．Husband's relationship with daughter．

Conversation Three

5．Why does the man think he was lucky to get the job?

A．He likes the job．

B．He likes the factory．

C．He is able to live in the little village．

6．How did the man sleep last night?

A．He woke for several times．

B．He slept very well．

C．He couldn't go to sleep．

Conversation Four

7．What is the man?

A．A farmer．

B．A postman．

C．A doctor．

8．What can we learn from the conversation?

A．Fred grows cotton in his field．

B．Fred will buy more fields next year．

C．Fred had the largest farm in America．

9．What did the woman do last summer on the farm?

A．She milked a cow．

B．She killed a cow．

C．She harvested the corn．

Conversation Five

10．What is the man?

A．A bus driver．

B．A salesman．

C．A travel agent．

11．Where is the woman now?

A．In the US．

B．In Britain．

C．In Canada．

12．How long will the tour last?

A．About seven hours．

B．About eight hours．

C．About nine hours．

Conversation Six

13．What are the speakers talking about?

A．The price of the products．

B．The policy of the company．

C．The suggestion from the suppliers．

14．What seems to be the problem of the customers?

A．They have run out of money．

B．They refused to attend the meeting．

C．They aren't satisfied with the products．

15．What does the woman suggest?

A．Changing suppliers．

B．Providing first rate products．

C．Meeting new customers in the area．

Section B(3 marks)

Listening Comprehension

Section A

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 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．Go to the office

B．Keep calling

C．Try online booking

D．See a doctor

2．A．A reporter

B．An athlete

C．A fisherman

D．An organizer

3．A．At a post office

B．At a fast-food restaurant

C．At a booking office

D．At a check-in desk

4．A．He already has plans．

B．The woman should decide where to eat．

C．He will make a reservation．

D．The woman can ask her brother for advice．

5．A．He got wet in the rain．

B．The shower was out of order．

C．He didn't hear the phone ringing．

D．He got out of the shower to answer the phone．

6．A．Reasonable

B．Bright

C．Serious

D．Ridiculous

7．A．Send leaflets

B．Go sightseeing

C．Do some gardening

D．Visit a lawyer

8．A．Her doorbell doesn't need repair．

B．She didn't expect him to come so early

C．The man has just arrived on time．

D．It is not the right time for her．

9．A．She won't go to the beach if it rains．

B．She would like the man to go to the beach．

C．It will clear up tomorrow．

D．It was pouring when she was at the beach．

10．A．What to take up as a hobby．

B．How to keep fit．

C．How to handle pressure．

D．What to play with．

Section B

Directions：In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked to 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 blest answer to the question you have heard．

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage．

11．A．Her school was in a small village．

B．She was outstanding at school．

C．She was the only Asian girl there．

D．Her parents were in London．

12．A．London

B．Bath

C．Swindon

D．Oxford

13．A．Coming across a radio producer．

B．Taking an earlier train．

C．Meeting a professional artist．

D．Wearing two odd shoes．

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following news．

14．A．Educating children．

B．Saving rare animals．

C．Recreating an environment．

D．Making a profit．

15．A．Animals make visitors stressful．

B．Animals must live their lives in cages．

C．Animals can feel bored and sad．

D．Animals are in danger of extinction．

16．A．They are still useful and necessary．

B．They have more disadvantages than advantages．

C．They are a perfect environment for animals．

D．They are recreative places for animals．

Section C

Directions：In Section 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 answer．

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．