I. Listening Comprehension
Section A
Directions£º 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 a car shop. B. In a garage. C. At a gas station. D. In a parking lot.
2. A. Guest and receptionist. B. Passenger and air hostess.
C. Customer and shop assistant. D. Guest and waitress.
3. A. Writing his term paper. B. Having a coffee break.
C. Playing computer games. D. Attending an online school.
4. A. To the bank. B. To a book store. C. To a shoe store. D. To the grocery.
5. A. Touring around. B. Looking for a job.
C. Visiting a couple. D. Attending a meeting.
6. A. He’s better. B. He’s feeling worse. C. He’s sick in bed. D. He has recovered.
7. A. He works as a gardener. B. He is too busy at work to play.
C. He prefers sports to gardening. D. He lives in the countryside.
8. A. Buy a road map. B. Drive to the beach.
C. Go back home. D. Ask the way.
9. A. The film was disappointing. B. The leading actor was outstanding.
C. The acting was worth seeing. D. The plot was attractive.
10. A. He is always late for work. B. He is having some financial problem.
C. He is not careful enough with his work. D. He loses his temper easily.
Section B
Directions: In section 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. Its variety. B. Its quality. C. Its price. D. Its taste.
12. A. Inside the restaurant. B. Outside the re