Mid-term Examination English Paper For Senior II
I. Listening Comprehension (20)
Part A Short Conversations
Directions: In Part A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers in your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1. A. She thought shopping was bad.
B. She saw the man run out.
C. She thought shopping wasn’t bad.
D. She was sorry the man couldn’t buy anything
2. A. It was taken by mistake
B. It was picked up by the woman herself.
C. It was picked up by the woman’s colleague.
D. It was lost
3. A. They will call a taxi B. The man isn’t rich.
C. The last bus has gone
D. They missed the bus.
4. A. The woman lost her key B. The man was her husband
C. The woman often lost her key.
D. The man was the apartment manager
5. A. change his plane B. send a fax
C. have breakfast
D. leave right away
6. A. reading a magazine B. shopping
C. preparing for a chemistry test
D. writing an article
7. A. He was sick B. He was on vacation
C. He was in bed
D. He was working
8. A. an airport B. a restaurant
C. a hospital
D. a shopping center
9. A. in the street B. at the zoo
C. in the theatre
D. in the shopping center
10. A. 4 pounds B. 8 pounds C. 10 pounds D. 6 pounds
Part B Longer Conversations
Directions: In Part B, you will hear two longer conversations. After each conversation you will be asked two questions. The conversations will be read twice, but the questions will only be spoken once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers in your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 and 12 are based on the following conversation
11. A. It’s sunny in most areas in the morning
B. It rains heavily in the morning.
C. It’s sunny all the day.
D. There won’t be any rain in the evening.
12. A. 12°C B. 18°C C. 25°C D. 30°C
Question 13 and 14 are based on the following conversation.
13. A. his camera B. his passport
C. his sunhat
D. a tourist guide
14. A. do a business B. buy a camera
C. travel
D. read a tourist guide