Developing Listening Skills 1 - Dictation

Developing Listening Skills 1, Second Edition – Dictation Practice
UNIT 1. First Meeting

Listening Quiz
B. Listen & Choose - Track 17
Question 3 refers to the following dialog.
M1: Hi, Jack. __________ ______?

M2: Not __________. How __________ ________________ __________ you?
M1: Oh, __________. Hey, we ________________ __________ ________________ for
lunch ________________.
M2: That ________________ __________ a good __________.
W1: That bag __________ __________. Do you __________ __________

__________?
W2: No, thanks. I think __________ __________ it.
W1: You __________ ______ Cindy. Hi, I’m Gail.
W2: Nice to meet you, Gail. __________ __________ __________ know my
__________?
W1: There is ______ __________ ______ everyone’s ________________
__________ on the first floor. I ________________ ______ before I __________
______.
W2: I see. I ________________ __________ that list __________. I have ______
________________ ________________ in this ________________, too, but I don’t
know what __________ __________ ______ on.
W: This is a ________________ __________ for ________________.

M: Actually, I ________________ __________. This is my __________ __________
________________.
W: Oh! Are you ________________ ________________ so far?
M: Yeah, __________ __________ __________ so far. Do you __________
__________ to ski __________?
W: __________ ________________. I just __________ __________ 100 miles from
here, in Santa Fe. Where __________ __________ from?
M: Houston, where __________ __________ no ________________ and where it
________________ __________.
Questions 6 and 7 refer to the following dialog.
W1: This is my __________ ________________, Beth.

M: Hi, Beth. Nice to meet you.
W2: __________ __________ to meet you, too.
W1: Beth __________ __________ to __________ ______ for the ________________.
M: Is this __________ __________ __________ to Miami, Beth?
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W2: Yes, ______ ______.

M: How ______ __________ __________ it?
W2: The __________ is ________________ and the ________________ is
________________.
W: I ________________ __________ __________ name.

M: Oh, sorry. It’s Don. Don Turner.
W: I’m Mary Williams. If you __________ any ________________, __________
__________ to __________ ______ my office. It’s __________ ________________
the ________________.
M: Great. I’m sure __________ __________ lots of questions before I
__________ __________ ______ my __________ __________ here. By the way, do
you ________________ ______ ______ by Ms. Williams or Mary?
W: ________________, ________________ __________ in the office __________ me
Dottie.
Listening Test
PART IV: Short Talks - Track 23
Questions 17 through 19 refer to the following talk.
M: __________ __________ to welcome __________ ______ __________ to Kansas

State ________________. My name is Martin. I’ll ______ __________ __________
for today’s ________________ __________. I’ve __________ ________________
here for __________ years now, so I __________ all of the ________________
__________ __________ today very well. We will __________ our tour today at
the ________________ ________________, and we’ll __________ the tour at the
________________. Are __________ __________ questions before we __________
________________?
W: I __________ __________ to ________________ ________________ speaker,

Elizabeth Berkley, ________________ of last year’s __________
________________, ________________ __________ Work for You. Before
________________ a writer, Ms. Berkley ________________ __________ more
than ______ years as a ________________ ________________ on Wall Street. She
has ________________ ________________ of ________________ on
________________ and ________________ ________________ for a number of
________________ ________________ and professional ________________. Please
give a __________ ________________ to Ms. Elizabeth Berkley.
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UNIT 2. Family and Friends

Listening Quiz
M1: Thanks for ________________ me ______ __________ the airport.

M2: No ________________.
M1: I’m sure you __________ ________________ ________________ to do this
________________.
M2: Hey, ________________ __________ ________________ are for.
W1: Where __________ __________ on ________________?

W2: I __________ the ________________ at my ________________
________________. She lives ________________.
W1: Oh. Does your friend __________ ______ __________ __________?
W2: It’s nice, but __________. She __________ __________ her ________________
in a two ________________ ________________.
W1: Does your friend __________ any ________________ or ________________?
W2: No. She is ______ __________ __________.
W: I think you ________________ __________ my friend.

M: Why do you __________ __________?
W: You __________ __________ ________________ and your
______________________ __________ very ________________.
M: Is your ________________ __________?
W: I have __________ ________________ __________ in my ________________.
Here she is.
M: Hey! I __________ __________. That’s Angela.
W: Where do __________ __________ Angela __________?
M: She __________ ______ __________ my __________ friend.
M: How was your ______________________ ________________ party?

