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Hello. It's time for the Listening Comprehension Test.
We have 15 questions in all. Let's do a sample question.
Sample Question:
In front of you, right now, is something that has some sheets of paper on it.What is this thingwith a flat surface on which the exam papers are placed? What is it called?
Well, the answer is "desk", which is No. 2. OK? Let's begin.
Yesterday I found a huge insect flying around in my room. I really really hateinsects, so at first I just screamed and ran out of the room! After that I went backand tried to hit it with a book. That didnʼt work, so I tried using a rolled-up
newspaper. But the insect flew at me instead! I couldnʼt take any more, so I ended
1up running next door to my neighbour. He brought a net and came to help me, but
he doesnʼt like insects either, so he wasnʼt a lot of help! Then my son came homeand picked it up with a tissue and flushed it down the toilet. He made it look sosimple!
Question: What was the insect finally caught with?
A rainbow is one of the most beautiful and natural phenomena in the sky. It
appears when the sunʼs rays strike raindrops, as the Hawaiian proverb “No rain, norainbow” says. We think it has seven colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue,indigo, and violet, from outside to inside. But the truth is, ideas about the numberof colors differ between countries. Sometimes you see a secondary rainbow

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outside the primary one. The color order of the secondary rainbow appears
opposite. Yesterday, I happened to see a so-called “upside down rainbow.”
Although it looked like a rainbow, it was, in fact, not a rainbow. Unlike rainbows,where sunlight changes its direction through raindrops, in upside down rainbows
the light changes through ice crystals in the clouds.
Question: Why are “upside down rainbows” not considered real rainbows?

Attention train passengers. We are currently experiencing some mechanicalproblems. Our staff are on site and are working to correct the problem as quickly
as possible, but repairs could take up to 30 minutes. Please help yourself to drinks
from the food car, which will be available free of charge. Our staff will be moving
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through the train, and if you have questions or need a delay certificate, they will beable to help you. Please donʼt push the emergency button or talk directly to thedriver at this time. We will continue to update you as the situation changes. We
apologise for the inconvenience.Thank you for your patience, and thank you forriding BT trains.
Question: What should the passengers avoid doing?
There are many companies in Nepal offering tours for beginners with little
experience in mountain climbing. Even so, if you are planning to go to “the roof ofthe world,”you still need to have a knowledge of altitude sickness which happens
when your body isnʼt used to the air. Once my mother got altitude sickness during

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a tour in the Himalayas. Her guide foolishly took her to a nearby hotel located a bit
higher than where she got sick. If I were going to be mad at someone for hersickness, however, I would be mad at the doctor who gave her sleeping pills, which
are the worst medicine for the sickness.
Question: Who does the speaker blame most?
Over the past few years many restaurant owners and managers have come up withcreative ideas to keep or even increase their sales during the global health crisis.
For instance, some restaurants in the U.S. have started offering their customers
memberships, similar to signing up for magazine deliveries or access to gyms. The

5customers agree to pay a set monthly fee, and in return, they get a set number ofmeals each month. For customers, the attraction is that they receive a discount on
the price they would normally pay for the meals. For restaurant owners, theattraction is that they are guaranteed a certain number of sales each month.
Question: According to the speaker, what service are restaurants offering to helpstay in business?
Many people get stopped and questioned by police at the airport for safety
reasons. It happened to me the time I asked my daughter to watch my suitcase
while I used the restroom. Unfortunately, my daughter didnʼt hear me because she

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was listening to music. While I was gone, she went outside to smoke a cigaretteand get rid of her matches, which were not allowed on the flight. Youʼd think I had
walked into the airport with a knife! The police were so angry with me. They told
me that I should never leave a bag by itself.
Question: Why was the speaker stopped by the police?

I recently heard about a manager who wanted to improve the performance of hiscompany and its employees. He decided to make a rule that whenever people werewithin ten feet of each other, they would have to smile and make eye contact. The
rule also stated that when people were within five feet of each other, they would
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say hello to each other. This rule was made to remind people to show more
respect. It turns out that people want respect more than increases in pay. Theyalso prefer it to opportunities for learning. Even getting more holidays isnʼt valued
as much. The rule paid off. The employees and the company performed better.
Question: According to the speaker, what do people in companies want most?
Before 1476, all books in England had to be written by hand. However, in 1476,
William Caxton brought the printing press to England, and began printing books
there for the first time. It seems that Caxton had learned how to print books inGermany, where heʼd published his first book. Although Caxtonʼs first books were8in Latin and French, he soon began publishing in English. In fact, 68% of all hisbooks were published in English. This is amazing because in England from the11th to 15th centuries, French and Latin were the most widely used languages notEnglish. In fact, 70% of the total number of 15th century books in England were inLatin.
Question: In which language did Caxton publish most of his books?
【A】：Mmm… It smells good. Iʼve always wanted to try Asian food here! Thanks
to you, I finally made it!
【B】：Iʼm glad to hear that, Bobby. So, what shall we order?
【A】：Well, green curry with chicken is the most popular dish here, but Iʼm not
too crazy about spicy food.

