I. Listening Comprehension

Section A

Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the cod. 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 beard.

1. A. Husband and wife      B. Boss and assistant

C. Nurse and patient        D. Manager and customer.

2. A. At a post office      B. At a flower shop

C. At a department store        D. At a bus station,

3. A. He is unemployed at present   B. He owns a company now

C. He still works in the agency D. He is unable to support his family.

4. A. At 10: 00 B. At 10: 20    C. At 11: 00    D. At 11: 20

5. A. Satisfied B. Relieved C. Surprised    D. Excited

6. A. The woman didn't post any postcard from Egypt

B. The man has never collected any postcards

C. The woman will go to Egypt for her holiday  

D. The man begins to take up collecting postcards

7. A. She can't afford that much for a trip

B. She is fortunate to have made a lot of money

C. She doesn't think 5, 000 dollars is enough for the rip

D. She considers 5, 000 dollars only a small sum of money

8. A. He wants to buy the new car   B. He thinks his signature is necessary

C. He has already signed a contract D. He doesn't always say what he means.

9. A. The man bad poor imagination because of the car accident

B. The man must have advised the woman to wear the seat belt

C. The woman was likely to have got seriously injured in the car accident

D. The woman wasn't wearing the seat belt when the accident happened

10. A. Violence sports are the source of social instability

B. Violence sports are to blame for crime and school bullying

C. Violence sports serve as an escape for negative emotions

D. Violence sports won't attract many people's interest in the long run.