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PART 1 - LISTENING. Directions for items 1 through 25. You will hear questions on the quiz tape. Select the one item a, b, c, or d which answers the question correctly, and mark your answer. John hopes to arrive at midnight. When does he hope to arrive? Tom said “I’ll be there on time.” What did he mean? Jean is the oldest of my four daughters. How old is she? Tom soon got used to the heavy traffic in New York. What did he do? Why does Joe want to go to the airline office? Fred didn’t write a return address on the letter. What didn’t Fred put on the letter? Bill went to the doctor’s twice daily for a year. How often did he go? English is one of the major world languages. What kind of language is it? Life in a military school can be hard. Why is it often hard? Hardly any of the cadets passed the test yesterday. How many cadets passed the test? What did Carl use to look up the words he didn’t know? Tom was often late because he couldn’t get out of bed in the morning. Why was he late? There are usually more trees at the bottom of the mountain than at the top. Where are there more trees? John said yes to Jim’s invitation. How did he answer? Fred had a very high temperature yesterday. Why did he have a high temperature? Tom asked me where my camera was manufactured. What did he want to know? My uncle visited us two days ago. When did he come? Bill wasn’t able to extinguish the fire by himself. What couldn’t he do? The policeman said the post office was straight ahead of me. Where was the post office? That blue line on the map is a small river. What is it? I took my pants to the tailor for a small alteration. Why did I take them? The supermarket is beside the movie theater. Where is the supermarket? Why did Tom buy a transfer ticket? During the emergency people had to stay at home. Why did people have to stay at home? Fred wanted to get to Chicago quickly, so he took a fast bus. What did he do? Directions for items 26 through 45. You will hear statements on the quiz tape. Select the item a, b, c, or d which comes closest in meaning to the statement you hear, and mark your answer. Bill was awfully tired when he arrived. The children made a lot of noise when they entered the movie theater. Fred needed something to help him find the way to his uncle’s village. Betty frequently watches old movies at the weekends. Henry had a great many guests during the holiday. It’s hard to learn how to use an encyclopedia. John was too late to catch the train. I sometimes have to clean my car, but I don’t enjoy doing it. Tom always buys a paperback to read on the flight. We never take our holidays in the hot season. Mr. Jones asked a lot of friends to come over. Fred was nearly late for the flight. Although it had been raining, Tom went for a walk anyway. The officer asked Fred his surname. Fred had his car for fifteen years before he eventually sold it. The commander made an inspection of the new barracks. New York is quite a distance from Chicago. George had some dinner, but not very much. George sold his car last weekend. Take the chair and put it in the other room. Directions for questions 46 through 50. You will hear dialogs on the quiz tape. Choose the correct item a, b, c, or d, and mark your answer. 1st Person: Why can’t I drive my truck on 6th Street? 2nd Person: Because its not wide enough. What’s the problem with the street? Person A: Why didn’t you invite Bill to the party? Person B: Because he’s not a nice person. Why wasn’t Bill invited? Ali: What time did you ask John to call you? Ahmed: At noon. When will John call? 1st Person: Does Tom’s wife ever drive his car? 2nd Person: Sometimes. How often does she drive his car? Person A: Where does David keep his personal things? Person B: In this cupboard over here. What is in the cupboard? This is the end of the Listening part of the test.