PART A

DIRECTIONS: Each item in this part consists of a brief conversation involving two
speakers. Following each conversation, a third voice will ask a question. You will hear the
conversations and the questions only ONCE and they will NOT be written out.

When you have heard each conversation and question, read the four answer choices and
select the one that best answers the questions based on what is directly stated or on what
is inferred.

Rememeber, you are NOT allowed to take notes.

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QUESTIONS 1 TO 30.
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1.
He closed the suitcase.
He just left on a trip.
He put the suitcase away.
He packed his clothes.
2.
He came too late to have lunch.
He is going to eat dinner early.
He's not very hungry.
He's not going to eat anything.
3.

She adjusted to college life easily.

It was hard for her to get into college.
She no longer attends college.
It doesn't take her long to get to campus.
4.
Encourage
Indifferent
Insulted
Responsible
5.

Her mistakes weren't serious.

She made mistakes because she rushed.
She must hurry to the laboratory.
Her work in the laboratory isn't finished.
6.

The post office

Monroe Street
The couthouse
Fourth Avenue
7.
He knew Lynn was majoring in economics.
He doesn't think they have anything in common.
He knows Mitch better than he knows Lynn.
He's planning to study economics himself.
8.
How he's going to contact Tony.
Why he needs to speak to Tony.
Where he will meet Tony.
When he's going to call Tony.
9.
Prepared a meal
Went to a wedding
Shopped for groceries
Worked in a garden
10.
He's expecting guests.
He can give the introduction.
He's very well known.
He'll be the main speaker,
11.

Tea, not coffee.

Either milk or sugar in her coffee.
Nothing to drink right now.
Black coffee without sugar.
12.

It was indeed exciting.

It was too frightening.
It was mildly interesting.
It was extremely long.
13.
He doesn't mind moving.
He won't move for two weeks.
He'd rather not be moving.
He's decided not to move.
14.
She may telephone Arthur.
Perhaps rehearsal should be canceled.
She can't practice any other evening.
Rehearsal has already been postponed
15.
Drink some more lemonade.
Put on his glasses.
Make a glass of lemonade.
Buy some more fruit.
16.
It's near the entrance.
He doesn't know where it is.
It's not in this bulding.
The directory doesn't list it.
17.

They're always expensive.

They haven't been cleaned.
They are inexpensive now.
They're aren't any available.
18.

Have lunch with the man.

Join a club.
Skip the meeting.
Walk with the man.
19.
It may take more than half an hour.
The stadium is the best place to go now.
The stadium will probably be only one half full.
It's not a good idea to hurry right now.
20.
Joan is really an easygoing person.
No one belives Joan.
He's more easygoing than Joan.
No one knows Joan as well as he does.
21.
Its lyrics are hard to understand.
It needs a stronger melody.
It has become very popular.
Its melody is hard to forget.
22.
She has a stamp exactly like this.
She knows a lot about stamps.
She thinks the stamp is worthless.
She's never seen this type of stamp.
23.

They must go to an orientation session.

They are not new students.
They won't be allowed to register.
They were given the wrong Schedule
24.

He lives a long way from a good library.

Up to now, he hasn't had any problems.
He's not happy with the quality of the research.
When he's finished the project, he'll be happy.
25.
They both working on a ship.
They're taking summer vacations together.
They own the same type of boat.
They both have summer jobs.
26.
She thinks Professor Fuller's class is boring.
She doesn't know Professor Fuller.
She agrees with the man's remark.
She doesn't understand the man's comment.
27.
She doesn't want to be photographed.
The man can have the picture she took.
Not all the pictures ar good.
The man may take her photograph.
28.
She loves all kind of books.
She doesn't read poetry anymore.
She doesn't like all poetry.
She writes many types of poems.
29.

In a few days.
Before they eat.
During lunch.
When lunch is over.
30.

That the man had no bought the motorcycle.

That the weather wouldn't be good today.
That the man would ride to work today.
That the man did not have to work today.
PART B
DIRECTIONS: This part of the test consisits of extended conversations between two
speakers. After each of these conversations there are a number of questions. You will
hear each conversation and question only once and the questions are NOT written out.

When you have heard the questions, read the four answer choices and select one that
best answers the question based on what is directly stated or on what can be inferred.

Rememeber, you are NOT allowed to take notes.

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CONVERSATIONS.
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31-34
31.
He'd lost his driver's license.
His identification wasn't acceptable.
He didn't have his checkbook.
The ticket office was closed
32.
On campus.
In the Midvale Shopping Mall.
On Southland Parkway.
Downtown.
33.
A passport.
A check.
A driver's license.
A ticket.
34.
Drive him to the concert.
Cash his check.
Sell him her tickets.
Lend him some money.
35-38
35.
Doctor and nurse.
Librarian and librarian patron.
Forest ranger and hiker.
Nurse and patient.
36.
Saturday.
Sunday.
Monday.
Tuesday.
37.

