Part IListening Comprehension( 20 minutes)

Section A

1. A) Give the woman what she wants.B) Help the woman in a moment.

C) Tell the woman what he is doing.D) Stop his work immediately.

2. A) He wants the woman to call him again.

B) He will call the woman in two weeks.

C) He wants her to fix the watch within one week.

D) He will fix the woman's watch.

3. A) To see the doctor.B) To go to a party.

C) To make an appointment.D) To look after her children.

4. A) She is eager to know what the present is.

B) She is not anxious to know what it is.

C) She doesn't know what she is asked to wait for.

D) She really doesn't care about the present.

5. A) The program was on too late.

B) His TV set was out of order.

C) He doesn't think much of the President.

D) He had a late class.

6. A) The teacher postponed the conference.

B) There won't be a test this afternoon.

C) The students will be attending the conference.

D) The students took a science test this afternoon.

7. A) She thinks his lectures are boring.

B) She thinks his tests are too long.

C) She doesn't like his choice of test questions.

D) She doesn't think he prepairs his lecures well enough.

8. A) She thinks he talks too much.B) She thinks he is simple-minded.

C) She thinks he is always very frank.D) She thinks he doesn't like speaking.

9. A) On foot.B) By bus.C) By car.D) By bike.

10. A) £7.B) £9.C) £11.D) £15.

Section B

Passage One

Questions 11 to 13 based on the passage you have just heard.

11. A) They are in a good temper.B) They like music.

C) They want to say something.D) They sing for enjoyment.

12. A) They make some signs.B) They keep from other birds.

C) They keep silent.D) They hide themselves.

13. A) It spreads out its tail.

B) It dances.

C) It uses shells and flowers to make a garden.

D) It flies high in the sky.

Passage Two

Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.

14. A) They hung meat in the sun.B) They cooked meat with salt.

C) They preserved meat with ice.D) They kept meat underground.

15. A) He began to use chemicals.B) He preserved food with sugar.

C) He kept food in cans.D) He sealed food in jars.

16. A) Development of the canning industry.B) Food processing and chemicals.

C) Food industry in different countries.D) Preserving food - past and present.

Passage Three

Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.

17. A) In the United states.B) At Sutter's Fort.

C) In Sweden.D) In Switzerland.

18. A) He left the farm.B) He kept it a secret to himself.

C) He told Sutter about it.D) He tried to find more gold.

19. A) Because too many people came there for gold.

B) Because Sutter was not good at farming.

C) Because the army occupied it.

D) Because Sutter gave up farming.

20. A) It made him a very rich man.B) It brought him great misfortune.

C) It had little effect on his life.D) It cause the death of his wife.