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AMERICAN LANGUAGE COURSE PLACEMENT TEST

FORM 6 9

PART I - LISTENING
Directions for items 1-56. You will hear statements or
questions. Select the best answer and mark your answer sheet,
a, b, c, or d. DO NOT WRITE ON THE TEST BOOKLET.

1. a) new 9. a) She cleans the floor.

b) yellow b) She answers the
c) fast telephone.
d) small c) She types all the
letters.
2. a) a place to pu his car d) She handles the. money.
b) a place to live
c) a place to work 10. a) The road was very bad.
d) a place to eep his b) The road was very wet.
supplies' c) The car was going
'. uphill.
3. a) shopping d) The car was going too
b) hunting fast.
c) thinking
d) skiing 11. a) They left the
classroom.
4. a) Get it again. b) They were out of
b) Repair it immediately. paper.
c) Answer it if you can. c) They became excited.
d) Pay it as soon as you d) They looked out the
can. window.

5. a) the long ones 12. a) in the store on the

b) the correct ones corner
c) the usual ones b) the day before
d) the revised ones yesterday
c) to use in the game
6. a) She wanted to leave.' today
b) She wanted to rest. d) for $8.00 plus tax
c) She wanted to wash.
d) She wanted to walk. 13. a) He makes the machines.
b) He c.ontrols the
7. a) darkness machines.
b) time c) He oils the machines.
c) batteries d) He sells the machines.
d) vitamins
14. a) how old it is
g. ~) He left them where he b) where it is
works. c) what it is made up of
b) Hele'ft them where he d) when it will happen
sleeps.
c) He left them where he
eats.
d) He left them where he -<!Io
dresses.

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15. a) He mayor may not 24. a) It isn't 8:30 yet.

come. b) It is past 8:30.
b) He can't come. c) This clock says 8
c) He doesn't want to o'clock.
come. d) The time is 8:30
d) He definitely will sharp.
come.
25. a) He didn't hide the
16. a) a salad shoe.
b) a bar of soap b) He cried.
c) a candle c) He got sick.
d) a comb d) He didn't tell the
truth. 11

17. a) quick responses

.. b) two movements 26. a) We must sit at a
c) eyeglasses special table.
d) a good automobile b) We can't have a table.
c) We can sit at any
18. a) foreign languages , table. .

b) political systems d) We can't sit at a

c) important dates reserved table.
d) basic substances
27. a) She has already seen
19. a) his hearing him.
b) his vision b) She has a
c) his taste prescription.
d) his feeling c) She is still waiting.
d) She is already well.
20. a) It digests food.
b) It pumps blood. 28. Ralph is in
c) It cools the body.
d) It protects the spine. a) movies
b) debt
21. a) to watch the children c) class
b) to find the children d) transit
c) to help the children "

d) to feed the children 29. a) just as we were

leaving
22. a) I was asked to test b) before we left
them. c) just after we left
b) I was asked to command d) some time after we
them. left
c) I was asked to teach
them. 30. a) because they are new
d) I was asked to watch b) because they fit well
them. c) because they are cheap
d) because they look nice
, 23. a) They will sit.
b) They will fight. 31. a) talks about it
c) They will talk. b) writes on it
d) They will slip. c) depends on it
d) doesn't use it

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32. a) Yes, she sent it. 40. a) They checked their

b) Yes, she wrote it. machines.
c) Yes, she has it now. b) They completed their
d) Yes, she didn't assignment.
remember. c) They failed in their
mission.
33. a) happy d) They retur~ed with
b) generous their bombs.
c) pleased
d) angry 41. a) To meet peacefully is
an important right.
34. a) after finishing the b) People have no right
job to assemble'
b) at once peacefully..
c) whenever you can c) Peaceful assembly is
d) an hour later rarely guaranteed.
d) There are no real
35. a) It became longer. important rights.
b) It became hotter.
c) It became smaller. 42. a) He did not want to do
d) It became stronger. anything.
b) He did whatever he
36. a) washed the sheets and felt like doing.
blankets c) He did not know what
b) put the sheets and to do.
blankets on the bed d) He did what he was ;11

c) built our own beds, supposed to do.

