CET 4 Listening ( Model Test One) Section A Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item. 1. A) There are more coffee drinkers around the world. B) Drinking coffee helps people live longer. C) People have different coffee drinking habits. D) Coffee can protect against all diseases. 2. A) brain diseases, heart diseases and obesity. B) brain diseases, type 2 diabetes and obesity. C) heart diseases, brain diseases and depression. D) heart diseases, brain diseases and type 2 diabetes. Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item. 3. A) A hurricane came along. B) An earthquake suddenly happened. C) A fire broke out in a hotel. D) A snowstorm attacked the city. 4. A) It’s the world’s tallest building. B) It has 62 stories. C) The flames of the hotel moves quickly. D) It is burned to the ground. Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following news item. 5. A) to show respect for low-paid factory workers. B) to show people’s hopes of a better life. C) to show the strength of labor organizations. D) to celebrate the effort and love for work. 6. A) on September 5, 1889. B) on May 1, 1889. C) on September 5, 1882. D) on May 1, 1882. 7. A) May 1. B) September 5 C) September 7. D) the first Monday in September. Section B Conversation one Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 8. A) before finishing school. B) after finishing university. C) during her university course. D) between high school and university. 9. A) Because she is ill. B) Because she will get a new job. C) Because she will go to university. D) Because she has no money. 10. A) international children’s projects. B) social and environmental projects. C) projects for people with no money. D) projects involving sports and languages. 11. A) mainly from London. B) mainly from England. C) from different countries. D) from charity organizations. Conversation two Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 12. A) 8.1 million. B) 12 million. C) 20 million. D) 26 million. 13. A) health care and housing problems. B) education and transportation problems. C) transportation and employment problems. D) education and employment problems. 14. A) It is expected to be the eighth biggest city in the world. B) Its size is expected to be three times in 75 years. C) It will be about 12 million in 2025. D) It won’t be in the top ten of Asia. 15. A) Tokyo in Japan. B) Beijing in China. C) Shanghai in China. D) Seoul in South Korea. Section C Passage One Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16. A) They don’t like English food. B) Restaurants in Britain serve foreign food only. C) English food can’t be found in large towns. D) They get few chances to eat English food. 17. A) They think that people live to eat, but not eat to live. B) They think that people should eat the best food when living. C) They think that people eat to live, but not live to eat. D) They think that people eat to live and live to eat. 18. A) unfair. B) ridiculous. C) reasonable. D) objective. Passage Two Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard. 19. A) Its workers are in many countries. B) It only exists in the developing countries. C) It is another name for world hospital. D) Many people who are in need work in it. 20. A) supplying blood for people who were in need. B) providing a number of services for the public. C) helping the sick and wounded during a war. D) aiding people who were injured in an earthquake. 21. A) the protection of prisoners of war. B) the prevention of the outbreak of a war. C) the signing of Geneva convention. D) the popularity of first aid knowledge. Passage Three Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard. 22. A) The workers on the underground platforms were replaced by machines. B) It became the first completely automatic railway in the world. C) A completely automatic line was added to its network. D) Its trains became computer-controlled. 23. A) the platform workers. B) the computers. C) the command spots. D) the machines. 24. A) to drive the train after it started automatically. B) to start the train and to drive it when necessary. C) to take care of the passengers on the train. D) to send commanding signals to the command spot. 25. A) It will stop automatically. B) It will move on at the same speed. C) It will gradually slow down. D) It will keep a safe distance from the other trains