Listening Practice Unit two work and life

Section B Listening Practice PART A: Listening Comprehension 1. Statements Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear several short statements. These statements will be spoken ONLY ONCE, and you will not find them written on the paper; so you must listen carefully. When you hear a statement, read the answer choices and decide which one is closest in meaning to the statement you have heard. Level B Vocabulary referee 裁判 foul 犯规 whistle 哨子 1) A. Linda tried to eat less. B. Linda took my advice. C. I told Linda not to eat so many ice creams. D. I told Linda that she could eat as much as she wanted. 2) A. Jerry had difficulty with spelling. B. It was not easy for Jerry to spell this word. C. Jerry knew how to spell all the words. D. Everyone came to the spelling contest except Jim. 3) A. I usually enjoy sleeping. B. I'm not accustomed to sleeping 6 hours a night. C. I use it mostly when I sleep. D. I sleep less now. 4) A. There are twice as many houses this year. B. The prices on houses this year are twice as high as that of last year. C. They've increased 50% in the last five years. D. Prices on housing are over twice what they were five years ago. 5) A. Steven plays golf better. B. Michael plays golf well. C. Both Steven and Michael play golf well. D. Steven plays only half of the time. 6) A. His first advertisement couldn't be very successful. B. His business experience will help him to succeed. C. He never made any advertisement before, but he's doing well anyway. D. He got a lot of experience from this first advertisement. 7) A. The referee started the game by blowing his whistle. B. The referee called a foul after blowing his whistle. C. Blowing his whistle, the referee stopped the match. D. The referee stopped the game after a player got injured. 8) A. Some people still can't stand to travel by car. B. Cars weren't able to move fast owing to the car accident. C. The car is still standing. D. There is always a traffic jam even without any accident. 9) A. He stopped going to school because his grades were not at all satisfactory. B. He dropped one of his courses since he failed all the exams. C. He failed the exam in July because of his poor health. D. He dropped his glasses on the floor and broke them again. 10) A. Sherry became a teacher. B. Becoming a teacher is the last thing Sherry wanted to do. C. Sherry went to see the fashion designer. D. Sherry is not only a fashion designer but also a teacher as well.

2. Conversations Level B Directions: In this part, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a third voice will ask a question about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken ONLY ONCE. After you hear a conversation and a question about it, read the four answers in you paper and decide which is the correct answer to the question you have heard. 11) A. He approves of what Jeff did. B. He feels sorry for Jeff. C. He thinks Jeff deserves the failure. D. He is indifferent to this. 12) A. Have a snack. B. Go on a diet. C. Buy some peas. D. Stop going to the movie. 13) A. At a restaurant. B. In a seafood market. C. On a fishing boat. D. In a store specializing in seashells. 14) A. Two drivers. B. Policeman and driver. C. Driver and pedestrian. D. Waiter and customer. 15) A. They should wait until there're lots of people in the pub. B. He doesn't think the woman has got a good idea. C. They'd better go to another pub. D. They should get into the pub now. 16) A. The digital camera is in good quality. B. The man thinks the advertisement has lied. C. The man is recommending the digital camera now. D. The man thinks he has made the right choice. 17) A. They should clean the coffee machine. B. They should make some fresh coffee. C. They won't buy this kind of coffee anymore. D. They should replace the coffee machine. 18) A. 1 hour. B. 45 minutes. C. 55 minutes. D. 10 minutes. 19) A. Sit down. B. Remain standing. C. Have a cup of coffee. D. Have a rest. 20) A. Tim is practically the only one who thinks so. B. Most people go to the concert. C. Few people think highly of the concert. D. Tim is always disappointed with pop concerts. PART B Listening and Translation 1. Sentence Translation Directions: Listen and translate each sentence you have heard into Chinese. Then write it in the space given below. (1) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (2) ___________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ (3) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (4) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (5) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Passage Translation Directions: Listen and translate each passage you have heard into Chinese. Then write it in the space given below. You may take notes while you are listening. (1) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________