LISTENING COMPREHENSION Copyright © November, 2011 DUONG MINH VU. All rights reserved. 1 HCMC UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY HUFLIT FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER TV–AUG–06 LISTENING COMPREHENSION TEST LEVEL B PART A. BLANK–FILLING Listen to FIVE pieces of recorded information. While you are listening, fill in the missing words / figures. 1. I’ve just got the flight details. We need to check in at ____ ____ (1) in the morning. And the flight number is H A ____ ____ ____ ____. (2) 2. OK, then, it’s ____ , (3) Old Street, and that’s in a town called Reading. 3. Right, well, he wanted to know about the new model _____ _____ _____ _____ (4), which will be ready in ________ (5). And it’s going to cost $ ________ (6) , that’s from the beginning of ________ (7). 4. I’d like him to ______ (8) me at pgreen@mac.com – that’s all lower case, no capitals, P for Peter, Green at M for music, A C dot com – _______ _______ (9) before I go to Hamburg, that’s Hamburg, South Africa. 5. She needs to contact the manager of the Sales Department and tell him the final total is ______ , that’s ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ (10). PART B. 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 were not enough seats for all the people. (b) Too many people came to the meeting. (c) More people came to the meeting than we had expected. (d) We had expected more people to come to the meeting. 2. (a) The professor was sorry for announcing the examination sooner. (b) The professor apologized for not announcing the test sooner. (c) The professor said he was sorry that he had not given the results of the test sooner. (d) The professor said he was sorry that he had announced the test earlier. 3. (a) Fewer people came to the rally than we had expected. (b) Eighty people came to the rally. (c) One hundred and six people came to the rally. (d) Although they expected eighty people at the rally, twice that many arrived. 4. (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. LISTENING COMPREHENSION Copyright © November, 2011 DUONG MINH VU. All rights reserved. 2 5. (a) Only thirty people returned the evaluation forms although fifty people received them. (b) Thirty people received the evaluation forms on the summer lecture series, but only half returned them. (c) Only thirty people gave the evaluation forms back although twice that many received them. (d) Thirty people received the evaluation forms. 6. (a) My father doesn’t like fishing on a hot, summer day. (b) Fishing is my father’s favorite enjoyment on a hot summer day. (c) My father’s favorite enjoyment on a hot, summer day is reading. (d) Although my father likes fishing, he doesn’t want to do it on a hot, summer day. 7. (a) Louise’s spoken Spanish is as good as her written Spanish. (b) Louise both writes and speaks Spanish, but she writes better. (c) Even though Louise writes Spanish, she speaks it better. (d) Louise writes and speaks English equally well. 8. (a) The book costs more than I have with me. (b) The book costs less than I have with me. (c) The book costs $14.50 and I have got $15.95 (d) I need three more dollars to pay for the book. 9. (a) After the class had begun, some of the brazen students entered the room. (b) There was three dozen students in the class after it had begun. (c) There were twenty–four students in the class after it had begun. (d) The dozen people in the room were doubling as students. 10. (a) You can probably see Dr. Jones tomorrow afternoon. (b) Tomorrow at noon Dr. Jones will see you. (c) Dr. Jones may see you now, but he’ll be too busy tomorrow (d) You must pay your last bill if you want to see Dr. Jones. THE END . were doubling as students. 10. (a) You can probably see Dr. Jones tomorrow afternoon. (b) Tomorrow at noon Dr. Jones will see you. (c) Dr. Jones may see you now, but he’ll be too busy tomorrow. (a) The book costs more than I have with me. (b) The book costs less than I have with me. (c) The book costs $14.50 and I have got $15. 95 (d) I need three more dollars to pay for the book as good as her written Spanish. (b) Louise both writes and speaks Spanish, but she writes better. (c) Even though Louise writes Spanish, she speaks it better. (d) Louise writes and speaks