LISTENING COMPREHENSION POST TEST

PART A

1. A. He’ll correct the exam this afternoon. 11. A. He’d really like to have something to
B. The exam will be at noon. eat.
C. He will collect the exam at 12:00. B. Because he’s weak, he can’t eat.
D. The tests will be graded by noon. C. It’s been weeks since he’s had
anything to eat.
D. He hasn’t felt like eating for weeks.

2. A. Martha applied for a visa last month. 12. A. Traffic should not be allowed.
B. Martha’s visa will last for only a B. She thinks that the traffic should stay
month. outside.
C. Martha arrived last month without her C. She agrees that the traffic is noisy.
visa. D. She’ll stay outside with the man.
D. One month ago Martha got her visa.

3. A. The professor described what the students 13. A. The headings for today’s reading
should do. assignment.
B. There was a long line to register for the B. The chance to make the headlines.
required class. C. Her reading ability.
C. It is a requirement for each professor to
D. The daily newspaper.
teach at least one course.
D. The professor required the class to prepare
an outline.
14. A. The bus trip is only five minutes long.
4. A. Chuck had improved. B. The man missed the bus by five
B. This visit was better than the last. minutes.
C. Chuck looked at him in the hospital. C. The man should hurry to catch the bus.
D. Chuck didn’t seem to be doing very D. The bus was five minutes late.
well.

5. A. She thinks the tuition should be raised. 15. A. It’s not possible to pass the class.
B. The semester’s tuition is quite B. She’s definitely fail.
affordable. C. It’s always possible.
C. She doesn’t have enough money for D. She shouldn’t say anything about the
her school fee. class.
D. She has more than enough for tuition.

6. A. He thinks he got a good grade. 16. A. She gave Tom money to pay the rent.
B. The history grades were all C or above. B. She was given money for the rent.
C. No one got history grades. C. Tom borrowed money for the rent.
D. There were no high scores. D. She had some money to lend.

7. A. The parking lots were full before 17. A. The cake is extremely good.
10:00. B. He never tasted the cake.
B. It was impossible to start class by C. He wished he hadn’t tasted the cake.
10:00. D. The cake has never been very good.
C. He parked the car before class at 10:00.
D. The possibility of finding a place to
park increased.

8. A. She’s found a new ring. 18. A. At the corner she ran into another car.
B. She needs to help him find something. B. She ran to Carl because she cared.
C. She’s shopping for a carpet. C. She unexpectedly met one of her
D. She’s thankful she has a rag. relatives.
D. Carl was running from place to place.

9. A. In a department store. 19. A. She shouldn’t leave her purse here.

B. In a bank. B. She’s probably in the apartment.
C. In an accounting firm. C. Her purse must not be in the apartment.
D. In a checkout line. D. She left without taking her purse.

10. A. Jane usually visits San Francisco for 20. A. The landlord failed to collect rent on
her vacations. the first of last month.
B. Jane’s cousin often visits San B. The tenants absolutely must pay rent at
Francisco. the beginning of the month.
C. Whenever there’s a holiday, Jane’s C. The landlord will not fail to collect
 cousin goes to San Francisco. your rent on the first of next month.
D. Whenever there’s a holiday, Jane D. It is important to call the landlord
leaves San Francisco. about rent on the first of the month.

21. A. Taking the car out for a test drive. 26. A. He got the car he really wanted.
B. Listening to the noises. B. He didn’t get a new car.
C. Fixing the car herself. C. The car that he got was not his first
D. Getting the car repaired. choice.
D. He didn’t really want a new car.

22. A. Martha’s jobs are easy. 27. A. Mr. Drew pointedly asked the president
B. It’s easy to hold two jobs. about the committee.
C. It’s better for Martha to have two jobs. B. The president pointed to Mr. Drew’s
D. Martha should slow down. head.
C. Mr. Drew became head of the new
commission.
D. Mr. Drew was committed to the
president’s appointments.

23. A. The plane took off just after he arrived. 28. A. She felt inferior.
B. He arrived just after the plane took off. B. She wasn’t furious.
C. He wasn’t in time to catch the plane. C. She felt there should have been more
D. He arrived too late to catch the plane. fairness.
D. She was extremely angry.

24. A. He agrees with the woman’s 29. A. The man would do the dishes.
suggestion. B. The plates did not need to be washed.
B. Parking is not free on the weekend. C. The man would not be ready to go.
C. It is not necessary for them to park. D. The dishes would not be done.
D. He thinks they don’t have to pay.

