Developing Listening Skills 3, Second Edition Dictation Practice

UNIT 1. Locations
Listening Quiz
B. Listen & Choose - Track 17
Question 3 refers to the following dialog.
W: Hey, Joey. Could you __________ ________________ the __________? Mom said that
Ellen ________________ the ________________ ________________ __________ there.
M: Sure. What do you __________ ______ ________________?
W: I am not sure yet. I have to __________ the ________________ __________.
M: I saw it ________________ ______ the __________ __________ __________
________________ the television.
Question 4 refers to the following dialog.
M: The kitchen is ________________ ________________ quite ________________.
W: It still __________ __________ ________________ on the __________. The __________
walls look __________ without ________________ on them.
M: It __________ does look __________ ________________ is ________________,
________________ it?
W: It does, but __________ __________ that once we ________________
________________ __________ of our __________.
Question 5 refers to the following dialog.
M: I ________________ where Sally __________ __________ all day. Have you __________
__________?
W: I saw her __________ __________ your __________ a __________ ________________
ago.
M: __________ __________ did she go?
W: She was ________________ ________________ Megans __________.
Questions 6 and 7 refer to the following dialog.
M: Do you know where my ________________ ________________ is?
W: I __________ ______ in the ________________ in your room. __________ __________
to your ________________ ________________.
M: I __________ the racket, but where is the __________ that I ________________
__________ it ______?
W: Thats ________________ __________. Its ________________ __________ your
__________.
M: Here it is. Thats ________________ where ______ __________.
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W: I __________ you. You have __________ ______ ______ more ________________ in the
________________.
Questions 8 and 9 refer to the following dialog.
W: You __________ ________________ where I __________ the __________.
M: Really? Where __________ __________?
W: ________________ ________________ the ________________ at our next door
________________ __________.
M: Thats a ________________ __________ for them to __________. I ________________
what they __________ ________________.
W: Who __________? Maybe a __________ ________________ them or
________________.
M: Well, they are __________ ________________ the house now.
Listening Test
PART IV: Short Talks - Track 23
Questions 17 through 19 refer to the following talk.
W: The most ________________ __________ in my house is the ________________
__________. On __________ __________ of the room, theres a __________
______________________ __________ with several ________________. On the __________
________________ the couch, I have a large ________________ of my ________________
__________. The ________________ in the painting __________ the pillows on the couch.
In front of the couch, theres a large ________________ ________________ __________,
which is __________ when I want to __________ ______ __________ ______. Across the
room from the couch, I have an ______________________ ________________ with my TV
and ________________ ________________. A large __________ __________ the couch and
table __________ everything ________________. I love my living room because it has
________________ I __________ ______ __________.
Questions 20 through 22 refer to the following talk.
M: Do you __________ ______ ________________ ________________ but think you
__________ ________________ it? Then you ________________ __________ about The
View. Were ________________ ______ 6200 Congress Avenue between the __________
of America and the ________________ ________________. Our 12-story building
________________ 1-, 2-, and 3-bedroom floor __________ ________________ with
________________ ________________ and full-size ________________ and
________________. Large floor-to-ceiling windows in every unit mean ________________
have ________________ __________ of the city. Our residents also enjoy a
________________ __________ thats located on the 12th floor, plus __________
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______________________ ________________. All of this at ________________ you

__________ ________________. So what are you ________________ __________?
__________ ______ at (512) 673-2000 or __________ ______ today for a __________!

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UNIT 2. Promises
Listening Quiz
B. Listen & Choose - Track 40
Question 3 refers to the following dialog.
W: How can you __________ that __________? Youve only sent ________________
__________ and __________ with him a ________________ ______ __________.
M: He gave me __________ __________ that the __________ ________________ he is
sending is __________ __________.
W: I still dont think you ________________ __________ __________ him ______
________________.
M: Itll ______ __________. ________________ __________.
Question 4 refers to the following dialog.
M: Why __________ we __________ __________ on this street? Its ________________.
Youre __________ ________________ of ________________ __________ the cemetery,
are you?
W: Im not going ________________ __________ that place ______ __________
__________. Wendy told me that she __________ __________ ________________
________________ in the cemetery at night.
M: I think your friend just __________ ______ that __________ to __________ you.
W: She __________ ______, and I ________________ her.
Question 5 refers to the following dialog.
W: I ________________ to __________ __________ __________ before you __________
__________, but youre ________________ __________. Darn. Your ________________
________________ is in this box. __________ __________ ______ it until Saturday, OK?
M: __________ __________. I wont __________ ________________ the box.
W: Will you __________ me __________ __________ of __________ about that?
M: You have my word of honor.
Questions 6 and 7 refer to the following dialog.
M: This box should ______ __________ ________________ for all of the
________________ and ________________.
W: Please be ________________ with __________ you __________ ______ these
________________. They are ________________ ________________.
M: Dont worry, maam. Well be careful with them. Ill ______ __________ to
________________ __________ everything.
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W: Ive just __________ ________________ from my friends about __________

