Part Ⅲ LISTENING COMPREHENSION ［20 MIN.］ In Sections A, B and C, you will hear everything once only. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your answer sheet.

SECTION A STATEMENT In this section you will hear nine statements. At the end of each statement you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question.

1. The speaker likes teaching because of ___. A. its interesting nature B. the good salaries C. contact with the young D. more summer holidays 

2. What does the speaker mean? A. Bad living conditions are due to the poor city. B. Bad planning is responsible for poor living conditions. C. Living conditions are bad because the city is too big. D. Small cities have better living conditions than large ones. 

3. What does the statement mean? A. Many people are concerned about their security. B. Social security bears no relation to population. C. Most social security problems are caused by a few people. D. Too many people may result in social security problems. 

4. Passengers must check in to board Flight 998 by ___. A. 10:30 a.m B. 10:00 a.m C. 11:30 a.m D. 11:00 a.m 

5. The speaker is probably a(n) ___. A. insurance agent B. fireman C. salesman D. policeman 

6. The speaker thinks that___. A. Ian achieved a lot as an athlete B. Ian's blind eye prevented him from athletics C. Ian's success depended on his childhood experience D. Ian trained so hard in athletics as to lose one eye 

7. Mrs. Clark is worried about her___. A. husband's health B. husband's work C. husband's illness D. own health 

8. The relationship between Susan and Jenny is ___. A. neutral B. friendly C. unclear D strained 

9. What do we learn about Jack? A. He is well-known for hard work. B. He is pretty busy working. C. He has overworked and hurt his sight. D. He doesn't like to have dinner with us. 

SECTION B CONVERSATION

 In this section, you will hear nine short conversations between two speakers.At the end of each conversation you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. 10. What are they mainly talking about? A. Graduation date. B. Vacation plans. C. School courses. D. Job hunting. 

11. The conversation probably takes place in___. A. a library B. a bookstore C. the classroom D. a department store 

12. The relationship between the two speakers is probably___. A. man and wife B. lawyer and clientC. customer and waitress D. colleagues 

13. We can infer from the conversation that the man is a(n) ___. A. plumber B. construction worker C. office boy D. porter 

14. What will the man probably do next?  A. Turn off the tape recorder.  B. Turn up the tape recorder. C. Call the doctor.  D. Continue to play. 

15. How does Lisa feel about her work?  A. Satisfied. B. Frustrated. C. Annoyed. D. Confident. 

16. The woman is going to the___. A. library B. theatre C. research institute D. laboratory 

17. Jackson changed his job because he ___. A. hurt himself during his work B. was not satisfied with his play C. wanted to work harder D. found the job too hard 

18. What does the woman say about the film? A. It is hard to pronounce the name. B. It is not going to be well received. C. She has temporarily forgotten its name. D. She has never heard of the name.

SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST  Questions 19 and 20 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the question.  Now listen to the news. 19. Nigeria returned to the Commonwealth after ___. A. she had sentenced minority rights activists to death B. the military had resumed control of the country C. power had been handed over to an elected president D. she had negotiated with Commonwealth leaders 

20. The Commonwealth consists of ___countries which were former British colonies. A. 54 B. 29 C. 9 D. 95  Questions 21 and 22 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news. 21. The space shuttle Discovery completed a ___mission upon to the Kennedy Space Centre. A. 11-day B. 94-day C. 10-day D. 49-day

22. When the spacecraft was going to land, ___. A. it produced a lot of noise B. there were scattered showers C. people could see it high in the sky D. people could neither see nor hear it 

Questions 23 and 24 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 second to answer the question. Now listen to the news. 23. How many people died during the collision? A Two. B Eighteen. C. Three. D. Five. 

24. Three Albanians were arrested for___. A. attacking the patrol boat B. smuggling in refugees C. causing the accident D. injuring refugees 

Question 25 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news. 25. The news item is mainly about___. A. efforts to salvage Sun Vista B. negotiation with the ship's owner C. threats Sun Vista poses to passing ships D. a newspaper's comment on Sun Vista 

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