Listening Comprehension Exercises for CET IV.doc

Listening Comprehension Exercises for CET IV Short Conversations Directions: In each exercise, you will hear 8 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, one question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. Exercise 1 1. A. The woman had forgotten Maxim’s phone number. B. The man saw Maxim on the street 2 months ago. C. Maxim and the woman had not been in touch for some time. D. The woman made a phone call to Maxim yesterday. 2. A. The library is close on weekends. B. He was not allowed to check out the book. C. He had no idea where the book was. D. He didn’t get the book he needed. 3. A. In a clothing store. B. In a barberstore. C. In a bank. D. In a school. 4. A. They will limit their teaching to certain subjects only. B. They will be replaced by online education sooner or later. C. They will continue to exist along with online education. D. They will attract fewer kids as online education expands. 5. A. He didn’t like it at all. B. He liked some parts of it. C. He didn’t think much of it. D. He enjoyed it as a whole. 6. A. Bring her flowers everyday. B. Leave his job to work for her. C. Quit delivering flowers. D. Work at a restaurant. 7. A. The woman missed registration for the biology course. B. The woman got a wrong class permit. C. The woman misplaced her class permit for biology. D. The woman arrived for registration too early. 8. A. Drop one course and do it next semester. B. Do the assignments towards the end of the semester. C. Take courses with a lighter workload. D. Quit the history course and choose another one instead. Exercise 2 1. A. The woman should have been more attentive. B. The woman needn’t have attended the briefing.. C. Mr. Robin’s briefing was not relevant to the mission. D. Mr. Robin’s briefing was unnecessa