(A) Two men are walking past a bench.

1.
(B) People are moving the chairs nearthe trees,
(C) One man ỉs leanỉng on the other.
(D) Some people are restỉng outdoorsế

(A) He ỉs walkỉng đown the corridor.

(B) He is entering the room.
(C) He ỉs wỉpĩng the ha!ỉway wỉth a mop.
(D) He ỉs sỉtting orì the tloor.

2.

(A) The ATM is out of order.

(B) The machỉne is against a waỉỉ.
(C) Peopie are withdrawing money from the machine.
(D) The machỉne ỉs beỉng inspected.

(A) They are watching the race.

(B) They are parking theỉr bikes.
(C) They are riding bikes over rocks,
(D) They are getting on bỉcycỉes.

(A) People are packing their bags.

(B) People are boarding the bus.
(C) The windows are open wideỉy,
(D) The tires are being repỉaced.

(A) The man ỉs typỉng â document. 7.

(B) The cup ỉs sỉttĩng on the tabỉe.
(C) The woman is tacing the man.
(D) The plant ỉs beíng vvatered.

(A) The peopỉe are gettíng ỉnto boats.

(B) The boats are tỉoatỉng on the water.
(C) The boats are docked near the trees,
(D) The peopỉe are taking the boats out on the water.

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 12. Can we postpone our dinner meeting until Thursday?
(A) They mainly serve seatood.
(B) Yes, I postponed it mysetf.
(C) No, l’m already booked on Thursday.

13. Do you think we can tinish the project this week?

(A) lf we work on nothing else.
(A) The people are getting off the buses.
(B) No, l’m not vvorking on a project.
(B) The buses are on a City Street.
(C) The projector is out of order again.
(C) The people are vvaiting for the bus to come.
(D) The buses are approaching the bus stop.
14. How long have you been waiting?
(A) Less than an hour.
(B) l’ve vvorked here since my graduation.
(C) I don’t mind vvaiting.

15. What does Audrey do for a living?

(A) She’s reading a mystery book.
(B) She likes to play golf.
(A).The dessert is being made. (C) I believe she’s a teacher.
(B) The man is stirring something in the pot.
(C) The meal is being served at the table. 16. VVhich restaurant do you want to go to?
(D) The food is being spooned onto a plâte. (A) The one right across the Street.
(B) l’m allergic to seafood.
10. (C) I tlke coffee in the moming.

17. Do you know where the convention will be held?

(A) She’s holding onto it for me.
(B) l’m looking forward to it.
(C) Why don’t you ask Mr. Edmonds?
(A) The people are boarding the airplane.
18. Payday is every two weeks, isn’t ít?
(B) The airplane is sitting indoors.
(A) Yes, I always look forward to that.
(C) The airpiane is on the runway.
(B) You can And it everywhere.
(D) The truck is moving tovvard the airpiane.
(C) Peter is in charge of payroll.

19. May I ask you a question?

(A) lt’s hard to answer. ;
(B) Yes, go ahead.
Ị (A) 12. ịc) 13. (A) 14. (A) 15 (C) 16. ÍA) 17. (C) 18. (A) J (C) Last March.
.19. p 20. (AL-21 (A) 22. <B) 23. ipể) 24. (A) 25. (B) 26. (C)
2 t (B) 28 (C) 29. ÍB) 30. (B) 31. (C) 3ZAQ 33: (B) 34. (A) 20. Will you meet your deadline this time?
(A) Pll do my best.
(B) I haverTt seen him for a while.
(C) Meeting someone is tiring.
11. HowdoyougettoyouroRice?
(A) I drive myselí. 21. When does the library close today?
(B) I was here about forty-five iránutes ago. (A) You can check it at the entrance.
(C) I work downtown. (B) You can check them out at the circulation desk.
(C) lt's closed for the holiday.

