AUDIO SCRIPT &

ANSWER KEYS
Kode Soal ETS-0505
 Listening
Comprehension Script

Part A

1. (man) Do you know when the next train is? I need to be at the museum (Finars) by 10:30.
(woman) Actually there is a shuttle bus at 10 that takes you directly there and it's only a 25-
minute ride.
(narrator) What does the woman imply?

2. (man) It was such a great weekend. I saw two really good movies and play. What did you
do?
(woman) Well, you were supposed to doing...studying. Did you forget we have an exam
today?
(narrator) What does the woman mean?

3. (woman) So, what do they suppose to be building over there? Another gym?
(man) Isn't there where the new library's going?
(narrator) What are the speakers talking about?

4. (woman) Do you mind if I use your computer to write the history paper? Mine's out for
repairs.
(man) Sorry, but I am in the middle of typing something and it's gonna to be a while. You
know, the computer lab is still open.
(narrator) What does the man imply the woman should do?

5. (man) Hi, Gina, that's a really cool watch. Where did you get it?
(woman) Well, my sister works at the jewelry store right off campus.
(narrator) What does the woman imply?

6. (woman) Do you think the classes are gonna to be cancelled because of the snow storm?
(man) I sure hope so. It says on the radio that roads are treacherous. Why don't you check
with the administration office?
(narrator) What does the man suggest the woman do?

7. (man) So, what is Gloria these days? It's like she is disappeared.
(woman) She obviously hasn't been to the library for a while.
(narrator) What can be inferred about Gloria?

8. (woman) I don't what you did to this computer, but it keeps giving me these error messages.
(man) Oh, sorry. I was playing around with it before you came in. Let me take a look at it.
(narrator) What will the man do?

9. (man) Chicken or fish? I know they are both good here but I just can't make up my mind.
(woman) Come on. We haven't got all night.
(narrator) What does the woman mean?

10. (woman) Oh, no. I just remembered. I was supposed to give Tom his CD back when I see
him in class today. But I left it sitting on the kitchen table.
(man) I don't think it is any big deal. I am sure he can do without it until our next class.
(narrator) What does the man imply about the woman?
11.(woman) I am starting to lose my voice, which usually is about to catch a cold. Do you think
I should go to the clinic and have my throat looked at?
(man) As sooner as possible, especially since we have four exams next week in German
class.
(narrator) What does the man suggest the woman do?

12. (man) Are you sure you want to rent that apartment? It's the first one you saw.
(woman) You are right. I shouldn't be so hasty. It wouldn't hurt to check out a few more.
(narrator) What will the woman probably do?

13. (woman) Wow, you are really tall. Are you on the basketball team?
(man) I may be tall, but that doesn't mean I am ever good as a player.
(narrator) What does the man imply?

14. (man) Which suit do you think I should buy, the red or the green one?
(woman) Well, didn't you already buy a red one last week? A little variety would be good.
(narrator) What does the woman imply the man should do?

15. (man) I was surprised to hear that you accepted the job offer from the bank. Are you sure
you like working there?
(woman) I just thought I give it a try. If I don't like it, I can quit anytime.
(narrator) What can be inferred from the conversation?

16. (man) I am having a party tonight. Can you make it?

(woman) I'd love to but my aunt's here only one day and I promised her to take her to the
play.
(narrator) What will the woman probably do?

17. (man) How are you gonna to pay for the classes next year? Did you apply for financial
aid?
(woman) Well, I am working at the bookstore and doing some tutoring. That should be
enough, don't you think?
(narrator) What can be inferred about the woman?

18. (woman) Excuse me, I didn't order this cake.

(man) It comes with your dinner, madam.
(narrator) What does the man say about the cake?

19. (woman) You know something. I can't wait to go home for summer break. My hometown is so
small that everybody knows you.
(man) Yeah. But everybody knows your business too and talks about it all the time.
(narrator) What does the man mean?

20. (woman) You did a great job, coordinating the student volunteers for the campus open house
field. I hope we can count on you again.
(man) I am glad things work up, but this is it for me. It is too time consuming.
(narrator) What does the man mean?

21. (woman) What time should Peter be here to meet us?

(man) As soon as phycology class was finished. I hope he didn't forget.
(narrator) What can be inferred about Peter?
22. (man) I miss the meeting about on campus job opening this afternoon. Were you there?
(woman) I don't have time for a job this semester but my roommate went and I can get you
copies of the form you need from her.
(narrator) What does the woman mean?

23. (woman) One thing I definitely recommend: make sure you get enough sleep the night before
your presentation. Trust me. It would make difference.
(man) I don't know, professor. That won't be sasy. Probably I will lie awake like I were
rehearsing my talk.
(narrator) What does the man mean?

