LISTENING
The Listening section is divided into three parts with a total of 35 questions. This material presents each part separately to help learners better understand the techniques and strategies for each section.
PART 1: Code 001
There are eight questions in this part. For each question, you will hear a short recording and see four options. Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D. You now have 48 seconds to look through the questions and options before the recording begins.
1. What music will they have at the party?
- A. guitar
- B. piano
- C. CDs
- D. cello
- A. June
- B. July
- C. August
- D. January
- A. It’ll be hot.
- B. It’ll be cold and windy.
- C. It’ll be rainy.
- D. It’ll be foggy.
- A. fish
- B. meat
- C. vegetables
- D. soup
- A. in the waiter’s bag
- B. in the drawer of the manager’s desk
- C. on a table in the café
- D. in the lost property office
- A. his grandmother
- B. his father
- C. his sister
- D. his mother
- A. suitcase
- B. sports bag
- C. backpack
- D. overhead bag
- A. eleven thirty
- B. eleven forty-five
- C. eleven fifty
- D. eleven fifteen
- A. She is taking the bus.
- B. She is taking the train.
- C. She is running.
- D. She is driving her car.
- A. He felt tired.
- B. He found running to work was bad for his health.
- C. He wanted to save time.
- D. He liked keeping fit at the gym.
PART 2 – LISTENING
Conversation 1: You will hear two neighbours, Natasha and Colin, talking about running.
11. What does Natasha wear at work?
- A. a tracksuit and trainers
- B. a shirt and trousers
- C. a suit
- D. casual clothes.
- A. It will be good fun.
- B. It will give big prizes.
- C. It will make her relaxed.
- D. She can make friends at the race.
Conversation 2:You will hear a radio interview with a man named Harry Park, who talks about the adventure travel company he runs.
13. Why did Harry first become interested in adventure travel?
- A. His father talked a lot about the places he’d been to.
- B. His father gave him adventure stories to read.
- C. His father worked in a travel company.
- D. His father spent several years travelling around the world.
- A. He thought he could make a lot of money.
- B. He hoped to do more travelling himself.
- C. He wanted to share his experience with others.
- D. He wanted to travel to many other different countries.
- A. a friend
- B. his wife
- C. his father
- D. a customer
- A. give the local people jobs.
- B. avoid damaging the area.
- C. take modern equipment.
- D. bring in things like television and fridges.
Conversation 3: Listen to a conversation between a student and a university advisor.
17. Why is the student talking to the advisor?
- A. To decide which classes would be best to take next quarter.
- B. To get advice about transferring to a different university.
- C. To ask about the advisor’s experiences as an undergraduate.
- D. To determine the best subject for him to major in.
- A. He is majoring in accounting.
- B. He has made lots of friends at Kryptos University.
- C. He wanted to go to a school closer to home.
- D. He is senior at Kryptos University.
- A. Take extra courses
- B. Send educational records
- C. Change majors
- D. visit old friends
- A. He will call his parents.
- B. He will move to his the new university.
- C. He will do research in the lab.
- D. He will search for more information.
PART 3 – LISTENING
Talk/Lecture 1: You will hear a man talking about the Statue of Liberty.
21. Why did France give the statue to the United States?
- A. To remember the war between France and America
- B. To remember the friendship between France and America
- C. To remember Gustave Eiffel
- D. To remember the soldiers in the war against Britain
- A. The statue’s skin was made of copper.
- B. Gustave Eiffel was chosen to design the statue.
- C. It’s reduced to 350 pieces and shipped to America.
- D. It is 46 meters high.
- A. A base
- B. An ice cream cone
- C. A torch
- D. A huge metal frame
- A. It put together in France and sent by ship.
- B. It was reduced to 46 pieces.
- C. It came in many parts in many boxes.
- D. It was transported by a big plane.
- A. It serves as a lighthouse.
- B. Visitors can only see the statue from far away.
- C. There are 354 steps to the top.
- D. It is the tallest structure in America.
Talk/Lecture 2: Listen to a woman talking about bamboo.
26. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a use for bamboo?
- A. Building houses
- B. Making clothes
- C. Making cars
- D. Making bicycles
- A. can grows on any kind of soil.
- B. reaches a useful size in 3 to 7 years.
- C. is a member of tree family.
- D. is used to make paper.
- A. it is very strong.
- B. it can be forced into different shapes.
- C. it stops bad smells.
- D. it can be used instead of metal tubes.
- A. It isn’t like other plants in the tree family.
- B. It grows faster than trees
- C. It can be used in different fields of construction.
- D. It sells better than wood.
- A. It can help feed many hungry people.
- B. Using bamboo can help to save trees.
- C. Planting bamboo will make the world smell better.
- D. It can be used instead of other materials.
Talk/Lecture 3: Listen to a tour guide talking to some visitors at a museum about the BBC computer.
31. Which is TRUE about the computers in 1980?
- A. They were popular in schools and libraries only.
- B. They were made with a size of a box.
- C. They were too expensive.
- D. They were used to solve math problems.
- A. someone built the first computer.
- B. computers became very expensive.
- C. people in Britain became interested in small computers.
- D. a company started their researches on tiny computers.
- A. expensive
- B. affordable
- C. big
- D. television-oriented
- A. They made their computers with lots of functions.
- B. They found a computer company to make their computer.
- C. They started a new division to make their computers.
- D. They hired a big corporation to finish their ideas.
- A. were made by a big company.
- B. were famous with Model C.
- C. were not successful at first.
- D. were mainly used by children in schools.
