Part I Listening Comprehension

Section A

1. A) Dr. Holden is the best person for the chairmanship.

2. D) They will keep in touch during the summer vacation.

3. C) Peaches are not at their best now.

4. B) They work on the assignment together.

5. D) She admires Jean’s straightforwardness.

6. A) He liked writing when he was a child.

7. B) He does not study hard enough.

8. D) It will be very difficult for them to find John.

9. B) Its rapid growth is beneficial to the world.

10. C) Most students can’t afford to live in the new apartments.

Section B

11. A) The need for greater cultural diversity in the school curriculum.

12. A) He believed the speaker was a foreigner.

13. D) The US population doesn’t consist of white European descendants only.

14. C) By making laws.

15. B) It should be raised quickly by hand.

16. C) It should be carried high up in the air.

17. A) There are precise regulations and customs to be followed.

18. B) Truancy.

19. C) Students with good attendance records.

20. D) Rewarding schools that have decreased the destruction.