Listening Comprehension(30 marks)

Section A(22.5 marks)

Directions：In this section, you will hear six conversations between two speakers．For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked A, B and C．Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question．

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

1．Who is supposed to attend the meeting?

A．Sam．

B．John．

C．Tom．

2．When does the meeting start?

A．At 3∶30．

B．At 3∶15．

C．At 3∶00．

Conversation 2

3．What does the girl ask her father to buy?

A．A car．

B．High-tech things．

C．Pencils and erasers．

4．Which of the following does the father consider buying for his daughter?

A．A calculator．

B．A car．

C．A ruler．

Conversation 3

5．When does the woman arrive in Wellington?

A．On Monday．

B．On Tuesday．

C．On Friday．

6．What do we know about the woman?

A．She will have a rather busy week．

B．She will have a comfortable journey．

C．She will meet her friend in Australia．

Conversation 4

7．Where did the teacher talk with Jack?

A．At home．

B．Outside school．

C．In the classroom．

8．What was Mrs．Smith going to do?

A．To visit Jack’s father．

B．To call Jack’s parents．

C．To stop worrying about it．

9．When did the teacher see Jack’s parents?

A．Yesterday．

B．Half a year ago．

C．The day before yesterday．

Conversation 5

10．Why does the man refuse the first flat?

A．It’s too small．

B．It’s too expensive．

C．It’s not on the top floor．

11．Why does the woman let the man look at the flat first?

A．He is clean and quiet．

B．He is kind and polite．

C．He is poor and honest．

12．How much will the man pay before moving in?

A．＄100．

B．＄50．

C．＄30．

Conversation 6

13．How long will it take the man to drive to Salt Lake City?

A．Three days．

B．Four days．

C．Five days．

14．Why won’t the man bring sleeping bags?

A．He will spend the nights in hotels．

B．He has friends along the way．

C．His brother has prepared some for him．

15．Which will the man visit during his journey?

A．Disneyland．

B．Long Island．

C．New York City．

Section B(7.5 marks)

Directions：In this section, you will hear a short passage．Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard．Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS．

You will hear the short passage TWICE．