Section I
Listening Comprehension
(25 minutes)
Now look at question 1.
1. What’s the most possible relationship between the two speakers?
[A] Husband and wife.
[B] Employer and employee.
[C] Barber and guest.
[D] Waiter and guest.
2. What does the woman mean?
[A] They shouldn’t change their plan.
[B] They should change their mind.
[C] Weather forecasts are not reliable.
[D] The tennis game won’t last long.
3. Why can’t the woman eat more?
[A] Because she doesn’t like meat pie.
[B] Because she is full.
[C] Because she doesn’t feel hungry.
[D] Because she wants to lose weight.
4. What does the woman suggest the man doing?
[A] Rush to work.
[B] Go with her together.
[C] Drive her car.
[D] Hurry up.
5. Where are the two speakers?
[A] At home.
[B] At the airport.
[C] At the railway station.
[D] At office.
6. Who is the visitor?
[A] Mr. Johnson.
[B] Jane Johnson.
[C] Jane McDonald.
[D] McDonald Johnson.
7. What can we infer from the conversation?
[A] An old lady took the couple’s suitcase by mistake.
[B] An old lady stole the couple’s suitcase at the restaurant.
[C] The old lady took their clothes by mistake.
[D] The woman forgot to put clothes in their suitcase.
8. What will the woman do this evening?
[A] Go to disco.
[B Write her paper.
[C] Visit a professor.
[D] Join a party.
9. How does the man like his salad?
[A] It’s nice and fresh.
[B] It’s rather tasteless.
[C] It’s salty.
[D] It tastes bad.
10. What does the woman Want to do?
[A] Visit the clothing company tomorrow.
[B] Apply for a job in the clothing company.
[C] Help the company recruit graduate students.
[D] Get a part-time job before graduation.
Questions 11 to 14 are based on the following dialogue between two friends.
11. Why is the woman in New York?
[A] Because she likes the city.
[B] Because she wants to visit the man.
[C] Because she has a project there.
[D] Because the man is ill,
12. What’s wrong with the man?
[A] He has got a cold.
[B] He wants to die.
[C] His dog is sick.
[D] He throws up seriously.
13. Where does the man live?
[A] At 904 Haven Avenue in the 168th Street.
[B] At 904 Haven Avenue in the 116th Street.
[C] At 903 Haven Avenue in the 116th Street.
[D] At 903 Haven Avenue in the 168th Street.
14. What will the woman do for the man?
[A] Buy some food for him.
[B] Send him to the hospital.
[C] Give him some medicine.
[D] Bring some vegetables to him.
Questions 15 to 18 are based on a conversation on juvenile crime.
15. Who is the man working with?
[A] The woman.
[B] Young people.
[C] Frank.
[D] The media.
16. What is the woman asking the man for?
[A] His opinions OK jvenile crime.
[B] His opinions on social system.
[C] His opinions on the prevention of young people crime.
[D] His opinions on the behaviors of media and school.
17. According to Frank, why do ids get violent?
[A] Because the media teach them.
[B] Because the school is like a jail.
[C] Because the education system has problems.
[D] Because the environment makes them so.
18. How can we prevent juvenile crime?
[A] Create a more caring environment."
[B] Improve the education system.
[C] Make the school less like a jail.
[D] Educate kids on a one-to-one basis.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on a conversation on free samples.
19. What didn’t the man get from the conversation?
[A] A postcard.
[B] A questionnaire.
[C] Free samples of finned meat.
[D] Some work.
20. Why the man insists on filling out the questionnaire right away?
[A] Because they have promised to do so.
[B] Because he doesn’t like the sample.
[C] Because he wants more free samples.
[D] Because he wants to mail it on his way to work.
21. Why doesn’t the woman like the tinned meat?
[A] Because it’s tasteless.
[B] Because she doesn’t want to fill in the questionnaire.
[C] Because it makes her cat ill.
[D] Because it’s free.
22. What are the guests’ comments?
[A] It has no taste.
[B] It makes the cat ill.
[C] The cat doesn’t like eating it.
[D] The cat didn’t touch it.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the following talk on mum’s business.
23. Why are mothers fed up with their jobs?
[A] Because the jobs are difficult.
[B] Because the jobs make them have little time for their children.
[C] Because their children and family are in trouble.
[D]Because they don’t like the jobs.
24. How many women work for themselves now?
[A] Two thousand.
[B] Twenty thousand.
[C] A million.
[D] Two million.
25. What do we learn about Tanya Rostron?
[A] She doesn’t work.
[B] She works as head of marketing in a major company.
[C] She has little time with her new baby daughter.
[D] She employs 11 people in her company.
Now you have 3 minutes to transfer your answers from your test booklet to ANSWER SHEET 1.
That is the end of listening comprehension section.
