Section 1
Listening Comprehension
The listening comprehension section for the examination is designed to test your ability to understand spoken conversations and lecture presentations. All answers in this section should be based only upon what is stated or implied by the speakers. You should not take notes or write in your test book at any time. You should not turn the pages until you are told to do so.
Part A
Directions: In part A you will listen to short conversations between two people. After each conversation, there will be a spoken question about the ocnversation. None of the conversations or questions will be repeated. After you hear the conversation and the question, read the answers written in your workbook and select the mot appropriate answer. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number that matches the question you are answering and fill in the letter which corresponds to the answer you have selected.
Listen to an example. Sample Answer
On the recording you will hear:
In your workbook, you will read;
(A) He will have some time to do it later.
(B) Any time but now is okay with him.
(C) The woman should pick up the time.
(D) He would like to check the report now.
You learn form the conversation the man is ready to read the report. The best answer to the question "What does the man mean?" is (D), "He would like to check the report now." Therefore, the correct answer is (D).
1. (A) She didn’t want to annoy him.
(B) She wouldn’t sing if he won’t allow it.
(C) She has a new idea to tell him.
(D) She doesn’t care if he can hear.
2. (A) He will not complete his thesis.
(B) He could have troubles in doing both at the same time.
(C) He has completed his thesis and he deserves a vacation.
(D) He is not a very good skier.
3. (A) She did not know the Bakers had the pie.
(B) She does not plan to pick them up.
(C) She has not had an opportunity to go.
(D) She does not want the man to stare.
4. (A) She must take him somewhere.
(B) He could find nothing he needed at the department store.
(C) She thought he was someone else.
(D) He’s still waiting for her to apologise.
5. (A) Give his speech as many times as he can.
(B) Get some exercise before he gives his speech.
(C) Begin working on a new speech.
(D) Check for problems with his presentation materials.
6. (A) The tickets are ree.
(B) She is not sure if she can buy a ticket.
(C) Some members of the team may not attend.
(D) Everyone on the team has paid for his ticket.
7. (A) He doesn’t know how to play the tape recorder.
(B) The tape recorder is making a strage noise.
(C) He has broken something that the woman lent him.
(D) He is too busy to help the woman with her assignment.
8. (A) A letter from Bill.
(B) A receipt from a hardware store.
(C) An increase in their dorm fees.
(D) An expensive holiday.
9. (A) She can hardly make it to the celebration.
(B) She is not haveing a birthday.
(C) She must go to the dentist before the evening.
(D) She needs to appoint a new dentist soon.
10. (A) They are being lined up for delivery.
(B) They are being received by the woman.
(C) They are being forwarded to his new apartment.
(D) They are being picked up by the new line.
11. (A) He is probablysomewhere around.
(B) He should not leave his things lying around.
(C) He could not find his glove.
(D) He is probably playing baseball already.
12. (A) He listened to an impressive lecture.
(B) He didn’t think the lecture was interesting.
(C) He doesn’t have operations in hand right now.
(D) He didn’t rexpect it to last so long.
13. (A) Use every minute of their time wisely.
(B) Live there until the final time.
(C) Finish their assignments early if possible.
(D) Save the lab samples.
14. (A) He is ahead in his coursework.
(B) He needs the extra money to get ahead.
(C) He is not making a good decision.
(D)He has a great ability to concentrate.
15. (A) Steve often goes to the museum.
(B) They shoul bring Steve to the museum.
(C) Modern art doesn’t cost too much
(D) It would be a good place to get a gift for Steve.
16. (A) He couldn’t get the event organised.
(B) He had to move the location again.
(C) He lost some of the cards last time they played
(D) He couldn’t find his way around the grounds.
17. (A) It has proved to be quite hot.
(B) It has taught him many things
(C) It is easier than expected.
(D) It is a hard class.
18. (A) Ask Jane to come to the speech before dinner.
(B) Tell Jane about the speech at dinner.
(C) Ask Jane to speak to her during dinner.
(D) Speak to Jane about dinner.
19. (A) They are planning to build a new section to the building.
(B) The construction requires tuoching up.
(C) It is being reinforced.
(D) It needs further testing.
20. (A) Their plane is late as usual.
(B) Their plane had to be brought down due to delays.
(C) their plane will not be leaving for a day.
(D) they will simpley have’to wait.
21. (A) She doesn’t think it’ll rain.
(B) She will need to change her raincoat.
(C) She will take his coat along with her.
(D) She will throw it over her shoulder and carry it.
22. (A) Bring some extra money.
(B) Change the schedule.
(C) Go some other place.
(D) Wear different clothes.
23. (A) He doesn’t like to spend time outside.
(B) He went to the gym yesterday.
(C) He enjoys going out when he has free time.
(D) He would rather exercise than stay in the house.
24. (A) Stop burningt eh cookies.
(B) Give up baking.
(C) She should try again.
(D) Take her responsibilites seriously.
25. (A) He rarely takes them.
(B) He takes them quite regularly.
(C) He stopped taking them.
