A c tu a l T e st 3 Script & Answer Key

¡ jp g (A) g (D)
a co 10. (b )
(A) They are greeting each other.
(B) They are leaving the office.
(C) Both men are rolling up their sleeves.
(D) They are both holding something.

5.

(A) The' man is looking down.

(8) The man is calling from a pay phone.
(C) The man is putting on a tie.
(D) The man is smiling at another person.
(A) People are standing near the street.
(B) The road has recently been paved.
(C) People are walking across the street.
(D) Cars are parked along the curb.

(A) She is peering through the microscope.

(B) She is wearing the eyewear.
(C) She is taking off her gloves.
(D) She is labeling a sample.
3.
(A) The ship is docked at the harbor.
(B) The cargo is being loaded onto the ship.
(C) The ship is taking goods overseas.
(D) The water is very calm.

(A) They are sitting next to each other.

(B) The documents are spread over the table.
(C) They are looking out the window.
(D) The floor is partially shaded.
(A) The woman is examining the menu.
(B) The man is serving food.
(C) They are holding forks.
(D) They are finishing their meals.
8. 12. When will you be making the presentation?
(A) In the conference hall, upstairs.
(B) As soon as the clients are seated.
(C) Around two weeks, apparently.

13. Who is going to the party tonight?

(A) At ten o’clock, I was told.
(A) He is laying pipes on the ground.
(B) It’s at the new restaurant.
(B) He is working with a hand tool.
(C) Well, we ail are.
(C) He is checking his hard hat.
(D) He is cutting the pipe into pieces. 14. Is there a post office nearby?
(A) Yes, in the next building.
9.
(B) No, not for another month.
(C) Sure, I’ll wait at the office.

15. Can I have a look at the sales report?

(A) Yes, at the sale last week.
(B) I’ll look in the directory.
(A) They are watering plants. (C) Of course. Here it is.
(B) The ground is covered with fallen leaves.
(C) Some of them are wearing shorts. 16. Do you think the cafeteria will be open so early?
(D) The trees have thick leaves. (A) Maybe not. Let’s try the coffee shop downstairs.
(B) I think we’re just in time.
10. (C) Until 9 p.m. on weekdays, I believe.

17. What did you think of the show?

(A) Quite wonderful, I must say.
(B) I showed it to you last week.
(C) Not for a while, I suppose.

(A) The tire has been replaced.

18. Where can I get a good pair of gloves?
(B) The car is damaged.
(A) I’ll search for them.
(C) The car is being towed away.
(B) At the store down the street.
(D) The car has been raised for repair.
(C) The white ones, please.

Part 2 19. Should I inform the manager about the new order?
(A) Not much, I agree.
■ Ü (B) Yes, as soon as possible.
11 (B) 12. (B) 13, (C) 14,; (A) 15. (C> 16 (A) 17 (A) 18. ® ) (C) This way, if you don’t mind.
1 ; (B) 20, (C) 21. (C) 22. H 2a (B) 24. (C) 25. (A) 26. (B)
20. Do you mind helping me with this form?
27, (B) 28. (A) 29. (C) 30. <C) 31. (B) 32 (A) 33. (B) 34. {A}
(A) By about noon, I’d say.
35. (A) 36. (B) 37. (C) 38. © ) 39. (A) 40. (B)
(B) I just had some, thank you.
(C) Not at all, I’d be glad to.
11. How was the conference?
(A) Not at all, it’s a pleasure. 21. Didn’t you visit the museum while you stayed in Sydney?
(B) Very interesting. You should’ve come. (A) Take a bus from that comer.
(C) I can hear you, go ahead. (B) Yes, he’s a good guide.
(C) No, I didn’t have any chance.