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22. Don’t you have any plans for the weekend? 32. Do you know how long this fax machine has been out of
(A) Yes, that’s my plan. order?
(B) Normally I do, but not thỉs weekendẵ (A) Yes, ỉt was 5 pages aỉtogether.
(C) I had so much tun last weekendỄ (B) lt’ll be tixed any mỉnute now,
(C) Only Cindy knows for sure.
23ẵ Would you break this ten dollar bill for me?
(A) Because my car broke down. 33. How would you lỉke your meat?
(B) Sure, how do you want it? (A) l’m not a big tan of meat.
(C) Here is your billệ (B) Medium, please.
(C) Of course, I liked it a lotẵ
24. When are the conterence proposals due?
(A) On January 25th. 34. Have you found a new place to live or are you still looking?
(B) Three days ago. (A) I carVt decide on a locatỉon.
(C) He will propose it at the conterence. (B) I think I misplaced itỆ
(C) Yes, I live downtown.
25. My car has been making strange noises recentlyẼ
(A) Yes, I just needed a new car. 35. Why don’t you come wỉth us to dinner on Friday?
(B) You should get a car inspection. (A) I dỉdn’t bring anyone along.
(C) ỉ have recently vvorked on a project. (B) That would be greatễ
(C) I saw one on the dining tabỉe.
26. Do you happen to know where Karen wỉll be relocated?
(ệ| lt’s períectly located. 36. Do you live down by the river?
(B) She always knows the answer. (A) The teny terminal ỉs on the river.
(C) I wish I knew. (B) The river runs north to South.
(C) Yes, that’s where I reside.
27. You didrTt íorget to pick up the copy paper, did you?
(Ả) riỉ pick you up on the way to the ottỉce. 37. ril send you a iisting with some updated prỉces.
(B) Actually, it completeỉy sỉipped my mỉnd. (A) I hope prices haverVt increased too much.
(C) l’m atraid we’re out of paper. (B) My Computer was updated yesterday.
(C) The second prize.
28. Could you check the inventory this atternoon?
(A) Pm short-handed. 38ề Did you test-drive the new car beíore you bought it?
(B) Mine is a checking accounỉ. (A) You bet I did.
(C) ỉ’ll take a rain check, (Đ) I passed the testỀ
(C) I bought it yesterday.
29. Qpnt we need to leave for the airport right now?
(Â) At the port. 39. Are you going to Đob’s retirement party or do you have to
(B) Yes, in a few mỉnutesắ work on the project?
{CJ No, ỉt’s on your letỉ. (A) Pd better stay in the offỉce.
(B) Yes, I heard about his retỉrement from my boss.
30. How can I reach Dr. Shawn? (C) No, l’m too tired.
(Aị By express bus.
(B) You can ừy his celỉ phone. 40. This new network system is much easier to use, don’t you
(C) ỉt’ll be a long joumey. think?
(A) I think it’s a new system.
31. Isn’t this copier vvorking? (B) Yes, it’s quỉte an ỉmprovement.
(A) Yes, momỉng coffee boosts me. (C) ỉt’s a brand-new Computer.
(B) It took me 30 minutes to get to work.
(0) Yes, it’s workỉng fineắ

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 very effectỉveấYou can buy some from the drugstore
downstairsệ

