This section is designed to test your ability to understand spoken English. You will hear a selection of recorded materials and you must answer the questions that accompany them. There are three parts in this section, Part A, Part B and Part C. Remember, while you are doing the test, you should first answer the questions in your test booklet, not on the ANSWER SHEET. At the end of the listening comprehension section, you will have 5 minutes to transfer your answers from your test booklet onto ANSWER SHEET 1.If you have any questions, you may raise your hand NOW as you will not be allowed to speak once the test has started.

Part A

You will hear a conversation between a student, Mr. Wang, and his tutor, Dr. Wilson. As you listen, answer Questions 1 to 10 by circling True or False. You will hear the conversation ONLY ONCE. You now have 60 seconds to read Questions 1-10.

1. Dr. Wilson and Mr. Wang have met before. TRUE / FALSE

2. Wang prefers to live with an English family. TRUE / FALSE

3. Wang intends to study how computer is used for language translation. TRUE / FALSE

4. Back in his own country Mr. Wang studied C-language and chemistry. TRUE / FALSE

5. Wang has some experience in CAD. TRUE / FALSE

6. Dr. Wilson is satisfied with Wang’s past experience. TRUE / FALSE

7. Wang has little knowledge of the phonetic processing system. TRUE / FALSE

8. Wang decides to take courses and pass exams. TRUE / FALSE

9. Dr. Wilson suggests that Wang should extend his stay at the university. TRUE / FALSE

10. Dr. Wilson asks Wang to do a little more research before deciding on his project. TRUE / FALSE

You now have 20 seconds to check your answers to Questions 1——10.

That is the end of Part A