________________ __________ ________________ during ________________ and
________________.
M: Perhaps your friends didnt __________ the __________ ________________
________________. Were __________ __________ those __________ __________, maam.
W: Im __________ ________________ not. Do you think double wrapping will be
__________ ________________ for the ________________?
Questions 8 and 9 refer to the following dialog.
W: Steve, you are not going to ________________ __________ I __________!
M: Is this __________ __________ __________ that you ________________ in the
__________ __________?
W: It is bad news, but I ________________ __________ ______ in the break room. George
from ________________ in ________________ told me this.
M: George is the __________ __________ with ________________, isnt he?
W: Right. Anyway, I ________________ him I ________________ ________________ the
news around because __________ ________________ ______ get a __________ later this
week, but I think __________ __________ to tell you. George told me that the
________________ isnt going to ______ ________________ the usual ________________
________________ this year!
Listening Test
PART IV: Short Talks - Track 46
Questions 17 through 19 refer to the following announcement.
M: OK everyone, lets __________ ________________. As you __________ __________,
were finally going to __________ __________ our __________ ________________ on
Wednesday. I know youre __________ ________________, but we still have some
________________ __________ to do. The ________________ ________________ will be
here ___________________ morning, so please __________ __________ all of your
________________ are in __________. And dont forget to __________ your __________
__________ and new office ________________ on __________ __________. Otherwise,
this move will be a ________________. Ill be ________________ everything this
afternoon, so ________________ ______ that youll __________ this ________________. If
you need any ________________ ________________, just call me and Ill get you
________________ __________ __________. Any questions?
Questions 20 through 22 refer to the following advertisement.
W: Have you ever ________________ ______ ________________? If you ________________
__________, dont worry. Youre not __________. I dont think we __________ our
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________________ ______ ________________. For some people, its just

________________ ______ __________ yes than to say no. Its easy to promise
________________ that we __________ __________ any more junk food, but its hard to
say no to that __________ of ________________ __________. Its __________
________________ to say no to a ________________ or ________________
________________. All __________ __________, we __________ ______ making promises
that we __________ or __________ want to keep. So before you make your next promise,
ask ________________ if its a promise you can __________ __________, or if youre just
________________ the __________ __________ __________.

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UNIT 3. Special Occasions

Listening Quiz
B. Listen & Choose - Track 63
Question 3 refers to the following dialog.
M: My 10th ________________ ______________________ is today, and I only
___________________ __________ ______ __________ ago. I dont have much time to find
________________ ________________.
W: Dont worry. ________________ and ________________ __________ always nice
__________.
M: Good idea! __________ __________ her an ________________ __________ of
chocolates and a __________ __________ __________.
W: You might also want to __________ ______ a nice ________________ ______
__________ to __________ with your wife.
Question 4 refers to the following dialog.
M: I cant believe you __________ __________ __________ __________ across the
________________ for my ________________, Mom.
W: Your father and I ________________ __________ ________________ it for the
__________. You have worked so hard for this ________________ ________________. And
we are both ______ __________ ______ you!
M: Thanks, Mom. Do I __________ __________ __________?
W: Well, your __________ __________ __________, but your __________ looks
__________. Let me help you __________ ______.
Question 5 refers to the following dialog.
M: I saw a big __________ of ________________ ________________ to your office
yesterday. It was your birthday, wasnt it?
W: Yes, some of my ________________ __________ me those flowers. It was __________
__________ of them.
M: I have a ________________ __________ for you, too. __________ __________ ______.
Happy belated birthday!
W: Why, Mike! You really ________________ __________, but thank you!
Questions 6 and 7 refer to the following dialog.
M: Did you __________ ________________ with your family?
W: ________________, Im Jewish, so my family ________________ Hanukkah
________________ ______ Christmas.
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M: Oh I see! Hanukkah is the ________________ ________________ the

________________ of ________________, __________?
W: Thats right, because __________ ________________ are lit __________ ______
__________ each night for eight consecutive nights.
M: I ________________ ________________ that Hanukkah __________ a
________________ that __________ __________ a long time ago.
W: Yes. The ________________ ________________ in the ________________
________________ for eight nights, even though there was only enough __________
__________ to __________ ______ __________ for one night.
Questions 8 and 9 refer to the following dialog.
M: Its ________________ to think that United & Co. has been in ________________ for
six years. It __________ __________ only yesterday that we ________________ the
________________!
W: __________ __________ __________! I like to think that __________ of __________
________________ has been __________ ______ the fact that we have ________________
our ________________ __________.
M: True. And __________ also ________________ a large percentage of our
________________ __________ __________ the company.
W: Did you ever ________________ that our company would be __________ __________
________________?
M: Its a ________________ ________________, I must __________. However, the
________________ is to __________ in ________________ for ________________ six
years!
W: Well __________ ______! Lets __________ ______ __________ to United & Co.
Another six years of success!
Listening Test
PART IV: Short Talks - Track 69
Questions 17 through 19 refer to the following talk.
W: I just went to the ________________ ________________. First of all, the bridesmaids
all __________ glittery __________ ________________. They ________________ like
________________ ________________ for a stage show or something. As soon as they
________________ __________ the ________________, everyone ________________ to
________________. Then to make ________________ __________ __________, the bride
came in ________________ a __________ ________________ dress with
________________ __________ __________ it. Everyone was ________________
________________! The ________________ church __________ __________, people
__________ ________________ ________________, and the ceremony ________________
__________ started yet. And her __________ ______________________!
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They were ________________ in the __________ __________. I can only

________________ what they __________ ________________. It was __________ a
__________. And I havent even told you about the ________________.
Questions 20 through 22 refer to the following talk.
M: Good evening, ladies and gentleman, and ________________ ______ the 22nd Annual
Award Ceremony! As you ________________ __________, our ________________ had
another ______________________ __________. For ________________, we
________________ and ________________ a tremendously successful __________
________________. Based on the ________________ ______ ________________, the
________________ of attendees felt that this years ________________ was
______________________ better than last years. A big thanks to all of you who
__________ ______ ________________! Id now like to __________ some very
________________ __________. We just got the __________ ________________ from the
fundraiser, and guess what, my friends? We made over $20,000! If you __________
__________ of the fundraising ________________, please stand up. Now, lets
__________ these guys a __________ __________ of ________________!