(D) He only started taking them recently.
26. (A) He went skating last neek.
(B) He can think of noghing he’d rather try.
(C) He has skated in many parts of the world.
(D) He isn’t interested.
27. (A) She doesn’t know what the man is referring to.
(B) A Name has not been decided upon.
(C) They haven’t reached the park yet.
(D) She has heard that a decision is coming up.
28. (A) go home and study for his exam.
(B) Go to the graduation after he has completed his exams.
(C) Go rest until he has recovered from his injury.
(D) Go to the graduation with teh woman.
29. (A) He doesn’t understand how he got lost.
(B) He has lost his way many times.
(C) He was surprised that he had been there so many times.
(D) He would prefer not to go again.
30. (A) He would send a letter when he arrived.
(B) He would not be able to make travel arrangements.
(C) He had moved to
(D) His manager would not give him the ticket.
Part B
Directions: In this part, you will her longer discussions. At the end of each discussion, there will be several questions. None of the spoken information will be repeated.
After you have heard the question, select the best answer from you worbook. Find the corresponding number on you answer sheet and fill in the space for the answer you have chosen.
Please, do not take notes or write in the workbook.
31. (A) A cr wash.
(B) Thanksgiving.
(C) A newspaper.
(D) A message service.
32. (A) They’re trying to win a school competition.
(B) They’re hoping to finance a celebration.
(C) They need their car washed.
(D) They want to put up a large banner.
33. (A) Make a banner.
(B) Write an article.
(C) Study english.
(D) Hang up filers.
34. (A) She is competing with him.
(B) She is quite helpful.
(C) She is opposed to his ideas.
(D) She is impractical.
35. (A) The feeding habits of spiders.
(B) A new discovery about spiders.
(C) Types of spiders.
(D) The different kinds of spider’s webs.
36. (A) Length
(B) Width
(C) Adhesion
(D) Complexity
37. (A) Poisoning prey.
(B) Providing warmth.
(C) Catching branches.
(D) Hatching eggs.
38. (A) She was glad she missed it.
(B) She thought it sounded strange.
(C) She wanted to see the show.
(D) She was surprised that the man was interested.
Part C
Directions: In this part, there will be several talks or lectures. After each talk, there will be a series of questions. None of the lectures or questions will be repeated.
After you have heard the question, select the best answer from you workbook. Find the corresponding number on you answer sheet and fill in the space for the answer you have chosen.
Here is an example
On the recording you will hear.
Now listen to the first sample question. Sample Answer
In you workbook, you will read:
(A) How the tone of a piano is affected by its shape.
(B) How to measure a piano’s resonance.
(C) How size makes a piano more expensive.
(D) How to improve your performance with a good piano.
The best answer to the question. "What is the main concern of the talk?" is (A).
"How the tone of a piano is affected by its shape." Therefore, the correct answer is (A).
Now listen to another sample question.
In you workbook you will read.
(A) Piano anufacturers
(B) Piano tuners
(C) Music students
(D) Piano buyers
The best answer to the question, "Who might be attending the lecture?" is (C), "music students." therefore, the correct choice is (C).
Remember, you may not write in your workbbok or take notes.
39. (A) the organization o the laboratory
(B) The irst experiment.
(C) The equipment drawers in the lab.
(D) The grading procedure for the class.
40. (A) Assignments must be handed in on time.
(B) The students will be allowed to experiment freely.
(C) The students must memorize the contents of their drawers.
(D) A great deal of caution should be used.
Section 2
Structure and Written Expression Time--25 minutes
The Structure and Written expression section is designed to measure your ability to recognize language that is appropriate for standard written English. There are two types of questions in this section, with special directions for each type.
Structure
Directions: Questions 1-15 are incomplete sentences. Beneath each sentence you will see four words or phrases, marked (A), (B), (C),and (D). Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Then, on your answer sheet, ifnd the number of the question and fill in the space that orresponds to the letter of the answer you ahve chosen Fill in the space so that the letter inside the oval cannot be seen.
Look at the following examples:
Example I
For many centuries---the principal raw material Sample answer
for making ropes and sails.
(A) then was hemp
(B) the time hemp was
(C) hemp was
(D) hemp
The sentence should read, "For many cenries hemp was the principle raw material for making ropes and sails." Therefore, you should choose (C).
Example II
The sea anemone, a marine animal related to the jelly fish, Sample answer
looks like a plant----like other animal species.
(A) so
(B) rather than
(C) instead
(D) rather not
The sentence should read, "The sea anemone, a marine animal related to the jelly fish, looks like a plant rather than like other animal species." Theerefore, you should choose (D).
Nowbegin work on the questions.
