Unit 3 Security Part I Listening Comprehension Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B) C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news item you have just heard. 1. A) All the schools were closed. B) 14 people were killed. C) A terrorist attack took place in one of the schools there. D) Many parents refused to send their children to school. 2. A) School administrators there also received terrorist threats. B) Schools were closed there, too. C) Many parents took a day off from work to care for their children at home. D) 700,000 students didn’t come to school. Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news item you have just heard. 3. A) In the Arctic. B) In Washington D.C. C) In Montreal . D) In Quebec. 4. A) They live in Arctic in winter. B) Snow owl is the official bird of Quebec. C) They are often seen in Canada. D) They are not afraid of traffic on the road. Questions 5 and 7 are based on the news item you have just heard. 5. A) The major events of the Winter Olympics. B) The high cost of the Winter Olympics. C) The countries participating the Winter Olympics. D) The main attractions of the Winter Olympics. 6. A) At least $15 billion. B) At least $50 billion. C) At least $13 billion. D) At least $7 billion. 7. A) People involved in the project have taken some of the money. B) The likelihood of corruption was increased. C) Security measures cost a lot of money. D) The building of Stadiums cost a lot of money. Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 9. A) Next Friday. B) Next year. C) Next Month. D) Next Monday. 10. A) Her mother. B) Her cousin. C) Her husband. D) Her son. 11. A) Because a civil war broke out in Mexico. B) Because the bird flu broke out in Mexico. C) Because the swine flu broke out in Mexico. D) Because there was an earthquake in Mexico. 12. A) Avoid direct contact with chickens, ducks and other birds. B) Avoid contact with the feathers of the birds. C) Change clothes and shoes after any contact. D) Wash hands with soap and water after any contact. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 2 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choice marked A), B), C) and D). Passage One Questions 13 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard. 13. A) When he was 11 years old. B) When he was 15 years old. C) In the early 1980s. D) In the early 1970s. 14. A) Jackson’s dance moves. B) Jackson’s songs. C) Jackson’s style. D) All of the above. 15. A) Shoplifting in a luxury store. B) Child sexual abuse. C) Murdering a child. D) Kidnapping a girl. Passage Two Questions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16. A) Five. B) Six. C) Seven. D) Eight. 17. A) Language. B) Art. C) Natural science. D) Physical culture. 18. A) Many researchers. B) A few professors. C) Many teachers. D) A number of parents. 19. A) Parents are ignorant in making the most of their children’s intelligence. B) Parents are more influential than teachers in children’s education. C) Parents find it easiest to teach their children to read at home. D) Parents are not advised to educate their children before school.