Listening

Section 1
Listening Comprehension
1. A. The woman and the man have plans to eat
out together.
B. The woman would prefer to stay home this
evening.
C. The man has changed his mind about the new
restaurant.
D. The man is sorry he cannot join the woman
for dinner.
2. A. A plane trip.
B. A rental car.
C. A hotel room.
D. Concert tickets.
3. A. The woman did not remember her

appointment.
B. The woman needs to get a calendar.
C. The appointment must be changed to a
different day.
D. The calendar shows the wrong month.
4. A. The woman should continue driving.

B. They will arrive late for dinner.
C. He forgot to make reservations.
D. He is not sure what is wrong with the car.
5. A. She did not realize that their team had won.

B. Their team nearly lost the game.
C. She called to find out the score of the game.
D. Their team usually wins its games.
6. A. Join him and Mary at the movie.

B. Ask Mary what she is doing tonight.
C. Invite a group of friends to go to the movie.
D. Tell Mary about the movie.
7. A. Professor Campbell changed the conference

time.
B. He is planning to stay until the conference
is finished.
C. He will not attend the concert.
D. He will wait for the woman.
8. A. She recently purchased laundry detergent.

B. She will buy some detergent for the man.
C. The Laundromat is around the corner.
D. The man can buy detergent at the store.
9. A. It is next to the Holiday Motel.

B. It is nicer than the Holiday Motel.
C. It is very inexpensive.
D. It is a little farther than the Holiday Motel.
10. A. She does not believe it will snow.

B. Snow in October is unusual.
C. Canadian winters are rather long.
D. Winter is her favorite season.
11. A. He lost his wallet on a trip to Germany.

B. His private lessons did not help him.
C. His German tutor charges a reasonable fee.
D. He plans to continue taking lessons.
12. A. The committee has just begun to write the

report.
B. The report will be short.
C. The committee members have just become
acquainted.
D. The report is finished except for the
introduction.
13. A. They should play another time.

B. They will probably have to play in the
gym.
C. He prefers to play in the gym
D. It is not supposed to rain tomorrow.
14. A. Type the letter as it is.

B. Change some wording in his letter.
C. Send the letter without typing it.
D. Check to make sure his facts are correct.
15. A. The woman should call the professor the
next day.
B. He is canceling the choir rehearsal
because of illness.
C. The woman will feel better in a day or two.
D. He will turn up the heat in the choir room.
16. A. They should take another route to the bank.

B. They turned onto the wrong road.
C. The man will get to the bank before it
closes.
D. The bank will open soon.
17. A. Go out to eat when the museum closes.

B. Check that the museum cafeteria is open.
C. Leave the museum temporarily
D. Meet each other later in the day.
18. A. The woman should have thrown out the

newspapers herself.
B. He does not know where her paper is.
C. The woman's paper is in the trash.
D. He does not have time to help her look for
her paper.
19. A. The woman can make her call tomorrow.

B. There is a problem with the woman's
telephone.
C. The airline's offices are closed.
D. He does not know what the problem could
be.
20. A. He is very hungry.

B. He has made plans to eat with someone else.
C. He did not like what he ate for lunch.
D. He will go with the woman.
21. A. She is proud of the man.

B. She does not want to see the man's test.
C. She also got a good grade.
D. She has not taken the test yet.
22. A. He will tell the woman what to do.

B. The meeting will have to be postponed.
C. He will get the job done if he gets some
instruction.
D. He will need to throw away most of the
papers.
23. A. Find another sociology course.

B. Look for a job in the sociology department.
C. Ask someone to take notes for her on Friday.
D. Change her work schedule.
24. A. She can help the man until lunchtime.

B. She cannot read the applications until
after her class.
C. She has a class after lunch.
D. She also plans to apply to graduate school.
25. A. Mary will trim her hedge.

B. Phil has a better chance of winning.
C. Mary will win the election.
D. Phil will sit on the ledge.
26. A. He thinks the woman's computer is broken.

B. He worked on the woman's computer for too
long.
C. He sometimes gets headaches after doing
computer work.
D. He needs to take a longer break.
27. A. The library closed earlier than she expected.

B. She could not find a birthday present.
C. She picked Jack up at the golf course.
D. The bookstore did not have what she was
looking for.
28. A. The equipment has already been locked up.

