AMERICAN LANGUAGE COURSE PLACEMENT TEST

Form 34R

PART I – LISTENING

Directions for questions 1-25. You will hear questions on the test tape. Select the one correct answer a, b, c, or d and
mark your answer sheet. DO NOT WRITE ON THE TEST BOOKLET.

1. a. It was high up in the 7. a. It started burning.

mountains. b. It grew smaller.
b. There were few animals c. It stopped burning.
living there. d. It grew larger.
c. It was far from everything.
d. There were many trees close 8. a. a place where people can
together. sit
b. a place where they keep
records
c. a place where there are
2. a. a group of people telephones
b. the flow of water d. a place where they prepare
c. a dangerous animal food
d. the electric light

3. a. a line all the way around

the circle 9. a. the supplies
b. a line through the center b. the weapons
of the circle c. the vehicles
c. a lane from the center of d. the meals
the edge
d. a line around part of the 10. a. watching TV
edge b. traveling by air
c. going for walks
4. a. a new type of artillery d. driving her car
shell
b. a new type of individual .
weapon 11. a. He followed the regulations.
c. a new type of airplane b. He knew the regulations.
engine c. He wrote the regulations.
d. a new type of military d. He disregarded the regulations
vehicle

5. a. visit me
b. telephone me 12. a. the people
c. help me b. the food
d. relieve me c. the mountains
d. the weather

6. a. religious people 13. a. He filled it in.

b. single people b. He threw it away.
c. old people c. He looked it over.
d. working people d. He sent it off.
14. a. to study the report 20. a. changing the subject
b. to find the answer b. controlling the conversation
c. to be careful c. talking about the same thing
d. to be clear d. talking without thinking

15. a. 14 pages
b. 14 changes 21. a. He learned how to drive it.
c. 14 authors b. He was in an accident.
d. 14 laws c. He had trouble paying
for it.
I6. a. by repeating the teacher's d. He went on a vacation.
actions
b. by following the teacher's 22. a. just enough
advice b. a little
c. by listening to the c. the usual amount
teacher's voice d. a lot
d. by doing the teacher's
assignments 23. a. icy
b. sunny
17. a. to wash up c. rainy
b. to move fast d. snowy
c. to stand still
d. to quiet down 24. a. He watched the books.
b. He found the books.
18. a. It has gone up. c. He examined the books.
b. It has stayed the same. d. He admired the books.
c. It has gone down.
d. It has gone up and down. 25. a. Yes, she usually does.
b. No, she rarely does.
19. a. She started to work c. Yes, she always does.
recently. d. No, she never does.
b. She arrived at work
promptly.
c. She stopped her work
suddenly.
d. She finished her work
quietly.

Directions for questions 26-50. You will now hear statements on the test tape. Select the one correct answer :a, b; c, or
d and mark your answer sheet.

26. a. It's complete. 27. a. She does it we11.

b. It's optional. b. She does it fast.
c. It's confusing. c. She does it poorly.
d. It's necessary. d. She does it slowly.
28. a. They can be carried easily. 35. a. She filled the cup with
b. They can cause a lot of coffee.
damage. b. She drank the coffee from
c. They are the most modern he cup.
available. c. She made the coffee in a pot.
d. They are completely d. She warmed the coffee on the
useless here. stove.

29. a. Everyone was present, 36. a. There are many things he

even Pete. must do.
b. Everyone was present b. There are many places he
because of Pete. could go.
c. Everyone was present, c. There are many friends he.
according to Pete. might visit.
d Everyone was present but d. There are many activities he
Pete. can enjoy.

30. a Jones went, but Smith 37. a. It was painted blue this
didn't. year.
b. Smith went, but Jones b. It was painted blue all
didn't. over.
c. Neither Jones nor Smith c. It was painted blue inside.
went. d. It was painted blue at first.
d. Both Jones and Smith went.

