This section is designed to test your ability to understand spoken English. You will hear a selection of recorded materials and you must answer the questions that accompany them. There are TWO parts in this section, Part A and Part B.
Remember, while you are doing the test, you should first put down your answers in your test booklet. At the end of the listening comprehension section, you will have 3 minutes to transfer your answers from your test booklet onto ANSWER SHEET 1.
If you have any questions, you may raise your hand NOW as you will not be allowed to speak once the test has started.
Now look at Part A in your test booklet.
Part A
You will hear 10 short dialogues. For each dialogue, there is one question and four possible answers. Choose the correct answer—A, B, C or D, and mark it in your test booklet. You will have 15 seconds to answer the question and you will hear each dialogue ONLY ONCE.
Question 1:
M: Can you tell me how much it would cost to send Otis package by air?
W: Do you want to insure it?
Question 2:
M: Why not use your class notes to study for the exam?
W: Mary borrowed them from me yesterday.
Question 3:
W: Tom, what time is it now?
M: It's still early, just ten past two.
W: Well, as you know, this is a very important appointment. I can't be late, can I?
M: Be confident. You are so excellent.
Question 4:
M: That's a nice dress you're wearing.
W: Thank you. My mother gave it to me as a birthday present. She knew red is my favorite color.
Question 5:
M: I'd like to have a copy of Professor Smith's book on English dialects.
W: I'm sorry, Sir. That book has been out of stock for some time now.
M: Then I have to order one on the Internet.
Question 6:
W: Your dormitory is so tidy and clean, but it isn't very large.
M: Yeah, I can hardly turn around in it.
Question 7:
M: This is Mr. James. My heater is not getting any power and the temperature is going to get down below freezing. Could you come over and repair it?
W: This is our busiest time of the year, but I'll speak to one of our men about getting over there sometime today.
Question 8:
W: I'm in charge of buying the fruit for the children at our church. I'm so happy to find that apples and grapes are in season. Give me two dozens of each.
M: I hope that they're as good as they look.
Question 9:
W: Could you please tell me how to get to the bus station here?
M: Go straight until you come to the stoplight. Turn to the right and go about two miles. When you get to the Sunny Grocery Store, turn left. You won't miss it.
Question 10:
M: Hello, I want a cab.
W: OK. What address is it?
M: 1120, East 32nd Street.
W: Right. The cab will be there in several minutes.
M: Thanks a lot.
Now look at question 1.
Where is this conversation probably taking place?
[A] In a post office.
[B] At an insurance agency.
[C] On an airplane.
[D] In a moving company.