Questions 15~18 are based on the following conversation.
15. What does the telegram say?
A. Return immediately for his parents missed him badly.
B. Return immediately for his aunt is expecting him.
C. Return immediately for something unusual happened at home.
D. Return immediately for somebody seriously ill at home.
（本题分值：0.5分）【正确答案】D

16. Why do most people hate telegrams?
A. They almost arrive late.
B. They seldom bring any good news.
C. They are out of date.
D. They can’t take any useful message.
（本题分值：0.5分）【正确答案】B

17. Why was the man relieved at last?
A. Because the telegram was a false one.
B. Because this telegram was not addressed to him.
C. Because his uncle wasn’t ill at all.
D. Because it was somebody else that was ill.
（本题分值：0.5分）【正确答案】B

18. What kind of person is Tom supposed to be?
A. Warm-hearted but careless.
B. Curious and mischievous.
C. Helpful and tricky.
D. Prudent but cautious.
（本题分值：0.5分）【正确答案】A

Questions 19~22 are based on the following monologue.
19. What does the speaker say about the farm owners?
A. They were relatively independent of other people.
B. They were very unfriendly people.
C. They had very little to eat.
D. They were too old to tale care of themselves.
（本题分值：0.5分）【正确答案】A

20. When did the speaker stay on the farm?
A. In the early 1930’s.
B. During his childhood.
C. Three years ago.
D. When he was twenty-two.
（本题分值：0.5分）【正确答案】B

21. What had the farm owner’s daughter never done?
A. Seen a train.
B. Seen in a log cabin.
C. Had a friend visit her.
D. Seen a sheep.
（本题分值：0.5分）【正确答案】A

22. According to the speaker, why was it good for him to go on this trip?
A. He learned how to build log cabins.
B. He learned to depend on other people.
C. He learned the techniques of farming.
D. He learned the value of self-sufficiency
（本题分值：0.5分）【正确答案】D

Questions 23~25 are based on the following passage.
23. Why are there only a few sailors on a tanker?
A. Because people do not like to travel on a tanker.
B. Because a lot of the work is done by machines.
C. Because oil is dangerous and burns easily.
D. Because there are many passengers.
（本题分值：0.5分）【正确答案】B

24. What kills fish at sea according to the passage?
A. The sailors.
B. The fire.
C. The oil.
D. The sea birds.
（本题分值：0.5分）【正确答案】C

25. What happens if oil comes out of the ship?
A. It stops people from swimming.
B. It is food for the fish and birds.
C. It goes to the bottom of the sea.
D. It helps people play on the beach.
（本题分值：0.5分）【正确答案】A
Now you have 3 minutes to transfer your answers from your test booklet to ANSWER SHEET 1.

That is the end of the listening comprehension section.