W: It was __________! __________ than ______ people __________.
M: Wow! You __________ __________ a lot of __________ and ________________.
W: Yeah. My ________________ __________ two ________________ and two
________________. Now they are __________ ________________ and have
__________ ______ their __________.
M: Your father is __________ ________________, __________?
W: That’s right.
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W: My ________________ __________ ______ Vancouver.

M: What __________ __________ ________________?
W: He ________________ __________ six __________ ago.
M: I’m sorry.
Listening Test
Questions 17 through 19 refer to the following announcement.
W: Do you __________ ______ big ________________? Are you ________________

______ ______________________ your ________________ ________________? Then
__________ the Lost ________________ Web! When you __________ ______, you
will __________ ________________ to hundreds of ________________
________________ ______________________ that will __________ you find
__________ relatives. You may __________ ________________ ________________
you never __________ __________ __________! Go to www.
________________.org for more ______________________ about
________________. The Lost Relatives Web __________ __________ __________.
Questions 20 through 22 refer to the following advertisement.
M: I met Kevin ______ ________________ ________________. He looked like a

__________ __________ with his __________ __________ __________ and
__________ ________________. But I __________ ________________ what a
__________ ________________ he was. Since that time, __________ __________
________________ a lot ________________. Now __________ __________
________________ a great __________. I ______ ________________ to be the
__________ __________ here at their ________________. Here ______ ______
Kevin and Donna. ________________!
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UNIT 3. Free Time

Listening Quiz
W1: Look at __________ ______ __________ ________________ I found.

W2: Where did you __________ __________?
W1: They were ______ ______ __________ under the __________.
W2: All of these postcards __________ ________________ to ________________.
W1: It looks like ________________ __________ was ________________
________________.
W: Do you have __________ __________ this ________________?

M: No, I don’t. __________ you __________ to do ________________?
W: If you __________, you can ______ to the __________ __________ ______.
M: Who __________ ______ __________?
W: Just my ________________. My __________ __________ __________ and my
sister.
M: Your ________________ __________ __________ if I go?
W: Of course __________!
M1: What time do you __________ __________ __________ ________________?

M2: ________________ ________________ six o’clock.
M1: Why do you __________ __________ so __________?
M2: I have ________________ ________________ after ________________.

W: How many __________ ______ ________________ do you __________ every
week?
M: Maybe __________ or __________.
W: That ________________ __________ a lot!
M: It’s not __________ __________. I usually __________ __________ an hour
__________ __________ during the week, so that __________ __________ hours
__________ there.
W: And then you __________ ________________ __________ hours on the
________________?
M: Yeah. But that is __________ ________________ __________ to watch
__________ __________ and one football or ________________ game.

M: I’ll __________ ________________ tonight.
W: ________________ __________ tired? We could just have ________________
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________________ if you don’t __________ to __________.

M: I don’t __________. I __________ ________________. It’s my __________.
W: Really? __________ __________ you cook?
M: All __________ ______ ________________. My specialty is ________________
__________.
W: Chinese food ________________ __________! Do you __________ __________
__________ cooking it?
M: Nope. You can __________ ________________ to me.
Listening Test
M: Do you like to __________ __________ ________________ or ________________?

If so, come to the ________________ __________ __________ in November. All
________________ are welcome to __________ ______ __________ ______
__________ in the categories of ________________, sculpture, photography, or
________________. There will also ______ a ________________ __________ $100
awarded to the ________________ of __________ ________________. All pieces of
work __________ ______ ________________ by November 1st.
W: Certainly, a __________ ________________ ________________ like, “Do you

have __________ __________ for the ________________?” is inappropriate. This
has ________________ ______ ______ with the __________. ________________
__________, some questions like “How __________ are you?” and “Are you
________________?” are actually ________________ the __________ in the US.
But a question like “Do you __________ any ________________?” is
________________ acceptable, even if ______ __________ some applicants
______________________.
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UNIT 4. Date and Time

Listening Quiz
W: Do you want to __________ ________________ ________________?

M: __________. What time?
W: How about __________ ________________?
M: I usually __________ ________________ __________. Is 9:30 ______?
W: That’s __________ __________ me.
W: When is your ________________ ______________________?

M: It’s __________ Thursday.
W: Is it ______ the ________________ or ________________?
M: It’s in the afternoon. It’s ______ __________.
W: Do you think you __________ ______ ________________ by __________?
M: I think so. This is just ______ ________________. It __________ __________ all
day.

W1: Can we change the __________ ______ the ________________?
W2: Certainly. __________ would you __________ to ________________ ______
to?
W1: I think I __________ ______ __________ by six.
W2: ________________ __________ be bad. Let’s __________ __________.
W1: Great! 6:30 ________________ ________________.
M: Do you know what time Steve’s __________ __________ ________________?

