Part I Listening Comprehension (25 minutes)

Directions: This part is to test your listening ability. It consists of 4 sections.

Section A Directions: This section is to test your ability to give proper responses. There are 7

recorded questions in it. After each question, there is a pause. The questions will be spoken two times. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D) given in your test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

Example: You will hear: You will read: A) I’m not sure. B) You’re right. C) Yes, certainly. D) That’s interesting.

From the question we learn that the speaker is asking the listener to leave a message. Therefore, C) Yes, certainly is the correct answer. You should mark C) on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

[A] [B] [C] [D] Now the test will begin.

1. A) Sorry, he’s not in. C) Try again, please.

B) Here you are. D) Thank you.

2. A) Nice to see you. C) No, I don’t. B) See you later. D) Take care.

3. A) See you next time. C) You are welcome. B) No, thanks. D) Press the button here.

4. A) Over there. C) I like Chinese food. B) Yes, I do. D) Tomorrow morning.

5. A) Never mind. C) Only a week.

B) Certainly. D) My pleasure.

6. A) On the Internet. C) By bus. B) She’s very nice. D) It’s far away.

7. A) We are busy. C) It’s expensive. B) Take it easy. D) He’s very kind.

Section B

Directions: This section is to test your ability to understand short dialogues. There

are 7 recorded dialogues in it. After each dialogue, there is a recorded question. Both the dialogues and questions will be spoken two times. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D) given in your test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Now listen to the dialogues.

8. A) Earth Day. C) Father’s Day. B) Mother’s Day. D) Thanksgiving Day.

9. A) Flight numbers. C) Banking services. B) Bus schedules. D) Office hours.

10. A) How to book a flight. C) When to hand in the form. B) Where to sign the name. D) Whom to ask for help.

11. A) From newspapers. C) From magazines. B) From the sales department. D) From the website.

12. A) The development plan. C) Sales of a new product. B) The market share. D) Costs of advertising.

13. A) When to get the orders. C) How to pay for the goods. B) Where to obtain the price list. D) Whom to contact.

14. A) It has over 500 employees. C) It has several branches.

B) It was started in 1998. D) It is located in Beijing.

Section C

Directions: In this section, there are 2 recorded conversations. After each

conversation, there are some recorded questions. Both the conversations and questions will be spoken two times. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D) given in your test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Now listen to the conversations.