Task 1: Skim the questions and answer choices and underline key words 10-15 seconds per item.. Before each conversation begins, use the time to predict the context with your partner, and
Conversations
TIP: Skimming to predict the context before listening: Using the time available to skim them before listening will help you to identify the key parts of the conversation
Task 1: Skim the questions and answer choices and underline key words (10-15 seconds per item) Compare with a partner and discuss what the conversation may be about Try to predict who and where the speaker is
1 What does the woman want to do?
A Buy batteries for her CD player
D Check the part is in stock
2 What does the man tell her?
A It doesn’t run on batteries
D She should buy another model
3 What does the man offer to do?
Follow-up: Listen and mark the best answer ( Track 03)
Now listen to two more conversations Before each conversation begins, use the time to predict the context with your partner, and think of other ways to say the answer choices
1 What are the speakers discussing?
A The head office air conditioner is broken
B Bill cannot do the job
C Karl is busy all next week
D The Taylorville office is closed
3 What does the man suggest?
A Going to the head office on Tuesday
B Changing the air conditioning unit
C Asking someone else to do the job
D Delaying the trip to Taylorville
4 How does the man feel about their new training program?
A It is not as good as the old one
B It is an improvement on their previous one
C It does not have any practical value
D It is full of useful ideas
5 What did the woman ask the man about?
6 What did some trainees criticize?
A There were too many ideas
B There was no opportunity for feedback
C The training was too theoretical
D It was hard to say anything in the session
Use any time available to skim the questions and answer choices before the first listening starts When you finish answering the questions about one conversation, immediately start previewing the questions for the next conversations
1 What does the man want to woman to do?
2 What is the man’s problem?
A He cannot find the post office
B He has to buy a present
C He does not know the woman’s address
D He is late for a meeting
3 What does the woman request?
4 What does the woman want?
D To look at new cars
5 What is the woman’s problem?
A She has missed the bus
C She is late for work
D She does not know the area well
6 What will the man do?
B Show the woman to the bus stop
D Drive the woman to the central office
7 What does the man suggest the woman should do?
8 What does the woman ask?
D The location of available parking
9 Why was the sign not visible?
C It was hidden by a tree
10 What is the problem with the man’s watch?
C It does not keep time correctly
D It is expensive to repair
A There is a problem with the battery
C New watches have not yet arrived
D The watch must be sent out of town
12 When will the watch finally be ready?
Question types
This is a test of your listening comprehension The questions focus on your ability to find central ideas and basic details They also require that you make informed guesses based on the language used or the situation
Target skills: In order to correctly answer test questions, you must be able to:
- Understand the main idea of a conversation
- Identify key facts from a conversation
- Make conclusions based on details
- Understand paraphrased language in answer options
- Pre-read questions to predict important information
- Topic/ Main idea: Where are the speakers?
- Detail: When are they going to meet?
- Inference: What will probably happen next?
- Topic/ main idea questions: locations, occupations, activities, topics, etc
- Detail questions: time, reasons, plans, problems, suggestions, opinions, etc
- Inference questions: contexts, feeling, meanings, etc
B QUESTION TYPE 1: Topic/ main idea questions
>> What are the people talking about?
>> What issue are the speaker discussing?
>> What does the woman want the man to do?
Task 1: Listen to the start of each conversation Then choose the main idea of the exchange
1 What are the speakers talking about?
2 What is the woman teaching the man?
A How to use the copier
C Where the supply room is
D What type of paper to use
TIP 1: Pay attention to the beginning of the conversation Listen carefully to the information given early in the conversation These requests or pieces of information often give clues to the main idea You can then look for answer options that the same information or requests that match the context of the conversation