d) piled the sheets and'
blankets on the bed 43. a) It's convenient,
b) It's interesting.
37. a) They were transferred. c) It's modern.
b) They were changed. d) It's big.
c) They were protected.
d) They were preserved- 44. a) It was bending.
b) It was loosening.
38. a) He intends to go to . c) It was strainlng.
the concert. d) It was leaking.
b) He does not expect to
go to the concert. 45. a) You must find your new I

c) He does not like lessons.

concerts. b) You must study some
d) He expects to plan a more. I

concert. c) You may stop studying. I

d) The class is over. .j

39. a) The wind is high.

b) The air is damp. 46. a) the way it moved ,~
c) The clouds are high. around
d) The atmo~phere is dry. b) the way it changed
color
c) the way it got bigger
d) the way it found food

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47. a) He shook the watch 52. a) You should remove it

with his hand. immediately.
b) He examined it b) You should not cancel
care'fully. it.
c') He took a quick look c) You should put it
at it. away.
d) He set the hands to d) You should do it
the correct time. without delay.

48. a) because of her remark 53. a) They didn't

b) because of her understand.
appearance b) They couldn't hear
c) because of her memory well.
d) because of her c) They knew what she
influence said.
d) They lost something.
49. a) Another branch has
been added. 54. a) The accident happened
b) -The school is not under a bridge.
interested in another b) The accident c?n be
branch, forgotten.
c) Sooner or later c) The accident was your
another branch will be fault.
added. d) Water caused the
d) Another branch will accident on the
never be added to the bridge.
school.
55. The programming is
50. a) Sleet fell during the
storm. a) baffling
b) It snowed all day. b) manageable
c) Heavy rains fell all c) user-friendly
day. d) obsolete
d) There was a light
rain. 56. She was walking

51. a) £e doesn't make much a) on the highway

money. b) in the forest
b) He doesn't have much c) in the desert
time. d) on the beach
c) He doesn't make much
progress.
d} He doesn't. have much
education.

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Directions for items 57-66. You will hear conversations or

persons giving information. Select the best answer and mark
your answer sheet, a, b, c, or d.

57. a) He is sick. 63. a) repeated it over and.

b) He feels happy. over
c) He is rich. b) made it easier to
d) He feels good. understand
c) made sure the major
58. a) He is a businessman. could hear it
b) He is a teacher. d) wrote it down several
c) He is a military man. times
d) He is a farmer.
64. a) if th~ snake would
59. a) furniture help her
b) potatoes b) if the snake would
c) medicine hurt her
d) a suit c) if the snake was
edible
60. a) paints houses d) if the snake was alive
b) builds houses
c) sells houses 65. a) He ate some badly
d) designs houses prepared food.
b) He stayed outside in
61. a) He's going to throw it the rain.
away. c) He drank too much at
b) He's going to make the dinner.
dog eat it. d) He lifted a very heavy
c) He's going to cover object.
the dog with it.
d) He's going to give the 66. a) She thought the ending
dog a shot. was good.
b) She thought the ending
62. a) a very long test was obvious.
b) a very difficult test c) She thought the ending
c) a test on mathematics was sudden.
d) a test made up of d) She thought the endipg
several parts was sad.

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PART II - READING

Directions for items 67-100. Select the best answer and mark
your answer sheet, a, 13, c, or d. DO NOT WRITE ON THE TEST
BOOKLET.

67. Do you ever eat in a restaurant?

a) No, I eat in a restaurant never.

b) No, I never eat in a restaurant.
c) N6,-never I e~t in a restaurant.
d) No, in a restaurant I eat never.

68. I see the girl. Jake also.

a') see it
b) sees her
c) saw him
d. seen me

69. Select the correct sentence.

a) In the garbage disposal don't put your hand.

b) Don't put your hand in the garbage disposal.
c) Disposal don't put your hand in the garbage.
d) Don't YQur hand in the garbage"disposal put.