41. (B) 42. (C) 43. (A) 44. (D) 45. (C) 46. .(D) 47, (C) 48. (D) [50-52]
49. (D) 50. (C) 51. (A) 52, (C) 53. (À) 54ắ (B) 55. (A) 56. (D)
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;57. (D) 58. (B) 59, ịQ I 00. (A) 6 ỊJ A Ì 82. tB) 63. (A) 6 4 (D) W: Mr. Silver, I íinaỉly tracked down Carl. He came down
65. ÍC) 66. (A) 67. (B) 68. ÍO 89. (C) 70. (35 i , . ; • with a sudden case of the flu this moming and won’t be
able to make the one o’c!ock meetỉng.
M; Weil, okay. ỉ stilỉ need the report that he was goỉng to
[41-43]
present at the meeting, and our partners are going to
start ầrriving in ten minutes.
M; Heỉlo, is this the right place to sỉgn up for the Creative
W: Carl told me to get the report and give ỉt to you.
process semỉnar?
Íằ: Good. Get it to Bryan as soon as possỉbỉe, and tell him
W: Yes, it is, Can ỉ have your name and the company to
that he’s going to have to present Carl’s report. I’ll meet
whieh you belong so that 1can write up your name tag
the partners and try to give Bryan enough time so that
and assign you a seat?
he can famỉliarize hỉmselt with the key points.
$ấ: My namé is Gary Smith and ỉ’m wỉth Beanpole Media.
Wouỉd you be abỉe to seat me with the representatỉve
trom Global Artvvorỉd? [53-55]
W: Well, let’s see. Ms. Àmett from Gíobai is at tabĩe 12, but
Pm afraỉd her tabỉe is fullềWouỉd you lỉke to sỉt at tabỉe W: ỉt was so nice catching up with you over ỉunch. Lỉsten,
10? There are many representatives from ỉnternational before we go, tell me quickly how the retirement party
tirms at that table. for your oỉd boss went.
ụ : Ít was all right, but ỉ’ve now got to tỉnd a different

[44-46] caterer. The party was supposed to start at 4:30 p.m.,

and the caterers d id n l arrive until 4 p.m. They weren’t
compỉeteỉy set up by the time everyone started arriving.
iễ W: Helỉo? I booked a cab last night under the name
W: Have you tried Urban Caterers? ỉ useđ them for the
Winslow to pick me up for an eariy tỉight today. Ifs now
annual general meeting at my company last month, and
7:10 ạ.m. and a cab hasn’t arrived yet.
I was reaỉỉy pỉeasedỄ
I M; Ah, yes, Ms. Wỉnslow, I tound your booking. You’re at
M: l’ve only heard about them. They’re a new company, so
1216 Queen Street West, right?
: I haven’t had a chance to check them out, Do you have
W: No, rm at 1216 Queen Street East. What am ỉ goỉng to
a contact number for them? I already have to start
do? ’ve got to get to the airport.
planning for the annuai Chrỉstmas party.
M Don’t worry, Ms. Winslow. Pve aỉready dispatched
another cab drỉver to your address, and he wỉll be there
ỉn two minutes. We’re very sorry about the eontusion. [56-58]

[47-49] M: Helio, Miss Jones. Thỉs is lan trom Wi-Fi Neighbors. I*ve
followed up on the trouble you’ve been having
accessing our Internet Service provider, and basicaily, I
I M: Melanie, thỉs dip is realíy good. Thank you for bringing a
dairy-free version. At the last office potluck party, ỉ think the problem is at your end.

accỉdentalỉy ate some that had eheese in it, and I had a Ị W; But ỉ’ve aỉready been without my Internet Service for the

stomachache for the rest of the attemoon. I whole moming now. f*m going to have to find Internet
I W: Matt, j-m atraid that the dip I made hasn’t been put out access soon ỉo make a deadline.

yet. Cheryl put it in the trỉdge because she thought that M; ì have already put ỉn a request for a technician to visỉt
there was enough food out already, and more peopỉe your offỉce, but ỉ’m atraid I can’t telỉ you exactly when he
from accountỉng wĩỉỉ be coming later. will arrive.
Okay. í wỉll stop eatỉng this one. Perhaps it won’t be so [ W: All right. Can you give the technician my celỉ phone

bad. I onỉy ate about two or three mouthtuỉs. number? I’m goỉng to an Internet cafe just down the

I W; Have ỵou tried that new medìcine for people who can5t road to e-maiỉ these documents. Please have him caH

dỉgest dairy toods? My sister takes it, and she says it5s me as soon as he reaches my offỉee.

