Part　I??????? Listening Comprehension??????? (20 minutes)

Section? A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide?which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a line through the centre.
Example:?
You will hear:
You will read:
A) At the office.??????????
B) In the waiting room.
C) At the airport.????
D) In a restaurant.
From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening. This is most likely to have taken place at the office. There fore, A) “At the office” is the best answer. You should choose [A] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre.
Sample Answer [A][B][C][D]

1.
A) Every day.?????????????????????????????
B) Every other day.
C) Every week.?????????????????????????????
D) Every other week.

2.
A) Saturday morning.??????????????????????
B) Saturday afternoon.
C) Sunday morning.?????????????????????????
D) Sunday afternoon.

3.
A) The unsmiling faces.????????????????????
B) The sun.
C) The Londoners.????????????????????????
D) The weather.

4.
A) Maria's friends don't call her very often.
B) Maria doesn't like to talk on the phone with her friends.
C) Maria likes to talk on the phone with her friends.
D) Maria doesn't have any friends.

5.
A) The chemistry book.???????????????????
B) The English book.
C) The math book.???????????????????????
D) The history book.

6.
A) Hold the phone.
B) Make another call.
C) Pay the manager a visit.
D) Ask the woman to find Mr. White for him.

7.
A) He will pay a visit to Prof. Wang.??????
B) He will congratulate Prof. Wang.
C) He is ready to help Prof. Wang.????????
D) He will tell Prof. Wang the good news.
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8.
A) To take a bus.??????????????????????????
B) To make a phone call.
C) To do shopping.???????????????????????
D) To give them to the woman.

9.
A) Listening to the radio.??????????????????
B) Reading a newspaper.
C) Watching television.????????????????????
D) Watching a sports game.

10.
A) He hasn't seen any movie for a long time.
B) The movie he saw was "Gone with the Wind".
C) It is one of the best movies he has ever seen.
D) He likes seeing movies very much.

Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

Passage One
Questions 11 to 13 based on the passage you have just heard.
11.
A) Go and visit friends.????????????????????
B) Have a dimmer together with friends.
C) Go around making new friends.??????????
D) Play miaks on friends.

12.
A) For seven hundred years.?????????????????
B) For several decades.
C) For several hundred years.???????????????
D) For seventy years.

13.
A) A new means of transpartation from London to Australia.
B) A newly-published newspaper in London.
C) A non-existent island in the Pacific.
D) A new kind of Italian noodle.

Passage Two
Questions 14 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.
14.
A) More than nine million.?????????????????
B) About half a million.
C) More than five million.??????????????????
D) About two and a half million.

15.
A) It is for students of the same community only.
B) It only offers a two-year basic course.
C) It only trains students to be office managers.
D) It only accepts students rejected by universities.

16.
A) One who is staying in that state as a writer.
B) One whose home is in that state.
C) One who has been in the army.
D) One who has been in health services.

17.
A) Community colleges in the U. S..
B) The number of high school graduates.
C) Higher education in the U. S..
D) The difference between private and state universities.

Passage Three
Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
18.
A) He had to get a job.????????????????????
B) He was afraid of failure.
C) He wanted to join the Army.?????????????
D) He wasn't interested in studying.

19.
A) Attending patients.?????????????????????
B) Repairing machines.
C) Driving taxis.??????????????????????????
D) Delivering letters.

20.
A) She encouraged him.????????????????????
B) She was disappointed.
C) She expressed doubt.????????????????????
D) She was shocked.