LISTENING COMPREHENSION(30 marks)

SECTION A(22.5 marks)

Directions：In this section, you "I1 hear six conversations between two speakers．For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked A, B and C．Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question．

You will hear each conversation TWICE．

Conversation 1

1．What is the probable relationship between the two speakers'?

A．Employer and employee．

B．Classmates．

C．Mother and son．

2．What can we know about the man?

A．He will graduate．

B．He will take an exam．

C．He will study in another school．

Conversation 2

3．Why was the woman worried when she first spoke English to a foreigner?

A．She thought her pronunciation was bad．

B．She thought she couldn't express herself clearly．

C．She thought she might make many mistakes．

4．Why did the foreigner not say anything at first when the woman talked with him'?

A．The foreigner was too worried．

B．The foreigner knew little English．

C．The foreigner was very patient．

Conversation 3

5．What can we learn from the conversation?

A．Jean earns much money．

B．Jean's husband is very fat．

C．Jean loves money so much．

6．What does the man speaker think of the woman speaker?

A．He thinks the woman works hard．

B．He thinks the woman will be very rich．

C．He thinks the woman is different from Jean．

Conversation 4

7．Where is Jack now?

A．In the prison．

B．In the hospital．

C．In the car．

8．What can we learn from the conversation?

A．Jack will be fined ＄ 500 for drunk driving．

B, The new law for drunk driving is tougher than before．

C．Jack knows little about the new law on drunk driving．

9．For how long can't Jack drive?

A．12 months

B．6 months．

C．8 months．

Conversation 5

10．What exercise does the boy do every morning?

A．Walking．

B．Playing bowling．

C．Running．

11．Where does the conversation probably take place?

A．In the classroom．

B．In the subway．

C．In the gym．

12．What does the girl advise the boy to do?

A．To do exercise every day．

B．To set his alarm for an earlier time．

C．To make a better plan for exercise．

Conversation 6

13．What's the weather like in the Caribbean?

A．Hot．

B．Warm．

C．Cool．

14．What problem did the woman meet when she was traveling in the Caribbean?

A．She had some language problems．

B．The clothes were expensive．

C．It was difficult to find a hotel．

15．Which of the following is cheap in the Caribbean?

A．Clothes．

B．Gold jewellery．

C．Toys．

SECTION B(7.5 marks)

Directions：In this section, you will hear a short passage．Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard．Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS．