PRE-TEST (D) In a hospital delivery room

SECTION 1
LISTENING COMPREHENSION 6.
Time-approximately 35 minutes (A) The professor drowned the cells in a lab.
(including the reading of the directions for each part) (B) The lecture was long and boring.
(C) The professor divided the lecture into parts.
In this section of the test, you will have an opportunity to (D) The biologist tried to sell the results of the
demonstrate your ability to understand conversations and experiment.
talks in English. There are three parts to this section. 7.
Answer all the questions on . the basis of what (A) She needs to get a driver's license.
is stated or implied by the speakers you hear. Do not (B) Two pieces of identification are necessary.
take notes or write in your test book at any time. Do not (C) The man should check to see if he needs credit.
turn the pages until you are told to do so. (D) A credit card can be used to get a driver's license.
Part A 8.
Directions: In Part A you will hear short conversations (A) Housing within his budget is hard to locate.
between two people. After each conversation, you will (B) It's hard to find his house in New York.
hear a question about the conversation. The (C) He can't afford to move his house to New York.
conversations and questions will not be repeated. After (D) Housing in New York is unavailable.
you hear a question, read the four possible answers in 9.
your test book and choose the best answer. Then, on (A) The boss was working on the reports.
your answer sheet, find the number of the question and (B) He would have to finish the reports before the end of
fill in the space that corresponds to the letter of the next month.
answer you have chosen. (C) He was directed to stay late and finish some work.
Listen to an example. (D) He could finish the reports at home.
On the recording, you hear: 10.
(A) The boisterous students made the teacher mad.
(man) That exam was just awful. (B) The teacher angered the students with the exam
(woman) Oh, it could have been worse. results.
(narrator) What does the woman mean? (C) The students were angry that the teacher was around.
(D) The angered students complained to the teacher.
In your test book, you read: (A) The exam was really 11.
awful. (A) The prices are reasonable.
(B) It was the worst exam she had ever seen. (B) The store is too far out of town.
(C) It couldn't have been more difficult. (C) He would like the woman to repeat what she said.
(D) It wasn't that hard. (D) He agrees with the woman.
You learn from the conversation that the man thought 12.
the exam was very difficult and that the (A) It's rained unusually hard this year.
woman disagreed with the man. The best answer to the (B) There hasn't been any rain for many years.
question, "What does the woman mean?" is (C) It's been many years since it rained.
(D), "It wasn't that hard." Therefore, the correct choice is (D) He doesn't like rain.
(D). 13.
1. (A) He needs to do a better job writing questions.
(A) The coffee is much better this morning. (B) He certainly must make his writing better.
(B) The coffee tastes extremely good. (C) Without the questions, he cannot write the answers.
(C) The coffee isn't very good. (D) He needs to understand the written questions better.
(D) This morning he definitely wants some coffee. 14.
2. (A) The agent was standing in line with his passport.
(A) The two classes meet in an hour and a half. (B) The line to get new passports is very long.
(B) The class meets three hours per week. (C) The woman must wait her turn to get her passport
(C) Each half of the class is an hour long. checked.
(D) Two times a week the class meets for an hour. (D) He can check her passport instead of the agent.
3. 15.
(A) A few minutes ago, the flight departed. (A) He couldn't finish closing the library book.
(B) The fight will start in a while. (B) He hadn't finished the library assignment, but he
(C) They are frightened about the departure. was close.
(D) The plane is going to take off soon. (C) He was working on the assignment when the library
4. closed.
(A) He hasn't yet begun his project. (D) His homework was incomplete because the library
(B) He's supposed to do his science project next week. wasn't open.
(C) He needs to start working on changing the due date. 16.
(D) He's been working steadily on his science project. (A) All the lawyer's preparation did no good.
(B) The lawyer prepared nothing for the case.
5. (C) It wasn't work for the lawyer to prepare for the
(A) At the post office case.
(B) In a florist shop (D) The lawyer didn't work to prepare for the case.
(C) In a restaurant 17.
(A) The history class begins next week. 29.
(B) He thinks the papers should be turned in next week. (A) The woman is more than a week late.
(C) He has already done the paper for next week. (B) The children would have wrecked the house later.
(D) The papers are not due next week. (C) The woman was so late that she was a wreck.
18. (D) He's glad that she was not any later.
(A) He's not really happy. 30.
(B) The contractor's work was satisfactory. (A) He had not gone to the store.
(C) He would rather work with the contractor himself. (B) He was still at the market.
(D) He was already contacted about the work. (C) He was going to take care of the shopping.
19. (D) He always went to the market.
(A) The man should try another type of paper.
(B) The man should locate a typist tomorrow morning. Part B
(C) The man should make a tape in the morning. Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear longer
(D) The man should complete the paper without help. conversations. After each conversation, you will hear
20. several questions. The conversations and questions will
(A) She'd like some pie. not be repeated.
(B) It's easy to buy it. After you hear a question, read the four possible answers
(C) The task the man's working on isn't difficult. in your test book and choose the best answer. Then, on
(D) It's easier to prepare pie than do what the man is your answer sheet, find the number of the question and
doing. fill in the space that corresponds to the letter of the
21. answer you have chosen.
(A) He reported that the time for the budget meeting Remember, you are not allowed to take notes or write in
had been set. your test book.
(B) He is always late in submitting his accounting 31.
figure (A) She's a senior.
(C) He never manages to budget his time well. (B) She's a junior.
(D) He is never too late in turning in his reports. (C) She's a transfer student.
22. (D) She's a graduate student.
(A) The repairs that the mechanic had indicated were 32.
already made. (A) How to transfer to a junior college
(B) The car is going to need a lot of repairs. (B) How to find his way around campus
(C) Buying a new car would be quite expensive. (C) What courses are required for a literature major
(D) The mechanic extended the repair warranty. (D) Who won the campus election
23.
(A) Betty wrote the letter as directed. 33.
(B) The directions were given to Betty in a letter. (A) Three
(C) Betty will follow the instructions later. (B) Five
(D) Betty worked exactly as instructed. (C) Eight
24. (D) Ten
(A) Walter had a lack of success with his business. 34.
(B) Walter failed in business. (A) American literature
(C) Walter's new company is doing rather well. (B) World literature
(D) Walter hoped to succeed in business. (C) Literary analysis
25. (D) Surveying
(A) He should put the organ in the closet. 35.
(B) The closet has already been organized. (A) Ina book
(C) He needs to rearrange the closet. (B) From a television program
(D) He wishes the closet were closer. (C) During a trip that she took
26. (D) From a lecture
(A) She didn't do the work. 36.
(B) She gave the assignment her best effort. (A) To communicate with other dolphins
(C) She finished the assignment even though it was (B) To recognize objects in the water
difficult. (C) To learn human language
(D) She gave the man a signal. (D) To express fear
27. 37.
(A) She said some terrible things. (A) Five
(B) She didn't say anything nice. (B) Fifteen
(C) She didn't have any nice things. (C) Fifty
(D) She said really wonderful things. (D) Five hundred
28. 38.
(A) New employees are rarely initiated into the (A) It is limited.
company. (B) It is greater than human intelligence.
(B) New workers don't generally undertake actions on (C) It is less than previously thought.
their own. (D) We are beginning to learn how much they have.
(C) New employees are initially rated.
(D) It's rare for employees to make new suggestions. Part C
Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear several (C) Only in California
talks. After each talk, you will hear some questions. The (D) Only in the Sierra Nevadas
talks and questions will not be repeated. 43.
After you hear a question, read the four possible answers (A) Students signing up for athletic teams
in your test book and choose the best answer. Then, on (B) Students going on a tour of a university campus
your answer sheet, find the number of the question and (C) Students playing various sports
fill in the space that corresponds to the letter of the (D) Students attending a university dedication ceremony
answer you have chosen. 44.
Here is an example. (A) Membership on an athletic team
On the recording, you hear: (B) Enrollment in an exercise class
(narrator) Listen to an instructor talk to his class about (C) A valid student identification card
painting. (D) Permission from_a faculty member
(man) Artist Grant Wood was a guiding force in the 45.
school of painting known as American (A) To the tennis courts
regionalist, a style reflecting the distinctive (B) To the arena
characteristics of art from rural areas of the United (C) To the gymnasium
States. Wood began drawing animals on the family farm (D) To the Athletic Department office
at the age of three, and when he was thirty-eight one of
his paintings received a remarkable amount of public 46.
notice and acclaim. This painting, called "American (A) Go to the Art Center
Gothic," is a starkly simple depiction of a serious couple (B) Sign up for sports classes
staring directly out at the viewer. (C) Visit the exercise room
Now listen to a sample question. (D) Watch a football game
(narrator) What style of painting is known as American 47.
regionalist? (A) Science
In your test book, you read: (B) Art
(A) Art from America's inner cities (C) Literature
(B) Art from the central region of the United States (D) Music
(C) Art from various urban areas in the United States 48.
(D) Art from rural sections of America (A) They are completely different.
(B) They are somewhat similar but have an essential
The best answer to the question, "What style of painting difference.
is known as American regionalist?" is (D), "Art from (C) They are exactly the same in all respects.
rural sections of America." Therefore, the correct choice (D) They are unrelated.
is (D). 49.
Now listen to another sample question. (A) Objective
(narrator) What is the name of Wood's most successful (B) Idealistic
painting? (C) Philosophical
In your test book, you read: (D) Environmental
(A) "American Regionalist" 50.
(B) "The Family Farm in Iowa" (A) Heredity
(C) "American Gothic" (B) Environment
(D) "A Serious Couple" (C) Idealism
The best answer to the question, "What is the name of (D) Natural laws
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.
39.
(A) To protect its members
(B) To save the natural environment
(C) To honor the memory of John Muir
(D) To improve San Francisco's natural beauty
40.
(A) For less than a year
(B) Only for a decade
(C) For more than a century
(D) For at least two centuries
41.
(A) San Francisco
(B) All fifty states
(C) The Sierra Nevadas
(D) The eastern United States
42.
(A) All over the world
(B) In the entire United States