AMERICAN LANGUAGE COURSE PLACEMENT TEST

Form 10R

PART I - LISTENING

Directions for questions 1-25. You wi11 hear questions on the test tape.
Se1ect the one correct answer a, b, c, or d and mark your answer sheet.
DO NOT WRITE ON THE TEST BOOKLET.

1. a. a p1ant 9. a. 1eave it
b. a car b. get on it
c. a horse c. inspect it
d. a bui1ding d, buy it

2. a. Yes, he won't. 10. a. movement

b. No, she won't. b, motor
c. No, he won't. c. station
d. Yes, she won't. d, moment

3. a. a box 11. a. fix them

b. a beverage b. supp1y them
c. a liquid c. forward them
d. a container d. further them

4. a. a doctor 12. a. to move around

b. a trader b. to move in
c. a swinnner c. to move over
d. a 1aborer d. to move forward

5. a. an engine 13. a. Can you put oi1 on it?

b. an automobi1e b. Can you take it apart?
c. an airp1ane c. Can you put it together?
d. a train d. Can you make it work?

6. a. a book cover 14. a. What is the thinking of the

b. a tab1e cover peop1e?
c. a window cover b .. What is the advice for the
d. a fan cover pilots?
c. What is the price of onions?
7. a. give d. What is the private reaction?
b. demand
c. borrow 15. a. Are you getting sick of it?
d. bend b. Are you getting tired of it?
c. Areyou getting accustomed
8. a. strange music to it?
b. a knock on the door d. Are you getting some use
c. bright lights of it?
d. a low-f1ying jet
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16. a. When did you turn over? 21. a. He has a perfect score.
b .When did you return? b. He has a meda1.
c. When did you fa11 back? c. He behaves we11.
d. When did you catçh up? d. He has been a bad boy.

17. a. Which shirt did she 1ift? 22. a. He carries a bago

b. Which shirt did she have? b. He carries a sack.
c. Which shirt did she c. He has a 1ight load.
choose? d. He has many responsibi1ities.
d. Which shirt did she
reject? 23. a. He was considered a person
with ski11.
18. a. Do you want to wear it to b. He was considered an average
seehow it fits? fe11ow.
b. Do you want to buy it on c. He was considered a person
tria1? with no skill.
c. Do you want to se11 it? d. He was considered a man
d. Do you want to put it without any experience.
away?
24. a. a story
19. a. Have you been insu1ted? b. a rock
b. Have you been se1ected? c. a storm
c. Have you been served? d. a ba11
d. Have you been p1aced?
25. a. break the door by hitting it
20. a. Can you go from the right? b. make a noise by hitting the
b. Can you go 1ater? door
c. Can you go to the right? c. throw a stone at the door
d. Can you go immediate1y? d. 1ean on the door

Directions for questions 26-50. You wi11 now hear statements on the test
tape. Se1ect the one correct answer a, b, c, or d and mark your answer
sheet.

26. a. The condition is good. 28. a. He signed the reporto

b. The circumstances are b. He changed the reporto
exce11ent. c. He copied the reporto
c. The circumstances are d. He typed the reporto
poor.
d. lhe solution is not very 29. a. The path ro11s.
good. b. The path winds.
c. The path skips.
27. a. They teach sports. d. The path dips.
b. They study sports.
c. They take part in sports. 30. a. He somewhat 1iked the visits.
d. They watch movies of b. He enjoyed the visits.
sports. c. He feared the visits.
d. He refused the visits.
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31. a. She said, "ls it too 37. a. lt should be wasted.

expensive?" b. It should be expanded.
b. She said, "ls it C. It should be limited.
satisfactory?" d. It should be dropped.
c. She said, "Do you dislike
it?" 38. a. John forgot the key to the
d. She said, "ls this your lock.
suit?" b. John resisted the lock on
the door.
32. a. He will read it. C. John locked the door quickly.
b. He will say it again. d. John closed the lock on the
c. He will reason with you. door.
d. He will appeal it.
39. a. He must repeat very fast.
33. a. He thought that the city b. He must talk very fast.
was on the map. C. He must respond very fast.
b. He surrounded the city d. He must relieve very fast.
on the map.
c. He colored the city on 40. a. He joined them.
the map. b. He weighed them.
d. He found the city on the C. He corrected them.
map. d. He separated them.

