SOAL LISTENING

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 question about it, read the five possible answers,
and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
Now listen to a sample question.

You will hear

Man : How can I help you, Mum?
Woman : Please buy a kilo of rice, two kilos of sugar, a half kilo of eggs and a
pack of tea.
Man : Do you need some chicken nuggets?
Woman : No, we still have some in the refrigerator.
Narrator : What shouldnt the man buy?
A. Eggs.
B. Tea.
C. Rice.
D. Sugar.
E. Nuggets.
Narrator : The best answer to the question What shouldnt the man buy? is
nuggets. Therefore you should answer (E).

Number 1
Man : Hot today, isnt?
Woman : Yes, it is. I wish that it would rain and cool off.
Man : Me too. This is unusual for March. I dont remember it ever being so hot
and dry in
March before.
Narrator : According to the conversation, what kind of weather is usual for
March?
A. Warm.
B. Drier.
C. Hotter.
D. Cooler.
E. Very hot.
Number 2
Man : An oil and gas company is carrying out a science competition to support
its effort to
provide means of educating the nations youth.
Woman : Are all students allowed to take part in the competition?
Man : Oh yes. College students from all the countrys provinces.
Narrator : What is the topic of the dialog?
A. A sport competition.
B. Nations youth education.
C. The countrys college students.
D. Oil and gas companys science competition.
E. Means of educating the nations youth.

Number 3
Man : I dont know what to order. I could drink everything on the menu.
Woman : Why dont you try guava juice, orange juice or ice tea?
Man : Guava juice sounds good. Ill take it.
Woman : I think Ill have a big glass of cola float.
Narrator : What would the woman do?
A. Take a guava juice.
B. Order an orange juice.
C. Try an ice tea.
D. Order a cola float.
E. Drink mineral bottled water.

Number 4
Man : Who wrote that exciting spy adventure novel, Topez ?
Woman : That was Lion Yuris.
Man : Didnt he also write the famous stories about bullfighting in Tempelona,
Spain.
Woman : No, that was Ernest Hamingway.
Narrator : What did Lion Yuris do?
A. He was spy.
B. He was a bullfighter.
C. He wrote famous stories.
D. He wrote about bullfighting.
E. He wrote an adventure novel.

PART II Questions 5 to 7.
Directions:
In this part of the test, you will hear some incomplete dialogues spoken in
English, followed by four responses, also spoken
inn 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 : Do you have any plans for next weekend?
Man : I am thinking of going mountain climbing.
Woman : Thats interesting. Can I go with you?
Man : Sure. Do you have any suggestions for activities there?
Woman :
Narrator : What does the woman probably respond?
A. Sorry, but I dont know much about that.
B. Yes, we could have a barbeque there.
C. Yes, I think that mountain is too high.
D. Yes, I really love mountain climbing.
Narrator : The best answer to the question What does the woman probabl
y respond? is Yes, we
could have a barbeque there. Therefore you should choose answer (B).

Number 5
Woman : Whose car is it in front of my house?
Man : It is yours, Madam. Congratulations. An air company had decided that you
won the
painting competition which was held last month.
Woman : ..
Narrator : What would the woman reply?
A. You had better not do that.
B. The painting competition was really tough.
C. Are you sure? I cant believe it.
D. The car is very unique.

Number 6
Man : Hi Anita. We finish the national exam today. We can refresh our mind.
How do you
feel?
Woman : .
Narrator : What does the girl probably response?
A. Im very doubtful.
B. Im very stress
C. Im very obsess
D. Im very relieve.

Number 7
Man : Im so sorry you didnt pass the audition for the new movie.
Woman : Yeah, but the director of the movie thought are not suitable with
the character of
being called lady.
Man : ..
Narrator : What would the man reply to express encouragement?
A. Its alright. The movie is too expensive.
B. Are you ok? You must hike the movie.
C. Dont worry you still have many other opportunities.
D. Is the movie the same thing for the next movie.

PART III Questions: 8 to 11.

Directions:
In this part of the test, you will hear some dialogues or monologues spoken in
English. The dialogues
or monologues 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 or monolog ue, look at the
five pictures provided in your test book, and decide which would be the most
suitable one for the dialogue or monologue you have heard.

Number 8
Woman : What is your favorite music, Ben?
Man : Western music but I like popular and classical music.
Woman : Can you play the guitar?
Man : A little bit. I also like to play violin, piano, percussion and kulintang.
Woman : Oh really, thats amazing then. Which instrument are you most
interested in?
Man : The piano. It is more flexible.
Woman : Thats marvelous.
Narrator : Which picture match with the boys favorite interest?