3 What problem are the speakers discussing?
Possible vocabulary clues for Places, Activities, and Jobs warehouse shipment, forklift, inventory, stack, delivery, package, load, unload, invoice, drop off, stocker, supervisor, loader, driver office department, accounting, payroll, sales, budget, paycheck, raise, bonus, interview, hire, fire, let go, project, manager, co-worker, employee, boss, applicant, interviewer, CEO, accountant doctor’s office examination, appointment, medicine, prescription, dose, pill, injury, pain, cold, sick, recover, check-up, doctor, nurse, patient laboratory lab, test results, microscope, test tubes, lab coat, sample, report, scientist, test subject, airport check in, baggage, luggage, boarding pass, seat assignment, overhead bin, baggage claim, board, depart, pilot, ticket agent, passenger, flight attendant hotel front desk, room service, room key, room number, check in, check out, concierge, desk clerk, guest, visitor, tourist police station car accident, crime, victim, stolen, lost, arrest, crash, detain, cell, police officer taxi take me to, headed to, coming from, fare, tip, change, take the, meter, driver, passenger theatre ticket, seats, sold out, refreshments, play, movie, opera, performance, actor, singer, attendant train station ticket, depart, arrive, catch, track number, destination, conductor retail store charge, total, pay, credit card, cash, sale, discount, clerk, customer, cashier, return
TIP 2: Use vocabulary clues Speakers will not directly say the main idea Instead, they will often use words associated with a specific context to talk about the situation or problem You must use the information to decide what they are discussing Listen for vocabulary clues like the ones in the chart to help you determine what the speakers are talking about Use a dictionary to look up any words you don’t know
6 bank account, checking account, savings account, debit card, credit card, withdraw, deposit, loan, mortgage, teller, account holder, ATM, fees post office letter, package, ship, send, mail, stamp, by air, overnight, mail carrier, postal worker restaurant menu, order, appetizer, beverage, party, reservation, dish, bill, check, table, waiter, server, host, hostess, chef real estate agency apartment, condo, home, lease, move in, move out, close on, deposit, landlord, renter, homeowner
Task 2: Listen to the audio and answer the questions (Track 07)
1 Where are the people? A a store B a bank
2 What is the woman’s job? A Real estate agent B Front desk clerk
3 What is the woman’s problem?
A Her dinner is taking too long to arrive
B She doesn’t have a room service menu
Task 3: Listen to the audio, identify the vocabulary clues that might help you identify the main idea, then answer the question (Track 08)
What are the speakers discussing?
B The missing signature D The arrival of a package
Possible topics for detail questions
>> Plans, problems, requests, or suggestions
>> Duration, frequency, or quantity plans:
>> What does the woman hope to do?
>> What will the man do tomorrow?
>> What are the speakers going to do next? problems:
>> What is the man’s problem?
>> What are the people looking for?
>> What won’t the woman be able to do? requests:
>> What does the woman ask the man to do?
>> What is the man asking the company to change? suggestions:
>> What does the man suggest the woman do?
>> What does the woman suggest as a solution?
Possible cause and affect questions:
>> Why does the man ask to leave the office?
>> Why was it necessary to increase the budget?
>> Why is the woman going to Chicago?
>> When will the speakers meet?
>> When did the man visit the office?
>> When is the woman’s meeting?
>> What time is the man’s appointment?
Possible questions about identifying people or places:
>> Who will call the supplier?
>> Where will the party be held?
>> Who suggested the budget change?
>> Where did the man lose his phone?
Possible duration, frequency, or quantity questions:
>> How long will the woman be in China?
>> How many times should the woman call the client?
>> How often should the woman take her medicine?
>> How much of a discount will the man receive?
Task 4: Match each phrase to the correct paraphrase
5 ………… twenty-five percent a seven days b Monday, Wednesday, and Friday c annually d half e a quarter
5 ………… the Friday before a 1:45 b last week c next week d 1:30 e 12:00
Task 5: Listen and answer the question (Track 09)
What problem does the woman have?
A She lost her wallet C She misplaced her keys
B She needs a ticket D She can’t find her car
Task 6: Listen to the speaker and check the correct column to identify which speaker mentions each detail (Track 10)
Being new to the area
The time it takes to get to the station
- Learn to recognize common expressions and paraphrase for plans, problems, requests, suggestions, etc
- Watch for the correct speaker in the answer options
- Learn to identify conversation distracters
Task 7: Listen and answer the questions (Track 11)
1 Why didn’t the man receive the sales figures?
2 Why don’t the speakers turn on the air conditioning?
Task 8: Listen to the conversation and answer the question (Track 12)
Why does the woman ask to leave?
A To visit an eye doctor C To make copies
B To place a phone call D To pick up a client
Task 9: Listen to each conversation and choose the correct answer
1 How much of a discount will the man receive after eight months?
2 How long is the man’s trip?
3 How often should the woman take her medicine?
A Once every four hours B Once every six hours
4 How long will the man stay in Mexico?
5 What time will the meeting occur?
6 When will the speakers meet?
7 When will the shipment arrive?
A This morning C The next day
8 Who will meet with a realtor?
A The woman B The man C Mr Jackson Who will cancel the conference call?