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UNIT 4. Steps and Plans

Listening Quiz
B. Listen & Choose - Track 86
Question 3 refers to the following dialog.
B: Mom, can I ______ ________________ with my friends this weekend?
W: Lets see. __________ ______ __________, you ________________ your __________
last week that you __________ __________ him __________ the ________________ on
Saturday morning. Then you __________ to __________ your own room.
B: OK, OK. Well, can I go bowling after that?
W: No, because you __________ ______ ______________________ with the
________________ at __________ ________________.
Question 4 refers to the following dialog.
M: How do you __________ your rosebushes to __________ so ________________?
W: First, make sure the rosebushes are ________________ in a __________ __________.
Then __________ __________ __________ __________ with a ________________ of
________________ and insecticide.
M: Oh, I see!
W: Lastly, make sure you __________ your rosebushes ______ __________ __________. If
you water the ________________, they __________ ________________.
Question 5 refers to the following dialog.
W: Lets __________ a ________________ ________________ and visit Las Vegas.
M: Vegas ________________ __________! __________ I __________ a __________
__________ now?
W: No, lets book the ________________ __________. Then we can ________________
______ a hotel.
M: OK. But ________________ __________, we need to make sure that we __________
________________ the __________!
W: I knew we were ________________ something ________________!
Questions 6 and 7 refer to the following dialog.
B: Whats this, Mom?
W: Its a __________ ________________. Your father and I decided that __________
__________ you learned __________ ______ ________________ your time
________________.
B: Great, I need ________________ __________ __________. Last Tuesday, I was
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__________ ______ __________ late for ________________ because I ________________

__________ the ________________ ________________.
W: Well, this __________ __________ you __________ ________________ like that. Write
down all your ________________ __________. Then put in your soccer ________________
and ________________ ________________.
B: After that, I can __________ __________ __________ for the weekend, cant I, Mom?
W: Yes, but dont forget to __________ __________ some time for ________________!
Questions 8 and 9 refer to the following dialog.
W: Have you ________________ how to ________________ the ________________
________________ on Wednesday?
M: Not yet. Do you have __________ __________?
W: Well, you __________ ________________ the class __________ __________
________________ first. Then __________ __________ __________ to __________ for or
________________ a __________.
M: OK. I think the __________ will __________ that.
W: After that, you can always __________ __________ to ________________ __________.
That way, they learn __________ ______ __________ for both __________ of a
__________, right?
M: Right! __________ __________. Ill do as you ________________.
Listening Test
PART IV: Short Talks - Track 92
Questions 17 through 19 refer to the following talk.
M: Your first ______________________ is ________________ next week, so __________
________________ the ______________________ one more time. The __________
__________ is to ________________ a __________ __________. My ________________ is
to ________________ something that youre ________________ ________________
__________, as this will __________ your ________________ __________. The second
step is to ________________ ______ ________________. Remember that I dont want you
to __________ to me, so please use ________________ ________________. The third
step is to ________________, and this ________________ ________________
________________. We have a __________ __________, so its important to __________
________________ the __________ __________. The final step is to ________________. I
know that ________________ __________. But taking a few __________
________________ before you begin will really __________ you __________.
Questions 20 through 22 refer to the following talk.
W: I have the __________ ________________ this ________________. All of my classes
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are on ________________ and ________________, and my first class doesnt __________

__________ 9:00 a.m. My next class is at __________, and __________ in the
__________ ________________. Im so happy that I dont have to __________
________________ ________________ like I did last year. After my morning classes, I
have a ________________ __________. I usually meet my friends for lunch, and after that
I __________ some __________ ________________ in the ________________. My last
class ________________ at __________ p.m. __________ __________ __________, its in
the building __________ ________________ the library. The best thing about my schedule
is that __________ __________ ______ class at 3:30, which means I never __________
__________ in ________________ ________________.

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UNIT 5. Music
Listening Quiz
B. Listen & Choose - Track 109
Question 3 refers to the following dialog.
M:
W:
M:
W:
M:

What do you __________ ______ this __________?

I like the ________________.
Me, too. Its __________ __________ to __________ ______.
Would you __________ to __________ __________ ______?
Sure, __________ __________ to dance.

Question 4 refers to the following dialog.

W: Hey, you look ________________.
M: ______ ______ __________.
W: Have you __________ ________________ in the ________________ __________
________________?
M: I ________________ in the Beethoven Festival __________ __________.
W: That must be where __________ __________ each other before.
Questions 5 and 6 refer to the following dialog.
W: Excuse me. What is that ________________ ________________ ______?
M: Its called Tibetan ________________ ________________.
W: Ive never __________ ________________ like it before. ________________ just
________________ ________________, with no ________________
______________________?
M: Yes, its an old ______________________ __________ of music. Tibetan __________
__________ many years ________________ the ________________.
Question 7 refers to the following dialog.
W: The ________________ __________ had a ________________ ________________ and
________________ last night.
M: How were they?
W: The guitar player ________________ ______ __________ ________________.
M: Thats __________. He must have __________ __________ ________________, but the
coffee house is such a __________ __________ to __________ ______.
W: Yeah. Anyway, the singer was good. She __________ ______ __________ any
__________ in the guitarists ______________________.

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Questions 8 and 9 refer to the following dialog.