Number 9
Woman : I think Ive gain weight. I have action a lot recently.
Man : Why dont you check your weight? I put a scale next to the bathroom.
Narrator : Which picture suits the conversation?

Number 10
Termites are a group of eurosocial insect.
They come in line, especially in Australia as a wide pack. They devide
leveng among packs producing overlaping in generation and collectively taking
care of the young. They live in colonies. People consider termites as pest that can
cause serious structural damage to building corp of forest plantation.
Narrator : Which picture suits the monolog?

Number 11
A car is a means of transportation. Almost everybody
goes to work by car. Therefore, a car is
very crucial. It needs to be serviced by the owner regularly. Beside servicing the e
ngine, the owne should pay attention to all the tyres. Inside the car there should be
important tools such as scissor, lead, pick, jack for wheel alarmed. It is very
important to change the tyre when it is flat. A car doesnt need to have a nail to
change a generator, a tyre compressor, a tyre changer and did all tyre lifter, but the
owner should check all tyres regularly before driving.
Narrator : Which picture is the most suitable with the story?

PART IV Questions 12 to 15.

Directions:
In this part of the test, you will hear several monologues. Each monologue
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 hear the monologue and the question about it, read
the five possible answers and decide which one would be the best answer to the
question you have heard.

Questions 12 and 13 are based on the following monologue.

Angkor Wat was faced a Hindu temple, a man
of Budhist temple completed in Cambodia. It is
the largest religious monument in the world. The temple was built by the Khmer
King, Suryawarman II in the early twelveth century in Yosadapura, the capital of
the Khmer Empire as
this temple of eventual moslem. It is dedicated to Wisnu. It is designed to represen
t Khmer Meru, frame of the Devis in Hindu mithology within the mouth and has
an outer wall which is 3 to 7 km long. It has three rectangular galleries which
races about the neck. At the centre of the temple stand Queen Cap of Tower.

Number 12, what is the monolog about?

A. Gallery complex.
B. Buddhist mythology.
C. Cambodia.
D. Khmer Empire.
E. Angkor Wat.

Number 13, in the twelveth century which Empire was strong enough to build the
biggest temple of the world?
A. Old Empire.
B. Yosadapura Empire.
C. Meru Empire.
D. The King Empire.
E. Khmer Empire.

Questions 14 and 15 are based on the following monologue.

Once upon a time, a mouse who always slept on the land had found an unlucky
chance for the intimate accountance with a frog who lived for the mouse herd in
the water. One day, the frog
was intent on making mischief. He tight the foot of the mouse tightly to h
is arm. Once joined together, the frog ladys friend, the male went to the
meadow where usually searched for food.
He gradually led the mouse
for the pond in which he lived and when reaching the bank of the water,
he suddenly jumped in, dragging the mouse in with him.The frog really enjoyed
the water and swam croaking about, ignoring the dead mouse body floating about
on the surface.
A hawk observed the floating mouse
from the sky and flied down and grabbed with his talon carrying back to his
nest. The frog still being fasten to the leg of the mouse was also carried over as
prisoner and was eaten by the hawk.

Number 14, who lived in the pond?

A. The poor mouse.
B. The prisoners.
C. The frog.
D. The mouse.
E. The hawk.

Number 15, how did the hawk caught the mouse?

A. By using his beak.
B. By using his talons.
C. By shouting loudly.
D. By flying in the sky.
E. By observing a mouse.
This is the end of listening section
SOAL LISTENING II

Part II
Questions 5 to 7

5. Man : Hi, Sandy! Thank you for the present you gave me yesterday.
Woman : Dont mention it. I hope you like it. Narrator : What is the
man probably answer?
A. Thanks God ness.
B. Yes, its so hard to play.
C. I like the way you treat me.
D. Sure, its so wonderful.

5. Man : Please forgive me, I surely made a mistake.

Woman : What is it about?
Man : The grammar book I borrow from you yesterday. I have lost it.
Woman : That grammar book? Oh, no! Not that grammar book. I really
need it for my English test preparation.Narrator : What is the man most
likely reply?
A. Id love that book.
B. Thank you.
C. Im proud of you.
D. Im sorry. Ill try to get a new one for you

7. Man : Do you want me to carry these papers to your new room?

Woman : No, thank you. I can manage that.
Man : Ok, but let me bring that box.Narrator : What is the woman
probably response?
A. My box is black and big.
B. I will go to her room.
C. Thank you. Thats very nice of you.
D. Its a plastic box.