A The woman B The man C Mr Jackson
9 Who will pick up the pamphlets?
A The woman B The man C Robert Who will work on the presentation?
A The woman B The man C Ms Anderson
10 Where is the man going?
A To the bank B To a meeting
11 Where will the package be delivered?
A The manager office B The receptionist’s desk
12 Where is Mr Crane going?
A To his office C To the city
B To the warehouse D To the hospital
>> Who most likely is the man?
>> Where most likely are the speakers?
>> Where does this conversation probably take place?
Task 10: Listen to each exchange as you read along Circle key words in the script that give clues where the conversation takes place or who the speakers are Then answer the question
1 Man: Are you ready to order, ma’am?
Woman: I’ll need another few minutes with the menu, thanks?
Man: Of course Can I get you something to drink in the meantime?
Woman: Yes, a glass of water, please
2 Woman: OK, here’s your room key You’ll be staying in room 117 It’s just past the pool and vending machines
Man: Great, thanks Is the kitchen still open? I’m starving
Woman: It is Room service is available until 10:00 You can change it to your room or pay with a credit card
Man: I’ll just put it on the bill for the room, thanks
Task 11: Listen to the conversation and answer the question: (Track 21)
Where does the conversation take place?
B In a factory D In a doctor’s office
- Pay attention to details given about location or speaker
- Pre-read questions and answer options to predict key words to listen for
1 What are the speakers talking about?
2 Who most likely is the woman?
3 When is the man’s meeting with the clients?
1 Where most likely are the speakers?
2 How often should the man come in?
3 What did the man have trouble with?
1 Where most likely are the speakers?
2 How long will it take for the gift to arrive by express delivery?
3 Why does the man ask for the box?
A To check it for damages
B To mark the delivery method
C To attach the correct postage
D To see how much it weighs
1 What is the woman concerned about?
2 Where is the woman going next week?
3 Who will the man talk to?
1 What are the speakers discussing?
3 Who was supposed to complete the report?
2 How did the woman deliver her message?
Directions: Listen to each conversation between two speakers Then choose the correct answers to the three questions about the conversation (A, B, C or D) You will hear each conversation twice
1 Where does the conversation take place?
2 What does the man want?
3 What will the man likely do next?
4 What are the speakers discussing?
D Hiring an assistant for the office
5 What does the woman offer to do?
6 When is the man’s meeting?
7 Who most likely is Jim Carter?
8 When does Mr Carter’s meeting end?
9 What does the woman ask the man to do?
A Give a message to his boss
C Schedule an appointment with a doctor
D Call her back in ten minutes -
10 What are the speakers talking about?
11 Why did the funding change?
B Fewer equipment purchases are approved
C The retail department is expanding
12 What will the man likely do next?
13 What problem do the speakers discuss?
14 What does the man want to do?
15 What will the woman probably do next?
B Meet with the sales team
17 Why does the woman ask for advice?
D To select the right train
18 How will the woman get to the convention center?
Distractors
A TEST TACTIC: BE AWARE OF SAME WORD DISTRACTORS
In the test, the recording can often use words that are the same or have the same meaning as words in the answer choices This may cause you to choose an incorrect answer Be careful not to choose an answer simply because you heard something similar in the listening
Quickly skim Question 1 below and underline the key words The question and 1A has been done for you
1 Why didn’t George attend the meeting?
A He was in the Human Resources
B He doesn’t get along with Mr Stubbs
C He had to go to Anaheim
D He was in New York
Now quickly skim the tapescript below to find sentences with the key words For each one decide if it answers the question or not Cross out the wrong answer choices When you think you have found the answer, circle the correct answer choice Compare your answer with a partner
Man A: Hey, Taylor How did the Human Resources meeting go? I couldn’t make it because I was on a visit to the Anaheim office
Man B: Oh, hi George You’re lucky you missed it There was a disagreement between
Mr Stubbs and the New York team over employee numbers
Man A: Really? What was the problem?
