LISTENING COMPREHENSION Copyright © November, 2011 DUONG MINH VU. All rights reserved. 1 HCMC UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY HUFLIT FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER SG–MAR–05 LISTENING COMPREHENSION TEST LEVEL B PART A. BLANK–FILLING Listen to the airport announcements and complete the missing words / numbers. 1. This is the last call for Peoplexpress flight (1) departing at (2) for Houston. Passengers on Peoplexpress (3) at (4) to Houston should board now at gate (5) 2. Streamline Air flight (6) to Atlanta with connection to Miami and other points south will depart on schedule at (7) from gate (8). We repeat: Streamline Air (9) will depart as scheduled at (10) for Atlanta. Passengers should make their seat selection at gate (11) prior to boarding will begin in (12). 3. This is the last call for flight (13) for Syracuse, now boarding at gate (14). Schedule (15) time is (16). 4. Flight (17) with nonstop service to Caracas is bearding at gate (18). The flight is (19) behind schedule and will depart at (20). PART B. 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. We will be here shortly B. We may cause Mary to be late. C. Mary will probably be late if we don’t come soon. D. Unless Mary comes soon, we will probably be late 2. A. The program will begin at 20 minutes to 9:00 B. The president was supposed to begin at 9:20. C. The program cut off the president’s speech. D. The program started at twenty minutes after nine. 3. A. We will go to a party either Friday or Saturday night. B. We will go to a party if the weather is good. C. We will go to a party on both Friday and Saturday nights. D. We will not go to a party because of the weather. 4. A. Helen hates fish. B. Helen often fishes with her husband, because she likes it. C. Helen doesn’t like going fishing with her husband although she goes quite often. D. Helen hates her husband after he has been fishing. LISTENING COMPREHENSION Copyright © November, 2011 DUONG MINH VU. All rights reserved. 2 5. A. I learned the difficult extremes. B. It was hard material for me to remember. C. Studying all that material was difficult for me. D. I found the material after a difficult search. 6. A. Bob studied because it was nice day. B. Bob didn’t study because it was not a nice day. C. Bob likes to study when the weather is nice. D. Bob would have studied if it hadn’t been such a nice day. 7. A. Susan found a hard seat because the theater was dark. B. Susan had some difficulty finding a seat. C. Susan couldn’t find a seat in the dark. D. Because the theater was dark, Susan couldn’t seat her friends. 8. A. Rick enjoys painting puzzles. B. Rick’s expression puzzled the girl. C. Rick was somewhat confused by the girl’s expression. D. Rick expressed the girl’s face in a puzzle. 9. A. After the class had begun, some of the brazen students entered the room. B. There were two dozen students in the class after it had begun. C. There were twenty–four students in the class before it began. D. The dozen people in the room were doubling as students. 10. A. George prefers Beethoven to rock music. B. George likes listening to all kinds of music. C. George prefers music to studying rocks. D. George prefers rock music to Beethoven. THE END . A. Bob studied because it was nice day. B. Bob didn’t study because it was not a nice day. C. Bob likes to study when the weather is nice. D. Bob would have studied if it hadn’t been. will be here shortly B. We may cause Mary to be late. C. Mary will probably be late if we don’t come soon. D. Unless Mary comes soon, we will probably be late 2. A. The program will begin. B. Helen often fishes with her husband, because she likes it. C. Helen doesn’t like going fishing with her husband although she goes quite often. D. Helen hates her husband after he has been