Listening Comprehension (25 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answerfrom thefour choices markedA), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.
- A) Their brains work in harmony. C) Their interests are quite similar.
- B) They are generally the sameage. D) They have the same ethnic background.
- A) It can be touching. C) It can work both ways.
- B) It is hard to predict. D) It resembles family ties.
Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.
- A) Search fbr their half-brothers. C) Find out more about their ancestry.
- B) Identify their biological fathers. D) See whether they are actually related.
- A) They were both given up fbr adoption. C) They flew 737 airplanes as pilots.
- B) They were bom to the same mother. D) They were both 60 years of age.
Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.
- A) One of his friends was caught littering. C) The beautiful beach was spoiled with lots of trash.
- B) Other tourists refused to join in the cleanup. D) The kilometer-long beach was practically deserted.
- A) A passerby. C) The beach authorities.
- B) A local woman. D) One of the five tourists.
- A) The tourists’ good deed was not noticed by the locals.
- B) Some natives were selling poor-quality food to tourists.
- C) The number of tourists to the beach is on a steady decline.
- D) It was tourists not natives who were cleaning up the beach.
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answerfrom thefour choices markedA), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
- A) He has to play football with workmates.C) He is going to visit a friend.
- B) He has got some books to read.D) He is physically unfit fbr it.
- A) To teach kids about animal protection.C) To see some rare animals in cages.
- B) To learn how popular zoos could be.D) To give her little nephew a treat.
- A) He enjoys excellent health.C) He coaches tennis players every week.
- B) He is keen on extreme sports.D) He spends most of his time in the gym.
- A) Tending to his swollen ankle.C) Writing three book reports.
- B) Concentrating on reading.D)Planning Christmas celebrations.
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
- A) It is being debated by hundreds of retirees.
- B) It is attracting many people's attention.
- C) It partly records his own experience.
- D) It argues fbr postponing retirement.
- A) One should foresee a financial crisis.
- B) One should trust financial planners’figures.
- C) One should have one million dollars to retire.
- D) One should start saving as early as possible.
- A) It doesn't need to be permanent.
- B) It shouldn't be considered risky.
- C) It helps to reduce travel expenses.
- D) It is the way to quit a job one hates.
- A) By keeping close contact with one's employers.
- B) By retiring when one reaches sixty years old.
- C) By investing half of one's monthly income.
- D) By following the counsel of financial planners.
Section C
Directions: In this section, you will hear three passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear three or four questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answerfrom thefour choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.
- A) They tended to be easily anticipated by those belonging to their own race.
- B) They tended to be arbitrarily judged by individuals of opposing groups.
- C) They were readily shared among members of the same social or racial group.
- D) They were influenced by the presence of someone from an outsider group.
- A) When they tried to make a positive impression on the researchers.
- B) When an unknown student from another university was present.
- C) When an experimenter from the research team took notice.
- D) When they were offered both candy and fruit as a snack.
- A) By advertising its social benefits.
- B) By teaching consumers diet strategies.
- C) By supporting struggling consumers.
- D) By maintaining its positive image.
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.
- A) The academic and learning issues struggling students encounter.
- B) The risk students face due to a history of mental health problems.
- C) The effect of interacting with therapy dogs on students under pressure.
- D) The work universities are doing to help students succeed academically.
- A) Their communicative skills.
- B) Their executive functioning.
- C) Their academic networking.
- D) Their leadership capacities.
- A) Rid students of their anxiety.
- B) Add to some students' stress.
- C) Contribute little to typical students’ success.
- D) Help students with mental issues pull through.
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
- A) Work hard and plan carefully.
- B) Attempt to succeed at any cost.
- C) Aim high and expect great results.
- D) Remain optimistic even in difficulty.
- A) Regarding failure as something inevitable.
- B) Trying out innovative marketing strategies.
- C) Venturing into sectors never explored before.
- D) Being willing to experiment with novel ideas.
- A) Expect future success so as to move forward.
- B) Learn from our failure and forge ahead.
- C) Distinguish between good and bad risks.
- D) Examine our strategies and find out weaknesses.
- A) Fresher offers.
- B) Safer operation.
- C) More challenges.
- D) Less competition.
