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. 7:20.    B. 7:30.    C. 7:50.    D. 8:10.

2. A. A restaurant waitress.     B. A keyboard operator.

C. A captain on a passenger ship.    D. A customer service employee.

3. A. On the phone.       B. In a hospital.

C. On the playground.      D. In a biology class.

4. A. Join his friends at a karaoke bar.         B. Have a cup of tea at home.

C. Sing songs at home.        D. Enjoy his own company at home.

5. A. Keeping pets.       B. Their animal sign.

C. Their common interest.     D. Their favorite animal.

6. A. 10 yuan.   B. 15 yuan.   C. 20 yuan.   D. 30 yuan.

7. A. Angry.   B. Surprised.   C. Guilty.    D. Relieved.

8. A. It was spoiled by the long lines everywhere.

B. It would be more enjoyable without the crowds.

C. It lacked careful planning and thus was exhausting.

D. It made her recover from extreme exhaustion

9. A. She thinks good friends should compliment each other more.

B. She knows for sure that the man will pay her a compliment.

C. The man should have told her straight that he likes her sport jacket.

D. The man expresses his dislike of her sport jacket in a roundabout way.

10. A. Professor White’s course is beyond him.

B. He needn’t waste time on programming.

C. He wants to choose a programming course at a higher level.

D. Professor Turner requires students to do more reading.