W: I think ______ ________________ ________________ 4:15 in the afternoon.
M: I don’t think I’ll ______ __________ to __________ __________ ______ then.
Could you __________ __________ at the ________________?
W: I think so. Where __________ you ________________ to meet him?
M: ______ __________ ______ the Starlight Coffee Shop in the airport’s
__________.
W: We are __________ __________ to meet in front of __________ __________

Bakery. Do you know __________ __________ __________?
M: Yes, I know __________ it is. What time are __________ __________ to
__________ there?
W: At __________ o’clock __________. Don’t be __________.
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M: What if the __________ is sold out? Maybe we should meet a

________________ ________________.
W: It __________ be __________ __________. The movie theater is
________________ ______ in two ________________.
Listening Test
W: The ________________ ________________ have been __________ ______ the

afternoon schedule for the ________________. Debbie Martin will not be
________________ at the two ________________ ________________. However, the
two __________ ________________ scheduled to speak ______ __________
__________ are still ________________. In ________________, the four o’clock
networking ________________ has been __________ from Conference Room A
to the Ocean View Ballroom.
M: Yesterday I __________ ______ late because the ________________ ______

my __________ __________ __________. Usually I __________ the 7:45 bus for
school, but when I __________ ______ the bus __________, the bus __________
________________ __________. I was __________ for __________, since the
__________ bus didn’t __________ __________ 7:55. At the ________________ of
__________, my teacher __________ ______ __________, but I ________________
__________ it because I was so late.
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UNIT 5. Telephone
Listening Quiz
W: I’m ________________ to __________ Mary Franklin.

M: There is ______ Mary Franklin ______ __________ ________________.
W: Is this __________-1874?
M: Yes, it is. __________ Mary Franklin __________ __________ __________ here.
W: Well, I __________ __________ ________________ down the __________
________________. I’m sorry.
M: No ________________.

M: __________ Mania. __________ ______ Alex. Can I __________ __________?
W: What __________ do __________ __________?
M: We __________ ______ ______ p.m.
W: OK. Thanks.

W1: Is Veronica ______ __________?
W2: No, __________ __________. She’s at ________________.
W1: When she __________ __________, could you __________ __________ Shelly
________________?
W2: Sure. I’ll __________ __________ the ________________.
W1: Thank you. __________.
W2: Bye.

M: Is Harry __________?
W: Harry is not __________ __________ now. Who is ________________,
________________?
M: __________ ______ Joe.
W: Would you __________ to __________ ______ ________________, Joe?
M: Actually, I’m ________________ Harry’s __________. He __________ a
message that ______ ________________ __________ him.
W: Oh. Well, I’m not __________ __________ Harry will ______ __________, but
I’ll tell him __________ ________________ when he __________ ______.
M: OK. Thanks.
W: Goodbye.
M: Bye.

M: Someone ________________ for you __________ you __________ __________.
W: Did he ______ __________ __________ a message?
M: It was ______ __________. He ________________ __________ a message.
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W: It was ________________ William.

M: ________________ it was, he said he would __________ __________
__________ tonight.
Listening Test
M: Thank you __________ ________________ the Riverview Opera House. The

Opera House ______ __________ to ________________ the current
________________ of Mozart’s The Magic Flute, ________________ __________
through August 22. Show __________ are ________________, Friday, and
Saturday at ______ p.m. Ticket ________________ are $75, __________, and
$35. To ________________ seats, please call back ________________ our
regular ______________________ __________ between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. on
weekdays.
W: Thank you for calling Investment ________________ Incorporated. If you

know the ______________________ extension of __________ ________________
you are calling, please __________ ______ now. If you are calling to
__________ __________ one of our ________________ ________________
representatives, please __________ ______ the __________, and your
__________ will be ________________ in the __________ it was ________________.
Thank you.
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UNIT 6. Directions
Listening Quiz
M1: Are we still ________________ __________?

M2: Yes, ______ __________.
M1: How __________ you ______ ______ __________?
M2: The __________ is going down ______ __________ __________. That
__________ __________ ________________ south.
M: Where can I __________ the ________________?

W: There are restrooms ______ __________ __________ ________________ of the
________________.
M: I didn’t __________ __________ when I __________ in.
W: As you __________ ______ the building, they are ______ __________
__________.
M: OK. Thanks.

