Part III Listening Comprehension〔35 minutes〕

Section A

Directions:In this section,yowill hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations.At the end of each conversation,one or more questions will be asked about what was said.Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once.After each question there will be a pause.During the pause,yomust read the four choices marked A〕，B〕，C〕and D〕，and decide which is the best answer.Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

注意：此局部试题请在答题卡2上作答。

11.A〕She expected more people at her party.

B〕She enjoys entertaining small children.

C〕She threw a surprise party for her friend.

D〕She has always enjoyed great popularity.

12.A〕They are not used to living in a cold place.

B〕They feel lucky to live in Florida.

C〕They are going to have a holiday.

D〕They have not booked their air tickets yet.

13.A〕He was pleased to get the medal.

B〕He was very courageous.

C〕He used to be a firefighter.

D〕He was accused of causing a fire.

14.A〕Make a profitable investment.

B〕Buy a new washing machine.

C〕Get parts for the machine from Japan.

D〕Have the old washing machine fixed.

15.A〕He is pleased with his exciting new job.

B〕He finds the huge workload unbearable.

C〕He finds his office much too big for him.

D〕He is not to excited about his new position.

16.A〕The woman is going to hold a big party tomorrow.

B〕The man has no idea what the right thing to do is.

C〕The woman doesn’t know how to get to the party.

D〕The man offers to drive the woman to the party.

17.A〕Drawing up a business plan.

B〕Discussing a term paper.

C〕Finalizing a contract.

D〕Reviewing a co-authored article.

18.A〕She ordered some paper.

B〕She had the printer repaired.

C〕She chatted online with a friend.

D〕She filled in an application form.

Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation yohave just heard.

19.A〕His health is getting worse.

B〕He can no longer work at sea.

C〕His past life upsets him a good deal.