25. A. He is eager to leave his job. 30. A. He knew that grapes were cheaper than
B. He is unhappy at the thought of cherries.
retiring. B. He didn’t know that grapes were cheaper
C. He couldn’t be unhappier about than cherries.
C. He bought grapes because they were cheaper
retiring.
than cherries.
D. He is retiring too soon.
D. He didn’t buy either grapes or cherries
because of the price.

PART B.

31. A. Attend a football game alone. 35. A. Trash orbiting Earth.

B. Go to a sporting event. B. A trip by an astronaut to the Moon.
C. Eat in the cafeteria and study. C. The overabundance of garbage on Earth.
D. See a play. D. Becoming space scientists.

32. A. It’s the final game of the season. 36. A. From a lecture.
B. It’s better than the drama department’s B. In a magazine article.
play. C. In a book.
C. It’s a very important game. D. On a television program.
D. It’s close to the cafeteria.

33. A. A play. 37. A. 17,000 pounds.

B. A game. B. 3,000 tons.
C. A study group meeting. C. 3,000 pounds.
D. Dinner in the cafeteria. D. 300 tons.
34. A. Saturday night. 38. A. She will be able to travel in space.
B. After dinner in the cafeteria. B. The problem will take care of itself.
C. Sunday afternoon. C. Scientists will find solutions to the
D. Maybe next weekend. problem.
D. The junk will fall to Earth.
PART C.

39. A. On the first day of the class. 45. A. They come from the Southwest.
B. In the middle of the semester. B. They come most days of the year.
C. At the end of class. C. They are the hardest during the night.
D. In the final week of the semester. D. They increase the humidity.

40 A. Later today. 46. A. Preparing for a trip.

B. By Friday of this week. B. Writing a report about the weather.
C. In two weeks. C. Beginning a study of the weather.
D. In three weeks. D. Buying warn clothes for a trip.

41. A. Journal and magazine articles. 47. A. Modern American Authors.

B. Books from outside the library. B. United States History.
C. Books listed in the student journal. C. American Democracy.
D. Both books and journals. D. Nineteenth-Century American Literature.

42. A. Two. 48. A. The death of Abraham Lincoln.

B. Three. B. The beauty of American democracy
C. Five. C. The raising of plants.
D. Seven. D. The maturity of poetry.

43. A. In winter. 49. A. It’s a poem about the author.

B. In spring. B. It’s a poem about Abraham Lincoln.
C. In summer. C. It’s a collection of twelve poems that
D. In fall. remained unchanged.
D. It’s a volume of poetry that grew with its
author.

44. A. Seasonable, with warm summers and 50. A. “Leaves of Grass.”

cold winter. B. “Song of Myself.”
B. Fairly constant and moderate. C. “When Lilacs Lat in the Dooryard
C. Very humid. Bloomed.”
D. Extremely hot year-round. D. “American Democracy.”
 POST-TEST

1. ......... range in color from pale yellow to bright orange. 9. The Wilmington Oil Field, in Long Beach, California, is
A. Canaries C. That canaries one of ......... oil fields in the continental United States.
B. Canaries which D. Canaries that are A. productive C. most are productive
B. the most productive D. productivity
2. Carnivorous plants ......... insects to obtain nitrogen.
A. are generally trapped C. are trapped generally 10. Thunder occurs as ......... through air, causing the heated
B. trap generally D. generally trap air to expand and collide with layers of cooler air.
A. an electrical charge
3. A federal type of government results in ......... . B. passes an electrical charge
A. a vertical distribution of power C. the passing of an electrical charge
B. power is distributed bertically D. an electrical charge passes
C. vertically distributed
D. the distribution of power is vertical 11. The population of Houston was ravaged by yellow fever
in 1839 ......... in 1867
4. February normally has twenty-eight days, but every A. it happened again C. was ravaged again
fourth year, ......... has twenty-nine. B. and again D. again once more
A. there C. is a leap year
B. its D. a leap year, it 12. Researchers have long debated ......... Saturn’s moon Titan
contains hydrocarbon oceans and lakes.
5. Evidence suggests that one-quarter of operations ......... A. over it C. whether over
bypass surgery may be unnecessary. B. whether the D. whether
A. they involve C. involving
B. involve D. which they involve 13. According to Bernoulli’s principle, the higher the speed of
a fluid gas, ......... the pressure.
6. ......... a tornado spins in a counterclockwise direction A. it will be lower C. the lower
in the Northern Hemisphere, it spins in the opposite B. lower than the D. lower it is
direction in the Southern Hemisphere.
A. However C. Although 14. The flight instructor, ......... at the air base, said that orders
B. Because of D. That not to fight had been issued.
A. when interviewed C. when to interview
7. The Caldecott Medal, ......... for the best children’s B. when he interviewed D. when interviewing
picture book, is awarded each January.
A. is a prize which C. which is a prize 15. In the northern and central parts of the state of Idaho
B. which prize D. is a prize ......... and churning rivers.
A. majestic mountains are found
8. Sports medicine is a medical specialty that deals with B. are majestic mountains found
the identification and treatment of injuries to persons C. are found majestic mountains
......... . D. finding majestic mountains
A. sports are involved C. they are inviolved in sports
B. involved in sports D. sports involve them