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22. Which is the best way to get to the new shopping mall? 32. Could you turn down the music please?
Hamilton Road or the highway? (A) Sorry, I’ll do that right away.
(A) Yes, the prices are quite reasonable. (B) Turn right, and go straight down.
(B) The traffic is terrible there. (C) You can borrow it, anytime.
(C) They’re both about the same.
33. Which sounds better, a concert or a movie?
23. How much is a ticket to Montreal? (A) That sounds like a great idea.
(A) Ten miles from the airport. (B) I haven’t seen a film for a while. Let’s do that.
(B) A hundred dollars one way. (C) It’s not certain whether he is coming.
(C) You can pay by card.
34. Mr. Pacillo called to ask about the status of the delivery.
24. Isn’t the Public Library open in the evening? (A) It went out 10 minutes ago.
(A) It’s a public performance. (B) Due to the wrong address.
(B) No, another day perhaps. (C) He called off the meeting for tomorrow.
(C) Yes, until 8 p.m.
35. Why did you put in the request for a transfer to London?
25. Who is responsible for the Lougheed account? (A) So I can live with my daughter.
(A) Mr. Bams is taking care of it. (B) You can transfer to Gray Line at the next stop.
(B) A savings account, please. (C) Because I couldn’t answer the question.
(C) Yes, he is in charge.
36. Aren’t the sales figures high enough for this quarter?
26. Will our supplies get delivered on time? (A) Yes, he’s the sales department head.
(A) A short while ago. (B) No, the numbers are less than what they should be.
(B) Let’s hope so. (C) In the salesroom.
(C) At the warehouse.
37. The boss asked us to attend the all-staff meeting tomorrow,
27. We’re going to be very late for the meeting. right?
(A) They just left, I think. (A) Yes, the meeting needs to be rescheduled.
(B) Perhaps we should inform the clients. (B) Actually, we are understaffed.
(C) I know where to get faster delivery. (C) Yes, but I won’t be able to make it because of the trip to
LA
28. Do you know our office address or should I tell you again?
38. Why don’t I confirm the meeting with Mr. Mackay?
(A) I have it here.
(A) I have to give a presentation today.
(B) Actually, the office is very spacious.
(B) Thanks, that would be helpful.
(C) Sorry, I haven’t told him yet.
(C) After lunch time, please.
29. What’s the easiest way to get to the bank?
39. Would you prefer to pay your bill in installments or a yearly
(A) Exactly, there’s no other way out.
basis?
(B) Yes, I’ll get them right away.
(A) I’ll pay it all right away.
(C) Through the park at the end of the street.
(B) You should install the program first.
30. Haven’t you told Matthew about the change? (C) The bill is overdue.
(A) He spoke about it.
40. I have to take the training course next week.
(B) Yes, I’ll tell everyone.
(A) It leaves at 10 at the platform A.
(C) Don’t worry, I already told him yesterday.
(B) So do I.
31. We are close to the art gallery, aren’t we? (C) No, it will be held at the Marriot Hotel.
(A) It is closed now.
(B) No, it’s two blocks away.
(C) Take Bus #201.

