LISTENING

PART 1.1 – QUESTION 1-8

1. What is the first step in getting organized?
A. Set a timeline
B. Get clutter out of your life
C. Buy a calendar
D. Make a list of things to be done
2. What are they doing to help people commute quickly?
A. Providing bus service
B. Asking commuters to wait
C. Trying to fix the trains
D. Using extra trains
3. What problems will this weather cause tomorrow?
A. People will have trouble getting to work.
B. People won’t have enough heat.
C. Flights will be canceled
D. People should buy plenty of food
4. What does this service do?
A. Provide visitors with maps
B. Tell you which buses and subways to take
C. Sell you tickets for transportation
D. Tell you what you should see
5. What should passengers do to prepare?
A. Pack their bags
B. Secure their luggage
C. Change their seats
D. Get out their tickets
6. How has the problem been solved for passengers in need?
A. They can get a wheelchair.
B. They can take a taxi
C. They can take a bus
D. They can get a refund
7. What is the public asked to do?
A. Use less power
B. Take food to the poor
C. Take people to the hospital
D. Take public transportation
8. What kind of problem does the area have?
A. There was an accident on the freeway.
B. The area is flooded.
C. There was a fire
D. There was an earthquake
PART 2.1
9. What is the girl’s problem?
A. She is not good with math and numbers.
B. She is not interested in science
C. She cannot decide on a major
D. She cannot do well in physics and astronomy
10. What subject is she good at in school?
A. Chemistry B. Astronomy C. Computer D. History
11. Why does the professor ask the girl about her school work?
A. To see if she is doing well in his class.
B. To compare her with another student.
C. To change the topic of the conversation
D. To help her choose a major
12. What does the professor advise the girl about her school work?
A. To drop her course
B. To think about engineering
C. To work on her math
D. D. To study about computer
Questions 13 -16. Listen to an interview with Robin Marshall, who has written a
book
about Argentina.
13. On Robin’s last trip to Argentina, the weather was _________.
A. colder than he expected
B. suitable for what he planned
C. different form the forecast he heard
D. not good at all
14. How did Robin feel during the dance performance he saw?
A. He wanted to get up and dance.
B. He wished he had continued his dance classes.
C. He was sad he didn’t dance well
D. He was happy to watch his favourite dancers.
15. What did Robin do while he stayed in the village?
A. He went on a bus tour.
B. He went into the forest.
C. He went on a river trip.
D. He visited the mountainous area.
16. What did Robin like about his favourite place?
A. The wildlife
B. The views
C. The people
D. The peace
Questions 17 -20. Listen to two friends talking about a martial art called capoeira.
17. Andy says that capoeira players
A. Don’t hurt their opponents
B. Are not interested in winning
C. Are talented musicians
D. Are masters in martial art
18. Andy says that beginners need to __________.
A. Know another martial art
B. Have a high level of fitness
C. Take time to learn the basics
D. Know how to play a certain musical instrument
19. Andy started capoeira classes because ______
A. He wanted to work out more
B. Going to the gym had become boring
C. His friends had recommended it
D. He wanted to perform his talent in martial art
20. Sarah says that she ________.
A. Will go with Andy on Monday
B. Won’t be able to go to capoeira classes
C. Will sign up for Thursday’s class
D. Will invite her friend to the community center
PART 3.1 – QUESTIONS 21 - 35
Questions 21 – 25. You will hear a man called Frank, talking on the radio about
looking
for ships that sank at sea long ago.
21. The first old ship which Frank found was __________.
A. Covered by rocks
B. Older then he thought
C. Easy to find
D. Covered by sand
22. Frank finds ships quickly because he _____________.
A. Reads history books
B. Is a professional diver
C. Is a fisherman
D. Uses the latest equipment
23. What does he say about the ship called The Seabird?
A. It was built in 1859.
B. It sank in a storm.
C. It was badly made
D. It came from England to Australia.
24. Frank’s wife believes he should ____________.
A. Stop diving
B. Give things to museums
C. Sell some of his collection
D. Buy a larger house for his collection
25. How did Frank learn to dive?
A. By joining a diving club
B. By going on a diving holiday
C. By teaching himself
D. By working with the fishermen
Questions 26-30. You will hear Sarah Brown talking about her work as a television
weather
forecaster.
26. What does Sarah say about her job?
A. She sometimes has to work at night.
B. She enjoys getting up early.
C. She works ten or twelve hours a day.
D. She is too old to get her workload under control.
27. When Sarah does a weather forecast, ________________.
A. She prepares it in advance
B. She sometimes forgets her words
C. She worries about making a mistake
D. She just reads the scripts on the screen
28. Sarah’s husband ____________.
A. Is a painter
B. Travels a lot
C. Wants to move nearer his work
D. Works on the same days each week.
29. Sarah is pleased because she _______________.
A. Has got her pilot’s license
B. Taught her husband to play tennis
C. Took part in a long race
D. Has won a prize in a swimming competition
30. A man in Indian wanted __________.
A. To meet Sarah’s family
B. To take a photo of Sarah
C. To receive a letter from Sarah
D. To marry Sarah
Questions 31-35. You will hear someone talking about Chinese opera.
31. When Chinese opera first started,
A. It didn’t have any lighting
B. Performances tool place outside
C. There was no stage or costumes
D. It wasn’t very popular.
32. In the past, the actors wore costumes that were ___________.
A. Very simple
B. Only red, gold, and silver
C. Easy to see
D. Easy to wear
33. The actors sang in a high-pitched voice because they want to ________.
A. Help the audience hear
B. Follow tradition
C. Make the audience laugh
D. Attract more attention
34. The audience mainly follow the story of a Chinese opera through the singing
and
______.
A. A lot of props and scenery
B. The colors on the characters’ costumes
C. Changes in the lighting
D. The characters’ movement and make-up
35. At the end, we learn that the speaker was _________.
A. Planning to see the opera again
B. Surprised that she enjoyed the opera
C. Not interested in going to another opera
D. Unsure if her listeners would enjoy Chinese opera