大学英语四级考试听力理解分册

第一部分听力理解全真试题Test1PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithalinethroughthecentre.Example:Youwillhear:Youwillread:Attheoffice.Inthewaitingroom.Attheairport.Inarestaurant.Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A)“Altheoffice"isthebestanswer.YoushouldchooseA)ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.SampleAnswerbM[B][C][D]A)Themanwantstoattendtomorrow'sshow.Themandoesn'twanttoattendtomorrow'sshow.Therearen'tanyticketsleftfortomorrow'sshow.Therearen'tanyticketsleftfortonight'sshow.A)Lovestories. C)Detectivestories.Storiesaboutjailescapes. D)Storiesaboutroyalfamilies.A)Itwasalonglecturebuteasytounderstand.Itwasasdifficultasshehadexpected.Itwasnotaseasyasshehadthought.Itwasinterestingandeasytofollow.A)Toputhimthroughtothedirector.Tohaveatalkwiththedirectorabouthiswork.Togoandseeifthedirectorcanmeethimrightnow.Toarrangeanappointmentforhimwiththedirector.A)Margaretwantedtoreturnsomemagazinestothewoman.Margaretwantedtogetsomemagazinesbackfromthewoman.Margaretwantedtoborrowsomemagazinesfromthewoman.Margaretwantedtolendsomemagazinestothewoman.A)Heenjoysitverymuch.Hedoesn'tcaremuchaboutit.Hedoesn'tmindeventhoughit'stedious.Hehatesworkingovertime.A)Thewomandoesn'tthinkitexcitingtotravelbyair.They'llstayathomeduringtheholidays.They'llbeflyingsomewherefortheirvacation.Theyareofferedsomeplaneticketsfortheirholidays.A)Shetooksomebodytohospital.Somethingwentwrongwiththebus.Somethingpreventedherfromcatchingthebus.Shecameonfootinsteadoftakingabus.A)Washclothes. C)Doherhomework.Cleanthebackyard. D)Enjoythebeautifulday.A)Thetwospeakersareoldfriends.C)Thewomanisasecretary.Themanhasahouseforrent. D)Themanislookingforaplacetolivein.SectionBCompoundDictationDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime.Youshouldlistencarefullyfbritsgeneralidea.Thenlistentothepassageagain.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfromS1toS7withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.ForblanksnumberedfromS8toS10youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.Veryfewpeoplecangetacollegedegreebefore11,butMichaelwasanexception.Hestartedhighschoolwhenhewas5,finishinginjustninemonths.Hebecamethe(SI)youngestcollegegraduatewhenhewas10yearsand4monthsold,earningan(S2)degree.Nowat11Michaefsworkingonamaster'sdegreein(S3)intelligence.ButMichael's(S4)hasn'talwayscomeeasy.(S5)hisintelligence,hestilllacksimportantlife(S6).Inoneclass,hehadtostruggletounderstand(S7)novels,because,hesays,Tm11.Tveneverbeeninlovebefore.”Anotherchallengewashissize,(S8).Helikescomputerssomuch(S9)Hewantstomakerobotsdoalltheheavytasks.(S10).Tfest2PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithalinethroughthecentre.Example:Youwillhear:Youwillread:Attheoffice.Inthewaitingroom.Attheairport.Inarestaurant.Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A)“Attheoffice“isthebestanswer.YoushouldchooseontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.SampleAnswerbMIB][C][D]A)Theyaretwins. C)Theyarefriends.Theyareclassmates. D)Theyarecolleagues.A)ThemanisplanningatriptoAustin.C)Themandoesn'tlikeAuslin.ThemanhasnotbeentoAustinbefore.D)ThemanhasbeentoAustinbefore.A)Thesizeoftheroom. C)Thehotweather.Longworkinghours. D)Thefanintheroom.A)Themanhaschangedhisdestination.Themanisreturninghisticket.ThemanisflyingtoNewYorktomorrowmorning.Themancan'tmanagetogotoNewYorkasplanned.A)Itisdifficulttoidentify.Ithasbeenmisplaced.A)Lookingforatimetable.A)Itisdifficulttoidentify.Ithasbeenmisplaced.A)Lookingforatimetable.Buyingsomefurniture.A)Coldandwindy.C)D)C)D)C)Snowwillbereplacedbystrongwinds.D)8.A)Itisnolongeravailable.Itismissing.Ithasbeenborrowedbysomeone.Reservingatable.Windowshopping.Itwillgetbetter.Rainyandcold.Ithasbeenreprintedfourtimes.Thestoredoesn'thaveitnow,butwillhaveitsoon.Theinformationinthebookisoutofdate.A)Henrydoesn'tlikethecolor.B)A)Henrydoesn'tlikethecolor.B)Someoneelsepaintedthehouse.A)Inacottonfield.B)Atarailwaystation.SectionBC)D)C)D)Therewasnoladderinthehouse.Henrypaintedthehousehimself.Onafarm.Onatrain.Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsome

questions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmust

choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron

theAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Theyinvitedhimtoaparty. C) Theygaveaspecialdinnerforhim.Theyaskedhimtomakeaspeech.D)They invitedhiswifetoattendthedinner.A)Hewasembarrassed. C) Hefeltsad.Hefeltgreatlyencouraged. D) Hewasdeeplytouched.A)Sam'swifedidnotthinkthatthecompanywasfairtoSam.Sam'swifewassatisfiedwiththegoldwatch.Samdidnotlikethegoldwatch.Thecompanyhadsomefinancialproblems.PassageTwoQuestions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.14.A)Thenumberofstudentstheytakeinislimited.B)Theyreceivelittleornosupportfrompublictaxes.Theyareonlyopentochildrenfromrichfamilies.Theyhavetopaymoretaxes.A)Privateschoolsadmitmorestudents.Privateschoolschargelessthanreligiousschools.Privateschoolsrunavarietyofprograms.Privateschoolsallowstudentstoenjoymorefreedom.A)Thechurches. C)Thelocalauthorities.Theprogramdesigners. D)Thestategovernment.PassageThreeQuestions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Shewasfoundstealinginabookstore.Shecaughtsomeoneintheactofstealing.Sheadmittedhavingstolensomething.Shesaidshewaswronglyaccusedofstealing.A)Abook. C)Ahandbag.$3,000. D)AChristmascard.A)Shewasquestionedbythepolice.Shewasshutinasmallroomfor20minutes.Shewasinsultedbytheshopperaroundher.Shewasbody-searchedbythestoremanager.A)Theyrefusedtoapologizeforhavingfollowedherthroughthetown.Theyregrettedhavingwronglyaccusedherofstealing.Theystillsuspectedthatshewasathief.Theyagreedtopayher$3,000damages.Test3PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithalinethroughthecentre.Example:Youwillhear:Youwillread:Attheoffice.Inthewaitingroom.Attheairport.D)Inarestaurant.Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A)“Attheoffice“isthebestanswer.YoushouldchooseA)ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]A)Hewatchedtelevisionwithhisfriend.Hestayedathometalkingwithhisfriend.Hewenttoseeafilmwithhisfriend.Hewenttoseehisschoolmate.A)Whenthemeetingistobeheld?C)Wherethemeetingistobeheld?Whoaregoingtoattendthemeeting?D)Whal'stobediscussedatthemeeting?A)ThenecessityofwritingtoMr.Johnson.WhoisgoingtocontactM匚Johnson.ThearrangementoftheWednesdaymeeting.WheretheyaregoingtomeetMr.Johnson.A)Jackbroughtthetapetotheparty.C)Thetapewasmissing.ThetapehadbeenreturnedtoPaul.D)JacklenthistapetoPaul.A)Themanwantstoreservearoom.Themanreservedaroomsometimeago.Themanhasbookedaroomwithnobath.Themanwantstobuyaflatonthesecondfloor.A)Botheditionsarethesamepricenow.C)Thepaperbackeditionisonsale.Ithastwoeditionswiththesamecover.D)Thehardcovereditionismoreexpensive.A)HisTVsetsareallofthesamebrand.Hedoesn'thavethenewestmodelsrightnow.HehasthebestTVsetsforsale.HisTVsetshaveagoodsale.A)Hemusthandinareportaboutthemuseum.Hehasalreadyvisitedthemuseum.Hehastoreadahistorybook.Heistoobusytogowithher.A)Theyarerewarding.B)Theyareentertaining.A)Asunnyday.A)Theyarerewarding.B)Theyareentertaining.A)Asunnyday.B)Araincoat.C)D)C)D)Theyareboring.Theyaretime-consuming.Anattractivehut.Alovelyhat.