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 are the speakers talking about?
The girl’s performance at the math contest
When the math contest is going to be held
How to prepare for the math contest
Which answers the girl got right at the math contest
What can be inferred about the boy?
He has decided on his research topic.
He enjoys taking Mr. Jacobs’ class.
He is not going to write about hyenas.
He is doing well in Mr. Jacobs’ class.
How many schools are the girl going to apply to?
One
Three
Seven
Ten
How did the girl get to school?
By bike
By bus
By car
By walking
Why does the girl mention Mrs. Haught?
To remind the boy about some work to do in her class
To comment on the boy’s behavior in her class
To claim that she often gets mad at her students
To mention how embarrassed she made the students
What does the teacher imply when he says: "It would be my pleasure"?
He is willing to help the girl improve herself.
He can tell the girl about the program.
He expects the girl to be accepted to the program.
He has a good opinion of the girl.
What is the purpose of the announcement?
To insist that the students change clothes quickly
To ask the students to go out to the field
To tell the students what they are going to do
To find out which sports the students want to play
Why does the teacher suggest that the students run for office?
Not enough students have signed up to run yet.
She thinks they will enjoy doing the student government.
She does not want the same students being elected every year.
The students ought to experience winning an election.
What is the teacher mainly discussing?
John Paul Jones
The Bonhomme Richard
The Serapis
The American Revolution
Listen and answer the questions.
How does the girl probably feel when she says: “Can you believe what he said?”
Upset
Optimistic
Anxious
Pleased
What does the girl say about her teacher?
He agreed with her thoughts in her essay.
He knows a great deal about computers.
He is going to look at her paper one more time.
He hopes she can get an A this semester.
What can be inferred about the girl’s paper?
She wrote it in one night.
It was the longest in the class.
She received an A on it.
It described the history of computers.
What is the boy going to do this evening?
Rewrite his paper
Study for an exam
Finish his homework
Do some research
Listen and answer the questions.
What are the speakers mainly discussing?
The girl's absence from school
The girl’s performance in class
The girl’s class presentation
The girl's current grade
Why was the girl absent from school?
She had the flu.
She broke her arm.
She was in a car accident.
She went on a trip.
What does the teacher imply about the girl?
Her work is not as good as that of most of her classmates.
There is a good chance that she will get a C in his class.
She has not completed her makeup work in her other classes.
He believes she is trying to avoid taking her exam.
When does the teacher want the girl to complete her assignment?
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Listen and answer the questions.
What are the speakers mostly talking about?
How often the students go on field trips
Where the class will go on the field trip
What the teacher expects to do on the field trip
Why the boy is not eager to go on the field trip
What does the teacher mean when she says: “None taken”?
She does not understand the question.
She is not upset by the comment.
The boy will not lose any points.
The boy forgot to do his work.
Where does the boy suggest going on a field trip?
The Civil War Museum
The city zoo
The local university
The hospital laboratory
What will the boy probably do next?
Return to the classroom
Continue speaking with the teacher
Grab a book from his locker
Get on the school bus
Listen and answer the questions.
What is probably true about the speakers?
They are related to each other.
They are studying together.
They get similar grades.
They take all of the same classes.
Why does the girl mention fast-food restaurants?
To recommend eating at one
To ask when the boy last visited one
To advise the boy to avoid them
To say she ate lunch at one of them
What does the girl recommend that the boy do?
Eat food that is more nutritious
Cut down on the amount of food he eats
Start playing organized sports
Exercise with her every day
What will the girl probably do next?
Give the boy some exercise advice
Encourage the boy to study harder
Let the boy take a short study break
Attend her next class with the boy
Listen and answer the questions.
What is the boy explaining?
How rugby developed
Why he likes rugby
How rugby and football are different
What the rules of rugby are
According to the boy, where did rugby start?
Australia
The United States
England
Scotland
Why does the boy mention William Webb Ellis?
To credit him with creating the sport of rugby
To call him the world’s greatest rugby player
To claim he made the rules of rugby
To say that he won the first rugby game
What will the boy probably do next?
Speak some more about rugby
Answer the man’s questions
Talk about being an exchange student
Take a call from a listener
Listen and answer the questions.
What is the main topic of the talk?
Rare species of plants
Trees and flowers
Two types of plants
Conifers and deciduous trees
Why does the teacher talk about vascular plants?
To emphasize how rare they are
To describe their main features
To answer a question about them
To describe their structure in detail
According to the teacher, which plants are nonvascular ones?
Daisies
Oak trees
Rose bushes
Mosses
How do nonvascular plants reproduce?
By producing seeds
By producing pollen
By using spores
By using nuts
What will the teacher probably do next?
Have the students watch a video
Let the students look at some samples
Continue lecturing on plants
Show the students some pictures
Listen and answer the questions.
What does the teacher say about mosaics?
She likes mosaics, a very old type of art.
She makes mosaics in her free time.
She considers herself a mosaic artist.
She made the mosaics she shows the class.
Why does the teacher discuss tesserae?
To involve the students in the class discussion
To claim that she enjoys working with them
To get the students interested in using them
To describe how they are used to make mosaics
What do many modern artists use to make mosaics?
Stones
Ceramics
Metal
Glass
According to the teacher, where do artists make mosaics?
On ceilings
On walls
On plates
On seashells
Listen and answer the questions.
What are the speakers mainly discussing?
The history of refrigeration
Food preservation methods
Why humans preserve food
The difficulties of farming
What is probably true about the boy?
He lives on a farm.
He knows little about preserving food.
He enjoys the teacher's class.
He is a transfer student.
Why does the boy mention silos?
To describe some of their disadvantages
To point out where they are located
To note one method of preserving food
To describe what crops are kept in them
According to the teacher, when was refrigeration invented?