Man B: Mr Stubbs wants to draw drastically cut back on the sales staff on the East
Coast Jameson and the New York team were strongly in favor of increasing staff to increase sales
Continue as above, with the remaining two questions
2 What was the meeting about?
B A proposed trip to the East Coast
C Natural resources in the area
D Changes in the number of workers
3 What happened during the meeting?
A An increase in the number of bargain sales was reported
B A disagreement between staff members took place
C An increase in the sales figures was discussed
Task 1: Underline the key words in the following questions and answer choices Then listen to one short conversation for each question and cross out the answer choices with similar word distractors (Track 28)
1 What is the first woman looking for?
2 What is the woman’s problem?
A She has received a parking ticket
B She wants to sell her tickets
C The show is sold out
3 What is the woman complaining about?
B She was given directions to the wrong place
C Her work is always the same
Follow-up: Listen again and choose the correct answer
Use the tactics you have practiced for the next six questions Before each passage begins use the time to a) predict the context and b) think of other ways to say the answer choices with your partner
1 What is the first woman unhappy about?
A She made a mistake at work
B The people she works with are inexperienced
C She does not like her new boss
D She dislikes working in the advertising field
2 What does the man suggest?
B Changing to a job in advertising
3 Why does she suspect she got the job?
B She has a lot of experience
C Her company has high employee turnover
D She had worked there a year previously
4 What does the woman request?
5 What does she say is the problem?
B The cups are too small
C She comes from a very large family
D The unit does not make enough coffee
6 What does the man say?
A The woman can have a refund
B She can choose a different model
C He needs to see the receipt
D Replacing the product will take a week
Use any time available to skim the questions and answer choices before the first listening starts When you finish answering the questions about one conversation, immediately start previewing the questions for the next conversation
1 How long has the man been at his current job?
2 Where are the man’s future plans?
B To open his own business
C To move to a new city
3 What does the man say about the company?
A He has learned a lot while working there
B He plans to continue working there
C He wants to work for the company in a different city
D He hopes to become a manager in the company
B At an auto repair shop
5 What is the man concerned about?
A The way to get home
B The traffic on the road
D The time to fix the problem
6 What does the woman suggest?
7 What most likely is the man’s job?
A The woman is in a hurry
C The woman is going to the wrong way
D The woman has missed the game
9 What will the man do next?
10 What are the speakers discussing?
11 When will the event take place?
12 What does the man say about his brother?
B He lives a long way from his office
Inferring meaning
A LANGUAGE BUILDING: Brainstorm vocabulary for locations, activities and occupations
For each of the following, choose the words on the right that best relate to each answer choice, then add two more words for each answer choice The first word is done for you
(A) At a hotel rail room track bed stadium fans car license
2 What is the first man doing?
(A) Making a hotel reservation table bride room dinner library card vacancies novel dress
(C) Borrowing a book from the library
3 What is the man’s job?
(A) A delivery man deposit truck discount concert withdrawal order recording package
Follow-up: Now listen to three conversations and choose the correct answer to each question above (Track 31)
TIP: Using vocabulary clues to infer meaning: The answer for many of the questions in the test are not stated directly You will have to listen carefully and use your knowledge of related vocabulary and context to choose many of the answers
B TEST TACTIC: Identify inference markers
Look at the three common inference questions in bold Read the conversation below, choose the correct answer and underline the words in the tapescript that tell you it is correct
1 What can be said about the weather?
B It is warmer than Arizona
C It has no effect on transportation
2 Where most likely are the speakers?
B They are waiting at a bus stop
3 What is implied about the woman?
A She often walks to work
B She used to live in another city
M: Hi, Brenda It’s really pouring today, isn’t it? My bus was late because of the weather W: Oh no I don’t have an umbrella, and I have to walk across town to deliver some documents before lunch
M: Well, you’d better take a taxi It’s supposed to stay like this all day
W: It’s not going to be easy to find one today I really miss living in Arizona on days like this!
Use the tactics you have practiced for the next six questions Before each passage begins, use the time to a) predict the context and b) think of other ways to say the answer choices with a partner
2 What is the woman doing?
3 What does the man imply?
A The item is in stock
B The item will arrive very soon
C The item is extremely rare
4 What are the speakers doing?
5 What can be inferred about the speakers’ relationship?
A They have known each other for a time
6 What does the man imply?
A He is desperate to work overseas
B He wants to go on holiday
C He has enough money to live for a while
D He would like to get a new place
Use any time available to skim the questions and answer choices before the first listening starts When you finish answering the questions about one conversation, immediately start previewing the questions for the next conversations
