I. Listening Comprehension 

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 conversation and the question 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. Doctor and patient.                 B. Waitress and customer.

C. Wife and husband.                    D. Secretary and boss.

2. A. His signature.                        B. His room number.

C. His receipt.                        D. His check.

3. A. Move her bag at the desk.            B. Tell a story with humor.

C. Undergo an operation.                D. Have a quarrel with the man.

4. A. Mr. James is the new advisor.            B. The advisor is a woman.

C. Every undergraduate has an advisor.    D. The advisor is not there.

5. A. She had difficulty getting tickets.

B. She’s already been to the exhibition.

C. She wanted to get tickets for everybody.

D. She’ll try to get tickets after work.

6. A. The meeting was announced today.        B. She’ll make the call later.

C. There won’t be a meeting tomorrow.        D. She has confirmed everything.

7. A. He eats too much when playing chess.

B. He won’t join the chess club.

C. Chess is his favorite game.

D. He doesn’t enjoy chess as much as he used to.

8. A. The number of the train.                B. When the next train will depart.

C. Where to find some equipment.        D. Where to board the train.

9. A. She wouldn’t use her ticket.            B. She didn’t want her ticket.

C. She had forgotten about her ticket.        D. She didn’t want to go to the game.

10. A. The restaurant wasn’t very crowded.

B. The meal was very expensive.

C. The magazine wasn’t very interesting.

D The food wasn’t very good.