W1: Here is __________ __________. Your __________ ________________ is
__________.
W2: Where ________________ I ______?
W1: Do you see that ________________ __________ ______ the __________?
W2: Oh, yes.
W1: ______ ______ the ________________ by the pool and __________
________________. You’ll __________ your room.
W2: Thank you.
W: Where can I __________ __________ ________________ and paper

__________?
M: Those are in Aisle __________.
W: __________ __________ is Aisle seven?
M: It is __________ aisles __________. The paper plates and paper cups
__________ ______ at the __________ __________ of Aisle seven, near the
__________ ________________.
W: Thank you very much.
M: You’re welcome.

M: Are our __________ __________ near the __________?
W: No. We are ________________ ______ in the ________________.
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M: So we should ______ ______ ______ the ________________ __________?

W: We __________ ______ go up to the __________ floor.
M: You __________ to __________ __________ __________ very well. Do you
__________ __________ __________?
W: A __________ __________ each year. Our __________ are this way.
________________ me.
Listening Test
M: The ________________ __________ to get there is ______ ________________.

Take line number two, which is the __________ __________ on the subway
__________, to Charleston Station. ________________ ______ exiting the
subway ________________ and __________ ______ to the ________________,
__________ toward exit number six and __________ __________ the __________
________________ connected to the subway station. There are also
__________ in the subway station, so you __________ __________ any
________________ ________________ it.
W: The ________________ __________ is on the third floor. Take the

________________ from the __________ __________ to the third floor. Go
__________ __________ the corridor, and you will ________________ a
__________ ________________ to the right. The health spa is ________________
the __________ ________________ __________ at the __________ ______ this short
hallway. The ________________ at the ________________ __________ inside the
spa will ______ __________ ______ tell you about our spa’s ________________.
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UNIT 7. School
Listening Quiz
M1: Let’s __________ __________ after school.

M2: OK. I’ll meet you __________ in __________ ______ the school.
M1: I have to __________ ______ my ________________ after __________, so I
may be a ________________ __________.
M2: __________ __________ for you.
W1: How did you do ______ __________ __________?

W2: Not __________ __________. How about you?
W1: I __________ ______ ______!
W2: You __________ __________ ________________ a lot.
W1: Yeah, ______ __________. I studied with Monica __________
________________.
W: What __________ do you __________ __________?

M: Next I have ________________.
W: __________ is your ________________?
M: Mr. Johnson.
W: I __________ he is a __________ history teacher.
M: He is. He ________________ __________ the ________________
______________________.
W: You’re __________ ______ ________________. Why don’t you __________ the

________________ ________________ team?
M: I ________________ ______, but I don’t have __________.
W: Why not?
M: I have a ______________________ __________ after ________________. I
__________ ______ The House of Burgers.
W: My ________________ __________ let me __________ ______ __________. They
__________ I won’t have time to __________ ______ ______ __________.
M: They’re __________. My ________________ are starting to ______ __________
because I don’t have time to study as much as I __________ ______.
W: So why do you __________ ________________?
M: I need the __________ __________ to __________ for my __________.

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W: My ________________ __________ is taking a __________ __________ next

week.
M: Really? Where are you going?
W: Our class is ________________ Shakespeare, so __________ __________ to
the ________________ to __________ Othello.
M: Did your class ________________ __________ the __________?
W: Yes. We had our __________ __________ on Othello last ________________.
So we __________ __________ the __________.
M: It sounds __________ __________. I __________ I was in __________
__________.
Listening Test
M: Why did I ________________ ______ ________________? I guess

________________ because I __________ ________________ with
________________. Sometimes I don’t __________ __________ like what I ______
is __________. When I am ________________ a __________ __________
something __________ and I can see she or he ______ ________________ by
that, it __________ me so __________. Don’t __________ ______ __________.
Teaching is __________ work. But it is also very ________________ ______
__________.
W: I go to school at __________ in the morning so I can __________ with

________________ in the ________________. We study ______________________
strategies for our ________________ ________________ __________. My
________________ ________________ start at 8:30. In the morning, I have
calculus, English, ________________, and P.E. After lunch, I have orchestra,
________________, and ________________. Some of my ________________ are
________________ __________, but I like __________ of my teachers.
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UNIT 8. Sports
Listening Quiz
W1: Do you know __________ ______ __________ Ping-Pong?

W2: I __________ ________________ a few times before, but I don’t
________________ the __________.
W1: It is __________ ______ like ________________. But it is ________________ to
__________ the __________ in Ping-Pong.
W2: When the other person ________________ the __________, you __________
__________ __________, right?
W1: That’s right.

M1: Can I give you __________ ________________, Mike?
M2: Sure. ______ __________.
M1: When you __________ the __________, __________ it like this. Put your
________________ here.
M2: You __________ __________ this?
M1: Yeah. Now throw it.
M2: Wow! That ________________ __________!

