Part A  Listening Practice

Task Listen to the short dialogues and choose the best answer according to what you have heard.

1. A) Sending an e-mail.

B) Working in an office.

C) Talking on the phone.

D) Doing spelling practice.

2. A) The man didn’t enjoy his holiday very much.

B) The man didn’t use social media over the holiday.

C) The man had no money to spend his holiday.

D) The man’s job was very boring over the holiday.

3. A) The woman hopes to see news stories on WeChat posts.

B) The woman feels bad about WeChat friends’ showing off.

C) The man loves showing off selfies and scenery.

D) The man loves showing off WeChat friends’ life.

4. A) They will be replaced by online education sooner or later.

B) They will attract fewer kids as online education expands.

C) They will limit their teaching to certain subjects only.

D) They will continue to exist along with online education.

5. A) The digital TV system will offer different programs.

B) He is eager to see what the new system is like.

C) He thinks it unrealistic to have 500 channels.

D) The new TV system may not provide anything better.

Conversation

 

Task 1 Listen to the conversation and choose the best answer according to what you have heard.

1. What is the World of Warcraft?

A) It is a toy.

B) It is a T-shirt brand.

C) It is a sneaker brand.

D) It is an Internet game.

2. What is the brand of Judy’s new sneakers?

A) Xtep.B) Warrior.C) Feiyue.D) Li-Ning.

3. Where will the two speakers meet this evening?

A) In the post office nearby.

B) In the McDonald’s

C) In the bookshop.

D) In the World of Warcraft cinema.

Task 2 Listen to the conversation again and fill in the blanks according to what you have heard.

1. Hey, Bruce.___________?

2. I did a lot of____________today.

3. You must look____________with the new T-shirt and the new sneakers.

4. Perhaps it’s good for us to ____________this evening.

5. How about____________at 6:00 this evening?

Task 3 Give a short talk on the advantages and disadvantages of chatting online.

Cues: relaxed, see through a camera, make friends, personal information, dangerous

Passage

Task 1Listen to the passage and choose the best answer according to what you have heard.

1. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?

A) Many adults pretend they are young and friendly on the Internet just for fun.

B) People don’t need to listen carefully to what is being said.

C) The Internet is the best place to make friends.

D) People need to be careful about what they post online.

2. Why do some people try to find out your personal information?

A) Because they want to be friendly to you.

B) Because they want to contact you easily.

C) Because they want to harm you easily.

D) Because they want to keep themselves apart from you.

3.Suppose someone starts a talk about school, you are suggested NOT to talk about .

A) your assignments

B) movies

C) your majors

D) your home address

Task 2 Listen to the passage again and complete the notes by filling in the blanks.

                 

Task 3 Retell the passage according to the notes above with the help of the key words and expressions below.

Cues: chat with, be careful, lure, pretend, personal information, harm, healthy, friendship, feel uncomfortable, a change of topic, stop the conversation