38. a. He didn’t expect the

31. a. She didn't talk. instructions.
b. She didn't move. b. He didn't follow the
c. She didn't eat. instructions.
d. She didn't sleep. c. He didn't understand the
instructions.
32. a. It was windy. d. He didn’t forget the
b. It was cool. instructions.
c. It was dry.
d. It was hot. 39. a. It is used in the kitchen.
b. It is big and very strong.
33 a. They looked at. the c. It is worth a lot of money.
blackboard. d. It is covered with dirt.
b. They took away the
blackboard. 40. a. She gets irritated.
c. They wrote on the b. She gets sick.
blackboard. c. She gets happy.
d. They cleaned off the d. She gets tired.
blackboard.
41. a. They are not alone.
34, a. She read a book. b. They are not brothers.
b. She found a book. c. They are not alike.
c. She sold a book, d. They are not friends.
d. She chose a book.
42. a. She was hungry. 47. a. Enroute to Chicago, he stopped in New Orleans.
b. She was cold. b. He went to New Orleans instead
c. She was careless. of Chicago.
d. She was alone. c. He went to Chicago and then
to New Orleans.
d. He had a layover in New Orleans.

43 a. Murry borrowed it. 48. a. It came on

b. Dr. Murray owns it. b. It became dimmer
c. Dr. likes it. c. It burned out
d. Dr. Murry wants it. d. It started flashing.

44. a. It began to burn. 49. a. It had some sugar on it.

b. It began to heat up b. It had sugar all over it.
c. It began to spoil. c. It was made entirely of sugar.
d. It began to dry out. d. It was comp letely free of
sugar.

45. a. It was standing up. 50. a. Lisa went to see Pat

b. It was sitting down. b. Lisa tried to call Pat.
c. It was lying f1at. c. Lisa need to write Pat.
d. It was bending over. d. Lisa wanted to leave Pat.

46. a. He opened the maps.

b. He folded the maps. .
c. He marked the maps.
d. He copied the maps.

