PART ONE LISTENING COMPREHENSION SECTION A Directions: In this section, you'll hear 6 conversations between 2 speakers. For each conversation there are several question, and each question is followed by 3 choices. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions by making the corresponding letter (A, B, or C) on the QUESTION BOOKLET. You will hear each conversation TWICE. EXAMPLE: When will the magazine probably arrive? A. Wednesday. B. Thursday. C. Friday. The answer is B. Conversation 1 (A)l . What is the man doing? A. Looking for a book. B. Searching for some novels. C. Writing a research paper on history. (C)2 . What does the woman tell the man? A. To wait until the book is returned. B. To refer to the card list. C. To make use of the computer. Conversation 2 (A) 3. Where is Eric now? A. China. B. Washington. C. France. (A)4. According to the conversation, what is Eric' s aunt? A. A teacher. B. A doctor. C. A manager. Conversation 3 (B)5. What is probably the woman's brother? A. An editor of a newspaper. B. A writer for a newspaper. C. A poet. (C)6 . When can the man come over to meet her brother? A. Next Sunday. B. Next Saturday. C. Not mentioned. Conversation 4 (C)7 . What are the man and the woman? A. Director and actress.
B. Manager and Secretary. C. Interviewer and interviewee. (B)8. Where should the woman go for a job?
A. The Grand Hotel. B. The Grand Theatre. C. The Dancing centre. (B)9. What can we learn from the conversation? A. The woman changed her present job. B. The woman made a mistake. C. The man is satisfactory with the woman. Conversation 5 (A) 10. When does Billy get nervous? A. Before a game. B. During a game. C. Soon after a game. (B)ll . Why is Billy not worried about tomorrow's game? A. Because the team has trained hard. B. Because the team has scored more goals than the other team. C. Because the team of Northern City is not strong. (C)12. What do we know about the football star? A. He likes to be a football player just because the pay is high. B. He is not sure of their winning the cup. C. He thinks the training sometimes is boring. Conversation 6 (A) 13. When does the man usually get to the bus stop? A. At 7:00. B. At 6:40. C. At 7:20. (B)14. What does the man often do after dinner firstly? A. Watching TV or talk with his family. B. Playing and reading with his family. C. Working on his website. (C)15. Which of the following is NOT true according to the conversation? A. The man often gets off work at about 5 o'clock. B. The man often goes to bed before one or two at night. C. The man created his website in his office. SECTION B Directions: In this section, you will hear a 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 will hear the mini-talk TWICE.
Time 16. Thursday Place Sao Paulo's Ibirapuera Stadium Event Australia-Brazil, 17. the semifinal of the sport's World Championship for basketball
Course 1st quarter 18. 21 ¡ª21 2nd quarter 40¡ª39 (Brazil leading) 3rd quarter 19. 64¡ª57 (Brazil leading) Result Australia beat Brazil 88¡ª76�thanks to 20. teamwork
