LISTENING COMPREHENSION Copyright © November, 2011 DUONG MINH VU. All rights reserved. 1 HCMC UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY HUFLIT FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER SG–JAN–08 LISTENING COMPREHENSION TEST LEVEL B PART A. BLANK–FILLING Listen to the recording and complete the following answers. 1. How do you spell your name ? ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ . 2. When is he arriving ? The estimated time of arrival is ______ ______ 3. When did you say the meeting was ? At ______ on the ______ of ______ ______. 4. How do you spell that ? ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ . 5. Spell that would you ? ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ . 6. Have you got the reference number ? Yes, it’s ___ – ___ ___ ___ / ___ ___ ___ . (note: stroke → / ) 7. What’s the number, then ? It’s ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ . 8. Do you know the reference number ? Yes, it’s A ___ ___ ___ ___ . 9. I need the code number. It’s A ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ / ___ . 10. When did it start ? At ______ ______ on ______ ______. 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) James may keep the library books for a very long time. (B) James is going to the new library to look for some books. (C) James may use the library books for good. (D) The books that James borrowed from a library were made valid for a further period. 2. (a) The woman had $54 in her purse and she found $240 in the street. (B) Although the woman needed $240, she found only $54 in her purse. (C) The woman realized that she had £240 in her purse although she needed £64. (D) The woman found $240 in her purse though she needed only $54. 3. (a) Henry is afraid he’ll get fatter if he quits smoking. (B) Henry is afraid he’ll become fat if he keeps on smoking. (C) Henry is afraid that he will become more nervous if he stops smoking. (D) Henry was worried about his weight, but he didn’t stop smoking. LISTENING COMPREHENSION Copyright © November, 2011 DUONG MINH VU. All rights reserved. 2 4. (a) John’s wife always bakes apple pie because John likes it. (B) John would rather eat apple pie than strawberry pie. (C) John has a liking for strawberry pie rather than apple pie. (D) John’s wife would rather eat strawberry pie than apple pie. 5. (a) We don’t need to be at the airport at half past six. (B) It’s a quarter after five. We have an hour and forty five minutes to get to the airport. (C) It’s four forty–five. We must be at the airport at half past six. (D) It’s a quarter to five. We have ferry five minutes to get to the airport. 6. (a) Houses are so inexpensive now that we can afford to buy one. (B) It is due to the high prices that we can’t afford to buy a new house (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) Had Bob bought the stereo from the catalog, he could have saved more than ninety dollars. (B) Bob bought an expensive stereo from the catalog. (C) Bob didn’t buy a stereo because it was too expensive. (D) If Bob had bought the stereo in a store, he could have saved a lot of money. 8. (a) John was supposed to call his office at nine fifteen. (B) John didn’t call his office at nine fifty. (C) John was supposed to call his office before nine in the evening. (D) John called his office at fifty past nine. 9. (a) This project will be cancelled as a result of mismanagement of funds. (B) They didn’t make any error in figuring the expenses for this project. (C) The costs of this project must nave been calculated incorrectly. (D) They must give a complete report en the estimated costs of this project. 10. (a) Our change in plans didn’t affect Jane’s 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 about it. THE END . (a) Had Bob bought the stereo from the catalog, he could have saved more than ninety dollars. (B) Bob bought an expensive stereo from the catalog. (C) Bob didn’t buy a stereo because it. keep the library books for a very long time. (B) James is going to the new library to look for some books. (C) James may use the library books for good. (D) The books that James borrowed. stop smoking. LISTENING COMPREHENSION Copyright © November, 2011 DUONG MINH VU. All rights reserved. 2 4. (a) John’s wife always bakes apple pie because John likes it. (B) John would