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endedệAs you know, we depend greatly on the

W: Mr. Smith, you’re going to be staying at the Dhaka Plaza
support of generous donors like yourselt so that we can
Hotel for the tirst two nights of your trip, then yoiTII be
provide high quality televisỉon programming without
going up to Bogra, where you’ll be staying with the tield
commercials.
officer Roland Headly, for three nights. Then, you’ll be
W: Yes, that’s right! I really enjoy the British mysteries you
heading back to Dhaka Plaza for the iast night.
import. I was meaning to renew my subscription but I
M: Thank you, Penny. Have you had a chance to find a
torgot. Thank you for reminding me. But would you
different travel route? Those stopovers will consume a
mind calling later?
lotottim e.
W: Yes, Mr. Smith, I tound you a red-eye tlight from Toronto
to London with just one stopover of two hours and then
directiy onto Dhaka.
M: Very good. If l’m ỉeaving on the red-eye, it wilỉ mean I
can make that tamily dinner with the Singhs. NI most
71. (B) 72. (C) 73ẳ(A) 74. (A) 75ễ(B) 76, (C) 77. m 78. (C)
likely sleep during the trip, which wi!l help with adjẾusting
I 79. (A) 80. (C).ẽ81. (D) 82. (B) 83. (B) 84. (D) 85. (C) 86. (C)
to the time difference.
1 8 7 . (B) 88. (B) 89. (0 . 90. (A) 91 (D) 92. ( 0 93. (B) 94. (D)
Ị 95. (B) 96. (A) 97. (D) 98. (A) 99. (A) 100; (D) I
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[71-73]
M: After you complete your presentation points, I can go
over the detaiỉs of the new hardvvare features using the
prototype blender. This message is for Luis Pertin. My narne is Bamey
W: I took the hardvvare home last night so that I could do Feldman, and I am a building contractor with Weston
more graphỉcs for the presentation. It’s stỉỉl there. Homes. I understand that you vvould like an estimate on a
M: All right. It’s only 10 a.m. We still have time to bring jt possible renovation to your kitchenỆI believe you want to
back to the offỉce. How long wilỉ it take you to go home? have a new set of cupboards installed as well as a larger
W: Actually, I don’t think I have time for that. I have a kitchen window built. Although I do not know exactly what
meeting right after I íinish rehearsing this with you. If I type of wood or other materials you vvould like to use,
give you my house keys, can you bring it back to the generally such a renovation would take approxỉmateiy two
office? weeks to complete. Our cupboards can be built using oak,
maple, or birch. If you can let me know what type of wood
you would preter to use, we can determine a better
[65-67]
estimate for the renovation. I wiil be available Monday and
Tuesday evening to drop by your home and see what the
M: Did you go to the annual sale at MandaTs? I hear the
job entaỉís. Please call me at 647-2687 to determine which
offers are really good.
evenỉng is best for you. Thank youẾ
W: Not yet, but I plan on going this evenỉng atter work. I
need to tinish shoppỉng for Christmasế
Mử
. Good, can you check out the kids’ wear sectỉon? I have [74-76]
to buy something for my daughter.
W: Sure, I can even buy something for her if It’s really nice. Welcome to the Intelliverse exhibit here at the National
It may not be there tomorrovv, you know. Safety and Security Expo. My name is Sheryl London, and I
would like to show you what Products Intelliverse ỉs
[68-70] creating to make your home safe and secure. Fỉrst, we
have a tiny gadget called the Saíesensor, which will
M: Hello, is this Mrs. Jones? automaticaíly lock the front door of your home. ỉf you go to
W; Yes, this ỉs she. How may I help you? bed and leave the door accidentally unlocked, Satesensor
M: My name is Brett, and rm callỉng from the National is programmed to automatically lock the door at a certain
Public Television Service. I hope ỉ’m not interrupting time of your choosing each evening. Another new product
your dinner. I notice that your subscriptỉon with us has Intelliverse ỉs quite proud of is the Quicklock. Designed for

