Listening B - 12. BRVT–JULY–06

LISTENING COMPREHENSION

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HCMC UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
HUFLIT FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER
BRVT–JULY–06

LISTENING COMPREHENSION TEST
LEVEL B

PART A. BLANK–FILLING
Listen to the following conversation and fill in the missing words / figures.
A: Oh, hi, John. It’s Sue.
B: Hello, Sue.
A: I’ve just got your _____ (1) – about changing
the meeting to ________ (2). That’s fine.
B: Oh good.
A: OK. See you then.
B: Thanks for getting back to me. Bye.
A: Bella Richardson.
B: Hello, Bella. It’s Bob. Thanks for your
message.
A: That’s OK.
B: Can you schedule me for three interviews on
______ ______ (6), between ____ ____ (7).
A: Yes, that’s fine. Thanks for calling me back.
B: No problem. Bye.
Hello. This is a message for Santi from Corinna. I’m
just returning his call. I’m catching the ______ (3)
Eurostar to Paris _______ ________ (4), arriving at

________ (5) local time. I hope that’s OK. Let me
know if there’s a problem. Bye.
This is a message for Mr. Corradini from Sara Yorke.
I’d like to change my appointment with him from
_______ _______ (8) to ________ _______ (9) at
the same time, if possible. I think he has my number,
but it’s ____________________ (10).

PART B. SHORT STATEMENTS.
After you hear a statement read the four choices and choose which one is closest in meaning to the statement
you’re heard. Then, mark your choice on your answer sheet.
1.
(a) We are going to meet Fred and Mary at the movies if we have time.
(b) We could meet Fred and Mary at the movies although we didn’t have any money.
(c) Fred and Mary were supposed to meet us at the movies but their car broke down.
(d) Due to having no money, we weren’t able to meet Fred and Mary at the movies.
2.
(a) I studied last night because I had to.
(b) I couldn’t study last night because I was very tired.
(c) I tried to study last night, but the material was too hard.
(d) I couldn’t study last night although I wasn’t very tired.
3.
(a) James woke up late but he got to school on time this morning,
(b) James overslept, but he wasn’t late for school this morning.
(c) James forgot that he had a class this morning,
(d) James slept longer than he intended, so he was late for school.
4.
(a) Lucy didn’t wear the coat, because she doesn’t like red.
(b) Lucy is allergic to wool.
(c) Lucy wore the coat, but broke out in a rash.

(d) Lucy couldn’t wear the coat because she was in a rush.
LISTENING COMPREHENSION

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5.
(a) There were so many tickets left that they had to sell them again the next day.
(b) Not many showed up to purchase tickets on opening day.
(c) The tickets on opening day were sold out by noon because so many people showed up to buy them.
(d) There were a few tickets left by noon of the opening day.
6.
(a) The class started twenty minutes late due to the fire drill.
(b) The class began at twenty to two because it was delayed by a fire drill.
(c) Because of a fire, class was cancelled.
(d) The class ended at 2:20 because there was the fire drill.
7.
(a) Janet could have read the assignment if she hadn’t had to wash dishes.
(b) Janet won’t go to class tomorrow because she must go to the optometrist.
(c) Janet was not able to read her assignment because she broke her glasses.
(d) Because she cut herself on some broken glass, Janet didn’t do her homework.
8.
(a) They arrived at 3 o’clock because they had been delayed two hours.
(b) They finally arrived at 5 o’clock.
(c) They were supposed to arrive at eleven o’clock, but they were delayed three hours.
(d) They had planned to arrive at 2 o’clock.
9.
(a) We can’t afford to buy a new house due to the high prices.
(b) The houses are too simple to cost so much.
(c) We can afford a new house in spite of the high prices.
(d) We don’t have enough money for a new house in spite of the low prices.

10.
(a) Bob studied because it was nice day.
(b) Bob didn’t study because it was not a nice day.
(c) Bob likes to study when the weather is nice.
(d) Bob would have studied if it hadn’t been such a nice day.


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