LISTENING COMPREHENSION Copyright © November, 2011 DUONG MINH VU. All rights reserved. 1 HCMC UNIVERSJPTDF FOREIGN LANGUAGES & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY HUFLIT FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER BT–AUG–05 LISTENING COMPREHENSION TEST LEVEL B PART A. QUESTION – RESPONSE In this part of the test, you will hear a question and three responses one time only, so listen carefully and choose the best response to each question. Then, mark your choice on your answer sheet. 1. (A) Yes, we are (B) We’re going to lunch. (C) It’s time to go. 2. (A) To the meeting (B) No, they ate at noon. (C) Yes, but they still arrived on time. 3. (A) Sometimes. (B) In the parking lot. (C) I’m not sure. 4. (A) Yes, here is the total. (B) No, we need to subtract. (C) Because we needed the sum. 5. (A) My voice is too weak. (B) The boys arrived yesterday. (C) The tenth. PART B. BLANK–FILLING Listen to the recording and complete the following answers. 6. How do you spell that, then ? G 7. _____ When’s the plane due ? G M T 8. Spell that, would you ? ______ ______ J 9. _____ When do you need the report ? 10. How do you spell that ? V PART C. 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) 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 the bad cheese in John’s opinion. (D) John thinks that Swiss cheese is better than any other cheese. 2. (A) There will be no game although it doesn’t rain. (B) The game is temporarily delayed because of rain. (C) No matter what the weather is like, they will hold the game. (D) The game will be held if it doesn’t rain. LISTENING COMPREHENSION Copyright © November, 2011 DUONG MINH VU. All rights reserved. 2 3. (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. 4. (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 has a preference for strawberry pie. 5. (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. 6. (A) Harry probably won’t pass because he hasn’t studied. (B) Harry studies every day, but he’s not doing well in school. (C) Harry has studied for a while, so he thinks he’ll pass all his classes. (D) Harry thinks he’ll pass his classes despite the fact that he hasn’t studied in weeks. 7. (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. 8. (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. 9. (A) It seems that John forgot about our meeting. (B) John should have cancelled the meeting. (C) John has to come to the meeting. (D) John never forgets when he has a meeting. 10. (a) James woke up late but he got to school on time this morning. (B) James’s alarm clock didn’t go off this morning. (C) James slept longer than he had intended, so he was late for school. (D) James forgot that he had a class this morning. THE END . airport at 6:30. (D) We have to be at the airport at 6:45. 6. (A) Harry probably won’t pass because he hasn’t studied. (B) Harry studies every day, but he’s not doing well in school doesn’t rain. LISTENING COMPREHENSION Copyright © November, 2011 DUONG MINH VU. All rights reserved. 2 3. (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