Part I Listening Comprehension(20 minutes) Section A Directions:In this section,you will hear 10 short conversations.At the end of each conversation,a question will be asked about what was said.Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once.After each question there will be a pause.During the pause,you must read the four choices marked A),B),C) and D),and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. 1.A)Because he wants to meet the woman s cousin. B)Because he thought he was not informed. C)Because the woman does not want him to join her. D)Because the woman goes to her cousin s place too often. 2.A)The train has just started off. B)Once it starts raining,it ll rain a lot. C)They re ready to catch the train. D)It has been raining for some time. 3.A)The typist. B)The man. C)The woman. D)A friend. 4.A)To her,math is even more difficult than biology. B)To her,biology is difficult,but math is not. C)She spends half of her time on biology. D)She is going to give up biology. 5.A)There was a fire. B)There was a shower. C)There was a car accident. D)There was a heavy snow. 6.A)They are not worth the trouble. B)They are inexpensive. C)They are too easy. D)They are very rewarding. 7.A)Today. B)Next week. C)Tomorrow. D)In two days time. 8.A)Mary will come at 7:00. B)Mary won t come. C)Mary will be late. D)Mary doesn t want to come.
9.A)Go to a theater. B)Go to a dance. C)Go to the Student Center. D)Go to a lecture. 10.A)He regrets not seeing the movie. B)It is not a good movie. C)He wants to see the movie again. D)It is an excellent movie. Section B Directions:In this section,you will hear 3 short passages.At the end of each passage,you will hear some questions.Both the passage and the question will be spoken only once.After you hear a question,you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C) and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Passage One Questions 11to 13are based on the passage you have just heard. 11.A)White. B)Yellow. C)Blue. D)None ofthe above. 12.A)Because airplanes are driven by air. B)Because they need air to see things far ahead. C)Because they need air to lift their wings. D)Because the drivers can t breathe without air. 13.A)We ll see airplanes flying in the sky. B)There will be no air. C)There will be a lot of air around us. D)We ll become light enough to fly. Passage Two Questions 14to 16are based on the passage you have just heard. 14.A)It s amazing that anyone could move so fast. B)Televisions mark the beginning of modern life. C)Modern life is changing very fast. D)It s hard to remember the past. 15.A)Because change happened so quickly. B)Because people were not interested in it. C)Because people were too busy with their work. D)Because change happened so slowly. 16.A)She felt like being interested in it. B)She was not happy about it. C)She felt disappointed. D)She was really amazed. Passage Three Questions 17to 20are based on the passage you have just heard. 17.A)Gas. B)Water. C)Vapor. D)Chemicals. 18.A)By heating dry ice. B)By passing steam over dry ice. C)By mixing dry ice with ordinary ice. D)By turning ordinary ice into steam. 19.A)It is lighter to carry. B)It is not so cold as ordinary ice. C)It takes a long time to melt. D)It is cleaner to use than ordinary ice. 20.A)In the 1950 s. C)In the 1920 s. B)In the 1940 s. D)In the 1930 s.