M: Did you ________________ the song __________ ________________ in the
________________?
W: Yes, I thought I was __________ __________ ________________ who __________
______.
M: I knew it __________ __________. It was played at my ________________ __________.
W: Mine, too! We must __________ ________________ around the __________
__________.
M: Its been ______ __________ since I __________ ______.
W: You know youre ________________ __________ when music from your __________
______ ________________ in ________________.
Listening Test
PART IV: Short Talks - Track 115
Questions 17 through 19 refer to the following talk.
M: People always ________________ ______ with my __________ ________________. I
guess
its because I didnt ________________ our fathers ________________ __________, and
he did. When I was five, my parents ________________ ______ in ________________
__________ ________________. Everyone ________________ me to be ______ __________
______ my brother. But thats not __________ ________________. My brothers voice was
________________ and ________________ than mine and he could __________ ______
__________ without ________________. My parents tried to __________ ______
________________, but after a few months they __________ ______. I know they
__________ ______________________, but they __________ ______ ______. In fact, the
next month they ________________ ______ ______ for soccer. And __________
__________? I was the best player on my team!
Questions 20 through 22 refer to the following talk.
W: If you love music, then ________________ __________ to __________ YourMusic.com!
YourMusic.com has the ________________ ________________ ________________ music
catalog with __________ ________________ music! If you want a song for your iPod or
MP3 player, just __________ and __________ ______ __________. Thats right, only 99
cents __________ ________________! YourMusic.com has the ______________________
________________ and is ________________ ______ the ________________
________________. Just one click, and youll be ______ __________ __________!
YourMusic.com is the fastest way to download a song, ________________! Finding your
favorite __________ __________ __________ been ________________ or
________________, and its 100 percent __________! So dont __________ your time with
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those other __________. If you want the ________________ __________ downloads and
free streaming music, go to YourMusic.com today!

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UNIT 6. Groups
Listening Quiz
B. Listen & Choose - Track 132
Question 3 refers to the following dialog.
W: Oh, no! The ________________ is ________________!
M: They ________________ ______ ________________ already. Its only eight oclock.
W: I __________ they closed __________ because of the ________________ tomorrow.
M: Lets ______ __________ if Greenwalds ______ __________ __________. Since its
usually __________ ______ __________, it __________ __________ ______ open tonight.
Question 4 refers to the following dialog.
M: Hey, __________! You might need to __________ ______ __________ __________.
W: ________________ __________, Mike? Did you __________ __________ during that
__________ __________?
M: I hurt my __________ when I __________ __________.
W: OK. Let me __________ ______ ______.
M: I dont __________ to ______ __________ ______ walk on it.
W: It could ______ ________________. Let me call the __________ __________ so he can
__________ ______ __________ at it.
Questions 5 and 6 refer to the following dialog.
B: What ________________ is your group in __________ __________ ________________
on?
G: We ________________ ________________ yet. There are so __________
________________.
B: Our group is going to __________ ________________. Were ________________ ______
a __________ and a __________.
G: That ________________ __________ a __________ ________________. Are you sure
your __________ can ______ ______?
B: It __________ not ______ __________, but we want to try. The teacher
________________ our ________________ ________________ ______________________.
G: If it __________ __________ __________, your group might be able to __________ the
________________ at __________ __________ of __________ __________.
Question 7 refers to the following dialog.
W: Have you been in the __________ ________________?
M: Yeah, I __________ ________________ __________ some __________ __________.
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W: I saw a __________ ______ in the attic window last night.

M: I __________ __________ __________ the light on.
W: Well, __________ ________________ ______ ______ and __________ ______
__________.
M: I __________ right after __________ __________ ______ __________.
Questions 8 and 9 refer to the following dialog.
W: We need to ________________ the ________________ __________.
M: What ________________ should we __________?
W: I __________ we should __________ the __________ colors.
M: Im __________ ______ __________ about that. It might ______ __________ to
________________ the colors.
W: A __________ color __________ __________ __________, but I think the
________________ has __________ __________ __________ __________ from last year.
M: In that __________, I guess __________ __________ __________ the same old color.
Listening Test
PART IV: Short Talks - Track 138
Questions 17 through 19 refer to the following talk.
W: ________________ ______, everyone! I have some ________________
______________________. This is a ________________-__________ ________________, so
the __________ may be a lot ________________ than ________________. As you can see,
we have a much ________________ __________ today. Ive made ______ __________ of
__________ ________________ __________ that might need __________
________________. Please ________________ __________ the ________________, as you
could be working in a ________________ ________________ than you ________________
do. My biggest ________________ is that we have enough ________________
________________ the main cash registers. Our ________________ cant ______
__________ waiting ______ __________ for too long, so dont ______ ________________ if
youre asked to __________ ______ __________ if we __________ ________________.
Everyone has to be a __________ ________________ this weekend, so please dont
complain.
Questions 20 through 22 refer to the following talk.
M: Dr. Richters ________________ __________ has to be one of the ________________
________________ Ive __________ __________. And, Im really ________________ about
his __________ __________. I havent ________________ any classes, but I still feel like I
__________ ______ ______ ________________. ________________ ________________
have asked if he could be __________ ________________ about the __________, but he
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________________ __________ that we have to be __________ __________ a cumulative

exam. I know Dr. Richter __________ ______ a very busy man, but I sure __________
__________ make us ______ __________ __________. My friends __________ __________
and gave me a __________, but I cant be sure it ________________ ________________. I
may be __________, but Im going to study ______ ______ __________ and wish for the
best.

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UNIT 7. Outdoors
Listening Quiz
B. Listen & Choose - Track 155
Question 3 refers to the following dialog.
W: Well have to __________ __________ of the __________ __________ tomorrow ______
__________ ______ get to the ________________ ______ __________.
M: Lets __________ ______ a __________ __________ tonight and __________ ______ a
__________ ________________. How about the little shop right ________________
__________ __________ __________?
W: Yeah, we can pick up __________ __________ for your ________________ and
________________.
M: OK, but __________ __________ __________ too much. Maybe we can __________
__________ ________________ or something like that.
Question 4 refers to the following dialog.
M: I dont think __________ have __________ ______ __________ ________________
tonight. __________ __________, I have a __________ ________________ at 6:30.
W: And Im going to have to __________ ________________ __________ because I
________________ Mary that __________ __________ to __________ her with her
__________ ______________________.
M: Why dont we just meet ________________ in between __________ ________________
and have a __________ ________________ ________________?
W: __________ ________________ __________ a good idea. We can meet somewhere
__________ to the __________ ________________ __________.
Question 5 refers to the following dialog.
M: Lets __________ this __________ that __________ __________ from our
________________ and see __________ ______ __________.
W: Or we can __________ __________ to the __________ ________________ and
__________ ______ a __________ __________.
M: We can do that tomorrow. I really want to __________ __________ __________ the
__________.
W: OK, but ______ ______ __________ __________, dont __________ ______.
Questions 6 and 7 refer to the following dialog.
W: I dont think ________________ ________________ in this ________________.
M: Dont be in __________ ______ __________. Sometimes you have to __________
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________________ to __________ the ________________.

