Listening Section In this section of the test, you will have the chance to show how well you understand spoken English. Thereare four parts to this section with special directions for each part. PART IQuestions 1 to 4. Directions:In this part of the test

Listening Section

In this section of the test, you will have the chance to show how well you understand spoken English. There
are four parts to this section with special directions for each part.

PART I
Questions 1 to 4.

Directions:
In this part of the test you will hear some dialogues and questions spoken in English The dialogues and the
questions will be spoken twice. They will not be printed in your test book, so you must listen carefully to
understand what the speakers are saying.
After you listen to the dialogue and the questions about it, read the five possible answers, and decide which one
would be the best answer to the question you have just heard. Now listen to a sample question.

You will hear
Woman : Didn't Kathy go travelling to Japan with you last month?
Man : Are you kidding? Even if it didn't cost anything, she'd rather stay at home.

Narrator : What does the man think about Kathy?
A. Kathy likes travelling.
B. Kathy went to Japan alone.
C. Kathy is a thrifty woman.
D. Kathy is a stay at home woman.
E. Kathy is an extravagant woman.

Narrator : The best answer to the question "What does the man think about Kathy?" is
"Kathy is a stay at home woman". Therefore you should answer (D).

Now let's begin with number 1.

Directions:
in this part of the test, you will hear some incomplete dialogues spoken in English, followed by four responses,
also spoken in English. The dialogues and the responses will be spoken twice. They will not be printed in your
test book, so you must listen carefully to understand what the speakers are saying. You have to choose the best
response to each question.

Now listen to a sample question.

Woman : Hi, Tom.
Man : Hi, Nancy. What are you doing here?

Are you waiting for someone?
Woman : No, I’m waiting for a taxi. I want to go to a book store.

Man : ....

Narrator : What is the best response to the woman's statement?

A. Let me take you to the book store.
B. I'll find a good book for you.
C. The store is open till 7 p.m.
D. Oh, the book store is somewhere else.

Narrator : The best answer to the question "What is the best response to the woman's statement" is "Let me take you to the book store." Therefore you should choose answer (A).

5. Mark your answer on your answer sheet.

Jake: hi, good evening.

Roni: oh hai jake. Good evening.

Jake: where’s john?

Roni: he’s in the kitchen now……. We will have special guest tonight

A. He’s cooking the dinner

B. He’s having breakfast

C. We’re having lunch together

D. We’re eating our meal

Last Year I joined the Tugu Muda Marathon, my first marathon. I had to run 10 km to complete it. It was hard but I learned valuable thing from joining it.

At first, I just wanted to get the experience of joining a marathon. I thought it would be one life time experience. After finishing it, I changed my mind. I wanted to join another one. I was interest to complete at least one more marathon and improve my time. I also experienced a good feeling between participants and spectators that made me happy. It was a very wonderful thing for me. So I decide that I had to join another marathon the following year because I was not satisfied with the first one.

7. When did the writer change his mind about marathon?

A. Before the race

B. When preparing for the race

C. During the race

D. After finishing the race

8. What does the paragraph two tell us about?

A. The writer thought marathon was hard so he stopped it as soon as possible.

B. The writer found that marathon was enjoyable so he wanted to join again.

C. The writer felt tired when he had to run at 10 km.

D. After completing the 10km, the writer felt upset.

Dear Aly,

Please wait for me in the lobby after school today. We need to make a plan for our basketball clun outing next month. We have to be ready with the proposal before the general meeting with all members next week.

Don't forget to ask Hasfi and Pras to come along. As senior member of the club they might come up with brilliant ideas.

Regards,

Imam

10. To whom is the message addressed to?

A. Aly

B. Hasfi

C. Imam

D. Pras

11. What is the purpose of the message?

A. To inform that Hasfi and Pras are senior members.

B. To tell Aly to meet Imam in the lobby after school today

C. To tell Aly that Hasfi will be waiting in the school lobby

D. To inform Aly that there will be an outing for basketball club

12. Cave animals include bats, birds, and even fish. Bats roost in caves, often in huge numbers, sleeping upside-down by day and leaving the cave at dusk to feed. Rarely distrubed by people, some caves have been home to bat colonies for thousands of years. Many cave species are blind and so rely on smell, touch or echolocation (using echos from sound to judge distances and obstacles) to find their way arround in the darkness.

23. The text is about...

A. cave

B. Cave animals

C. Bats in general

D. How cave animals live

Attention

Due to the fact that the next two days are national holidays of chrismas and followed by the first semester holiday, all students are requested to study at home during those days starting on tomorrow. School will begin on January 5th, 2014. Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday.

Principal

15. What does the text tell about?

A. Christmas celebration

B. Studying at home

C. National holiday

D. School holiday

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