Practice Test C – Listening (Part A)
1. 6.
(A) The doctor was too busy to see him. (A) She wants to eat chicken salad.
(B) He doesn't need to see the doctor. (B) The chicken salad is gone.
(C) The woman should use the ointment. (C) She dropped the man's food.
(D) His skin condition has gotten worse. (D) She'll bring the tuna salad.
2. 7.
(A) Accept the man's offer. (A) Wait and see how she feels in 24
(B) Walk home. hours.
(C) Give the man a ride. (B) Go home and take her medicine.
(D) Go for a walk with the man. (C) Return to the grocery store to pick up
some aspirin.
3. (D) Go to the nearby pharmacy.
(A) The man is mistaken. 8.
(B) The error will be corrected.
(C) She didn't know about the problem. (A) He didn't wear a watch.
(D) Grades were sent late. (B) He had trouble getting to the place.
(C) He didn't want to leave the place.
4. (D) He had no idea how far it was.
(A) Thursdays and Fridays. 9.
(B) Tuesdays and Fridays.
(C) Wednesdays and Thursdays. (A) Joan left it in her shopping cart.
(D) Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. (B) Kathy got it for Joan.
(C) Joan picked it up from a student.
5. (D) Kathy never mailed it.
(A) He's sorry he gave the woman the 10.
wrong directions.
(B) His friend works in the dean's office. (A) He wants to ride with the woman.
(C) He can't give the woman directions. (B) He doesn't have money to buy a car
(D) He's also looking for the dean's now.
office. (C) He doesn't know how to drive a car.
(D) He'd rather walk to school.
11. 16.
(A) Her cousin has just gotten up out of (A) Make a copy of his notes for her.
bed. (B) Ask his professor for help.
(B) Her cousin will be away all week. (C) Attend the review sessions.
(C) Her cousin will let her stay at his (D) Go to the chemistry lab this evening.
place.
(D) Her cousin is too busy to spend time 17.
with her.
(A) The woman may be exhibiting too many
12. paintings.
(B) He's pleased the woman has her own
(A) She won't be able to come to dinner. show.
(B) She would like to invite the man to the (C) He's willing to help the woman get
theater. ready for the show.
(C) She doesn't like to go out on Fridays. (D) He'll let the woman exhibit some of his
(D) It was kind of the man to give her the paintings.
tickets.
18.
13.
(A) Drop out of school.
(A) Ask the librarians for help. (B) Take fewer courses.
(B) Borrow an article from Dr. Frazier. (C) Graduate early.
(C) Ask Dr. Frazier for a reference. (D) Study more seriously.
(D) Find a quieter place to study.
19.
14.
(A) Calculate how much each project will
(A) He doesn't want to take the course. cost.
(B) He doesn't know anyone who has (B) Take time to relax.
taken the course. (C) Discuss her stress with the project
(C) He thinks the course requirements leader.
are unfair. (D) Decide which project is most urgent.
(D) He has a general understanding of
the course requirements. 20.
15. (A) The man shouldn't wear his glasses in
class.
(A) Frustrated because he cannot see the (B) The man's glasses may be too weak.
manager immediately. (C) The man shouldn't sit so close to the
(B) Afraid of the manager. board.
(C) Pleased with the manager's style. (D) The man's glasses are no longer
(D) Sorry he arrived too late to see the in style.
manager.
21. 26.
(A) She isn't interested in being a (A) The woman worked hard in the course.
historian. (B) Taking the course is a great experience.
(B) She hasn't chosen a course of study. (C) The woman's experience made it
(C) She's studying American history. unnecessary for her to take the
(D) She's a very good student. course.
(D) He knew that the woman had taken the
22. course before.
(A) He wishes the weather were warmer. 27.
(B) He's not sure when spring officially
begins. (A) She'll make an appointment at the clinic
(C) He often feels tired during the winter. later.
(D) He has no time to enjoy the spring (B) The clinic will be closed this afternoon.
weather. (C) She's already seen the doctor once
today.
23. (D) She plans to be immunized this
afternoon.
(A) Move out of the South Dorm.
(B) Find a bigger room. 28.
