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Comprehension Script

Part A

1. (woman) Excuse me, your car is blocking my driveway, and I need to go to the store.
(man) Oh, I’ 11 move it right away.
(narrator) What will the man probably do?

2. (woman) I’ve got a recipe for a garlic and hot pepper chicken dish. Want to try it tonight with
a green salad?
(man) You know, my stomach’s a little on edge; I’d prefer something bland.
(narrator) What does the man mean?

3. (woman) Somebody’s been leaving this door unlocked.

(man) Don’t look at me!
(narrator) What does the man mean?

4. (woman) The radio says there may be snow today. You’d better grab your boots, just in case.
(man) I was planning to do just that.
(narrator) What will the man probably do?

5. (man) It’s too bad you didn’t tell me the news about Professor Tompkins earlier.
(woman) I only found out myself just now.
(narrator) What does the woman mean?

6. (man) Hi, Cindy. Welcome back! Did you take many pictures on your vacation?
(woman) Thanks. Yes, I must have taken a million of them.
(narrator) What does the woman mean?

7. (woman) It’s going to be expensive to take the train to Chicago. Have you seen the rates?
(man) Yes. I think we’d be better off driving.
(narrator) What does the man mean?

8. (woman) Did you know that Susan has three exams next week?
(man) I guess that would account for her spending so much time in the library lately.
(narrator) What does the man say about Susan?

9. (woman) It’s really cold in this apartment, can we turn up the heat?
(man) No, my last fuel bill was so high, I had trouble paying it. Would you like a sweater?
(narrator) Why does the man refuse the woman’s request?

10. (man) I think I’ll play some golf today.

(woman) But I thought you were going to work on the car.
(narrator) What does the woman imply the man should do?

11. (man) Arthur’s farewell dinner is this weekend.

(woman) Wish I could take time out for it.
(narrator) What does the woman imply?
12. (woman) The telephone rang several times while I was home this morning, but I couldn’t get
to it.
(man) That’s too bad; I was going to invite you to lunch.
(narrator) What does the man mean?

13. (woman) I can meet you at work if you’d like.

(man) I’m off today. Do you know where I live?
(narrator) What does the man imply?

14. (man) I can’t figure out how to put this bookshelf together. Could you give me a hand
with it?
(woman) Just let me finish straightening up the kitchen first.
(narrator) What can be inferred from the conversation?

15. (man) I must have started this letter to the editor a dozen times and I still don’t know what
to say.
(woman) Well, stick with it a little longer and see what happens.
(narrator) What does the woman suggest the man do?

16. (woman) Do you feel like having seafood tonight?

(man) After that lunch, I’m not sure I can eat anything!
(narrator) What does the man mean?

17. (woman) I’d like to get a part-time job this semester since tuition’s gone up so much.
(man) That makes sense. Just make sure you don’t get in over your head; we’re here to go
to school, after all.
(narrator) What does the man suggest the woman do?

18. (man) I brought back your astronomy book — I thought you might be able to use it on
your project. Sorry I kept it so long.
(woman) I was wondering where that book was!
(narrator) What does the woman imply?

19. (woman) Thanks for making my coffee this morning.

(man) I figured you’d need it to get you going after a day like yesterday.
(narrator) What does the man imply about the woman?

20. (man) These mosquito bites are killing me. I just can’t stop scratching.
(woman) Next time wear long sleeves when you work in the garden.
(narrator) What can be inferred about the man?

21. (man) What a concert that was! You must be feeling pleased with yourselves.
(woman) We are, and judging by the amount of applause, everybody appreciated it.
(narrator) What does the woman mean?

22. (woman) I’m soaked! It started to pour the minute I got off the bus.
(man) Well, change into something dry while I make you a cup of hot tea.
(narrator) What happened to the woman?

23. (man) Professor Anderson suggested I get a tutor for calculus.

(woman) Well, it surely couldn’t hurt.
(narrator) What does the woman mean?
24. (woman) I read about your promotion in the newspaper. You must be very pleased.
(man) To be honest, I can take it or leave it. The new office is nice, but the work load has
doubled.
(narrator) What does the man imply?

25. (woman) Do you know who took this message from Donald? I can hardly read it.
(man) It wasn’t me. I think it might’ve been Laura.
(narrator) What does the man mean?

26. (man) What did you think of the article we had to read for physics?
(woman) It got off to a promising start, but the conclusions were unfounded.
(narrator) What does the woman mean?

27. (woman) Christine’s been frantic. She has to get all her paintings from Johnson’s class
framed in time for the exhibition next week.
(woman) Didn’t she know about the exhibition at the beginning of the term?
(narrator) What can be inferred about Christine?

28. (man) What do you think I should name this kitten I found?
(woman) If I were you, I’d find it a new home — you know the dorm rules.
(narrator) What does the woman suggest the man do?

29. (woman) Don’t you think it’s strange that we haven’t started receiving any mail here yet?
(woman) Well, sometimes it takes a while for the post office to forward it. I’m sure it’ll come
soon.
(narrator) What can be inferred about the speakers?

30. (man) I really enjoyed that movie you’ve been raving about.
(woman) Oh, so you went to see it after all.
(narrator) What had the woman assumed about the man?
Part B

Questions 31 through 33. Listen to a conversation between two drama students.

