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W: I need to go across town, but the traffic is so heavy this time of day.
M: When you take the subway, you don't have to deal with traffic I never drive any more.
What does the man imply?
(A) The woman doesn't drive often.
(B) Traffic is better than it used to be.
(C) Taking public transportation saves time.
(D) The subway is crowded.
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W: I've got two tickets to today's game. Do you wanna come along?
M: It'll be on television, besides it's really too cold for me.
What will the man probably do?
(A) Wear a heavy sweater to the game.
(B) Exchange the tickets.
(C) Take care of his cold.
(D) Watch the game at home.
3
W: You had met Prof Johnson before, right? How would you describe his lectures?
M: Well, let me put it this way. I could never stay awake in one of his classes without first
drinking at least two cups of coffee.
(A) He dropped out of Professor Johnson's class.
(B) He'll probably take another class with Professor Johnson.
(C) Professor Johnson's lectures were boring.
(D) Students weren't allowed to bring drinks into Professor Johnson's class.
4
M: Excuse me, could you tell me how to get to the post office?
W: Your guess is as good as mine. I'm new around here.
What does the woman mean?
(A) She hasn't received any mail yet.
(B) She doesn't know where the post office is.
(C) She thinks the post office is nearby.
(D) A new post office has just opened.
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W: I forgot to tell you that Fred called last night to borrow your sleeping bag.
M: Oh, I saw him at the gym this morning and he didn't say anything. So, he must've asked
somebody else.
(A) Someone else told him Fred had called.
(B) The man looked for Fred at they gym.
(C) It wasn't really Fred who called.
(D) Fred probably borrowed someone else's sleeping bag.
6
M: You must be looking forward to your trip back to Colorado. It should be fine to hike up
into those mountains again.
W: Well, there may not be time for that. The thing is I haven't seen my sister and her kids for
three years.
What does the woman imply?
(A) She hasn't Tone hiking in three years.
(B) She plans to visit her relatives.
(C) Her sister's children love to hike in the mountains.
(D) Her sister may move back to Colorado someday.
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M: Tom's house is a mess. Doesn't he ever clean it?
W: I guess he just has too much else on his mind with that new job of his.
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What does the woman imply about Tom?
(A) He's planning to move to a new house.
(B) He hopes to change jobs.
(C) He likes to keep his house clean.
(D) He's too busy to clean the house.
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M: Hey, that's a great sweater you're wearing. It looks really warm.
W: Yeah, but I wish I had brought a coat like you did. It's really cold today.
What does the woman imply?
(A) Her coat is similar to the man's.
(B) She needs to buy a new coat.
(C) Her sweater is not warm enough.
(D) The man should have worn a sweater.
9
M: Hi, George, I can't get to sleep with the light so near my bed. Can't you study someplace
else?
M: Sorry, there is a party going on down in the lounge. I suppose I could check the dining
room though.
What will George probably do?
(A) Ask the people in the lounge to be quiet.
(B) Try to find another place to study.
(C) Move the patty to the dining room.
(D) Turn or another light.
10
M: I wish I didn't have to make a special trip to the post office to get my package.
W: Well, if you call them in the morning they'll give your package to your mail carrier to bring
out to you.
What does the woman suggest the man do?
(A) Pick up the package at the post office.
(B) Deliver the package in person.
(C) Ask to have the package delivered to his home.
(D) Find out the hours the post office is open.
11
W: Professor, have you graded my term paper yet?
M: To tell you the truth, I've been tied up in committee meetings all week.
What can be inferred about the paper?
(A) The committee is discussing it.
(B) It received a low grade.
(C) It hasn't been galled.
(D) The woman hasn't submitted it.
12
W: With the cold that bad, I think it's pretty foolish not to see a doctor.
M: Don't worry, it'll pass in a few days.
What does the man mean?
(A) He'll see the doctor if he's not better soon.
(B) He has had worse colds in the past.
(C) He'll feel better once he sees the doctor.
(D) His cold will go away by itself.
13
M: Do you have hot water in your dorm? Because we haven't had any for three days and I hate
cold showers.
