LISTENING TEST 06
Directions: In this section of the test, you will have an opportunity to demonstrate your ability to understand conversations and talks in English. Answer all the questions on the basis of what is stated or implied by the speakers in the recording. There will be time for you to read the instructions and you will have a chance to check your work. The recording will be played ONCE only.
Time allowance: about 40 minutes, including 05 minutes to transfer your answers to your answer sheet.
PART 1 QUESTIONS 1 - 8
Directions: In this part, you will hear EIGHT short announcements or instructions. There is one question for each announcement or instruction. For each question, choose the right answer A, B, C, or D. Then, on the answer sheet, find the number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter of the answer that you have chosen.
Câu 1: Why is the speaker apologizing?
- A. For being late
- B. For the delay
- C. For low inventory
- D. For a closure
- A. To satisfy a request from Barrier Associates
- B. To complete the purchase more quickly
- C. To reconsider the contract
- D. To avoid the severe weather condition
- A. Because of an increase in staff
- B. Because of an interruption of network service
- C. Because of the full relocation
- D. Because of the high release costs
- A. A question about substituting order items
- B. A question about the number of the items
- C. The list of items that will be delivered
- D. The shipping service that will be used
- A. To address customer complaints
- B. To discuss a presentation
- C. To celebrate a new contract
- D. To hand out assignments
- A. A landlord
- B. A business executive
- C. A real estate agent
- D. A police officer
- A. A free flight
- B. Meal vouchers
- C. Winter clothing
- D. Hotel rooms
- A. A merger
- B. An anniversary
- C. A new CEO
- D. A stock offering
PART 2 QUESTIONS 9 - 20
Directions: In this part, you will hear THREE conversations. The conversations will not be repeated. There are four questions for each conversation. For each question, choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D.
Questions 9 to 12 refer to the following conversation.
Câu 9: Where most likely is the plumber now?
- A. He is having lunch.
- B. He is working somewhere else.
- C. He is at home relaxing.
- D. He is doing a favor for the man.
- A. At one o'clock
- B. At two o'clock
- C. At three o'clock
- D. At four o'clock
- A. To meet a client
- B. To talk to the plumber
- C. To fix the pipe
- D. To have lunch
- A. At one o'clock
- B. At two o'clock
- C. At three o'clock
- D. At four o'clock
Questions 13 to 16 refer to the following conversation.
Câu 13: When is the conference scheduled to take place?
- A. Today
- B. Tomorrow
- C. Next week
- D. Next month
- A. He is going on a business trip.
- B. He is taking a vacation in Europe.
- C. He has too much work.
- D. He has to review the videos.
- A. Chicago
- B. Toronto
- C. Europe
- D. Asia
- A. She offered to give him a ride.
- B. She will lend him her video recorder.
- C. She will go to the seminar in his place.
- D. She will record the sessions he wants to see.
Questions 17 to 20 refer to the following conversation.
Câu 17: Where is the conversation most likely taking place?
- A. In a truck
- B. At the bus stop
- C. In a warehouse
- D. At an electronics store
- A. In five minutes
- B. In fifteen minutes
- C. By this evening
- D. By tomorrow morning
- A. A manager
- B. A director
- C. A secretary
- D. A blue-collar worker
- A. Call the electronics shop
- B. Talk to the truck driver
- C. Turn on the computer
- D. Lift some boxes
PART 3 QUESTIONS 21 - 35
Directions: In this part, you will hear THREE talks, lectures or conversations. The talks, lectures or conversations will not be repeated. There are five questions for each talk, lecture or conversation. For each question, choose the right answer A, B, C, or D.
Questions 21 to 25 refer to the following professor's lecture.
Câu 21: What is the main topic of the lecture?
- A. Russian leaders
- B. The Cold War
- C. The wars between the USSR and the US
- D. The impacts of the Cold War
- A. Because the USSR had nuclear weapons.
- B. Because the US were afraid of Stalin.
- C. Because they did not want to destroy the world.
- D. Because nuclear power could destroy the US.
- A. Around 50 years
- B. Around 60 years
- C. Around 70 years
- D. Around 80 years
- A. The Cold War was caused by different opinions.
- B. The Cold War was a long, violent war between the US and USSR.
- C. The Cold War was an important time in the history of the US and the USSR.
- D. The Cold War changed the world dramatically.
- A. By comparing and contrasting
- B. By giving examples
- C. By listing the events chronologically
- D. By giving definitions
Questions 26 to 30 refer to the following conversation.
Câu 26: What is the lecture mainly about?
- A. The way the eye sees colors
- B. The steps to paint in a Neo-Impressionism style
- C. The artists who learned from Seurat
- D. The difference between painting styles
- A. He thinks painting in brush strokes is a better way.
- B. He is surprised that so many artists are good at it
- C. He thinks it is difficult to learn.
- D. He doesn't like it.
- A. He thought it would ruin the paints.
- B. He thought mixed paints did not look real.
- C. He thought blended paints made paintings look too divided.
- D. He thought it would make the art bright.
- A. He was the best artist at his time.
- B. He was proud of his painting style.
- C. He used brush strokes to make the pictures brighter.
- D. He didn't spend a lot of time finishing his paintings.
- A. By describing only Seurat's style
- B. By describing only other styles
- C. By comparing Seurat and other Neo-Impressionists
- D. By comparing Neo-Impressionism and other styles
Questions 31 to 35 refer to the following professor's lecture.
Câu 31: What is the lecture about?
- A. The feeding habits of snakes
- B. How certain snakes protect themselves
- C. The most dangerous snakes in the world
- D. The different uses of snake poison
- A. To show how the rattlesnake is more dangerous than other snakes
- B. To compare the rattlesnake to less scary animals
- C. To explain how the rattlesnake scares off animals
- D. To describe how the rattlesnake uses its tail to hunt
- A. At the animal it is hunting
- B. At other snakes
- C. At the tongue of an animal that is attacking it
- D. At the eyes of an animal that is attacking it
- A. She is amazed by it.
- B. She thinks that it is stupid.
- C. She thinks that it is the best snake.
- D. She thinks that it is the most dangerous.
- A. The spitting cobra rattles its tail.
- B. The hognose snake pretends to be sick.
- C. Beads in a rattlesnake's tail make the sound.
- D. There are no creatures that eat snakes.