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bicycles, the Quỉcklock aỉlovvs users to keep their bicycles Ị The Weaver Community Center is pleased to announce
safe while at work or in school. The third product is the I that we wiỉỉ be adding three new cỉasses for senior citizens
Keyvauỉt. The Keyvault is a small device which stores Ị thỉs summer. We are addỉng a new Exercỉse class designed
house and car keys on the back of a persorVs mobỉle to give partỉcipants a light aerobics vvorkout. The class wilỉ
phone. The key Chain will be soon obsolete thanks to the ị be held three tỉmes a week for one hour each day. Another
Keyvault. new class is our Arts and Cratts class that will introduce
senỉors to paintỉng as well as teach them how to etch glass.
[77-79] This cỉass will be held twice a week for 90 minutes per
cỉass. The third class is a Business cỉass. The Business

Welcome to The Daily Money Minute. I’m your host Benson ciass will be held once a week vvith the class being two

Hollinger, and ỉoday we’re taỉking about time management. I hours ỉn ỉength. The Business class aỉso has a lỉmited

Companies strive ỉo do thỉngs more efficiently and quickly I enrollment of 30 people, so pỉease register for thỉs cỉass as

each and every day. First, set hourỉy goals durỉng your Ị soon as possibỉe. Registration tees for the Exercỉse cỉass

vvorking day. Do not aliovv yourseif to waste ỉime through ỉdle I and the Arts and Cratts class are $75 per class, or you can

chatting or being distracted by others. Secondly, be I regỉster for both for $125. The Business class has a

reasonabỉe in plotling your work schedule. Planning to do 20 Ị regỉstration fee of $80.

things in one day when perhaps only 10 things can be tully

accomplished leaves empỉoyees teeling heỉpless and [86-88]
depressed. Aiso, rushing to finish those 20 tasks couỉd otten
result in errors that could cost the company money and time. Ị lf you’re plannỉng a holiday but can’t decide where to go,
Remember, it is always a good idea to set goals throughout ; visit sterling Holidays tcxiay. We offer you the widest
the day. Reaching those goals WẾ
||Ị result m ateeling of I choice of destinations. Our speciaỉty is holidays in the Far
satistaction and self-confidence after a productive work day. East, but we’ll give you the best bargains for holidays
For The Daily Money Minute, l’m Benson Hollinger. I anyvvhere in the worid. To know more about our services
and best offers, meet our traveỉ specialists today or visit
[80-82] our vvebsite - www.sterling.com.

The national torestry industry has seen a ỉarge increase ỉn [89-91]

the demand for lumber over the last 12 months. According 7„_ ,-----■ .... ” - - - - ---
to torestry statistics, revenues increased by 21 percent to Good attemoon and vveleome to our monthíy business
$1.2 bilỉion. The main reason for this increase has been due meeting. Let me first explain the order of the meeting. Our
to the risẹ in home construction. This has resulted in a I Treasurer Faisa Azbal wỉỉl reveal the outlook for the tourth
shortage of workers ỉn the torestry sector. Hovvever, thỉs I quarter of this fiscal year. She will answer questions the
shortage of vvorkers should be resolved within the next four I board of directors may have regarding her tindings. This
months. Employees are eaming more pay for their work I should take approximately 10 to 15 minutes. Following that,
compared to ỉast year. The amount of trees planted last I our Financial Director Eric Wentỉ will discuss where Optra
year was a record for the country. There is also healthy I can excel ỉn the current business cỉimate, specitically in our
competition among lumber companies vvithin the country I technology sector, which has seen ỉmproved grovvth. Our
that is expected to continue for the next two years. The ! Human Resources Manager Fred Penget will then speak on
only toreseeable threat to the lumber industry ỉs the the upcoming job openings vvithin Optra and where he sees
possibility of the spruce budworm iníecting large torests those positions benetiting the company. There are two
and destroyỉng trees. Fortunately, scientists and openings set for thỉs fall, and depending on how quickly the
researchers believe the risk is mmimal. company grows, there couỉd be two additional openings
created. Following FrecTs talk, our Executive Director
VVitma Seacress wỉll make a speciaí announcement that
ỉnvolves Optra joining torces with a large multinational
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This is VVilỉiam Marshall with this hour’s top story. The City to Piedmont Crescent. Drivers WIẾII have to ỉake altemate
of Plasburg today has announced plans.to create a brand highways and streets during this time period. We suggest
new sports compỉex in downtown Plasburg. According to that you take the Exit 8 Ramp West to access Creedmill
Mayor Jackson Tuttle, the $50 million project wilỉ begin Lane. Drivers can also use the Exit 9 Raiĩtp West to
next August and should be completed in 30 months. The Piedmont Crescent. Drivers who attempt to travel along
sports complex wịlỉ teature an 11,000 Seat hockey arena, a Highvvay 10 during road closures wili be fined a minimum of

