TEST 1

PART I: PICTURE DESCRIPTION

Directions: For each question in this part, you will hear four statements about a picture in your
test book. When you hear the statements, you must select the one statement that best describes
what you see in the picture. Then find the number of the question on your answer sheet and mark
your answer. The statements will not be printed in your test book and will be spoken only one time.
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PART II: QUESTIONS AND RESPONSES

Directions: You will hear a question or statement and three responses spoken in English. They
will not be printed in your test book and will be spoken only one time. Select the best response to
the question or statement and mark the letter (A), (B), or (C) on your answer sheet.
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PART III: SHORT CONVERSATION
Directions: You will hear some conversations between two or more people. You will be asked to
answer three questions about what the speakers say in each conversation. Select the best
response to each question and mark the letter (A), (B), (C), or (D) on your answer sheet. The
conversations will not be printed in your test book and will be spoken only one time.
27. (21) Where most likely are the speakers?
33. (27). Where most likely are the speakers?
(A) At a travel agency
(B) In an airport (A) In a hotel
(C) In a store (B) In a house
(D) On an airplane (C) In a store
(D) In a park
28. (22) What’s the man problem?
34. (28). What is the man concerned about?
(A) His suitcase is missing
(A) The age of the property
(B) His flight is delayed
(B) The color of the wallpaper
(C) He has lost his ticket
(C) The amount of light in the living room
(D) He doesn’t have a reservation
(D) The size of the kitchen
29. (23) What will the woman do next? 35. (29). How will the woman fix the problem?
(A) Find out about the baggage (A) By cutting the tree back
(B) Confirm the flight number (B) By putting in more lights
(C) Deliver a package (C) By buying new carpets
(D) Go to New York (D) By cleaning the living room

30. (24). Where does this conversation most

likely take place?
(A) In an airport
(B) In a factory
(C) In a travel agency
(D) In a hotel
31. (25). When did the computer problems
happen?
(A) Monday
(B) Wednesday
(C) Thursday
(D) Friday

32. (26). What does the woman ask Mr. Amma 36. (62). Where are the speakers?
to do? (A) At a sport arena
(B) At a restaurant
(A) Send an email
(C) At a movie theater
(B) Talk to the manager
(D) At a community picnic
(C) Wait in the lobby
(D) Go to the coffee shop
37. (63). Look at the graphic. What size drink will the man receive?
(A) Small
(B) Medium
(C) Large
(D) Super

38. (64). How will the man pay?

(A) With a credit card
(B) With a gift certificate
(C) With a coupon
(D) With cash

27. What does the woman ask for? 30. Who is closing the cheese factory?
(A) A friend’s address (A) The manager
(B) The status of the New York office (B) The director
(C) A vacation in California (C) The owner
(D) The man’s vacation plans (D) The mayor
28. What was the man planning on doing during 31. Why are they closing?
his vacation? (A) They are losing money.
(A) Visiting his friends (B) They have too many workers.
(B) Writing plans (C) They need to repair some machines.
(C) Moving to New York (D) They need to clean some of the machinery.
(D) Seeing Mike and Jenifer 32. How long will the factory close down for?
29. Why can’t the man have his vacation in July? (A) One month
(A) He has a lot of work to take care of. (B) Two weeks
(B) Some people will come from California. (C) One week
(C) He has to decide where to transfer. (D) It does not say.
(D) Other workers have already signed up for July.

33. Why will Ted miss the meeting? 36. What was on the chair?
(A) He’s out of the city. (A) A white skirt
(B) He’s sick. (B) Yellow bell-bottoms
(C) He’s stuck in traffic. (C) White pants
(D) He’s meeting a client. (D) Blue shorts
34. What does the woman mean when she says, “I 37. Where did they get stained?
can give it”? (A) At a bar last night
(A) She will make a presentation. (B) At a movie two days ago
(B) She will call Ted. (C) At a concert last night
(C) She will speak with the client. (D) At a play last week
(D) She will create a graph. 38. What does the woman tell the man to do?
35. What do the speakers say they need? (A) Go into the kitchen
(A) Some salary figures (B) Do all the laundry
(B) Some computer files (C) Clean his clothes himself
(C) Ted’s phone number (D) Make dinner
(D) Food and beverages
27. 1. Why did the woman enjoy her 30. 50. What are the speakers talking about?
vacation? (A) The dishes
(A) She enjoyed the beach (B) The kitchen
(B) She slept a lot (C) The furniture
(C) The weather was great (D) The vacation plans
(D) She met a lot of people 31. 51. What do the speakers have in
28. 2. How does the woman feel now? common?
(A) She feels sleepy (A)They are from the same town
(B) She is not tired (B) They work for the same company
(C) She feels great (C) They travelled in the same country
(D) She is relaxed (D) They are familiar with the same store
29. 3. What does the man tell the woman to 32. 52. What does the woman plan to do?
do? (A) Buy more ceramics
(A) Tell him about the holiday (B) Remodel her house
(B) Eat some food (C) Call the man again
(C) Get some sleep (D) Take another trip
(D) Go home
33. 4. What does the man want to do?
(A) Have lunch
(B) Buy dinner for Jean
(C) Have breakfast with Jean
(D) Have dinner with Jean
34. 5. Why can’t Jean go with Steve?
(A) She has a business meeting to go to.
(B) She has no money.
(C) She is not hungry. 36. 62. What are the speakers preparing for?
(D) Steve is eating s business lunch. (A) A job fair
35. 6. What is true about Steve? (B) A client visit
(A) He has a busy day. (C) A training session
(B) He is annoyed. (D) A retirement dinner
(C) He knows some good restaurants nearby. 37. 63. Look at the graphic. How much will
(D) He will take her tomorrow. the speaker most likely spend per person?
(A) $6
(B) $8
(C) $10
(D) $12
38. 64. What does the woman say she will
do next?
(A) Prepare an itinerary
(B) Buy some train passes
(C) Visit some restaurants
(D) Confirm a hotel reservation
27. (1) What event are the speakers
discussing?
(A) A product demonstration.
(B) A regional conference.
(C) A regular staff meeting.
(D) A company excursion.
28. (2) What does the woman say about the
event?
(A) It will take place in a different room.
(B) The company CEO will attend it.
(C) More tables and chairs are needed.
(D) There was a problem with the
schedule.
29. (3) When will the event start?
(A) At 10.45 A.M.
(B) At 11.00 A.M.
(C) At 2.00 P.M.
(D) At 3.30 P.M.
30. (10) Where are they?
(A) At a police station
(B) In a bank
(C) At a driver’s license bureau
(D) In a supermarket
31. (11) What is Mr. Lee doing?
(A) Paying some bills
(B) Exchanging some merchandise
(C) Getting a new passport
(D) Changing money
32. (12) What can be inferred about Mr. Lee?
(A) He doesn’t have any identification
with him.
(B) He will have to pay an extra service
charge.
(C) He makes this transaction frequently.
(D) He didn’t realize the transaction was
free.
PART IV: SHORT TALK
Directions: You will hear some talks given by a single speaker. You will be asked to answer three
questions about what the speaker says in each talk. Select the best response to each question
33. (13) What does Dennis think about the
restaurant?
(A) The music is too loud
(B) The service is very slow
(C) People are talking too loudly
(D) It’s too expensive
34. (14) Why does the woman NOT want to
leave?
(A) The waiter was very attentive.
(B) It is her favorite place.
(C) They have already ordered.
(D) She likes the music.
35. (15) What will the woman do next?
(A) Leave the restaurant
(B) Ask the man to sit down
(C) Cancel the order for dinner
(D) Talk to the waiter
36. (4) Why will Ted miss the meeting?
(A) He’s out of the city.
(B) He’s sick.
(C) He’s stuck in traffic.
(D) He’s meeting a client.
37. (5) What does the woman mean when
she says, “ I can give it”?
(A) She will make a presentation.
(B) She will call Ted.
(C) She will speak with the client.
(D) She will create a graph.
38. (6) What do the speakers say they
need?
(A) Some salary figures
(B) Some computer files
(C) Ted’s phone number
(D) Food and beverages
and mark the letter (A), (B), (C), or (D) on your answer sheet. The talks will not be printed in your
test book and will be spoken only one time.

