Listeningtest6

Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes) Section A

Direction:In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question, there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then write the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet.

1. A) He did poorly on the first exam. B) He got more than eighty percent right. C) Eighty percent of the students did well. D) He did much better than he thought.

2. A) His mother wants him to do his homework. B) He has to finish his homework. C) He is too excited to sleep. D) He doesn’t know it is very late. 3. A) Satisfied. B) Interested. C) Tired. D) Discouraged.

4. A) To the bank. B) To the office.

C) To the barbershop. D) To the department store.

5. A) He stayed up late watching a film. B) He went to bed very early.

C) He went to a party. D) He stayed up late studying. 6. A) She wants the man to wait. B) She is ready now.

C) She has decided not to go.

D) She thinks the man should change the clothes. 7. A) 5 years. B) Over 100 years. C) 90 years. D) 95 years. 8. A) He likes Mexican food. B) He expected a better dinner. C) The dinner was expensive.

D) He enjoyed the food more than the woman did.

Questions 9-12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

9. A) Defendant and lawyer. B) Lawyer and witness. C) Witness and judge. D) Witness and defendant. 10. A) A blue car ran into a white Ford.

B) A white Ford suddenly pulled out in front of him. C) A white Ford and a blue car rushed head-on. D) A blue car and a white Ford collided on a side road. 11. A) The driver of the blue car. B) The driver of the white Ford.

C) Neither the driver of the blue car nor the driver of the white Ford.

D) Both the drivers of the blue car and the white Ford. 12. A) He was looking at his speedometer. B) He was following the blue car.

C) He saw a traffic sign for speed limit by the side of the road. D) He never ran faster than the speed limit on that road. Questions 13-15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

13. A) Mr. Black’s secretary. B) Mr. Suleiman.

C) The educational advisor.

D) A teacher at the University of Chicago.

14. A) To make an appointment to talk to Mr. Black. B) To enquire about English-language schools in America. C) To sign up for an intensive English course.

D) To postpone his appointment until Wednesday morning. 15. A) He has graduate from Kuwait University.

B) He wants to study for his master’s degree in the Unites States.

C) He has been accepted by an American university.

D) Hi is required to take an intensive English course before he enters the program.

Section B Passage One

Direction:In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then write the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet.

Questions 16-18 are based on the passage you have just heard.

16. A) Because whales keep a balance between plants and animals on land.

B) Because whales eat a lot of fish.

C) Because whales eat large amounts of garbage.

D) Because whales keep oceans clean for fish, and people need fish.

17. A) People’s sewage and garbage. B) Sea plants and small animals.

C) Dead fish. D) Ships and submarines. 18. A) By eating various kind of fish.

B) By eating large amounts of plants and small animals growing in very salty water.

C) By providing enough food for fish. D) By increasing the salt in the water. Passage Two

Questions 19-21 are based on the passage you have just heard.

19. A) He gave Washington a horse as a present. B) He led a police officer to Washington’s house. C) He stole one of Washington’s horse. D) He broke into Washington’s house.

20. A) The horse is blind in the rights eye. B) The horse is blind in the left eyes.

C) The horse is blind in both of its eyes. D) The horse is not blind.

21. A) George Washington. B) The neighbor. C) The police officer.

D) Someone who was not mentioned in this passage. Passage Three

Questions 22-25 are based on the passage you have just heard.

22. A) They think that ice cream in very new.

B) They know that ice cream is brought from Europe. C) They think that ice cream was an American idea. D) They don’t know what ice cream is.

23. A) A hundred years ago. B) Three centuries ago.

C) After America was discovered. D) Long before America was discovered.

24. A) King Charles I made ice cream popular in England.

B) The Roman emperor Nero hired men to bring ice to cool his drinks.

C) Marco Polo brought Chinese recipes for frozen milk to Europe.

D) King Charles I wanted to keep the secret ice cream for himself.

25. A) Over two billion quarts. B) Two million quarts. C) Two hundred million quarts. D) Nearly twenty billion quarts.

Section C

Directions:In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second 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.

The World Health Organization says alcohol abuse is the third leading cause of death and ___26___ in the world. A new WHO report says the ___27___ use of alcohol kills 2.5 million people a year. And officials say action is needed to ___28___ the problem.

The WHO ___29___ the “Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health 2011’ last week. The report shows young people at ___30___. It says 320,000 people between the ages of fifteen and twenty-nine die yearly from ___31___ causes. That is nine percent of all deaths in that age group.

Shekhar Saxena is director of the Department of Mental Health and ___32___ Abuse at the World Health Organization. He says alcohol ___33___ among young people in some parts of the world.

Consumption and harmful effects of alcohol are increasing in developing countries, particularly in Africa and Asia, which have less powerful regulations and which ___34___.

The WHO has a plan to reduce the harmful use of alcohol. It includes raising taxes on alcohol, reducing the number of places to buy alcohol and ___35___. Officials say other measures include effective drunk advertising.

driving laws and some alcohol banning