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41, (C) 42 (C) 43. (A) 44 (B) 45. (D) 46 (C) 47. (D) 48. (B)
49. (A) 50. (B) 51 (C) 52. (C) 53. (A) 54. (D) 55: (A) 56. (A) |
57. KJ 5 a ® 59. (A) 60 (B) 61 (D) 62. (A) 63 (C) 64. (D)
65. (D) 66/ (A) 67. (B) 68. (B) 69. (C) 70. (D)
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| W: Hi, there. Is this where Mr. Martin’s speech on Chinese
business culture is taking place?
M: Yes, but I’m afraid they’ve already started.
W: Oh, I see. I guess I had a slow start today. What’s
happening next door?
M: Ms. Pillai will be talking about environmentally friendly
initiatives in the workplace, and then there will be a
short question and answer session. They should be
done in time for lunch. There are still a few seats left if
you’d like to go in.
[44-46]
V: Hello, may I speak to Mr. Blake in Shipping, please?
A: I’m afraid Mr. Bfake is on a business trip until the first.
V: Well, it’s very urgent that I speak with him. It’s about the
order that was supposed to arrive on Thursday. Is there
anything you can do?
I: I’ll put you through to Mr. Blake’s assistant manager,
Ms. Medline. She is handling ail of his clients until he
returns. If it’s an emergency, she can contact him
directly on his cell phone. Please hold just a moment.
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M; Hi, Phyllis. It’s great to see you! Where should I put my
coat?
W: Welcome, Joel. You can just throw it on the bed in the
guest bedroom with all the rest. What’s in the bag?
M: Oh, I brought some blocks and puzzles for the kids.
They were my son’s favorites when he was little.
W: You didn’t have to do that. But I’m sure that they’ll love
them. They’re always so bored when I have co-workers
over. Thank you.
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W: I’m here to apply for a credit card. I expect to travel a Id
this year and a card will be useful.
M: Certainly. Please fill in this application. We need a few
details for our records.
W: I already have an account with you. I’m sure you can
verify all the details straight away.
M: I’ll do that. We should be able to send you the card
within the next 5 working days.
[53-55]
W; You’ll never believe what happened to me today. I got
my phone bill for this month, and it’s over $100! The
worst part is, I didn’t make all of the calls. There’s a
bunch of extra long distance calls.
M: That’s unusual. Did you remember to pay your last bill?
W: Yes, I always pay on time. And the only time I make long
distance calls is to speak to my sister in America. I’m on
the Internet a lot, but that’s a flat rate every month.
M: You should call the service provider today and see if
they can sort out the problem. They can probably
remove those charges from your bill.
[56-58]
W: Paul, did you place that order for Mr. Tremblay? We
want to get his office set up as soon as possible.
M: Yes. I managed to find all of the desk equipment with
our usual supplier, but for some of the special pens and
the calendar he wanted, I had to call the other place.
W: I’m afraid it’s going to be too expensive to do two small
orders. The company that has the pens and the
calendar should have all of the desk equipment, too.
See if you can cancel the first order, and buy everything
from one place. If the order is big enough, they should
give us free shipping.
M: Okay, I’ll call them as soon as possible and sort that out.
They usually don’t ship them right away anyway.
[59-61]
W: Have you decided what you’re doing for your summer
vacation, Mark?
M: Well, Liz and I would like to go to Italy together, but the
prices that our travel agent has given us are way out of
our budget. It’s probably because it’s the busy season.
 W: W ell have you thought about trying one of those last- W: So that would put us in at about one, I guess.

minute deals? If you don’t care about flying first-class, just got in from New York on the 8 a m . flig ht I’m gone

sometimes flights are cheaper when you book late. You to be giving lectures on international development a t

might want to try a search on the Internet. There are Oxford for a year.

also discounts with some companies if you order online. M: I think you’ll enjoy yourself there. I graduated from

M: Thanks, I’ll give that a try. I hope it works out. I don’t Oxford myself years ago. I’m on my way back for a

want to be stuck at home! business meeting.

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W: Brian, can I talk to you? I need you to get that data to

me by 11 o’clock tomorrow.
71. (D) 72. (B) 73. (C) 74. (D) 75. (C) 76, (A) f g jg g g (B)
M: I thought you didn’t need it until five. I have a
conference call at 9:30 that I can’t cancel.
79. (B) 80. (A) 81. (A) 8 2 (J 86. (D)
87. <C) 88. (B) 8 9 , (A) 90. (B) 9 t. (B) 9 2 (A) 93. (D) 94. (A)
W: Well, my dinner meeting with the clients was
95. <B) 96. (D) 97. (C) 98. (B) 99 ,(A ) K X X B )
rescheduled to a lunch meeting at noon, and I need time
to review everything before I go. I’ve asked Jason to
give you a hand.
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late tonight.
Vinay, this is Nisha I have your reimbursement form and
receipts for the business dinner you paid for last week. The
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amount on your form is $175.55, but the receipts' total is
$157.25. Have you written the wrong amount on the form?
W: ABC Computers, this is Lara. How may I help you Or have you forgotten to include one of your receipts?
today? Please call and let me know, so that the accounts can
M: Hi, Lara, my name is David Jones, and I’m wondering if process your request for reimbursement. I’m available on
you could tell me the name of the manager in charge of Extension 09 till 5 p.m. Thanks.
the human resources department in your L.A. office. I
sent them my resume recently, and I’d just like to see if
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they received it.
W: Our personnel manager there is Ms. Lori Garcia, but I
should warn you that she prefers not to take calls about We at The Charter Bar are sad to announce that we will be

job postings. She will contact you if she wishes to closing our doors for two weeks in order to do some

schedule an interview. However, if you are concerned renovations to our air conditioning unit. We hope to have