(woman) Have you heard? A new academic dean will be installed this week, and it seems
that he already has a lot of new ideas.
(man) Oh yeah, campus radio announced that he’s starting a new internship program.
Students will actually get a chance to join local opera companies on their
productions.
(woman) That sounds intriguing. I wonder how he got the idea?
(man) Well, it seems he set up a similar program in another university and he feels that
practical experience is an important addition to the artistic training in the theater.
(woman) You mean we’ll get course credit for watching the opera companies rehearse?
(man) We'll get course credit all right, but we’ll have to earn it by working hard with the
company.
(woman) If I decided to participate, who would decide what job I’d get?
(man) First, you have to be a theater major to join the program, but the program
coordinator would try to match students’ interests with jobs wherever possible. And
guess what? One or two music majors might be selected to perform with the
company.
(woman) What? You mean stand up in front of hundreds of people and sing? I like acting,
but can’t imagine myself taking on an operatic role!

31. Why was the new program started?

32. What will the students involved in the new program do?
33. What is required of students participating in the program?

Questions 34 through 37. Listen to a conversation in the library.

(man) Excuse me. I wonder if you could help me. The reference librarian at the main
library suggested I come here.
(woman) What can I do for you?
(man) Well, I’m working on a term paper about the influence of television on recent
United States presidential elections. I found a few of the books I need at the main
library, but I was told that the library here at the graduate school had more
specialized materials. '
(woman) Of course it depends on what you want, but we do subscribe to a large number of
journals. Since you’re working on such a broad topic you’ll probably have to do a
lot of digging. It may take some time, but I’m sure you’ll be able to find many
articles relevant to your topic. We also have quite a few newspapers on microfilm.
(man) I think I’ve come to the right place. How can I find out which journals you have?
(woman) I can give you a list of all of them. But if you want to search by author or by subject
you can use one of the computers over there in the comer. Everything we have is in
there.
(man) What if I run across a reference to a research study that isn’t available here?
(woman) You can request any outside material just by typing your request into the computer.
(man) You mean you can get material from other universities?
(woman) Not only from other universities, but from virtually any public or private library in
the United States. The only limitation is that outside materials cannot be checked
out.
34. Why did the man come to the graduate school library?
35. What is the topic of the man’s term paper?
36. What does the librarian say about the topic of the man’s term paper?
37. If the man requested material from another library, what might he have to do?

Part C
Questions 38 through 41. Listen to a talk given in a university class.

(woman) In today’s class we’ll be examining some nineteenth-century pattern books that
were used for building houses. I think it’s fair to say that these pattern books were
the most important influence on the design of North American houses during the
nineteenth century. This was because most people who wanted to build a house
couldn’t afford to hire an architect. Instead, they bought a pattern book, picked
out a plan, and took it to the builder. The difference in cost was substantial. In
1870, for example, hiring an architect would’ve cost about a hundred dollars. At
the same time, a pattern book written by an architect cost only five dollars. At that
price, it’s easy to see why pattern books were so popular. Some are back in print
again today, and of course they cost a lot more than they did a hundred years ago.
But they’re an invaluable resource for historians, and also for people who restore
old houses. I have a modem reprint here that I’ll be passing around the room in a
moment so that everyone can have a look.

38. What was in pattern books?

39. What course would this talk be most appropriate for?
40. According to the speaker, why were pattern books so popular?
41. According to the speaker, who uses pattern books today?

Questions 42 through 46. Listen to a student telling his classmates about something he saw last
summer.

(man) When I was in British Columbia last July working at the department’s
archaeological dig, I saw the weirdest rainbow. At first, I couldn’t believe my eyes
because the bands of color I saw weren’t in a single half circle arc across the sky.
Instead, I saw a full circle of rainbow hues hanging in the sky just above the sea.
Inside the circle there was a big white disc and above the circle there was another
round band of colors forming a halo. There were curved legs of multicolored light
coming off the sides of the circles. It was an incredible sight. I ran back to our
main camp and tried to get our cook to come with me to see my fantastic find
before it disappeared. He just laughed at my excited story and told me that what I
saw was nothing special, just some “sun dogs.” He said I’d be sure to see many
more before I left. And sure enough, I did. When I got back from the dig I asked
Professor Clark about the “sun dogs,” and she’s going to tell us more about them.

42. Why was the student in British Columbia?

43. What did the student find so unusual about the “rainbow” he saw?
44. What was inside the large circle?
45. What did the cook say about the phenomenon the student had seen?
46. What did the cook call the phenomenon?

Questions 47 through 50. Listen to a talk about the medical profession.

(woman) It seems like only yesterday that I was sitting where you are, just finishing my first
year of medical school and wondering if I’d ever get a chance to use all my new
knowledge on a real live patient! Well, I have good news for you! You don’t have
to Wait until your third or fourth year of medical school to get some hands-on
experience! The dean has invited me here to tell you about the university’s rural
opportunities program. If you enroll in this program, you can have the opportunity
this summer, after your first year of medical school, to spend from four to six
weeks observing and assisting a real physician like me in a small rural community.
You won’t have to compete with other students for time and attention, and you
can see what life as a country doctor is really like. The program was designed to
encourage medical students like yourselves to consider careers in rural
communities that are still understaffed.

It seems that medical students are afraid to go into rural family practice for two
reasons. First, they don’t know much about it. And second, specialists in the cities
usually make more money. But, on the up-side, in rural practice, doctors can really
get to know their patients and be respected members of the community. I
participated in the program when it first started and spent six weeks in a small
rural town. Let me tell you, it was really great! I got to work with real patients.

I watched the birth of a child, assisted an accident victim, and had lots of really
practical hands-on experience — all in one summer. And to my surprise, I found
that country life has a lot to offer that city life doesn’t — no pollution or traffic
jams, for instance! My experience made me want to work where I’m needed and
appreciated. I don’t miss the city at all!

47. For whom is the talk intended?

48. What would be a successful result of the program being described?
49. What benefit does the program offer to participants?
50. According to the speaker, what is one disadvantage of a rural medical practice?
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