PART III

Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear several short conversations between two people. The
conversations will not be printed in your test book. You will hear the conversations only once, so you
must listen carefully to understand what the speakers say.
In your test book, you will read a question about each conversation. The question will be followed
by four answers. You are to choose the best answer to each question and mark it on your answer
sheet.

51. Who is complaining? 57. Who is busy with night classes?

(A) The boss. (A) A business associate.
(B) The temporary secretary. (B) Schoolchildren.
(C) The office doctor. (C) The wife.
(D) The sick secretary. (D) The whole family.
52. What has been taken? 58. When is inventory always taken?

(A) Paper supplies. (A) Every two days.

(B) Chemicals. (B) Two times a week.
(C) Trade secrets. (C) After the holidays.
(D) Money. (D) When the employees return from
vacation.
53. When did the woman's father start the
business? 59. Who wrote the book?
(A) After he finished school. (A) An associate.
(B) After he served in the army. (B) The son of a colleague.
(C) When he came to this country. (C) A movie star.
(D) During the war. (D) Film producers.
54. What is the nature of the visit? 60. When will the woman make up
her mind?
(A) Business.
(B) Tourism. (A) When the risk is greater.
(C) Education. (B) When her broker tells her what
(D) Personal. to do.
(C) In a couple of months.
55. When will the company increase its
services? (D) When the stock goes up in value.
(A) When the office is less busy. 61. What might the man have to do?
(B) When the staff has learned to use (A) Buy a new stereo.
the new software. (B) Reconnect the wires.
(C) When the markets have opened. (C) Listen more closely.
(D) When it gets more business. (D) Read a novel.
56. Who is interested in finance? 62. When would be a bad time for the man
to repay the debt?
(A) The delivery boy.
(B) The section supervisor. (A) In a few weeks' time.
(C) The soccer player. (B) In two days.
(D) Ms. Chen. (C) Very soon.
(D) When he returns from overseas.
63. Who do the speakers need to see?
(A) The computer programmer.
(B) The doctor.
(C) The human resources director.
(D) The receptionist.
64. When might the postal service raise the
rates again?
(A) In six days.
(B) In six months.
(C) In two years.
(D) In another six years.
65. What must the woman still do?
(A) Leave the building.
(B) Turn in her expense account.
(C) Turn in the receipts.
(D) Take a business trip.
66. Where was this appliance probably
installed?
(A) In the office.
(B) In the appliance shop.
(C) In the laundromat.
(D) In the kitchen.
67. When do the manufacturers have their
busiest season?
(A) When their salespeople work
very hard.
(B) When the weather is warm.
(C) When it's cold outside.
(D) When their factory heats up.
68. Where are the speakers having this talk?
(A) At work.
(B) On the telephone.
(C) At the airport.
(D) At a bus stop.
69. Who cautioned the man to be careful?
(A) A jogger.
(B) A shoe shop owner.
(C) The doctor.
(D) A football player.
70. Where is the woman going?
(A) Down to the river.
(B) To an auto mechanic.
(C) To her friend's doctor.
(D) To an eye doctor.
71. Who made a mistake in billing?
(A) The customers.
(B) The collection department.
(C) The computer technician.
(D) The bank.
72. When will the results be known?
(A) When the absentee votes are
counted.
(B) After they count the ballots.
(C) In the morning.
(D) Before the polls close.
73. What part of the games did people
watch?
(A) Only the parts they were
interested in.
(B) Half of the games.
(C) All of the games.
(D) None of the games.
74. What should the new employee be
good at?
(A) Getting along with people.
(B) His schoolwork.
(C) His classes.
(D) Accounting practices.
75. Who lost radio contact?
(A) The weather forecaster.
(B) The instructor.
(C) The other plane.
(D) The radar engineer.
76. What is the woman's problem?
(A) The man's son won't help her.
(B) She can't read the directions.
(C) The father can't find his son.
(D) She needs to assemble a bike.
77. Who does the woman want to see?
(A) The electrician.
(B) The safety inspector.
(C) The mayor.
(D) The architect.
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78. When will the companies merge? 80. When did the speakers buy a new house?
(A)In two or three years. (A)When they were young.
(B)When they've learned each other's (B) Before they got too old.
business. (C) After their third child.
(C) Sometime next year. (D)After the adoption.
(D) When their consultants advise them
to do so.
79. What will the new director be in
charge of?
(A) All the employees.
(B) Buying the office supplies.
(C) The entire company.
(D) Interoffice memos.
PART IV

Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear several short talks. Each will be spoken just one
time. They will not be printed in your test book, so you must listen carefully to understand and
remember what is said.
In your test book, you will read two or more questions about each short talk. The questions will be
followed by four answers. You are to choose the best answer to each question and mark it on your
answer sheet.

81. When will it be pleasant enough for 88. What did the man accidentally do?
walking?
(A) He stepped on the dog.
(A) In the mornings. (B) He bit the dog's leg.
(B) In the afternoons. (C) He released his hold on the dog.
(C) In the evenings. (D) He took the dog to the doctor.
(D) On weekends.
89. Why did the dog bite the man?
82. What should be taken to work every
(A) The dog was angry.
morning? (B) The dog was jealous.
(A) Aradio. (C) The dog was hungry.
(B) An umbrella. (D) The dog was bored.
(C) A roll. 90. What did the announcer do?
(D) A bus.
(A) She transcribed the report.
83. Who made the report to the police?
(B) She delayed action.
(A) Schoolchildren. (C) She developed some photos.
(B) A flier. (D) She simplified the report.
(C) Two residents. 91. What is this report on?
(D) Two reporters.
(A) New medicines.
84. What caused the report?
(B) Weather conditions.
(A) Some fliers were identified. (C) Concerts.
(B) Spaceships were sighted. (D) Community events.
(C) Two men flew in space.
92. Who is making the announcement?
(D) An investigation took place.
(A) The high school.
85. When could the power reserves run out? (B) The mayor.
(A) In the afternoon. (C) City hall.
(B) By the end of the month. (D) The musicians.
(C) In the evening. 93. When is the concert?
(D) By summer.
(A) Before school.
86. What is the company asking for?
(B) At eight in the evening.
(A) Experience. (C) At eight in the morning.
(B) Business. (D) During school.
(C) Power.
94. How many seats are available?
(D) Cooperation.
(A) 100.
87. Who got off the bus? (B) 400.
(A) A doctor. (C) 405.
(B) A dog. (D) 500.
(C) A dentist.
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95. Wha t part of the shaver is made of
stain less steel? 98. What can be exchanged at this
company's offices?
(A) The blades.
(B) The surface. (A) Money.
(C) The case. (B) Precious gems.
(D) Its face. (C) Stocks.
(D) Stones.
96. In what direction do the blades move?
99. Where will there be a vacancy?
(A) Back and forth.
(B) Up and down. (A) At City Hall.
(C) In a circle. (B) On the Smithtown City Council.
(D) Sideways. (C) At the Smithtown Library.
(D) On the Smithtown School Board.
97. Who would do business with the Rock
Trading Company? 100. Who may apply for the job?
(A)Jewelry dealers. (A)Only women
(B)Investors in stocks. (B) Only librarians.
(C)Coin collectors. (C)Only civil engineers.
(D)Construction companies. (D)Residents over twenty-one.

This is the end of the Listening Comprehension portion of the test.