B. The woman should be more careful with the equipment.
C. He knows how to operate the equipment.
D. He will put the equipment away.
29. A. The man did not give the woman the notes
she needed.
B. The man's notes were hard to understand.
C. The woman wants to borrow the man's
sociology notes.
D. The woman has to organize her psychology
notes.
30. A. The man will find a job if he continues to

look.
B. The man should look for a job in a different
field.
C. The man can get a job where the woman
works.
D. The man should keep his current job.
31. A. She will be able to join the economics

seminar.
B. She has a new printer for her computer.
C. She finished paying back her loan.
D. She got an A on her term paper.
32. A. The importance of paying back loans

promptly.
B. A way to help people improve their
economic conditions.
C. Using computers to increase business
efficiency.
D. The expansion of international business.
33. A. It is the topic of his term paper.

B. He would like to find a job there.
C. His economics professor did research work
there.
D. Microcredit programs have been very
successful there.
34. A. Cancel her credit card.
B. Sign up for the economics seminar.
C. Do research on banks in Asia.
D. Type the man's term paper.
35. A. The life of a well-known Canadian architect.

B. The architectural design of a new
museum.
C. The variety of museums in Washington,
D.C.
D. The changing function of the modern
museum.
36. A. Both were designed by the same architect.

B. Both are located in Washington, D.C.
C. Both feature similar exhibits.
D. Both were built around a central square.
37. A. A classical temple.

B. A well-known museum.
C. A modern office building.
D. A natural landscape.
38. A. Traditional views on the purpose of a

museum.
B. Traditional values of Native Americans.
C. Traditional notions of respect for elected
leaders.
D. Traditional forms of classical architecture.
39. A. They are examples of the usual sequence

of observation and explanation.
B. They provide evidence of inaccurate
scientific observation.
C. Their discovery was similar to that of the
neutrino.
D. They were subjects of 1995 experiments at
Los Alamos.
40. A. Its mass had previously been measured.

B. Its existence had been reported by Los
Alamos National Laboratory.
C. Scientists were looking for a particle with no
mass.
D. Scientists were unable to balance
equations of energy without it.
41. A. That it carries a large amount of energy.

B. That it is a type of electron.
C. That it is smaller in size than previously th
ought.
D. That it has a tiny amount of mass.
42. A. The clearing of New England forests.

B. The role of New England trees in British
shipbuilding.
C. The development of the shipbuilding
industry in New England.
D. The role of the British surveyor general in
colonizing New England.
43. A. Law.
B. Mathematics.
C. History.
D. Engineering.
44. A. Sugar maple.

B. Oak.
C. White pine.
D. Birch.
45. A. Its width.

B. Its height.
C. Its straightness.
D. Its location.
46. A. M
B. %
C. K
D. ->
47. A. How they swim long distances.
B. How they got their name.
C. How they hunt.
D. How they solve problems.
48. A. By changing its appearance.

B. By imitating signals that the other spiders
send.
C. By spinning a large web.
D. By imitating insects caught in a web.
49. A. Avoid attacks by other spiders.

B. Cross some water.
C. Jump to the edge of the tray.
D. Spin a long thread.
50. A. It would keep trying to reach the rock the

same way.
B. It would try to reach the rock a different
way.
C. The scientists would move the spider to the
rock.
D. The scientists would place another spider in
the tray.

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Section 1

3. A. The woman did not remember her

4. A. The woman should continue driving.

5. A. She did not realize that their team had won.

6. A. Join him and Mary at the movie.

7. A. Professor Campbell changed the conference

8. A. She recently purchased laundry detergent.

9. A. It is next to the Holiday Motel.

10. A. She does not believe it will snow.

11. A. He lost his wallet on a trip to Germany.

12. A. The committee has just begun to write the

13. A. They should play another time.

14. A. Type the letter as it is.

16. A. They should take another route to the bank.

17. A. Go out to eat when the museum closes.

18. A. The woman should have thrown out the

19. A. The woman can make her call tomorrow.

20. A. He is very hungry.

21. A. She is proud of the man.

22. A. He will tell the woman what to do.

23. A. Find another sociology course.

24. A. She can help the man until lunchtime.

25. A. Mary will trim her hedge.

26. A. He thinks the woman's computer is broken.

27. A. The library closed earlier than she expected.

28. A. The equipment has already been locked up.

30. A. The man will find a job if he continues to

31. A. She will be able to join the economics

32. A. The importance of paying back loans

33. A. It is the topic of his term paper.

35. A. The life of a well-known Canadian architect.

36. A. Both were designed by the same architect.

37. A. A classical temple.

38. A. Traditional views on the purpose of a

39. A. They are examples of the usual sequence

40. A. Its mass had previously been measured.

41. A. That it carries a large amount of energy.

42. A. The clearing of New England forests.

44. A. Sugar maple.

45. A. Its width.

48. A. By changing its appearance.

49. A. Avoid attacks by other spiders.

50. A. It would keep trying to reach the rock the

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