Section I Listening Comprehension ( 25 minutes) Directions: Thissection is designed to test your ability to understand spoken English. You willhear a 0selection of recorded materials and you must answer the questions thataccompany them. There are TWO parts in this section, Part A and Part B.Remember,while you are doing the test, you should first put down your answers in yourtest book-let. At the end of the listening comprehension section, you will have3 minutes to transfer your answers from your test booklet onto ANSWER SHEET1. If you have any questions, you may raise your hand NOW as you will notbe allowed to speak once the test has started. Now look at Part A in yourtest booklet. Part A You will hear 10 short dialogues. For eachdialogue, there is one question and four possible answers. Choose the correctanswer- A, B, C or D, and mark it in your test booklet. You will have 15 secondsto answer the question and you will hear each dialogue ONLYONCE. Example: You will hear: W: Could you please tell me if theBeijing flight will be arriving on time? M: Yes, Madam. It should bearriving in about ten minutes. You will read: Who do you think thewoman is talking to? [ A ] A bus conductor. [ B ] A clerk at theairport. [ C ] A taxi driver. [ D ] A clerk at the station. From the dialogue, we know that only a clerk at the airport is mostlikely to know the arrival time of a flight, so you should choose answer [ B ]and mark it in your test booklet. Sample Answer: [ A ] [ ] [ C ] [ D] Now look at Question 1. 1. What is the woman s reply? [ A ] Sheknows Professor Arnold has come. [ B ] She thinks Professor Arnold haschecked in. [ C ] She is sure that Professor Amold has arrived. [ D ]She doesn t know whether Professor Arnold has arrived. 2. Who answered thephone? [ A ] James Clock. [ B ] Mary. [ C ] Sue. [ D ] Notmentioned. 3. How does the man feel about his grade? [ A] It was animprovement. [ B ] It was disappointing. [ C] It was unfair. [ D] It was satisfying. 4. What does the woman mean? [ A ] They re readyfor the snow. [ B ] Once it starts, it 11 snow a lot. [ C ] It hasbeen snowing for some time. [ D ] The winter has just begun. 5. Whatsubject does the man teach now? [ A ] English. [ B ] Chemistry. [C ] History. [ D ] Chinese. 6. Where does this conversation mostprobably take place? [ A ] In a library. [ B ] In a hospital. [ C] At a bank. [ D ] In a store. 7. Where do the speakers work? [ A] At an art school. [ B ] At a newspaper office. [ C ] At astadium. [ D ] At a publishing house. 8. What does the manmean? [ A ] The library no longer had the book on reserve. [ B ] Thelibrary closed earlier than he d expected. [ C ] The professor had chosen amystery book for him instead. [ D ] The homework assignment isn tclear. 9. What can we leam from the conversation? [ A ] The man spendsmore than he makes. [ B ] The man is not keen on arts. [ C ] The womanis an artist. [ D ] The woman looks down upon the man. 10. How are theguests going to New York? [ A ] By bus. [ B ] By plane. [ C ] Bycar. [ D ] By train. Part B You will hear four dialogues ormonologues. Before listening to each one, you will have 5 seconds to read eachof the questions which accompany it. While listening, answer each question bychoosing A,B, C or. D. After listening, you will have 10 seconds to check youranswer to each question. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE. Questions 11～13 are based on the following dialogue between two passengers. 11. Whatkind of weather is normal for March? [ A ] Cold. [ B ] Veryhot. [ C ] Cooler than that day. [ D ] Drier than that day . 12.Where was the man born? [ A ] Florida. [ B ] New York. [ C ]California. [ D ] Indiana. 13. How often is the bus scheduled to passtheir stop? [ A ] Every ten minutes. [ B ] At twenty to one. [ C] Every thirty minutes. [ D ] Once a day.