Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear6shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachquestion,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
1.Mary:
Couldyouhelpmepaintmyflatthisweekend,David?
David:
Oh,sorry,I'mgoingsailing.I'vedecidedtoenjoymyselfforachange.IspentlastweekendhelpingmymumdohergardenandIneedtorepairthecarnextweekend.
Q:
WhatisDavidgoingtodothisweekend?
2.Woman:
Dr.Brown'sClinic.CanIhelpyou?
Man:
Yes.CanIhaveanappointmenttoseethedoctor,please?
Woman:
Well,he'sfreeataquarterpasteleventodayortomorrowataquarterpasttenorfivetotwo.
Man:
I'llcometomorrowafternoon.
Q:
Whattimeistheappointment?
3.Man:
AreyougoingtotakethetrainuptoEdinburgh?
Woman:
We'vebookedticketsonthecoach,actually.Wewantedtodriveupthere,butwe'vebeenhavingproblemswiththecarandwecan'taffordtofly.
Q:
HowwilltheytraveltoEdinburgh?
4.Man:
CanyoutellmehowmuchitisforaticketforSaturday'sperformanceof Macbeth?
Woman:
Thefrontstallsandthecirclearethemostexpensiveat$16.50.Themiddleseatsinthestallscost$15andthebackthreerowscost$12.50,buttheviewisn'tsogood.Allseatsare$10forstudents.
Man:
I'llhaveoneinthemiddle,please.I'mnotastudent.I'vegotmycreditcardhere.
Q:
Howmuchistheman'sticket?
5.Woman:
Hi!
Haveyouhadabusydayattheoffice?
Man:
Yes,sorryI'mlate.Ididn'tgetthebusbecauseJohnofferedmealift.Wedidn'trealizethemotorwaywasclosedbecauseofalorryaccident,soittookmuchlongerthanusual.I'llbeevenlatertomorrowwiththetrainstrike.
Q:
Whywasthemanlatehome?
6.Woman:
It'sabitcrowdedisn'tit...worsethanafootballmatch!
Canyousee wellenoughfromhere?
Man:
Itdoesn'tmatter-aslongasIcanhearandgetdowntheimportantpointsofwhathesays,it'sOK.
Woman:
I'mgoingtothelibraryafterthis.IwanttogetthisreportfinishedsothatI cangotothecinemalater.
Q:
Wherearethemanandthewomantalking?
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearonelongconversation.Attheendoftheconversation,4questionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Youwillhearboththeconversationandthequestionsonlyonce.Aftereachquestion,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Mark:
Hello,Jenny.Whatareyoudoinghere?
Jenny:
Hello,Mark!
Thisismydaughter,Sarah.It'stheschoolholidayssowe'reshoppingnow-we'renotsurewhattodoafterthat.
Mark:
Well,there'sashowforchildrenthisafternooninthelibrarywhereIwork.
Jenny:
Oh?
Whattimeisitat?
Mark:
Itstartsattwoandfinishesatthreethirty.It'sonlyaquarterpastonenow.DoyouthinkSarahwouldlikethat?
Jenny:
Howmuchisaticket?
Mark:
Well,it'sonepoundfiftyforadultsandseventy-fivepenceforchildren.Programmesaretwenty-fivepence.
Jenny:
Anddoesyourlibraryrunareadingcourseintheholidays?
Mark:
Yes,andifchildrenunderten,likeSarah,readfourbooksinsixweeks,wegivethemsomethingtotakehome.
Jenny:
What,likeabook?
Mark:
Well,thisyearit'sapen,butsometimesit'sabookoraschoolbag.MeetmeaftertheshowandI'llgiveyoumoredetail.
Jenny:
Thanks.Seeyoulaterthen.
Questions7to10arebasedonthelongconversationyouhavejustheard.
7.Whenwilltheshowbegin?
8.Howmuchisachild'sticket?
9.Howlongistheholidayreadingcourse?
10.Whatfreegiftscanchildrengetfromthelibrarythisyear?
SectionC
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear10shortpiecesofnewsfromBBCorVOA.Aftereachnewsitemandquestion,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
11.PresidentObasanjosaidabout148billiondollarswerelosteachyearasaresultofcorruption.Hedescribedthelossas‘monumental'and‘preventable',withextractiveindustries,suchasoilandgas,amongtheworsthit.
Question:
Approximatelyhowmuchwaslosteachyearasaresultofcorruption?
12.TheUniversityBoatRaceisauniquelyBritishinstitutionbutit'stakenonadistinctlyinternationalcharacter.Itdatesbackto1829andisnowbroadcastontelevisioninmorethanahundredcountries.Andofthesixteenrowersinthetwoboats,onlyfivewereBritishthisyear.ItwasthefirsttimeaFrenchrowerhadtakenpartforatleastacentury.TherewerealsofourAmericans,threeGermans,twoCanadiansandanAustralian.
Question:
HowmanyBritishstudentsjoinedtheUniversityBoatRace?
13.InRomania,totheeast,andSlovakiaandtheCzechRepublic,tothenorth,populationsinlow-lyingareashavebeenputonalert.IntheCzechRepublic,severalpeoplehavedied,andanti-floodbarriersontheriverVltavahavebeenraised.Czechofficialshavedeclaredastateofemergencyinseveralareas,andinthehistoriccityofOlomouc,250kilometerseastofPrague,thousandsofpeoplehadtobeevacuated.
Question:
Inwhichcountryhaveseveralpeoplediedbecauseoftheflood?
14.IwassotouchedbythewaythepeopleinLondontooktothatanimalan