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 car shop．

B．At a garage．

C．In a parking area．

D．In a car showroom．

2．A．The meeting started earlier．

B．His car was broken．

C．He met with a traffic jam．

D．He lost his way．

3．A．Change his address．

B．Mail some letters．

C．Deliver some telegrams．

D．Call the post office．

4．A．He wrote it last semester．

B．He'll finish it in a few minutes．

C．He never does assignment early．

D．He isn't going to write it．

5．A．Boss and secretary．

B．Coach and athlete．

C．Doctor and patient．

D．Teacher and student．

6．A．10∶00．

B．10∶10．

C．10∶20．

D．10∶30．

7．A．It's better than it used to be．

B．It's not as good as it was．

C．It's better than people say．

D．It's even worse than people say．

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

B．Because she was tired out．

C．Because she is all wet．

D．Because she is careless．

9．A．Rewrite the paper．

B．Ask he woman to do some typing．

C．Read the newspaper again．

D．Check the paper for mistakes．

10．A．A rent increase．

B．A bargain．

C．A salary cut．

D．A vacation trip．

Section B

Directions：In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked two 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．To buy a hearing-aid．

B．To have a hearing-aid repaired．

C．To get a pen and a piece of paper．

D．To solve his own problem．

12．A．He explained it in words．

B．He made some gestures．

C．He wrote it on a piece of paper．

D．he drew a picture about it．

13．A．He was deaf, but not dumb

B．He was dumb, but not deaf．

C．He was deaf and dumb．

D．He has just had a throat operation．

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage．

14．A．A restaurant host．

B．A tour guide．

C．A history teacher．

D．A park attendant．

15．A．A small restaurant．

B．A revolutionary army．

C．A famous commander．

D．A historic tree．

16．A．A heavy storm．

B．Its old age．

C．Attacks of insects．

D．Too much rain．

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．