Here are some tips on listening. We hope it can help you in one way or another.
●Relax yourself.
Before you start to listen to something, You need to relax.
____  This will help you with your listening.
●Listen carefully to the first sentence.
____  For example, if eyou hear“Many shops in many parts of China have decided to take away all kinds of Japanese goods off their shelves, but some people say it's not a good idea. Our reporter says…”,you know you will hear a piece of news, not a children's story or a science report.
●Think when you're listening.
____ For example, you can think of the following questions: What happened? When , where and how? What was the result and what does the speaker want to tell us? In this way, you may undersrand the passage better.
●Listen for important facts.
____  For example, if the passage is a science report, you should try to remember its findings , and how the scientists got their results. 
●Don't think about one or two words for too long.
You may hear some words that you don't know. But don't spend too much time on them.
____  But you can remember some words or sentences that you think are important, and you can use them when you’re answering the questions.