1. Listening Comprehension Section A Short Conversations

Directions: In Section 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. At an airport B. In a hotel

C. At a police station. D. At a restaurant 2. A. At4:20 B. At4:40 C. At4:50. D. At4:30 3. A. Its price B. Its location C. Its comfort D. Its facilities 4. A Employer and employ B. Husband and wife C. Teacher and student D. Patient and doctor 5. A. To cancel his trip. B. To go to bed early C. To catch the later flight D. To ask for a morning call.

6. A. Cathy already knows about the exhibit.

B. Cathy has to act in a play. C. He did show her one of the signs. D. There will be an exhibit in the theatre.

7. A. The critic has a very funny comment on the musical B The woman agrees with the mans opinion of the musical. C. The woman has a very positive comment on the musical. D. The man and the woman differ in their opinion of the musical. 8. A. David never likes to play tennis. B. David's unable to play tennis with them. C. David isn't a very good tennis player. D. David is in town for a game of tennis. 9. A. Satisfied. B. Impatient. C. Exhausted. D. Amused.

10. A. He wants to get a new job. B. He is asking the woman for help.

C. He has left the woman a good impression. D He enjoys letter writing. Section B

Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked questions on each of them. The passages and conversation 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. She wanted to have a garden similar to their neighbour's. B. Her husband would like to have a beautiful backyard. C. She was going to make the rented house her own home. D. The community required them to keep the backyard lovely.

12. A. By getting involved in doing voluntary work. B. By picking up mails for their neighbours. C. By keeping an eye on their neighbours' children. D. By planting trees along the street with others. 13. A. Her husband volunteered to work in the neighbourhood. B. They took on new responsibilities for their neighbours. C. She was planning to plant a new garden in the backyard. D. She enjoyed the relationship they built with the community. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. To find out what covers the Earth. B. To list all living things on Earth. C. To work out the number of birds. D. To save the existing plants. 15. A. It is run by school students. B. It focuses on different types of grass. C. It provides different levels of information. D. It allows non-scientists to review its data.

16. A. We may know just a small part of all the living creatures of Earth. B. We have learnt most of the living creatures on Earth. C. Only scientists can help to make the Encyclopedia of Life. D. It won't be long before scientists collect all the data they need. Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. 17. A. It is a club for people from different countries to socialize. B. It is a club for British people to socialize in Washington.

C. It is a club for people from different countries to discuss business. D. It is a club which arranges for people from different countries to do sports together. 18. A. Monday. B. Tuesday. C. Wednesday.