AMERICAN LANGUAGE COURSE PLACEMENT TEST FORM 64 PART I - LISTENING Directions for items 1-56. You will hear statements or questions on the tape. Select the best answer and mark your answer sheet a, b, ¢, or d. DO NOT WRITE ON THE TEST BOOKLET. 1. a) a tree 8. a) We can have a picnic b) a book® even if it rains. ¢) a wall b) We can have a picnic d) a coat if the bus comes. c) We can have a picnic 2. a) She'll need a hammer if the day is nice b) She'll need sonee a) We can have a picnic sugar, if the food comes ¢) She'll need a ticket. @) She'll need some 9. a) Tt will start at 3@ nickel o'clock b) It will be over at 3 3. a) The humidity will be o'clock high c) Jt will close at 3 b) The wind will die o'clock down. a) It will continue at 3 c) The weather will o'clock. become hot. d) The weather will 10. a) David was too little @ become cold. @ b) David was too slow c) David was too tall 4. a) lazy e a) David was too fast b) efficient c) musical 11. a) It's the oldest a) friendly street. b) It's the principal@ a) none of the cime@ street. b) some of the time c) It's the prettiest ¢) most of the cime street d) all of the time d} It's the next street 6. a) They are alike.@ 12. a) Yes, it will go up b) They are nearby. about 10 degrees. @ c) They are mine. b) Yes, it will be colder a) They are too early than yesterday ©) Yes, it will be 7. a) a thermometer discussed again b) a ruler tomorrow. ) a generator® d) Yes, it will drop a) a light bulb below zero.ALCPT FORM 64 a3 14 15 16 17. 19 20. a) b} ©) a) a) b) <) a) a) b) ©) a) a) b} ©) I'm looking for a sale tomorrow. It looks pretty nice.@ It was a bad accident. The woman died last night exposure to exposure to exposure to exposure to the the the the sand sea surf sun, e Visibility was very poor. e It was a nice day. The pilot needed goggles The pilot was in good shape. He'll fix the car. He'll repair the car He'll examine the car@ We'll buy the car foreign languages political systems important dates basic substancese drink standing up order a drink finish his drinkg fill the glass He left the hotel. He checked the hotel officially. He cashed a check in the hotel He arrived and registered in thee hotel. not to not to not to nat to smoke enter® stop talk 22 23 24a. 28. 26. 27. 28. qt a) b) c) d) We lived alone in the house. He talked about the house. Re built the house @ He bought the house. He is He is He is He is not. not. not. not tall. handsome . strong.@ intelligent she she She She was was was was uncomfortable .@ afraid. happy - sorry. Her watch doesn't show the right time Her time is off five minutes. Her watch stops a few times each day Her watch keeps correct time. e He was He was He was He was angry. busy@ sleepy sick Her Her Her Her mind is disturbed @ leg is broken. heart is weak. fever is elevated The tank is full. The tank needs to be moved. The tank smells bad. The tank has a hole in it. @ good. looks tastes smell® soundsALCPT FORM 64 29. 3a. a1. 32 33. 34. 36 a7. 38. a) b) ©) a) a) b) °) qd) a) b) c) a) a) b) e) a) a) b) ro) a) a) b) c) a) a) b) ce) a) a) b) c) a) a) b) ce) d) a) bi ©) d) in a small city @ in a large city at a country motel at a roadside park pay them watch them @ help them direct them if it has many parts if it uses much gas if it makes much noise if it runs at aly happy generous pleased angry get sick play games understan® perform to take things out to keep things fresh to make things noticeable to hold things together @ He bought He bought He bought He bought shoes medicine. clothes. food. @ It was It was Tt was Tt was short. interesting. boring. long @ It went out of control. It stopped runninge It turned over. It failed to stop. He put it away. He doubled it over@ He cleaned it up. He read it again. 39. 40. 41. 42 a3 4a, a) b) ce) a b) ec) a) a) b) <) a a) b) ©) a) a) b) c) a) a) b) ce) a) There were many people who voted Most people voted@ againgt it. Many people did not vote. Most people voted for it. They checked their machines. They completed their assignment. Yhey failed in their mission. They returned with their bombs. To meet peacefully is@ an important right People have no right to assemble peacefully. Peaceful assembly is rarely guaranteed. There are no real important rights. I did his work.