VSTEP LISTENING PRACTICE TEST 3

PART 2:
Listen to a conversation between 2 students
31. WHAT DOES THE MAN ASK THE WOMAN TO DO?
(A) To write his paper. (B) To help him decide on a topic. (can you help me to come up
with the topic )
(C) To teach him about history. (D) To discuss history with him
32. WHEN IN THE SEMESTER DOES THIS CONVERSATION PROBABLY TAKE PLACE?
(A) At the beginning of the semester. (B) Before the start of the semester.
(C)Near the end of the semester (D)One week after the semester is finished (it’s due next week)
33. WHY WON'T THE MAN CHOOSE "TECHNOLOGY" AS A TOPIC?
(A) The topic's too general. (B) He isn't interested in technology.
(C) He doesn't have enough time. (D)Technology has nothing to do with American history
Topic này too broad, cần thu hẹp lại
34. HOW MUCH TIME DOES THE MAN HAVE TO WRITE THE PAPER?
(A) A month (B) The semester (C) Seven days (D) A day or two
Bạn có 1 tuần để viết (you only have 1 week)
Listen to a conversation about a tragic event
35. WHAT IS THE TOPIC OF THIS CONVERSATION?
(A) Fire damage to some apartments. (B) How to prevent fires.
(C) An apartment fire and what one can learn from it. (D) An early morning news story.
Một vụ cháy chung cư và bài học mà người phụ nữ nhận đc từ lời khuyên của người đàn ông là có
1 cái chuông báo cháy và bình chữa cháy
36. ACCORDING TO THE WOMAN, HOW EXTENSIVELY WERE THE APARTMENTS DAMAGED?
(A) One was damaged more severely than the others. (B) All the apartments were completely destroyed.
(C) There was one thousand dollars of damage. (D) All twenty apartments suffered some damage
20 tòa nhà bị thiệt hại, và 1 cái thì bị phá hủy hoàn toàn, những cái còn lại bị thiệt hại nghiêm trọng
37. WHAT DID THE MAN SAY ABOUT SOME OF THE APARTMENT RESIDENTS?
(A) They were killed. (B) They were taken to the hospital.
(C) The damage to the apartments was more serious than the harm to the residents.
(D) They weren't frightened.
Họ đc đưa đến bệnh viện, ko có ai bị chết ( they were rushed into the hospital)
38. WHAT ADVICE DOES THE MAN GIVE TO THE WOMAN TO PROTECT HERSELF FROM FIRES?
(A) Call the fire department. (B) Rush to the hospital.
(C) Listen for a smoke alarm. (D) Have an alarm and extinguisher in good condition.
PART 3
TALK 1 – listen to a talk by a librarian
1. Who is Ms. Martin talking to?
(A) Other librarians (B) Undergraduate students
(C) Students who are not in the business department (D) Graduate business students
2. What are the library's hours during final exam week?
(A) It opens at 7:00a.m. (B) It closes at 7:00 p.m.
(C) It closes at midnight. (D) It is always open.
3. What two areas will the tour concentrate on?
(A) Computer area and business materials (B) Magazines and newspapers Business
(C) department and library staff offices (D)First and second floors of the library
4. What are the students probably going to do next?
(A) Go home (B) Return to class (C) Work on the computers (D)Tour the library
TALK 2 – listen to a talk in lecture series
5. Who is the speaker?
(A) A student in health services (B) A drug abuse lecturer
(C) A dermatologist (D) A representative of the tobacco industry
6. What is the topic of the talk?
(A) How to reduce nicotine addictions and other (B) How stress affects the skin
(C) The effects of alcohol on health (D) How to achieve optimal health
7. Which of the following can worsen itching?
(A) Alcohol (B) Nicotine (C) Caffeine (D) A reduced supply of blood
8. How does caffeine irritate the skin?
(A) It increases the flow of blood to the skin.
(B) It causes increased consumption of alcohol.
(C) It prevents the skin from receiving enough nourishment.
(D) It causes stress.
TALK 3 - listen to a lecture given by a professor
9. When was the day known as black Friday?
(A) Before the Civil War (B) At the end of the Civil War
(C) At the beginning of the twentieth century (D) Within the last decade
10. What happened on the day known as black Friday?
(A) The Civil War ended. (B) The U.S. government issued a large amount of paper
(C) The price of gold plummeted. (D) The value of gold became inflated
11. Who supplied the gold speculators with false information?
(A) The president (B)The president's brother
(C) The president's brother-in-law (D)The president's wife
12. What did the gold speculators want the U.S. government to do?
(A) Issue greenbacks (B) Sell gold
(C) Corner the gold market (D) Hold its gold reserved.