(C) Look for a room in the South Dorm.
(D) Stay where she lives now. (A) His desire to be an accountant isn't
strong enough.
24. (B) He doesn't have the skills necessary for
accounting.
(A) Sally rarely borrows money. (C) She's better at arithmetic than he is.
(B) Sally rarely repays loans quickly. (D) He has always been good at arithmetic.
(C) Sally has had a lot of
expenses lately. 29.
(D) He's never lent Sally any money.
(A) The man should have used citations
25. from the journals.
(B) The library has very few anthropology
(A) He has a new job at the tennis court. journals.
(B) He no longer likes to play tennis. (C) The journal collection is large as well.
(C) He's too busy to give tours of the (D) She can't find the anthropology
campus. journals.
(D) He hasn't had a chance to play
tennis lately. 30.
(A) Her brother insisted that she help with
his plumbing.
(B) She refused to fix her brother's faucet.
(C) She didn't know about her brother's
problem.
(D) Her brother helped her repair the
plumbing.
Practice Test C – Listening (Part B)
31. 36.
(A) With a knife. (A) The presence of life-forms far below the
(B) On the edge of some metal. Earth's surface.
(C) On some glass. (B) The risk of infection from rare strains of
(D) On a piece of paper. bacteria.
(C) Fictional representations of a hidden
32. underground world.
(D) The reliability of evidence collected by
(A) How much the cut hurt. new drilling methods.
(B) How deep the cut was.
(C) How easily he was cut. 37.
(D) How concerned the woman was.
(A) Its texture.
33. (B) Its size.
(C) Its preservation.
(A) The amount of skin affected by the cut. (D) Its shape.
(B) The cause of the cut.
(C) The amount of bleeding. 38.
(D) The number of nerve endings irritated.
(A) The bacteria would be killed by the
34. human immune system.
(B) The bacteria would die if brought to the
(A) Take a pain reliever. surface.
(B) Let the cut dry out. (C) Many antidotes and remedies are
(C) Keep the cut closed. available.
(D) Go to a doctor. (D) Drilling operations are always closely
monitored.
35.
(A) Keep it elevated.
(B) Put a bandage on it.
(C) Clean it.
(D) Ignore it.
Practice Test C – Listening (Part C)
39. 43.
(A) That babies understand language before (A) To describe Jefferson's role in history.
they can speak. (B) To introduce a tour of Jefferson's home.
(B) That babies have simple Mathematical (C) To train a group of architects.
skills. (D) To raise money for the Monticello
(C) Babies' preferences for different kinds of Historical Society.
toys.
(D) The influence of television on babies. 44.
40. (A) They knew each other.
(B) Palladio designed buildings in Virginia.
(A) Staring at the dolls longer. (C) Jefferson studied in Italy.
(B) Crying loudly. (D) Jefferson read books on Palladio's work.
(C) Blinking their eyes rapidly.
(D) Reaching for the dolls. 45.
41. (A) He made his house too large.
(B) He constructed a fence around his
(A) They're born with the ability. property.
(B) They're exceptionally intelligent. (C) He built his house on a mountain.
(C) They learned it from playing with dolls. (D) He transported unnecessary materials.
(D) They've learned it from their parents.
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42.
(A) It provides a good view of the area.
(A) Language acquisition may be negatively (B) It's surrounded by several towns.
affected. (C) It's accessible to major roads.
(B) Babies used in experiments often (D) It's near a nature preserve.
develop emotional problems.
(C) Parents may force their children to learn
at too early an age.
(D) Early coaching will interfere with
creativity.
47. 49.
(A) Mr. Richardson. (A) It was the only nursery in their price range.
(B) The university president. (B) It was nearest the university.
(C) A new committee member. (C) They had worked with the nursery before.
(D) The committee chairperson. (D) Mr. Richardson was a friend of the
committee chairperson.
48.
50.
(A) They sold T-shirts.
(B) They sold photographs. (A) Review the budget.
(C) They had a garden party. (B) Visit Richardson's Nursery.
(D) They ran tours of the nursery. (C) Listen to a speech by the university
president.
(D) Conduct a tree-planting ceremony.