16. Light can travels from the Sun to the Earth in eight minutes and twenty seconds.
A B C D
17. Every human typically have twenty-three pairs of chromosomes in most cells.
A B C D
18. In the sport of fencing, three type of swords are used: the foil, the epee, and the sabre.
A B C D
19. The Internal Revenue Service uses computers to check tax return computations, to determine the reasonableness of
A B
deductions, and for verifying the accuracy of reported income.
C D
20. There was four groups of twenty rats each involved in the test.
A B C D
21. The type of jazz known as “swing” was introduced by Duke Ellington when he wrote and records “It Don’t Mean a Thing
A B C D
If It Ain’t Got That Swing.”
22. The bones of mammals, not alike those of other vertebrates, show a high degree of differentiation.
A B C D
23. The United States receives a large amount of revenue from taxation of a tobacco products.
A B C D
24. Much fats are composed of one molecule of glycerin combined with three molecules of fatty acids.
A B C D
25. The capital of the Confederacy was originally in Mobile, but they were moved to Richmond.
A B C D
26. A pearl develops when a tiny grain of sand or some another irritant accidentally enters into the shell of a pearl oyster.
A B C D
27. The English horn is an alto oboe with a pitch one fifth lower as that of the soprano oboe.
A B C D
28. In the Milky Way galaxy, the most recent observed supernova appeared in 1604.
A B C D
29. Although the name suggests otherwise, the ship called Old Ironsides was built of oak and cedar rather than it was built
A B C D
of iron.
30. Never in the history of humanity there have been more people living on this relatively small planet.
A B C D

31. Because of the mobile of Americans today, it is difficult for them to put down real roots.
A B C D
32. For five years after the Civil War, Robert E. Lee served to president of Washington College, which later was called
A B C D
Washington and Lee.

33. Doctors successfully used hypnosis during World War II to treat fatigue battle.
A B C D
34. The lobster, like many crustaceans, can cast off a damaging appendage and regenerate a new appendage to nearly
A B C D
normal size.
35. The main cause of the ocean’s tides is the gravitation pull of the Moon.
A B C D
36. The curricula of American public schools are set in individual states; they do not determine by the federal government.
A B C D
37. The fact that the sophisticated technology has become part of revolution in travel delivery systems has not made travel
A B C
schedules less hectic.
D
38. Balanchine’s plotless ballets, such Jewels and The Four Temperaments, present dance purely as a celebration of the
A B C D
movement of the human body.

39. In a solar battery, a photosensitive semiconducting substance such as silicon crystal is the source of electrician.
A B C D
40. In early days hydrochloric acid was done by heating a mixture of sodium chloride with iron sulfate.
A B C D
 POST-TEST

Questions 1-10

A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves in front of the Sun and hides at least some part of the Sun
from the Earth. In a partial eclipse, the Moon covers part of the Sun; in an annular eclipse, the Moon covers
the center of the Sun, leaving a bright ring of light around the Moon; in a total eclipse, the Sun is completely
covered by the Moon.
5 It seems rather improbable that a celestial body the size of the Moon could completely block out the
tremendously immense Sun, as happens during a total eclipse, but this is exactly what happens. Although
the Moon is considerably smaller in size than the Sun, the Moon is able to cover the Sun because of their
relative distances from the earth. A total eclipse can last up to 7 minutes, durig which time the Moon’s
shadow moves across the Earth at a rate of about .6 kilometers per second.

1. This passage mainly 6. According to the passage, how can the Moon hide the Sun
A. describes how long an eclipse will last during a total eclipse?
B. gives facts about the Moon A. The fact that the Moon is closer to the Earth than the Sun
C. explains how the Sun is able to obscure the moon makes up for the Moon’s smaller size.
D. informs the reader about solar eclipses B. The Moon can only obscure the Sun because of the
Moon’s great distance from the Earth.
2. In which type of eclipse is the Sun obscured in its C. Because the Sun is relatively close to the Earth, the Sun
entirety? can be eclipsed by the Moon.
A. A partial eclipse C. A total eclipse D. The Moon hides the Sun because of the Moon’s
B. An annular eclipse D. A celestial eclipse considerable size.

