(Script for Listening Comprehension)
Section A
Directions In this section you will hear 6 short conversations At the end of each conversation a question will be asked about what was said Both the conversation and the question will be read only once After each question there will be a pause During the pause you must read the four choices marked A B C and D and decide which is the best answer Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre
1 Man Was there anything valuable in the bag that was stolen Madam
Woman Yes it had my purse in it and my keys
Man Anything else
Woman Well luckily I was wearing my glasses so no nothing else
Q What was in the woman's bag
2 Man I'm terribly sorry mum I've just broken something
Woman Oh dear what was it
Man Well I got up too quickly from the table to answer the phone and knocked one of your plates on to the floor at least it wasn't your new lamp
Woman Oh dear I thought I heard a crash
Q What was broken
3 Man Have you seen my old shoes I thought they were under the chair by the television
Woman Not any more They're by the door with the other rubbish I've been tidying the flat
Q Where are the man's shoes
4 Boy Mum have we got any fruit to take on the picnic I thought there were some oranges and bananas
Mother Here are the bananas Let's take them OhThe oranges have all gone What about taking some grapes or apples as well
Boy OK let's take the grapes That'll be enough
Q What fruit will they take
5 Man Excuse me what time does this train leave
Woman This train leaves for Paris at five to three
Man Paris Isn't it the Rome train
Woman No that goes at twenty five past three
Q What time does the train to Rome leave
6 Man Are you and Sarah going straight to the restaurant from work tonight
Woman Actually I'm leaving work early because I need to do some shopping in the market and after that we're going to play tennis at the sports centre before we go to the restaurant
Q Where will the woman go first after work
Section B
Directions In this section you will hear one long conversation At the end of the conversation 4 questions will be asked about what was said You'll hear both the conversation and the questions only once After each question there will be a pause During the pause you must read the four choices marked A B C and D and decide which is the best answer Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre
Jan Hi Steve
Steve Hi Jan I'm planning to go to London by train Do you want to come with me
Jan But it'd be cheaper by bus
Steve I've got a student travel card You can get cheap train tickets with it
Jan That sounds good How much does it cost
Steve A card for six months is sixteen pounds
Jan So how do I get one
Steve You need two photographs one for the card and one for the form
Jan There's a photo machine in the post office It gives you four photos for three pounds
Steve So does the one in the library But I went to a photographer's studio It was cheaper
Jan I don't have to show my passport or my driving licence do I
Steve No Jan you only need a letter from your college
Jan OK I'll ask my teacher for one
Steve And then you take everything to the tourist office and ask the travel agent
Jan Great next time you go to London I'll coming too
Questions 7 to 10 are based on the long conversation you have just heard
7 How much is a sixmonth travel card
8 How many photos will Jan need to get a travel card
9 Where are the photos much cheaper
10 As well as the photos what must Jan take with her for the travel card
Section C
Directions In this section you will hear 10 short pieces of news from BBC or VOA After each news item and question there will be a pause During the pause you must read the three choices marked A B and C and decide which is the best answer Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre
11 The Amazon is a lifeline for everyone in the river basin from businessmen in the big city of Manaus to indigenous tribes in remote settlements When water levels fall the biggest effect is on transport ferries and barges are the only way of moving goods and people around an area that spans about half the South American continent In the last few weeks the river and its tributaries have become increasingly difficult to navigate and vital supplies of food medicine and fuel are now struggling to get through In an example of the risks sixteen people were killed last Friday in a ferry accident which the captain blamed on difficult river conditions
Question How many people were killed last Friday in the ferry accident
12 President Bush has proposed to increase the study of foreign languages in American schools The new plan is called the National Security Language Initiative It will involve the departments of State Education and Defense and the director of National Intelligence The plan calls for teaching foreign languages to more children as early as the age of four It also aims to increase foreign language instruction in college and graduate school The hope is to bring more foreign language speakers into government service
Question Why does Bush propose to expand foreign language teaching in American schools
13 Jerusalem's Hadassah Hospital says the tracheotomy took less than an hour and was successful Doctors cut a small hole in Mr Sharon's neck and inserted a tube into his windpipe The aim is to wean him from a respirator which has helped him breathe since a massive stroke and cerebral hemorrhage early this month Medical experts say the tracheotomy is another bad sign for the 77yearold prime minister
Question How long did the tracheotomy last
14 Fathers for Justice is a small but vocal group of men who campaign in Britain for fathers to be given greater rights of access to children after divorces Its founder confirmed that the police had told activists to keep away from Mr Blair's home in Downing Street It follows claims that some campaigners had planned to kidnap fiveyear old Leo Blair and hold him for a short time to get publicity for their cause
Question Why did some members of Fathers for Justice want to hold Mr Blair's youngest son
15 Falling ticket prices and rising incomes are leading to rapid growth in global air travel According to the British government the number of British air passengers for example will more than double in the next quarter of a century Increases of such an order would mean much more aviation fuel being burned and aviation fuel may be more harmful to the environment than other fuels because the resulting smoke is emitted at high altitudes
Question Why is there rapid growth in global air travel in the UK
