PRACTICE TEST 5 (Heinemann Script)

Section 1 Listening Comprehension

Part A
1. M: Do you still want to go to the party tonight? 17. M: I can't believe I finished this term paper on
W: For sure! time! I haven't slept in three days!
Q: What does the woman mean? W: I can tell you're tired. You've got big circles
2. W: Where can I meet Flight 104? under your eyes.
M: It will be arriving at Gate 32 in about Q: What does the woman mean?
ten minutes. 18. W: So, how did you like the dessert
Q: Where does this conversation probably Sheila made?
take place? M: You mean the apple pie? It was all gone by
3. W: We've been working for twelve hours the time I got to it!
straight. Don't you think we should stop Q: What does the man mean?
for today? 19. M: Do you know anybody who could loan me
M: Good idea. I'm bushed. their car?
Q: How does the man feel? W: Have you tried Mary?
4. W: How much do I owe you for the dinner? Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?
M: Oh, don't worry about it. 20. M: Where can I leave my bicycle?
Q: What does the man mean? W: How about under the porch. No one will
5. M: I assume you've finished all your term papers? see it there.
W: Well, actually, I've fallen a little behind. Q: What does the woman mean?
Q: What do we leam about the woman from 21. M: Did you see the new movie that's showing
this conversation? at the cinema downtown?
6. M: Sorry. What did you just say? W: Yeah, I did. But it was way over my head.
W: Never mind. Q: What does the woman say about the movie?
Q: What does the woman mean? 22. W: You spent a lot of time in France. You must
7. W: Frank, did you mail my letter for me? speak French pretty well.
M: I had George do it. M: Not as well as you may think.
Q: What does Frank say about the letter? Q: What does the man mean?
8. M: I understand you missed the calculus problem 23. W: We've been rushing around all afternoon.
on today's homework. What's the hurry?
W: Yes, and if I had just used my head, I would M: I've got too much to do and not enough
have figured it out! time to do it all.
Q: What does the woman mean? Q: What does the man mean?
9. M: Your clean shirts are hanging in the closet. 24. W: I'm going to defend my thesis in May.
W: Great! So you did get the laundry done after all! M: Really? I didn't realize you'd finished your
Q: What had the woman thought before? course work already!
10. W: Do you know where I can buy a used sociology Q: What had the man assumed about
book? the woman?
M: Why not borrow mine? I'm through with it. 25. W: Mike's really working hard at his new job.
Q: What is the man suggesting? M: Good. It's about time he applied himself.
11. W: When are you going to start writing your Q: What does the man imply about Mike?
book, Larry? 26. W: I lost my purse this morning in a
M: I'm not sure. I'd like to be able to wait until department store downtown.
the end of the school year. M: If I were you, I'd report that. The police
Q: What does Larry mean? station is across from the bank.
12. W: Did you enjoy visiting the museum? Q: What does the man suggest the woman do?
M: I've been there a hundred times! 27. W: This soup sure tastes good!
Q: What does the man mean by his response? M: Thanks! It's good for you, too. It has lots of
13. W: Sarah was the most talented singer in the vegetables in it.
production, wasn't she! Q: What does the man mean?
M: No question about it. 28. Wl: I want to take some pictures before I leave.
Q: What does the man say about Sarah? W2: So do I. This is such a beautiful spot.
14. W: I hear you're taking the advanced physics class. Q: What are the women discussing?
M: Yes, but I'm not sure I can handle it. 29. M: I wish we could buy a new computer. This
Q: What is the man worried about? one just isn't powerful enough anymore.
15. M: What's this I hear about your receiving W: I know. But the new ones are too expensive.
a scholarship! Q: What problem do the speakers have?
W: Oh, that. One person from every school gets one, 30. W: I understand you plan to paint your new
and I was the only one from mine to apply. apartment this weekend. Is your landlord
Q: What does the woman mean? going to pay you to do it?
16. W: Could you take this bag of groceries M: You must be joking! I have to buy all of
into the house for me? the paint and supplies myself, and
M: Where would you like me to put it? I won't get paid a penny.
Q: What can be inferred about the man? Q: What does the man say about painting his apartment?
Part В
Questions 31 through 34. Questions 35 through 38.
Listen to a conversation between two students. Listen to two students talking about summer plans.

