Contents

PART 1 Basic Comprehension

Unit 1 Listening for Main Ideas 3

Climatology / Geography / Art / History

Unit 2 Listening for Main Purpose 27

Psychology / Biology / History / Sports

Unit 3 Listening for Major Details 51

Botany / English Literature / Art

PART 2 Pragmatic Understanding

Unit 4 Understanding the Function of What Is Said 77

Ecology / Philosophy / Math / Music

Unit 5 Understanding the Speaker��s Attitude 101

Health / Politics / Nutrition / Sociology

PART 3 Connecting Information

Unit 6 Understanding Organization 127

Seismology / Biology / Geology / Music

Unit 7 Connecting Contents 151

Geology / Ecology / History / Art

Unit 8 Making Inferences 175

Health / Psychology / Literature / Writing

Vocabulary Wrap-up 199

Actual Test 209

Contents (Answer Book)

Unit 1 Listening for Main Ideas 223

Unit 2 Listening for Main Purpose 227

Unit 3 Listening for Major Details 232

Unit 4 Understanding the Function of What Is Said 238

Unit 5 Understanding the Speaker��s Attitude 243

Unit 6 Understanding Organization 248

Unit 7 Connecting Contents 253

Unit 8 Making Inferences 258

Actual Test 264