1 What has the man heard about Kingston?
A It is an interesting place
B It is very sunny there
2 What does the woman say about her trip?
B It was more expensive than she had anticipated
D It was different from what she had expected
4 Where does the conversation probably take place?
B A bill has been calculated incorrectly
C The man cannot pay the bill
D The sale has not started yet
3 Where was the woman’s hotel located?
6 Until what time was the offer available?
7 What are the speakers mainly discussing?
8 What is scheduled to happen on
B An important game will be played
D A report will be sent out
10 Who most likely is the man?
11 How much time does the man probably need?
9 What is the man’s concern?
A His team will not finish on time
B He does not understand an assignment
C His team cannot work on other projects
D He disagrees with his team members
Practice
Directions: In this section of the test, you will hear a number of conversations between two people You will be asked to answer three questions about what is said in each conversation You must select the best response to each question and mark the letter A., B., C., or D on your answer sheet
1 What has the man already done?
2 Who will prepare the labels?
B The man and the woman
3 When will the labels be ready?
C By the end of the day
4 Why did the man place a newspaper advertisement?
A He is looking for a new manager
B He is trying to sell something
C He is looking for a new job
D The woman asked him to
5 The last manager was probably what kind of person?
A Easy to get along with
D Tense and difficult to get along with
6 What is the man going to do?
A Place an ad in the newspaper
D Talk to the new manager
8 Which bag will the man check?
B He’ll only carry his computer
D The green bag and the black suitcase
9 How many items will the man carry on to the plane?
10 When did the woman join the company?
12 What is the woman going to do?
A Have lunch with Ben Reilly
B Meet the rest of the staff
13 What is the man working on?
B A price list for the sales
14 When does the man have to submit the sales report?
B Today, before he goes home
15 Why does the man have to finish his work today?
A The computers won’t be working tomorrow
B The woman needs to read his report
C He is taking a vacation tomorrow
D He is going on a business trip tomorrow
16 Where is this conversation probably taking place?
17 What must the woman do?
18 When will the packages arrive?
A The printer has run out of ink
B The printer is getting too old
C The woman has lost a file
D The man has broken the printer
20 When did the printer last break down?
21 What do the two people think their company should do?
22 How many jobs is the woman considering?
23 What are the disadvantages of the first position?
A It offers vacations and the chance to travel
B It is only for one month
D It doesn’t pay very well
24 Which position will the woman apply for?
25 How did the woman try to contact the man?
26 What does the woman ask the man to do?
D Work on the budget with Rogers
27 When did the man expect to finish?
C By the middle of next week
28 Why might the company be going out of business?
D Due to higher manufacturing costs
29 Why does the man think the company is in a stable condition?
C It’s the biggest in town
C The company is losing money
D The woman wants a new job
Directions: In this section of the test, you will hear a number of conversations between two people You will be asked to answer three questions about what is said in each conversation You must select the best response to each question and mark the letter A., B., C., or D on your answer sheet
41 What does the man want the woman to do?
42 What is the woman doing now?
B Leaving for the golf course
43 Where is the man going?
44 When will the phones be installed?
45 Why weren’t the phones installed last week?
A The equipment was out of order
B They couldn’t get an appointment
C The order was placed too late
D They didn’t bring the right kind of phone
46 How long have they been waiting for the phones?
47 How many dozen pens is the man ordering?
48 What colors does he want?
49 How will he pay for the pens?
A He will pay by check
B He will pay with cash
C The woman will send him a bill
D The woman will charge it to his account
50 Where does this conversation take place?
51 What does the man want the woman to do?
52 What does the woman want to do?
54 What is the woman’s problem?
D She can’t decide on a place for a vacation
55 What will the woman do?
A Go to the health club
D Hire someone to help her -
56 What don’t the speakers like?
57 How is the weather today?
58 When does this conversation take place?
59 What is the woman looking for?
60 What is the weather like?
61 When will the bus leave?
62 Where does the man live?
63 How does the woman get to work?
64 What time will the woman meet the man tomorrow?
65 Why didn’t the woman read this morning paper?
A She didn’t have money to buy one
B She didn’t have time to buy one
C It wasn’t delivered on time
66 What does the man suggest that the woman do?
A Buy a newspaper at the newsstand
67 What does the man want to do?
B Tell the woman about the news
D Copy a page from the newspaper
68 What time did the woman go to bed?
69 How many hours of sleep does the woman usually get?
70 Why did she get up early?
B To work out at the gym
D To get ready for a trip
Directions: You will hear some conversations between two people You will be asked to answer three questions about what the speakers say in each conversation Select the best response to each question and mark the letter A., B., C., or D on your answer sheet.
