Listening B - 27. SG–SEP–07

LISTENING COMPREHENSION Copyright © November, 2011 DUONG MINH VU. All rights reserved. 1 HCMC UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY HUFLIT FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER SG–SEP–07 LISTENING COMPREHENSION TEST LEVELB PART A. BLANK–FILLING Listen to the dialogues on the cassette and fill in the missing words. Hotel Reservations 1. R: Hello, Australia Hotel. Can I help you ? C: Can I have Reservations, please ? R: One moment, please. Hello. Reservations. C: Hello. I’d like to book a ________ ________ (1) with shower please ? R: Yes. For what date ? C: For the nights of ________ and ________ (2). Can you tell me what time I have to book out on ________ ________ ________(3) ? R: Booking out time is mid – day, sir. Do you prefer a room on the street or on the court ? C: A room on the court, I think. R: One moment please Yes, we have a single room available on those dates, Can I have your name, sir ? C: My name is B ______ (4). Can you tell me the prices, please ? R: That is $ ______ (5) , bed and breakfast. C: Good. Can I have your telex number ? R: Our telex number is _____________ A ___________ T (6). C: Would you repeat that, please ? R: _____________ A ___________ T (7). C: Thank you. I’ll send a telex to confirm the booking. Goodbye. 2. R: Hello. Ritz Hotel. May I help you ? C: I’d like to reserve a double room with shower for the nights of ______ ____ to ______ (8) R: One moment, please Could you repeat the dates, please ? C: Yes, from ______ ____ to ______ (9). R: I’m afraid we only have two single room available at that time. The Trade Fair is on during that week, and we have no other vacancies. Will that be suitable ? C: Yes, that’s all right. Two single rooms will be fine. Could you tell me the price, please ? R: The price is ________ ________ ________ (10) per room. C: Thank you. My name is Roach. I’ll send a telex to confirm the reservation. R: Thank you, Mr. Roach. Goodbye. PART B. 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. If we don’t arrive soon, Mary will not be able to depart. B. If Mary doesn’t come soon, we won’t be able to leave. C. Mary will probably be late if we don’t come soon. D. We will probably be late unless Mary arrives soon. LISTENING COMPREHENSION Copyright © November, 2011 DUONG MINH VU. All rights reserved. 2 2. A. The program will begin at 20 minutes to 9:00. B. The president was supposed to begin at 9:20. C. The program was supposed to start at 9:20, but it was delayed 20 minutes due to the president’s speech. D. It was at twenty minutes after nine that the program started. 3. A. We will go to a party either Friday or Saturday night. B. We will go to a party if the weather is good C. We will go to a party on both Friday and Saturday nights. D. We will not go to a party because of the weather. 4. A. Helen hates going fishing but her husband likes it. B. Helen often fishes with her husband, because she likes it. C. Helen often fishes with her husband; however she dislikes it. D. Helen likes going fishing but her husband dislikes it. 5. A. It was not difficult for me to learn all that material. B. It was hard material for me to remember. C. To study all that material was extremely hard for me. D. I found the material after a difficult search. 6. A. Bob studied because it was nice day. B. Bob didn’t study because it was not a nice day. C. Bob likes to study when the weather is nice. D. It was such a nice day that Bob didn’t study. 7. A. Susan found a hard seat because the theater was dark. B. Susan had some difficulty finding a seat. C. Susan couldn’t find a seat in the dark. D. Because the theater was dark, Susan couldn’t seat her friends. 8. A. The girl was somewhat confused by Hick’s expression. B. Rick expressed the girl’s face in a puzzle. C. The expression on the girl’s face puzzled Rick D. Rick was not confused by the girl’s expression. 9. A. Before the class began, three dozen students were in the room, but soon the number doubled. B. There were two dozen students in the class after it had begun. C. There were 24 students in the class before it began. D. There was a dozen students in the class after it had begun. 10. A. George doesn’t like rock music as much as he likes Beethoven. B. George prefer1; Beethoven to pop music. C. George prefers rock music to Beethoven D. George would rather listen to pop music than Beethoven THE END . soon, Mary will not be able to depart. B. If Mary doesn’t come soon, we won’t be able to leave. C. Mary will probably be late if we don’t come soon. D. We will probably be late unless Mary. 6. A. Bob studied because it was nice day. B. Bob didn’t study because it was not a nice day. C. Bob likes to study when the weather is nice. D. It was such a nice day that Bob didn’t. fishing but her husband likes it. B. Helen often fishes with her husband, because she likes it. C. Helen often fishes with her husband; however she dislikes it. D. Helen likes going fishing but