39. When did Orgola Valley experience strong 42. Swing shift jobs are during what times of the
winds? day?
(A) Last week (A) 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
(B) Yesterday (B) 5:00 p.m. – 01:00 a.m.
(C) Last night (C) 11:00 p.m. – 7:00 a.m.
(D) Today (D) 4:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
40. What will happen tomorrow? 43. When do people on graveyard shifts usually
(A) Temperatures will drop. work?
(B) There will be heavy rain. (A) During the day
(C) There will be strong winds (B) During the night
(D) Snow will fall. (C) On the weekends
41. According to the report, how could a listener (D) Only during holidays
get more weather information? 44. What is flexi-time?
(A) By calling a special telephone number (A) You work eight to four.
(B) By going to a Web site (B) You can choose your own hours.
(C) By listening to the weather channel (C) You work at night
(D) By reading the weather reports in the newspaper (D) You work only during the day.
45. Where does the speaker most likely work? 48. Why was the meeting called?
(A) At a cable company (A) To announce a schedule change
(B) At an employment office (B) To move the deadline
(C) At a clothing manufacturer (C) To discuss the image files
(D) At a hardware store (D) To answer any questions
46. Why did the listener contact the speaker? 49. When does the project have to be finished?
(A) To order supplies (A) By tomorrow
(B) To receive product details (B) By Thursday
(C) To respond to an ad (C) In five days
(D) To obtain a catalogue (D) In a week
47. Why does the speaker ask the listener to call? 50. What are Beth and Howard asked to do?
(A) To arrange a meeting (A) Finalize the image files
(B) To provide a price (B) Check for typos
(C) To discuss a sales strategy (C) Ask questions
(D) To confirm a reservation (D) Write the address labels