Directions for questions 51-60. You will now hear dialogs on the test tape.
Select the one correct answer a, b, c, or d and mark your answer sheet.
51. a. She wants to know the 53. a. He doubts that he does.
cost. b. He thinks that he does.
b. She wants to know the c. He knows that he doesn't.
means. d. He hopes that he has..
c. She wants to know the
answer. 54. a. It was expanded several
d. She wants to know the months ago.
reason. b. It was started several
months ago.
52. a. She thinks the clothes are c. It was moved several months
too expensive. ago.
b. She thinks the clothes are d. It was closed several months
all the same. ago.
c. She thinks the clothes are
not very good. 55. a. It matches my furniture.
d. She thinks the clothes are b. It is a bargain.
not very pretty. c. It is nice to sit in.
d. It is a pretty color.
56. a. He paid for it ahead of 59. a. His house is pretty.
time. b. His house is old.
b. He paid for it little by c. His house is big.
little. d. His house is modern.
c. He paid for it with a loan.
d. He paid for it with a check. 60. a. She is studying how to
build things.
57. a. clothing b. She is studying how to
b. wire write stories.
c. bread c. She is studying how to
d. tubing teach children.
d. She is studying how to fix
58. a. He wants to go to bed. teeth.
b. He wants to get cleaned up.
c. He wants to drink something
cold.
d. He wants to get somewhere
fast.
THIS IS THE END OF TFH; LISTENING PART OF THE TEST.
PART II - READING
Directions for questions 61-100. Choose the one correct answer a, b, c,
or d and mark your answer sheet. DO NOT WRITE ON THE TEST BOOE~.ET.
61. Mr. Winters can work.
a. is able to
b. ought to
c. is about to
d. needs to
62. The news broadcast reached every home in the land. The news reached
every house_____ .
a. through the newspapers
b. on the radio
c. by word of mouth
d. at the movies
63. Duncan works across town. He works_____ .
a. on the other side of town
b. on this side of town
c. in t own
d. outside of town
64. Shirley knows what to say.
a. what she has said
b. what she was saying
c. what she won 't say
d. what she should say
65. One of the enemy killed our scout. Our scout_____ .
a. is killing
b. will kill
c. had killed
d. was killed
66. Virginia jotted down the word.
a. used
b. repeated
c. wrote
d. saw
67. Mr. Thompson understands the basis of the decision.
a. news about
b. trouble with
c. surprise at
d. reason for
68. All the men we re accounted for. They_____ all the men.
a. accounted for
b. account for
c. are accounting for
d. will account for
69. Farming is Delbert’s business. He_____ .
a. buys from farmers
b. operates a farm
c. sells things to farmers
d. builds houses on farms
70. The speech will have been heard by a thousand people. A thousand
people_____ the speech.
a. are eventually going to hear
b. were immediately going to hear
c. have now heard
d. will never hear
71. Granville's apartment is below ours. It is_____ ours.
a. under
b. next to
c. over
d. across from
72. Select the correct sentence:
a. On Friday fish we eat usually.
b. Fish usually we eat on Friday.
c. We usually eat fish on Friday.
d. Usually fish we eat on Friday.
73. Mother said, “Listen to me, Martha:"
a. Watch what I do
b. Hear what I say
c. Eat what I cook
d. See what I have
74. Claude worked out the problem.
a. discovered
b. avoided
c. caused
d. solved
75. Select the correct sentence:
a. On the table a pile of papers were.
b. The news are good.
c. The news is not good.
d. Newspapers is a good source of news.
76. They took up the problem.
a. looked up
b. discussed
c. forgot
d. discovered
77. He told us to stick to it.
a. stop making noise
b. listen very carefully
c. stay on the job
d. help with the work
78. I am studying English_____ the Language School.
a. to
b. an
c. at
d. from
79. Sandra is standing next to Joan. Sandra's standing _____.
a. beside her
b. in front of her
c. behind her
d. across from her
80. The teacher told us to stand up.
a. open our books
b. do another exercise
c. stay after class
d. get to our feet
81. Mr. Siegal, but not his friends, _____.
a. are going
b. have been there
c. was watching TV
d. we re at the game
82. Select the correct sentence:
a. Neither Frank are capable, nor his brothers of doing the job.
b. Are capable of doing the job are neither Frank nor his brothers.
c. Of doing the job, neither Frank nor his brothers are capab1e.
d. Neither Frank nor his brothers are capable of doing the job.
83. Select the correct sentence:
a. Bob asked Marie if she had seen Jane at the party.
b. Bob asked if Marie she had seen Jane at the party.
c. Bob asked Marie if at the party Jane she had seen.
d. Bob asked if Marie she had at the party Jane seen.
84. Cynthia asked Alex what he had in mind. She wanted to know ______.
a. what he did
b. what he remembered
c. what he heard
d. what he intended
85. Frances looked up the number.
a. asked for
b. found
c. forgot
d. lost
86. What is a stamp machine used_____ ?
a. for
b. to
c. of
d. at
87. Crawford is setting up the tent.
a. cleaning up
b. putting up
c. folding up
d. messing up
88. Carla took off her coat because ______ .
a. she wanted to find it
b. she was too cold
c. she wanted to wear it
d. she was too warm
89. All cured patients_____ will be moved to another building. The patients
will be moved.
a. who are already cured
b. who want to be cured
c. who can never be cured
d. who still must be cured
90. _____you meet us at the airport?
a. Why
b. Ought to
c. Couldn't
d. Maybe
91. Speeding is the cause of many problems.
a. The law about people who speed
b. The reason why people speed
c. The fact that people speed
d. The type of people who speed
92. My car can go_____ than your car.
a. more faster
b. more fastest
c. faster
d. fast
93. Ann has been studying for three hours.
a. She was going to study for three hours.
b. She finished studying three hours ago.
c. She is going to study for three hours.
d. She started studying three hours ago.
94. Nancy is not as beautiful as Elaine. Elaine is_____ than Nancy.
a. much beautiful
b. more beautiful
c. most beautiful
d. less beautiful
95. You might catch a cold in this rain. _____wear a raincoat.
a. You did
b. You'd better
c. You ought
d. You're
96. Classes_____ begin on time.
a. should be
b. could to
c. ought to
d. always are
97. The sunshine feels good______ me.
a. to
b. for
c. with
d. into
98. It will heat up tomorrow. The weather will be_____ .
a. cooler
b. warmer
c. wetter
d. drier
99. My new instructor gave me a book______ .
a. to reading
b. for read
c. reading
d. to read
100. When Americans are invited to a meal in a home and they are not sure
what they should do, they follow the rule of imitating the host.
According to this sentence, which of the following is correct?
a. Americans don't follow the rules.
b. Americans do as the host does.
c. Americans don't all eat the same kinds of foods.
d. Americans are always worried about what they should eat.

