Part A　 Short Conversations

Directions: In Part 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. There is too little food　　　　　　　　 B. There are too few gloves

C. They’ve been open for too short a time　 D. There are too few employees

2. A. She thought it was extremely difficult.　

B. She thought it was okay even though she usually dislikes essay exams.

C. She thinks essay exams are boring and especially this one .

D. She thinks she will fail this test.

3. A. Visiting a friend on his way to some place

　 B. Running into a friend at the coffee shop.

　 C. Seeing a friend unexpectedly at the supermarket

　 D. Seeing a friend at the art museum.

4. A. $ 15　　　　　　　　 B. $ 30　　　　　 C. $ 29　　　　　 D.$19

5. A. The woman insists on going out　

B. The woman doesn’t like watching TV.

　 C. the man promised her a gift on her birthday.

　 D. The man is too tired to go out.

6.　　　 A . Teacher and Student .　　　　　　　 B. Father and daughter.

C. Police and Driver.　　　　　　　　　 D. Boss and secretary .

7.　　　 A. The man should exercise first after he gets up.

B. The man does not have to exercise many times a day .

　 　C. The man should first prepare his breakfast after he gets up.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　 D. The man can exercise when he gets time.

8.　 A. five minutes .　　　　　　 　　　　　　 　　　 B. 10 minutes.

C. 15 minutes .　　　 　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. 1 minute.

9.　　　 A. He has to read a lot of history books.　

　　　 B. He is in poor health

C. He can’t get so many history books.　 　　

D. He will be unable to finish the history course.

10.　 A. Enjoying meeting each other 　　　　　　　 B. Saying goodbye to each other

C. Planning to see each other　　　　　 D. Greeting each other

　 Part B　　 Passages

Directions:　 In Part B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

11.　 A. Because they want to tell the customers about their products

B. Because they want people to know there are many products of the same kind.

C. Because not all products are good products.

D. Because they want to attract customers to buy their products.

　 12.　 A. Sing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Persuade customers

C. Distributes　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Appear on TV

13.　 　A. We have seen it advertised many many times .

B. It’s very cheap .

C. The salesgirls recommended it

D. We believe in its quality.

　 Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following news.

　 14. 　A. How to improve　 listening ability.　 　　　 B. How to read fast

　 　 　　C. How to write better English and read fast　 D. How to speak correctly

　 15. 　A. It is better to get a dictionary.　

　 　 　　B. It is better to choose a good radio set

　 　　 　　C. It is better to read the news in Chinese first..

　 　　 　　D. It is better not to look up the words in the dictionary.

　 16. . A .Listening is more important than reading and writing

　 　 　　B. You can start the second book even if you don’t understand the first one .

　 　 　　C .Don’t try to run before you can walk

　 　 　　D. Special English is too difficult for the learners of English

　Part C Longer Conversations

Direction: In this part, you will hear a short passage. Fill in the blanks according to what you’ve heard.

　 Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.

　Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversations.

　 He attended a _(21)__________ given by a woman who was a _(22_)_____________

　 Because people　 will _(23)_______________her to run　 a _ (24) ________ for the disabled children .

65.C　 66.D　 67.A　 68.A　 69.D　 70.A　 71.A　 72.D　 73.D　 74.D　 75.D　 76.A　 77.C　 78.D　 79.C　 80.A

49.A　 50.B　 51.D　 52.A　 53.B　 54.C　 55.B　 56.C　 57.C　 58.A　 59.A　 60.D　 61.A　 62.D　 63.A　 64.D

33.B　 34.B　 35.B　 36.D　 37.A　 38.C　 39.A　 40.C　 41.B　 42.D　 43.A　 44.A　 45.B　 46.B　 47.B　 48.C

17. B　 18.A　 19.B　 20.A　 21.A　 22.B　 23.B　 24.A　 25.D　 26.A　 27.B　 28.C　 29.A　 30.C 　31D　 32.C

1. C　 2: A　 3: D　 4: B　 5:C　 6:A　 7:D　 8:B　 9:A　 10. C　 11.C　 12. B　 13. D　 14. B　 15. D　 16. A

80.　　 She _____her hair up again.　 A. did　 B. made　 C. got　　 D. kept

Key:

79.　　 I shall never forget the days we ___ together.　 A. worked　 B. played　 C. spend　 D. studied

78.　　 They have ___ in love with each other.　 A. felt　 B. filled　 C. found　 D. fallen

77.　　 His eyes were ____ upon Della.　 A. fixing　 B . Stared　 C. fixed　 D. staring