@ I bought medicine for him I looked after him. T wrote to him It was destroyed Tt did a lot of damage. e Tt was carefully built. It made a lot of noise. It's r It's It's convenient . interesting. modern. big eALCET FORM 64 45. 46. a7. 4g. 49 50 a) b) c) a) a) b) ©) a) b) <) a) a) b) ec) ay a) c) a) a) b) co) a) The company has a few s.. people working for it. The company has a large number of @ employees. The company couldn't employ many people. The company employs exactly one hundred 82. people. It was balanced Tt was new. It was unbalanced @ 53. It was stable It was loose It was easy It was broken. 54 It was hard. He has all of it now. He has more than I have now. 55. He has as much as le have now He has less than I have now. Examine it carefully. Mail it on a routine basis. Get it out in a hurry.@ Check to see if it is 56. all there. The school was open to @ all. The school was very expensive The school wae closed for six years. The school was six years old. a) b) a) He can't work at all. He can't do any lifting He can't do any sitting. He can't work at night. It is it is re is it is expensive. rare. plentiful. @ black. re re It It was was was was hard to see. hard to hold.g black. asleep. He He He He was was was was regretful. helpful. grateful.@ resentful. The accident happened under a bridge. The accident can be » forgotten. The accident was your fault. water caused the accident on the bridge There was a high score There was a large crowd. There was a fight.@ There was an important ceremony.ALCPT FORM 64 Directions for items 57-66. persons giving information. your answer sheet a, b, c, 57. sa. 59. 60. 61. THIS a) b) ce} a a) b) ©) a a) b) ) a) a) b) ec) a) a) b) e) a Is Golf is the most difficult sport for him. Golf is the sport he » likes the most. Golf is the sport he is least interested in. Golf is the sport he practices the most. poor average incomplete very good Y good » one that's long one that she thinks is true one that she has heard before one that's not very old not very a car a dog aman the door that they washed @ their shirts that they removed their shirts that they arranged their shirts that they recovered their shirts 62. 63 64. 6S. 66 a) b) c) a) a) b> ©) a a) b) ce) a a) b) ce) a) a) b) e) oO) You will hear conversations or Select the best answer and mark or d. Some people get it after one year. He can apply for it after one year. He'll learn about it after one year Everybody gets it after one year. He knows Sally can come. He thinks Sally cang come He hopes Sally can come. He doubts Sally can come. It was too shore. © He used too many long words. It was very interesting. He made too many errors. early in the morning® about noon late in the afternoon about midnight look for the children take the children away look after the children e watch for the children THE END OF THE LISTENING PART OF. THE TEST.ALCPT FORM 64 PART Directions for items 67-100 your answer sheet a, b, c, or d. DO NOT WRITE ON THE TEST BOOKLET 67. 1 go to the movies if T had some money : fl a) had , b) would@® ' as c) have . ‘ d) am . voor Met = Uke t ue 68. Their teacher gave a lot of homework. a) they b) theme c) we da) our 69. It was spring he moved to San Antonio. a) where b) when® ©) what a) why 79. He said he was going to take a bath. a) He's going to walk. b) He's going to sleep. c) He's going to eat d) He's going to wash.e 71. He put his bags under his bed after he unpacked them. a) laundry b) suitcasese ¢) shirts a) shoes 72. Soldiers are trained for combat, even when there is no If - READING Select the best answer and mark a). time b) army ©) signal d) wagALCPT FORM 64 73. 74. 7. 76. 27. 78. The man is in critical condition a) backward b) criminal c) selected a) serious { think I will eat salad. a) any b) few c) many a) some The electrical system furnishes the electric power for the machine a) The machine furnishes power to the electrical aystem b) Electric power is furnished by the electrical system.