W: How much does one __________ __________?
M: They don’t ________________ ______ the game. They charge by the
__________.
W: Oh. Well, __________ __________ does one game ________________
__________?
M: Since there are __________ __________ ______ ______, one game
________________ only take about ______ ________________.
W: OK. __________ __________ play for one hour. How much __________
__________ ______?
M: That will be two dollars __________ ________________.

M: Do you want to __________ ________________?
W: Let’s __________ ______ __________ for a __________ minutes.
M: I’ll ______ __________ ______ some ________________. What would you like?
W: Actually, I don’t __________ anything. I ________________ my __________
__________.
M: OK. I’ll just go buy something __________ ______ the ________________
over there. I’ll be __________ __________.

W: Do you want to __________ some ______________________
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________________?
M: Alright. I’ll give you __________ ________________ to __________ __________,
just to make the game ______________________.
W: ______ __________. We’ll start __________ ______ __________.
M: I should __________ __________ that I’m ________________ __________.
W: Don’t __________ about me. I __________ ______ the ________________
basketball team.
Listening Test
M: Before wrestling, sumo wrestlers __________ the __________ and stomp

their __________. This ________________ __________ any __________
________________ in the ring. Next, wrestlers __________ __________ in the
ring and on ________________. This is to __________ the ring and themselves
__________ or __________. Finally, before the __________ ________________,
wrestlers __________ and __________ __________ __________ to each other.
This shows __________ wrestler has ______ ________________, so it will be a
__________ __________.
W: Older ________________ aren’t as ________________ as young __________. A

good way for older golfers to __________ ______ __________ is to use
________________ ________________ along with regular ________________. For
example, older players have a ________________ time ________________ their
__________ ________________ during their __________ swing. So exercising
using the upper body ________________ and using upper __________
________________ to keep muscles flexible can help older golfers __________
________________.
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UNIT 9. Appearance
Listening Quiz
M1: Do you ________________ the __________ of the ________________ who

________________ __________?
M2: No, I __________.
M1: __________ did he __________ __________?
M2: He had __________, __________ __________ and was ________________. He
also ________________ pretty __________, __________ he was a __________
________________ student.
M: How __________ is it?

W: It’s __________ the __________ of a small ________________.
M: What __________ is it?
W: It’s __________.
M: Is there ________________ __________ you can tell me about it?
W: It has a ________________ __________ and there is a small ________________
with a ________________ on the __________.
W: I saw a woman at the supermarket who ________________ ______ ______

our __________ ________________, Carmen.
M: __________ it was Carmen. I __________ she __________ __________
__________ __________.
W: I __________ __________ ______. This woman was __________
________________ __________ Carmen.
M: She __________ __________ __________ ________________, you know. We
________________ __________ her __________ __________.
W: If I see her __________ in the store, I’ll try to __________ ______
________________ __________ ______ __________.
W: Can you ________________ the __________ that __________ you?

M: Yes, it was a __________ and __________ dog. I think it was a
________________.
W: __________ __________ was it?
M: It wasn’t very big. I __________ it was a ______________________ dog.
W: Was it ________________ a ________________?
M: Yes, it was wearing a __________ ________________ collar.
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W: __________ __________ ______ person __________ __________ __________

______ meet?
M: I want to meet a woman who is ________________ ______ __________ ______
years old.
W: OK. Any ________________ for how she should look?
M: I don’t think I __________ ______ __________ ________________ who is
________________ than me. So, she should be my ________________ ______
________________.
W: What about __________ color or __________ color?
M: I __________ __________ about that. But if she is ________________, I would
like that. Then we can do __________ like ________________ and
________________ ________________.
Listening Test
M: __________ sure ________________ their __________ quickly. But now

________________ __________ __________ ______ worry about their kids
outgrowing their ________________ ________________. Uni-Skater Expandable
Skates will __________ a kid __________ size ______ ______ ______ ______! They
also have a strong ________________ __________ to give __________ __________
________________, and the __________ padding inside will __________ young
skaters’ feet __________, even in ________________.
W: When ________________ ________________ in a personal ______, it is

important to remember that ________________ ______ __________ __________
________________. Why describe yourself as ________________ or
________________ __________ __________ __________? Anyone who
________________ you from your ad is going to see the ________________. If
you __________ ________________ __________ describing your height or
weight, don’t describe __________. __________ ______ describing your
______________________. You may actually __________ a better __________ that
way.
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UNIT 10. Weather

Listening Quiz
W: It’s too __________ ______ __________. Should we __________ ______ the

__________ ______________________?
M: __________ __________ ______ just __________ the ________________?
W: __________ __________. I think there’s a nice ________________
________________ this afternoon.
M: Whoa! __________ that’s __________ __________. My ________________
__________ all over the floor.
W: __________ __________ the window a little. __________ is that?
M: That’s ________________.
W1: I just __________ the ________________, __________ __________?

