A There’s no worse cheese than Swiss cheese according to John.. B There are many better cheeses than Swiss in John’s eyes.. C Swiss cheese is no better than any other cheese in John’s op
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HCMC UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
HUFLIT FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER
SG–MAY–09
LISTENING COMPREHENSION TEST
LEVEL B
PART A BLANK–FILLING
Listen to the airport announcements and complete the chart
FLIGHT NUMBER DESTINATION GATE DEPARTURE TIME
3 ? Hartford, Connecticut
Springfield, Massachusetts ? ?
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
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(A) There’s no worse cheese than Swiss cheese according to John
(B) There are many better cheeses than Swiss in John’s eyes
(C) Swiss cheese is no better than any other cheese in John’s opinion
(D) John thinks that Swiss cheese is better than any other cheese
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(A) There will be no game although it doesn’t rain
(B) No matter what the weather is like, they will not hold the game
(C) The game will take place irrespective of the weather
(D) The game will be held if it doesn’t rain
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(A) The class began at 1.15
(B) If the professor had not been half an hour late, the class would have begun at a quarter after one
(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
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(A) John’s wife likes strawberry pie, but John doesn’t
(B) John would rather eat apple pie than strawberry pie
(C) John’s wife would rather eat strawberry pie than apple pie
(D) John would rather eat strawberry pie than apple pie
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(A) It’s 4:45 We have one and three quarter hours to get to the airport
(B) It’s 5:15 We have an hour and forty minutes to get to the airport
(C) We don’t have to be at the airport at 6:30
(D) We have to be at the airport at 6:45
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(A) Harry thinks he will not pass his classes due to the fact that he hasn’t studied in weeks (B) Harry thinks he will pass his classes due to the fact that he has studied in weeks (C) Harry thinks he will not pass his classes despite the fact that he has studied in weeks (D) Harry thinks he’ll pass his classes despite the fact that he hasn’t studied in weeks
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(A) Mary had to run downtown last week
(B) Mary met Anne accidentally; she was not expecting to meet Anne
(C) Mary went downtown to exercise
(D) Mary had an appointment to meet Anne downtown last week
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(A) Our meat was tender
(B) We found it difficult to meet new people at the banquet
(C) The meat at the banquet was too tough for us to cut
(D) We had to cut the banquet meeting short
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(A) It seems that John forgot about our meeting
(B) John should have cancelled the meeting
(C) John has to come to die meeting
(D) John never forgets when he has a meeting
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(A) James woke up late but he got to school on time this morning
(B) James did not wake up late, but he did not get to school on time this morning
(C) James slept longer than he had intended, so he was late for school
(D) James slept longer than he had intended, but he was not late for school
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