34. a. She thought about getting 41. a. He knows how to inspect it.
a raise in pay. b. He knows how to fix it.
b. She got a raise in pay. C. He knows how to open it.
c. She asked for a raise d. He knows how to run it.
in pay.
d. She considered a raise 42. a. He has discussed that parto
in pay. b. He has closed that parto
C. He has overlooked that parto
35. a. They do not mix. d. He has omitted that parto
b. They do not boil.
c. They do not absorb. 43. a. lt was not properly operated.
d. They do not melt. b. It was not properly finished.
C. lt was not considered in good
36. a. She labeled the sheets af flying condition.
paper. d. lt was not kept in good flying
b. She cut the sheets of condition.
paper.
c. She joined the sheets of 44. a. She is smalL
paper. b. She is large.
d. She stamped the sheets C. She has big feet.
of paper. d. She talks a lot.
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45. a. They were not clear. 48. a. It was not worth much.
b. They were hard. b. It was not very expensive.
C. They were not correct. C. It cost more than it was
d. They were easy. worth.
d. It cost a lot.
46. a. He was strong.
b. He was sick. 49. a. The pay was more than usual.
c. He was lazy. b. The pay was less than usual.
d. He was weak. C. There was little pay.
d. There was some pay.
47. a. It had no lights.
b. It was a grass runway. 50. a. It does not change.
C. There was water on it. b. It changes.
d. There were birds on it. C. It is inconsistent.
d. It is variable.

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. He spoke poorly. 55. a. Frequently, it was a bomber.

b. He spoke slowly. b. Finally, it was a bomber.
C. He spoke carefully. C. Formerly, it was a bomber.
d. He spoke fast. d. Now, it is a "bomber.

52. a. Ris English is poor. 56. a. He finally arrived.

b. He is not understood. b. His arrival was satisfactory.
C. His English structure C. He arrived immediately.
is very complexo d. He would arrive later.
d. His writing is easily
understandable. 57. a. They would have worked if
asked.
53. a. He seldom goes. b. The work was toa difficult.
b. He goes often. C. They did not want to work.
C. He never goes. d. They had finished the work.
d. He goes frequently.
58. a. Yes, I should.
54. a. It has been running now b . Yes, I wi ll.
and then. C. Yes, I would.
b. It has been running on d. Yes, I do.
and off.
c. It"has been running 59. a. The order was expensive.
without stopping. b. The instrument was expensive.
d. It has been running C. The small vise was expensive.
slowly. d. The little job was expensive.
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60. a. There were many traffic

policemen on the streets.
b. There were many pedestrians.
c. There were many cars on the
streets.
d. The streets seemed empty.

TH1S 1S THE END OF THE L1STEN1NG PART OF THE TEST.

PART II - READ1NG

Directions for questions 61-100. Choose the one correct answer a, b, c,

or d and mark your answer sheet. DO NOTWR1TE ON THE TEST BOOKLET.

61. Now and then we have school parties.

a. We have them regularly.
b. We have them occasionally.
c. We have them often.
d. We have them frequently.

62. The conversation was cut off twice.

a. It began twice.
b. It was interrupted twice.
c. 1t was changed twice.
d. It decreased twice.

63. He left the country for good.

a. He was coming back.
b. He would visit a good country.
c. He was not happy with his trip.
d. He was not going to return.

64. The nurse looked at the wound very carefully.

a. She examined it.
b. She put something over it.
c. She admired it.
d. She washed it carefully.

