b If the professor had not been half an hour late, the class would have begun at 1.15.. c The class didn’t begin at 1:45 because the teacher arrived late.. d The class should have begun
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HCMC UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
HUFLIT FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER
SG–MAY–06
LISTENING COMPREHENSION TEST
LEVEL B
PART A BLANK–FILLING
Listen to three pieces of recorded information While you are listening, fill in the missing words
1
OK, so this is Mike Turner from the Manchester office Could she (1) her report to me (2), please ?
2
I’ve got some questions about the conference _ _ (3) I need him to phone me _ _ _ _ (4) And my name is _, that’s (5)
3
Yes, so it’s Fernando de los Rios of West One Studios Just to confirm I’ll be coming _ _ (6), that’s _ _ (7) I’ll be there _ _ _ (8)
4
I’m from EQ Electrics–Tricia Smart I haven’t received the package yet Can she call me about it ? The number is (9) Or she can e–mail me _ (10) is t.smart@eqelec.com
PART B SHORT STATEMENTS
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) The class began at 1.15
(b) If the professor had not been half an hour late, the class would have begun at 1.15
(c) The class didn’t begin at 1:45 because the teacher arrived late
(d) The class should have begun at 1:45 but the teacher was an hour late
2
(a) If she had read the material, she would have been prepared for class
(b) She knew the answer to the question
(c) She had read the material, but she didn’t know the answer
(d) She was not prepared for class although she had read the material
3
(a) If the weather is nice, we intend to spend the weekend at home
(b) If the weather were nicer, we would spend the weekend in the country
(c) If the weather stays nice, we will spend the weekend in the country
(d) If the weather gets nicer, we’ll spend the weekend in the country
4
(a) Henry is afraid he’ll get fatter if he stops smoking
(b) Henry is afraid he’ll become fat if he keeps on smoking
(c) Henry is afraid that he will become more nervous if he stops smoking
(d) Henry doesn’t realize the possible dangers of smoking
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5
(a) We attended the concert even though the tickets were expensive
(b) We could afford the tickets for the concert
(c) The tickets were so inexpensive that we attended the concert
(d) We couldn’t attend the concert because the tickets were so expensive
6
(a) We left too late to catch the train
(b) We would have missed the train if we had left any later
(c) We missed the train because we left a little late
(d) Because the train was late, we had no trouble catching it
7
(a) John didn’t go to class because he didn’t know there was going to be a test
(b) John didn’t want to take the test, so he skipped class
(c) John went to class although he didn’t want to take the test
(d) John didn’t go to class although he knew about the test
8
(a) Jane couldn’t go to the conference because her boss wouldn’t pay her while she was away
(b) Jane wasn’t able to go to the conference although her employer paid her expenses
(c) If Jane’s employer hadn’t paid her expenses, she couldn’t have attended the conference
(d) Jane’s boss refused to give her money to attend the conference, but she went anyway
9
(a) We may cause Mary to be late
(b) Mary will probably be laic if we don’t come soon
(c) We will be here shortly
(d) We will probably be late unless Mary comes soon
10
(a) Bob studied because it was nice day
(b) Bob didn’t study because it was not a nice day
(c) Bob likes to study when the weather is nice
(d) It was such a nice day that Bob didn’t study
THE END