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Part II Listening Comprehension
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 8short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, oneor more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation andthe questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be apause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C), andD), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter onAnswer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
Now let’s begin with the eight shortconversations.
Question 1
W: The students have been protestingagainst the increased tuition.
M: Yeah, I heard about the protest. But Idon’t know how much good it will do.
Q: Whatdoes the man mean?
Question 2
W: Jay will turn 21 this week. Does he knowthe classes are having a surprise party for him?
M: No, he thinks we are giving a party forthe retiring dean.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
Question 3
M: Hello, this is Carl’s garage. We foundMr. White’s briefcase and wallet after he left his car here this morning.
W: He has been wondering where he couldhave left them. I’ll tell him to pick them up this afternoon. Thank you forcalling.
Q: Whatdo we learn about Mr. White from the conversation?
Question 4
W: You know, some TV channels have beenrerunning a lot of comedies from the 1960s’. What do you think of those oldshows?
M: Not much. But the new ones includingthose done by famous directors are not so entertaining either.
Q: Whatdoes the man mean?
Question 5
M: How much longer should I boil thesevegetables? The recipe says about 10 minutes in total. W: They look pretty doneto me. I doubt you should cook them anymore.
Q: Whatdoes the woman mean?
Question 6
W: Tom, are you going to your parents’house tonight?
M: Yes, I promise to help them figure outtheir tax returns. The tax code is really confusing to them.
Q: Whatis the man going to do for his parents?
Question 7
W: I was surprised when I heard you’dfinished your research project a whole month early.
M: How I managed to do it is still amystery to me.
Q: Whatdoes the man mean?
Question 8
W: I was hoping we could be in the samedevelopmental psychology class.
M: Me too, but by the time I went forregistration the course was closed.
Q: Whatdoes the man mean?
Now you’ll hear the two long conversations.
Conversation One
M: It’s really amazing how many colors thereare in these Thai silks.
W: These are our new designs.
M: Oh, I don’t think I’ve seen thiscombination of colors before.
W: They’re really brilliant, aren’t they?
M: Quite dazzling! May I have samples ofthe new color combinations?
W: Yes, of course. But aren’t you going toplace an order?
M: We order them regularly, you know, but Ido want our buyer who handles fabrics to see them.
W: Have you looked at the wood and stonecoverings? Did you like them?
M: Oh, they aren’t really what I’m lookingfor.
W: What do you have in mind?
M: That’s the trouble. I’ve never knowexactly until I see it. I usually have more luck when I get away from thetourist places.
W: Out in the countryside you mean.
M: Yeah, exactly. Markets in small townshave turned out best for me.
W: You’re more interested than inhandicrafts that haven’t been commercialized.
M: Yes, real folk arts, pots, dishes,basket ware — the kinds of things that people themselves use.
W: I’m sure we can arrange a trip out intothe country for you.
M: I was hoping you’d say that.
W: We can drive out of Bangkok and stop wheneveryou see something that interests you.
M: That would be wonderful! How soon couldwe leave?
W: I can’t get away tomorrow. But I think Ican get a car for the day after.
M: And would we have to come back the sameday?
W: No, I think I’ll be able to keep the carfor three or four days.
M: Wonderful! That’ll give me time for areal look around.
Questions 9 to 11 are based on theconversation you have just heard.
Question 9 What attracts the man to the Thai silks?
Question 10 What is the man looking for in Thailand?
Question 11 What do we learn about the trip the womanpromised to arrange for the man?
Conversation Two
W: Well, before we decide we’re going tolive in Enderby, we really ought to have a look at the schools; we want thechildren to have a good secondary education, so we’d better see what’savailable.
M: They gave me some information at thedistrict office and I took notes. It appears there are five secondary schoolsin Enderby: three state schools and two private.
W: I don’t know if we want private schools,do we?
M: I don’t think so, but we’ll look at themanyway. There’s Saint Mary’s, that’s a Catholic school for girls, and CarltonAbbey— that’s a very old boys’ boarding school, founded in 1672.
W: Are all the state schools coeducational?
M: Yes, it seems so.
W: I think little Keith is going to be verygood with his hands, we ought to send him to a school with good vocationaltraining—carpentry, electronics, that sort of thing.
M: In that case we are best off at EnderbyComprehensive. I gather they have excellent workshops and instructors. But itsays here that Donwell also has good facilities. Enderby High has a little, butthey are mostly academic. No vocational training at all at Carlton Abbey orSaint Mary’s.
W: What are the schools like academically? Howmany children go on to university every year?
M: Well, Enderby High is very good— andCarlton Abbey even better, 70% of their pupils go on to university. Donwellisn’t so good. Only 8%. And Enderby Comprehensive in Saint Mary’s not muchmore, about 10%.
W: Well, it seems like there is a broadselection of schools. But we have to find out more than statistics before wecan decide.
Question s 12 to 15 are based on theconversation you have just heard.
Question 12 What do they want their children to have?
Question 13 What do the speakers say about littleKeith?
Question 14 What school has the highest percentage ofpupils who go on to university?
Question 15 What are the speakers going to do next?