W2: I like the ________________ ______ __________ and __________, but not in
__________.
W1: ________________ __________ __________ the weather in April?
W2: Don’t you remember __________ __________? We had __________ ______
__________ really __________ ________________.
W1: Do you get those __________ __________ ________________ __________?
W2: Every year for ______ __________ ______ I can remember.
W: I __________ ______ the __________ that the ______________________ might

__________ ______ __________ ________________ later tonight.
M: Below freezing? Then there is a ________________ it might __________.
W: ______ __________ ______. There is not a __________ in the __________.
M: __________ is __________ __________ ______ such cold weather ______ there
is ______ snow?
M1: Did you __________ about the ________________ that __________ the
__________?
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M2: I heard it was ________________ __________ __________, but I didn’t watch

the news __________ __________.
M1: This ________________ I heard that the hurricane did __________ ______
__________ ______ ________________ during the night.
M2: __________ anyone __________ ______ the __________?
M1: __________ __________ ______ __________ ______. But __________ ______
homes were ________________, and some places don’t have __________
______________________.
W: I __________ you __________ ________________ over the weekend. Did you

__________ ________________ in the __________?
M: No, we were really __________. It only rained at night __________ we were
________________.
W: ________________ ______ too __________ during the day to be
________________? I ________________ ________________ my house ______
__________ ______ ______ __________.
M: It was hot, but we were camping ________________ the __________. It was
the ________________ ________________ __________ ________________.
W: It ________________ __________ you had a __________ time.
Listening Test
M: If you’re ______________________ ________________ __________ this week,

________________ will be __________ __________ day for it. ________________
and ________________, we’ll have ________________ ________________
__________ __________. But __________ Wednesday __________, things should
__________ ______. ________________ should be mostly __________, with a high
of around ______ ________________ in the afternoon. But more __________ is
going to __________ __________ ______ on ________________, and the
__________ ________________ will probably __________ __________
________________ the ________________.
W: ________________ with __________ __________ should be ________________

about ________________ time ________________ in __________ ________________.
Even in __________ weather, it is ________________ that you __________ a
__________ __________, ________________, and ______________________. ______
________________, anyone ________________ ______ spend time
________________ during the afternoon hours ________________ ______
__________ ______ should __________ ________________ ________________.
Sunblock should be ________________ ______ ________________ before going
out into the sun and ________________ __________ __________ __________.
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UNIT 11. Instructions

Listening Quiz
M1: There __________ are ______ __________ ______ people here. Do we have
to __________ ______ __________?
M2: No, we can just __________ a ________________ from that
________________ over there, and then we can __________ __________ to wait.
M1: Do they __________ __________ the numbers?
M2: No. We just __________ ______ __________ that __________ __________ the
________________. When our number ________________ ______ there, it is
__________ __________.
W1: This ________________ is ________________. Is it __________ ______

__________?
W2: No. It’s really __________.
W1: __________ do you make ______?
W2: You just __________ the chicken ______ a __________ and then __________
______ __________ ______ your ________________ __________ over it. I used
Italian __________ ________________.
M: What do the ______________________ __________?

W: First, __________ a __________ __________ __________ __________ the
________________.
M: I ________________ did that.
W: Then __________ the __________ ________________. From the menu,
________________ program.
M: OK. ________________ __________?
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W: __________ the ________________ and __________ you want to

________________ and then press the menu button ______ __________.
M: That’s ________________ __________ I ________________.
W: I want to __________ __________ a ________________. What do I __________

______ do?
M: __________, you need to ________________ this ______________________
__________.
W: OK. __________ do that ______ __________ tonight.
M: Is this your __________ passport?
W: Yes, it is.
M: Then you __________ need to __________ your __________
______________________ and something with your ________________to
__________ your ________________, like a ________________ ________________.
W: That __________ ______ a problem.
M: Oh, yeah, and you also need to __________ __________. That is the
__________ for __________ passports.
M: This ________________ is ________________. I ________________ what I did