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions11to14arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Shesatbackandrelaxed.B)Shedecidedtoretire.A)Shesatbackandrelaxed.B)Shedecidedtoretire.A)8years.B)20years.SheworkedoutanewEnglishprogram.16years.30years.A)Bringagreatdealofusefulexperiencetotheuniversity.Improvehumanrelationshipsintheuniversity.Bringafearofagingamongyoungstudentsonthecampus.Improvethereputationoftheuniversity.A)SheislearningEnglishandDrama.Sheislearninghowtomakesoundjudgments.Sheislearninghowtoteachminoritystudents.Sheisleaningtoperceive,nottojudge.PassageTwoQuestions15to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Thedifferencebetweenclassicalmusicandrockmusic.Whyclassicalmusicispopularwithmathstudents?Theeffectsofmusicontheresultsofmathtests.Howtoimproveyourreasoningability?A)Becauseitstimulatesyournerveactivity.Becauseitkeepsyoucalm.Becauseitstrengthensyourmemory.Becauseitimprovesyourproblemsolvingstrategies.A)Pianomusiccouldinterferewithyourreasoningability.B)Theeffectsofmusicdonotlastlong.Themoreyoulistentomusic,thehigheryourtestscoreswillbe.Music,whetherclassicalorrock,helpsimproveyourmemory.PassageThreeQuestions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Todrivethecarautomatically.C)Topreventcaraccidents.Tomeasurethedriver'spulse. D)Tomonitorthedriver'shealth.A)Itsendsoutsignalsforhelp.Itsoundsanalarmtowarnthedriver.Ittakesoverthedrivingimmediately.Itstopsthecarautomatically.A)Itmonitorsthesignalstransmittedfromthedriver'sbrain.Itcanmeasurethedriver'salcohollevelintheblood.Itcanquickenthedriver'sresponsetoemergencies.Itbasesitsanalysisonthedriver'sheartbeat.Test4PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithalinethroughthecentre.Example:Youwillhear:Youwillread:Attheoffice.Inthewaitingroom.Attheairport.Inarestaurant.Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A)“Attheoffice“isthebestanswer.YoushouldchooseA)ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.SampleAnswer|B][C]|D|A)Thewomanfeelssorryfortheman.Themanisamemberofthestaff.Theareaisfbrpassengersonly.Thewomanisaskingthemantoleave.A)Cleanherhousewhilesheisaway.B)Buyhersomeplantsandtakecareofthem.Waterherplantswhilesheisaway.Waterherplantswhenheisnotatwork.A)Hewillonlybeavailableintheafternoon.It9snothisofficehour.Hedoesn'thavetime.Heistootiredafterclass.A)Thewomaninsistsongoingout.Thewomandoesn'tlikewatchingTV.Themanpromisedheragiftonherbirthday.Themanistootiredtogoout.A)Therearetoomanycoursesofferedtostudents.Thewomanshouldtakefewercoursesnextterm.Themanwilltakefourcoursesnextsemester.Itiswisertotakemorethanfourcourses.A)AskTomtosendaninvitation.GettheJohnsons'address.InviteTomtotheparty.TellTomtopickuptheJohnsons.A)Janeislookingforasummerjob.Janeispackingforthesummervacation.Janeisonherwayhome.Janeiseagertogohomefbrthevacation.A)Spendingmoretimeonsightseeing.Visitingthecitywithagroup.Touringthecityonafineday.Takingthemanwithheronthetour.A)Thewomanisdrivingtoofast.Thewomanisdrivingataslowspeed.Thewomanhasbrokenatrafficrule.Thewomanhasparkedhercarinawrongplace.A)ShecantellJoanwhensheseesheratnoon.SheshouldtellJoan'sbrotheraboutthereception.ShemustcallonJoanafterthereception.ShemayseeJoan'sbrotheratlunch.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Toprotectpersonsandproperty.Tocollecttaxes.Toteachandtraincitizens.Tosavenaturalresourcesforfutureuse.A)Bysellingservicesthatmakelifecomfortable.Bysellinglandcontainingoil.Bysellingpubliclands.Bysellingcoalandothernaturalproducts.A)Environmentalpollutionandprotection.B)Taxesandservicesforthepublic.Policeeffortstoprotectpeople.People'sattitudetowardtaxes.PassageTwoQuestions14to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Hedidn'tlikephysicsanymore.B)Hiseyesightwastoopoor.Physicswastoohardforhim.