41 What is the man looking for?
42 What is the woman's job?
43 What does the woman say to the man about directions?
A Lady's wear is on the 7th floor
B Ask someone in the lady's department
C Ask someone on the 7th floor
D The sports department is not on the 7th floor
44 What was the man supposed to do?
B Go with his wife to a movie
C Help his kids with a project
D Take his kids to a movie
45 What is the woman's reaction?
46 Where is the woman going later?
A She will watch a movie and then go to a computer class
B She will bring her kids to a computer class
C She will bring her children to the movies, then she will go to computer class
D She will bring her kids to computer class and then go to the movies
47 Who is closing the cheese factory?
B They have too many workers
C They need to repair some machines
D They need to clean some of the machinery
49 How long will the factory close down for?
50 What was on the chair?
51 Where did they get stained?
B At a movie two days ago
52 What does the woman tell the man to do?
53 How long have they been waiting for Jim?
54 How long has the man known Jim?
55 How often is Jim late?
56 What does the man ask the woman to lock?
57 What is true about the man?
A He is wearing black shoes
B He is wearing the shoes his wife bought
C His shoes are very formal
D His shoes are very comfortable
58 Why does the man like his new shoes?
A They are much more formal
59 What is being held on Saturday?
60 What was the problem last year?
61 What did the man say to the woman?
A He will check the weather
B The weather should be fine
C The woman doesn’t need a raincoat
62 What is the woman worried about?
A The problem will be expensive
B She won’t be able to use her car today
C The car can't be repaired
D She won’t be able to pick up the kids
A The tires and the door
B The muffler and the door
C The engine and the door
D The muffler and the tires
64 Why does the woman need the car quickly?
A She needs to pick up the kids
B She has a lot of work to do next week
C She needs it for work
D Her husband needs it for work next week
65 Who did the man see at the theater?
66 What did the sister think of the movie?
A She thought it was great
B She thought it was touching
C She thought it was interesting
D She thought it was boring
67 What did the man say about the movie?
A It was value for money
C It was not worth the money
68 Where is the woman going?
69 How often does the bus come?
70 What is the woman going to do?
Directions: In this section of the test, you will hear a number of conversations between two people You will be asked to answer three questions about what is said in each conversation You must select the best response to each question and mark the letter A., B., C., or D on your answer sheet