W: It __________ __________ __________ the animals in this habitat __________
________________ ________________. Theyre ________________ ________________ at
__________ __________ of the day.
M: No! __________! I can __________ __________ of __________.
W: Where? I __________ __________ __________ anything.
M: Theyre __________ ______ __________ ______ you. Theyre ______ __________ of that
__________ __________. Maybe you __________ __________ them because
________________ __________, just like the __________.
Questions 8 and 9 refer to the following dialog.
M: Are you ________________ you ________________ the __________ __________? I dont
see it anywhere.
W: Im __________ ______ ______. I remember that __________ __________ __________
in the ________________ of the ________________ __________. I ________________ it
when I __________ __________ of the __________.
M: Too bad you ________________ __________ ________________ to the aisle
________________ that we ________________ ______.
W: ________________ you ________________ ________________ much attention to that,
________________.
M: Hey, isnt that your car __________ ______ ______? Over __________ __________ to
that __________ __________.
W: Hooray! We found it!
Listening Test
PART IV: Short Talks - Track 161
Questions 17 through 19 refer to the following talk.
M: Welcome to __________, everybody. __________ __________ you are __________
today. My name is Walker and I will ______ __________ __________ __________. Our first
plan is to __________ ______ __________ __________ of the mountain. Once __________
on the __________ __________, we will __________ __________ the ________________
and __________ __________ to the __________. In between the lake and the
________________ is a ________________ __________ for __________. But before we
__________ __________ the ________________ site, we will have the ________________
to take some ________________ of ________________. There is a big __________ of
______________________ next to the __________ on the __________ __________ of the
mountain. They are very ________________. Lets __________ __________ so we have
________________ of __________ for everything.
Questions 20 through 22 refer to the following talk.
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W: I know you have __________ ________________ __________ something __________

______ ______ on your __________ to the city, and I think I have a great idea. We should
go ________________ because there are __________ __________ __________ __________
the __________ ________________ there. For example, there is a ________________
__________, and right next to that there is an __________ __________ ________________.
After stopping for ice cream, we __________ ______ __________ a __________ in the
________________ that is between the ice cream parlor and the __________. It will be a
lot of __________. On __________ __________ __________, we can __________ ______ to
the restaurant ________________ the street from my house.

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UNIT 8. Meetings
Listening Quiz
B. Listen & Choose - Track 178
Question 3 refers to the following dialog.
W: Marty, can you look at the __________ from our __________ __________
________________ and tell us how many ________________ ________________ we
________________ __________ the __________?
M: Sure. Ive __________ ________________ of those notes __________ __________ for
everyone. Ill __________ __________ ________________.
W: I ________________ we planned ______ __________ ______ ________________ for the
________________ ________________. This looks like the ________________ __________
ever ________________.
M: The ________________ was that not ________________ ________________ came to
the ________________ ________________ __________ __________.
Question 4 refers to the following dialog.
M: Welcome! __________ ______ ______. Oh, wow! You didnt need to __________
__________ ________________. We have ______ __________ ______ ________________
________________.
W: Hi, Ted. We __________ ________________ to ______ __________ we didnt
__________ __________. Wheres Monica?
M: Shes in the ________________ ________________ more ________________ to
__________ __________ in the ________________ __________.
W: Phil and Cathy ________________ __________ __________?
M: No, they ________________ and __________ theyd be ______ __________ __________
________________ late.
Question 5 refers to the following dialog.
M: Wow. I cant ________________ __________ __________ __________ oclock. We have
__________ __________ in two hours in __________ __________ than I did __________
__________ the __________ __________!
W: Yeah, this __________ __________ __________. Do you want to meet __________
__________ __________ before the __________ ______ __________ __________?
M: That would be good. We can __________ __________ __________ going over the
________________ __________ than ______ __________ __________ and __________
__________ to __________.
W: Yeah, lets do that. ________________ in a group like this ________________
__________ ______ __________.
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Questions 6 and 7 refer to the following dialog.

W1: Im really ________________ __________ ________________ so many __________
________________ to our ________________. In fact, I heard we will ______
________________ an ________________ ________________ this month. Then __________
__________ new employees will __________ __________ __________.
M1: Excellent! With an office assistant, I can __________ __________ __________
________________ on the __________ and more time ________________ with
________________ ______________________.
W1: Thats right. And that ________________ more ________________ ________________.
M1: What about the __________ __________ ________________?
W2: Well, we wanted to __________ __________ __________ from all of you ______
__________.
M2: Yes, we want to know __________ __________ __________ as the __________
________________ __________ right now.
M1: You mean we can __________ ________________ ______ __________?
W2: Well, ________________ ________________, yes. Ours is the __________
________________ ________________ and ________________ wants to make it
__________ ______.
Questions 8 and 9 refer to the following dialog.
W: How does this __________ __________ __________? Is it too __________?
M: No, I think itll be OK ______ __________ ______ there are ______ __________ than
__________ ______ ______.
W: I __________ ______ __________ at least two hours on ________________
________________. I __________ spend less than two hours a __________
________________ to ________________ __________ the ________________.
M: Two hours a night? I dont spend more than __________ ______ __________ on
__________ ______ the ______________________ Mr. Adkins __________ ______.
W: Then it sounds like this __________ __________ __________ __________ ______ a lot.
If I can __________ __________ __________ on this, then Ill have more time to spend on
______ __________ ______________________.
M: OK, but I dont want to be __________ __________ __________ ________________ all
the ________________. Well __________ ________________ some ________________ and
then ________________ ______ the __________ ______ the problems.
Listening Test
PART IV: Short Talks - Track 184
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W: Are you ________________ ______ ________________ some __________