24. (woman) Do you think we could have a say in pop musical our theatre group will be
presenting next year?
(man) I doubt it. I heard the director say she don't really pick one out.
(narrator) What does the man mean?

25. (woman) Hey, Jane. I hear you are looking for an apartment closer to work.
(man) Yes. I am sick and tired of spending so much time in my car.
(narrator) What does the man imply?

26. (woman) I've got a great news. Ben's going to be senior class president next year.
(man) They've had the elections already?
(narrator) What had the man assumed?

27. (woman) Someone said we really should go to that guest lecture tomorrow.
(man) Well, it wasn't me. I couldn't care less about astronomy.
(narrator) What does the man mean?

28. (man) Trust me. You don't want to go to that movie. It is not nearly as good as the review
said.
(woman) I don't care. I need a break from studying and it is the only thing showing that I I've
already seen.
(narrator) What does the woman mean?

29. (woman) If this dry weather keeps up, we're going to be constricted again on how we use
water this summer.
(man) Unless we really start doing something about it now.
(narrator) What does the man mean?

30. (woman) Hey, Mike. I heard that you were revising the instructor's menu for the computer
class. Is there any way I could get a copy of the new version?
(man) Well, I am still working on it. So for right now everyone should just use the one
they have.
(narrator) What does the man imply?
Part B

Question 31-33, Listen to a conversation between two friends

(woman) Hey, Andy. Looks like you were here early.

(man) Yeah. Class doesn't start in ten more minutes, so I put up another one reading.
(woman) What is it?
(man) It is called Sister Carrie. It is about a woman named Carrie who leaves your country
home to be living in Chicago and New York.
(woman) Oh, I've studied theatre of Dreiser. His work is a little depressing, but I like him,
even though his characters always get in trouble. He treats some with sympathy.
How do you like Sister Carrie?
(man) It's not what I expected. On the back covering says the book created a lot of
controversy when it was first published in 1900. It even says the publish was
dropped from the market after only 500 copies were sold. But I don't see why.
(woman) Well. The novel might not be shocking by our standard but it sure created a
disturbance then. Think about what Carrie does. She leaves yore country home and
gets call-up and some personal scandals in the city. Now most of the other authors
of that time would punish the character to provide a moral lesson, but Dreiser has
Carrie become a successful actor at the end.
(man) Wow, that puts the story in a different perspective. (...) Dreiser must have been
discouraged when the publish took off from the market.
(woman) He sure ws. He started writing fictions for a while and did work as a journalist then
an editor.
(man) Well, how did the book become recognized?
(woman) Some British reviewers praised the novel and then another publisher released it in
1907. Eventually people recognized the novel for its realism and Dreiser went on to
write other successful works.

31. What is the conversation mainly about?

32. According to the woman, how is Sister Carrie different from other novels at that time?
33. How did Sister Carrie eventually gain recognition?

Question34-38 Listen to part of the discussion in a linguistics class

(man) Before we began today's topic, I'd like to review the phases of child language
acquisition that we went over yesterday. Who'd like to summarize first? Yes, Lisa.
(woman) Well, first of all, you said that new borns only make rudimentary vocalizations
because the voice box isn't in position for speech yet. But that at about three month
of age baby starts to utter the first sounds that resemble language sounds. The
sounds of consonants like "k" and "g".
(man) That's right. And after this stage come the meaning of symlobols, a consonant
followed by a vowel. For example, the "dada" sound. And the next stage comes a
real breakthrough. Can you tell us about that, Lisa.
(woman) Well, between six months and one year of age, babies begin to associate sounds
with meaning. So, when you say "dog", they know you're referring to the four-leg
animal that is their house pet. At this stage they start to build a vocabulary. And in a
matter of month they are learning ten to twenty new words a day. This vocabulary
growth continues until elder lessons.
(man) Right. and is it amazing that by the time children are two or three years old they are
stringing sentences together? Certainly no one would dispute that children had a
 dramatic capacity for learning language, what linguists are trying to determine is
how this language acquisition takes place.

34. What is the class mainly discussing?

35. Why does the student mention the sound "k" and "g"?
36. According to the student, why are the news born not able to make language like sounds?
37. According to the discussion, when the vocabulary growth first starts to increase dramatically?
38. According to the discussion, what do the linguists still not know?