30,000 square foot gymnasium and four additional titness $400 and could lose their driver’s license for six months.

tacỉỉỉties. Located near the Plainsvỉew Bridge, the compỉex The repairs and ỉmprovements are expected to take

wỉll complement the new tootball and soccer tield that approximateiy two weeks. We will keep you updated if

opened last May. The complex is expected to be called the there are any delays or changes.

VValden Center after Plasburg’s tirst mayor Henry Walden.

An estimated 500 fulỉ-tỉme jobs are expected to be created
from the new compỉex. The compỉex is also said to be a
necessity shouỉd the City hope to host the Commonvvealth
Games six years trom now. This is VVỈỈỈiam Marshall for
1090AMNews.
101. (D) 102. (D) 103. (B) 104(C ) 105, (A) iỉ)6 ề ( 0 107. (D)
108. (D) 109. (B) 110. (C) 111. ÍD) 112. (D) 113. (B) 114. (D)
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115. (D) 116. (D) 117. (D) 118. (c) 119Ế(A) 120ễ<D) 12i. (D)
122. (O) 12 3-(0 124. (D) 125. ( 0 126. Ccj 127. (Đ) 128. (B)
This message is for Bethany MacKay. This is Lars Vensin ! 129. (A) 130. (C) 131. (B) 132. (B) 133. (Ạ) 134. (B) 135. (B)
calling with Magno Models, Incorporated. I am calling with
136; ÍD) 137. (Bì 138. (c) 139. (D) 140. (D)
regard to the documẹnts and photographs you sent us
concemỉng our need for tashion models. We are presently
signing contracts wỉth Breedz Department Store for their
sprỉng and summer product catalogues. As you probably
know, Breedz is the leading department store in the
country, and the catalogue is distributed to more than
400,000 homes ỉn the regỉon. We noticed that you have 141. (D) 142. (B) 143. (C) 144. (D) 145. (A) 146.(0) 147. (D)
Ị previous experience posing for catalogue photos, and we 148. (B) 149. (C) 150. (C) 151. (D) 152. (B)
! would ỉike to invite you to our offices for an interview. You
will íirst meet with our directors and our stylists for a briet
dỉscussion in the moming. Then, in the attemoon, you wỉll
be posing for two different photo shoots for our spring
tashions and summer fashionsẳlf our company feels you
have what it takes, we will offer you a contract wlth a
$4,000 signing bonus. Please call me at 429-0031 betore 153. (D) 154. (B) 155. (D) 156. (C) 157. (B) 158. (D) 159. (C)

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Friday at noon if you are interested in this opportunity. 160. (D) 161. (A) 162. (B) 163. (D) 164. (A) 165; (D) 166. (B)
Thank you.

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The Inver Village Transportation Commission is alerting

drivers to the changes that will be taking effect beginning
167. (8) 168. (B) 169. (C) 170. ịD) 171. (A) 17Z (0) m . ỈD)
June 1. A portion of Highway 10, the main highvvay going
174 (D) 175. (B) 176. (A) 177. (B) 178. (A) -179. (D) 180. (D)
through ỉnver Vilỉage, will be closing each night from the
181. (A) 182. (B) 183. (C) 184. (C) 185. (D) 186. (A) 187. (A)
hours of 1 a.mỄto 6 am . to allow potholes to be repaired.
188: (C) 1®. (A) '190. (b) 191. (B) 193. (D) 194. (A)
This portion wiỉl extend South to Creedmill Lane and north
195. (D) 196. (D) 197 (C) 198. <B) 199. (B> 200. (C)

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