________________? Do you need a ________________ __________ ________________? If
so, come to an ______________________ ________________ this ________________
________________ at the Summit Hotel. A ______________________ from __________
________________ will be there to __________ __________ __________ about an
________________ __________ ________________ ______________________. The
________________ will __________ at __________ p.m. and will __________ for
__________ __________ than __________ hours. You will be able to __________ more
about __________ ________________ and ask ________________ about the __________
______________________. Only people who are ________________ about
________________ ______ __________ ________________ for ________________ should
________________.
Questions 20 through 22 refer to the following talk.
M: I need to ________________ ________________ that the ________________
__________ for this ________________ ________________ study group has been
________________. ________________ ______ meeting in the ________________ ______
__________, we will be meeting in the __________ of the Chemistry ________________.
This change is for this week only. We have to change our ________________ __________
this week because the ________________ __________ has been ________________ by
________________ ________________ and we were just ________________ about
__________ ________________. Sorry for this ______________________. I __________
________________ ______ ________________ you in our study group tomorrow!

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UNIT 9. Feelings
Listening Quiz
B. Listen & Choose - Track 201
Question 3 refers to the following dialog.
W: Ive got an ________________ ________________ at work, so I wont be able to
________________ the __________. I just __________ __________ that Im going to have
to work ________________ ________________ __________.
M: Thats ______________________, but I know __________ ________________
__________ ______.
W: Thanks, youre __________ ______________________. I am sorry, though. I was really
________________ ________________ to it.
M: __________ ______ __________. Dont work too hard, OK? Ill __________ you ______
__________ ______ __________.
Question 4 refers to the following dialog.
B: Not spaghetti again! __________ __________ ______ ________________ spaghetti! Ive
__________ ________________ __________ spaghetti for __________ __________. Can we
have ________________ __________ ________________?
W: Well, OK. I guess ______ __________ __________ something else ________________.
But when __________ __________ __________ all the spaghetti?
B: Well, I __________ __________ to __________ Grandma when you __________
__________ ______ __________, and she made spaghetti. Then we had spaghetti
__________ __________ ______ ________________ on ________________. And
__________ and ______ had spaghetti ________________ __________ ________________
________________.
W: Thats a lot of spaghetti! ______ ________________ youre __________ __________ it.
OK, lets have __________ ________________ ________________.
Questions 5 and 6 refer to the following dialog.
W: You know, you really __________ ______ ________________ yesterday
________________ ________________.
M: What? I __________ ______ __________. Im so sorry. What did I do?
W: Well, I thought I __________ __________ to __________ __________ ________________
after our meal at that ________________. But ________________, you asked the
________________ __________ the __________ without even ________________ me if I
________________ ________________ else.
M: Im sorry. That must __________ ________________ __________ __________ of me.
Actually, my __________ was ______ ______ ________________ Id been
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________________ ______ all day. I was not really ________________ much

________________ to __________ __________.
W: I know. That was not __________ __________ of you, either.
M: Im sorry, honey. Why dont we ______ __________ __________ ________________
again tonight? This time, I promise ______ __________ __________ about work!
Question 7 refers to the following dialog.
M: Hey, ________________ __________? Why are you ________________? Tell me whats
__________ you like this.
G: Some of my friends think __________ ______ __________ with Tom. But Im not, Dad!
Theyve __________ ________________ ________________ that I am. No one
________________ ______ when I say Im not in love __________ ________________!
M: Oh, I see. Well, ______ ________________ to you is to __________ ________________
about what your ________________ __________. Also, __________ ______ __________ are
really your friends if they ______ ________________ ________________ ________________
about you.
Questions 8 and 9 refer to the following dialog.
M: Why didnt you __________ ______ for the ________________ ________________?
Everyone was ________________ __________ __________ __________.
W: What meeting? I didnt see any meeting ________________ __________ my
________________ for yesterday.
M: It was the meeting we scheduled to ________________ the __________
________________ __________ ________________.
W: __________ that ________________ for tomorrow?
M: Of course not. Didnt you ________________ the __________ last week? None of the
__________ ________________ could make it for Tuesday so the meeting __________
________________ ________________ a couple of days.
W: Oh, no! How could I not __________ ________________ the memo? Im so
______________________!
Listening Test
PART IV: Short Talks - Track 207
Questions 17 through 19 refer to the following talk.
M: The next time you __________ __________ because ________________ __________
________________ to you that you dont like, try doing this: First, __________ be too
__________ to __________. Many times, we __________ __________ ________________
__________ the best of us and we can say something __________ __________. If we are
too quick to __________, we __________ __________ something just because we feel
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angry, __________ ________________ it is not our __________ ________________.

Second, __________ ______ ________________ to think about why you __________
________________ by the ________________. Sometimes, the person who is talking to
you __________ __________ __________ to be ________________. Perhaps they are
________________ to __________ you some ________________, but you are not
__________ ______ __________.
Questions 20 through 22 refer to the following talk.
W: Today, my friends at school __________ ________________ ______ ______ because
they think ______ __________ ______ __________ in my class __________ __________ is
Art. I __________ __________ that it wasnt __________, but they __________
________________ ______ me. It made me __________ __________ that they were
________________ me, but I know it is really true. I didnt think ________________
__________ ________________ it, but I really do like Art. He is a very nice boy and ______
________________ very ________________. It __________ me __________ __________
when I talk to him. He always says __________ ________________ about me, and it
__________ me __________ __________. I just wish my friends ________________
__________ __________ ______ ______ about that!

