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HCMC UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
HUFLIT FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER
BT–NOV–05
LISTENING COMPREHENSION TEST
LEVEL B
PART A BLANK–FILLING
Listen to the recording and complete the following answers
1 What’s the number I have to dial ?
2 Have you got the reference number ? It’s B 7 /
3 What’s the book’s code number ? It’s 1 9 0
4 What the Stockholm postcode ? It’s –––
5 What’s his phone number ? It’s 0 0 9
PART B 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
6 (A) a round – trip ticket (B) I don’t think so (C) Hardly ever
7 (A) No, the weight is listed here (B) I don’t know the wav (C) It’s too long to wait
8 (A) No, thank you (B) Please don’t do that (C) Downtown
9 (A) In two weeks (B) Yes, it’s possible (C) Last month
10 (A) We’ve counted 150 (B) Certainly (C) Yes, I’m pleased
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 I need to hurry in order to pay this money into the bank account before the bank closes
b If I hurry, I’ll get to the bank at the opening time
c I have to take some money out of the bank before it closes
d The bank closed before I could deposit my money
2
a The people were total strangers
b Dan knew the people very well
c Dan was going to visit the people whom he hardly knew
d Dan wasn’t sure whether he knew the people or not
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3
a The book costs $50.95, and I have only $40.15
b The book costs less than I have with me
c I have got $14.50 but the book costs $15.95
d I need three more dollars to pay for the book
4
a I don’t expect to find my keys soon
b I hope that my keys will be found soon
c My keys were lost, but now I have found them
d Someone showed up with my keys soon after I had lost them
5
a We attended the concert even though the tickets were expensive
b We could afford the tickets for the concert but we didn’t come there
c We could attend the concert because the tickets were not so expensive
d The tickets were so expensive that we couldn’t attend the concert
6
a The train was supposed to depart at 6:15, but it was an hour and a half late
b The train was supposed to depart at 6:50, but it was a quarter late
c The train was an hour and a quarter late, so it left at half past seven
d The train was supposed to depart at 7:30, but it left at 6:15
7
a The coat cost $20 more than the advertised price
b The coat actually cost $2 less than the advertised price
c Ted said that he had bought a coat for $20, but he was lying
d The coat actually cost $22 although the advertised price was $20 only
8
a The class began at twenty to two because it was delayed by a fire drill
b The class started twenty minutes late due to the fire drill
c Because of a fire, class was cancelled
d The class ended at 2:20 because there was the fire drill
9
a Sandra returned the shoes and took a pair of pants instead
b Sandra took the shoes back to the store and got some different ones
c One of Sandra’s shoes didn’t fit properly so she returned them both
d Because of a problem with the heel of her shoes, Sandra returned them
10
a John would have gone to class if he had known about the test
b John didn’t go to class although he knew about the test
c John didn’t go to class because he knew there wasn’t going to be a test
d John went to class although he didn’t want to take the test
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