An allergy to animals.
A reaction to toxic chemicals.
An allergy to food.
Contact with a noxious plant.
38.
Look at photographs in the library.
Take a drug that prevents rashes.
Avoid certain foods.
Stay out of the woods.
PART C
DIRECTIONS: This part of the test consists of several talks, each given by a single
speaker. After each of these talks there are a number of questions. You will hear each talk
and question only once and the questions are NOT written out.

When you have heard each question, read the four asnwers choices and select the one
that best answers the question based on what is directly stated or on what can be inferred.

Rememeber, you are NOT allowed to take notes.

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39-41
39.
On a bus.
At Crater Lake National Park.
In a hotel.
In Portland, Oregon.
40.
Its mineral content.
The reflection of blue sky in the water.
The depth and clarity of the lake.
Its low temperature.
41.
It rises rapidly when the snow melts.
It stays more or less the same all year.
It varies greatly from year to year.
It drops quickly because of evaporation and seepage.
42-46
42.
Communications
Mining
Transportation
Journalism
43.
Nebraska
California
Utah
Missouri
44.
5
10
50
200
45.
Useless
Dangerous
Boring
High-paying
46.
The invention of the telephone.
The beginning of the Civil War.
The expansion of the railroad system.
The completion of the transcontinental telegraph.
47-50
47.
To urge the audience to attend a play.
To introduce a speaker.
To welcome some new members to a club.
To describe opportunities in acting.
48.
At a meeting.
During a dramja class.
At a rehearsal
During auditions for a play.
49.
Performing in a television series.
Directing a television commercial.
Acting in a New York play.
Apparing in a movie.
50.
Became president of the Drama Club.
Studied in the Drama Department.
Acted in campus plays.
Directed a number of performances.

DIRECTIONS: This section is designed to measure your ability to recognize language that
is appropriate for standard written English. There are two types of questions in this section,
with special directions for each type.

*LENGHT OF TIME: 25 minutes*

PART A
Directions: Questions 1-15 are incomplete sentences. Beneath each sentence you will see
four words or phrases. Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
1. Event though he did not attend school until he was nine, Dr. Samuel C.C. Ting was
____the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1976.
won
the winning
the winner of
to be won
2. Gas particles move___ when the gas is hot than when it is cold.
fast
faster
as fast
fastest
3. No animal seems ___on a diet of peat moss.
survived
can survive
of surviving
able to survive
4. Radio, ____ developed form the theories and experiments of many people.
like other many inventions
like many other inventions
inventions like many other
many other like inventions
5. What ___ he calls?
I should do if
should I do if
if I should do
the call will be
6. It’s not easy for a casual observers to distinguish ___ genuine paintings and copies.
between
on
in
under
7. Throughout the United States ___ fast food restaurants where hamburgers are served.
there are
there is
located
are there
8. There are ___ art galleries in the city of Carmel.
a great deal
many
much
lots
9. I have read many books; but just some have really changed my way of thinking. What
about you? ___
I have read many books!
Too I have!
I have so!
So have I!
10. We are going to have ___ charity party next month because this one has been a real
success.
another
other
an extra
none
11. ___ is shining and I like sunny days, I am feeling a bit blue.
Although the sun
Although the sunny day
Although the cloud
Although the rain
12. Successful companies ___ considering long-term planning instead of short-term
solutions.
they are characterized by
characterize
are characterized by
by characteristics
13. Those laws that ___ in Congress will definitely change the quality of life in our country.
are debating
have discussed
Discussing
are being debated
14. The White House was designed by James Hobar, an Irishman ___ proposal in the
design competition won $500.
that
his
whom
whose
15. When Mexico ceded California to the United States in 1848, signers of the treaty did
not know ___ had been discovered there.
that gold
golden
that with gold
with gold
PART B
DIRECTIONS: In questions 16-40 each sentence has four underlined words or phrases.
The four underlined parts of the sentence are marked (A), (B). (C). and (D). Identify the
one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be
correct.
16.
All of the books that you will need for this report can found in the library.

A B C D
A
B
C
D
17.
At this time, more and more women who work felt it is difficult to manage their careers.
A B C D
A
B
C
D
18.
Scientists used line spectra identifying the element helium in the sun.
A B C D
A
B oro
C
D
19.
The discovered of gold in California in 1848 led to the Gold Rush of 1849.
A B C D
A
B
C
D
20.
The reality, all biological reproductive begins at the cellular level.
A B C D
A
B
C
D
21.
The most aggressive bees knonw, the African honeybee is currently swarming into
A B C D
North America.
A
B
C
D
22.
Early in United States history, the rights of woman were championed in Wyoming, the
A B
state where they were first guaranteed the right to vote.