W: Oh, sounds miserable. Since the gym's usually open, why don't you just go over there to fix
the problem?
(A) Get his shower fixed.
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(B) Find out when the gym is open.
(C) Take a shower at the gym.
(D) Ask to be moved to another building.
14
W: I just found out at registration that the creative writing class is full. Now I have to wait
another whole year to get in.
M: Why don't you check back after the first week? Somebody might drop it.
What does the man suggest the woman do?
(A) Make sure the registration office didn't make a mistake.
(B) Decide whether to drop the course next week.
(C) Find out if a place opens up in the course later.
(D) Take the course next year.
15
W: Prof Nelson, could you please turn up the temperature in here? I'm having trouble
concentrating.
M: Yeah, I understand. But I don't control the thermostat. Tell you what, I'll talk to
maintenance about it after class. In the mean time I suggest you put on a sweater if you
brought one.
(A) He doesn't think the room is too cold.
(B) He's already wearing a sweater.
(C) He can't address the problem right now.
(D) He'll turn up the heat as soon as class is over.
16
W: Hi, Jerry, it's Beth from the apartment next door. I'm at school right now and I realized I
forgot my keys at home. Could you ask the building manager to put the extra set in my mail
box?
M: I don't think that's secure enough. I can just drop by your class later.
(A) Make a copy of the key for the woman.
(B) Give the woman her key at her class.
(C) Put the key in the woman's mailbox.
(D) Unlock the woman's door.
17
W: I'm going to Chicago on business and somebody said you were the right person to talk to
about what I can do there for fun.
M: You bet I am. I hope you've got at least a month.
(A) He recently spent a month in Chicago.
(B) He can recommend many things to do.
(C) Chicago is an expensive place to have fun.
(D) He's going on the trip, too.
18
M: Come on, Sue, I know you have a new camera, but you just took a picture of a car.
W: No, no, look behind the car.
(A) She likes the design of the car.
(B) Someone famous is riding in the car.
(C) She collects pictures of cars.
(D) The car is in front of something interesting.
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M: Could I look at your bus schedule? I don't want to drive to work tomorrow if it's snowing.
W: You'd be better off calling the terminal. It's been a long time since I've used my schedule
and I'm sure it's out of date.
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(A) The bus is usually late when it snows.
(B) She's not sure where her schedule is.
(C) She can't give the man a ride to work.
(D) The times on her bus schedule may no longer be correct.
20.
W: That's a pretty thick book. Are you sure Fram will want to plough through that?
M: Are you kidding? She'll be through it in two days.
What does the man imply about Fram?
(A) She has trouble concentrating.
(B) She'll return the book if she doesn't like it.
(C) She is a fast reader.
(D) She'll lend the man the book when she's finished.
21
M: If I send this package third class, how long will it take to arrive?
W: About two weeks. But, um… many people don't realize that first-class is only a dollar fifty
more and it'll get there in just a few days.
(A) Pay the extra postage.
(B) Send the package third-class.
(C) Wait a few days to mail the package.
(D) Deliver the package himself.
22.
W: Surely you don't to eat at that expensive restaurant.
M: Not much I don't. They have the best food in town.
(A) He's not very hungry.
(B) He really wants to eat at the restaurant.
(C) The restaurant is too expensive.
(D) He knows a better place to go for a meal.
23
M: Like usual the lecture hall is a complete mess this afternoon. Newspapers, soda cans, used
tissues, all of it, just thrown all over the floor. I can't understand how people can be so
thoughtless.
W: Well, your professor should have the authority to get something done about it.
What does the woman imply the man should do?
(A) Speak to his professor about the condition of the lecture hall.
(B) Organize a team of students to clean the lecture hall.
(C) Find out who has been making the mess.
(D) Wait to see if the problem goes away.
24
M: How about going a camping trip next week with us? We're planning on hiking and
canoeing in the state park.
W: That sounds great. But I'd better warn you, I've never been in a canoe and I'm not much
the swimmer either.
(A) She'd like to go although she has little experience.
