LISTENING COMPREHENSION Copyright © November, 2011 DUONG MINH VU. All rights reserved. 1 HCMC UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY HUFLIT FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER SG–DEC–06 LISTENING COMPREHENSION TEST LEVEL B PART A. BLANK–FILLING Listen to the recording and complete the following answers. 1. Have you got the conference ? Yes, it’s ___ / ___ ___ ___ ___ –– ___ ___. 2. Spell it for me, would you ? ___ B ___ ___ ___ ___ B___. 3. What does it weigh ? ________ tons. 4. When did the Leeds Fair open ? On the ________ of ________. 5. What’s the Stuttgart postcode ? ___ – ___ ___ ___ ___. 6. What speed modem is it ? ________ bits per second. 7. When is the plane due ? At ______ : ______ GMT. 8. When did it start ? At ______ : ______ on ______ (day) ______ (month). 9. When do you need the report ? ________ ________ ________ ________. 10. What’s his number in Tel Aviv ? __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __. 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. George prefers rock music to Beethoven. B. George prefers Beethoven to pop music. C. George would rather listen to pop music than Beethoven D. George doesn’t like rock music as much as he likes Beethoven. 2. A. John must have been overtired after running. B. John must exhaust the runner. C. John was probably tired of running. D. John wasn’t very tired after running. 3. A. The professor didn’t cancel the class although Bill had expected him to do that. B. Bill had expected the professor to cancel the class. C. Bill was contrary with the professor. D. Against Bill’s expectation, the professor cancelled the class. 4. A. It’s tomorrow afternoon that Dr. Jones should be free to see you. B. You can hardly see Dr. Jones tomorrow afternoon. C. Tomorrow at noon Dr. Jones will see you. D. Dr. Jones may see you now, but he’ll be too busy tomorrow LISTENING COMPREHENSION Copyright © November, 2011 DUONG MINH VU. All rights reserved. 2 5. A. Despite having no bad habits, Suzy has only a few friends. B. Suzy doesn’t have many friends because she has bad habits. C. Suzy has bad habits; nevertheless, she has a lot of friends. D. Suzy has many friends because she doesn’t have bad habits. 6. A. Because of the high prices, we decided not to buy another house. B. We can’t afford to buy a new house due to the high prices. C. We can afford a new house in spite of the high prices. D. We don’t have enough money for a new house in spite of the low prices. 7. A. Bob bought an expensive stereo from the catalog. B. Bob could have saved a lot of money if he had bought the stereo in a store C. If Bob had bought the stereo from the catalog, he could have saved more than ninety dollars. D. Bob bought a cheap stereo but now he wishes he had bought a better one. 8. A. John arrived at 9:00. B. John should have arrived at 8:00, but he didn’t. C. John arrived at 8:00. D. John arrived too late to eat. 9. A. Registration should have closed yesterday, but it will close in two days. B. Registration closes two days from now. C. Registration closed two days ago. D. Registration for the class is late. 10. A. Jane didn’t know that we had no change in plans. B. Jane didn’t tell us when she changed plans. C. Jane didn’t know that they had changed the schedule of the planes. D. We had made a change in plans, but Jane didn’t know. THE END . the low prices. 7. A. Bob bought an expensive stereo from the catalog. B. Bob could have saved a lot of money if he had bought the stereo in a store C. If Bob had bought the stereo from. than ninety dollars. D. Bob bought a cheap stereo but now he wishes he had bought a better one. 8. A. John arrived at 9:00. B. John should have arrived at 8:00, but he didn’t. C. John. © November, 2011 DUONG MINH VU. All rights reserved. 2 5. A. Despite having no bad habits, Suzy has only a few friends. B. Suzy doesn’t have many friends because she has bad habits.