SECTION B CONVERSATION

In this section, you will hear eight short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following eight questions.ª¤

9. What does the man mean? ª¤

A. David only does half of the work.

B. David gets the promotion earlier than Carol. ª¤

C. Carol works more than David.

D. Carol should get the promotion.ª¤

10. Why is the man not satisfied with the operator¡¯s explanation? ª¤

A. He believes the operator does not want him to make call. ª¤

B. He thinks that the number has been changed. ª¤

C. He completed a call to that number only a short time earlier. ª¤

D. He believes the operator can not hear him.ª¤

11. Where has the woman just come from? ª¤

A. The post office.B. The accounting office. ª¤

C. Classroom.D. A meeting. ª¤

12. What are the man and woman talking about? ª¤

A. To arrange accommodation in school.

B. Receiving letters from school. ª¤

C. Having dinner at school.

D. To rest in a room at school.ª¤

13. Why is Mary worried? ª¤

A. John will rebuild the roof.

B. John might get mad when he comes home. ª¤

C. She worried about John.

D. She has spent too much money.ª¤

14. What can we learn about the man and the woman from this conversation?

A. This is the first time they meet.

B. They are very good friends. ª¤

C. They don¡¯t know each other very well.

D. They worked in the same company before. ª¤

15. How does the woman describe the boy? ª¤

A. He was on crutches.

B. He was lame.

C. He was lamb.

D. He couldn¡¯t bend over.ª¤

16. When does the doctor NOT have office hours? ª¤

A. From 1 to 4 on Tuesday.B. At 7 on Friday. ª¤

C. At 3 on Wednesday.D. At 2 on Monday. ª¤

SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST

Questions 17 to 19 are based on the following news item. At the end of the news item,you will be given 30 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.ª¤

17. There are altogether____candidates in the race to succeed Antonio Samaranch as IOC president. ª¤

A. threeB. fourC. fiveD. sixª¤

18. The election will be held on____in Moscow. ª¤

A. July 16B. July 13C. June 16D. June 13 ª¤

19. The Olympics have never been held in ____. ª¤

A. AfricaB. AustraliaC. Africa or South AmericaD. South Americaª¤

Questions 20 to 22 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item,you will be given 30 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.ª¤

20. A UN Security Council delegation travels to South Africa on the first stop of a nine-nation African tour aimed at ____. ª¤

A. strengthening the ties between UN body and South Africaª¤

B. providing economic aid to South Africaª¤

C. monitoring comprehensive ceasefire agreementª¤

D. bolstering peace efforts in the central Great Lakes regionsª¤

21. The 12-member delegation was led by ____. ª¤

A. France¡¯s UN Ambassadorª¤

B. South Africa President Thabo Mbeki ª¤

C. former President Ketumile Masire of Botswanaª¤

D. former President Nelson Mandela of South Africaª¤

22. The 12-member delegation is expected to be in Pretoria on ____.

A. ThursdayB. WednesdayC. MondayD. Fridayª¤

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item,you will be given 30 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.ª¤

23. A federal jury in New York will resume deliberations ____in the trial of four men accused in the 1998 bombing of U.S. embassies in Africa.

A. WednesdayB. TuesdayC. a week laterD. a month laterª¤

24. If convicted, Waddih el-Hage will face ____. ª¤

A. ten years in prison B. deathC. life in prison D. exileª¤

25. ____people lost their lives in the 1998 embassy bombing. ª¤

A. 600B. 224C. FourD. 234ª¤ª¤