LISTENING COMPREHENSION 1 HCMC UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY HUFLIT FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER SG–JAN–09 LISTENING COMPREHENSION TEST LEVEL B PART A. BLANK–FILLING Listen to this conversation about notebook computers and fill in the missing words / figures. If you are unsure of which option to choose, please hold and you will be connected to one of our operators as soon as possible. Thank you for calling the Office Equipment Information line. You are now held in a queue and your call will be answered as soon as possible. A: Hello. OE Information line. Deirdre speaking. How may I help you ? B: Yes, good morning. I’d like some information about notebook computers, please. A: Yes. Do you have our catalogue in front of you ? B: Yes, I do. I’d like to ask about model ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ (1) A: Go ahead. B: it says it's on special offer this month. A: Just let me check for you ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ (2) yes, indeed, there’s a very good discount of ___ (3) – only until the end of ___, (4) though. B: So, how much is it then ? A: One moment that’s £ ______ (5) + VAT at £______ (6), making a total of £ ______(7). B: Is that before or after the discount? A: That’s with the discount. The normal price is £______ (8), excluding VAT. B: Could I just check I’ve got that right? That’s a total of £ ______ (9), but just ______ ______ (1). A: That’s correct. B: OK, I think I’ll get back to you. A: Fine, Just ask for Deirdre. B: I will. Thanks very much. A: You’re welcome. Goodbye. B. Bye. 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) We had not expected more people to come to the meeting. (b) Fewer people skipped the meeting than we had expected. (c) More people came to the meeting than we had expected. (d) We had expected more people to come to the meeting. 2. (a) The professor was not sorry for announcing the examination sooner. (b) The professor said he was sorry that he had not proclaimed the examination sooner. (c) The professor said he was sorry that he had not announced the test results earlier. (d) The professor said he was sorry that he had not given the test sooner. 3. (a) Fewer people came to the rally than we had expected. (b) We expected eighty people at the rally but only half arrived. (c) One hundred and sixteen people came to the rally. (d) More people came to the rally than we had expected. LISTENING COMPREHENSION 2 4. (a) There’s no worse cheese than Swiss cheese according to John. (b) John thinks that no cheese is better than Swiss cheese. (c) Swiss cheese is as good as other cheeses in John’s opinion. (d) John thinks that all other cheeses are better than Swiss cheese. 5. (a) Only thirty people gave the evaluation forms back although twice that many received them (b) Thirty people received the evaluation forms on the summer lecture series, but only half returned them. (c) Thirty people received the evaluation forms. (d) Only thirty people returned the evaluation forms although fifty people received them. 6. (a) George offered $1000 for the car but the man disagreed. (b) George wanted more than $1000 for the car. (c) The man wanted more than $1000 for the car. (d) George offered $1000 for the car but the man shook his head. 7. (a) The game will be held if it doesn’t rain. (b) The game is temporarily delayed because of rain. (c) The game will take place whether the weather is stormy or it is fair. (d) No matter what the weather is like, the game will not be held. 8. (a) No one except for the seven – year – old boy witnessed the accident. (b) No one at all saw the seven – year – old boy’s terrible accident. (c) The seven – year – old boy saw no one in the accident. (d) No one in the accident saw the seven – year – old boy. 9. (a) After a quarrel, Peter and Lucy are not friends again. (b) Peter and Lucy hate each other since their argument. (c) Peter and Lucy quarreled but made up after a while. (d) Peter and Lucy are closed friends and they have never had an argument. 10. (a) I usually wake up at 7:30, but this morning I woke up early. (b) This morning I woke up at 7:30, but I usually wake up late. (c) This morning I slept later than I intended. (d) This morning I woke up at 7:30, but I usually wake up earlier. THE END . be held. 8. (a) No one except for the seven – year – old boy witnessed the accident. (b) No one at all saw the seven – year – old boy’s terrible accident. (c) The seven – year – old boy. think I’ll get back to you. A: Fine, Just ask for Deirdre. B: I will. Thanks very much. A: You’re welcome. Goodbye. B. Bye. PART B. SHORT STATEMENTS. After you hear a statement read the four. help you ? B: Yes, good morning. I’d like some information about notebook computers, please. A: Yes. Do you have our catalogue in front of you ? B: Yes, I do. I’d like to ask about model ___