3. The word “ring” in line 3 could best be replaced by 7. The word “relative” in line 6 could best be replaced by
A. pieces of gold C. jewel A. familial C. comparative
B. circle D. bell B. infinite D. paternal

4. A “celestial body” in line 4 is most probably one that is 8. The passage states that which of the following happens
found during an eclipse?
A. within the Moon’s shadow A. The Moon hides from the Sun.
B. somewhere in the sky B. Th Moon is obcured by the Sun.
C. on the surface of the Sun C. The Moon begins moving at a speed of .6 kilometers per
D. inside the Earth’s atmosphere second.
D. The Moon’s shadow crosses the Earth.
5. What is the meaning of “block out” in line 4?
A. square C. evaporate 9. The word “rate” in line 7 is closest in meaning to
B. cover D. shrink A. form C. distance
B. speed D. rotation

10. Where in the passage does the author mention the rate of a
total eclipse?
A. Lines 1-2 C. Lines 4-5
B. Lines 2-3 D. Lines 6-8
Questions 11-20

While the bald eagle is one national symbol of the United States, it is not the only one. Uncle Sam, a bearded
gentleman costumed in the red, white, and blue stars and stripes of the nation’s flag, is another well-known national
symbol. According to legend, this character is based on Samuel Wilson, the owner of a meat-packing business in Troy,
New York. During the War of 1812, Sam Wilson’s company was granted a govenment contract to supply meat to the
5 nation’s soldiers; this meat was supplied to the army in barrels stamped with the initials U.S., which stood for United
Stated. However, the country was at that time relatively young, and the initials U.S. were not commonly used. Many
people questioned what the initials represented, and the standard reply became “Uncle Sam,” for the owner of the barrels.
It is now generally accepted that the figure of Uncle Sam is based on Samuel Wilson, and the U.S. Congress has made it
official by adopting a resolution naming Samuel Wilson as the inspiration for Uncle Sam.

11. The paragraph preceding this passage most probably 16. The word “granted” in line 4 means
discusses A. refused C. told about
A. the War of 1812 B. recommended D. given
B. the bald eagle, which symbolizes the United States
C. Sam Wilson’s meat-packing company 17. According to the passage, what was in the barrels stamped
D. the costume worn by Uncle Sam U.S.?
A. Sam Wilson C. weapons to be used in the war
12. Which of the following is the most appropriate title for B. food for the army D. company contracts
this passage?
A. The Bald Eagle 18. The word “initials” in line 5 means
B. The Symbols of the United States A. nicknames C. first letters of words
C. Samuel Wilson B. family names D. company names
D. Uncle Sam – Symbol of the Nation
19. The word “official” in line 9 is closest in meaning to
13. Which of the following is NOT mentioned about Uncle A. authorized C. dutiful
Sam’s appearance? B. professional D. accidental
A. He wears facial hair.
B. There is some blue in his clothing 20. In 1812, people most probably answered that the letters
C. He is bald “U.S.” written on the barrels stood for “Uncle Sam” because
D. His clothes have stripes in them. A. Congress required it
B. Samuel Wilson was their favorite uncle
14. The word “costumed” in line 2 could most easily be C. Sam Wilson preferred it
replaced by D. they were not exactly sure what the letters meant
A. dressed C. hidden
B. nationalized D. seen

15. Sam Wilson was the proprietor of what type of

business?
A. A costume company
B. A meat-packing compay
C. A military clothier
D. A barrel-making company
Questions 21-31

Most people think of deserts as dry, flat areas with little vegetation and little or no rainfall, but this is hardly true.
Many deserts have varied geographical formations ranging from soft, rolling hills to stark, jagged cliffs, and most deserts
have a permanent source of water. Although deserts do not receive a high amount of rainfall – to be classified as a desert,
and area must get less than twenty-five centimeters of rainfall per year – there are many plants that thrive on only small
5 amounts of water, and deserts are often full of such plant life.
Desert plants have a variety of mechanisms for obtaining the water needed for survival. Some plants, such as cactus,
are able to store large amounts of water in their leaves or stems; after a rainfall these plants absorb a large supply of water
to last until the next rainfall. Other plants, such as the mesquite, have extraordinarily deep root systems that allow them to
obtan water from far below the desert’s arid surface.