(B) She doesn't enjoy camping.
(C) She'd rather go swimming than hiking.
(D) She needs to buy a canoe before the trip.
25
M: I heard that the turn-out for the opening of the new sculpture exhibit was kind of
disappointing.
W: I guess a lot of other people feel the way I do about modern art.
(A) She couldn't get a ticket for the exhibit.
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(B) She doesn't like crowded events.
(C) She knows a lot of people who went to the exhibit.
(D) She doesn't like modern art.
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W: We'd better make sure we get to the presentation early tomorrow morning. The dean said
there'll be bagels and pastries and fruit. But I have a feeling that they're going to go quickly.
M: I guess I'll bring my appetite.
(A) Arrive at the presentation after breakfast.
(B) Talk to the dean before the presentation.
(C) Call the woman early in the morning.
(D) Eat breakfast at the presentation.
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W: Isn't it great about Ruth's committee service award?
M: She deserved it.
(A) Ruth earned the award.
(B) Ruth helped plan the aware ceremony.
(C) Ruth should work more for the community.
(D) Ruth served as chairperson of the committee.
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M: I'm driving downtown this afternoon. I have to stop by Deluxe, the art supply store, to get
some paints for my art class.
W: Deluxe? They moved to Smithville.
(A) She cannot go with the man to Smithville.
(B) There is a new art supply store downtown.
(C) The store's location has changed.
(D) The store went out of business.
29
M: You were right about the puzzle you lent me last week. It really is a challenge. I want to try
to get it myself, though. So I'm going to work on it a little longer
W: Well, if you get really stuck, remember I'm only a phone call away.
(A) She hopes the man can remember her phone number.
(B) She's willing to help the man solve the puzzle.
(C) She hopes the man will call her when he's Finished.
(D) She's going out of town soon.
30
W: I'm new in town and I need to find a doctor. Do you know anything about Joyce Brown?
M: I've been going to her for years. I don't see how you can do better.
What does the man say about Dr Brown?
(A) It is difficult getting an appointment with her.
(B) She is a good doctor.
(C) She used to be his doctor.
(D) She is fairly old.
Questions 31-34 Listen to a conversation in a college dormitory.
W: Hmm, Hi.
M: Hi. I'm going door to door tonight to tell people about the student action coalition, you
have a few minutes?
W: Sure. You know I think I read something in the newspaper last week.
M: Yeah. There was an article about this in the last issue. See, we're trying to protect and
conserve some of the open spaces on campus.
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W: That's right. You're the group that's opposing the extension of the parking lot next to
Swing Hall, right?
M: That's us. We just feel that it's important to save some of the natural beauty of the campus,
like over-by Swing. Some of those trees are hundreds of years old.
W: It is the pretty spot. My friends and I have had picnics over there by the creek.
M: Then you understand how we feel. We're organizing a rally on Thursday afternoon to get
the administration to reconsider the parking lot plan.
W: Well, I have a class on Thursday afternoon.
M: But, maybe you could sign this petition? We're going to submit it to the administration to
demonstrate how the students feel about this.
W: Sure, let me get a pen and I'll sign it.
M: I have a pen right here. And let me leave you this pamphlet about the student action
coalition. May be you could come to some of our meetings. We get together once a month.
W: Yeah. I'd like to know more about your group. Let me know when the next meeting is and
I'll try to be there.
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How did the woman first learn about the student action coalition?
(A) She attended one of their meetings.
(B) Her roommate is a member.
(C) She saw them protesting.
(D) She read about them in the newspaper.
32
What is the student action coalition trying to do?
(A) Secure more student parking spaces.
(B) Preserve an open space on campus.
(C) Get more funding for their group.
(D) Schedule a meeting with college administrators.
33
What will the woman probably do on Thursday afternoon?
(A) Go to class.
(B) Go on a picnic.
(C) Attend a meeting.
(D) Attend the rally.
34
What does the woman agree to do?
(A) Help the man plan a student rally.
(B) Use the student parking lot.
(C) Make a donation to support the group.