C D
A
B
C
D
23.
Neither oil drilling or gas exploration can be prevented from steadily changing the face
A B C D
of the Arctic.
A
B
C
D
24.
Thanksgiving Day, a uniquely North American holiday, is celebrated in the United States
A B
on the four Thursday in November.
C D
A
B
C
D
25.
Water and petroleum are the only two liquids what occur in large quantities in nature.
A B C D
A
B
C
D
26.
The rocks of the Cambrian period of prehistory were formed 500 to 600 million year ago.
A B C D
A
B
C
D
27.
One important agent of erosion is the glacier, which is an accumulated of snow
A B
slowly pressed into ice.
C D
A
B
C
D
28.
Many artists receive promote backing from government agencies as well as from private
A B C
individuals and firms.

D
A
B
C
D
29.
The writing of Elizabeth Stoddard was praised by her contemporaries because they was
A B
dramatic and direct, possessing a frankness unlike that of most other writing of the time.
C D
A
B
C
D
30.
Alpine Saint Bernards are too good at following the scent of humans, even in snow, that
A B
they are used by ski patrols as rescue dogs.
C D
A
B
C
D
31.
If I am president of Mexico, L would reduce public servants´ salaries.
A B C D
A
B
C
D
32.
During next year, I study a master´s degree at the University of Toronto
A B C D
A
B
C
D
33.
I will leave my hometown soon to study in New York; but, I will be staying with some
A B C D
relatives.
A
B
C
D
34.
She wishes she speak perfect English to win a scholarship.
A B C D
A
B
C
D
35.
At the end of last century, Costa Rica committed himself to recover from severe
A B
deforestation. By 1983, tropical forest han gone down from 75% to barely 26%.
C D
A
B
C
D
36.
So that practice as a doctor in Canada, you have to be licensed by a state certification
A B C D
board.
A
B
C
D
37.
We were go to buy a new house last year, but at the end we only improved the old one.

A B C D
A
B
C
D
38.
The population of the Earth is increasing at a tremendous rate and why it will be out of
A B C D
control.
A
B
C
D
39.
Many people are learning to speak another language by them.
A B C D
A
B
C
D
40.
When I was in elementary school, I use to walk every day.
A B C D
A
B
C
D

PASSAGE A
QUESTIONS 1-5

1. The passage mainly discusses

George Gershwin´s popular music
Tin Pan Alley
American jazz
the variety of music by Gershwin
2. Which of the following is NOT true about George Gershwin´s relationship with
popular music?
He played popular music on the piano
Popular music was the foundation of some of his songs
He wrote some popular songs
Popular music was the only type of music that he enjoyed
3. The word “primary” in line 5 is closest in
main
only
first
unknown
4. The word “link” in line 8 is closest in meaning to
divider
separation
judge
connection
5. Where in the passage does the author mention the names of some of Gershwin´s
works?
Lines 1-2
Lines 2-4
Lines 5-5
Lines 8-9
PASSAGE B
QUESTIONS 6-10
 6. The author makes the point in the passage that playing with marbles
Has been going on since ancient times
Is a relatively recent phenomenon
Is losing popularity
Is a very expensive past time
7. According to the passage, which of the following was the least durable substance
for making marbles?
Agate
Rock
Glass
Clay
8. The word “inspire” in line 6 is closest in meaning to
Instruct
Motivate
Relinquish
Heighten
9. We can infer from the passage that marble playing
Is a game only for children
Has many variations in games
Is played according to one set of rules
Uses only one kind of marble
10. The word “enduring” in line 17 is closest in meaning to
developed
Long-lasting
Engaging
Challenging
PASSAGE C
QUESTIONS 11-20
 11. The word “global” in line 1 is closest in meaning to
diverse
intercultural
international
chaotic
12. What is the purpose of the reading passage?
Explaining how to greet people
Explaining how to work and behave in different countries
Explaining the differences between work cultures
Explaining what a dress code is
13. The word “breaks” in line 15 is closest in meaning to
free time
broken pieces
extra time
busy schedule
14. “Home-cooked” in line 16 is something that may be
fresh
hot
posible
expensive
15. It can be inferred from the passage that a person from Mexico should probably
wear jeans at work
wear a tie at work
wear a cap at work
wear sunglasses at work
16. The passage suggests that Mexicans
work less hours than people from other countries
work better than people from other countries
work worse than people other countries
work more hours than people from other countries
17. The possessive “their” in line 9 refers to
the Spaniards
the Americans
the Japanese
the French
18. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A handshake is common among Americans
Japanese bow to you
Mexican people dress formally
German people do not like to greet
19. Where in the passage does the author describe work cultures?
Line 7
Line 12
Line 17
Line 21
20. Where in the text does the author explain a possible problem?
Lines 1-3
Lines 10-11
Lines 17-18
Lines 19-21
PASSAGE D
QUESTIONS 21-30
 21. The paragraph preceding this passage most probably discusses
tidal waves
tides
storm surges
underwater earhquakes
22. According to the passage, all of the following are true about tidal waves EXCEPT
that
they are the same as tsunamis
they are caused by sudden changes in high and low tides
this terminology is not used by the scientific community
they refer to the same phenomenon as seismic sea waves
23. It can be inferred from the passage that tsunamis
cause severe damage in the middle of the ocean
are far more dangerous on the coast than in the open ocean
generally reach heights greater than 40 meters
are often identified by ships on the ocean
24. The word ”heavy” in line 12 is closest in meaning to…
predominant
uncommon
weak
dangerous
25. A “calamitous” tsunami is one that is…
expected
extremely calm
disastrous
at fault
26. Water that is “shallow” is NOT
clear
tidal
deep
coastal
27. The possessive “their” in line 19 refers to
the Hawaiian
thusands of miles
these tsunamis
the inhabitants of Hawaii
28. A main difference between tsunamis in Japan and in Hawaii is that tsunamis in
Japan are more likely to
arrive without warning
come from greater distances
be less of a problem
originate in Alaska
29. According to paragraph 2, all of the following are true about tsunamis EXCEPT that
tsunamis are basically waves moving
tsunamis are caused by earthquakes
tsunamis are provoked by the sea movement
tsunamis occur near the coast
30. The English Channel in line 26 is used because…
It is the author´s favorite place to visit
It is the name of a tsunami that occured many years ago
It exemplifies how far a tsunami traveled
It was a witness
PASSAGE E

