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American Language Course Placement Test Form 9r
American Language Course Placement Test Form 9r
PART I - LISTENING
Directions for questions 1-25. You will hear questions on the test
tape. Select the one correct answer a, b, c, or d and mark your
answer sheet. DO NOT WRITE ON THE TEST BOOKLET.
1. a. three
9. a. to give an order
b. sixty
b. to answer a question
c. sixteen
c. to complete a statement
d. six
d. to explain a statement
2. a. a sheep
b. a chip
b. It stayed intact.
c. a ship
d. a jeep
d. It went to pieces.
3. a. a good heater
b. Saluted
quickly.
c. good mileage
c. Gave
d. a good driver
d. Gave
a perfect salute.
two salutes.
4. a. examine it
was raining hard.
b. turn it off
12. a. It
c. The
d. It
d. at home
6. a. add more
b. in the cafeteria
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17. a.
b.
21. a. hail
It got cooler.
c.
b. a solid
c. snow
the same.
d.
d. a liquid
The fall season arrived.
22. a. water
18. a.
b. space
small load.
b.
c. traffic
d. forest
load.
c.
d.
23. a. He is handsome.
b. He is arrested.
c. He is overweight.
19. a.
d. He is fortunate.
identification?
b.
c.
c. the shortest
you?
d. the last
d.
money?
20. a.
inaccurate
c. a physicist
b.
confusing
d. a supervisor
c.
strict
d.
easy
I can go to town.
I must go to town.
c.
d.
27. a.
d.
28. a.
b.
I ought to go to town.
I may go to town.
c. Start it.
d. Point it out.
It is a liquid.
b.
b. It can rain.
c.
It is a fuel.
c. It will rain.
d. It ought to rain.
He was afraid.
He was nervous.
c.
He was relaxed.
d.
He was unhappy.
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32. a.
He seems to be angry.
40. a.
outside.
b.
He's angry.
c.
He likes to be angry.
cold.
d.
He isn't angry.
33. a.
He examined it'.
b.
Henry wants to go
41. a.
c.
d.
other
34. a.
each other.
They haven't seen each
b.
c.
d.
42. a.
35. a.
b.
c. Allow me to get my
c.
d.
43.
a.
kind
every day.
36. a.
b.
food.
c. He likes many
page.
d.
foods.
d.
book.
pie.
37. a.
John wants to go
and
immediately.
b.
coffee.
c.
d.
coffee.
d. The waitress gave John
menu.
38. a.
b.
I joined in September.
I joined in December.
c.
45.
their
a.
I joined before
graduation.
rooms.
b.
having
d.
service.
dinner.
dinner.
c. They study before
d.
a.
expensive.
b.
are cheaper.
less
c.
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47. a.
49. a.
John's friend is
the bank.
b.
to drive.
went there.
d.
learned
to drive.
go to the bank.
d.
driving
lessons.
48. a.
return address.
b.
c.
return address.
d.
minutes
b. She arrived
Mr. Jones.
c.
package.
d.
Jones.
Directions for questions 51-60. You will now hear dialogs on the
test tape.
Select the one correct answer a, b, c, or d and mark your answer
sheet.
51. a.
54. a.
She wanted to go to
b.
c.
She wanted to go to
car.
c.
airport.
is brand new.
d.
request.
a.
b.
c.
this week.
52. a.
home.
the briefing.
d.
New York.
a.
door.
the end
He will finish by
the week.
b.
He won't finish by
of the week.
53. a.
c.
He must finish by
plane.
b.
the week.
d.
train.
He might finish by
of the week.
c.
use.
d.
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57. a. The student starts class
provide
59. a.
at 0730.
b.
class.
c.
until later.
everybody.
d.
to
downtown.
58. a.
the concert.
cannot
until next
month.
b. Bill cannot be
if he wants it.
c. Bill should take the
a radio.
d.
won't be
transistor radios.
next month.
65. Upon retiring from the service, Captain Jones was hired by
an aircraft company.
a. kept
b. flown
c. discharged
d. employed
66. The meeting terminated at four o'clock.
a. was postponed
b . was half-way over
c. got started
d. came to an end
67. He looked the engine over thoroughly.
a. completely
b. along .time ago
c. hurriedly
d. carelessly
68.
Tomorrow's weather will determine whether we are to go or
stay.
a. postpone
b . apply
c. be disregarded
d. be the deciding factor
69. He tried to put out the fire, but it got out of hand.
a. became uncontrollable
b. was put out
c . left his hand
d. became smaller
70. you ever studied algebra?
a. Do
b. Have
c. Has
d. Did
71. This is a good car;
better.
a. by
b . at
c. on
d. to
72. The book on the table is
a. us
b. them
c. ours
d. their
It was
a. solved
b. unsolved
c. given to someone
d. lost
87. Water ishydrogen and oxygen.
a. combined with
b. made to
c. composed of
d. evaporated,
88. Mr. Smith always carries his raincoat if the weatherman
rain.
a. predicted
b. had predicted
c. predicts
d. predicting
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a. received
b. to receive
c. have received
d. were received
92. That regulation on trainingyet.
a. not change
b. was not changing
c. has not been changed
d. hasn't change
93. The secretary said, "Would you like to see any particular
person?"
The visitor replied, "Yes, "
a. all of them
b. Captain Burke
c. I will talk to anyone
d. I'm not particular
94. In note taking, a person is always
a. writing the main points
b. carrying messages from one place to another
c. completing short sentences
d. taking orders over the telephone
95.
In one kind of code, each number represents a letter of the
alphabet.
In other words,
a. every number precedes a letter
b. each number looks like a letter
c. every number is an alphabet
d. each number stands for a letter
96.
Sgt. Smith said, "When I finish the report, I will pass it
on to
Sgt. Brown." Sgt. Brown
a. received the report from Sgt. Smith
b. will receive the report from Sgt. Smith
c. will not receive the report from Sgt. Smith
d. will write his own report
97.
When the child ran in front of the moving taxi, the, driver
stopped
the car instantly. He stopped the taxi
a. cautiously
b . slightly
c. abruptly
d. unevenly
98. John stirred his cup of coffee. He.his coffee.
a. mixed
b. heated
c. poured
d. tasted
99. The mechanic spilled the oil on the motor. He
a. put the oil in the motor
b . spread the oil carefully
c. removed the oil from the motor
d. accidentlly poured the oil in the wrong place
100. My watch functions properly. It is.
a. out of order
b . in good shape
c. worn out
d. not working
THIS IS THE END OF THE TEST.