TEST ONE
Part A
Directions: You’re going to hear 8 short conversations between two speakers. Each will be read only once. After each conversation, a question will be asked about what you’ve heard. Listen carefully and choose the right answer to the question you hear.
1. A) Nov. 18th            B) Nov. 30th                C) Nov. 20th            D) Nov. 28th
2. A) At 10 o’clock.            B) At 10:05.                C) At 10:15.            D) At 10:30.
3. A) Professor Zhang is not a successful teacher.
  B) Professor Zhang must be very popular among her students.
  C) The woman likes Professor Zhang’s classes very much.
  D) The woman is one of Professor Zhang’s favorite students.
4. A) The woman was treated badly at the party.
  B) The woman felt ill at ease at the party.
  C) The woman found the party rather dull.
  D) The woman didn’t know anybody at the party.
5. A) The man doesn’t think Chen Lin is humorous at all.
  B) The man appreciates Chen Lin’s sense of humor but the woman doesn’t.
  C) The woman appreciates Chen Lin’s sense of humor but the man doesn’t.
  D) Both of them think that Chen Lin has a good sense of humor.
6. A) They’re beginning to get along well.
  B) They’ve always been very good friends.
  C) They have many good friends.
  D) They’ve changed their feelings towards each other.
7. A) Sandy is a very interesting person.
  B) Sandy wants to share a room with the woman.
  C) Sandy doesn’t want to bother anyone.
  D) Sandy is a good friend of the man’s.
8. A) He will definitely quit the job.
  B) He’s not sure whether he should quit the job right now.
  C) He will change his mind.
  D) He will think it over.
Part B
Directions: You’re going to hear 2 conversations. Each will be read only once. Listen carefully and choose the right answer to the questions you hear.
Conversation 1
Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you’ve just heard.
9. A) Teaching English classes.
  B) Teaching history classes.
  C) Students in English classes.
  D) What subject to teach.
10. A) 2.              B) 3.              C) 4.              D) 5.
11. A) He doesn’t like teaching very much.
  B) He’s more interested in teaching English.
  C) He hopes to teach two subjects next year.
  D) He thinks it is unfair that he should have a very heavy teaching load.
12. A) All of them prefer English to history.
appreciates  B) All of them enjoy learning English.
  C) Most of them do not spend enough time on their studies.
  D) Most of them study English very hard.
Conversation 2
Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you’ve just heard.
13. A) In an apartment.
  B) In a student dormitory.
  C) In a new apartment building.
  D) In the newly completed student dormitory.
14. A) Italy and Japan.
  B) China and Italy.
  C) Brazil and Japan.
  D) Italy and Brazil.
15. A) They were upset because the first month’s phone bill was much higher than they expected.
  B) They didn’t know how many long distance calls each person had made.
  C) They couldn’t decide who should do the cooking and who should do the shopping.
  D) They didn’t know how to split the phone bill as they couldn’t remember who had made each call.
Part C
Directions: Listen to the passage three times and fill in the blanks with the missing words.
Listening is an important 16) _________________ skill. We must 17) _________ this skill for 18) ________ and enjoyment 19) ________ our lives. Just think how much time we spend every day listening. We listen to the 20) ________, television programs, 21) ______, tapes and disks. We also listen to teachers, friends, out family members and other people. The better we listen, the more we will 22) ______ in our work and study.
23) __________________________________________________________________. Bad listeners only listen to separate words and separate sentences. They try to understand every word and every sentence. 24) ______________________________________________. A good student will constantly examine his listening habits so that 25) ___________________________________. In this way he can improve his listening skills.
Part D
Directions: You’re going to hear 3 passages. Each will be read only once. Listen carefully and choose the right answers to the questions you hear.
Passage 1
Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you’ve just heard.
26. A) He is fond of pets.
  B) He likes Blackie more than his wife.
  C) He is careless.
  D) He is forgetful.
27. A) In Mrs. White’s home.
  B) In a day-care center.
  C) In Mr. Black’s home.