Listen to the following sentences and circle the correct answer.. How is Kirsty feeling after the flight?[r]
Trang 1LISTENING – LEVEL: ADVANCED PART 1
I Listen to the following sentences and circle the correct answer
1 How is Kirsty feeling after the flight?
2 What exactly is the time difference between Tokyo and Denver?
c over 2 hours d just only an hour
3 What problem did Katty face last night?
a She lay awake all night b She’s enjoyed a dinner party
c She went to bed early
d She worked in her office all night
4 One thing that makes the difference between Tokyo and Denver is …
a a lot of high buildings
b lots of taxis and people
c underground shopping centers
d its sanitary – no litter on the street
5 How does Kirsty get to work?
6 The best way Kirsty used to keep in touch with her family is …
II Listen to the 3 conversations and answer the questions
7 The man/woman asks her/his neighbor to …… for him/her while he/she
is going away for 2 weeks
a clean the house b water his/her houseplants
c take care of his/her pets d keep his/her eye on the garage
8 What position is Anna going to take after she gets back from Hong Kong?
a interviewer
b manager of the New York branch
c teacher of English at New York High School
d Chief Buyer of New York branch
9 The problem with the bigger place like this is …
a to have more housework to do
b to get a lot of guests there
c to move lots of furniture
d to pay much from the moving
10 What’s the matter with Carly’s grandmother?
a She’s injured b She’s homesick
c She gets flu d She’s sick and homebound
Trang 2III Listen to the following questions and circle the correct letter
11 What kind of program does Andrew listen to on the radio?
a the Voice of America b the BBC News
c the London News d the CNN News
12 What does Gabriele miss whenever she/he enjoys short trips?
a his/her parents b his/her children
c his/her 2 cats – Mickey and C J d his/her homework
13 What should his/her do when she/he goes out?
a to take them with him/her
b to get someone care of them
c to stay at home with them
d to take their photo with him/her
14 What does Sylvia do daily?
a listening to the radio
b reading newspapers
c listening to news from a specific anchor lady
d visiting friends and neighbors
15 What does Chris often do on Saturday?
a to make coffee
b to read the press, drink coffee and relax
c to order hotel room
d to get up late
IV Listen and choose the correct letter
16 How long was the Silk Route?
17 Where was Marco Polo born?
18 What was his father?
a a business man b a blacksmith
19 He stayed in China for … years, when he left, he took back a fortune in ……
a 7 / silver and gold b 17 / gold and salt
c 17/ gold and jewelry d 7/jewelry/ and silver
20 The man Marco Polo met was ………
a President Alexandre Pi’s meets
b Emperor Kublai Khan
c Official Back Smith
d Emperor Khan, chairman on the supermarket
21 How did he travel through Persia and Afghanistan?
22 What kind of trip is Tommy on?
a sailing trip b single holiday
c backpacking trip d train journey
Trang 323 Where has he visited during his trip?
a royal palaces in Japan
b Mount Fuji in Japan
c Bangkok
d royal palaces and national parks in South Korea
24 What makes him worried during his trip?
c accommodation d food and drinks
25 How has he been traveling mainly?
c public transportation like bus, train …
d ferry
26 Which countries has he been to?
a Viet Nam, Hong Kong, and Japan
b Japan, Viet Nam, and the U S
c Viet Nam, Hong Kong and North Korea
d South Korea, Viet Nam and England
27 What kind of disease did he have during his trip?
V Listen and choose the answer
28 What memories does Tashi have of trekking in Nepal?
a boring experience b lots of amazing experience
c fantasy experience d enjoyable one
29 On vacation, the Wheeler family is very ……
30 How do Tashi and her brother spend their time on vacation?
a swimming in the sea b cooking meals
c doing the crosswords d watching movies
31 How did her attitude to travel change as she got older?
32 What did she find difficult socially?
a easy to get along with local people
b difficult to have small talk with the other people
c essential to wear traditional clothes
d difficult to get along with kids who have the same ages as Tashi
33 What did the school children have that she didn’t?
a only TV
b everything – TV, programs, books
c only a broader view of life
d traveling experience
34 Where does she feel comfortable?
35 Which city is definitely her home?
Trang 4c Jakarta d Sydney
VI Listen and choose the correct answer
36 What kind of clothes was he wearing when he jumped off Niagara?
a formal clothes b protective clothes
c ordinary clothes d a pyjama
37 What did he do it for?
38 Where did this event happen?
c on the top of the Fuji Mount d in the Swiss Alps
39 What did the two mountain climbers do when they got trapped in a
terrible storm?
a climbed down the mountain
b returned to the camp
c went up the mountain
d built a shelter
40 How old was the boy who hacked into these top secret U.S military
computers?