70: She bought a of stockings.

a) two
'b) foot
c) deck
d) pair

71. Manufacturing is usually done

a) ~on a farm
b) in a factory
c) in the forest
d) in the home

72. Cotton is the principal product of this state.

a) secondary
b) main
c) unpopular
d) cheap

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73. Karen asked the clerk, "How much is thi's item?" She wanted
to know

a) the price
b) the condition
c) the way out
d) the kind

74. Adam wasn't able to go with us.

a) He couldn't go.
b) He didn't want to go.
c) He wasn't ready to go.
d) He wasn't supposed to go.

75. We should the museum on the base.

a) visiting
h) visit
c) visited
d) to visit

76. All his money by a thief last night.

a) has stolen
b) stole -

c) was stolen
d) had stolen

77. is prohibited within the school zone.

a) Sped
b) To speeding
c) Speeding
d) Speeds'

78. In English, a word may have several different meanings; for

example, the word "precipitation." Any form of wat_er or ice
which falls on the earth is precipitation. Rain is a common
example of one form. Snow, sleet, and hail are examples of
the frozen forms of precipitation.

According to this paragraph,

a) rain and snow are the same form of precipitation

b) precipitation may fall in different forms
c) rain falls in many different places
d) precipitation has only one form

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79. Anna told her husband to watch the children. She told him

a) that he should watch the children

b) that she would watch the children
c) that she saw him watch the children
d) that they would both watch the children

80. Mr. Brown said the weather is normal for this time. of year.
The weather is

a) as usual
b) very fine
c) dry
d) stormy

81. Sleet and snow are weather hazards. The term "hazards"
refers to

a) signs
b) pressures
c) advantages
d) dangers

82. The mechanic adlusted the brakes.

a) reset
b) removed
c) lubricated
d) Gleaned

83. The driver violated the

a) steep curve
b) car parts
c) fuel line "
d) safety rules

ff4. We'll write him as soon as we when we're going.

a)wlll know
b) should know
c) know
d) knew

85. He may fail the course if he study.

a) doesn't
b) shouldn't
c) didn't
d) wouldn't

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86. perfect rice can be difficult for many.

a) Made
b) Makes
c) To make
d) Is making

87. , the meeting went well.

a) Provided
b) In case of
c) In spite of
d) Overall

88. My head is bare.

a) large
b) not covered
c) small
d) cold

89. The instructor was amazed at the students' progress.

a) happy
b) relieved
c) surprised
d) suspicious

90. What do we call the degree of hotness or coldness measured

on a scale?

a) thermometer
b) barometer
c) energy
d) temperature

91. The general is now, but he can see you tomorrow at

0900.

a) unavailable
b) free
c) unoccupied
d) present

92. I told Henry to stick to it. I told him to

a) use more glue

b) get another job
c) keep trying
d) put it on a plate

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93. The things I bought added upoto $17.50.

a) amounted to
b) afforded to
c) arrived at
d) averaged from
94. I'm in buying a new raincoat.

a) interested
b) interesting
c) being interesting
d) been interested

95. According to their records, Mr. Henley on five times

by the end of the year.

a) will have been operated

b) is going to operate
c) can operate
d) is being operated

96. When did you last hear your mother-in-law?

a) by
b) from
c) concerning
d) until

97. Mr. Wilson is a very dependable young man. When he tells

you that he will do something for you, you can always
him to do it.

a) cross up
b) count on,
c) depend in
d) count to

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98. In an era of increasing emphasis on the role of global

military air power, it became necessary to increase the
distances airplanes could travel. The propeller-driven
airplane with its slow speed and limited range became
largely obsolete. It was replaced by planes with supersonic
speeds made possible through jet-propulsion. Today with the
introduction of in-flight refueling, even planes like
fighters and bombers have achieved much success in
increasing their range capabilities.

According to this paragraph, greater distances can be flown

by bombers through the use of

a) jet propulsion
b) in-flight refueling
c) supersonic speeds.
d) increasing air power
,
9'9. The company had to go through a lot of "red tape" to get its
plans approved.

a) bureaucratic procedures
b) angry protests by workers
c) quick preliminary meetings
d) unexpected cost increases

100. An internal combustion engine releases poisonous

a) vents
b) catalysts
c) vibrations
d) fumes

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