LISTENING COMPREHENSION Copyright © November, 2011 DUONG MINH VU. All rights reserved. 1 HCMC UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY HUFLIT FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER BT–JULY–07 LISTENING COMPREHENSION TEST LEVEL B PART A. BLANK–FILLING Listen to this conversation about notebook computers and 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. 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. 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. 3. a. The class began at twenty to two because it was delayed by a fire drill. b. It was due to the fire drill that the class started twenty minutes late. c. Because of a fire drill, class was cancelled. d. The class ended at 2:20 because there was the fire drill. 4. 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, so he didn’t know there was going to be a test. c. John didn’t know about the test; therefore, he missed the class. d. John went to class although he didn’t want to take the test. LISTENING COMPREHENSION Copyright © November, 2011 DUONG MINH VU. All rights reserved. 2 5. a. They were supposed to arrive at 12:15, but they are late. b. They arrived at twelve fifteen. c. They didn’t arrive until a quarter to twelve. d. After a delay of a quarter of an hour, they arrived at twelve fifty. 6. a. Anne sold all the tickets to the show last week. b. It was because of driving too slowly that Anne received a citation. c. Anne was summonsed last week for speeding. d. Anne received an award for her good driving habits. 7. a. They arrived at 3 o’clock because they had been delayed two hours. b. They finally arrived at 5 o’clock. c. They were supposed to arrive at 2 o’clock, but they were delayed three hours. d. It was at 11 o’clock that they had planned to arrive. 8. a. Go north on Highway 50 after you travel 60 miles east on Highway 90. b. Go north on Highway 90 for 60 miles and then go east on Highway 50. c. After you travel for 90 miles on East Highway 90, go north on Highway 50. d. Travel east on Highway 19 for 16 miles; after that, drive 50 miles on North Highway. 9. a. They probably made an inaccurate calculation of the cost of this project. b. They made no error in figuring the expenses for this project. c. The cost of this project must be calculated correctly. d. This project will be cancelled as a result of mismanagement of funds. 10. a. Jane was unable to go to the conference although her employer paid her expenses. b. Jane’s boss paid her expenses; consequently, she could take part in the conference. c. Jane’s boss refused to give her money to attend the conference, but she went anyway. d. Jane couldn’t go to the conference because her boss wouldn’t pay her while she was away. THE END . TECHNOLOGY HUFLIT FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER BT–JULY–07 LISTENING COMPREHENSION TEST LEVEL B PART A. BLANK–FILLING Listen to this conversation about notebook computers and fill in the missing. only. 3. a. The class began at twenty to two because it was delayed by a fire drill. b. It was due to the fire drill that the class started twenty minutes late. c. Because of a fire drill,. 2:20 because there was the fire drill. 4. 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, so he didn’t know there was going to be a