Listening B - 33. BT–JUNE–08

b Fewer people skipped the meeting than we had expected.. c More people came to the meeting than we had expected.. d We had expected more people to come to the meeting... c The professor

LISTENING COMPREHENSION

HCMC UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

HUFLIT FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER

BT–JUNE–08

LISTENING COMPREHENSION TEST

LEVEL B

PART A BLANK–FILLING

Listen to the following conversations and fill in the missing words / figures

Conversation 1

Front Desk Clerk: Good evening Can I help you ?

Front Desk Clerk: Just a moment, please That’s for ? (1)

Front Desk Clerk: Your reservation shows you’ll be here for (2) Is that right, Mr

Peterson ?

Front Desk Clerk: A for (4) ; how would you like to pay for that, sir?

Conversation 2

you find your cold is getting worse

Conversation 3

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

(b) Fewer people skipped the meeting than we had expected

(c) More people came to the meeting than we had expected

(d) We had expected more people to come to the meeting

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2

(a) The professor was not sorry for announcing the examination sooner

(b) The professor said he was sorry that he had not proclaimed the examination sooner

(c) The professor said he was sorry that he had not announced the test results earlier

(d) The professor said he was sorry that he had not given the test sooner

3

(b) We expected eighty people at the rally but only half arrived

(c) One hundred and sixteen people came to the rally

(d) More people came to the rally than we had expected

4

(b) John thinks that no cheese is better than Swiss cheese

(c) Swiss cheese is as good as other cheeses in John’s opinion

(d) John thinks that all other cheeses are better than Swiss cheese

5

(a) Only thirty people gave the evaluation forms back although twice that many received them

(b) Thirty people received the evaluation forms on the summer lecture series, but only half returned them (c) Thirty people received die evaluation forms

(d) Only thirty people returned the evaluation forms although fifty people received them

6

(b) George wanted more than $1000 for the car

(c) The man wanted more than $1000 for the car

(d) George offered $1000 for the car but the man shook his head

7

(b) The game is temporarily delayed because of rain

(c) The game will take place whether the weather is stormy or it is fair

(d) No matter what the weather is like, the game will not be held

8

(b) No one at all saw the seven-year-old boy’s terrible accident

(c) The seven-year-old boy saw no one in the accident

(d) No one in the accident saw the seven-year-old boy

9

(a) After a quarrel, Peter and Lucy are not friends again

(b) Peter and Lucy hate each other since their argument

(c) Peter and Lucy quarreled but made up after a while

(d) Peter and Lucy are closed friends and they have never had an argument

10

(a) I usually wake up at 7:30, but this morning I woke up early

(b) This morning I woke up at 7:30, but I usually wake up late

(c) This morning I slept later than I intended

(d) This morning I woke up at 7:30, but I usually wake up earlier

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