LISTENING COMPREHENSION

SECTION A

Directions：In this section, you will hear 6 conversations between 2 speakers．For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by 3 choices．Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter(A、B or C)on the QUESTION BOOKLET．You will hear each conversation TWICE．

Example：When will the magazine probably arrive?

A．Wednesday．

B．Thursday．

C．Friday．

The answer is B．

Conversation 1

1．What does the woman think the weather will be like in the afternoon?

A．Foggy．

B．Clear．

C．Windy．

2．How will the man get the weather information?

A．By listening to the radio．

B．By watching TV．

C．By making a telephone call．

Conversation 2

3．What time is it now?

A．About 10∶30 p, m．

B．7 o’clock a, m．

C．Nearly 12 o’clock at night．

4．What is the man probably doing?

A．Working．

B．Having a rest．

C．Watching TV．

Conversation 3

5．How long has the man’s wife worked in the bank?

A．3 years．

B．5 years．

C．8 years．

6．What does the man think of the woman’s suggestion?

A．He agrees to it．

B．He disagrees to it．

C．He doesn’t like it．

Conversation 4

7．Where does this conversation take place?

A．In a flat building．

B．In the man’s office．

C．In the woman’s house．

8．What is the woman looking for?

A．A two-bedroom flat．

B．A three-bedroom flat．

C．A ground-floor flat．

9．What does the woman think of the flat?

A．Too small．

B．Too expensive．

C．Satisfying on the whole．

Conversation 5

10．What can be the man?

A．Firefighter．

B．A bodyguard．

C．A policeman．

11．What happened to the man?

A．He was burnt．

B．He fell off a tall tree．

C．He breathed in too much smoke．

12．What is the relationship between the man and the woman?

A．Mother and son．

B．Wife and husband．

C．Friends．

Conversation 6

13．Why can’t the woman pick up her mom?

A．She has a golf match．

B．Her car is being repaired．

C．She forgot to get her car back．

14．Why can’t Mom take a taxi?

A．She hates it．

B．She always leaves things on the taxi．

C．She is bringing many things．

15．What finally leads the man to change his mind?

A．Mom’s call．

B．Dad’s golf clubs(球杆)．

C．Mom’s getting lost．

Section B

Directions：In this section, you’ll hear a mini-talk．Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you’ve got．Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS．

You will hear the mini-talk TWICE．You will hear the short passage TWICE．