Listening B - 05. BT–MAY–05

George prefers rock music to Beethoven.. George would rather listen to pop music than Beethoven.. George doesn’t like rock music as much as he likes Beethoven.. Suzy has many friends bec

LISTENING COMPREHENSION

HCMC UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

HUFLIT FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER

BT–MAY–05

LISTENING COMPREHENSION TEST

LEVEL B

PART A BLANK–FILLING

Listen to the recording Then, complete the following answers

1 When was the contract signed ?

On the (day) of (month) (year)

2 Have you got the conference ?

Yes, it’s / ––

3 How do you spell that ?

K– S – A – N – D

4 What’s their number ?

It’s 293

5 How do you spell his name ?

P – I – E – T B

6 What speed modem is it ?

_ bits per second

7 When is the plane due ?

At _ : GMT

8 When did it start ?

At _ : on (day) _ (month)

9 When do you need the report ?

_ _ _ _

10 What’s his number in Tel Aviv ?

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PART B

After you hear a statement, read the four choices and choose which one is closest in meaning to the statement you’re heard Then, mark your choice on your answer sheet

1

A George prefers rock music to Beethoven

B George prefers music to studying rocks

C George would rather listen to pop music than Beethoven

D George doesn’t like rock music as much as he likes Beethoven

2

A After that run, John must have been very tired

B John must exhaust the runner

C John wasn’t very tired after running

D The rum made John sleepy

3

A Bill expected the professor to contradict himself

B Bill had expected the professor to cancel he class

C Bill was contrary with the professor

D The professor cancelled the class although Bill had not expected him to do that

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4

A You can probably see Dr Jones tomorrow afternoon

B Tomorrow at noon Dr Jones will see you

C Dr Jones may see you now, but hell be too busy tomorrow

D You must pay your last bill if you want to see Dr Jones

5

A Suzy’s friends have very bad habits

B Despite having bad habits, Suzy has many friends

C Suzy doesn’t have many friends because she is spiteful

D Suzy has many friends because she doesn’t have bad habits

6

A The houses are too simple to cost so much

B We can’t afford to buy a new house due to the high prices

C We can afford a new house in spite of the high prices

D We don’t have enough money for a new house in spite of the low prices

7

A Bob bought an expensive stereo from the catalog

B Bob didn’t buy a stereo because it was too expensive

C If Bob had bought the stereo from the catalog, he could have saved $93

D Bob bought a cheap stereo but now he wishes he had bought a better one

8

A George is an art dealer

B George is a baker

C George is a car salesman

D George is a pharmacist

9

A Registration should have closed yesterday, but it will close in two days

B Registration closes two days from now

C Registration closed two days ago

D Registration for the class is late

10

A Our change in plans didn’t affect Jane’s plans

B Jane didn’t tell us when she changed plans

C Jane didn’t know that they had changed the schedule of the planes

D We had made a change in plans, but Jane didn’t know

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