I. Listening Comprehension
Section A (10分)
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. Wednesday. B. Friday. C. Tuesday. D. Sunday.
2. A. In a bank. B. At a library.
C. At a car dealership. D. In an insurance company.
3. A. Job details. B. A phone call. C. Career development. D. Student inquires.
4. A. He comes to class despite the illness. B. He is not the man the woman is thinking of.
C. He is feeling much better now. D. He is surprised that the woman is sick.
5. A. He doesn’t want to watch the film. B. He doesn’t know the way to the cinema.
C. He wants to avoid the traffic jam. D. He leaves the cinema during rush hours.
6. A. To make full use of the oil. B. To replace oil with electricity.
C. To find other forms of energy. D. To completely rely on clean energy.
7. A. He is physically unhealthy. B. He doesn’t like places with loud sound.
C. He is unable to fall asleep. D. He has some psychological problems.
8. A. The man can phone the kitchen at midnight.
B. 1 am is outside the working hours of kitchen staff.
C. Milk and pizza are not available at midnight.
D. The kitchen staff are too tired to make dinner.
9. A. To get the lecture schedule for the woman.
B. To find out where the lecture is to be held.
C
To copy a new schedule for the woman.
D. To pick up the woman from the library.
10. A. Betty was going to have a baby.
B. Janice was very rude to a friend.
C. Betty was impolite towards a customer.
D. Janice had a fight with one customer.