41 What was the man waiting for?
42 Who has been calling every day?
43 Why did it take so long?
A The company forgot to send the package
B There was a mistake in the address
C It was held up at customs
D The woman forgot to give it to the man
44 What is the man doing?
45 Why is the woman surprised?
A She thought the man had quit
B She heard that he had given up
C The man was very rude to her
D The man has been doing the same task for a week
46 When does the man expect to finish?
A He won’t It’s too complicated
C Before the end of the day
47 What is the woman’s problem?
A She doesn’t have enough cash on her
B She has lost her check book
C She can’t find her credit card
D She can’t find her wallet
48 How does the woman want to pay?
49 What does the woman need to show the clerk?
50 According to the woman, what is special about tomorrow?
51 Why will the man go to work?
B It will be nice and quiet in the office
D He has a lot of work to catch up on
52 What is the woman going to do tomorrow?
A She plans to come to the office, too
B She hopes to sort out orders
C She will enjoy having a day off
53 Why is the man worried?
A He thinks he’ll be late for work
B He thinks his boss dislikes him
C He thinks the woman will be late
D He expects trouble in the stock market
54 How long does he have to get to work?
C One hour and thirty minutes
D As long as he wants
55 What does the woman think?
A He’ll get into a lot of trouble
B He’ll probably lose his job
C He’ll get there in time
56 What is the man looking for?
57 Which store has a broken payphone?
B The store the man is in currently
C Both this store and the store next door
58 What does the woman say about her cell phone?
B The man can borrow it if he wants
C She never lends it to customers
59 Where does the man live?
B A couple of blocks from work
60 Who brings the woman to work three days a week?
61 Why doesn’t the woman take the subway?
B The bus is easier to take
C The subway is far from her home
62 Where is the man going?
B To have a coffee with John
63 Why can’t the woman go with them?
A She is allergic to coffee
B She has to attend a meeting
C She is waiting on a phone call
64 Which of the following does the woman want?
C A large coffee and a banana muffin
D A large coffee and a blueberry muffin -
65 What are the man and woman discussing?
66 Why will Amy and Hank have to make some changes?
A There are some mistakes in the structure of the building
B The Tanaka Corporation doesn’t like the design
C They forgot to label the diagrams
D There are no changes needed
67 What kind of company do the man and woman probably work for?
68 What has the man heard about the personnel department?
A There will be major changes made to the personnel department
B The company is expanding the personnel department
C He is going to be promoted to head of the personnel department
D The personnel department will hire several new workers
69 According to the woman, why is the personnel manager leaving?
B He is taking early retirement
C He is taking sick leave
D He was offered a better job elsewhere
70 What is the woman’s opinion of the man?
B He pays too much attention to idle gossip
C He needs to find a new job
D He has been getting slack lately
Directions: In this section of the test, you will hear a number of conversations between two people You will be asked to answer three questions about what is said in each conversation You must select the best response to each question and mark the letter A., B., C., or D on your answer sheet
41 Who has read the chairman’s memo?
42 Why is the chairman’s memo useful?
A It can help with the Turner account
B It gives the vacation schedule
C It will help Ms Reed negotiate prices
43 Which account is Ms Reed working on now?
44 What is needed in the man’s office?
A A fax machine and a copy machine
B A tax machine and a copy machine
C A tax machine and a coffee machine
D A fax machine and a coffee machine
45 Where does she get her office equipment?
A From the office supply store
C From an online retail supplier
D From an online wholesale supplier
46 Orders over how much will be shipped free?
47 What information does the man want?
49 Why does the man need the vacation schedule?
C To book an airline ticket
50 How do you think Tom and Miranda know each other?
B Their companies sometimes work together
51 What is Star Travel’s commission on the Machu Pichu tour?
52 What is Miranda’s opinion of the Machu Pichu tour?
B They should stay six more days
D Many people will be interested in it -
53 What does Ann need for the meeting?
C A pen, some paper, and a notebook
D His notes, his glasses, and some water
54 Why can’t José bring the items?
A He’s been working too long
B He doesn’t know where they are
C He is meeting with Mrs Ames
55 Who has a key to the equipment room?
56 How will MegaStore contact him?
57 Why is his résumé impressive?
A He has a lot of education
B He has a lot of work experience
D He includes a good picture of himself
58 Why does he think that he did not get the job?
A He asked for too much money
B He forgot to send a résumé
59 When was the big meeting?
61 What will the man do?
B Review the meeting minutes with the woman
62 Which age group is targeted in the new ad campaign?
A Five to twenty-five years of age
B Fifteen to thirty years of age
C Fifty to twenty years of age
D Fifteen to twenty years of age
63 Who is advertising the product?
64 Why isn’t the ad successful?
A The product is too expensive
B The actor’s movie was nor very good
C The singer is no longer popular
65 Why is the factory closing down?
A The worker’s wages are too high
B The cost of raw materials has gone up
C The product is not popular anymore
66 When will the factory shut down?
A It is operating in the red
67 How many of the man’s family members work at the factory?
68 How long had Louis worked for the company?
D The reading does not say
69 What is one thing that Louis and the boss disagreed on?
A Where employees should take their breaks
B How much employees should be paid
C How employees should be motivated
D When workers should be allowed to take vacations?
70 Which answer best describes the relationship between Louis and the boss?
A They are very good friends
B They are clearly angry with each other
C They never spoke to each other
D They kept a professional attitude even if they weren’t friends
Directions: In this section of the test, you will hear a number of conversations between two people You will be asked to answer three questions about what is said in each conversation You must select the best response to each question and mark the letter A., B., C., or D on your answer sheet