THIS IS THE END OF THE TEST.

FORM 34R 40. A 82. D
41. C 83. A
42. C 84. D
1. D 43. B 85. B
2. B 44. C 86. A
3. B 45. C 87. B
4. C 46. A 88. D
5. A 47. C 89. A
6. D 48. A 90. C
7. C 49. B 91. C
8. A 50. A 92. C
9. C 51. D 93. D
10. B 52. C 94. B
11. D 53. B 95. B
12. D 54. B 96. C
13. A 55. C 97. A
14. C 56. A 98. B
15. B 57. D 99. D
16. A 58. D 100. B
17. B 59. C
18. D 60. A
19. B 61. A
2U. C 62. B
21. B 63. A
22. D 64. D
23. C 65. D
24. A 66. C
25. A 67. D
26. D 68. A
27. B 69. B
28. B 70. A
29. D 71. A
30. B 72. C
31. A 73. B
32. D 74. D
33. D 75. C
34. D 76. B
35. A 77. C
36. A 78. C
37. D 79. A
38. B 80. D
39. C 81. C
Form 34R. Part one listening.
1.They walked through a dense forest. What kind of forest was it?
2 Patty was almost caught by the current what almost caught her?
3. the teacher measured the diameter of the circle. What did he measure?
4. the jet has had a great effect on military operations. What has had a great effect on
military operations?
5. I asked Willis to call on me. What did I want him to do?
6 Kirby belongs to a labor organization who are members of the organization.
7. They extinguished the fire. What happened to the fire?
8 The Office has a waiting room. What does it have?
9 Lieutenant Frost is in charge of transportation. What is her responsibility?
10 Helen enjoys flying. What does she enjoy?
11 the student got into trouble because he didn't obey the regulations. Why did he get
into trouble?
12 the climate of that country is nice. What's nice about that country?
13 Mr. Turnip made out the money order. What did he do with it?
14 Sergeant McGraw told us to watch out. What did he tell us to do?
15 the Constitution of this state has 14 amendments. What does it have?
16 Mr. Young learned by imitating the teacher. How did he learn?
17 Marilyn told the men to hurry. What did she tell them to do?
18 the price of meat has fluctuated greatly this year. What has happened to the price of meat?
19 Alice was on time for work. What happened?
20 Barbara kept bringing up the same thing. What did she keep doing?
21 Paul damaged the car. What happened?
22 There was a good deal of salt in the food. How much salt was in the food?
23 The weather report calls for thundershowers what will the weather be like?
24 Tom kept an eye on the books. What did he do?
25 in General, Jan works hard. Does she work hard?
26.The second part of the plan is essential.
27.Virginia does her work very quickly.
28 those weapons are destructive.
29 except for Pete, everyone was present.
30 Smith went instead of Jones.
31 Deborah was silent all evening.
32 the weather was very warm.
33 they erased the blackboard.
34 Robins elected a book.
35 Jane poured the coffee.
36 Mr. Hunter has many obligations.
37 The house was originally painted blue.
38 Mr. Roberts ignored the instructions.
39 Mrs. Hill has a valuable table.
40 Sometimes Miss Adams gets angry.
41 There's a big difference between a policeman and a fireman.
42 Carolyn didn't take precautions.
43 that book belongs to Doctor Murray.
44 the food began to decay.
45 the latter was in a horizontal position.
46 Burtons spread out the map.
47 and route to New Orleans Mr. Harris stopped in Chicago.
48 the light bulb began to glow.
49 The candy was coated with sugar.
50 Lisa visited Pat.
51 What do you want to know? I want to Know the purpose of all of this. What did the woman mean?
52 What do you think of the clothes in that store? I think the quality is poor.
How does the woman feel about the clothes?
53. do you have enough money? I believe so. What did the man mean?
54 When was the company established? Several months ago.
Did they say about the company?
55 Why do you want to buy that chair? Because it's comfortable.
What did the woman say about the chair?
56 How did you buy your TV? I paid for it in advance. What did the man mean?
57 What does your company make? We make pipe. What does the company make?
58. What's the matter? I'm in a rush. What did the man say?
59 What's Alps house like? It's huge. What did the woman say about Alps house?
60.What are you studying in school? I'm studying engineering. What did the woman say