(D) Sign a petition.
Questions 35-39 Listen to a conversation between two friends.
W: This food is terrible. I can't even finish my dinner.
M: I know. You think with all the money we pay for room and board, the university could hire
a better food service. Where are you headed next?
W: I'm going over to the student recreation center to play some bridge.
M: You are spending your time on a card game?
W: Not just any card game. It's one of the most strategic there is.
M: So I've heard. Don't you play with a partner?
W: Yeah. Four people play, two against the other two.
M: So you try to play in cooperation with your partner.
W: Actually, the cards of one of the four players are turned face up. That player is called the
dummy.
M: I wouldn't want to be called that. When you are the dummy what do you do while the
cards are being played?
W: Anything you want. Sit there and study, shuffle another deck, get snacks for everyone. I
like to stand behind my partner and watch.
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M: You know, I've heard that bridge is habit forming. You should be careful not to play so
much that you don't get your studying done.
W: Don't worry about me. I only play Thursdays after dinner, and sometimes when they need
a fourth player. If you like, I could teach you.
M: Thanks. But I have a pretty heavy workload this semester. I already spend my evenings
doing things I don't really know how to do yet.
35
Where does the conversation take place?
(A) In the student recreation center.
(B) In the campus dining hall.
(C) In the university bookstore.
(D) In a classroom.
36
How does the woman plan to spend her evening?
(A) Studying.
(B) Preparing snacks.
(C) Playing cards.
(D) Learning how to play bridge.
37
What will the woman probably do if she is the dummy?
(A) Watch her partner.
(B) Play her cards in cooperation with her partner.
(C) Quit the game.
(D) Teach the man how to play bridge.
38
What does the man warn the woman not to do?
(A) Miss her card game.
(B) Stay up too late.
(C) Take too heavy a work load next semester.
(D) Neglect her studies to play bridge.
39
Why doesn't the man accept the woman's offer?
(A) He already knows how to play.
(B) He doesn't like to play games.
(C) He doesn't have a partner.
(D) He doesn't have enough free time.
Questions 40-42 Listen to part of a talk in an architecture class.
Today, we're going to take a look at the development of the skyscraper. We'll start with some
buildings in Chicago. One of the circumstances that let Chicago to become home to some of
the buildings now considered the prototypes for later skyscrapers was this: in 1871, there was
a great fire that destroyed much of the city. It was that tragic fire that cleared the way for a
new kind of city that used the new building techniques and new materials developed during
the 1800's. One of these new structures was the Home Insurance Building, completed in 1885.
It was ten stories high. Now granted, that's no higher than some of the early skyscrapers in
New York City. What made Chicago's Home Insurance Building important is that it had true
skyscraper construction with an internal metal skeleton that carried the weight of the brick
exterior. This metal-support system along with the early development of the elevator, were the
two innovations that made the later very tall industrial buildings possible. Chicago's Reliance
Building was another important building in the development of the skyscraper. It showed the
architects' understanding of the possibilities of metal-frame construction. By eliminating
walls and opening up the sides as a glass box. It was the first expression of the skyscraper as a
glass-shelf framed in a metal grid.
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Why does the professor mention the fire of 1871?
(A) To emphasize the hazards of wooden buildings.
(B) To explain why certain building techniques started in Chicago.
(C) To warn against building skyscrapers close together.
(D) To explain how Chicago's early skyscrapers were destroyed.
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What was important about the Home Insurance Building?
(A) It was constructed without bricks.
(B) It was the tallest early skyscraper.
(C) It contained offices where victims of the fire could get help.
(D) It had an internal metal skeleton.
42
What point does the professor make about the Reliance Building?
(A) It was the first skyscraper with walls of glass.
(B) It did not have enough support for its height.
(C) It was not built by an architect from Chicago.
(D) It was the tallest skyscraper built in the 1800's.
Questions 43-46 Listen to a lecture given in a mass communications class.