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UNIT 10. Favors

Listening Quiz
B. Listen & Choose - Track 224
Question 3 refers to the following dialog.
W: Is Miriam Lester ______ __________?
M: __________ ________________ shes __________ __________ for the
________________. May I __________ ______ ________________?
W: Yes, would you ________________ ________________ __________ that the
________________ of ________________ parts she ________________ has
________________ at our ________________? My name is Lee, and __________
________________ from Bright ______________________.
Question 4 refers to the following dialog.
G: Dad, could you __________ ______ with __________ __________, please?
M: Sure. There, __________ ________________ ______. You look nice. Did you
__________ __________ ________________?
G: Yes, __________ __________ you like it. Could you do ______ __________ __________
__________? __________ the __________ __________ for me.
M: The ________________ are in a ________________ in the ________________. Ill be
__________ __________.
Question 5 refers to the following dialog.
W: Come and __________ ______ __________ at this ________________. Would you like
the __________ __________ or the __________ ________________ for table centerpieces?
M: Is this for our ________________ ________________?
W: Yes. __________ __________ ______ ________________ would you like?
M: You like the ________________, dont you? I like the __________. ________________
we have __________ __________ of centerpieces, on ______________________
________________?
W: Thats a ________________ __________.
Questions 6 and 7 refer to the following dialog.
W: Honey, could you ______ ______ __________ __________ me? I need you to
__________ ______ the ______________________ on your __________ __________ from
__________ and __________ ______ a few ________________.
M: Of course, __________ ______ __________ to. What do you __________?
W: Here, Ive __________ __________ ______ ________________ __________ for you.
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M: __________ . . . __________ . . . . Nuts . . . . What __________ ______ __________ do

you __________? What are you ________________?
W: Im making ________________ ________________. What do you __________? Should
we __________ ________________ or ________________?
M: Oh, we ________________ ________________ get walnuts. I __________
________________ ________________!
Questions 8 and 9 refer to the following dialog.
W: Could I ask you to ______ ______ ______ __________, Max? Would you
________________ this ________________ to Mr. Kim, who __________ ______ the
__________ __________? Im __________ for my ________________.
M: Sure, Ms. Harris, Ill __________ __________ ______ ______.
W: Thank you. I might be able to __________ ______ __________ on time if I __________
__________!
M: Youd ________________ __________. There may be a ________________ __________
on the __________ to the ________________. Would you like me to __________ ______
__________ for you?
W: I should take a cab there, ________________ ______? I really dont want to
__________ ______ __________ my car ______ __________ ________________.
M: A cab is really the __________ ______ ______. Let me __________ __________ for you.
Listening Test
PART IV: Short Talks - Track 230
Questions 17 through 19 refer to the following talk.
W: Sometimes I need help, but __________ ________________ ______ __________
anyone for a __________. My friend told me that this __________ ______
________________ and that I ________________ __________. He told me to
________________ that ________________ __________ __________ sometimes and that
________________ __________ ______ __________ is a good __________ to do. But he
__________ __________ me some ________________ to __________ when asking for a
favor. For example, you should ________________ __________ about the
________________ you are asking for help and think if that person will __________
__________ __________ or ________________ to help you. Also, you should remember to
ask for a favor ______ ________________, if possible. Its not good to ask for help
______ __________ __________ ________________.
Questions 20 through 22 refer to the following talk.
M: Sometimes, when you __________ ________________ and they __________
__________ __________, you have to __________ ______ ________________ for that
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person. Usually, the person who ________________ the phone is ________________

______ __________ a ________________. Still, it is important to ask that person to
__________ __________ ________________ ________________. For example,
________________ that the message-taker write down your __________ and __________
________________. ______ ________________, it is a good idea to ask that they write
down the __________ __________ ________________. This way, the person you
__________ ________________ __________ ________________ for will know when you
called. You __________ __________ __________ if they could write down a __________
________________ on the __________.

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UNIT 11. Memories

Listening Quiz
B. Listen & Choose - Track 247
Question 3 refers to the following dialog.
W: Your __________ __________ is McIntyre? Are you Scottish?
M: No, my __________-grandfather __________ __________. __________
________________ M, C are Irish.
W: I __________ __________ __________.
M: Yeah, and names spelled ______, ______, ______ are ________________.
W: So did your great-grandfather __________ __________ __________ Ireland?
M: No, __________ ________________ had __________ here before he __________
__________.
W: So youre a __________ ________________ ________________, then.
Question 4 refers to the following dialog.
M: Hey, Diane, what are you __________ __________ at the __________? I thought you
__________ ________________.
W: Hi, Mark! I __________ ________________ that you __________ __________. I do
__________ to __________, but I need to get some things for ________________ like
________________, __________, and a new ________________.
M: ________________ ________________ next week and ________________ just now
__________ your shopping?
W: Yeah, I always __________ ______ __________ until the __________
________________ ________________. You ________________ had your shopping
__________ two ________________ __________.
M: Not two months ago, but I __________ ______ __________ before I went ______
________________ last week.
W: Well, maybe you can help me find __________ __________ ________________
__________.
Questions 5 and 6 refer to the following dialog.
M: Mom, where did you __________ all these __________ ________________?
W: I was ________________ __________ the ________________ in the __________ and I
__________ them. I had ________________ that __________ __________ them there.
M: Who are __________ __________ ________________?
W: Those are ________________ on my ________________ __________. I dont know
__________ ______ __________ ______ them are.
M: Why not?
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W: Because most of them __________ __________ before I __________ __________

