In this section of the test, you will hear talks and conversations. Each talk or conversation is followed by one question. Choose the best answer to each question. You will hear each talk or conversation only one time.
What happens to the girl's smartphone?
One of her friend broke it.
Her parents took it away from her.
She left it on the bus.
It stopped working for no reason.
Why does the teacher suggest that the girl write for the school newspaper?
He thinks that she is a skilled writer.
It would be a good experience for her.
She can improve her research skills by doing that.
He believes it could help her writing improve.
What are the speakers mainly discussing?
The boy's stolen bike
Their upcoming lunch
The various thefts at the school
How unsafe the school has become
What will the boy probably do next?
Check on Tim’s condition
Refuse to give the teacher an answer
Continue eating his lunch
Tell the teacher who the bullies are
What does the girl imply about the boy?
He gets low grades in his classes.
He sometimes fails to tell the truth.
He needs to improve his memory.
He ought to apologize to Ms. Winkler.
What are the speakers mainly discussing?
How good they are at spelling
Their school experiences
The spelling bee
Their third-period class
What does the teacher ask the students to do?
Consider becoming exchange students
Have lunch with her that day
Make friends with the new student
Hang out after school for a while
Why does the announcer mention Dr. Lewis Farber?
To introduce him to the program
To name him as the author of a new book
To praise his most recent theory
To compare his work with another author's
What will the teacher probably do next?
Start a class discussion
Talk about the Romans
Describe who the Vikings were
Discuss Christopher Columbus
Now you will hear longer talks or conversations. Each talk or conversation will be followed by three or more questions. Choose the best answer for each question. You will hear each talk or conversation only one time.
Listen and answer the questions.
What is the boy’s role in the student newspaper?
He is a reporter.
He is a photographer.
He is a typesetter.
He is an editor.
What does the boy imply when he says: “But she had to quit for some reason”?
The student was unhappy when she quit.
He is unaware of why the student quit.
He did not want the student to quit.
He dislikes when people quit their jobs.
How does the boy know that the girl is a good writer?
He has read her writing before.
He knows that she gets good grades.
He has heard her teachers compliment her.
The girl told him that she writes well.
Why does the boy mention the football game?
To tell the girl who the team is playing
To advise the girl not to attend it
To instruct the girl to cover the game
To let the girl know that Jim is writing about it
Listen and answer the questions.
Why does the boy want to do the project?
To satisfy his curiosity
To get some bonus points
To impress the teacher
To complete his homework assignment
What does the boy imply about Mr. Thompson’s class?
He has been late for it before.
It is the hardest of all his classes.
He finds it to be interesting.
It is the least exciting class.
Why does the teacher suggest that the boy visit the library?
To check out a book she mentions to him
To find a quiet place to complete his work
To read some past lab reports by students
To get some ideas on the experiment he will do
What will determine how many points the boy gets on the project?
The type of experiment he does
The results of his experiment
How well he does the assignment
How quickly he submits his work
What does the teacher imply when she says: “The bell is about to ring.”?
She wants to continue their talk later.
School is going to end in a few moments.
The boy is going to be late for class.
She is going to give a test in her next class.
Listen and answer the questions.
What are the speakers mainly talking about?
What being on the baseball team is like
How hard getting chose for the baseball team is
When baseball tryouts are going to begin
Which teams are the toughest to play
What happened to the baseball team last year?
It won more games than it lost.
Two of its top players graduated.
The team made the state playoffs.
It played most of its games at other schools.
How close are most of the away games?
Less than thirty minutes away
Less than an hour away
Less than two hours away
More than two hours away
What can be inferred about Jimmy?
He is a player of average ability.
He wants to be the team’s pitcher.
He does not have a part-time job.
His grades have gone down this year.
Listen and answer the questions.
What are the students mainly talking about?
The work that the boy has to do
The girl's desire for an easier schedule
The girl's extracurricular activities
The boy's interest in being on the yearbook committee
What does the boy imply about extracurricular activities?
He is doing too many of them.
He wants to take part in them.
He is thinking about quitting one of them.
He is going to start doing a new one.
According to the girl, which is her busiest extracurricular activity?
The basketball team
The school newspaper
The yearbook committee
The math team
What does the girl say about the yearbook committee?
It will become busier next semester.
She goes to meetings for it twice a week.
It is not as exciting as the math club.
She has to write one article a week for it.
Listen and answer the questions.
What is the subject of the discussion?
The Earth’s oceans
The Gulf Stream
Where currents flow
Currents and climate
Why does the boy mention the Gulf Stream?
To bring up an important point
To ask what exactly it is
To answer the teacher's question
To prove that he knows where it flows
Why does the water in the Gulf Stream become progressively cooler?
Because of the action of the wind
Because of the cold water, it flows through
Because of the changing seasons
Because of the depth that it flows
What will the teacher probably do next?
Continue talking about currents
Dismiss the class for the day
Assign the students the same homework
Ask the students another question.
Listen and answer the questions.
What is the main topic of the teacher’s talk?
The desire of many Texans to be independent
The war between Texas and Mexico
Some famous Texans at the Alamo
The battle that happened at the Alamo
What does the teacher imply about the Mexicans?
They lost a war that they easily could have won.
They were right to be upset with the Texans.
Their leader, Santa Anne, was not effective.
They never should have sent an army to Texas.
Why does the teacher mention James Bowie and Davy Crockett?
To give a brief biography of each man
To name two famous men at the Alamo
To compare their leadership with Santa Anna’s
To claim that they were the Texan's leaders
Listen and answer the questions.
What is the purpose of the lecture?
To provide some facts about the dingo
To prove that the dingo is a unique animal
To compare the dingo with the dog
To note the dingo’s eating habits
What does the teacher suggest about the dingo?
It is a relatively small mammal.
It is not native to Australia.
It can run faster than most humans.
It lacks the ability to swim.
According to the teacher, what is true about the dingo?
It can weigh up to twenty kilograms.
It reproduces once every few years.
It is active at night and sleeps in the day.
It hunts other animals and eats them.
How is the dingo similar to the wolf?
It hunts animals bigger than it.
It has short fur.
It mates frequently.
It travels in packs.
Listen and answer the questions.
What is the teacher mainly discussing?
The solar system
The sun
The planets
The galaxy
Why does the teacher talk about the outer planets?
To compare them with the inner planets
To focus on their compositions
To note their quick rotations
To stress how far from the sun they are
What is another name for the inner planets?
The Venusians
The Jovians
The terrestrial planets
The gas giants
According to the teacher, which planet has the most moons?