College English Test (Band 6)Part II Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In this section,you will hear 8 short conversationsand 2 long conversations.At the end of each conversation,one or more questions will be askedabout what was said.Both the conversation and the questionswill be spoken only once.After each question there will be a pause.During the pause,you must read the four choices marked A),B), C) and D),and decide which is the best answer.Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1with a single line through the centre.Now lets begin with the 8 short conversations.1. M: Oh, Im so sorryI forgot to bring along the bookyou borrowed from the library.W: What a terrible memory you have! Anyway,I won’t need it until Friday night.As long as I can get it by then, OK?Q: What do we learn from this conversation?2. W: Doctor, I havent been able toget enough sleep lately,and Im too tired to concentrate in class.M: Well, you know,spending too much time indoorswith all that artificial lighting can do that to you.Your body loses track of whether its day or night.Q: What does the man imply?3. M: I think I’ll get one of those new T-shirts,you know, with the schools logo on both the front and back.W: You’ll regret it.They are expensive,and I’ve heard the printing fades easilywhen you wash them.Q: What does the woman mean?4. W: I think your article in the school newspaperis right on target,and your viewpoints have certainly convinced me.M: Thanks, but in view of the general responses,you and I are definitely in the minority.Q: What does the man mean?5. M: Daisy was furious yesterdaybecause I lost her notebook.Should I go see her and apologize to again?W: Well, if I were you,I’d let her cool off a few days before I approach her.Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?6. M: Would you please tell mewhere I can get batteries for this brand of camera?W: Let me have a look.Oh, yes.Go down this aisle, pass the garden tools.You’ll find them on the shelf next to the light bulbs.Q: What is the man looking for?7. M: Our basketball team is playing in the finalsbut I dont have a ticket.I guess Ill just watch it on TV.Do you want to come over?W: Actually I have a ticket.But Im not feeling well.You can have it for what it cost me.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?8. M: Honey, I’ll be going straight to the theatrefrom work this evening.Could you bring my suit and tie along?W: Sure, its the first performanceof the State Symphony Orchestra in our city,so suit and tie is a must.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?Now youll hear the two long conversations.Conversation OneM: I got two letters this morning with job offers,one from the Polytechnic,and the other from the Language School in Pistoia,Italy.W: So you are not sure which to go for?M: That’s it.Of course, the conditions of work are very different:The Polytechnic is offering a two-year contractwhich could be renewed,but the language school is onlyoffering a years contract,and that’s a different minus.It could be renewed,but you never know.W: I see.So its much less secure.But you dont need to think too muchabout steady jobs when you are only 23.M: Thats true.W: What about the salaries?M: Well, the Pistoia job paysmuch better in the short term.Ill be getting the equivalent ofabout 22 000 a year there,but only 20 000 at the Polytechnic.But then the hours are different.At the Polytechnic Id have to do 35 hours a week,20 teaching and 15 administration,whereas the Pistoia school isonly asking for 30 hours teaching.W: HmmM: Then the type of teaching is so different.The Polytechnic is all adultsand mostly preparation for examslike the Cambridge certificates.The Language School wants meto do a bit of exam preparation,but also quite a lot of workin companies and factories,and a couple of childrens classes.Oh, and a bit of literature teaching.W: Well, that sounds much more varied and interesting.And Id imagine you would be doingquite a lot of teaching outside the school,and moving around quite a bit.M: Yes, whereas with the Polytechnic position,I’d be stuck in the school all day.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversationyou have just heard.9. What do we learn about the man from the conversation?10. What do we learn about the students at the Polytechnic?11. What does the woman think of the job at the Language School?Conversation TwoW: Good evening and welcome totonight's edition of Legendary Lives.Our subject this evening is James Dean,actor and hero for the young people of his time.Edward Murray is the author of a new biography of Dean.Good evening, Edward.M: Hello, Tina.W: Edward, tell us what you know about Dean's early life.M: He was born in Indiana in 1931,but his parents moved to C。