__________. But here are your great-grandfather and great-grandmother.
Question 7 refers to the following dialog.
M: I __________ to a ________________ __________ for the __________ __________ last
night.
W: What did you think?
M: It was __________ ______ ________________. I had never __________ so many
__________ ________________ before.
W: Did you sing?
M: Youve __________ to ______ ________________!
W: Oh, come on. __________ __________ youve __________ a __________ __________.
Questions 8 and 9 refer to the following dialog.
W: Tell me more about the __________ __________ in this __________.
M: They are my __________ Marty and Uncle Albert. Theyre both ______ __________
________________. ______________________, theyre __________ ________________
________________ ________________. They both ________________ in schools in very
__________ __________ in Alaska.
W: What about __________ __________? I __________ __________ them in this
__________.
M: ________________ __________ of them ever ________________.
W: Thats ________________. How long __________ __________ __________ in Alaska?
M: All their __________.
W: Wow. They sound like ________________ ______________________ __________.
Listening Test
PART IV: Short Talks - Track 253
Questions 17 through 19 refer to the following talk.
M: One ________________ I have of my ________________ is ________________ to
__________ ________________. I was on a ________________ ________________
__________, but I wasnt very good. On the __________ __________ of ________________,
the __________ __________ ______ to go to the ________________. Then he __________
__________ __________ to me. I was __________ ________________ and when I went to
__________ __________ __________, I ________________ __________ it. All I could see
was the __________! Then I felt the __________ __________ ______ on the __________. It
really __________, but I was so ______________________ I didnt __________ to
__________. Now, when I have something __________ ________________ to me, I
________________ that ________________ and __________ to ______ ________________.
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Questions 20 through 22 refer to the following talk.

W: My grandfather __________ __________ ________________ at our house __________
________________. That was because a ________________ __________
________________ his __________, so he was living with us __________ ______
__________ __________. It was a very __________ summer, but we ________________ to
__________ a __________ __________ on our house. My grandpa was a __________
________________ __________. He had been a ______________________
________________ all his life and knew __________ ______ ______ ________________. I
________________ ________________ him how to __________ the __________ with the
________________. He was very ________________ with me and said to __________
__________ ______ __________ __________ the nail or I could hit my ________________.
Even though I had __________ ________________ ______ doing it, he taught me
__________ ______ __________ just about __________ __________ in our
________________. Now, I remember that experience and think about __________
__________ __________ it __________.

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UNIT 12. Assistance

Listening Quiz
B. Listen & Choose - Track 270
Question 3 refers to the following dialog.
M: Could you __________ Jason and Dakota for a ________________ of __________
________________?
W: Id __________ ______. You know I like ________________ __________ with my
________________.
M: __________! Amy and I want to ______ __________ ______ __________ tonight.
W: You can __________ __________ __________ any time after __________.
Question 4 refers to the following dialog.
W: Hey, Greg, are you __________ to the __________?
M: Yeah, __________ ________________ __________ there right now.
W: Can you do ________________ __________ ______? Can you __________ ______
________________ for me?
M: I __________ that __________. The __________ ________________ said we cant
__________ computers for people __________ ________________ __________. Sorry.
Question 5 refers to the following dialog.
W: Honey, __________ __________ __________ me with this ________________?
M: What do you __________ ______ ______ ______?
W: I need you to __________ ______ ______ so I can __________ if this is __________
______ __________ ______.
M: I thought you __________ ________________ to put it in the ________________
__________.
W: I ________________ my __________.
M: This will be the ________________ __________ weve __________ this picture in
__________ ________________.
Questions 6 and 7 refer to the following dialog.
M: Do you think you __________ __________ me a __________ to ________________
today? My car __________ __________ last night.
W: Sure. Just tell me __________ ________________, and I can __________ __________
______ at __________.
M: Its 1435 Broadway, about ______ __________ from the __________
________________.
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W: Thats __________ on __________ __________ for me. Ill __________ __________ at

8:30.
Questions 8 and 9 refer to the following dialog.
M: Excuse me. May I ________________ you for ______ ________________?
W: Sure. What __________ ______ ______ for you?
M: Are you the ________________ ________________ ________________?
W: Yes, I am.
M: My ________________ ________________ told me ______ __________ __________ if I
could use the department __________ ________________. My ________________
__________ me to __________ ______ ________________ from one of the __________ in
his ________________.
W: If you __________ __________ me the __________, Ill __________ the
________________ for you.
Listening Test
PART IV: Short Talks - Track 276
Questions 17 through 19 refer to the following talk.
M: The __________ __________ I had an ______________________ to do
________________ that I ________________ __________ __________ before. I was on the
__________ and there was a __________a ________________ ________________ to me
who ________________ very ________________. Usually, I would just ________________
I ________________ ________________, but in this __________ I asked her __________
__________ __________. She told me that she __________ __________ and that she
didnt know where to __________ __________ the bus. She ________________
__________ __________ if she had ________________ her __________ ________________.
I asked her where she __________ __________. ______________________, she was
________________ on the __________ bus and ________________ ________________ her
stop. I told her __________ to __________ __________ and she ________________
______.
Questions 20 through 22 refer to the following talk.
W: In my ________________, my ________________ ________________ often __________
me __________ ________________. I think he does it because he __________ I
__________ __________ him my ________________ ________________ about his
________________. Ever since we __________ ________________, my brother __________
__________ to me and ask me __________ ______ ________________ about
________________ ________________. When I have to give him ________________, I start
by asking him __________ ______ __________ about the ________________. I think it is
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________________ for him to think about __________ ______ __________ __________ the
problem, too. __________ I __________ him my opinion __________ ______
________________. From there, we ________________ the ________________ and
________________ on the __________ ________________.

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