Materi Pembekalan

Section 1
Listening Comprehension
(Audio Player Track 4)

Part A

Directions: In Part A, you will hear short conversations between two people. After each conversation, you
will hear a question about the conversation. The conversation and question will not be repeated.

1. (A) He is majoring in economics. 7. (A) Karen is experienced at making salads.

(B) He forgot to go to the bookstore. (B) It is easy to make a good salad.
(C) He bought the wrong book. (C) The woman’s salads are just as good as
(D) He is selling his book to the woman. Karen’s.
(D) He is not sure why Karen’s salads taste
2. (A) She appreciates the man’s help. good.
(B) Her presentation was somewhat long.
(C) She needed more time to prepare. 8. (A) Have the store deliver the couch
(D) She worked hard on her presentation. (B) Try to get a discount on the couch
(C) Delay the delivery of the coach
3. (A) Search his closet. (D) Rearrange the furniture in her apartment
(B) Buy a new wallet.
(C) Look in his coat pocket. 9. (A) He thought the exhibit had closed.
(D) Take off his coat. (B) He was confused about when the exhibit
started.
4. (A) He forgot about his appointment with (C) He saw the exhibit last weekend.
the woman. (D) He was not interested in meeting the
(B) He did not finish his science project on photographer.
time.
(C) He cannot help the woman with her 10. (A) Trying on clothes
science project. (B) Buying a mirror
(D) He will meet the woman at the library in (C) Packing for a trip
30 minutes. (D) Looking at travel books

5. (A) He has never been to a dormitory party 11. (A) Make sure the cables are connected the
before. properly
(B) He does not like his dormitory. (B) Get a new printer
(C) He agrees with the woman. (C) Replace the cable on the printer
(D) He finds the party much too noisy. (D) Check the computer for lost files

6. (A) She is happy she does not have so many 12. (A) He does not know the way to the golf
exams. course.
(B) She cannot help the man study. (B) He is probably not free in the afternoon.
(C) She will not do as well on the test as the (C) He may not be a better golfer than the
man. woman.
(D) The man should not complain. (D) He is glad the woman has her own
equipment.

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13 (A) Wait for his headache to go away 20. (A) Jeff can give her directions to the
. (B) Read a book instead rehearsal.
(C) Take a different kind of medicine (B) The woman should tell Jeff to come to
(D) Find out what the correct dosage is the rehearsal.
(C) Jeff might know when the rehearsal will
(A) She did not plan to eat supper. end.
14 (B) She is washing up for supper. (D) He does not know whether Jeff will be at
. (C) She did not want to come home. the rehearsal.
(D) She was planning to eat at home.
21. (A) He had to turn it off.
(A) The man plays the piano well. (B) He could not hear it.
(B) The man should reconsider taking piano (C) He enjoyed listening to it while working.
15 lessons. (D) He was disturbed by it.
. (C) She does not enjoy listening to music.
(D) She does not have musical ability. 22. (A) Putting up posters now is a waste of
time.
(A) He needed to call the bakery again. (B) Most people have already voted.
(B) The bakery was not open. (C) The election results have already been
(C) The bakery was sold out of bread. posted.
16 (D) The bakery does not make French bread. (D) Many voters are undecided.
.
(A) Go to the interview early 23. (A) She has made a lot of progress.
(B) Do some exercise to relax (B) She was always good in chemistry.
(C) Tell the interviewer about his (C) She travels a long distance to school.
qualification (D) She has been studying chemistry for
17 (D) Wear his new suit to the interview hours.
.
(A) They do not know who painted the 24. (A) The man is a much better skier than he
pictures. used to be.
(B) They think modern paintings are (B) The man lacks the ability needed to
creative. become a good skier.
(C) They think children should be taught to (C) The man should not compare his ability
18 paint. to hers.
. (D) They do not like the paintings. (D) The man should have taken skiing
lessons as a child.
(A) She will get a ride home with her
parents. 25. (A) His neighbors no longer grow peaches.
(B) She cannot go home until July. (B) He keeps forgetting to ask his neighbors
(C) She quit her job before summer vacation for peaches.
(D) She is not going home for the summer (C) He is not sure what the woman is
referring.
19 (D) His neighbors planted a new peach tree
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26. (A) He knows the manager of Jack’s (C) Check the notice posted on campus
company. (D) Look at some apartment located near the
(B) He wants to help Jack move. student center
(C) He is sorry he cannot help Jack manage
his business. 29. (A) He hopes the woman will not forget their
(D) He is doubtful that Jack’s plans will lunch date.
succeed. (B) There are some tennis courts available right
now.
27. (A) Stay home and watch the news (C) The tennis courts will be too wet to play on.
(B) Watch the program at a classmate’s (D) He wants to continue the game tomorrow.
house
(C) Tell Professor Jones the news
(D) Meet Professor Jones at Dave’s house 30. (A) The man had already received the phone.
(B) The phone will be installed soon.
28. (A) Place an ad in a newspaper (C) The phone was already on order.
(B) Look in the student paper under (D) The phone had not been ordered.
apartment for rent

