PartⅠ Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)
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 a 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 single line through the centre.
1. A) Yes, he does.
B) No, he is busy in making an experiment.
C) He always goes to the cinema.
D) He hardly has any activity or enough rest.
2. A) It will take two hours to get there.
B) You will make it in 40 minutes.
C) A fiveminute walk.
D) Just right here.
3. A) Have a discussion. B) Have a gettogether.
C) Have a rest. D) Have a football match.
4. A) It's expensive. B) It's beautiful.
C) That's incredible. D) That's amazing.
5. A) Tendollar bills.
B) Five and some smaller bills.
C) Twenty pounds and small ones.
D) Twenties and some smaller bills.
6. A) Only a few.
B) Several.
C) None of them.
D) All of them.
7. A) At 11∶50.
B) Before 11∶15.
C) After 12∶40.
D) Towards 10∶00.
8. A) A cup of coffee and more sugar.
B) A cup of tea and another piece of sandwich.
C) A cup of orange juice and a hotdog.
D) Nothing more.
9. A) Too glad to help her.
B) Very glad to help her.
C) Just not possible.
D) It really depends.
10.A) She has something to handle.
B) She is free.
C) She has been away.
D) She'd like to talk.
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.
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Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11.A) Although the blue whale is enormous, its brain is very small.
B) The blue whale's meat is the most delicious one known to mankind.
C) The blue whale is bigger than many horses.
D) The blue whale is one of the nature's largest creatures.
12.A) Giving the reasons for its enormous growth.
B) Using descriptive adjectives.
C) Comparing its size to known objects.
D) Defining its watery environment.
13.A) Something about the Blue Whale.
B) Useful Items from the Blue Whale.
C) Mammals in the Deep Sea.
D) Whaleburger, a Pretty Good One.
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Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.
14.A) Teachers were the second class citizens.
B) The teaching job demanded total dedication.
C) Teachers must be a member of a religion.
