PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION In Section A, B and C you will hear everything ONLY ONCE. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct response to each question on the Colored Answer Sheet. SECTION A TALK Question 1 to 5 refer to the talk in this section. At the end of the talk you will be given 15 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now listen to the talk. 1. When you say to your guest, "I hope you like it", he will probably think that ____. A) the food may not be very good. B) the food is very delicious. C) you are being polite. D) you are proud of the food. 2. Which of the following is not a simple, universal and socially neutral expression to use when drinking with someone? A) Salud. B) Prosit. C) Bon appetit. D) Skaal. 3. According to the author, the term "goodbye" is ____. A) formal and final, therefore very appropriate to use. B) often used for temporary affairs. C) bit of baby-talking. D) not very appropriate to use for temporary leave-taking. 4. According to Mr. Daniel Kane, ____ A) the English language is dying. B) other European languages are superior than English. C) English is better than any other language. D) English doesn t exactly help social contact. 5. The main idea of the passage is ____ A) English customs are changing all the time. B) English is more than deficient in its social contact expressions than other European languages. C) English cooking is the most notorious. D) There is a gap between English and other languages. SECTION B INTERVIEW Question 6 to 10 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 15 seconds to answer each of the following question. Now listen to the interview. 6. What s the relationship between the speakers? A) colleagues. B) friends. C) roommates. D) classmates. 7. What did Jane think of Potter s course? A) There are too many things to do. B) It s rubbish. C) It s entertaining. D) It s boring but very useful. 8. What did they think of Potter s fist lecture? A) over-detailed. B) interesting. C) overloading. D) boring. 9. What did the three speakers think of Potter s lecture dealing with the 18th century developments? A) Jane and Helen thought it was good but Brain didn t. B) All of them thought it was all right. C) None of them thought much of it. D) Helen and Brian liked it, but Jane thought it was too detailed and too formless. 10. What is the Union? A) The place where the Students Union is located. B) A Department of the government. C) A place where they can have coffee. D) One of the states in U.S.A