Part B

Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear longer conversation. After each conversation, you will hear
several questions. The conversation and the questions will not be repeated.

31. (A) A new book 35. (A) Setting up a computer class

(B) An exhibit of photograph (B) Meeting a computer software vendor
(C) A lecture series on transportation (C) Planning a computer fair
(D) Recent development in urban (D) Arranging a trip to computer company
transportation
36. (A) They attended a similar one the day
32. (A) The editor of the school newspaper before.
(B) The professor’s student (B) Too few members are interested in the
(C) The coauthor of the book activity.
(D) A subway company executive (C) The room is not available that evening.
(D) The weather may be bad.
33. (A) How it was financed
(B) The engineering of the tunnel 37. (A) At a computer software company
(C) Its representation in art and literature (B) Far from the university
(D) Its effects on city life (C) At the man’s house
(D) On the university campus
34. (A) Show the reporter some photographs
(B) Read an article in the campus newspaper 38. (A) The man will contact all the members.
(C) Explain how the subway tunnels were (B) A radio announcement will be made.
built (C) They will talk to the person in charge of
(D) Examine a map of the New York City publicity.
(D) They will each call some of the members.

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Part C

Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear several short talks. After each talk, you will hear some
questions. The talks and the questions will not be repeated.

39. (A) To introduce a recording of a Native 45. (A) The distance the merchandise had to be
American legend shipped
(B) To encourage young people to become (B) The number of insurances
storytellers (C) The amount of danger involved in shipping
(C) To compare oral and written traditions of goods
(D) To tell a famous story (D) The type of vessel used to transport the
goods
40. (A) They were used to teach children the
language. 46. (A) Only four types of policies still exist today.
(B) They carried news from one tribe to (B) They are cheaper than the ones in the
another Middle Ages.
(C) They preserved the society’s history (C) They include the features similar to earlier
(D) They served as chiefs. policies.
(D) The interest rates are based on early
41. (A) They are more comprehensive than earlier methods of calculation.
recordings.
(B) They provide income for the Crow people. 47. (A) How they enjoy their food
(C) Today’s children do not enjoy Native (B) How they communicate with each other
American stories. (C) How they depend on the Sun
(D) Without recording the stories might be (D) How they learn different dances
forgotten.
48. (A) A signal that it is tired
42. (A) Children have better memories than adults (B) A message about a food source
do. (C) Acceptance of another honeybee to its
(B) The traditional storytellers have died. hive
(C) He is interested in the children’s reactions. (D) A warning that danger is near
(D) The storytellers are too busy to be
interviewed. 49. (A) It is not verbal.
(B) It is not informative.
43. (A) To prepare students for the next reading (C) It is not effective.
assignment (D) It is not complicated.
(B) To provide background information for a
class discussion 50. (A) Read the chapters on honeybee
(C) To review material from a previous class communication
(D) To prepare for a quiz on chapter six (B) Discuss the different ways humans
communicate
44. (A) Insurance companies (C) Give examples of other types of animal
(B) Sailors communication
(C) Manufacturers (D) Write a paper on the various forms of
(D) Merchants communication