SECTION 1

LISTENING COMPREHENSION

PART A
DIRECTIONS
In Part A, you will hear short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each
conversation, a third voice will ask a question about what was said. The question will be spoken
just one time. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible
answers and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard. Then,
on your answer sheet, find the number of the problem and mark your answer,

1. A. Mark is fond of rare meat

B. Mark is angry at the chef
C. Mark dislikes rare meat
D. Mark doesn’t want his meat cooked medium rare

2. A. The man doesn’t like skim milk

B. The milk has turned bad
C. The man’s check-cashing card has expired
D. The milk may turn sour if they don’t drink it within to next five days

3. A. He has other plans

B. He has a bad personality
C. He thinks it will be frightening
D. He doesn’t have enough time

4. A. It has been in her family a long time

B. It is a family disgrace
C. Her mother doesn’t like it
D. Her boyfriend gave it to her

5. A. It was cleaned
B. There was a large sale
C. The employees had to work very late
D. There was a robbery

6. A. She has good taste in clothes

B. Her choice is not suitable for the occasion
C. The skirt is pretty, but not the blouse
D. It is too elegant
7. A. Jack didn’t visit them
B. Jack will not visit them because it’s not on his way
C. They hope Jack will visit them
D. They are sure that Jack will visit them if he doesn’t run out of time

8. A. She’ll count the votes on the proposal

B. She’ll support the man’s proposal
C. She’ll make the proposal herself
D. She’ll back out of the proposal

9. A. At the jewelry store

B. From the purchaser
C. From a machine
D. Down the hall

10. A. It will rain later

B. It’s probably not going to rain
C. It’s raining now, but will probably stop
D. The rain has already stopped

11. A. The man should ask for advice

B. The man needs to make his own decision
C. The man should not but the house
D. The man should make an offer

12. A. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday

B. Saturday and Sunday
C. Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
D. Monday, Friday, and Saturday

13. A. It was hard for her to learn so much material

B. She learned the difficult extremes
C. She wasn’t able to materialize the difficulties
D. She found the material after a difficult search

14. A. He studied because it was a nice day

B. He didn’t study because it was a very nice day
C. He studied in spite of the beautiful weather
D. He likes to study when the weather is nice

15. A. She found a hard seat because the theater was dark
B. She couldn’t find a seat in the dark
 C. She couldn’t seat her friends
D. She had some difficulty finding a seat

16. A. After the class had begun, some of the brazen students entered the room
B. There were three dozen students in the class after it had begun
C. There were 24 students in the class after it had begun
D. The dozen people in the room were doubling as students

17. A. He expected the professor to contradict himself

B. He had expected the professor to cancel the class
C. He was contrary with the professor
D. He hadn’t expected the professor to cancel class, but he did

18. A. In a butcher shop

B. In a bakery
C. In a pharmacy
D. In an ice-cream shop

19. A. He won the trophy

B. He’s a minister
C. He sprained his ankle
D. He broke his arm

20. A. In the winter

B. In July
C. In September
D. In April

21. A. The speakers may cause Katie to be late

B. She will be here shortly
C. The speakers will probably be late if she doesn’t arrive soon
D. She probably forgot the appointment

22. A. Go to a party either Friday or Saturday night

B. Go to a party if the weather is good
C. Go to a party on both Friday and Saturday nights
D. Not go to a party because of the weather

23. A. Helen hates to eat fish

B. Helen often fishes with her husband, but she doesn’t like it
C. Helen hates her husband after he has been fishing
D. Helen likes to eat fish, but her husband likes to fish too much
24. A. Karl enjoys painting puzzles
B. Karl’s expression puzzled the woman
C. Karl was confused
D. Karl expressed the woman’s face in a puzzle

25. A. He must exhaust the runner

B. He was probably very tired after running
C. The rum made him sleepy
D. He must run after the thief

26. A. He can probably see her tomorrow afternoon

B. Tomorrow at noon she will see him
C. She may see him now, but she’ll be too busy tomorrow
D. He must pay his last bill if he wants to see her

27. A. Sally’s friends have very bad habits

B. Sally doesn’t have many friends because she is spiteful
C. Sally has many friends although she has bad habits
D. Bad people are avoided by Sally

28. A. The houses are too simple to cost so much

B. It is easy to pay for a nice house
C. They don’t have enough money for a new house because of the high prices
D. They can afford a new house now, but not next year

29. A. It should have closed yesterday, but it will close in two days
B. It closes two days from now
C. It closed two days ago
D. Registration for the class is late

30. A. She didn’t know that they had changed plans

B. Their change in plans didn’t affect her plans
C. She didn’t tell them when she changed plans
D. She didn’t know that they had changed the schedule of the planes

PART B

DIRECTIONS
In Part B, you will hear longer conversations. After each conversation, you will be
asked some questions. The conversations and questions will be spoken just one time.
 They will not be written out for you, so you will have to listen carefully in order to
understand and remember what the speaker says.
When you hear a question, read the four possible answers in your test book and
decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard. Then, on your
answer sheet, find the number of the problem and fill in the space that corresponds to the
letter of the answer you have chosen.

31. A. He’s lost his job as a chef

B. He can’t keep up with new trends
C. He hurt himself exercising
D. He is overweight

32. A. Limit fats and keep working out in the gym

B. Eat carbohydrates
C. Stop eating dessert
D. Do a breathing program

33. A. Eat yogurt

B. Read a good book
C. Snack on low-fat vegetables
D. Take long walks

34. A. Take home leftovers from a salad bar

B. Read books on dieting
C. Bring lunch from home
D. Skip lunch

35. A. Co-authors of a book

B. Librarian-researcher
C. Biographer-book buyer
D. Professor-student

36. A. France
B. Chile
C. Mexico
D. Spain

37. A. Painter C. Sociology professor

B. World traveler D. Writer

38. A. Chile
B. France
 C. Germany
D. Canada

PART C

DIRECTIONS
In Part C, you will hear several talks. After each talk, you will be asked some
questions. The talks and questions will be spoken just one time. They will not be written
out for you, so you will have to listen carefully in order to understand and remember
what the speaker says.
When you hear a question, read the four possible answers in your test book and
decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard. Then, on your
answer sheet, find the number of the problem and fill in the space that corresponds to the
letter of the answer you have chosen.

39. A. There was not much wind

B. There was no way of controlling them
C. It was hard to get off the ground
D. They were too heavy

40. A. Germany C. United States

B. France D. England

41. A. A French clockmaker

B. Von Zeppelin
C. A French count
D. Blimp

42. A. Germany
B. England
C. United States
D. France

43. A. The airships were used for wartime purposes

B. They were afraid because of the tragedy of the Hindenberg
C. The newer models were too small
D. They were difficult to control

44. A. Elephants C. Bears

B. Rabbits D. Tigers
45. A. Butterflies
B. Mice
C. Spiders
D. Turtles

46. A. Disease
B. Speed
C. Size
D. Fur

47. A. Beasts
B. Herbivorous
C. Carnivorous
D. Dinosaurs

48. A. 180 million years ago

B. 60 million years ago
C. 16 million years ago
D. 150 million years ago

49. A. By excavating sites

B. By reconstructing skeletons
C. By observing them closely
D. By living with them

50. A. Scientists have studied them for centuries

B. They were meat eating as well as plant eating
C. They wandered the earth for millions of years
D. They lived on land, in the sea, and in the sky