Part I Listening Comprehension(20 minutes)

Section A

1. W: Carol told us on the phone not to worry about her. Her left leg doesn’t hurt as much as it did yesterday.

M: She’d better have it examined by a doctor anyway. And I will call her about it this evening.

Q: What does the man think Carol should do?

2. M: There is a non-stop train for Washington and it leaves at 2:30.

W: It’s faster than the 2 o’clock train. Besides, we can have something to eat before getting on the train.

Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

3. M: Hi, Melissa, how’s your project going? Have you thought about going to graduate school?Perhaps you can get into Harvard.

W: Everything is coming along really well. I have been thinking about graduate school. But I’ll talk to my tutor Dr. Garcia first and see what she thinks.

Q: What do you learn about the woman from the conversation?

4. W: Did you attend Alice’s presentation last night? It was the first time for her to give a speech to a large audience.

M: How she could be so calm in front of so many people is really beyond me!

Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

5. W: You’ve been doing weather reports for neatly 30 years. Has the weather got any worse in all these years?

M: Well, not necessarily worse. But we are seeing more swings.

Q: What does the man say about the weather?

6. M: Excuse me, I am looking for the textbook by a Professor Jordon for the marketing course.

W: I am afraid it’s out of stock. You’ll have to order it. And it will take the publisher 3 weeks to send it to us.

Q: Where did this conversation most probably take place?

7. M: I am going to New York next week, but the hotel I booked is really expensive.

W: Why book a hotel? My brother has 2 spare rooms in his apartment.

Q: What does the woman mean?

8. W: In my opinion, watching the news on TV is a good way to learn English. What do you think?

M: It would be better if you could check the same information in English newspapers afterwards.

Q: What does the man say about learning English?

9. M: I hear a newly-invented drug can make people tell the truth and it may prove useful in questioning terrorists. Isn’t it incredible?

W: Simple solutions to complex problems rarely succeed. As far as I know, no such drugs are ever known to work.

Q: What does the woman think of the new drug?

10. M: You know the electronics company is coming to our campus to recruit graduate students next week.

W: Really? What day? I'd like to talk to them and hand in my resume.

Q: What does the woman want to do?