39. (1) Where does the speaker most likely work? 45. (16) What kind of business is
(A) At an cable company APG?
(B) At an employment office (A) A home appliance store
(C) At a clothing manufacturer (B) A news station
(D) At a hardware store (C) A loan agency
(D) An electrical power company
40. (2) Why did the listener contact the speaker?
(A) To order suppliers 46. (17) What service is APG mainly
(B) To receive product details
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(D) To obtain a catalogue
41. (3) Why does the speaker ask the listener to
call?
(A) To arrange a meeting
(B) To provide a price
(C) To discuss a sales strategy
(D) To confirm a reservation
42. (4) What is the talk mostly about?
(A) The company’s newest stores
(B) The company’s performance in the past
year
(C) The company’s expectations for this year
(D) The company’s declining revenues
43. (5) What does the speaker say about the fourth
quarter?
(A) The American economy affected it.
(B) It was an average performance.
(C) The company opened some new stores.
(D) it was worse than had been expected.
44. (6) Look at the graphic. How much did the
company earn when the European market
affected it?
(A) $ 30 million
(B) $ 37.5 million
(C) $ 35 million
(D) $ 42 million
discussing in this message?
(A) Home safety inspection
(B) Compensation for lost
services
(C) Storm warning reports
(D) Their new website
47. (18) How long should a customer
wait before calling to receive this
service?
(A) Twenty-four hours
(B) Forty-eight hours
(C) Thirty days
(D) Sixty days
48. (19) What can be inferred about
the location of the properties?
(A) It is warm throughout the year
(B) It is still undeveloped
(C) It has a dry, desert climate
(D) It is on an island in the middle
of a lake
49. (20) What is a short distance from
the properties?
(A) Golf facilities
(B) Waterfalls
(C) Shops
(D) Villas
50. (21) What will the speaker
probably do next?
(A) Show pictures of the property
(B) Present information on other
properties
(C) Discuss how a property can
be purchased
(D) Install computer equipment
for the demonstration
39. 77. How long was Jeremy Cole with the 42. 4. How many bedrooms does the
company? man’s house have?
(A) For 2 years (A) 1
(B) For 4 years (B) 2
(C) For 6 years (C) 3
(D) For 10 years (D) 4
40. 78. What does the speaker say about 43. 5.What is true about the man?
Jeremy Cole? (A) He has a wife and two kids
(A) He is a complex and creative person (B) He has a wife and three kids
(B) He will open branch offices overseas (C) He has just had his second home
(C) He has taken a job with a competing company (D) There are three people in the family
(D) He is patient and understands rules and
regulations 44. 6. What is close to the man’s house?
41. 79. What is implied about Laura Wexler? (A) Many beautiful homes.
(A) She will be leaving with Mr. Cole (B) The kids’ favorite parks.
(B) She will handle Mr. Cole’s duties temporarily (C) The first-time home owner.
(C) She has been hired to take over Mr. Cole’s (D) A school and shops.
position
(D) She is the new assistant director of
International Services.
45. 1. Why does the woman like the recreation
center?
(A) The classes are cheap.
(B) It has many interesting classes.
(C) Her father and mother go there.
(D) It is close to her home.
46. 2. What did the woman make?
(A A pottery group.
48. 95. Look at the graphic. On which date
(B) Knitting
is the talk being given?
(C) A plate
(A) June 3
(D) A sweater.
(B) June 10
47. 3. When does the woman want to start
(C) June 17
knitting classes?
(D) June 24
(A) In November
49. 96. What will the listeners do after the
(B) In December
break?
(C) In May
(A) Answer survey questions
(D) In April
(B) Participate in group work
(C) Review some resumes
(D) Watch a video
50. 97. What does the speaker remind the
listeners about?
(A) Some research questions
(B) Some schedule changes
(C) A payment method
 (D) A sign-in sheet

39. What kind of company does Anna Carter
work for?
(A) An office supplies company
(B) A delivery company
(C) A credit card company
(D) A computer repair company
42. Why is this announcement being made?
(A) To explain some changes to a flight
(B) To announce the arrival of a flight
(C) To ask people to board the plane
(D) To give direction to the check-in
desk

40. When is the earliest the man can pick up 43. Where are passengers for flight 137
the computer? asked to go?
(A) At 10:00 p.m tonight (A) To Detroit
(B) At 7:30 a.m tomorrow (B) To gate 20
(C) At noon tomorrow (C) To gate 24
(D) On Friday (D) To the ticket counter

41. Why should the customer call the 44. When will the plane take off?
company? (A) Immediately
(A) If he wants to use the courier service (B) In 20 minutes
(B) If he wants to contact the service (C) 30 minutes late
center (D) After fixing the problems at gate 24
(C) If he wants to use his credit card
(D) If he wants to report a problem

45. What’s the first thing Anna should do with

the draft report?
(A) Call Mike Hamilton about the report
(B) Look for mistakes in the report
(C) Type up the final report
(D) Give the report to Carol Donovan

46. When will Mike return to the office?

(A) Monday
(B) Tuesday
(C) Wednesday 48. (95). According to the speaker, where
(D) Thursday did the feedback come from?
(A) A trade magazine review
47. What is the purpose of Mike’s trip? (B) A board member
(A) To go to a business meeting (C) A group of employees
(B) To meet Carol Donovan
(D) A marketing research firm
(C) To finalize the sales report
(D) To take a vacation 49. (96). Look at the graphic. Which feature
will the listeners work on?
 (A) Appearance
(B) Processing speed
(C) Sound quality
(D) Weight

50. (97). What does the speaker ask the

listeners to do by the end of the week?
(A) Talk to their managers
(B) Suggest some ideas
(C) Revise some documentation
(D) Approve some specifications

This is the end of the listening test. Please continue with the Reading Test.