41 Why did he do that?
a to develop his own software program
b to download the information
c to print some secret materials
d to figure out his uncle’s information
42 What did he use his own program for?
a to study online
b to download movies and music from the Internet
c to buy goods
d to chat online
VII Listen and circle the correct answer
43 What is the speaker’s favorite movies?
a Gone with the Wind b Hamlet
44 Who is the main character in the movies?
a Leonardo de Vinci b Arnold
c Elizabeth Taylor d Harrison Ford
45 How is the end of the movies?
46 What did Harrison Ford do to investigate the murder?
a to live with the killer
b to live with the Amish community
c to ask an Amish child
d to stay at his house
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48 How thick is the book?
49 Why does the speaker recommend it to anybody who wants to read?
a because he likes it
b because the story is claustrophobic
c because it is exciting
d because it is really dramatic
50 What is the book about?
a a terrible camping trip
b a murder group of students
c a thrilling life experience
d a passimate love story
PART 2
Directions: In this section of the test, you will hear a number of conversations
between two people You will be asked to answer three questions about what is said
in each conversation You must select the best response to each question and mark the letter (A), (B), (C), or (D) on your answer sheet
Questions 1 through 3 refer to the following conversation
1 What is the man doing?
A Changing a flight reservation
B Changing a hospital room
C Reserving an extra hotel room
D Canceling a hotel room
2 What information does the woman need?
A A telephone number and address
B A name and reservation number
C A name and cell phone number
D A date of birth
3 What is “Jordan”?
A The woman’s name
B The man’s given name
C The man’s family name
D The man’s pet dog
Questions 4 through 6 refer to the following conversation
4 What are the man and woman discussing?
A Their company’s new invoicing system
B Bills that need to be paid
C Their company’s new computers
D Their coworkers
5 What does the man imply?
Trang 6A Their billing system used to be efficient
B Their old billing system was outdated
C It’s too late to change their billing system
D He’s unimpressed with the new system
6 Where does the woman think of the changes?
A It was better before
B It has helped her with her work
C She wishes it had been changed sooner
D She hasn’t experienced the changes yet
Questions 7 through 9 refer to the following conversation
7 What can be said of the expense record?
A It was typical
B It was full of errors
C It contained an unexpected item
D It exceeded the allotted budget
8 Who did the man dine with?
A A coworker
B An old school friend
C A telecommunication expert
D His wife
9 What does the woman imply?
A The meeting was not essential
B She is interested in telecommunications
C She wishes she could have met the specialist
D The man submits very accurate records
Questions 10 through 12 refer to the following conversation
10 What is the woman’s problem?
A She didn’t know she had to pay taxes
B She overpaid on her taxes
C The woman has lost her tax receipts
D She is unemployed
11 What does the woman want to know?
A Her social security number
B The state tax code
C How much sales tax on the item will be
D How much she will have to pay
12 What does the man tell the woman to do?
A Contact her local tax office
B Pay by check
C Read an information leaflet
D Look on the Internet for information
Questions 13 through 15 refer to the following conversation
13 What are they discussing?
A Purchasing a lot of buildings
Trang 7B Expanding their budget for supplies
C The paperwork necessary to build a new building
D Buying a piece of land and building on it
14 What do the woman and John plan to do?
A Increase the size of their building
B Landscape the garden behind the store
C Move to a new location
D Sell their business
15 When will the plans take effect?
A Next week
B In 3 weeks
C In 3 months
D Next year
Questions 16 through 18 refer to the following conversation
16 What took place in the morning?
A A staff meeting
B An emergency drill
C A sales event
D The annual promotions
17 What did the woman have to do?
A She had to make a presentation
B She had to meet a client
C She had to go to a doctor’s appointment
D She had to take her car to the mechanic
18 How does the woman feel about the meeting?
A She regrets not attending
B She is glad that she was not there
C She wants to attend next time
D She wishes she had got back in time
Questions 19 through 21 refer to the following conversation
19 What does the man need?
A John’s cell phone number
B The invoice number
C To borrow John’s telephone
D John’s office number
20 What does the woman imply about John?
A He doesn’t like being disturbed at home
B He is quite upset with the man
C He usually turns his cell phone off
D He will arrive later in the afternoon
21 What does the woman suggest looking?
A At home
B In the office directory
C In the filing cabinet
D In the shipment
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22 When is the meeting?
