Model Test 8.mp3 CET 4 Linstening (Model Test Eight) Section A Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item. 1. A) The terrible effects of drought on California. B) New technologies used to prevent water waste. C) A mandatory order on water cuts in California. D) Serious water shortage California is facing. 2. A) 25%. B) 38 million. C) 8 million. D) 9%. Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the news item. 3. A) To provide financial support. B) To create more job opportunities. C) To reduce the extremely high rents. D) To hire professional designers. 4. A) It must sell at least 1,000 products every year. B) It has been established for about fourteen years. C) It has been granted more than a million dollars. D) It is unqualified for the Made in New York program. Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following news item. 5. A) Mobile phones are very popular. B) People can’t afford mobile phones. C) The cost of mobile services is high. D) Ads on mobile phones are forbidden. 6. A) The government’s intervention. B) The high advertisement investment. C) The low living standard. D) The lack of competition. 7. A) Inaccessible Internet. B) Service quality. C) Annual income. D) Rail network Section B Conversation One Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 8. A) She is a hard-working student. B) She is interested in fashion and dating. C) She always quarrels with her mother. D) She doesn’t want to go to college. 9. A) Send her daughter to a private school. B) Help her daughter find a good job. C) Criticize her daughter and force her to study. D) Talk to her daughter seriously about college. 10. A) It is normal B) It is unreasonable. C) It is hard to understand. D) It is rational. 11. A) Mothers and daughters always don’t agree with each other. B) Going to college is the best way for teenagers. C) Some teenagers don’t know the real life when they are in school. D) Teenage girls think of nothing but clothes and boys. Conversation Two Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 12. A) The apartment she rents is too far from the campus. B) The apartment she rents needs a lot of repair work. C) Her roommate won’t share the expenses. D) She’s having trouble with the owner of the apartment. 13. A) The woman didn’t pay her rent on time. B) She couldn’t find anyone to repair the washing machine. C) The woman had some repairs done with more money. D) She had to buy a new washing machine. 14. A) He has some knowledge of law. B) He has the same problem. C) He knows the owner. D) He can bring a lawsuit against the owner. 15. A) Find another apartment. B) Solve the problem by talking to Ms. Hansen. C) Ask Sam to repair the washing machine. D) Buy a new washing machine for the owner. Section C Passage One Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16. A) It is a promise to do something different in the coming year. B) It is a promise that cannot be easily lived up to. C) It is a common tradition to celebrate New Year. D) It is an intense desire for a better year. 17. A) People have similar resolutions. B) All teenage boys may have girlfriends after making resolutions. C) Making New Year’s resolution is a common tradition in the US. D) If you make a wish in New Year’s Day, it will probably come true. 18. A) A political change. B) A girlfriend C) More money. D) Losing weight. Passage Two Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard. 19. A) They don’t taste good. B) They turn to white. C) They are small and thin. D) They will freeze to death. 20. A) By its length. B) By its taste. C) By its shape. D) By its color. 21. A) They are in same shape. B) Their taste is only affected by soil conditions. C) They can be grown during the winter months. D) Their taste is given by good weather. Passage Three Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard. 22. A) How to apply a public college in America for a non-resident. B) Differences on expenses between public and private colleges in America. C) Cost differences on higher education between state residents and non-residents. D) Advantages and disadvantages of going to a private college. 23. A) $800 B) $8,000 C) $8,800 D) $ 34,000 24. A) It gets money from the states. B) It contributes money to charity. C) It offers financial aid for international students. D) It gets sponsors from big companies. 25. A) High price means a good quality of a school for them. B) Not all private schools cost more than public schools for them. C) They may choose private schools if they want to save money. D) Public colleges always have more international students than private colleges do.