__________.
W: __________ __________ coffee did you __________ ______ the coffee
__________?
M: I put in __________ ________________.
W: That sounds __________. Did you __________ ______ __________ __________
______ __________?
M: Yes, I did.
W: I __________ you did ________________ right. But this coffee does
__________ __________. Did you use the water __________ the water
________________ in the __________?
M: No, I __________ water from the __________.
W: Oh, that’s the ________________. The __________ water in this
________________ is terrible.
Listening Test
W: When a __________ ________________ __________, don’t __________

__________. If you do, __________ ______ __________ ________________ before
________________ ______ ________________ the child. Then, tell the child
__________ the behavior is bad, and __________ __________ not to ______
______ __________. Or you can __________ the child ______ ________________ a
__________ or ________________. Some ________________ choose to
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________________ bad behavior. But __________ ignore bad behavior ______

the child is doing ________________ ________________.
M: It’s usually __________ ______ __________ when an ________________ has

________________ a __________. You can see paint __________ where there
________________ ______ paint, like on __________ ________________ or
__________ ________________. When you paint a room, __________ light
switches and wall trimming with __________ ________________ ______
__________ before you paint. Then, after the paint __________, __________ the
tape __________. __________ __________ just __________ a
______________________ painter did the __________.
UNIT 12. Stories

Listening Quiz
W: Did you __________ the __________?

M: Yeah, it was __________!
W: __________ is it __________?
M: It’s about a __________ who __________ ______ Africa __________ __________
________________. They are going to __________ __________ ________________
there, but the family has __________ __________ ______ ________________.
Then a __________ ________________, so they have to __________ the
________________, but their car ________________ __________ and . . . .
W: __________! Don’t tell me ________________. I don’t want you to __________
the ________________. I __________ ______ __________ the movie
________________.
M1: __________ did you do __________ ________________?

M2: I __________ ______ my ________________ __________ for a __________.
M1: Was it __________?
M2: Yeah. It was a ________________ party for his sister’s ________________.
His sister went to __________ with my friend’s parents. Before they
__________ __________, we all ________________ ______ the house. Then we
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__________ ________________ the ________________ in the ________________

__________, and when they ________________ ______ the door, we all
________________ __________ and ________________, “Surprise!” You
________________ __________ __________ the look on his ________________
__________!
W: __________ __________ ______ __________, there were __________

________________ __________. They __________ made a __________. __________
pig’s house __________ __________ ______ __________. ________________ pig’s
house was made of ________________. The __________ pig’s house was made
of ________________. A __________ came and __________ __________ the house
of grass and the house of sticks. __________ the wolf __________ __________
blow down the house made of stones.
W1: __________ you ever __________ when you were a __________?

W2: Yes, I __________ lost __________ in a __________ __________ when I was
__________ __________ __________ __________.
W1: __________ ________________?
W2: I was ________________ ______ some __________ in the toy
________________, and then I ________________ my ________________ was
__________ __________ ______. I didn’t know __________ she __________. I
________________ ________________ for her and __________ ______ the
________________ in the store __________ ______ ______. Then I started
________________. The worker __________ ______ ______ __________ __________
of the store and gave me some __________ so I __________ stop crying. Then
they __________ ______ ______________________ in the store, and my mother
__________ __________ ______.
W: __________ did you __________ your __________ ________________?

M: We were ________________ ______ ________________.
W: Do you ________________ the __________ day you __________?
M: __________ I do. It was the day I __________ __________ my __________
room. My roommate __________ ________________ before me, so he was
already ________________. He had __________ ______ __________
________________ all over the walls on his side of the room. They were all
posters from ________________ movies, so I thought he __________ ______ a
little ________________. But he ________________. I soon __________ __________
he was a nice guy, and __________ __________ friends __________ __________
__________.
W: Does he __________ __________ horror movies?
M: Oh, yeah. He __________ __________.
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Listening Test
M: ________________ our __________ ______ London, we ________________

between __________ to __________ ________________ every day! __________
__________ we __________ __________ of the ________________ in London.
______ ________________ day, we walked along the Thames River and
________________ Buckingham Palace. We also __________ ________________
one afternoon and then went to see a ________________ at the Palace
Theater. I __________ so __________ that day that I __________
________________ during the __________!
W: A __________ __________ a ________________, “Please help me! My

________________ thinks he’s a ________________!” The doctor __________ the
whole day ________________ ______ the man. Finally, the man was
__________. Two days later, the wife __________ __________. She told the
doctor, “Please help me! __________ my husband ________________ he is a
chicken __________.” “__________?” the doctor asked. The woman said,
“Because we really __________ __________ __________.”
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UNIT 1. First Meeting

Question 3 refers to the following dialog.

M1: Hi, Jack. __________ ______?

