Part C    Quiz

Section A

Directions: This section is to test your ability to give proper answers to Questions. There are 5 recorded questions in it. 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 test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

Example: You will hear: Mr. Smith is notin. Could you please give him a message?

   You will read:   A) I'm not sure.

                          B) You're right.

                          C) Yes, certainly.

                          D) That's interesting

From the question we learn that the speaker is asking the listener to leave amessage. Therefore, C)"Yes, certainly.” is the correct answer. You should mark C) on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Now the tests will begin.

1. A) It was raining.

    B)Never mind.

    C)I had left it behind.

    D) It’s comfortable.

2. A) Bread with butter is my favorite.

    B) I like butter with my bread better.

    C) I like having some bread.

    D) Yes,just a little, please.

3. A) He always took off his jacket and threw it on the bed.

    B) He was having a rest at that time.

    C) He had a rest at that time.

    D) He went to Shanghai.

4. A) It’s very good.     

    B) No,I don’t think so.

    C) It's a capital letter.   

    D) Yes,it's the last part.

5. A) It's interesting.

    B)There is no newspaper.

    C) Yes,there is a piece of bad news.

    D)Nothing interesting in it.

Section B

Directions: This section is to test your ability to understand short dialogues. 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 testpaper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

6.     A) To practice his English every day.

       B) To correct his sentences.

       C) To finish his homework on time.

       D) To use the new words in sentences.

7.    A) He was seeing a doctor.

       B) He was visiting his mother in hospital.

       C) He was looking after his mother.

       D) He was visiting a nurse.

8.  A) 5:25.         B) 5:35.

      C)5:30.         D) 4:00.

9.    A) The bus has broken down and will not arrive.

       B) The bus was in a terrible accident.

       C) The bus will probably arrive at 9:15.

       D) The bus may arrive tonight, but the man isn't sure.

10.  A) 5minutes late.      B) 30minutes late.

      C) 35minutes late.     D) 25 minutes late.

Section C

Directions: In this section you will hear arecorded short passage. During the second reading, you are required to put the words or phrases that you hear on the Answer Sheet in order of the numbered blanks. The third reading is for you to check your writing. Now the passage will begin.

Since World WarTwo, especially in the last few decades of the 20th century, large groups of foreigners have come and settled in the United States. The 11 is that many Americans speak a foreign language at home. Today, one in seven Americans speak a language 12English. Spanish is the leading foreign language spoken by 17 million Americans.

All together,31.8 million Americans speak 329 foreign languages in the 13That means there is an increase of 34 percent inforeign language usage since 1980. Asian languages are used by 14 percent of foreign language speakers. That 14  the new wave of immigrants from Asian countries 15

India, Japan, Korea and the Philippines. However,fewer European languages are heard in American families than before.