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›STIC PRE-TEST
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SECTION 1
LISTENING COMPREHENSION
Tlme—approximately 35 minutes
(including the readlng of the directions for each part)
In this section of the test, you will have an opportunity to demonstrate your ability to understand
conversations and talks in English. There are three parts to this section. Answ4r all the questions on
the basis of what is stated or implied by the speakers you hear. Do not take notes or write in your test
book at any time. Do not turn the pages until you are told to do so.

Part A
Directions: In Part A you will hear short conversations between two people. Aher each
conversation, you will hear a question about the conversation. The conversations and questions will
not be repeated. Aher you hear a question, read the four possible answers in your test book and
choose the best answer. Then on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and filI in the
space that corresponds to the letter of the answer you have chosen.

Listen to an example. Sample Answer

On the recording, you hear: % & O
(man)
That exam was i•• ! •W• !
(woman) Oh, ii could hare been worse.
(narrator) what does the roman mean?

In your test book, you read: (A) The exam was really awful.
(B) It was the worst exam she had ever seen.
(Cl It couldn’t have been more difficult.
(D) It wasn’t that hard.

You team from the conversation that the man thought the exam was very difficult and that the
woman disagreed with the man. The best answer to the question, ”What does the woman mean?” is
(D), "It wasn’t that hard.” Therefore, the correct choice is (D).
I. (A) The coffee is much better this 8. (A) Housing within his budget is hard to
morning locate.
(B) The coffee tastes extremely good. (B) It's hard to find his house in New
(C) The coffee isn’t very good. York.
(D) This morning he definitely wants (C) He can’t afford to move his house to
some coHee. New York.
(D) Housing in New York is unavailable.
2. (A) The two classes meet in an hour and a
half. 9. (A) The boss was working on the reports.
(B) The class meets three hours per week. (B) He would have to finish the reports
(C) Each half of the class is an hour long. before the end of next month.
(D) Two times a week the class meets for (C) He was directed to stay late and finish
an hour. some work.
(D) He could finish the reports at home.
3. (A) A few minutes ago, the flight
departed. 10. (A) The boisterous students made the
(B) The fight will start in a while. teacher mad.
(C) They are frightened about the The teacher angered the students with
departure. the exam results
(D) The plane is going to take off soon. (C) The students were angry that the
teacher was around.
4. (A) He hasn’t yet begun his project. (D) The angered students complained to
(B) He’s supposed to do his science the teacher.
project next week.
(C) He needs to start working (A) The prices are reasonable.
on changing the due date. (B) The store is too far out of town.
(D) He’s been working steadily on his (C) He would like the woman to repeat
science project. what she said.
(D) He agrees with the woman.
5. (A) At the post office
(B) In a florist shop 12. (A) It’s rained unusually hard this year.
(C) In a restaurant (B) There hasn’t been any rain for many
(D) In a hospital delivery room years.
(C) It’s been many years since it rained.
6. (A) The professor drowned the cells in a (D) He doesn’t like rain.
lab.
(B) The lecture was long and boring. He needs to do a better job writing
(C) The professor divided the lecture into questions.
parts (B) He certainly must make his writing
(D) The biologist tried to sell the results better.
of the experiment. (C) Without the questions, he cannot
write the answers.
7. (A) She needs to get a driver’s license. (D) He needs to understand the written
(B) Two pieces of identification are questions better.
necessary,
(C) The man should check to see if he
needs credit.
(D) A credit card can be used to get a
driver’s license.
14. (A) The agent was standing in line with 20. (A) She’d like some pie.
his passport. (B) It’s easy to buy it.
(B) The line to get new passports is very (C) The task the man's working on isn’t
long. difficult.
(C) The woman must wait her turn to get (D) It’s easier to prepare pie than do what
her passport checked. the man is doing.
He can check her passport instead of
the agent. 21. (A) He reported that the time for the
budget meeting had been set.
15. (A) He couldn’t finish closing the library He is always late in submitting his
book. accounting figures.
He hadn’t finished ihe library (C) He never manages to budget his time
assignment, but he was close. well.
(C) He was working on the assignment (D) He is never too late in turning in his
when the library closed. reports.
(D) His homework was incomplete
because the library wasn’t open. 22. (A) The repairs that the mechanic had
indicated were already made.
All the lawyer’s preparation did no (B) The car is going to need a lot of
good. repairs.
(B) The lawyer prepared nothing for the (C) Buying a new car would be quite
expensive
(C) It wasn’t work for the lawyer to (D) The mechanic extended the repair
prepare for the case warranty.
The lawyer didn’t work to prepare for
the case. 23. (A) Betty wrote the letter as directed.
17. (A) The history class begins next week. (B) The directions were given to Betty in
(B) He thinks the papers should be turned a letter,
in next week. (C) Betty will follow the instructions later.
(C) He has already done the paper for (D) Betty worked exactly as instructed.
next week 24. (A) Walter had a lack of success with his
(D) The papers are not due next week. business.
(B) Walter failed in business.
18. (A) He’s not really happy. (C) Walter’s new company is doing rather
(B) The contractor's work was well.
satisfactory. (D) Walter hoped to succeed in business.
(C) He would rather work with the
contractor himself. 25. (A) He should put the organ in the closet.
(D) He was already contacted about the (B) The closet has already been
work. organized
(C) He needs to rearrange the closet.
19. (A) The man should try another type (D) He wishes the closet were closer.
of paper,
(B) The man should locate a typist 26. (A) She didn't do the work.
tomorrow morning. (B) She gave the assignment her best
(C) The man should make a tape in the effort
morning (C) She finished the assignment even
(D) The man should complete the paper though it was difficult.
without help. (D) She gave the man a signal.