that your application has been lost, I can give you the the unit in proper working order when we reopen on June
number of her receptionist. 21. As a result, we are also informing our patrons that we
M: Oh, thank you. I wasn’t aware that phone calls were will be canceling an upcoming concert on June 15 with the
discouraged. If the receptionist wouldn’t mind speaking Texas Trio. There is no possibility of the band rescheduling
to me, that would be great. Could I have that number? the show so refunds will be available at The Charter Bar or
| at points of purchase. However, we are pleased to
| announce that the June 16 concert featuring, The Brazil
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Boffo Band will go ahead as scheduled but will now take
place at the Cariingview Castle. The Cariingview Castle is
W: Excuse me. Do you know how many stops we have until located just two blocks north of The Charter Bar across the
we reach Oxford? street from Unger’s Video Shop. If you have any questions,
M: Just three more stops. We left London at 10:00 so it will
please phone us at 932-1532. We thank you and look
take about 45 minutes before we pull into the train forward to seeing you on June 21.
station. Just enough time to have a bite of lunch.
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Hello, friends! I’m Tex Fritzwater and I’m the owner of | than a mile away! The pipes there on the hillside were part
Fritzwater Limousine Rentals. My wife Wendy and I would | of an efficient water supply system that carried water from
like to thank all of you for using our fabulous limousines I the lake below to the fort’s residents. We’ll now see a
over the last 20 years, and we look forward to serving you | special show that relates some of the major events that
for the next 20 years. We would like to tell you of a special | occurred here.
offer Fritzwater Limousine Rentals is offering for a limited
time. With high school graduations on the horizon, we
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know you will want your teenagers going to their high
school prom in style in one of our limousines. We can offer
Hello, my name is Mike Schlichter and I will be your MC for
an eight-hour limousine rental for the low price of $300,
the evening. Our first guest speaker this evening was bom
beginning at 6 p.m. and concluding at 2 a.m. We can also
and raised here in Cannington Village. He was bom here in
provide the same service for six hours for $250. If you take
1967 and opened his first store in 1988 on Leatheriee
advantage of this special sale, we will also offer a free
Boulevard. Since then, his Omnicraft, Incorporated, has
return trip to Lewis Mallard Airport the next time you need
grown continuously and now has stores in five countries:
to fly somewhere. Just call Fritzwater Limousine Rentals
Canada, Korea, Japan, Argentina, and France. He became
two weeks in advance, and we will pick you up and take
a millionaire in 1995 and has become a best-selling author
you back totally free. So call Fritzwater Limousine Rentals
and motivational speaker. He is also the proud co-owner of
now to take advantage of this fantastic offer. Call our sales
the Cannington Canes of the Western Baseball League. Yet
agent Sherman Falong or me personally today. Our number
with all of these accolades and achievements, he is still
is 842-3685.
proud to call Cannington Valley home. Ladies and
gentlemen, would you please welcome Mr. Robert
[80-82] Crownwald.

Dogs have often been referred to as a man’s best friend.

[89-91]
But medical studies are now proving that dogs often
improve and extend the quality of people’s lives. A recent
Hello. My name is Ariel Johnson, and I’m the information
study conducted by the Association For Human And
technology specialist here at Overton Finance. I realize that
Animal Relations says that people who own at least one
some of you are not familiar with the new computer
dog have an 80% chance of living beyond 75 years of age.
program we have installed on your computers, so I will
Those who do not own a dog were found to have only a
demonstrate how easy and simple the Lifemail program is.
63% chance of living beyond 75 years of age. Dog owners !
The director, Laine Montross, has used the program and is
also have a lower stress or anxiety level than non-dog
very excited about how efficient it is. Our vice-president
owners. Dog owners are also considered more outgoing
Maureen Donaldson has said it is twice as better as our old
and more physically active than those who do not own a
finance text program. I will show you first how to compose
dog. The results come from a study involving 2,000 men
and send e-mail, and then how to send attachments and
over the age of 55. The study will appear in next month’s
files. Finally, I will show you how to access the company’s
issue of Dog Discoveries Magazine.
database from your own computer. Lifemail is famous for
being the only banking-related program in the world
[83-85] immune to computer viruses. The seminar should only take
about two hours so let’s get started.
Hello, my name is Jennifer White, and I will be your tour
guide here at this 13th-century fort. If you have any
questions or comments, please feel free to ask me and I
will be more than happy to answer. We are now at the
famous gateway leading to the fort. This leads to the grand
pavilion at the top that served as a royal court. Clap your
hands under the dome here and people can hear you more

