LISTENING COMPREHENSION Copyright © November, 2011 DUONG MINH VU. All rights reserved. 1 HCMC UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY HUFLIT FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER BRVT–APR–07 LISTENING COMPREHENSION TEST LEVEL B PART A. BLANK–FILLING Listen to the conversation and complete the missing words / numbers. Man: I’d like a ticket to the Spring Symphony Concert at the Opera House, please. Woman: Which day ? Saturday the seventeenth is sold out, but we have a few tickets for ______ ______ ______ (1) and both ______ and ______ (2) the ______ and ______ (3). Man: The ____________ (4) ticket, please. Woman: The ______ (5) ? Man: Yes. Woman: ______ ______ (6) ? Man: Yes. Woman: Okay. We have ten – dollar seats, twenty – dollar seats and fifty – dollar seats, depending on where you want to sit. And, of course, we have season tickets for the entire concert series. Man: Where are the ________ _______ ________ (7) ? Woman: At the front in the middle of the first balcony or the back of the ground floor. Man: And the ________ _______ ________ (8) ? Woman: On the extreme sides of the first balcony and the back of the first balcony as well as the entire second balcony. Man: Do you have any ________ _______ ________ (9) left at the front of the first balcony ? Woman: We do. Seat ______ ______ ________ (10). It’s here on the chart. Man: Oh, okay. That’s good. I’ll take that one. Woman: For Saturday ? Man: Yes. 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. John was supposed to call his office at nine fifteen. b. John called his office at fifty past nine. c. John was supposed to call his office before nine in the evening. d. John didn’t call his office at nine fifty. 2. a. Would you heir me send these packages ? b. Could you hand in these packages for me ? c. I wonder if you could lend me a hand with these parcels. d. Please give me your hand. LISTENING COMPREHENSION Copyright © November, 2011 DUONG MINH VU. All rights reserved. 2 3. a. Livery week, there are three direct flights from Chicago to Atlanta. b. Next week, the three flights from Atlanta to Chicago will be stopped. c. The planes which travel from Atlanta to Chicago each week make nine stops en route. d. There are three continuous flights from Atlanta to Chicago every week. 4. a. Mr. Roberts is expecting to enjoy his forthcoming vacation. b. Mr. Roberts is coming up to see us on his vacation. c. Mr. Roberts is not excited although he has a vacation soon. d. Mr. Roberts is considering several maps to decide where to go on his vacation. 5. a. Louise is trying to find a new typist. b. Louise is seeking for a new job as a person who uses a typewriter professionally. c. Louise is trying to find somebody to move her typewriter to another table. d. Louise has accepted employment as a typist. 6. a. The chlorine in the swimming pool bothers Maria’s ears. b. It is because there is too much chlorine in the pool that Maria is angry. c. The chlorine in the pool stimulates pain in Maria’s eyes. d. Maria doesn’t believe that there is enough chlorine in the pool. 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 didn’t go to class because he knew there wasn’t going to be a test. b. John didn’t go to class although he knew about the test. c. John would not have missed class if he had known about the test. d. John went to class although he didn’t want to take the test. THE END . FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER BRVT–APR–07 LISTENING COMPREHENSION TEST LEVEL B PART A. BLANK–FILLING Listen to the conversation and complete the missing words / numbers. Man: I’d like a ticket. returned them both. d. Because of a problem with the heel of her shoes, Sandra returned them. 10. a. John didn’t go to class because he knew there wasn’t going to be a test. b. John didn’t. Roberts is expecting to enjoy his forthcoming vacation. b. Mr. Roberts is coming up to see us on his vacation. c. Mr. Roberts is not excited although he has a vacation soon. d. Mr. Roberts