Section A (10’)

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 it. The conversations and 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. Mary likes running. B. Mary’s still running now.

C. Mary feels better now. D. Mary still has a fever.

2. A. The man should buy some new shoelaces.

B. The man should get rid of his old shoes.

C. The man should use the old shoelaces.

D. The man should wear a pair of new shoes.

3. A. She is doing research with Professor Adams.

B. She is assisting Professor Adams in his teaching.

C. She is looking for an assistant for Professor Adams.

D. She is going to be Professor Adams’ research assistant.

4. A. Leave the building. B. Find Carol’s address.

C. Pay a visit to Carol. D. Phone Carol

5. A. How to deliver a speech. B. How to improve one’s writing.

C. How to practice breathing exercises. D. How to build up one’s physical strength.

6. A. Going swimming relies on the weather. B. The woman has a good idea.

C. It is a nice day to go swimming. D. That is the best place for playing.

7. A. She doesn’t agree with the man.

B. She totally agrees with the man.

C. They should reduce the work force more.

D. They should employ more workers for the job.

8. A. She likes swimming. B. She is not hungry.

C. She likes the man’s idea. D. She has already had supper.

9. A. If the man borrowed the novel. B. If the man has finished reading the novel.

C. When the man is going to read the novel. D. Where the man bought the novel.

10. A. It is easy to learn. B. Few people took it.

C. It is unexpectedly difficult. D. Its content is quite new.

Section B (15’)

Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of them. The passages and the conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

11. A. They went to the beach.

B. They went to the movie.

C They visited the countryside.

D. They went for a walk.

12. A. To go to visit her parents. B. To go swimming with her.

C. To dine out on Saturday night. D. To marry her.

13. A. She was too young and too naive.

B. They would have nowhere to live.

C. His parents did not like her.

D. He was married to someone else.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

14. A. A poor, starving artist.

B. A modern, radical artist.

C. A famous and fashionable artist.

D. A royal painter.

15. A. Because they were shadowed and unrecognized in the painting.

B. Because they were painted with unflattering features.

C. Because the painting was too expensive.

D. Because the painting was not well done.

16. A. Like many other artists, Rembrandt traveled widely.

B. Rembrandt lived in his hometown for much of his life.

C. Rembrandt’s wife was also a well-known painter.

D Amsterdam was the richest town in Europe in Rembrandt’s time.

Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.

17. A. His wallet. B. His paperwork.

C. His personal items. D. His camera.

18. A. Angry and helpless. B. Scared and angry.

C. Disappointed and helpless. D. Disappointed and annoyed.

19. A. To get his stuff back.

B. For tax purposes.

C. To catch the thief.

D. To figure out what happened.

20 A. Because he had been robbed several times.

B. Because he thought he was not careful enough.

C. Because he thought it was like a feeling of violation.

D. Because it had symbolic value.