ModelTestTwoPartIIListeningComprehensionSectionA1.W:Ifitishottomorrow,wemaygiveuptheideaofplayingtennisintheafternoon.M:Oh,Idon'thinkitwilllastlong.Theweatherforecastsaysitwillcloudoverbymid-afternoon.Q:Whataretheytalkingabout?2.W:DidyouhearthatHenryisleavingthecompany?Iwasundertheimpressionhewasonafasttracktothetop.M:Itsurelylookedthatway.Iwasalwayssurprisedwhatagoodjobhewasdoing.Hemusthavedonesomethingwrong.Q:What'stheman'sopinionaboutHenry?3.W:Haveyouheardtheterriblenews?Nobodywassurvivedinthetrafficaccidentcausedbyadrunkdriver!M:Ihadahardtimegettingthroughsuchnews.Ithinkit'shightimeweturnedourattentiontothedangerofdrunkdrivingnow.Q:Howdoesthemansayaboutthenews?4.W:Ireallycan'tstandthewayHarrydominatestheconversationallthetime.Ifhe'sgoingtobeattheparty,Ijustwon'tcome.M:I'msorryyoufeelthatway,butmywifeinsiststhathecome.Q:Whatdoesthemanintendtodo?5.W:HaveyoubeenabletounderstandthatGermannovelwithoutanyhelpfromtheteacher?M:Ihavedoneprettywell,butIhadtofallbackonmydictionaryoccasionally.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?6.W:MaybeweshouldtakeFrontStreetthismorning.Theradioannouncersaidthattrafficwasveryheavyonthefreeway.M:Well,ifhesays"totakeFrontStreet"weshouldgotheotherway!Q:Whatcanwelearnaboutthemanfromtheconversation?7.W:Mr.BrownisfluentinFrenchandnowhe'sbeginningtostudySpanish.M:HealsopickedupafewwordsinJapanesewhenhestayedthereandbecameinterestedinChinese.Q:WhichlanguagedoesMr.Brownspeakwell?8.W:WhencanwehaveournextEnglishfilm?WillFridayafternoonbeallright?M:Letmesee.There'salectureandthestudentswon'tbefreeuntilfouro'clock.Wemayshowitatseveno'clockintheevening.Q:WhywillthenextEnglishfilmnotbeshownuntilseveno'clock?ConversationOneW:It'salovelyday,isn'tit?M:Yes,niceandsunny,withafreshbreezeblowing.W:Ihopetheweatherstaysthisway.M:Ithinkitwill.Atleasttheweatherforecastsaysso,anyway.W:That'sgood.Itmeanswe'llbeabletohavepicnicagain.That'ssomethingtolookforwardto.M:HowabouttakingatriptotheWestHillthisSaturday?W:That'sgreat!Shallwehaveapicniconthetopofthehill?Youlikepicnicsverymuch,don'tyou?M:Yes,youknowmeverywell.Whatshouldwetakethere?Shouldwetakesomefruit?W:Yes,ofcourse.Iwilltakemyfavoritefruit--strawberries!Don'tyouthinkitisverydelicious?M:Yes,butIthinkhamburgersaremoredelicious.Let'stakesomedrinkswithus,too.Whatdrinksdoyoulike?W:Ialwaysdrinkwater.Ithinkitissupposedtobethehealthiestdrink.AndIamafraidwemusttakeacamerathere.Youknow,itisverybeautifulonthehillatthistimeofyear.M:Thatsoundsexciting.IliketotakephotosverymuchandIwillbethebestphotographerforyou.Letmemakethoroughpreparationsincasethatwerunoutoffilm.Whenandwhereshallwemeet?W:Let'smeetatmyhome.Icanaskmyfathertotakeusthereinhiscar.M:OK.Let'smeetat900then.W:That'stoolateforahike!M:ButI'mafraidIcan'tgetupsoearly.Ialwaysliketostayinbedtilllateinthemorning.Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.9.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?10.Whydoesthewomanprefertotakewater?11.Whatwouldthemandotomakefullpreparationsfortakingphotos?ConversationTwoW:Mr.Brown,I'dliketotalktoyouaboutsomethingthatisgettingtobeaproblem.I'dlike,ifpossible,toseeitsettledatthismeeting.M:Whatisit,Mrs.Green?W:It'saboutthequalityof300cartonsofdriedmushrooms.Theyreachedustwoweeksago,andwereimmediatelyexaminedaftertheyarrived.Toourastonishment,about20%ofthemhadgonebad.M:Isthatso?Sofarwehaven'thadanycomplaintofthiskind.Ourmushroomshaveenjoyedagoodreputation...