Question 4 refers to the following dialog.

W1: That bag __________ __________. Do you __________ __________

Question 5 refers to the following dialog.

W: This is a ________________ __________ for ________________.

Questions 6 and 7 refer to the following dialog.

W1: This is my __________ ________________, Beth.

W2: Yes, ______ ______.

Questions 8 and 9 refer to the following dialog.

W: I ________________ __________ __________ name.

Questions 17 through 19 refer to the following talk.

M: __________ __________ to welcome __________ ______ __________ to Kansas

Questions 20 through 22 refer to the following talk.

W: I __________ __________ to ________________ ________________ speaker,

UNIT 2. Family and Friends

Question 3 refers to the following dialog.

M1: Thanks for ________________ me ______ __________ the airport.

Question 4 refers to the following dialog.

W1: Where __________ __________ on ________________?

Questions 5 and 6 refer to the following dialog.

W: I think you ________________ __________ my friend.

Questions 7 and 8 refer to the following dialog.

M: How was your ______________________ ________________ party?

Question 9 refers to the following dialog.

W: My ________________ __________ ______ Vancouver.

Questions 17 through 19 refer to the following announcement.

W: Do you __________ ______ big ________________? Are you ________________

Questions 20 through 22 refer to the following advertisement.

M: I met Kevin ______ ________________ ________________. He looked like a

UNIT 3. Free Time

Question 3 refers to the following dialog.

W1: Look at __________ ______ __________ ________________ I found.

Question 4 refers to the following dialog.

W: Do you have __________ __________ this ________________?

Question 5 refers to the following dialog.

M1: What time do you __________ __________ __________ ________________?

Questions 6 and 7 refer to the following dialog.

Questions 8 and 9 refer to the following dialog.

________________ if you don’t __________ to __________.

Questions 17 through 19 refer to the following talk.

M: Do you like to __________ __________ ________________ or ________________?

Questions 20 through 22 refer to the following talk.

W: Certainly, a __________ ________________ ________________ like, “Do you

UNIT 4. Date and Time

Question 3 refers to the following dialog.

W: Do you want to __________ ________________ ________________?

Question 4 refers to the following dialog.

W: When is your ________________ ______________________?

Question 5 refers to the following dialog.

Questions 6 and 7 refer to the following dialog.

M: Do you know what time Steve’s __________ __________ ________________?

Questions 8 and 9 refer to the following dialog.

W: We are __________ __________ to meet in front of __________ __________

M: What if the __________ is sold out? Maybe we should meet a

Questions 17 through 19 refer to the following talk.

W: The ________________ ________________ have been __________ ______ the

Questions 20 through 22 refer to the following talk.

M: Yesterday I __________ ______ late because the ________________ ______

Question 3 refers to the following dialog.

M1: Hi, Jack. ____ ?

W1: That bag . Do you

W: This is a for __.

W1: This is my ______, Beth.

W2: Yes, .

W: I ____ name.

M: to welcome __ to Kansas

W: I to ________ speaker,

M1: Thanks for ____ me the airport.

W1: Where on ________?

W: I think you ______ my friend.

M: How was your ______ party?

W: My ________ Vancouver.

W: Do you big ? Are you ________

M: I met Kevin ______. He looked like a

W1: Look at ______ I found.

W: Do you have this ________?

M1: What time do you ______?

____ if you don’t to .

M: Do you like to or ________?

W: Certainly, a ______ like, “Do you

W: Do you want to ______?

W: When is your ______?

M: Do you know what time Steve’s ________?

W: We are to meet in front of

W: The ________ have been the

M: Yesterday I late because the __

W: I’m ______ to Mary Franklin.

M: Thank you ______ the Riverview Opera House. The

M1: Are we still ______ ?

M: Where can I the ______?

W: Where can I ________ and paper

M: So we should the ?

M: The to get there is ____.

W: The ______ is on the third floor. Take the

M1: Let’s after school.

W1: How did you do ______?

W: What do you __?

W: You’re . Why don’t you __ the

W: My ______ is taking a next

M: Why did I __? I guess

W: I go to school at in the morning so I can with

W1: Do you know __ Ping-Pong?

M: Before wrestling, sumo wrestlers the and stomp

W: Older ______ aren’t as as young . A

M1: Do you the of the __ who

W: I saw a woman at the supermarket who ________

W: Can you ____ the that you?

W: person ____

M: sure their quickly. But now

W: When ______ in a personal , it is

W: It’s too __ . Should we the

W1: I just the , __?

W: I the that the ____________ might

M2: I heard it was ____ , but I didn’t watch