Listen carefully to the conversations and short passages
[00:07.99]and choose the best answer to each of the questions.
[00:13.56]1.A)From eight o'clock in the morning until noon.
[00:27.19](B)From noon until six o'clock in the evening.
[00:37.22]C)From eight o'clock in the morning until nine o’clock at night.
[00:52.79]D)Twenty-four hours a day.
[00:58.67]2.A)The light hurts her eyes. B)His ears hurt. C)She can't hear. D)She can't see.
[01:26.70]3.A)The boss was angry with good reason. B)The boss didn't understand.
[01:51.05]C)She wasn't at all upset. D)She wanted a better design.
[01:56.01]4.A)At a bookstore. B)At a bank. C)At a club. D)At a grocery store.
[02:27.17]5.(A) Her daughter was making too much noise in the house.
[02:35.25](B) No one could sleep because of their dog,Flame,barking.
[02:41.59](C) The house was in need of a paint job.
[02:48.86](D) The house was burning and the daughter was awake to let the others know.
[02:54.13]6.(A)She works in a law office. B)She works for an answering service.
[03:26.79]C)She works at an employment agency. D)She is a teacher.
[03:31.46]7.A)The northern climate. B)The water from the lakes.
[03:49.43]C)The well-managed orchards. D)The great northern terrain.
[03:57.19]8.A)$ 240. B)$200. C)$300. D)$120.
[04:24.05]9.A)He has another appointment. B)He hates interviews.
[04:47.01]C)His wife is in a hurry. D) He's tired.
[04:53.46]10.A)Because it is customary. B)Because he had extra money.
[05:12.03]C)Because the lady lost her money by mistake. D)Because the musician took a shower.
[05:18.09]PASSAGE 1 (answer 11-13)
[08:53.58]Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
[09:00.94]11.A)In the second half of the 19th century. B)In the 1960's. C)In the first half of the 20th century. (D) In the early 1800’s.
[09:06.72]12.A)Movies with sound. B)Nylon. C)The radio. D)The computer.
[09:15.78]13.A)improved living conditions. B)New ways to help people get over diseases. C)Many inventions in industry. D)Industrialization in developing countries.
[09:27.54]PASSAGE 2 (answer 14-16)
[11:20.10]Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.
[11:26.65]14.A)Immigrants and the poor. B)Asians. C)Children. D)Day laborers.
[11:34.52]15.A)People needed places to work and live in. B)City government was encouraging rapid expansion.
[11:41.18]C)There were few clearly defined neighborhoods. D)Real estate development was uncontrolled.
[11:46.82]16.A)Rapid population growth. B)Corrupt city government. C)Real estate speculators. D)Lack of immigration quotas.
[11:56.96]PASSAGE 3 (answer 17-20)
[12:22.56]Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
[12:29.11]17.A)The British government. B)George Washington. C)Ben Franklin. D)The private contractors.
[12:37.66]18.A)He created kite-flying. B)He established a government service. C)He developed a new road. D)He established the postal system.
[12:45.10]19.A)Because the horse and wagon were slow. B)Because the trains were too fast. C)Because some towns were far away. D)Because the communities didn't like it.
[12:53.36]20.A)The postal service failed. B)The postal service has developed a system. C)It remained the same. D)The postal service has developed all over the country. |