初三英语竞赛听力训练II (Conversations) Directions: This section is to test your ability to understand short conversations. There are 11 recorded conversations in each unit. After each conversation, there are some recorded questions. Both the conversations and questions will be spoken two times. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A,B,C and D given in your test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Unit One Listening for details. Conversation 1 1. A. She wanted to ask the man to help her C. She invited the man to have dinner with her B. She wanted the man to celebrate her birthday D. She invited the man to her home. 2. A. To the dinning-room C. To the SiChuan Restaurant B. To the Guangdong Restaurant D. To the womans home 3. A. The mans colleague C. The mans boss B. The mans secretary D. The mans teacher Conversation 2 4. A. He is going to have a picnic C. He is free tomorrow B. He is going to join a party. D. He is going to invite his friend. 5. A. The weather report is always correct C. The weather report is usually correct. B. The weather report is never correct D. The weather report is never correct 6. A. A manager C. A secretary B. A student D. A teacher Conversation 3 7. A. in 1995C. in 2000B. in 1996D. in 19948. A. in New York C. In Washington B. In GermanyD. In Yale 9. A. the store manager C. the HR manager B. the general manager D. the department manager Conversation 4 10. A. She has spent a very nice weekend at his homeC. He has told her a very good piece of news B. He has given her a wonderful gift. D. He has done much to help her . 11. A. in the house next to the mans C. in New York B. in Washington D. We dont know. 12. A. go to a party with them C. spend the next weekend at her home B. go out to have a dinner together D. come to visit them some day. Conversation 5 13. A. the manager C. the interviewer B. the interviewee D. the applicant 14. A. a manager C. a clerk B. a receptionist D. a cleaner 15. A. handling calls in a friendly way C. taking care of documents B. being neat and clean D. being able to work overtime Conversation 6 16. A. skating C. swimming B. fishing D. boating 17. A. He hopes there will be no showers C. The woman should join in the barbeque party B. Weather forecast is always wrong D. It will be a breezy day this afternoon Conversation 7 18. A. BirminghamC. Canterbury B. OxfordD. Cambridge19. A. every 50 minutes C. every 15 minutes B. every 60 minutes D. every 25 minutes 20. A. 50 pounds C. 17 pounds B. 15 pounds D. 16 pounds Conversation 8 21. A. headache C. FluB. AIDSD. Cold22. A. drink plenty of water C. do more exercises B. keep warm D. take a hot bath23. A. the man should eat lessC. the man should not have a bath B. the man can have a normal diet D. the man should go to bed early Conversation 9 24. A. by telephoneC. by post B. by email D. going personally 25. A. One should go to the state employment agencies. B. One should go to the private employment agencies C. One should go to the cheaper employment agencies D. One should go to larger employment agencies. Conversation 10 26. A. To a hall C. to a restaurant B. to a hotel D. to a toilet 27. A. with a key C. by inserting a coin B. by pushing D. by pressing the button Conversation 11 28. A. to fill out a n application form C. to sign her name o the passbook B. to buy a passbook D. to open a savings account 29. A. 2%C. 2.5%B. 3%D. 1.5%30. A. depositing money in the bank C. opening a bank account B. drawing money from the bank D. writing out checks Unit Two Place Conversations Conversation 1 1. A. to report something C. to draw up an agreement B. to prepare a meeting D. to print an agreement 2. A. the mans wife C. the mans boss B. the mans friend D. the mans secretary3. A. in the mans office C. at the mans house B. in the post office D. in the classroom Conversation 2 4. A. She wanted to deposit some money C. She wanted to send some money B. She wanted to withdraw some money D. She wanted to spend some money 5. A. at the booking office C. in the bank B. at the post-office D. in the supermarket Conversation 36. A. brown C. black B. blue D. white 7. A. He will be sent a fax C. He will be sent an email B. He will be sent a letter D. He will be called 8. A. at the grocery C. at the department store B. at the factory D. at the supermarket Conversation 49. A. four daysC. five days B. six days D. ten days 10. A. in cash C. with credit card B. by check D. with identity card 11. A. at the cashiers desk C. at the waiting room B. at t