I. Listening Comprehension (30)

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. A new bookstore. B. A new road.  C. Good novels.   D. The past history.

2. A. He is a doctor of surgery.          B. He was hurt yesterday because of an accident.

C. He injured his back yesterday just by sneezing.  D. He wants to look for a job at hospital.

3. A. Excited. B. Serious.  C. Impatient.  D. Disappointed.

4. A. Xi’an.     B. Chengdu.     C. At home.      D. In the company.

5. A. She lives a healthy life now.  B. She has a habit of drinking orange juice.

C. He is too careful about his diet.  D. He is used to taking regular exercise.

6. A. Sun.  B. Water.      C. Fertilizer.  D. Soil.

7. A. Some courses on reading.    B. Some courses on writing.

C. The habit of keeping a diary.  D. Her potential talent..

8. A. She is too busy to take exercises.       B. She doesn’t have enough money.

C. It’s unnecessary for her to take some lessons.  D. She has never planned to play tennis.

9. A. The park is far away from their home.

B. He hates to walk to the park.

C. He wants to drive his car to another park.

D. It will be faster for them to drive to the park rather than walk.

10. A. He is adding and reading the numbers.     B. He is checking the financial report.

C. He is rewriting the numbers of the report.    D. He is trying to make the budget limited.