ListeningComprehension20
SectionA
Directions:Youwillhearaconversationinwhichacustomercomplainsaboutvariousthingsandrespectivesolutionsareoffered.Listentoitandfilloutthewiththeinformationyou’veheardforquestions1-5.Someoftheinformationhasbeengiventoyouinthe.WriteonlyonewordineachnumberedboxontheANSWERSHEET.Theconversationwillbereadtwice..
TheMan’sExperience
place1
purposeBorrow2
consequencetheexitgatewon’topen
reasonbookshadn’tbeen3
man’sfeeling4
woman’scomment5

SectionB
Directions:Youwillhearatalkaboutsleepingtime.Forquestions16-20,completethesentencesandanswerthequestionswhileyoulisten.Usenotmorethan3wordsforeachanswer.Youwillheartherecordingtwice.
6.Howmanyhorsdopeoplefalselybelievetheyshouldsleepatnight?
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7.Whatmaybetherealcauseofpoorperformanceinthefollowingdayafterpoorsleep?
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8.Whatmaytheword“insomnia”probablymeaninthepassage?
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9.Recentstudiesatsleepclinicsyieldedtherealcausesofinsomniaand
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10.IfthepatientsufferingfrominsomniacametoDr.James,hewouldprobablynotberecommendedto
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SectionC
Directions:Youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassagesandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearonequestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Thenmarka‘?’inthecorrespondingplaceontheANSWERSHEET.
Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
11.A.Tofindoutwhethertheytakemusiclessonsintheirsparetime.
B.Tofindoutwhethertheycannamefourdifferentmusicalinstruments.
C.Tofindoutwhethertheyenjoyplayingmusicalinstrumentsinschool.
D.Tofindoutwhethertheydifferintheirpreferenceformusicalinstruments.
12.A.Theyfindthemtoohardtoplay.
B.Theythinkitsillytoplaythem.
C.Theyfinditnotchallengingenoughtoplaythem.
D.Theyconsideritimportanttobedifferentfromgirls.
13.A.Childrenwhohaveprivatemusictutor.
B.Childrenwhoare8orolder.
C.Childrenwhoarebetween5and7.
D.Childrenwhoarewell-educated.
Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
14.SpecialistsareoftenneededinthefollowingcareersEXCEPT_____.
A.engineeringB.administration
C.statisticalD.teaching
15.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthefeaturesofgeneralists?
A.Theydealwithpeople.
B.Theyare“educated”men.
C.Theirconcerniswithtechniquesandtools.
D.Theirstrongestfoundationisbasedonhumanities.
16.Themoststrikingmethodthespeakeradoptsinillustratingspecialistsandgeneralistsis_____.
A.exemplificationB.exaggerationC.summaryD.comparison
Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
17.Whataspectofstudentshousingdoesthetalkfocuson?
A.Thecostofstudentshousing.
B.Themethodusedtoassignhousing.
C.Possibilitiesforoff-campushousing.
D.Theimpactofdormitoryrepairsonthehousingsituation.
18.Whydothestudentsattendingthemeetingneedtheinformationthatisgiven?
A.Theyhaven’tselectedhousingbefore.
B.Theyhaven’tlivedoffcampusbefore.
C.Theyaregoingtohavepart-timejobsinthehousingoffice.
D.Theyaretrainingtobecomeresidentadvisersindormitories.
19.Whoisnotexpectedtoparticipateinthehousinglottery?