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College English Test and Six Part Three:
Listening Comprehension
Section A: Directions
In this section you will hear eight short conversations and two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversations and the questions will be spoken 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 answer sheet two with a single line through the center. Now, let’s begin with eight short conversations.
Questions 11:
W:I need to find a dentist; you said you know Dr. Smith well, do you recommend her?
M: Well, I had to see her a few times, but what impressed me most were the magazines in her waiting room.
Q: What does the woman imply?
Question 12:
W: I’m afraid I can’t show you the apartment at the moment, because the tenant is still living in it. It’s really a lovely place, with a big kitchen and a sunny window, for only two hundred dollars a month.
M: Sounds good, but we really can’t rent an apartment without seeing it first.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
Question 13:
M: So, that’s what’s been keeping you so busy recently!
W: Yes, I’ve been tied up with my studies. You know I’m planning to go to the United States this coming summer, but I’m a bit nervous about my English.
Q: What is the woman busy doing?
Question 14:
W: How did you feel when you found out you had high blood pressure?
M: Shocked! The problem for me was that there were no symptoms; it seemed to have sneaked up on me.
Q: What does the man mean?
Question 15:
W: So, you’re just back from a trip to India. What were you doing there?
M: The trip was intended to bring to the world’s attention the fact that AIDS is not just an African disease; it’s also endangering other countries, notably, India and Thailand.
Q: What was the purpose of the man’s trip to India?
Question 16:
M: It’s quite clear form my visit, this is a full size, comprehensive university. So why is it still called a college?
W: The College of William and Mary is the second oldest institution of higher learning in this country. We have nurtured great minds like Thomas Jefferson and we are proud of our name.
Q: What do we learn from this conversation about the College of William and Mary?
Question 17:
M: Have the parts we need for the photo copying machine arrived yet?
W: I ordered them last week, but something is holding them up.
Q: What does the woman say about the parts needed for the photo copying machine?
Question 18:
W: The cafeteria provided many kinds of dished for us today. Did you notice that?
M: Yes, kind of rare, isn’t it?
Q: What does the man imply?
Now you’ll hear the two long conversations.
Conversation One:
W: :Hello, Patrick, is that you?
M: Yeah Jane, what can I do for you?
W: I was calling about the apple tree that you were trimming yesterday.
M: That was hard work!
W: I’m sure it was. It sure looked difficult.
M: Yeah, I’m glad it’s finished. Hauling the branches to the front for garbage pick up was no fun either.
W: Well, I don’t think you’re quite finished yet, some of the larger branches fell over into my yard, and I think you should come and get them.
M: Listen Jane, I don’t see why I should do that. You eat all the apples that fall in your yard and you’ve never complained about that before.
W: Well, it’s easier to pick up apples then to drag tree branches all the way to the curb. My kids pick up the apples, and the branches are just too big for them to drag.
M: Well, I guess you’ll just have to do it yourself Jane.
W: Patrick, I wish you would reconsider. We’ve always gotten along fairly well, but I think you’re out of line here. The branches are your responsibility.
M: Sorry Jane, I disagree! You take the benefits of the apple tree, but refuse to deal with the bad side of it! Besides, it won’t take you any time to get the branches out front!
W: Get the branches off my property or I’ll have to sue you.
M: Yeah? For what?! You’re taking those law classes too seriously! I’ve gotta go, I have to pick up my son.
W: You’ll be hearing from me.
M: Yeah, yeah. See you in court Jane.
Questions 19-22 are based on the questions you have just heard.
Question 19:What did the man do yesterday?
Question 20:What did the woman ask the man to do?
Question 21:What did the woman threaten to do?
Question 22:What was the man’s reaction to the woman’s threat?
Conversation Two:
M: Did you hear about the air crash that occurred in South America recently? It was quite a tragic accident!
W: No， I didn’t see anything in the news about it. What happened?
M: A foreign airliner was attempting to land at night in a mountainous area in Argentina and flew into a hill!
W: That sounds really terrible! Did anyone survive?
M: No, everyone aboard, including the crew, was killed instantly.
W: What were the circumstances? Were they bad weather, a fire, or engine failure?
M: Apparently, there was some low clouds in the area, but mostly it was just miscommunication between the pilots and the are traffic controllers.
W: Weren’t they both speaking in English, the official international aviation language?
M: Yes they were, but the transmit ion from poor quality radios was slightly distorted and the accents of the Spanish speaking controllers was so strong that the pilots that the pilots misunderstood a vital instruction.
W: How could a misunderstanding like that cause such a serious accident?
M: The pilots were told to descend to 2-2,000 feet. The instruction actually meant 22,000 feet, but they thought they heard descend 2,000 feet. That’s a huge difference, and it should have been confirmed, but it was not. Unfortunately, the terrain of the mountains in Norweija ascend to 2,000 feet.
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