Part II Listening Comprehension(25 minutes)

Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report 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 1 with a single line through the centre.

Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.

1．A) In a jewelry shop.

B) In the City Mall.

C) Near a lorry.

D) In a parking lot.

2．A) They left the lorry together.

B) They left the lorry without hoods.

C) They run back to the lorry separately.

D) They run back to the lorry without hoods.

Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.

3．A) The heart of London was flooded.

B) An emergency exercise was conducted.

C) 100 people in the suburbs were drowned.

D) One of the bridges between north and south London collapsed.

4．A) A flood wall was built.

B) Rescue teams were formed.

C) An alarm system was set up.

D) 50 underground stations were made waterproof.

Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.

5．A) Through the School of Design and Visual Arts.

B) Through the School of Social Work.

C) Through the School of Business.

D) Through the Arts and Sciences program.

6．A) About 20,000 dollars.

B) About 27,000 dollars.

C) About 38,000 dollars.

D) About 50,000 dollars.

7．A) Federal loans.

B) Private loans.

C) Scholarships.

D) A monthly payment plan.

Section B

Directions: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation 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 1 with a single line through the centre.

Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

8．A) Colleagues.

B) Instructor and student.

C) Neighbors.

D) Anchor and guest.

9．A) Baby-sitting the children.

B) Documenting the children.

C) Complaining about the difficulty of living.

D) Teaching teenagers.

10．A) Sensitive groups.

B) Disadvantaged groups.

C) Rich groups.

D) Complicated groups.

11．A) Kids are facing big issues in life.

B) Life is moving fast recently.

C) Kids can not earn the living.

D) Kids are growing up quickly.

Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

12．A) He has a lot of free time.

B) Many of his friends are actors.

C) She knows he likes acting.

D) He's looking for an acting job.

13．A) One night a week.

B) Every Wednesday for three hours.

C) Every other Thursday.

D) Three times a week.

14．A) He has to rearrange his evening schedule.

B) His schoolwork takes up most of his time.

C) He hasn't been in a play for a long time.

D) He might not like the way the group works.

15．A) See her on Wednesday.

B) Learn his part quickly.

C) Enjoy the rehearsal.

D) Pick her up on Thursday.

Section C

Directions: In this section, you will hear three passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear three or four 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 1 with a single line through the centre.

Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.

16．A) Summer vacation.

B) The housing office.

C) Resident advisers.

D) Check-out procedures.

17．A) Register for summer school.

B) Repair holes in room walls.

C) Remove personal property.

D) Call the housing office.

18．A) Their summer addresses.

B) Any damage to their rooms.

C) When they plan to leave.

D) Questions for the housing office.

Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.

19．A) Your heart rate is lowered.

B) It becomes harder for you to relax.

C) You become too tired to sleep.

D) Your sleeping rhythms are disrupted.

20．A) Failure to rest during the day.

B) Lack of sleep on weekends.

C) Vigorous exercise in the evening.

D) Eating cheese before going to bed.

21．A) They might eventually cause you to lose sleep.

B) They help produce a neurotransmitter in the brain.

C) You must not drink milk if you take them.

D) They make it unnecessary to take naps.

Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.

22．A) Characteristics of sand.

B) How animals live in the desert.

C) A snake's special way of moving.

D) Techniques of skiing.

23．A) To climb hills.

B) To gain traction.

C) To fool its enemies.

D) To rest as it moves.

24．A) Wavy lines.

B) Circular lines.

C) Perpendicular lines.

D) Parallel lines.

25．A) Lower body temperatures.

B) Decreased energy consumption.

C) Greater ability to conceal itself.

D) Wider range of vision.