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

Police have reported a man being bitten by a four-foot snake when he lifted his toilet seat on Sunday morning.

The snake was not poisonous, so the man did not have to go to the hospital, but his arm was medically treated at the scene.

The police officer interviewed told news reporters the snake didn't belong to the man, and it was unclear how it got into the apartment.

The snake was eventually captured by the local animal handlers and taken to an animal hospital afterward.

It was being treated for an outer skin infection. It was unclear who the owner was.