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

Everything changed for seven-year-old Tariq when he slapped some butter on an ear of corn.

He knew it tasted good, but butter made it better.

His passion for produce got him a position as South Dakota's official corn ambassador.

Tariq's profession of love for his favorite vegetable earned him the name The Corn Kid.

This was after his online interview attracted millions of views and was made into a song.