A This Wednesday
B Thursday afternoon
C Next Wednesday morning
D Next Wednesday afternoon
23 Why is the man surprised?
A The meeting is next week
B It’s Wednesday
C The woman has marked it on her planner
D The meeting will be very long
24 What will be happening at the meeting?
A The writing of memos
B A presentation by the planning division
C The setting of an agenda
D A period of eating lunch
PART 3
Directions: In this section of the test, you will hear a number of short talks given by
a single speaker Again, you must answer three questions about what is said in each talk Choose the most appropriate response to each question and mark the letter (A), (B), (C), or (D) on your answer sheet
Questions 25 through 27 refer to the following news report
25 What is the top story?
A AAM’s plans to build factories
B AAM’s success in foreign sales
C AAM’s impending financial failure
D AAM’s new commercial airplanes
26 To which countries will AAM deliver aircraft?
A England, Norway, Spain, and Austria
B England, Norway, France, and Germany
C England, Sweden, France, and Germany
D England, Denmark, Italy, and Germany
27 Who is credited with this change?
A AAM
B European orders
C Mark Simpson
D Credit cards
Questions 28 through 30 refer to the following announcement
28 What is the point of this announcement?
A To increase use of paper and electricity
B To increase political donations
C To decrease work efficiency
D To decrease use of paper and electricity
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A Use paper thoroughly
B Don’t leave lights on
C Recycle drink containers
D Flush the toilet regularly
30 Why is this announcement necessary?
A People at work are tired and unfriendly
B People must conserve natural resources
C People recycle too much
D Companies like huge electricity bills
Questions 31 through 33 refer to the following message
31 Why would you call this number?
A By mistake
B To listen to a movie review
C To subscribe to this publication
D To find out the score of a baseball game
32 How can you pay?
A With cash
B With bills
C By check
D By credit card
33 Who would probably be interested in Red Review?
A Those interested in the arts
B Those interested in gardening
C Those who like animals
D Those with very little leisure time
Questions 34 through 36 refer to the following announcement
34 Where is this announcement taking place?
A On a train
B On a bus
C On an airplane
D In a train station
35 Why does the announcer apologize?
A The conductor will ask for tickets
B The dining car has already closed
C The weather is bad
D The train is late
36 What’s going to happen in 30 minutes?
A The train will arrive at Victoria Station
B The conductor will collect tickets
C The food service will close
D They will arrive in Derby
Questions 37 through 39 refer to the following recorded message
37 Why would you press1?
Trang 10A If you have a rotary phone
B To slow down the recording
C To speed up your call
D If you want to check airfares
38 Which number do you select to hear arrival and departure information?
A 1
B 2
C 4
D 5
39 What special service does Southern Airlines offer?
A Repeated telephone menus
B Flights to Canada and the Caribbean
C Flyaway Vacations
D Ticket delivery
Questions 40 through 42 refer to the following talk
40 Who is Francisco De Souza?
A A Southeast Asian business
B A businessman who provides charitable assistance
C A professor of economics
D A professional speaker
41 How long has Mr De Souza been providing this service?
A Since he was a child
B For 10 months
C For 7 years
D For a decade
42 How has Mr De Souza’s project saved lives?
A By allowing for the provision of clean water
B By providing medication for the sick
C By providing food in famine-stricken areas
D By caring for the elderly
Questions 43 through 45 refer to the following announcement
43 What does GFY sell?
A Athletic equipment
B Supplies for babies
C Travel products
D Health care products
44 What’s offered in this announcement?
A Gold Card members get 20% off on Tuesdays
B Gold Card members get 30% off on Thursdays
C Gold Card members get 20% off every other Tuesday
D Gold Card members get 20% off every day
45 Who is eligible for Gold Card membership?
A Anyone who pays the $20 membership fee
B All GFY customers
C All customers aver the age of 18
D Customers who spend over $50