QUESTIONS 31-40
 31. What does this passage mainly discuss?
the size of stars
the charting of characteristics of stars
protostars
the lifecycle of stars
32. The word “stellar” in line 2 is closest in meaning to
complete
star-filled
outstanding
large
33. According to the passage, protostars are
larger than most stars
the most important stars in the galaxy
the initial stage of a star´s cycle
clouds of dust and gas
34. The word “diffuse” in line 5 is closest in meaning to
not concentrated
colorful
low-lying
different
35. At what point is a star considered to be on the main sequense?
when it reaches a certain size
after the hydrogen-fusion ignition
when scientists can see it
when the dust has settled
36. We can infer from the passage that further evolution of a star occurs
after a billion years
when it reaches certain mass
when its hydrogen supply is depleted
when it comes to the end of its track
37. The word “consume” in line 17 is closest in meaning to
make
use up
radiate
waste
38. Which of the following factors determines how stars change when they have used
up their supply of hydrogen?
heat
mass
weight
age
39. According to the passage, which type of star would you except to last the longest
on the main sequence?
low-mass stars
high-mass stars
mid-size stars
protostars
40. The Sun is expected to exhibit all the characteristics EXCEPT
to be a mid-size star
to experience a helium-flash
to wink out
to become a white-dwarf star
PASSAGE F
QUESTIONS 41-50
 41. The word “folklore” in line 2 is closest in meaning to
a scientific theory
a national treasure
a commonly held belief
an untruth
42. According to the passage, the commentator mentions Mr. Keynes (line 4) as noted
for his
good sense
inconsistency of opinions
predictability
greediness
43. According to the passage, positive economics is
an attempt to convince disgruntled economists
statements in microeconomics about what is possible
financial statements showing gain
results of economic surveys
44. The author believes that disagreement between economists is all of the following
EXCEPT
natural
exaggerated
publicized
nonexistent
45. According to the passage, which of the following statements describes
disagreements between theoretical physicists.
They are fairly recent situations
They are not easily understood by non-physicists
The public follows them intently
They are not worthy of publication
46. The phrase “hard to come by” in line 22 is closest in meaning to
badly advertised
difficult to obtain
far away
plentiful
47. It can be inferred from the passage that economists find macroeconomic issues
more controversial tan microeconomic issues
easier to understand than positive economics
similar to issues in theoretical physics
not concerned with reality
48. The purpose of the author in this passage is to
point out a misconception
pupport a generalization
elaborate on a myth
compare two viws
49. Why are Business Week and London Times mentioned?
because they are economists
because they publish opinions
because they author reads them
because they are part of the Parliarment
50. The author´s attitude toward economists in the passage is
sympathetic
critical
derisive
skeptical