The coat cost $20 more than the advertised price.. The coat actually cost $2 less than the advertised price.. John didn’t go to class because he knew there wasn’t going to be a test.. Jo
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HCMC UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
HUFLIT FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER
SG–SEP–08
LISTENING COMPREHENSION TEST
LEVEL B
PART A BLANK–FILLING
Listen to the following conversations and fill in the missing words / figures
1
Woman: I’ll lend you the money if you can pay be back (2)
2
Woman: Yes, but he was only here (3) before his company sent
him to Canada
3
Woman: It’s been (5) because a bridge was broken
4
Woman: Yes He works , , and (6) from
(7) and (8)
5
Woman: It’s usually (9) a game, but today there’s a special
(10)
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 John was supposed to call his office at nine fifteen
b John called his office at fifty past nine
c John was supposed to call his office before nine in the evening
d John did not call his office at nine fifty
2
a The coat cost $20 more than the advertised price
b The coat actually cost $2 less than the advertised price
c The advertised price of the coat was $22 but it cost $20 only
d The advertised price of the coat was $2 less than the actual cost
3
a The class began at twenty to two because it was delayed by a fire drill
b That the class started twenty minutes late was due to the fire drill
c The class was delayed two hours and 20 minutes because of a fire drill
d The class ended at 2:20 because there was the fire drill
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a John didn’t go to class because he knew there wasn’t going to be a test
b John didn’t go to class, so he didn’t know there was going to be a test
c John didn’t know about the test; therefore, he missed the class
d John went to class although he didn’t want to take the test
5
a They were supposed to arrive at 12:15, but they are late
b They arrived at twelve fifteen
c They didn’t arrive until a quarter to twelve
d After a delay of a quarter of an hour, they arrived at twelve fifty
6
a Anne sold all the tickets to the show last week
b It was because of driving too slowly that Anne received a citation
c Anne was summonsed last week for speeding
d Anne received an award for her good driving habits
7
a They arrived at 3 o’clock because they had been delayed two hours
b They finally arrived at 5 o’clock
c They were supposed to arrive at 2 o’clock, but they were delayed three hours
d It was at 11 o’clock that they had planned to arrive
8
a Go north on Highway 50 after you travel 60 miles east on Highway 90
b Go north on Highway 90 for 60 miles and then go east on Highway 50
c After you travel for 90 miles on East Highway 90, go north on Highway 50
d Travel east on Highway 19 for 16 miles; after that, drive 50 miles on North Highway
9
a They probably made an inaccurate calculation of the cost of this project
b They made no error in figuring the expenses for this project
c The cost of this project must be calculated correctly
d This project will be cancelled as a result of mismanagement of funds
10
a Jane was unable to go to the conference although her employer paid her expenses
b Jane’s boss paid her expenses; consequently, she could take part in the conference
c Jane’s boss refused to give her money to attend the conference, but she went anyway
d Jane couldn’t go to the conference because her boss wouldn’t pay her while she was away
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