【正文】 1 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 fotten 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 unnecessarily long. 2. A. Repair a typewriter. B. Start a car. C. Play a tape recorder. D. Take a picture. 3. A. The couple‘s suitcase was stolen in the restaurant.. B. An old lady took the couple‘s suitcase for her own. 2 C. The man fot to put the toys in their suitcase. D. The old lady sitting next to the couple likes toys very much. 4. A. She‘s going to say goodbye to Bill. B. She‘s leaving for Hong Kong with Bill. C. She‘s flying to Hong Kong. D. She‘s going to buy an air ticket.. 5. A. The two speakers are seniors at college.. B. The woman regrets spending her time idly. C. The two speakers are at a loss about what to do. D. The man is worried about his future. 6. A. She can recall the names of most characters in the novel.. B. She has learned a lot from the novel. C. She usually has difficulty remembering names. D. She also found the plot difficult to follow. 7. A. She‘s also in need of a textbook. B. She can help the man out. C. She picked up the book from the bus floor. D. She can find the right person to help the man. 8. A. They‘d better change their mind. B. The tennis game won‘t last long. C. Weather forecasts are not reliable.. D. They shouldn‘t change their plan. Exercise 3 1. A. She can‘t send the message right now. B. She‘s not sure if the puter is fixed. C. She has to turn down the man‘s request. D. She has to post a letter instead. 2. A. The woman is glad to meet Mr. Fred in person. B. The man is meeting the woman on behalf of Mr. Fred. C. The woman feels sorry that Mr. Fred is unable to e. D. The man is late for the trip because he is busy. 3. A. At a publishing house. B. In a library. C. At a bookstore. D. In a printing shop. 4. A. She suggested a way out of the difficulty for the man. B. She promised to help the man. C. She came a long way to meet the man. D. She took the man to where he wanted to go. 5. A. Most students don‘t want jobs advertised in the newspapers. B. Most students find a job by reading advertisements. C. Most students find it hard to get a job after they graduate. D. Most students would like to work for a newspaper. 6. A. She will drop out of school. B. She plans to go to graduate school. C. She will stop working and concentrate on her studies. 3 D. She will take a parttime job. 7. A. A student. B. A reporter. C. A visitor. D. A lecturer. 8. A. The man can‘t e for the appointment at 4:15. B. The man is glad he‘s got in touch with the doctor. C. The man wants to change the date of the appointment. D. The man was confused about the date of the appointment. Exercise 4 1. A. Go look for Mike. B. Go and pick Mike up. C. Wait for Mike. D. Give Mike a phone call. 2. A. Tom should continue taking the course. B. Tom can choose another science course. C. She approves of Tom‘s decision. D. She can‘t meet Tom so early in the morning. 3. A. The job of cleaning up the dining room. B. The cost of renting a conference room. C. The decoration of the conference room. D. The anization of a conference. 4. A. The woman rejected the man‘s apology. B. The woman appreciated the man‘s offer. C. The man had fotten the whole thing. D. The man had hurt the woman‘s feelings. 5. A. Work in New York. B. Bee a teacher. C. Go back to school. D. Move to a big city. 6. A. Buy the latest issue of the magazine. B. Find a better science journal in the library. C. Don39。t miss any chance to collect useful information. D. Don39。t subscribe to the journal. 7. A. Some of the students are not on the professor‘s list. B. Some students at the back cannot hear the professor. C. The professor has changed his reading assignment. D. The professor has brought extra copies of his assignment. 8.