Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)

　　Section A

　　Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. Atthe end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Boththe conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will bea pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), anddecide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with asingle line through the centre.

　　1. A) See a doctor about her strained shoulder.

　　B) Use a ladder to help her reach the tea.

　　C) Replace the cupboard with a new one.

　　D) Place the tea on a lower shelf next time.

　　2. A) At Mary Johnson’s. C) In an exhibition hall.

　　B) At a painter’s studio. D) Outside an art gallery.

　　3. A) The teacher evaluated lacks teaching experience.

　　B) She does not quite agree with what the man said.

　　C) The man had better talk with the students himself.

　　D) New students usually cannot offer a fair evaluation.

　　4. A) He helped Doris build up the furniture.

　　B) Doris helped him arrange the furniture.

　　C) Doris fixed up some of the bookshelves.

　　D) He was good at assembling bookshelves.

　　5. A) He doesn’t get on with the others. C) He has been taken for a fool.

　　B) He doesn’t feel at ease in the firm. D) He has found a better position.

　　6. A) They should finish the work as soon as possible.

　　B) He will continue to work in the garden himself.

　　C) He is tired of doing gardening on weekends.

　　D) They can hire a gardener to do the work.

　　7. A) The man has to get rid of the used furniture.

　　B) The man’s apartment is ready for rent.

　　C) The furniture is covered with lots of dust.

　　D) The furniture the man bought is inexpensive.

　　8. A) The man will give the mechanic a call.

　　B) The woman is waiting for a call.

　　C) The woman is doing some repairs.

　　D) The man knows the mechanic very well.

　　Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

　　9. A) She had a job interview to attend.

　　B) She was busy finishing her project.

　　C) She had to attend an important meeting.

　　D) She was in the middle of writing an essay.

　　10. A) Accompany her roommate to the classroom.

　　B) Hand in her roommate’s application form.

　　C) Submit her roommate’s assignment.

　　D) Help her roommate with her report.

　　11. A) Where Dr. Ellis’s office is located. C) Directions to the classroom building.

　　B) When Dr. Ellis leaves his office. D) Dr. Ellis’s schedule for the afternoon.

　　Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

　　12. A) He finds it rather stressful. C) He can handle it quite well.

　　B) He is thinking of quitting it. D) He has to work extra hours.

　　13. A) The 6:00 one. C) The 7:00 one.

　　B) The 6:30 one. D) The 7:30 one.

　　14. A) It is an awful waste of time.

　　B) He finds it rather unbearable.

　　C) The time on the train is enjoyable.

　　D) It is something difficult to get used to.

　　15. A) Reading newspapers. C) Listening to the daily news.

　　B) Chatting with friends. D) Planning the day’s work.

　　Section B

　　Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you willhear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After youhear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) andD). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through thecentre.

　　Passage One

　　Questions 16 to 18 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

　　16. A) Ignore small details while reading.

　　B) Read at least several chapters at one sitting.

　　C) Develop a habit of reading critically.

　　D) Get key information by reading just once or twice.

　　17. A) Choose one’s own system of marking.

　　B) Underline the key words and phrases.

　　C) Make as few marks as possible.

　　D) Highlight details in a red color.

　　18. A) By reading the textbooks carefully again.

　　B) By reviewing only the marked parts.

　　C) By focusing on the notes in the margins.

　　D) By comparing notes with their classmates.

　　Passage Two

　　Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

　　19. A) The sleep a person needs varies from day to day.

　　B) The amount of sleep for each person is similar.

　　C) One can get by with a couple of hours of sleep.

　　D) Everybody needs some sleep for survival.

　　20. A) It is a made-up story. C) It is a rare exception.

　　B) It is beyond cure. D) It is due to an accident.

　　21. A) His extraordinary physical condition.

　　B) His mother’s injury just before his birth.

　　C) The unique surroundings of his living place.

　　D) The rest he got from sitting in a rocking chair.

　　Passage Three

　　Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

　　22. A) She invested in stocks and shares on Wall Street.

　　B) She learned to write for financial newspapers.

　　C) She developed a strong interest in finance.

　　D) She tenderly looked after her sick mother.

　　23. A) She made a wise investment in real estate.

　　B) She sold the restaurant with a substantial profit.

　　C) She got 1.5 million dollars from her ex-husband.

　　D) She inherited a big fortune from her father.

　　24. A) She was extremely mean with her money.

　　B) She was dishonest in business dealings.

　　C) She frequently ill-treated her employees.

　　D) She abused animals including her pet dog.

　　25. A) She made a big fortune from wise investment.

　　B) She built a hospital with her mother’s money.

　　C) She made huge donations to charities.

　　D) She carried on her family’s tradition.

　　Section C

　　Direction: In the section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read forthe first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for thesecond time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard.Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.

　　Among the kinds of social gestures most significant for second-language teachers are thosewhich are (26)______ in form but different in meaning in the two cultures. For example, aColombian who wants someone to (27)______ him often signals with a hand movement inwhich all the fingers of one hand, cupped, point downward as they move rapidly (28)_______.Speakers or English have a similar gesture through the hand may not be cupped and thefingers may be held more loosely, but for them the gesture means goodbye or go away, quitethe (29)______ of the Colombian gesture. Again, in Colombian, a speaker of English wouldhave to know that when he (30)________ height he most choose between different gesturesdepending on whether he is (31)_______ a human being or an animal. If he keeps the palm ofthe hand (32)_________ the floor, as he would in his own culture when making known theheight of a child, for example, he will very likely be greeted by laughter, in Colombia thisgesture is (33)_________ for the description of animals. In order to describe human beingshe should keep the palm of his hand (34)_________ to the floor. Substitutions of one gesturefor the other often create not only humorous but also (35)________ moment. In both of theexamples above, speakers from two different cultures have the same gesture, physically, butits meaning differs sharply.