Ⅳ. Practical Listening

Section A

Directions: This section is to test your ability to understand short conversations. There are 2 recorded conversations in it. After each conversation, there are some recorded questions. Both the conversations and questions will be spoken twice. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D given in your book.

Conversation 1

1. A. A manager.

B. A job interviewee.

C. A waitress.

D. A doctor.

2. A. 40 days a year.

B. 4 days a year.

C. 14 days a year.

D. 15 days a year.

Conversation 2

3. A. England.

B. Germany.

C. America.

D. France.

4. A. At seven in the evening.

B. At nine in the morning.

C. At eight in the morning.

D. At ten in the morning.

5. A. Traveler and agent.

B. Manager and worker.

C. Shop assistant and customer.

D. Classmates.

Section B

Directions: In this section, you will hear 6 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, one question will be asked. Answer the question and then choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.

6. A. She has to post a letter instead.

B. She has to turn down the man's request.

C. She's not sure if the computer is fixed.

D. She can't send the message right now.

7. A. He didn't get the book he needed.

B. He had no idea where the book was.

C. The library is closed on weekends.

D. He was not allowed to check out the book.

8. A. Play a tape recorder.

C. Repair a typewriter.

B. Take a picture.

D. Start a car.

9. A. The woman rejected the man's apology.

B. The woman appreciated the man's offer.

C. The man had forgotten the whole thing.

D. The man had hurt the woman's feelings.

10. A. The woman is meeting the man at the airport.

B. They are complaining about the poor airport service.

C. They are discussing their plan for Christmas.

D. The man is seeing the woman off.

11. A. She plans to go to graduate school.

B. She will drop out of school.

C. She will stop working and concentrate on her studies.

D. She will take a part-time job.

Section C

Directions: In this section you will hear a recorded short passage. Fill in the blanks according to what you hear.

The Library of Congress is America's national library. It has millions of books and other objects. It has newspapers and 12 publications, as well as letters of 13 interest. It also has maps, photographs, art 14 , movies, sound recordings, and musical 15. All together, it has more than 100 million objects.

The Library of Congress is open to the public Monday through Saturday, except for public holidays. Anyone may go there and read anything in the collection. But no one is 16 to take books out of the building.

The Library of Congress was 17 in 1800. It started with 11 boxes of books in one room of the Capitol Building. By 1814, the collection had increased to about 3,000 books. They were all 18 that year, when the Capitol was burned down during America's war with Britain.

To help rebuild the library, Congress bought the books of President Thomas Jefferson. Mr. Jefferson's collection included 7,000 books in seven languages. In 1897, the library 19 across the street from the Capitol. Today, three buildings hold the library's collection. The library 20 to the U.S. Congress and also lends books to other American libraries, government agencies and foreign libraries. It buys some of its books and gets others as gifts. It also gets materials through its copyright office. Anyone who wants copyright protection for a publication in the U.S. must send two copies to the library. This means the Library of Congress receives almost everything that is published in the United States.