PART ONE LISTENING COMPREHENSION
SECTION A
Directions: In this section, you’ll 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。
Conversation 1
1. What does the woman do in the group?
A. Play the violin.                         B. Play the piano.                        C. Sing for the group.
2. How often will the group meet?
A. Once a week.                           B. Twice a week.                         C. Every other week.
Conversation 2
3. Where does the man want to live?
A. In a big city.                           B. In the country.                C. In the mountain.
4. Why couldn’t the woman sleep well at night?
A. She was not used to the silence.
B. She was too tired to go to sleep.
C. She was afraid of the noise made by the birds.
Conversation 3
5. How much money was there in the purse?
A. About $ 15.                         B. About $50.                     C. About $ 55.
6. Where did the woman most probably leave her purse?
A. In the street.                      B. In the coffee shop.              C. In the shoe department.
Conversation 4
7. Who worked at the boys’ camp last summer?
A. Steve.                                      B. Steve’s sister.                          C. Wendy.
8. Why does the woman want to get a job at the hotel?
A. A friend of hers worked there last summer.
B. She likes making bed and cleaning bathrooms.
C. She can make good money.
9. What kind of job is the man probably not interested in now?
A. Cutting grass.                           B. Working in the open air.          C. A job connected with his learning.
Conversation 5
10. What does the man want to find out?
A. The cost of taking a taxi.           B. How to get to a hotel.                 C. The nearest bus stop.
11. How many possibilities does the woman suggest?
A. 2.                                   B. 3.                                 C. 4.
12.Which of the following is true about the man's final decision?
A. Checking the schedule.              B. Taking a taxi.                       C. Waiting for another bus.
 
Conversation 6
13. Where does the conversation most probably take place?
A. On a plane.              B. On a train.                               C. In a restaurant.
14. Why is the man worried?
A. This is his first time abroad.
B. He cannot arrive on time.
C. He has never seen his grandson.
15. When did the man first see Europe?
A. Recently.                   B. After his wife’s death.                     C. During the Second World War.
SECTION B
Directions: In this section, you’ll hear 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’ll hear the mini-talk TWICE.
Topic: 16._________ in the post office
 

Time	At two o’clock 17.
Victim	The main post office
Robbers’ appearance	With a gun, handkerchiefs 18. _____________
The inspector’s action	* ordered others to be in the street outside * ordered some of his men to wear ordinary clothes * 19. ____________
20. ____________	The three men were caught in the act.