65. He wanted to slip out before the end of the meeting.

a. He wanted to omit part of the meeting.
b. He wanted to deliver something before the meeting.
c. He wanted to discover a new elemento
d. He wanted to leave.

66. He was competely worn out after giving the talk.

a. He was full of energy.
b. He was warned.
c. He was bored.
d. He was exhausted.
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67. Betty had to figure out the answer to the problem.

a. She had to deceive it.
b. She had to solve it.
c. She had to test it.
d. She had to forget it.

68. In spite of the bad weather, the pilots kept on flying last night.
a. They refused to fly.
b , They stopped flying.
c. They continued flying.
d. They avoided flying.

69. The radf,o is toa laudo Please turn it down.

a. Decrease the volume.
b. Put the radio down.
c. Increase the volume.
d. Stop the radio.

70. We had plenty of food for everybody in the group.

a. We had little food.
b. We had enough food.
c. We had scarcely any food.
d. We had hardly enough food.

71. He said to her, "I want to become a famous person."

a. She wants to become a famous person.
b. She wants him to become a famous person.
c. He told her about a famous person.
d. He wants to become a famous person.

72. Having completed the assignment, Virginia went home.

a. The assignment was hard, so Virginia went home.
b. The assignment was not for Virginia, so she forgot about it.
c. She remembered the assignment after she got home.
d. She went home after she completed the àssignment.

73. After 'finishing the examination, we went to the s~imming pool and
had a good time.
a. We finished our examination after the swim.
b. We had a good time dtiring our examination.
c. We went swimming after we finished the examination.
d. We swam and then took the examination.

74. Everybody be ab Le to dance.

a. have
b. ought to
c. could had
d. ought
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75. The target by the arrow.

a. hit
b. hits
c. was hit
d. was hitting

76. He sroke him about flying.

a. about
b. by
c. at
d. to

77. She has been shopping a Long time.

a. for
----
b, during
c. since
d. from

78. It rained a great deaI the summer season.

a. by
----
b. during
c. while
d. on

79. There is no one

a. among
--~- us who could te11 the difference.

b. upward
c. for
d. from

80. You need to study your mission may carry you to any part oj
the world.
----
a. unless
b. where
c. till
d. because

81. He didn't check this page ____ as the last page.

a. thorough
b. as thoroughly
c. more thorough
d. thoroughly

A month ago, I
82.
a. am coming
---- here.
b . will come
c. shall come
d. came
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83. We a picnic tomorrow.

a. have had
b. will have
c. had
d. did have

84. The pilot the instruments now.

a. is checking
b. have checked
c. was checking
d. checked

85. r a test when he came Ln .

a. was taking
b. will take
c. take
d. am taking

86. rf r the questions, I will answer them.

a. understood
b. understand
c. have understood
d. had understood

87. Will you me a favor?

a. state
b. say
c. tell
d. do

88. We are a good time.

a. had
b. will have
c. having
d. have

89. We a good time last night.

a. had
b. has
c. have
d. having

90. Please alI the windows.

a. opening
b. opens
c. open
d. opened
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91. He a long time ago.

a. left
b. leave
c. leaving
d. has left

92. Did he the invitation?

a. accepting
b. accept
c. accepted
d. accepts

93. My roommate is a jet now.

a. flew
b. fly
c. flown
d. flying

94. He a walk in,the country.

a. take
b. df d :
c. made
d. took

95. They the dishes off the table.

a. have taken
b. has taken
c. been taken
d. taken

96. Why don't you wait until she ?

a. come
b. comes
c. came
d. coming

97. I am going some shaving lotion.

a. buying
b. bought
c. to buy
d. buys

98. We from Tom that the repair work was excellent.

a. to hear
b, hears
c. heard
d. hearing
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99. He interesting stories.

a. tel1s
b. tell
c. says
d. telling

100. He hit the knob so hard it _______ his 1itt1e finger open.
a. had split
b. split
c, splits
d. will split

TH1S 1S THE END OF THE TEST.

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