A．Listen to the sentences carefully and circle the letter of the statement that you think is true from the information in the sentences you have heard．
1．A）Joe is taller and older than Pete．
B）Pete is shorter and younger than Joe．
C）Joe is older than Pete．
D）Pete is older than Joe．
2．A）I think he doesn't have a wife or daughter．
B）I think he won't bring his wife or daughter to the party．
C）I think he won't attend the party by himself．
D）I think I won't go to Mr Tate's party with my wife and daughter．
3．A）He probably flew to France．
B）He probably went to France by sea．
C）Sue dislikes airplanes and boats．
D）Sue and her father will visit France by boat．
4．A）Joe weights more than Jim．
B）Joe is much shorter than Jim．
C）Joe and Jim probably look alike．
D）Joe and Jim probably like the same things．
5．A）The weather forecaster doesn't like snow．
B）The weather forecaster thinks it won't snow．
C）Nobody would like it to snow．
D）Nobody thinks it will snow．
B．You will hear ten short conversations in this part．At the end of each conversation，athird voice will ask a question about what was said．Read the four possible answers and decide which would be the best response to the question you have heard and mark your answer．
1．A）It looks exactly like Susan．
B）It makes Susan look younger than she really is．
C）It makes Susan look older than she really is．
D）It makes Susan look better than she looks in person．
2．A）Fifty students．B）Forty students．
C）Twenty-five students． D）Fifteen students．
3．A）Yes，but not at a special low price．
B）Yes，at a special low price．
C）No，they are not for sale．
D）No，there aren't any rugs left．
4．A）In a railroad station．B）In an airport．
C）In a classroom．D）In Miami．
5．A）That Paul wants something to eat．
B）That Paul will tell them．
C）That Paul is not hungry．
D）That Paul is angry．
6．A）Miss Brown does not know how to paint．
B）Miss Brown will teach art．
C）Miss Brown will teach English．
D）Miss Brown will not go to the high school．
7．A）At a hospital．B）At a bank．
C）At an airport．D）At a drug store．
8．A）Teacher and student．
B）Lawyer and client．
C）Husband and wife．
D）Doctor and patient．
9．A）Because they are alike．
B）Because the man's briefcase has a lock．
C）Because the man's briefcase is smaller．
D）Because she doesn't have one．
10．A）Mr．Jacob's．
B）To confirm her boss's appointment．
C）Mr．Smith's．
D）Today at two o'clock．
C．Listen to the story and fill the blanks with the missing sentences．
1． ．He wished to amuse himself and began to talk to the boatman．
“Do you know mathematics？”he asked．
“No，Sir，”replied the boatman．
“2． ，” said the wise man．“Do you know history？”
“No，Sir，”answered the boatman．
“3． ，”said the wise man．“Do you know philosophy？”
“I don't know that either，”said the boatman．
“4． ．”
5． ．
“Do you know how to swim？”asked the boatman．
“No，”replied the wise man．
“Well then，”replied the boatman，“You have lost your whole life．”
