Alert 1
Section1: Introduction to Listening Comprehension 9
Part1:Pictures 11
A:Introduction to Pictures 11
B:Developing Skills 13
1.Similar Sound Confusion 13
2.Meaning Confusion 16
C:Sample Test: Part 1 21
Answer Key and Tape Script 26
Part2: Question-Response 29
A:Introduction to Question-Response 29
B:Developing Skills 30
1.Wh-Word/How Questions 31
2.Yes/No Questions 38
3.Other Types of Questions 42
4.Distractors 46
C:Sample Test: Part 2 49
Answer Key and Tape Script 50
A:Introduction to Short Conversations 59
Part3:Short Conversations 59
B:Developing Skills 60
1.Questions About the Speaker, the Action ,the Location and the Topic 60
2.Detail Questions 70
3.Inference Questions 79
C:Sample Test: Part3 82
Answer Key and Tape Script 85
Part4: Short Talks 93
A:Introduction to Sort Talks 93
1.Public Announcements 94
B:Developing Skills 94
2.Advertisements 97
3.News and Weather Bulletins and Public Service Announcements 100
4.Business Announcements 102
5.Recorded Messages 105
C:Sample Test: Part 4 108
Answer Key and Tape Script 111
Section2: Introduction to Reading 117
Part5: Sentence Completion 119
A:Introduction to Sentence Completion 119
1.Word Choice 120
B:Developing Skills 120
2.Word Forms 127
3.Verb Forms 131
4.Gerunds and Infinitives 135
5.Prepositions 140
6.Conjunctions 147
C:Sample Test: Part 5 151
Answer Key 155
A:Introduction to Error Recognition 159
Part6: Error Recognition 159
B:Developing Skills 160
1.Verbs 160
2.Gerunds and Infintives 164
3.Nouns 165
4.Pronouns 168
5.Comparative and Superlative Forms of Adjectives 170
6.Articles 172
7.Word Choice 175
8.Word Forms 178
9.Word Order 179
10.Conjunctions 181
11.Prepositions 182
C:Sample Test: Part6 184
Answer Key 186
Part7:Reading Comprehension 189
A:Introduction to Reading Comprehension 189
B:Developing Skills 190
1.Articles 191
2.Advertisements 197
3.Business Correspondence 203
4.Notices 212
5.Other Readings 217
C:Sample Test: Part7 224
Answer Key 237
Practice Tests 239
Practice Test1 241
Answer Sheet 273
Answer Key and Tape Script 275
Practice Test2 283
Answer Sheet 315
Answer Key and Tape Script 317