16 The Institute of International Education based in New York recently published its yearly report Open Doors Two Thousand Five The report says the number of foreign students decreased by about one percent during the school year that began last fall India sent the most students more than eighty thousand That was a one percent increase from the year before China sent the next highest number more than sixty two thousand That was also a one percent increase South Korea was third with more than fiftythree thousand students up two percent Japan was fourth with more than fortytwo thousand students an increase of three percent
Question How many Chinese students went to study in the USA in 2005
17 Joaquim Chanque May does not remember facing such daunting hurdles when he arrived to Barcelona as a student from Equatorial Guinea 30 years ago After completing his university studies Mr Chanque May opted to stay on because he opposed his country's government Now 57 years old Mr Chanque May owns a small business and has Spanish citizenship But he says he and his family are not completely welcome in their adopted country
Question How many years has Joaquim Chanque May been living in Spain
18 As Secretary for the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Dr Fred Cerise has had little time to rest since Hurricane Katrina and the catastophic flooding that followed DrCerise spoke with VOA in the state capital at Baton Rouge while a helicopter waited outside ready to take him on an inspection tour over a devastated New Orleans We actually have a team a large team here from the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta that is coming down to help us with our environmental assessment Even though the water may be running you have had stagnant water It can be contaminated
Question Where is the team from to help New Orleans people with the environmental assessment
19 AsiaPacific ministers also drafted another statement for action on wideranging issues that affect or threaten global trade They are vowing to reduce violations of intellectual property rights such as movie privacy to make the oil markets more transparent and to act collectively to fight terrorism and prevent a human epidemic of bird flu
Question What are AsiaPacific ministers not vowing to do
20 More than seven thousand activists outside the meeting hall protested that the WTO's trade rules hurt workers and farmers The activists began the week declaring they wanted to derail the talks and prevent the delegates from reaching any agreement Despite days of protests including a brief riot near the conference center on Saturday the activists did little to interfere with the talks
Question Who did the WTO's trade rules hurt according to the activists
Section D
Directions:In this section you will hear 2 passages At the end of each passage you will hear 4 or 6 questions After you hear a question you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A B C and D Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre
Passage One
I know a man who loves food In fact he can eat more food than anyone else I know His name is Bill and he is very fat Bill's problem is that he likes to eat a lot of food but he
doesn't like to work
One morning Bill was out in the country when he met a farmer
Are you looking for work asked the farmer
Yes said Bill because he was very hungry and had no money to buy food
All right said the farmer you can come and work for me
Just a minute said Bill First I must have a good lunch
Well said the farmer what would you like
Vegetable soup said Bill to start with
Anything else asked the farmer
Yes I'd like a big steak and green beans and lots of potatoes Bill went on hungrily
Is that all asked the farmer
Almost said Bill I'd like to finish with a cup of coffee and a big piece of cake
Listen said the farmer you don't need a job you need a restaurant
Questions 21 to 24 are based on the psssage you have just heard
21 What does Bill look like
22 Who did Bill meet in the country one day
23 What did Bill want to do first
24 What did Bill want after this
Passage Two
You will hear part of a local radio programme in which someone is talking about a shopping centre
Presenter Thank you David To finish today's programme I want to tell you about the Waterside Shopping Centre near Northport which I visited last week It has something for everyone and I would recommend it for a day out It's taken three years to build and finally opened three weeks ago two months later than planned
Firstly getting there there are organized coach trips from most towns in the area but they leave early and come home very late so I drove There are 12000 free parking spaces so parking is no problem You can also get there by train but the station is 15 minutes from Waterside by bus and the buses are really crowded so you sometimes have a long wait
One thing to remember is that the shops don't open till 1000 in the morning except on Saturday when they open at 900 So don't get there too early on a weekday They close at 8 o'clock every day except Friday when they're open until 9 pm
The shopping centre is arranged on three levels You'll find all your favourites here In fact if you want to buy a pair of shoes there are 15 different shops to choose from on levels one and two When you run out of money there are seven different banks but collect your money before you get to the third level as there aren't any banks up there On that level however there are several restaurants as well as a cinema with seven screens And don't get lost like I did go to the information desk on the first level and get a map
Before you go back to your car or the bus and in fact it might be better to do this before you go shopping and have too much to carry go and see the lake Take a walk or have a go at fishing sailing or windsurfing if you have time Or you can rest your tired feet and watch the birds and ducks but you are asked not to feed them
Although I had a good day I would complain about one thing but not the usual thing the service in the shops was good and I had an excellent lunch in a café No the silly thing was that everywhere was quite clean but people were dropping their fastfood boxes and empty drink cans on the ground because there wasn't anywhere else to throw them Apart from that I would recommend it And so that's all for today's programme
Questions 25 to 30 are based on the psssage you have just heard
25 When was the shopping center opened
26 What is the best way of traveling to Waterside
27 During which period are the shops open on Fridays
28 What can you do on the third level
29 Apart from shopping what else can you do at Waterside
30 What did the speaker complain about
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