A Henry is supposed to be at work at 9 this morning, but he arrived at 8 this morning.. B Henry was half an hour late for work dais morning.. C Henry arrived at work on tune this morning
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HCMC UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
HUFLIT FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER
BT-SEP–07
LISTENING COMPREHENSION TEST
LEVEL B
PART A BLANK–FILLING
Listen to the two telephone conversations on the cassette While you are listening, fill in the missing words
ORDERING FROM A MAIL ORDER CATALOGUE
Customer: Hello, is that the Reliance Company ?
Clerk: Yes, that’s right Can I help you ?
Customer: Yes, I’d like to place an order for a bicycle I’ve seen in your catalogue With a – inch
frame (1)
Clerk: Bicycle ? Well, we have three different models Could you quote the reference number please ? Customer: I’ll just have a look Here it is – number (2)
Clerk: Right, I’ll just key that in That’s the sports model at £ (3)
Customer: No, wait a moment I thought it was £ (4) Has the price gone up ?
Clerk: If you check, sir, you’ll see that the touring model is £ (5) and the sports one £
(6)
Customer: You’re quite right It’s the sports model I want
Clerk: I’ll take that order down then, sir Could I have your name and address ? Or do you have an
account number ?
Customer: Well, I might have, but I can’t tell you what number is right now
Clerk: We can look it up at this end It doesn’t matter Would you give me your name and address, then ? Customer: Yes, ifs Edward Bronson of Fryent Road, London _ _ A _ (7)
Clerk: Sorry, I didn’t catch the name of the street Could you repeat it ?
Customer: Yes, ifs (8) Fryent Road , I’ll spell it: F–R–Y–E–N–T
Clerk: So it’s for Mr Edward Sronson, Fryent Road, London (9)
And how would you like to pay, sir ? By cheque or by credit card ?
Customer: I’ll pay by cheque, as usual When can I expect it ?
Clerk: It should reach within _ (10) Let us know if it doesn’t We’ll enclose the bill with
the bicycle
Customer: That’s OK Thank you Goodbye
Clerk: Thank you for calling, Mr Bronson Goodbye
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) It was not until after the class had begun that Sally could find the classroom
(B) Sally wasn’t late for class although she got lost
(C) Sally missed the class
(D) Sally went to the wrong class
2
(A) Jane is leaving her job temporarily for six days in the summer
(B) Jane is leaving her job for good
(C) Jane is taking a leave of absence from her job because of her health
(D) Jane is not going to return to her job
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LISTENING COMPREHENSION
3
(A) Henry is supposed to be at work at 9 this morning, but he arrived at 8 this morning
(B) Henry was half an hour late for work dais morning
(C) Henry arrived at work on tune this morning
(D) Henry arrived at work at 9 this morning although he is intended to be at work at 8 o’clock
4
(A) I was grateful for Jane’s sending me flowers when I was sick
(B) Jane was not very land to me
(C) I appreciate Jane’s sending me some money when I was ill
(D) I received many kinds of flowers from Jane
5
(A) Because she had not read the material, she was unprepared for class
(B) She had read the material; therefore, she was prepared for class
(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
6
(A) Only thirty people returned the evaluation forms although fifty people received them
(B) Only thirty people gave the evaluation forms back although twice that many received them
(C) Thirty people received the evaluation forms
(D) Thirty people received the evaluation forms on the summer lecture series, but only half returned them
7
(A) Although Peter is not talented he will become a professional musician
(B) Because of not practicing, Peter will never be a professional musician despite his talent
(C) Peter practices every day, but he will never become a professional musician
(D) Peter is a professional musician
8
(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
9
(A) As soon as Dan’s job application in Florida is refused, Dan and his family will return home
(B) Dan and his family will move to Florida when he quits his job here
(C) Dan wants to move to Florida, but he can’t find a job there
(D) When Dan’s job confirmation arrives, he and his family will move to Florida
10
(a) Only the seven – year – old boy was not injured in the terrible accident
(B) No one except the seven – year – old boy escaped from the terrible accident
(C) No one in the accident saw the seven – year – old boy
(D) No one except the seven – year – old boy witnessed the terrible accident
THE END