Part C
Question 39-41
Listen to a talk from a Canadian history class

How did the native communities of the southeastern in Canada convey information to
one another? In general, they used courier who memories or messages. Among some
peoples, the Iroquois and the Algonquins for example, massagers also used to code
based on strings of beads. The beads were called "wanpen" and the color of the beads
signify the message. For instance, white beads were used for news of peace, prosperity,
or good will. Purple beads meant war, disaster, or death. The couriers also carried
messages for early European explorers and missionaries. One Jewish missionary
described in history (..s) how a courier memorized 20 different detailed turns actions
delivered them to and then returned with exact what price to each. He had travelled
800 miles round trip. Sometimes the messages were written, not oral and will be passed
from one courier to another. When one massager arrived the edge of his tribe's
territory, he would sell the letter to the next massager, usually at the profit. If the letter
passed through many hands before reaching the receiving end, the final bill could be
very expensive.

39. What is the main topic of the talk?

40. What would cause a letter expensive to receive?
41. What event would probably be symbolled by a purple wanpen bead?

Question 42-46
Listen to a talk at the campus bird-watchers' club

We've talked before about using special plantings, water, and feeders to attract birds
to your garden. This afternoon I'd like to tell you about a less well known way to attract
birds. It's by putting out eggshells. Many birds eagerly consume them. Perhaps it is a
mass of replacing culch and lost by females and (), though I have seen males eat the
shells too. Anyway, I have had at least eight different species of birds come to eat the
eggshells. Here is how it's done. You should save your eggshells in Winston man
water, then cook them lightly on the baking pan in the oven; set at a low temperature
until they are dry but not brown. This stylizes them and makes them brittle. You can
() them into bite sides to pieces and spread them on the ground a rock or a bird seater.
You may find them so popular you want to go to your favorite restaurant to ask for
more eggshells.

42. What is the talk mainly about?

43. Why are the birds attracted to eggshells?
44. How are the eggshells prepared?
45. How does the preparation process affect the shells?
46. What can be inferred about the woman?
Question 47-50
Listen to part of a talk in the geology class

Last week when we talked about landslides, we looked at what causes these huge
masses of earth to move down the natural incline such as a mountainside or slope with
such destructive force. Now when these landslides occur in populated areas, what can
humans do to avoid or minimize damage? Basically there are three things that can be
done. The first thing is to simply avoid construction in the areas where landslides are
likely to happen. Typically when a side on the slope is chosen for new construction, it
is important that a geological survey of the area be conducted. The survey will reveal
unsafe conditions such as too little vegetation or soil that would absorb water too
easily, conditions that might lead to a landslide say during periods of heavy rains. The
second thing is to build in a way that doesn't make stable slopes unstable. For example,
natural vegetation, like grass, is needed to keep soil firmly in place. This vegetation
should not be entirely removed since without the grass the soil would loosen up and
this could result in a landslide. The third thing is to design good water drainage to
ensure that the water naturally runs down the slope and doesn't build up in the soil.
This kind of water buildup on the slope is one of the most frequent causes of landslides.
Water buildup can easily result during long periods of heavy rain and sometimes the
cause is part of the construction itself such as a stonewall that blocks the water from
draining off the slope.

47. What does the professor mainly discuss?

48. According to the professor, why is it important to perform geological surveys?
49. What does the professor say about vegetation on the slope?
50. According to the professor, what might cause a buildup on the slope?
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LISTENING STRUCTURE READING

1 A 26 D 1 B 21 C 1 A 26 C
2 D 27 A 2 A 22 D 2 D 27 A
3 A 28 D 3 D 23 B 3 C 28 D
4 B 29 C 4 B 24 D 4 B 29 D
5 A 30 C 5 C 25 C 5 D 30 B
6 A 31 C 6 A 26 A 6 D 31 A
7 B 32 D 7 C 27 D 7 D 32 C
8 A 33 A 8 B 28 B 8 C 33 C
9 B 34 C 9 C 29 D 9 D 34 B
10 B 35 C 10 D 30 B 10 D 35 A
11 B 36 A 11 A 31 D 11 B 36 A
12 C 37 D 12 C 32 A 12 D 37 B
13 D 38 B 13 A 33 C 13 C 38 D
14 B 39 B 14 C 34 D 14 D 39 D
15 C 40 C 15 C 35 B 15 A 40 D
16 D 41 D 16 D 36 D 16 A 41 B
17 C 42 C 17 C 37 A 17 C 42 C
18 B 43 B 18 D 38 D 18 C 43 D
19 A 44 D 19 B 39 B 19 A 44 A
20 D 45 A 20 D 40 D 20 B 45 B
21 C 46 C 21 D 46 C
22 B 47 A 22 C 47 C
23 A 48 B 23 B 48 B
24 B 49 B 24 D 49 D
25 C 50 D 25 B 50 C