Hehadtoworktosupporthimself.A)Hewasnothappywiththenewdirector.Hewasnotqualifiedtobeanengineer.Hewantedtotravel.Hefoundhisjobboring.A)Hewantedtoworkwithhisfriend.Heenjoyedtravellingaroundtheworld.HewantedtogotoSpain.Hewasrejectedbytheengineeringfirm.A)HeenjoyedteachingEnglish.Hewantedtoearnmoretosupporthisfamily.Theowneroftheschoolpromisedhimagoodposition.Hecouldearnmoreasateacherthanasatravelagent.PassageThreeQuestions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Itcanbecookedinmanyways.Itisdeliciousbutinexpensive.Itgiveshigheryieldsthanothergraincrops.Itgrowseasilyinvariousconditions.A)Friedpotatoes.Tomatojuice.Sweetcorn.Chocolatebeans.A)TheyledtothediscoveryofAmerica.TheymadenativeAmericanfoodspopular.TheybroughtgreatwealthtoSpain.TheymadenativeAmericanlifestyleswell-known.TestsPartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Example:Youwillhear:Youwillread:Attheoffice.Inthewaitingroom.Attheairport.Inarestaurant.Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A)“Attheoffice“isthebestanswer.YoushouldchooseontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.SampleAnswerbMIB][C][DJA)Thewomanisaclosefriendoftheman.Thewomanhasbeenworkingtoohard.Thewomanisseeingadoctor.Thewomanistiredofherwork.A)Thisapplepietastesverygood.B)Hismotherlikesthepieverymuch.Thispiecan'tmatchhismother's.Hismothercan'tmakeapplepies.A)Takeawalk.Giveaperformance.Listentothemusic.Dancetothemusic.A)Readanarticleonpoliticalscience.Presentadifferenttheorytotheclass.Readmorethanonearticle.Chooseabetterarticletoread.A)ThewomanwouldunderstandifshedidMary'sjob.ThewomanshoulddothetypingforMary.ThewomanshouldworkashardasMary.Thewomanisn'taskillfultypist.A)HewantstomakeanappointmentwithMr.Smith.HewantstomakesurethatMr.Smithwillseehim.Hewantstochangethetimeoftheappointment.Hewantsthewomantomeethimatthreeo'clock.A)Hegetsnervousveryeasily.Heisaninexperiencedspeaker.Heisanawfulspeaker.Hehasn'tpreparedhisspeechwell.A)Shedidn'tlikethebooksthemanbought.Therewasn'tlargeselectionatthebookstore.Themanboughtalotofbooks.Shewantedtoseewhatthemanbought.A)Buyaticketfortheteno'clockflight.Askthemantochangetheticketfbrher.Gototheairportimmediately.Switchtoadifferentflight.A)Dr.Lemoniswaitingforapatient.Dr.Lemonisbusyatthemoment.Dr.Lemonhaslosthispatience.Dr.Lemonhasgoneouttovisitapatient.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions11to14arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.11.A)Acaroutsidethesupermarket.C)Paul'scar.B)Acaratthebottomofthehill.D)Thesportscar.12.A)Insidethecar.C)Inthegarage.B)Atthefootofthehill.D)Inthesupermarket.13.A)Thedriverofthesportscar.C)Themanstandingnearby.B)Thetwogirlsinsidethecar.D)ThesalesmanfromLondon.14.A)Nobody.C)Thebusdriver.B)Thetwogirls.D)Paul.PassageTwoQuestions15to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Hisfriendgavehimthewrongkey.Hedidn'tknowwherethebackdoorwas.Hecouldn'tfindthekeytohismailbox.Itwastoodarktoputthekeyinthelock.A)Itwasgettingdark.Hewasafraidofbeingblamedbyhisfriend.Thebirdsmighthaveflownaway.Hisfriendwouldarriveanytime.A)Helookedsillywithonlyoneleginsidethewindow.Heknewthepolicemanwouldn'tbelievehim.Thetorchlightmadehimlookveryfoolish.Herealisedthathehadmadeamistake.PassageThreeQuestions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Thethreatofpoisonousdesertanimalsandplants.Theexhaustionofenergyresources.Thedestructionofoilwells.Thespreadoftheblackpowderfromthefires.A)Theundergroundoilresourceshavenotbeenaffected.Mostofthedesertanimalsandplantshavemanagedtosurvive.Theoillakessoondriedupandstoppedevaporating.Theundergroundwaterresourceshavenotbeenpolluted.A)Torestorethenormalproductionoftheoilwells.Toestimatethelossescausedbythefires.Toremovetheoilleftinthedesert.Tousetheoilleftintheoillakes.Test6PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithalinethroughthecentre.Example:Youwillhear:Youwillread:Attheoffice.Inthewaitingroom.Attheairport.Inarestaurant.Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A)“Attheoffice“isthebestanswer.YoushouldchooseA)ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.SampleAnswer|B][C]|D]A)Sheisnotinterestedinthearticle.Shehasgiventhemanmuchtrouble.Shewouldliketohaveacopyofthearticle.Shedoesn'twanttotakethetroubletoreadthearticle.A)HesawthebigtowerhevisitedonTV.HehasvisitedtheTVtowertwice.HehasvisitedtheTVtoweronce.HewillvisittheTVtowerinJune.A)Thewomanhastroublegettingalongwiththeprofessor.Thewomanregretshavingtakenupmuchoftheprofessor'stime.Thewomanknowstheprofessorhasbeenbusy.Thewomanknowstheprofessorhasrunintotrouble.A)Hedoesn'tenjoybusinesstripsasmuchasheusedto.Hedoesn'tthinkheiscapableofdoingthejob.Hethinksthepayistoolowtosupporthisfamily.Hewantstospendmoretimewithhisfamily.A)Themanthoughttheessaywaseasy.Theybothhadahardtimewritingtheessay.Thewomanthoughttheessaywaseasy.Neitherofthemhasfinishedtheassignmentyet.6.A)Inthepark.C)Inhisapartment.B)Betweentwobuildings.D)Underahugetree.7.A)Ifsawfullydull.C)It'sveryexhausting.B)It'sreallyexciting.D)It'squitechallenging.8.A)Amovie.C)Aplay.B)Alecture.D)Aspeech.A)Theweatherismildcomparedtothepastyears.Theyarehavingthecoldestwinterever.Theweatherwillsoongetwarmer.Theweathermaygetevencolder.A)Amysterystory. C)Thesearchforareliablewitness.Thehiringofashopassistant. D)Anunsolvedcaseofrobbery.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions11to14arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)TheywanttochangethewayEnglishistaught.B)TheylearnEnglishtofindwell-paidjobs.Theywanttohaveanup-to-dateknowledgeofEnglish.Theyknowclearlywhattheywanttolearn.A)Professionals. C) Beginners.Collegestudents. D) Intermediatelearners.A)Coursesfordoctors. C) Coursesforreporters.Coursesforbusinessmen. D) Coursesforlawyers.A)Threegroupsoflearners.TheimportanceofbusinessEnglish.EnglishforSpecificPurposes.FeaturesofEnglishfordifferentpurposes.PassageTwoQuestions15to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Toshowofftheirwealth. C)Toregaintheirmemory.Tofeelgood. D)Tobedifferentfromothers.A)Tohelpsolvetheirpsychologicalproblems.Toplaygameswiththem.Tosendthemtothehospital.Tomakethemawareofitsharmfulness.A)Theyneedcareandaffection.Theyarefondofround-the-worldtrips.Theyaremostlyfrombrokenfamilies.Theyarelikelytocommitcrimes.PassageThreeQuestions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Becauseitwastooheavy. C)Becauseitdidnotshootfar.Becauseitdidnotbendeasily. D)Becauseitsstringwasshort.A)Itwentoutofuse300yearsago.Itwasinventedaftertheshortbow.Itwasdiscoveredbeforefireandthewheel.It9sstillinusetoday.A)Theyareaccurateandeasytopull.Theirshootingrangeis40yards.Theyareusuallyusedindoors.Theytook100yearstodevelop.Test7PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithalinethroughthecentre.Example:Youwillhear:Youwillread:Attheoffice.Inthewaitingroom.Attheairport.Inarestaurant.Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A)“Attheoffice“isthebestanswer.YoushouldchooseA)ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.SampleAnswerfA][B][C]|D|A)GetsomechangefromJane.Golookforapayphone.Usethewoman'sphone.Payforthephonecall.A)Atanartgallery.Inadepartmentstore.Atabookstore.Inaworkshop.A)Shewillhelpthemantocatchup.Sheisworriedabouttheman'shealth.Shehasboughtthemananup-to-datemap.Sheisboughtthemanapairofglassestoday.A)Heisgoingtogiveatalkonfishing.Heiseagert