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[92-94]

This is Vanessa Garbo with the traffic report All of the cars presentation that summarizes different technological

on the three major freeways are moving swiftly this advances such as the telephone, fax machine, and of

morning, as today is Thanksgiving holiday. On the western course mobile phones. My lecture will also feature some

side of the city, traffic on the Donner Freeway and the video clips taken from a brief interview I had with Hermann

Oppenheim Expressway is very light. On the eastern side of Muntz, one of the best known technology experts in the

the city, cars on the Beaumont Overpass are moving world. While this lecture deals with technology like mobile

without any problems. Downtown, there seems to be a phones, I would be very grateful if the audience could turn
off their mobile phones during the lecture. I hope that I will
traffic jam on the comer of Bishop and Montgomery.
It appears there has been a minor traffic accident with no not bore you with too many details. However, I think it is

serious injuries. Elsewhere near Servo Street and Dante important to provide a backdrop of the past in order to

Avenue, a small pickup truck has flipped over and has explain current technologies.

caused one eastbound lane to be closed. Finally, the small

group of 14 ducks we reported on earlier this morning has
crossed French Lane safely. Two cars stopped for two
minutes to allow the animals a safe crossing. For Chicago
This Morning, I’m traffic reporter Vanessa Garbo.
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101. (C) 102. (D) 103. (A) 104. (C) 105. (B) 106. (D) 107. (C)
[95-97] 108. (D) 109. (D) 110. (D) 111. (B) 112. (D) 113. (B) 114. (B)
115. (D) 116. (A) 117. (B) 11& (A) 119. (C) 120. (C) 121. (C)
The Town of Skibble is proud to be on the leading edge of 122. (D) 123. (B) 124. (D) 125. (D) 126. (C) 127. (B) 128. (B)
improving the city’s beauty and quality of life for its 129. (A) 130. (D) 131. (D) 13a (B) 133. (C) 134. (B) 135. (D)
residents. We love to keep our town free of litter and our 136. (C) 137. (B) 138. (C) 139. (D) 140. (C)
streets as clean as possible. As a result, we have decided
to implement a new recycling policy. Starting on May 1, we
will begin delivering a blue plastic recycling box and an
orange plastic recycling box to homes for people to use.
The blue recycling box will hold various items that were
previously thrown in your regular garbage bag. The items
that should now be placed in the blue box are the 141. (C) 142. (B) 143. (O 144. (B) 145. (C) 146. (C) 147. (D)
following: newspaper, paper, magazines, books, and -1 4 8 (C) 149 (B) 150. (B) 151. (0 152 (D)>
cardboard. The orange recycling box will be used for
heavier objects made of metal and glass. Items that should
now be placed in the orange box are the following: glass
bottles, pop cans, beer cans, beer bottles, tin foil, plastic
bags, and tin cans. Both boxes will be picked up every
Wednesday, the same day as your regular garbage is
picked up. We hope this recycling program will ensure 153. (C) 154.(C) 155. (D) 156. (C) 157. (B) 158. (D) 159. ¡ j
Skibble remains a beautiful, scenic town. 160. (A) 161. (B) 162. (C) 163. (B) 164 (B) 165- (B) 166. (C)
167 (A) 168. (C) 169. (C) 170 (D) 171. (D) 172. (C) 173. (C)
174. (C) 175.. (B) 176. (B) 177 (0) 178. (A) 179. (B) 180. (D)
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181. (D) 182. (C) 183 (B) 184. (A) 185 (D) 186. (D) 187. (B)
188. (B) 189. (A) 190, <D) 191. (A) 192. (B) 193. (D) 194. (A)
Good morning. My name is Jocelyn Romwell, and I will be
195. (B) 196. (B) 197. (A) 198. (A) 199. (B) 200. (A)
presenting this lecture as part of the Steinway Historical
Society Lecture Series here at the Margo Yellowfoot
Theater. Today I will be talking about the role of technology
throughout history, particularly since 1950 until the present
day. I will begin my 75-minute lecture with a short slide

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