LISTENING COMPREHENSION 1 HCMC UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY HUFLIT FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER SG–MAR–09 LISTENING COMPREHENSION TEST LEVEL B PART A. BLANK–FILLING (1) Today will be partly sunny and very hot and humid. The high will be _________ (1) with a southwesterly wind at 6-12 miles per hour. Tonight will be warm with possible thunderstorms. The low will be ________ (2). ________ and ________ (3) will be cloudy and breezy with possible thunderstorms and a high of ________ (4). After that, though, we should have pleasant weather right up through to the weekend. (2) Even though for shorter distances, it’s faster and more economical to travel by train, many travelers still prefer to fly. A one-way flight from Yamagata to Sendai costs between ________ (5) and _________ (6) and it takes _________ _________ (7), including the _________ _________ (8) check-in time and transportation to and from the airport. The same journey can be done on the train for _________ (9) in _________ (10) the time. Why do people do it? One commuter said “Force of habit”. Another less obvious reason is that the train companies are not actually advertising for the short-haul commuters. Yet this is a marketer’s dream; to offer a superior service at a better price. 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. 4. (A) John’s wife would rather eat apple pie than strawberry pie. (B) John would rather eat apple pie than strawberry pie. (C) John would rather eat strawberry pie than apple pie. (D) John’s wife would rather eat strawberry pie than apple pie. LISTENING COMPREHENSION 2 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 forty 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 cost of this project must have been calculated exactly. (B) They didn’t make any error in figuring the expenses for this project. (C) The costs of this project must have been calculated incorrectly. (D) They made some mistakes in designing the 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 . 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. 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. A. BLANK–FILLING (1) Today will be partly sunny and very hot and humid. The high will be _________ (1) with a southwesterly wind at 6-1 2 miles per hour. Tonight will be warm with possible