1 PRACTICAL ENGLISH TEST FOR COLLEGES ( Level B , 2008.12) Part I Listening Comprehension ( 15 minutes) Section A Directions: This section is to test your ability to give proper answers to questions. There are 5 recorded questions in it. After each question, there is a pause. The questions will be spoken two times. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D) given in your test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Example: You will hear: You will read: A) I’m not sure. . B) You’re right. C) Yes, certainly D) That’s interesting. From the question we learn that the speaker is asking the listener to leave a message. Therefore, C) Yes, certainly is the correct answer. You should mark C) on the Answer Sheet. 〔A〕〔B〕〔C〕〔D〕 . Now the test will begin. 1. A) Thank you.. C) Oh, yes. B) With pleasure. D) Here you are. 2. A) From 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. C) Five people. B) Far from here. D) One hundred dollars. 3. A) Please sit down. C) I’m OK. B) Take it easy. D) Yes, of course. 4. A) He’s a nice person. C) You’re welcome. B) I work very hard. D) Certainly not. 5. A) It’s far away. C) I hope so. B) It’s rather warm. D) I’m afraid I can’t. Section B Directions: This section is to test your ability to understand short dialogues. There are 5 recorded dialogues in it. After each dialogue, there is a recorded question. Both the dialogues and questions will be spoken two times .When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D) given in your test paper. Then you should...
