Part One
College English Practice Tests
Practice Test 1
( 125 minutes)
Part I Writing (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a message to Prof. Wang, telling him
that you can not go to a fixed place at a fixed time as your meeting may last longer than expected
and asking for another appointment if possible. You should write at least 60 words. Write
your
essay on Answer Sheet 1.
Part II Listening Comprehension
(25 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you
will hear two or three questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once.
After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A). B),
C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the
centre.
Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item.
I.
A) Deep in the sea.
B) In a bath house.
C) On a cliff along the coast.
D) In a valley.
2.
A) It is incomplete.
B) It is ruined.
C) It is fairly tall.
D) It is in pieces.
Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item.
3.
A) How to open Hotmail accounts.
B) How to find missing e-mails back.
C) New e-mail service by Microsoft.
D) Problems and complaints about Hotmail account.
4.
A) By Sunday
B) By Monday
C) By Tuesday.
D) By Wednesday
Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following news Item.
5.
A) A traffic accident.
B) A heavy storm.
C) A shooting.
D) An earthquake.
6.
A) 300.
B) 360.
C) 100.
D) 402.
7.
A) More than 24 hours.
B) More than 25 hours.
C) More than 40 hours.
D) More than 48 hours.
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation,
you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will he spoken only once.
After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B),
C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the
centre.
Conversation One
Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.