Ⅳ. Practical Listening

Section A

Directions: This section is to test your ability to understand short conversations. There are 2 recorded conversations in it. After each conversation, there are some recorded questions. Both the conversations and questions will be spoken twice. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D given in your book.

Conversation 1

1. A. Beijing.

B. Shanghai.

C. Guangzhou.

D. Wuhan.

2. A. September.

B. Summer holiday.

C. October.

D. November.

Conversation 2

3. A. To hold the falling door.

B. To look for the key.

C. To hold the packages.

D. To open the door.

4. A. For the picnic tomorrow.

B. For the trip they'll take.

C. For the party tomorrow.

D. For a picnic next week.

5. A. The woman.

B. Neither of them.

C. Both of them.

D. The man.

Section B

Directions: In this section, you will hear 6 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, one question will be asked. Answer the question and then choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.

6. A. The weather was better.

B. The weather was a little bit warmer.

C. The weather was a little bit colder.

D. The weather was cooler than expected.

7. A. The man is late for the trip because he is busy.

B. The woman is glad to meet Mr. Brown in person.

C. The man is meeting the woman on behalf of Mr. Brown.

D. The woman feels sorry that Mr. Brown is unable to come.

8. A. At 10:20.

B. At 10:25.

C. At 10:40.

D. At 10:45.

9. A. The man no longer smokes.

B. The man is under pressure from his wife.

C. The man usually follows his wife's advice.

D. The man refuses to listen to his doctor's advice.

10. A. Move to a big city.

B. Become a teacher.

C. Go back to school.

D. Work in New York.

11. A. Quit delivering flowers.

B. Work at a restaurant.

C. Bring her flowers every day.

D. Leave his job to work for her.

Section C

Directions: In this section you will hear a recorded short passage. Fill in the blanks according to what you hear.

There are a lot of good cameras available at the moment. Most of these are made in Japan, but there are also good 12 models from Germany and the USA. We have 13 a range of models to see which is the best 14 for money. After a number of different tests and interviews with people who are 15 with different cameras being assessed, our researchers 16 the Olympic BY model as the best auto-focus camera available at the moment. It costs $200 although you may well want to spend more, 17 as much as another $200 on buying 18 lenses and other equipment. It is a good Japanese camera, easy to use. Equivalent German models tend to be 19 less easy to use, while the American versions are considerably more expensive. The Olympic BY model weighs only 320 grams, which is quite a bit less than other cameras of a similar type. Indeed, one of the other models we looked at weighs almost twice as much. Similarly, it is smaller than most of its competitors, thus fitting easily into 20. All the people we interviewed expressed almost total satisfaction with it. The only problem was slight awkwardness in loading the film.