Part Ⅲ LISTENING COMPREHENSION ［20 MIN.］
In Sections A, B and C, you will hear everything once only. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your answer sheet.

SECTION A STATEMENT
In this section you will hear nine statements. At the end of each statement you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question.

1. The speaker likes teaching because of ___.
A. its interesting nature
B. the good salaries
C. contact with the young
D. more summer holidays 

2. What does the speaker mean?
A. Bad living conditions are due to the poor city.
B. Bad planning is responsible for poor living conditions.
C. Living conditions are bad because the city is too big.
D. Small cities have better living conditions than large ones. 

3. What does the statement mean?
A. Many people are concerned about their security.
B. Social security bears no relation to population.
C. Most social security problems are caused by a few people.
D. Too many people may result in social security problems. 

4. Passengers must check in to board Flight 998 by ___.
A. 10:30 a.m B. 10:00 a.m C. 11:30 a.m D. 11:00 a.m 

5. The speaker is probably a(n) ___.
A. insurance agent B. fireman C. salesman D. policeman 

6. The speaker thinks that___.
A. Ian achieved a lot as an athlete
B. Ian's blind eye prevented him from athletics
C. Ian's success depended on his childhood experience
D. Ian trained so hard in athletics as to lose one eye 

7. Mrs. Clark is worried about her___.
A. husband's health B. husband's work C. husband's illness D. own health 

8. The relationship between Susan and Jenny is ___.
A. neutral B. friendly C. unclear D strained 

9. What do we learn about Jack?
A. He is well-known for hard work.
B. He is pretty busy working.
C. He has overworked and hurt his sight.
D. He doesn't like to have dinner with us. 

SECTION B CONVERSATION

 In this section, you will hear nine short conversations between two speakers.At the end of each conversation you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question.
10. What are they mainly talking about?
A. Graduation date. B. Vacation plans. C. School courses. D. Job hunting. 

11. The conversation probably takes place in___.
A. a library B. a bookstore C. the classroom D. a department store 

12. The relationship between the two speakers is probably___.
A. man and wife B. lawyer and clientC. customer and waitress D. colleagues 

13. We can infer from the conversation that the man is a(n) ___.
A. plumber B. construction worker C. office boy D. porter 

14. What will the man probably do next? 
A. Turn off the tape recorder. 
B. Turn up the tape recorder.
C. Call the doctor. 
D. Continue to play. 

15. How does Lisa feel about her work? 
A. Satisfied. B. Frustrated. C. Annoyed. D. Confident. 

16. The woman is going to the___.
A. library B. theatre C. research institute D. laboratory 

17. Jackson changed his job because he ___.
A. hurt himself during his work
B. was not satisfied with his play
C. wanted to work harder
D. found the job too hard 

18. What does the woman say about the film?
A. It is hard to pronounce the name.
B. It is not going to be well received.
C. She has temporarily forgotten its name.
D. She has never heard of the name.

SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST
Questions 19 and 20 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the question. 
Now listen to the news.
19. Nigeria returned to the Commonwealth after ___.
A. she had sentenced minority rights activists to death
B. the military had resumed control of the country
C. power had been handed over to an elected president
D. she had negotiated with Commonwealth leaders 

20. The Commonwealth consists of ___countries which were former British colonies.
A. 54 B. 29 C. 9 D. 95 
Questions 21 and 22 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the question.
Now listen to the news.
21. The space shuttle Discovery completed a ___mission upon to the Kennedy Space Centre.
A. 11-day B. 94-day C. 10-day D. 49-day

22. When the spacecraft was going to land, ___.
A. it produced a lot of noise
B. there were scattered showers
C. people could see it high in the sky
D. people could neither see nor hear it 

Questions 23 and 24 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 second to answer the question.
Now listen to the news.
23. How many people died during the collision?
A Two. B Eighteen. C. Three. D. Five. 

24. Three Albanians were arrested for___.
A. attacking the patrol boat
B. smuggling in refugees
C. causing the accident
D. injuring refugees 

Question 25 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question.
Now listen to the news.
25. The news item is mainly about___.
A. efforts to salvage Sun Vista
B. negotiation with the ship's owner
C. threats Sun Vista poses to passing ships
D. a newspaper's comment on Sun Vista 