It was an Italian inventor who created the first wireless device for sending out radio signals in
1895. But not until the American inventor Lee De Forest built the first amplifying vacuum
tube in 1906 did we get the first radio as we know it. And the first actual radio broadcast was
made on Christmas Eve of 1906. That's when someone working from an experimental station
in Brand Rock, Massachusetts, arranged the program of two short musical selections of poem
and brief holiday greeting. The broadcast was heard by wireless operators on ships with a
radio through several hundred miles. The following year, De Forest began regular radio
broadcasts in New York. These programs were similar to much of what we hear on the radio
today in that De Forest played only music. But because there was still no home radio receivers,
De Forest's audience consisted only of wireless operators on ships in New York harbor.
There's no doubt that radio broadcasting was quite a novelty in those days. But it took a while
to catch on commercially. Why? Hmm, for the simple fact that only a few people, in fact, only
those who tinkered with wireless telegraphs as a hobby owned receivers. It wasn't until the
1920's that someone envisioned mass appeal for radio. This was radio pioneer, David Sarnoff
who predicted that one day there would be a radio receiver in every home.
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What is the talk mainly about?
(A) The mass production of communications devices.
(B) The early history of a major communication medium.
(C) The life of a famous inventor.
(D) The impact of radio broadcasting on the music industry.
44
Why were early radio broadcasts heard by such a small audience?
(A) Few people owned the necessary equipment.
(B) The music selection was not very popular.
(C) Few ships came into New York harbor.
(D) The radio signal was too weak to reach a mass audience.
45
According to the talk, who owned receivers in the early days of radio?
(A) Military communications officers.
(B) People who treated radio technology as a hobby.
(C) People who lived in big cities.
(D) People with an interest in music.
46
According to the talk, what did David Sarnoff predict about radios?
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(A) They would get smaller in size.
(B) Their signals would travel further.
(C) They would become less popular than television.
(D) They would be common household items.
Questions 47-50 Listen to part of a talk in an astronomy class.
The origin of earth's moon, the largest moon in the solar system, is still something of a
mystery. There're some theories about its origin, however. Now, keep in mind that a theory of
the moon's origin has to be consistent with two important facts. The first fact is that the earth
contains a lot of iron, most of it has an iron core, but the moon contains practically no iron.
The second fact is that, other than the difference in iron content, the moon and earth are
composed of essentially the same minerals, a similarity not shared with any other planet or
moon in our solar system. One of the earliest theories of the moon's origin, I call it the
Capture Theory, proposes that the moon was somehow captured by earth's gravitational force.
This theory is improbable, however, because it assumes that the moon and earth formed in
different parts of the solar system. If this were true, you would expect the moon's composition
to be much different from earth's composition, just as all the other planets in the solar system
are so different from earth. A second theory of the moon's origin is more promising. It is
sometimes referred to as the Mars Theory, because according to this theory, when earth was
still molten, it was struck by a planet about the size of Mars. The impact caused the cores of
the two planets to melt together and chunks of earth's crust to be thrown out into space. These
chunks came together to form the moon. Now remember, earth's crust is low in iron because
the iron is in earth's core but high in various other minerals. This then accounts for why there
is little iron but lots of other minerals on the moon.
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What is the talk mainly about?
(A) Differences between the planets in the solar system.
(B) Methods of determining the composition of Earth and the Moon.
(C) Why Earth has an iron core.
(D) The origin of the Moon.
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According to the professor, what characteristic of earth's moon should a theory
of its origin be able to explain?
(A) The Moon has no water.
(B) The Moon contains almost no iron.
(C) The Moon is the largest moon in the solar system.
(D) The Moon does not have x-molten core.
49
Why is the second theory sometimes referred to as the Mars Theory?
(A) Earth's moon used to orbit Mars.
(B) Mars was captured by the-gravitational field of the Sun.
(C) A planet the size of Mars collided with Earth.
(D) Mars is larger than Earth.
50
According to the Mars Theory, why does the moon contain little iron?
(A) The Moon formed from pieces of Earth's crust.
(B) The Moon was struck by another planet.
(C) The Moon's composition resembles that of Mars.
(D) The Moon's mineral content has changed over time
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