LISTENING COMPREHENSION

MOCK TEST

PART A – Short conversations Question # 1

• Notes: skating – “easy to learn”

• ANSWER: (B) It is simple to do.

Question # 2

• Notes: Literature class – “It wasn’t exactly interesting”.

• ANSWER: (A) It was boring.

PART A – Short conversations Question # 3

• Notes: full flight – “Let’s take the train instead”.

• ANSWER: (D) Going by railroad.

Question # 4

• Notes: fix supper – “I already gave them supper”.

• ANSWER: (C) They have been fed.

PART A – Short conversations Question # 5

• Notes: go home over the holidays – remained in campus

• ANSWER: (B) She stayed at school during vacation.

Question # 6

• Notes: sore throat and cough – prescribe medication – return to office

• ANSWER: (A) A doctor

PART A – Short conversations Question # 7

• Notes: buy stereo – “I don’t think so. It’s not cheap”.

• ANSWER: (C) The stereo’s too expensive.

Question # 8

• Notes: song – “Try it over again from the beginning”.

• ANSWER: (B) Start the song one more time.

PART A – Short conversations Question # 9

• Notes: I have the papers – Could you send them to me A.S.A.P?

• ANSWER: (A) Mail the papers quickly.

Question # 10

• Notes: work & go to school – “You can say that again”.

• ANSWER: (D) He agrees with the woman.

PART A – Short conversations Question # 11

• Notes: How much of your hair? – Take a little off the top and sides.

• ANSWER: (B) In a barber shop.

Question # 12

• Notes: You look so cheerful – happy – not raining

• ANSWER: (C) The weather is dry.

PART A – Short conversations Question # 13

• Notes: estimate my expenses – must be listed precisely.

• ANSWER: (D) The numbers must be exact.

Question # 14

• Notes: car looks impressive – “I’ll say”!

• ANSWER: (B) She thinks that Robin’s car is pretty great, too.

PART A – Short conversations Question # 15

• Notes: Wanda’s desk – always so messy.

• ANSWER: (A) The desk is disorganized.

Question # 16

• Notes: finding statistics for report – reference section

• ANSWER: (C) A librarian.

PART A – Short conversations Question # 17

• Notes: Why don’t you take a computer class?

• ANSWER: (B) Attending a course.

Question # 18

• Notes: Could you get tickets? - ... Doesn’t have more to sell.

• ANSWER: (B) All the tickets have been sold.

PART A – Short conversations Question # 19

• Notes: Why I dropped out of school...

• ANSWER: (C) He questioned her reasons.

Question # 20

• Notes: I scarcely got to the post office

• ANSWER: (D) She was able to send the package

PART A – Short conversations Question # 21

• Notes: position at the bank – “I missed the boat”.

• ANSWER: (C) She lost a good opportunity.

Question # 22

• Notes: lecture – “Your guess is as good as mine”.

• ANSWER: (B) She’s not really sure.

PART A – Short conversations Question # 23

• Notes: a full program is only 4 – “I’m sure I can handle it”.

• ANSWER: (B) It’s been done before.

Question # 24

• Notes: someone moved – call on

• ANSWER: (A) They should visit their new neighbors.

PART A – Short conversations Question # 25

• Notes: If he’d given me a ticket, I’d be a little unhappier.

• ANSWER: (D) He didn´t get a ticket.

Question # 26

• Notes: You’ve hit the nail right on the head.

• ANSWER: (D) He’s exactly right.

PART A – Short conversations Question # 27

• Notes: No one was more surprised than I was.

• ANSWER: (B) He was amazed that he won.

Question # 28

• Notes: history lesson – I have to brush up on a few dates.

• ANSWER: (D) He needs to review a bit.

PART A – Short conversations Question # 29

• Notes: this suit? – So you HAVE decided to go.

• ANSWER: (A) He would not attend the wedding.

Question # 30

• Notes: You don’t look so good – learn to ski on the steepest slope.

• ANSWER: (C) He tried to do too much.

PART B – Long conversations

• 31) (B) In the park.• 32) (D) Once a year.• 33) (C) Animals.• 34) (A) Buy something.

NOTES:2 friends discuss an arts & crafts fair at the parkAnnual event – popularArtist from around the area display painting, pottery, jewelry, woodwork, leather goodsTake a wallet

PART B – Long conversations

• 35) (B) He knows about the physics course.

• 36) (C) Three.• 37) (D) Four.• 38) (B) It is interesting.

NOTES:Lectures and lab requiredLectures: 3 times a week – Monday, Tuesday, FridayLab: Tuesday, Thursday10 page reportInteresting, not fun, a lot of work

LECTURE 1

• NOTES: • Term papers should be

almost finished – 2 months• Due date: Tuesday, 5 o’clock• Length: 10/12 pages long• 39) (C) At the end of a class.• 40) (C) Two months.• 41) (B) By five o’clock.• 42) (D) Thirteen.

LECTURE 2

• NOTES: Forest fires – no roads – difficult to get equipment

• Smoke jumpers – parachutes – work from the ground – need to walk their way out

• 43) (A) They fight fires.• 44) (D) By parachute.• 45) (B) When there are no

roads leading to the fire.• 46) (C) Walk to a road.

LECTURE 3

• NOTES:• Glaciers – easy to learn how

old – drill into the ice and count

• Earth’s past – volcanic dust • 47) (A) Geology.• 48) (B) By counting the layers

of ice.• 49) (C) Volcanic dust.• 50) (D) Read the next chapter.