College English Test Band 4

Part II Listening Comprehension

Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A) , B) , C) and D) . Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.

News Report One

A woman was charged with allegedly violating a Rhode Island city law against feeding wild animals.

The 55-year-old woman's neighbors blame her for making the area's rat problem worse.

Newly installed cameras captured several rats active in the middle of the day.

Neighbors say that it's even worse during the night.

The woman and her parents who own the home told reporters that she's being charged for feeding birds.