Directions: In this section of the test, you will hear a number of short talks given by a single speaker?. Again, you must answer three questions about what is said in each talk9[r]
(1)ENGLISH PROFICIENCY TEST
Subject: Listening Place:
Date: Time: 30’
Full name: ……… …… Reg No.: ……….…………
INSTRUCTIONS
Number of Questions: 50 Approx Time: 30 minutes
You will hear a number of different recordings and you have to answer questions on what you hear.
There will be time for you to read the instructions and you will have a chance to check your answers.
The recordings will be heard only ONCE.
(2)PART 1
Listen and circle the best response.
1 (A) Yes, I (B) Everyday (C) Around 4: 30 (D) Very early
2 (A) At 9:00 (B) I get to school at about 9:00 (C) Yes, they usually (D) Very late
3 (A) I’m busy this Saturday (B) I eat lunch (C) I clean the house (D) I’m tired
4 (A) About 45 minutes (B) 12:30 (C) Soup and a sandwich (D) Fish and chips
5 (A) Not usually (B) On Wednesday night (C) No, I don’t (D) Yes, I
6 (A) After (B) Never (C) Anytime (D) Sleeping (A) Yes, I can (B) Do you?
(C) Yes, I (D) Not many
8 (A) I like it, too (B) Really? That’s great (C) Sometimes (D) Seldom
9 (A) The gym (B) Yes, I (C) Hardly ever (D) None of us 10 (A) I can play on Tuesday (B) The golf course
(C) No, I don’t know (D) Yes, I am 11 (A) How about tomorrow? (B) I’m not bad
(C) Do you play? (D) So I
PART 2
You will hear people giving their telephone numbers Listen and circle the best response.
(3)PART 3
Directions: In this section of the test, you will hear a number of conversations between two people You will be asked to answer three questions about what is said in each conversation You must select the best response to each question and mark the letter (A), (B), (C) or (D) on your answer sheet Each conversation will be spoken only one time and will not be printed in your test book
Conversation 1:
1 Why is the woman going to travel? (A) To go shopping
(B) To attend a conference (C) To take a rest
(D) To eat some ice cream Where will the woman travel to?
(A) Nowhere (B) Her office (C) New York (D) We don’t know
3 On what day does the conversation take place? (A) Tuesday
(B) Wednesday (C) Thursday (D) Friday
Conversation 2:
4 How many sisters does John have? (A) None
(B) Two (C) Three (D) Four
5 How many children John’s parents have? (A) Three
(B) Four (C) Seven (D) Eight
6 How many younger sisters does John have? (A) None
(B) Two (C) Three (D) Four
Conversation 3:
7 What does Tom’s brother do? (A) He’s a doctor
(4)8 Why is the woman surprised? (A) Her father is a fireman (B) She wants to be a doctor (C) Her brother used to be a doctor (D) Her brother is a fireman, too What does Tom think is possible?
(A) Tom knows the woman’s brother
(B) Tom’s brother knows the woman’s brother (C) Tom has a sister
(D) The woman will become a doctor
Conversation 4:
10 Why does the man think it will rain? (A) He read the weather forecast (B) There are a lot of black clouds
(C) He can see many people with umbrellas (D) It has been raining all day
11 What is the woman’s problem?
(A) She doesn’t want her new shoes to get wet (B) She missed the bus
(C) She doesn’t have an umbrella (D) She hates the rain
12 What will the man do?
(A) Lend the woman an umbrella (B) Give the woman a ride home
(C) Give the woman a ride to the station (D) Check the weather forecast
PART 4
Directions: In this section of the test, you will hear a number of short talks given by a single speaker Again, you must answer three questions about what is said in each talk Choose the most appropriate response to each question and mark the letter (A), (B), (C) or (D) on your answer sheet Each talk will be spoken only one time and will not be printed in your test book
Talk 1:
1 Where is this announcement being made? (A) At an airport
(B) In a department store (C) In a children’s hospital (D) At a playground
2 How much will a $50 sweater cost now? (A) $50
(B) $5 (C) $15 (D) $25
3 Who would be most interested in this announcement? (A) Children
(5)Talk 2:
4 What is the next stop? (A) Main Road (B) Main Station (C) Main Street (D) Main Row
5 What line leads to Seoul soccer stadium? (A) The brown line
(B) The green line (C) The white line (D) The purple line
6 What number is the white line? (A) Number six
(B) Number four (C) Number seven (D) Number three
Talk 3:
7 Where was the dog lost? (A) Near the park (B) Outside the city (C) In the city center (D) At the beach What colour is the dog?
(A) White with brown paws (B) Brown with white paws (C) White with black paws (D) Black with brown paws
9 How much money will be given for help in finding the dog? (A) Fifteen dollars
(B) Twenty dollars (C) Thirty dollars (D) Fifty dollars
Talk 4:
10 How many people were in the raft? (A) Ten
(B) Eleven (C) Eight (D) Nine
11 Where did they go for food afterwards? (A) A Mexican restaurant
(6)12 What did the speaker think of the day? (A) He thought it was strange
(B) He thought it was boring (C) He thought it was great fun (D) He thought it was unexciting
PART 5
You will hear people talking about the jobs they used to have and the jobs they have now. Listen and tick their present jobs.
1 (A) nurse (B) teacher (C) social worker (D) secretary (A) sales representative (B) book-keeper (C) shop assistant (D) librarian (A) doctor (B) tour guide (C) driver (D) security guard (A) bartender (B) flight attendant (C) receptionist (D) nurse
5 (A) bank clerk (B) computer programmer (C) engineer (D) postman (A) tailor (B) lorry driver (C) mechanic (D) taxi-driver
7 (A) actor (B) singer (C) office manager (D) university lecturer