Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause.
During the pause, you must read the four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D], and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
11. [A] To invite the man to join them.
[B] To suggest politely that he leave.
[C] To offer to let him help cook.
[D] To encourage him to have another drink.
12. [A] There is a flood every two years.
[B] The flood is the worst ever since the fifties.
[C] There is a serious drought.
[D] There is a severe flood.
13. [A] She asks the man to wait for her at the train station.
[B] She will call the man when she arrives at the station.
[C] She and the man will take the 7:50 train.
[D] She is sorry for keeping the man waiting for her for an hour.
14. [A] He is well-prepared.
[B] He will finish his paper soon.
[C] He will quit the exam.
[D] He never feels prepared enough.
15. [A ] Wants the man to write a letter for her.
[B] Wants the man to take her letter to the post office.
[C] Wants the man to correct her letter.
[D] Wants to correct the man’s mistakes.
16. [A] He failed to finish the experiment that day.
[B] He hasn’t had time to do the experiment.
[C] He did only part of the experiment.
[D] The experiment was finished with much time.
17. [A] He refuses to check in the other suitcase.
[B] One of the suitcases he’s carrying isn’t his.
[C] He thinks the woman up ahead should check in the suitcase.
[D] He’s helping the woman up ahead to check in the suitcase.
18. [A] Both speakers were running out of money.
[B] The man lent some money to the woman.
[C] The woman lent some money to the man.
[D] The woman left her money in the library.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19. [A] The definition of eccentricity.
[B] Essentiality.
[C] How to keep pets.
[D] How to enjoy special food.
20. [A] Being unusual and strange.
[B] Charming and special.
[C] Aggressive and hardworking.
[D] Common and usual.
21. [A] A poor British man.
[B] A rich American.
[C] A rich British man.
[D] A poor American.
22. [ A]The Victorian surgeon lived at Buckland.
[B] Howard was always a hermit.
[C] A hermit is a person who enjoys communicating with others.
[D] Howard Hughes became a recluse because he was tired of high living.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
23. [A ] Confident.
[B] Hesitant.
[C] Determined.
[D] Doubtful.
24. [A] An export salesman working overseas.
[B] A trainee working through every branch.
[C] A production manager in a branch.
[D] A policy-maker in the company.
25. [A] Trainees are required to sign contracts initially.
[B] Trainees’ performance is evaluated occasionally.
[C] Trainees’ starting salary is 870 pounds.
[D] Trainees cannot quit the management scheme at will.
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D].
Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
Passage One Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26. [A] Satisfying.
[B]Tough.
[C] Meaningless.
[D] Boring.
27. [A ] Kathy persuaded her to do so.
[B] Zoe lost her job as a PR consultant.
[C] Zoe got tired of the city life.
[D] Zoe loved Wales more than London.
28. [A] Tiresome and troublesome.
[B] Romantic and peaceful.
[C] Mentally exhausting but healthy.
[D] Physically tiring but rewarding.
29. [A ] A friend in need is a friend indeed.
[B] Kill two birds with one stone.
[C] A misfortune may turn out a blessing.
[D] Where there is a will, there is a way.
Passage Two
Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.
30. [A ] It brings about the generation gap.
[B] It is very careful about people’s privacy.
[C] It lists the telephone numbers of your friends.
[D] It encourages you to list your personal information.
31. [A] Because trouble-makers can easily approach their children through the site.
[B] Because they think MySpace has a bad influence on their children.
[C] Because they don’t want to pay so much money for MySpace.
[D] Because it takes up too much of their children’s spare time.
32. [A] MySpace often holds parents’ meetings.
[B] MySpace is quite popular with parents.
[C] MySpace has become a top issue troubling parents.
[D] Parents have lots of questions about MySpace.
Passage Three
Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
33. [A] To describe an aptitude test.
[B] To advise you how to find a good job.
[C] To tell you how to deal with job interviews.
[D] To give a piece of advice for job interviewees.
34. [A ] Those who will work harder than others.
[B] Those who know much more than others.
[C] Those who are able to solve the problems.
[D] Those who are better educated than others.
35. [A] That more Chinese applicants fail to find a job.
[B] That aptitude test is becoming worldwide popular.
[C] That applicants should not act as cleverly as possible.
[D] That job applicants are always asked such questions.
Section C
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage ts read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information.
For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check
what you have written.
The signs of American influence on Central America are everywhere: McDonald’s and KFC, movies and clothes. Less easy to (36)is an export that has had a (37)effect on the region: gang culture.
Immigrants who (38)crimes in the U.S. have been allowed to return to their countries for the last six years. This has led to the (39)to Central America of thousands of gang members who arrived in the U.S. as children with their parents. Back in Central America they are keeping their old ways. Gang "franchises" have taken hold in countries there.
The influence of U.S. gang culture is (40)in some poor neighborhoods across Central America. There are local (41)on a dress code of baggy clothes, baseball caps and chains, a defined (42)in music, hand signs, and a slang using (43)words like broderes’ ( brothers ) and homies’ ( friends ). ( 44 )In Guatemala, with a population of 13 million, the police believe there are more than 300 gangs with a total membership of 200,000. In Honduras, with a population of 6 million, there are said to be 60,000 gang members. (45)In the early 1980s, more than a million refugees fled to the U.S. during E1 Salvador’s civil war, which killed 75,000 people. (46)