@ ¢) The electrical system is powered by the machine. d) The machine of the electrical system is powerful. John danced with Mary the party. a) to b) ate c) in d@) with I still remember the place I first saw you. a) when b) which c) there d) where e The upper parts of the atmosphere are not completely empty. From the sun comes a constant stream of charged particles, traveling at tremendous speeds. when they collide with air molecules, some of their energy is released in the form of light known as an aurora. - According to this paragraph, an aurora is caused by a) light from the sun meeting the earth's atmosphere at an angle b) particles from the sun colliding with air molecules@ ¢) the attraction of air molecules by the earth's magnetic field @) the sun pulling air molecules away from the earth's magnetic fieldALCET FORM 64 79. 80. an. 82. 83. 84. Learning a second language requires a great deal of determination and effort. A person must concentrate on the material. ‘The learner must immerse himselE. According to this paragraph, a) it is easy to learn a second language b) a person need only listen to learn a second language ¢) second language learning demands hard work @ a) occasional studying results in second language learning We made good time traveling because the on the highway was light. a) congestion b) control ¢) direction d) traffic e Miss Garcia did the job properly. a) with the wrong tools b) in the right way@ c) with some other people d) in a short time I'd like to go to the air show next week, but I can't make it a) I'm going to the air show. b) IT don't care about the air show. c) I want to go, but i'm yoing to be busy.@ d) ‘The air show took place last week. After the 15-minute aural examination, the students will take the 20-minute written Lest. a) ‘the aural exam requires 20 minutes. b) The written test takes 15 minutes. c) The written test follows the aural test .© d) The aural exam follows the written test The workers were packing the fruit into boxes. a) for drying b) dries c) dried @ a) which driesALCPT FORM 64 85 86. 88. ag. Don't light a match. The gasoline fumes explode. a) ought to b) will @ c) have to a) must What flowers are you in your garden? a) fertilized b) fertilizes ©) fertilizing @ d) fertilize The helicopter was forced an emergency landing. a) made b) making c) make 4) to make @ This piece of wire must be insulated. a) cooled b) cut c) covered @ a) soldered The entrance was narrow. It was a) not high b) loose ¢} not w a) crowded cf @ The soldiers fought sunset. a) in b) in spite of ¢) by means of a) until eALCPT FORM 64 g1. 92 93. 94. 9s. 96. Volcanoes, with all their fire and smoke, are some of the earth's greatest builders New islands have been made by volcanoes erupting. On the other hand, some island volcanoes have blown their tops off and the islands have disappeared. One such island disappeared, then reappeared in 1913, and Finally in 1949, after an explosion, vanished again According to this paragraph, a) new islands are made by volcanic eruptions @ b) volcanoes made all the islands <) volcanic eruptions occur every year d) an island appeared in 1949 You should go on sick call right away. You should a) go to the right b) go at once @ ¢) walk straight @) run away Gow an Nn The deer the fence to get into the vegetable garden. a) arranged to ~#-,) . b) stood up pt c) leaped over @ i> @) climbed into Our teacher didn't come so we _ to go home. a) told b) tell c) were tola @ d) were telling When did you last hear your mother-in-law? a) by b) from @ c) concerning @) until T may if I get behind a) not catch up be able to b) be not able to catch up c) not be able to catch up @ @) be able to not catch up 10ALCPT FORM 64 97. The windshield wipers are not working properly. a) b) ¢) a) eae They do not wipe the windshield.@ The windshield wipers do not clean the dashboard They do not work the generator The windshield doesn't have wipers. 98. Carol: Didn't that used car you looked at have bad tires? Melina: them a) b) ©) a 99. All the food here is good, but I've always been part. the Crab Alfredo. a) b) c) a) Yes, but it was such a good deal that T bought it because of in regard to in spite of@ in addition to to ality sal@ icle -ible 100. There was no evidence that Carl had committed the crime. a) b) ce) a) THIS Is tangible@ pungent generic successive THE END OF THE TEST. aL