Section A 

Directions: This section is to test your ability to understand short dialogues. There are 5 recorded dialogues in it. After each dialogue, there is a recorded question.Both the dialogues and questions will be spoken only once. 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 text book.

Example: You will hear or read: A) New York City.   B) An evening party. C) An air trip.   D) The man’s job. From the dialogue we learn that the man is to take a flight to New York. Therefore, C) An air trip is the correct answer.

 Now the test will begin.

1. A) The man doesn’t want to clean the car.

    B) The man hasn’t cleaned the car yet.

    C) The man is cleaning the car now.

    D) The man has cleaned the car.

2. A) The post office.

    B) The drug store.

    C) A one-dollar store.

    D) A shoe store.

3. A) There is nothing else to eat.

    B) She is on a diet.

    C) She likes apples.

    D) She is not very hungry.

4. A) The woman is looking for water.

    B) The woman is planting something.

    C) The woman is looking for something.

    D) The woman is getting dirty.

5. A) English.

    B) Chinese.

    C) American.

    D) French.

Section B  

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 two times. 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 text book. Now listen to the conversations.

Conversation 1

6. A) Having a meal in a restaurant.

    B) Checking in at a hotel.

    C) Booking a ticket at a station.

    D) Reserving a seat in a cinema.

7. A) $3.

    B) $13.

    C) $30.

    D) $33.

Conversation 2

 8. A) A small mountain.

     B) The man’s hometown.

     C) The woman’s hometown.

     D) Great scenery.

 9. A) Because it has no good neighborhood.

     B) Because it has no big companies.

     C) Because it has no big schools.

     D) Because it has no nightlife at all.

10. A) Go skiing.

      B) Go hiking.

      C) Go mountain climbing.

      D) Go swimming.

Section C  

Directions: In this section you will hear a recorded short passage. The passage is printed in the text book, but with some words or phrases missing. The passage will be read two times. You are required to put the missing words or phrases in order of the numbered blanks according to what you hear. Now the passage will begin.

     Earth Hour is an event to make people pay attention to ____________ and other environmental problems. People ____________ lights at the same time for an hour on a specific day in March every year. The event started in Sydney, Australia in 2007 and 2.2 million people ____________ it.

        Lights off is symbol of your support. Other than that, you may also do the following to achieve a more _______________________ lifestyle:

 1. Turn off electrical equipment;

 2. Use paper and wood wisely;

 3. Stop killing special sea animals for food;

 4. Choose ____________;

 5. Reduce waste.

Section D 

Directions: This section is to test your ability to comprehend short passages. You will hear a recorded passage. After that you will hear five questions. Both the passage and the questions will be read two times. When you hear a question, you should complete the answer to it with a word or a short phrase (in no more than 3 words). The questions and incomplete answers are printed in your text book. You should write your answers correspondingly. Now listen to the passage.

16. When is the Thanksgiving Day?

      It comes on______________________________ in November.

17. What about the weather of the first year’s winter?

     The winter was _______________________ than they were used to.

18. When did the conditions begin to improve?

     The conditions began to improve at___________ of 1621.

19. How many people survived during the first year?

      Only _____________________ of the original 100 people survived.

20. Why did the colonists decide to have a day of thanksgiving?

      Because they believed that they should thank God ______________.