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 conversations and the 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. Colleagues.                                                    B. Classmates.

C. Mother and son.                                            D. Employer and employee.

2.  A. She is not feeling very well today.

B.  She thinks that the weather is pleasant.

C.  She has been staying up quite late recently.

D.  She has been working hard for too long a time.

3.  A. Lucy is not happy with the ban on pet animals.

B.  Lucy might as well send her dog to her relative.

C.  Lucy won’t be able to keep a dog in the building.

D.  Lucy should get rid of her pet as soon as possible.

4. A. He is likely to help.

B.  He has already asked for help.

C.  He was the last one to use the computer.

D.  He does not know a lot about computers.

5.  A. He will continue to work in the garden himself.

B.  They should finish the work as soon as possible.

C.  He is tired of doing gardening on weekends.

D.  They can hire a gardener to do the work.

6.  A. They will raise the issue in their presentation.

B.  They will find more relevant information for their work.

C.  They will make use of whatever information is available.

D.  They will put more efforts into preparing for the presentation.

7.  A. He did not take the symptoms of his illness seriously.

B.  He was not aware of his illness until diagnosed with it.

C.  He is anxious to find a cure for his high blood pressure.

D.  He doesn’t think high blood pressure is a problem for him.

8. A. Dr. Johnson may not be a good choice.

B.  Dr. Johnson’s waiting room is not tidy.

C.  Dr. Johnson enjoys reading magazines.

D.  Dr. Johnson is really a good dentist.

9. A. It isn’t a good idea to buy the T-shirt.

B.  The printing on her T-shirt has faded.

C.  It isn’t in fashion to have a logo on a T-shirt.

D.  She regrets having bought one of the T-shirts.

10.  A. He has been bumping along for hours.

B.  He is trapped in a terrible traffic jam.

C.  He is involved in a serious accident.

D.  He has got a sharp pain in the neck.