41 What is the man doing?
C Reserving an extra hotel room
42 What information does the woman need?
C A name and cell phone number
44 What are the man and woman discussing?
A Their company’s new invoicing system
B Bills that need to be paid
45 What does the man imply?
A Their billing system used to be efficient
B Their old billing system was outdated
C It’s too late to change their billing system
D He’s unimpressed with the new system
46 Where does the woman think of the changes?
B It has helped her with her work
C She wishes it had been changed sooner
D She hasn’t experienced the changes yet
47 What can be said of the expense record?
B It was full of errors
C It contained an unexpected item
D It exceeded the allotted budget
48 Who did the man dine with?
49 What does the woman imply?
A The meeting was not essential
B She is interested in telecommunications
C She wishes she could have met the specialist
D The man submits very accurate records -
50 What is the woman’s problem?
A She didn’t know she had to pay taxes
B She overpaid on her taxes
C The woman has lost her tax receipts
51 What does the woman want to know?
C How much sales tax on the item will be
D How much she will have to pay
52 What does the man tell the woman to do?
A Contact her local tax office
D Look on the Internet for information -
B Expanding their budget for supplies
C The paperwork necessary to build a new building
D Buying a piece of land and building on it
54 What do the woman and John plan to do?
A Increase the size of their building
B Landscape the garden behind the store
55 When will the plans take effect?
56 What took place in the morning?
57 What did the woman have to do?
A She had to make a presentation
B She had to meet a client
C She had to go to a doctor’s appointment
D She had to take her car to the mechanic
58 How does the woman feel about the meeting?
B She is glad that she was not there
C She wants to attend next time
D She wishes she had got back in time
59 What does the man need?
60 What does the woman imply about John?
A He doesn’t like being disturbed at home
B He is quite upset with the man
C He usually turns his cell phone off
D He will arrive later in the afternoon
61 What does the woman suggest looking?
63 Why is the man surprised?
A The meeting is next week
C The woman has marked it on her planner
D The meeting will be very long
64 What will be happening at the meeting?
B A presentation by the planning division
C The setting of an agenda
65 What are the man and woman discussing?
B A scandal in the construction industry
66 What is the problem at Asco Limited?
A Many of their buildings have structural flaws
B The chief engineer has quit
C The company has gone bankrupt
D Asco Limited is reducing its workforce
67 What might be the result of this problem?
A The company will sell its shares
B The company will have to pull down several building
C The company will halt all construction
D The company will supervise all new engineers
68 Why is the woman unable to place an order?
A They have an outstanding bill to pay
C Office Depot is on vacation
D She can’t find the order forms
69 Whose fault is the problem?
70 When is the man going to the bank?
C After the next order is placed
Directions: In this section of the test, you will hear a number of conversations between two people You will be asked to answer three questions about what is said in each conversation You must select the best response to each question and mark the letter A., B., C., or D on your answer sheet
41 Who bought the new computer?
C The man and the woman together
42 Why is the man pleased with the computer?
A It fits in his briefcase
B It is much nicer than his old computer
C He didn’t have to pay for it
43 How does the woman feel about the computer?
A She is looking forward to getting one
B She thinks it looks heavy
C She doesn’t like laptop computers
D She doesn’t think the man deserves it
44 Where has the woman been?
B In the office all week
45 What does the man recommend the woman do?
A Start a new project, then check the files
B Check the Asian reports immediately
C Spend less time out of the office
46 What does the woman expect to find in the reports?
47 Where do the man and woman have to go?
48 Why isn’t the man leaving at the same time as the woman?
A He needs to finish reading a letter
B He needs to make some phone calls
C He needs to finish writing a letter
D He is waiting for a letter to arrive
49 Why does the woman think their coworkers will be angry?
B The man will be late again
C They didn’t want the woman to attend
D They have been very irritable recently -
50 What do the man and woman need to discuss?
51 When are they going to meet?
B In a quarter of an hour
52 What will the man provide for the woman?
A Information from her local tax office
53 Who wants to talk to the man?
C An applicant for the sales position
54 Why doesn’t the man take the call?
A He is avoiding the caller
D He wants the woman to handle it
55 How much paper does the man want?
C He doesn’t need any paper this month
56 What is the man’s problem?
A He thinks he is lost
C He needs change to make a phone call
D The woman won’t help him
57 Where did Beckwith and Drum relocate to?
A An office in New York
B An office a couple of blocks away
D An office a couple of floors down
58 How can the man contact the new office?
D By calling their old number
59 What does the manager want to do?
D Assign more responsibility to the man
60 How does the woman fell about the manager’s demands?
61 What is one option the man will consider to cut costs?
A Give all staff a pay cut
B Freeze pay rises for one year
C Lay off one member of staff
62 Where does the woman want to go?
63 Which of the following statement is true?
A The woman will be travelling with two other passengers
B The woman has to reduce the length of her trip
C The woman wishes to sit by the window
D The woman wants a one-way ticket
64 When will the woman be returning?
65 What are the speakers talking about?
66 What difficulty did the woman have?
67 Why does the man want advice from the woman?
A His company may expand overseas
B He admires her business skills
C She wants to buy his business
D He is looking for financing.