9Lu rou fan is also popular.
【B】：Whatʼs that?
【A】：Well, it is a Taiwanese pork rice. It shouldnʼt be spicy, I guess.
【B】：How about beef pho ? I love noodles. Iʼll have this one.
【A】 : Actually, Iʼll have the spicy one, because I donʼt want to miss their house
specialty.
Question: What will Bobby most probably order?

【A】：Hey, Fred! Do you travel back and forth from your home to your company
by bike?
【B】：Yes, I get around by bike. You know, the train is crowded, and the road isalways jammed with cars,
so using a bike is the best way.
10【A】：But what about rainy days?
【B】：I donʼt mind getting wet in the rain and my oﬃce has a shower room.
【A】：So, you have no trouble, then?
【B】：Actually, I do. My house is in a neighborhood with lots of hills. On myway home, there is a terrible hill to climb. Itʼs hard on me after a long dayʼs work.

Question: Whatʼs Fredʼs biggest trouble with going to work by bike?

【A】：Would you like some chocolate?
【B】：Oooh, yes please. I was reading about chocolate just this morning.
【A】：What about it?
【B】：Well did you know that cacao beans actually taste awful?
【A】：How do they improve the ﬂavor?
【B】：The beans are fermented, like when you make natto, and then dried, andthen roasted.
11【A】：It sounds like a lot of work.
【B】：Yeah. And then they have to shell them. Thereʼs still a lot more work to doafter that though; grinding, heating and adding in other ingredients.
【A】：How did people ﬁnd out that if they do all that, then cacao beans can beturned into delicious chocolate?
【B】：I have no idea.
【A】：Iʼm glad they did!
Question: According to the speaker, how are cacao beans prepared for making
chocolate?
【A】：You look busy. What are you working on?
【B】：Iʼm writing a short speech for one of my classes.
【A】：Whatʼs the topic?
【B】：I have to talk about an invention that I really appreciate.
【A】：Sounds fun! Are you going to choose a mode of transportation,
like electric cars or bicycles?

12【B】：No. Lots of people will choose stuﬀ like that. I want to talk aboutsomething that many people hardly notice.
【A】：Like what, toilets?
【B】：Those get a lot of attention. Instead, Iʼm going to write about pencil
holders.
They allow you to use a pencil even when the pencil is quite small.
【A】：Well, I doubt anyone else will have chosen that topic!
Question: What is the woman going to present about?

【A】 ：I was surprised when I was teaching in an elementary school.
【B】 ：Oh, really?
【A】 ：Yeah, so many kids were wearing chains around their necks.
【B】 ：Was it some kind of fashion?
【A】 ：At ﬁrst, I thought it was. Then I realised they were ʻlatchkey kidsʼ.
【B】 ：What do you mean?
【A】 ：The chains were actually keeping their house keys safe.
13【B】 ：Oh, so both parents were still working when they got home from school.
Were they scared?
【A】 ：About losing their keys?
【B】 ：Well, I meant about being home alone…
【A】 ：Most of them were, actually.
【B】 ：Poor them!
【A】 ：Yeah, right. Some of them said theyʼd hidden themselves in the closet or
turned up the volume on the TV so it was really loud.
Question : What were most latchkey kids worried about?
【A】：I went to the Field Museum yesterday and saw ʻSueʼ.
【B】：Sue? Whoʼs that?
【A】：Itʼs the name of a T-Rex dinosaur.
Itʼs called ʻSueʼ after the person who discovered it.
【B】：Wow! She must be rich!
【A】：Well, she didnʼt actually get anything for ﬁnding the bones,
even though they sold for a high price.
【B】：How much?

14【A】：They sold for $7.6 million.
【B】：No way!
【A】：Itʼs true! The museum paid $8.3 million with the auctionʼs commission.
【B】：Just for a few bones!
【A】：At ﬁrst, the owner of the land, Maurice Williams, was only given $5,000
for them. But that sale was problematic, and later the dinosaur bones
were returned to him. Then he put them up for auction and sold them tothe museum.
Question : How much did Sue get for finding the dinosaur?

【A】：You know what a wig is, right?
【B】：Yeah. Itʼs fake hair, isnʼt it?
【A】：You know, wearing wigs started in France.
【B】：I know. In old paintings, people look so gorgeous and fashionable!
【A】：They ﬁrst began wearing them when King Louis XIII became bald at a
young age.
【B】：Bald?
【A】：Yeah. You know. No hair!
15【B】：Oh. So, everyone started copying him, by wearing wigs?
【A】：Yeah. Out of sympathy and respect.
They thought that if everyone in the kingʼs court wore a wig, then hewouldnʼt feel so bad!
【B】：I heard the British use wigs in formal situations to look powerful.
You know, British judges, and some politicians, wear them, right?
【A】：Thatʼs funny.
I thought most people wore them to look strong and healthy!
Question : Why did the French begin wearing wigs?

This is the end of the listening test.
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