LISTENING COMPREHENSION Copyright © November, 2011 DUONG MINH VU. All rights reserved. 1 HCMC UNIVERSITY OFFOREIGN LANGUAGES & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY HUFLIT FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER SG–MAY–07 LISTENING COMPREHENSION TEST LEVEL B PART A. BLANK–FILLING Listen to this conversation about notebook computers and fill in the missing words / figures. Conversation 1. Man: Next, please. Woman: Yes, how much does a ticket to New York cost ? Man: ______ (1) Woman: That’s really expensive. Are there any other trains going to New York ? Man: Well, there’s the late train that arrives in New York ______ ______ ______ (2) and then continues on to Boston the ________ ________ (3) Woman: How much is that ? Man: The ticket for the late train to New York is ________ . (4) Woman: That sounds better. I’d like one ticket please. Man: ______ (5) exactly. Woman: Thanks. Man: Thank you and have a nice trip. Conversation 2. Man: Hi, Katrina. What are you up to ? Woman: Not much, Greg. How are things with you ? Man: Pretty decent. I wanted to know if you could do me favor. Woman: What do you need ? Man: I finished my exams and I have to catch a flight early _______ _______ (6). I was wondering if you could give me a ride to the airport. Woman: No problem. I’ll be driving right by there. What time do you need to be there ? Man: My flight leaves ______ ______ (7) and I should get there ______ ______ (8) before it leaves. Woman: I guess we should leave at ______ _____ (9) then. Man: Thanks, Katrina. I really appreciate it. Woman: I’ll see you ________ ________ at ________ (10) in front of the dorm. 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. LISTENING COMPREHENSION Copyright © November, 2011 DUONG MINH VU. All rights reserved. 2 2. (a) The professor was sorry for announcing the results of the examination late. (b) The professor said he was sorry that he had not declared the test earlier. (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 rest earlier. 3. (a) They expected eighty people at the rally, but only half arrived. (b) They expected one hundred and sixty people at the rally but twice that many arrived. (c) One hundred and six people came to the rally. (d) More people came to the rally than they had expected. 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. 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 two dozen students in the class after it had begun. (d) The dozen people in the room were doubling as students. 10. (a) It was such a nice day that Bob couldn’t study. (b) Bob didn’t study because it was not a nice day. (c) Bob likes to study when the weather is nice. (d) Bob studied because it was nice day. THE END . doubling as students. 10. (a) It was such a nice day that Bob couldn’t study. (b) Bob didn’t study because it was not a nice day. (c) Bob likes to study when the weather is nice. (d) Bob. TECHNOLOGY HUFLIT FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER SG–MAY–07 LISTENING COMPREHENSION TEST LEVEL B PART A. BLANK–FILLING Listen to this conversation about notebook computers and fill in the missing. 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