part one: listening comprehension （20 marks） section a （15 marks） directions: in this section, you’ll hear 6 conversations between 2 speakers. for each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by 3 choices. listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter (a, b or c) on the question booklet. you will hear each conversation twice. conversation 1 1. when did the woman’s father retire? a. six months ago. b. eight months ago. c. a year ago. 2. what does the woman’s father do now? a. he is an english teacher. b. he is an editor. c. he is a translator. conversation 2 3. what’s the probable relationship between the two speakers? a. manager and employee. b. doctor and patient. c. salesperson and customer. 4. what do we know about the man? a. he will try to give up smoking． b. he doesn’t like drinking． c. he will try to give up drinking.