1. Most substances expand when they evaporate so that the density of a substance’s gas is---of its liquid.
(A) than the lower density
(B) lower than that
(C) the density is lower than that
(D) the lower the density
2. The process by which nerve cells send signals is --- clearly understood.
(A) none
(B) no
(C) not
(D) nothing
3. Arctic animals--- a means of controlling body temperature in such a cold, barren climate if they are to survive.
(A) need
(B) needing
(C) to need
(D) was needed
4. -----state of
(A) The
(B) There is a
(C) That the
(D) As the
5. Aspartame is a combination of proteins that is much sweeter----
(A) than sugar does
(B) does cane sugar
(C) cane sugar
(D) than cane sugar
6. Current patterns and topography maps of the seas ---- from satellite photographs.
(A) can be drawn
(B) can drawn
(C) to draw
(D) drawn
7. By the middle of the nioneteenth century, the scientists and engineers in the
(A) influence worldwide a great
(B) a great worldwide influence
(C) influence a great worldwide
(D) a worldwide influence great
8. ----billions of barrels of oil exist in the vast caverns beneath the Pacific Oceans
(A) It is estimated that
(B) An estimate that
(C) That is estimated
(D) That the estimate
9. The extent of the stimulant effect of coffee on people depends on the circumstances ---- the plants grow.
(A) which
(B) which in
(C) in which
(D) in
10. The guitar solo first ---- as a popular form of musical performance in the twentieth century.
(A) to emerge
(B) emerging
(C) has emerged
(D) emerged
11. --- complex organic compounds originating in cells.
(A) Lipieds
(B) Lipids are
(C) Lipids which are
(D) Lipids while they
12. In the western part of
(A) lies the city of
(B) the city of
(C) around the city of Las Vegas lies
(D) there lies the city of
13. Work on superconductivity, ---, has attracted a relatively small number of researchers.
(A) is a very specialized field
(B) which a very specialized field is
(C) a very specialized field
(D) a field very specialized which
14. ---, the fist Amendment to the Constitution provided for freedom of speech, press and assembly.
(A) In 1791 they drafted
(B) The draft in 1791
(C) In 1791 was drafted
(D) Drafted in 1791
15. When --- in desert climates, the Navajo construct lean-tos as temporary summer shelters.
(A) travel
(B) to travel
(C) traveling them
(D) traveling
Written Expression
Directios: In questions 16-40 each sentence has four underlined words or phrases. The four undelined parts of the sentence are marked (A), (B), (C), and (D). Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter of the answer you have chosen.
Looke at the following examples:
Example 1 Sampel Answer
In many cities in the world, the air is much more
A B
Polluted than it is in the 1970s.
C D
The sentence should read, "in many cities in the world, the air is much more polluted than it was in the 1970s." there fore, you should choose (D).
Example II
The computer plays a vital role in development,
A B
communication, and disseminating of ideas in today’s world.
C D
The sentence should read, "The computer plays a vital role in development, communication, and dissemination of ideas in today’s world." Therefore, youshould choose (C).
Now begin work on the questions.
16. For years small communities of researchers have living underground
A
in parts of the arctic where the climate is harsh and the winds are
B
strong.
D
17. Thomas Edison made the first microphone for self by combining a thin
A B C
reed and a metal conductor together.
D
18. Not only do hydroelectric power systems provide people with irrigation and drinking water, but they also provide importantly sources of electrical power.
19. The Federal Communications Commission supervises the suitable and quality of radio.
20. All cars, alike most trains and a few propeller planes, depend on combustion inside a piston cylinder.
21. The expansion of adult education centers had resulted partially from the service-based economy, which encouraging employees to update their skills for the changing job market.
22. The most significant evolutionary characteristic of the primates are the development of the opposable thumb.
23. Ludwig Beethoven was often indifferent to the titles of his composed and was generally oblivious to the names given them years after their completion.
24. Benny Goodman’s orchestra, playing his original compositions and arrangements, achieving a fine distinction among his peers and contributed numerous innovations to modern big band jazz.
25. Mosquitoes are almost completey deaf, although its tiny ears can distinguish noise from silence.
26. Weed is a horticultural term referring toward unpleasant, unwanted, or intolerable plant growth.
27. susan B. Anthony, the first woman to vote in the United Sates, founded the American Women’t Suffrage Movement, an institution that have always had a woment’s rights agenda.
28. Criminal assault, committed against a member of the public, may consist of harassing behavior, threatening, or physical harm to others.
29. The realist movement in art was a reaction against abstract methods of portray reality.
30. During the
31. If a atom gains any electrons, it becomes negatively charged and can combine with other atoms.
32. The Parks and Recreation Department conduct extensive research on a great many aspects of the wilderness.
33. The analgesic most commonly administeed in medicine is aspirin, who produces reduction of pain over a general area.
34. Certain types of pumps work properly only in environmens with controlled precisely pressures.
35. Whales, while not as curious than the dolphins, show more persistence and use of communication in facing a problem.
36. The belief in goblins have existed from the earliest times, and the leends of many different peoples includes tales of goblins and their relationship to humans.
37. Electronic music enables artists to experiment with many sounds effects.
38.
39. A hamster’s sharp teeth can chew through wood, plastic, or soft metallic such as aluminum.
40. Anthropological studies have concluded that deeply hold belief and principles are highly ressistant to alteration.
