Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)
Section A
1. A) No, it's open only to teachers and postgraduates.
B) Yes, he can study there if he is writing a research paper.
C) Yes, because he is a senior student.
D) Yes, but he needs the approval by his professor.
2. A) It was pretty good. B) It was rather dull.
C) It was not well organized. D) It was attended by many people.
3. A) The effects of the flood. B) The heroic fight against a flood.
C) The cause of the flood. D) Floods of the past twenty years.
4. A) They were both busy doing their own work.
B) They waited for each other at different places.
C) They went to the street comer at different times.
D) The man went to the concert but the woman didn' t.
5. A) The air is polluted. B) The people there are terrible.
C) It's too windy. D) The beaches are dirty.
6. A) In Mexico. B) In California. C) In the city. D) In New Mexico.
7. A) The woman blames the man for his absence.
B) The woman thinks that everything was all right.
C) The woman thanks the man for his efforts.
D) The woman doesn't think it was the man's fault.
8. A) He has too many dreams. B) He likes to sleep.
C) He doesn't put his ideas into practice. D) He doesn't have very many ideas.
9. A) Getting extra credits.
B) The requirements of an M.A. thesis.
C) The credit hours required for an M.A. degree.
D) Taking more selected courses.
10. A) They get a bargain right away.
B) They have a look at the advertisement.
C) They throw away their TV set.
D) They go and buy a big TV set.
Section B
Passage One
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11. A) Because many people don't know how to behave in social situations.
B) Because most people are shy by nature.
C) Nobody will laugh at you for being shy.
D) Shyness is difficult to overcome.
12. A) By prediction. B) By recording.
C) By observation. D) By examination.
13. A) To observe people's attitude towards strangers.
B) To see how people get along with their friends.
C) To test people's behaviour in social life.
D) To find out how shy people are.
Passage Two
Questions 14 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.
14. A) A housewife. B) A singer. C) A teacher; D) A musician.
15. A) The violin was too expensive.
B) She was too young to play the violin.
C) The violin was too big for her.
D) Her mother wanted her to play the piano.
16. A) To play the violin once again. B) To go to the United States.
C) To accept a full scholarship. D) To make a tape recording.
17. A) To live a more comfortable life. B) To give performances.
C) To be a pupil of a famous violinist. D) To enter a famous university.
Passage Three
Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
18. A) Because they have had little exposure to high level of sounds.
B) Because they suffer from hearing loss.
C) Because they don't know how to operate stereo systems.
D) Because they are not sound engineers.
19. A) A year ago. &nb
