BASIC LISTENING WORKSHOP 1

14. Ann wants to rent an apartment that _____.

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A. is close to campus
B. already has furniture
A day at school
C. is in a good neighborhood
1. How does Joshua go to school in Japan?
A. He walks with a group of students.
15. To help Ann, Roger is going to _____.
B. He takes a school bus every morning.
A. look online for rentals
C. He rides the subway at 8:00 AM.
B. call his friend
C. check out an apartment
2. Which item did Joshua NOT take to school?
A. gym clothes
Bookstore Shopping
B. a backpack
C. a school hat
16. What did the young man buy at the bookstore?
A. some paper, five pencils, and an eraser
3. What does Josh do first when he gets to school?
B. notebooks, pencils, and one eraser
A. He practices his reading and writing.
C. three books, pens, and an eraser
B. He puts on his gym clothes for class.
C. He stands and bows to the teacher.
17. The son says he carries two smart phones because
_______.
4. Where does Joshua eat lunch at school?
A. his one iPhone is broken.
A. in the lunchroom
B. one of them doesn't work very well.
B. in the gymnasium
C. he stays in touch with different people.
C. in his classroom
18. What else does the son have with him?
5. Joshua probably gets home from school between _____.
A. a jacket
A. 3:00 and 4:00 p.m.
B. food
B. 2:00 and 3:00 p.m.
C. suntan lotion
C. 1:00 and 2:00 p.m.
19. How did he pay for everything?
Acting School and movie stars
A. in cash
B. with a credit card
6. What is the name of the actress?
C. by check
A. Sarah Rogers
B. Sarah Roberts
20. About when does the conversation take place?
C. Sarah Reynolds
A. in January
B. in June
7. Where is she from?
C. in March
A. She comes from Los Angeles.
B. She is from Miami
Camping Gear
C. She was born in New York.
21. What are they planning on doing in the morning?
8. Where did she work part-time while she was going to school?
A. hiking
A. at a supermarket
B. fishing
B. at a restaurant
C. mountain biking
C. at a movie theater
22. According to the weather report, when is it going to
9. How old is the actress?
start raining?
A. 20
A. at night
B. 22
B. in the afternoon
C. 24
C. in the morning
10. What is the woman's hobby?
23. What did Paul forget to bring?
A. shopping
A. rain coats
B. reading
B. rain boots
C. cooking
C. umbrellas
Apartments for Rent
24. Sarah left the playing cards _____ the picnic table.
A. under
11. What is the main topic of the conversation?
B. next to
A. a search for a new apartment
C. on
B. the problems with living in an apartment
C. the cost of rent near universities
25. What do the finally decide to do?
A. sleep at the campground
12. Why doesn't Ann like her current apartment?
B. stay at a hotel
A. It's too expensive.
C. return home
B. It's far from campus.
C. The neighborhood is noisy.

13. How much money does Ann want to pay for rent?
A. around $200
B. no more than $200
C. a little more than $200