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27. (A) She said some terrible things. 29. (A) The woman is more than a week late.
(B) She didn’t say anything nice.
(B) The children would have wrecked the
(C) She didn’t have any nice things.
house later.
(D) She said really wonderful things. (C) The woman was so late that she was a
wreck.
28. (A) Mew employees are rarely initiated
(D) He’s glad that she was not any later.
into the company.
(B) New workers don’t generally 30. (A) He had not gone to the store.
undertake actions on their own. (B) He was still at the market,
(C) New employees are initially rated. (C) He was going to take care of the
(D) It’s rare for employees to make new shopping.
suggestions. (D) He always went to the market.

LISTENING
 Part B

Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear longer conversations. After each conversation,
you will hear several questions. The conversations and questions will not be repeated.
After you hear a question, read the four possible answers in your test book and choose the best
answer. 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.
Remember, you are not allowed to take notes or write in your test book.

31. (A) She’s a senior. 35. (A) In a book

(B) She’s a junior. (B) From a television program
(C) She’s a transfer student. (C) During a trip that she took
(D) She’s a graduate student. (D) From a lecture

32. (A) How to transfer to a junior college 36. (A) To communicate with other dolphins
(B) How to find his way around campus (B) To recognize objects in the water
(C) What courses are required for a (C) To learn human language
literature major (D) To express fear
(D) Who won the campus election
37. (A) Five
33. (A) Three (B) Fifteen
(B) Five (C) Fifty
(C) Eight (D) Five hundred
(D) Ten
38. (A) It is limited.
34. (A) American literature (B) It is greater than human intelligence.
(B) World literature (C) It is less than previously thought.
(C) Literary analysis (D) We are beginning to learn how much
(D) Surveying they have.

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 Part C
Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear several talks. After each talk, you will hear some
questions. The talks and questions will not be repeated.
After you hear a question, read the four possible answers in your test book and choose the best
answer. 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.

Here is an example.

On the recording, you hear:

(narrator) Listen to an instru.ctor talk to his class about painting.

(man) Artist Grant Wood was a guiding{orce in’the school o/poixnttg known as American
regionalist, a sryfe reflecting the distinctive characteristics o[art from rural areas
o[ the United States. Wood hegan drawing animals on the family (arm at the age of
three, and when he was thirty•eight one of his paintings received a remarkable amount
of public notice and acclaim. This painting, called “Arrieric‹wi tsothic,” is a storMy
simple depiction ofa serious couple staring directly out ni the viewer

Now listen to a sample question.

(narrator) What style of painting is known as American regionalism?

In your test book, you read: (A) Art from America’s inner cities
(B) Art from the central region of the
United States
(C) Art from various urban areas in the
United States
(D) Art from rural sections of America

The best answer to the question, “What style of painting is known as American regionalist?” is (D),
“Art from rural sections of America.” Therefore, the correct choice is (D).

Now listen to another sample question.

(na rrator) What is the name of Wood s most successfulP ainting?

In your test book. you read: (A) “American Regionalist”

(B) “The Family Farm in Iowa”
(C) “American Gothic‘
(D) “A Serious Couple”

The best answer to the question, “What is the name of Wood’s most successful painting?” is (C),
“American Gothic.” Therefore, the correct choice is (C).
Remember, you are not allowed to take notes or write in your test book.

Wait

LISTENING
39. (A) To protect its members 45. (A) To the tennis courts
(B) To save the natural environment (B) To the arena
(C) To honor the memory of John Muir (C To the gymnasium
(D) To improve San Francisco's natural (D To the Athletic Department office
beauty
46. (A) Go to the Art Center
40. (A) For less than a year
(B Sign up for sports classes
(B) Only for a decade (C) Visit the exercise room
(C) For more than a century
(D) Watch a football game
(D) For at least two centuries
47. (A) Science
41. (A) San Francisco (B) Art
(B) All fihy states (C) Literature
(C) The Sierra Nevadas (D) Music
(D) The eastern United States
48. (A, They are completely different.
42. (A) All over the world (B They are somewhat similar but have
(B) In the entire United States an essential difference.
(C) Only in California (C) They are exactly the same in all
(D) Only in the Sierra Nevadas respects.
(D) They are unrelated.
43. (A) Students signing up for athletic teams
(B) Students going on a tour of a 49. (A) Objective
university campus (B) Idealistic
(C) Students playing various sports (C) Philosophical
(D) Students attending a university (D) Environmental
dedication ceremony
50. (A) Heredity
44. (A) Membership on an athletic team (B) Environment
(B) Enrollment in an exercise class (C) Idealism
(C) A valid student identification card (D) Natural laws
(D) Permission from a faculty member

This is the end of the Listening Diagnostic Pre-Test.

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