W: I thought you were going to take anthropology W: Hi, Rob! What's up? You look down!
this semester. M: Hi, Allison. Yeah, I'm pretty depressed. I don't think that
M: I am! Why? I can go to England this summer to visit my girlfriend.
W: Well, I didn't see you in class this morning. W: Why? Not enough time? Have to take summer courses?
M: That's because I decided to take a course in M: No. Thank goodness I don't have to do that this year.
physical anthropology. Yours is in cultural It was no fun last summer being cramped into
anthropology, isn't it? a classroom without air conditioning, and having
W: That's the name of the course all right, but to listen to lectures isn't my idea of how to spend a
what's the difference? perfectly beautiful day. I barely got a chance to enjoy
M: Well, as I understand it, both kinds of anthropology the summer.
involve the study of human beings, so they are alike W: So what's bugging you?
in that way. But, cultural anthropology is the study M: Money. I think I'll have to get another job
of human cultures, or the ways of life in societies. downtown to support myself. The forty-hour-a-week
For instance, a cultural anthropologist might try to job here at the college is not paying enough. The college
understand family structures or marriage customs takes out money for cost of living, my meal card, loans,
in different societies, and other culturally related and taxes. I am left with hardly anything to live on.
things like that. So I can't save for the ticket and spending money
W: Yes, we started talking about family to travel to England.
organization around the world on the first day of class. W: That's such a drag! With two jobs, you'd be working
M: Well, in my class, we started talking about the a minimum of sixty hours a week, though. You sure
physical characteristics of humans and some of the wouldn't get to enjoy summer very much that way,
ways in which different humans are different in size either! But, if you work that much, when do you think
and shape and so on. That's what physical you might be able to go to England?
anthropology is all about. Physical anthropologists M: If I work two jobs for the summer, I might be able
include a lot more biology in their approach. I'm a to save enough money to go for Christmas.
biology major, so I thought I'd be more interested in W: That would be great! England at Christmas!
the physical anthropology class. How romantic! Speaking of work, though, I'd better
W: Oh, I see. Well, I'm perfectly happy right where get going. I'll be late, and my internship supervisor
I am, too. will not appreciate it! Good luck to you, Rob!
M: Thanks, Allison! Talk to you later! I guess I'll head
31. What is the main subject of this conversation? downtown and start looking around.
32. Why was the woman surprised when she went
to class? 35. Why is Rob feeling depressed?
33. Which of the following was most likely a topic 36. What does Rob want to do this summer?
of discussion on the first day of the woman's class? 37. What is Allison's first reaction to Rob's plan
34. Why did the man decide to take the physical for the summer?
anthropology class? 38. What will Rob probably do now?

Part С
Questions 39 through 41. Listen to a professor
talk to her class about a television program.

I'd like to talk to you about a television program volcano's activities. Then, they'll hook up an electric
that's going to be shown tonight, and that I want cable between the observatory and the mainland so
you all to watch. It will present work that's currently they can receive information electronically from
being done by geologists off the coast of Hawaii. these instruments. Geologists are pretty excited
The only active underwater volcano in the U.S. is about this project, and I hope you are, too. It ties
located there. It's growing and may reach the surface in very nicely with the work we've been doing in
of the ocean in about 50/000 years—not very long class on volcanoes. Watch the program about it tonight,
from now in geological time. Anyway, geologists and be prepared to discuss it tomorrow.
are setting up an unmanned observatory at the top
of this volcano, which is located about 70 miles 39. What is the main purpose of the television program?
southeast of Hawaii and about 3,000 feet below 40. How will information get from the observatory
the surface of the ocean. They plan to install to the mainland?
seismometers, thermal sensors, chemical detectors, 41. Why does the speaker recommend watching
video cameras, and other equipment to monitor the the program?
Questions 42 through 46. Listen to a talk given would like you to read Chapter Three of your text and jot
on a tour of a factory where clothing materials are down any evidence you can think of to suggest that
made. English is, indeed, a global language.
47. What was the speaker's earlier topic?
Manmade fibers have been used to make clothing for only 48. According to the speaker, why doesn't the Oxford
a little over a century, but their use is quite widespread English Dictionary include every word currently used in
nowadays. Rayon, the first manmade fiber commercially English?
produced in the United States, appeared in 1910. In 1939, 49. According to the speaker, why is the rise of English as
nylon, the first chemically synthesized fiber, was first a world language so remarkable?
produced in this country on a commercial basis. Since that 50. What does the speaker want to talk about tomorrow?
time, the number of manmade fibers has expanded to
include more than twenty types.
Although the list of manmade clothing fibers is long, rayon
remains one of the most popular of all time, and that is
why we continue to produce it in such great quantities
here. Rayon is made of cellulose, a naturally occurring
substance found in cotton and in certain vegetables, like
celery, of all things. The cellulose in rayon has been
recycled and treated to make it a usable fiber for clothing.
One of the reasons rayon is so popular for clothing is that
it is soft and comfortable to wear. Most rayon washes well,
too, although it does shrink when it is washed in hot water.
The biggest problem with rayon is that it tends to fade in
sunlight. It wouldn't be a good idea to leave a red rayon
dress to dry in a sunny window. If you did that for very
long, you might come back to a pink dress.
If you'll just step this way, I'd like to show you our rayon
production room.

42. What is the main topic of this talk?

43. For how long have manmade fibers been used for
clothing?
44. According to the speaker, why does this factory
continue to produce rayon?
45. According to the speaker, what is the biggest problem
with rayon?
46. What is the speaker probably going to do next?

Questions 47 through 50. Listen to a lecture by

an English professor about English as a universal
language.

Now I would like to move away from the early history of

the English language and talk a bit about how widespread
the use of English is in today's world.
There is no doubt that English has become a universal
language. Today, English is used by at least 750 million
people around the world, either as a first or a second
language.
The huge Oxford English Dictionary lists about 500/000
English words. A further half-million technical and
scientific words, most of them very new and often
changing in meaning as they become more widely used,
remain uncataloged.
Three-quarters of the world's mail, telexes, and cables are
in English. More than half of the world's technical and
scientific periodicals are in English. Eighty percent of the
information stored in the world's computers is in English.
English is the official language of aviation and of shipping;
it is the official language of the Olympic games.
This rise of English to international prominence is
particularly remarkable considering that the language
didn't exist two thousand years ago when the Romans
conquered Britain.
Tomorrow we will trace the rise and occasional decline of
English through the centuries and try to pinpoint some
reasons for its widespread use today. For homework, I