Part Ⅲ  Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)


Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions 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 Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

11. A) The man should stick to what he's doing.

B) The man should take up a new hobby.

C) The man should stop playing tennis.

D) The man should find the cause for his failure.

12. A) He is very forgiving and tolerant. B) He probably has a poor memory.

C) He is well liked by his customers. D) He has been introduced to the staff.

13. A) She'd like to have the windows open.

B) She likes to have the air-conditioner on.

C) The air is heavily polluted.

D) The windows are already open.

14. A) She is not interested in the course.

B) She doesn't like the way the professor teaches.  

C) She's having a hard time following the professor's lectures.

D) She's having difficulty with the heavy reading assignments.

15. A) The deadline is drawing near. B) She can't meet the deadline.

C) She turned in the proposals today. D) They are two days ahead of time.

16. A) On the 6th of June. B) On the 8th of June.

C) On the 9th  of June. D) On the 19th  of June.

17. A) The man was sorry to miss the football game.

B) The man attended the concert, but didn't like it.

C) The man was sorry that he didn't attend the concert.

D) The man is more interested in football than  classical music.

18. A) She's going away for a while.

B) She did well in the test.

C) She worked hard and earned a lot of money.

D) She didn't have to work hard for the exam.

Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

19. A) She has a temperature. B) She suffers from a headache.

C) She has a sore throat. D) She often feels dizzy.

20. A) She didn't have enough sleep. B) She has caught a bad cold.

C) She is dying from a serious disease. D) She is too nervous to feel at home.

21. A) She should take some medicine and more water.

B) She should take care of her rest  and drink more water.

C) She should give up her term paper for her health.

D) She should receive more check-up.

Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

22. A) He doesn't want to take final exams.

B) He hasn't prepared well for his tests.

C) He has too many exams on the same day.

D) He needs to get full  scores on his tests.

23. A) He should go to the Dean of Students Office.

B) He ought to talk immediately to his professors.

C) He should begin studying at once.

D) He ought to decide which tests are most important.   

24. A) They are both excellent students.

B) They both have to take history and psychology tests.

C) They haven't taken final exams before.

D) They live in the same dormitory.

25. A) Psychology. B) History. C) Advanced Mathematics. D) Chemistry.

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  Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

Passage One

Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.

26.   A) They worked  on their own land.

B) They produced whatever their families needed.

C) They could get along well by relying on themselves.

D) They didn't keep commercial ties with others.

27.   A) Banks and railroads. B) Weather and their own efforts.

C) The specialized crops they sold. D) Commercial ties with others.

28.   A) Their lives are free and simple like that of  the 19th century.

B) They have more worries than those in the past.

C) They suffer from the shipping rates set by the railroads.

D) They miss the simple life in the 19th  century.

Passage Two

Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.

29.   A) The painting materials used by Grandma Moses.

B) The major artistic influences on Grandma Moses.

C) The folk art of Grandma Moses.

D) The life of Grandma Moses.

30.   A) She started it without much success. B) She started it in her sixties.

C) She started it after much study. D) She started it by producing greeting cards.

31.   A) Building. B) Needlework.

C) Photographs. D) Country life. Passage Three

Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.

32.   A) More than 130 people. B) At least 400 people.

C) Hundreds of people. D) The deaths were still unknown.

33.   A) Lack of safety measures. B) Checks on weather conditions.

C) Underload. D) Lightning strikes.

34.   A) Epidemic disease. B) Ferry disaster.

C) Big fire in the forest. D) Car accidents.

35.   A) The government has banned all the fishing boats at daytime.

B) The government has banned all night ferries and night boats.

C) The government has completely banned shipping.

D) The government has paid for all the shipping lost.

Section C

Directions:  In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46,  you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.

A group date differs from a (36) date in several ways. First, there are no special relationships in the group. No particular girl and boy are together all the time. Second, the group date may (37) on a weekend, but it may not be (38) in advance. A group of young people may decide on Saturday afternoon that they want to spend Saturday evening together. They may all decide to go to a movie, or to some other events. On a group date, no one is (39) with anyone else. As a result, every person pays for his or her own (40). This means that the girls must pay for themselves. They must pay their own (41) for the movies, for a cup of coffee, or for anything else that(42) money during the date.

Many young people find the group date to be a great deal of(43). The young men on a group date are under no pressure. (44) . They do not have to pay for anyone but themselves. They do not have to be especially polite of formal during the date. Everyone can relax and have a good time. Group dates may lead to serious relationships for some members of the group.  (45). They may spend more time together, with the group, and with each other. But usually, (46). No one worries about a serious relationship.

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