21. What is the main topic of this passage? 26. The word “thrive” in line 4 means
A. Deserts are dry, flat areas with few plants. A. suffer C. minimally survive
B. There is little rainfall in the desert. B. grow well D. decay
C. Many kinds of vegetation can survive with little
water. 27. The word “mechanisms” in line 7 could most easily be
D. Deserts are not really flat areas with little plant life. replaced by
A. machines C. sources
22. The passage implies that B. pumps D. methods
A. the typical conception of a desert is incorrect
B. all deserts are dry, flat areas 28. Which of the following is mentioned in the passage about
C. most people are well informed about deserts cacti?
D. the lack of rainfall in deserts causes the lack of A. They have deep root systems.
vegetation B. They retain water from one rainfall to the next.
C. They survive in the desert because they do not need water.
23. The passage describes the geography of deserts as D. They get water from deep below the surface of the desert.
A. flat C. varied
B. sandy D. void of vegetation 29. “Mesquite” in line 8 is probably
A. a type of tree
24. The word “source” in line 3 means B. a desert animal
A. supply C. need C. a type of cactus
B. storage space D. lack D. a geographical formation in the desert

25. According to the passage, what causes an area to be 30. The word “arid” in line 9 means
classified as a desert? A. deep C. sandy
A. the type of plants B. dry D. superficial
B. the geographical formations
C. the amount of precipitation 31. Where in the passage does the author describe desert
D. the source of water vegetation that keeps water in its leaves?
A. Lines 1-2 C. Lines 6-8
B. Lines 3-5 D. Lines 8-9
Questions 32-41

American jazz is a conglomeration of sounds borrowed from such varied sources as American and African folk
music, European classical music, and Christian gospel songs. One of the recognizable characteristics of jazz is its use of
improvisation; certain parts of the music are written out and played the same way by various performers, and other
improvised parts are created spontaneously during a performance and vary widely from performer to performer.
5 The earliest form of jazz was ragtime, lively songs and rags performed on the piano, and the best-known of the
ragtime performers and composers was Scott Joplin. Born in 1868 to former slaves, Scot Joplin earned his living from a
very early age playing the piano in bars along the Mississippi. One of his regular jobs was in the Maple Leaf Club in
Sedalia, Missouri. It was there that he began writing the more than 500 compositions that he was to produce, the most
famous of which was “The Maple Leaf Rag.”

32. This passage is about 36. Which of the following statements is true according to the
A. jazz in general and one specific type of jazz passage?
B. the various sources of jazz A. Scott Joplin was a slave when he was born.
C. the life of Scott Joplin B. Scott Joplin’s parents had been slaves before Scott was
D. the major characteristics of jazz born.
C. Scott Joplin had formerly been a slave, but he no longer
33. The word “conglomeration” in line 1 could best be was after 1868.
replaced by D. Scott Joplin’s parents were slaves when Scott was born.
A. disharmony C. purity
B. mixture D. treasure 37. The word “living” in line 6 could most easily be replaced by
A. money C. enjoyment
34. In line 3, the word “improvisation” involves which of B. life-style D. health
the following?
A. playing the written parts of the music 38. The word “regular” in line 7 could best be replaced by
B. performing similarly to other musicians A. popular C. unusual
C. making up music while playing B. steady D. boring
D. playing a varied selection of musical compositions
39. The word “which” in line 9 refers to
35. According to the passage, ragtime was A. regular jobs C. Sedalia, Missouri
A. generally performed on a variety of instruments B. the Maple Leaf Club D. 500 compositions
B. the first type of jazz
C. extremely soothing and sedate 40. The name of Scott Joplin’s most famous composition
D. performed only at the Maple Leaf Club in Sedalia probably came from
A. the name of a saloon where he performed
B. the maple tree near his Sedalia home
C. the name of the town where he was born
D. the school where he learned to play the piano

41. The paragraph following the passage probably discusses

A. Sedalia, Missouri
B. the Maple Leaf Club
C. the numerous compositions of Scott Joplin
D. the life of Scott Joplin
Questions 42-50

The idea of determinism, that no event occurs in nature without natural causes, has been postulated as a natural law
yet is under attack on both scientific and philosophical grounds. Scientific laws assume that a specific set of conditions
will unerringly lead to a predetermined outcome. However, studies in the field of physics have demonstrated that the
location and speed of miniscule particles such as electrons are the result of random bahaviors rather than predictable
5 results determined by pre-existing conditions. As a result of these studies, the principle of indeterminacy was formulated
in 1925 by Werner Heisenberg. According to thie principle, only the probable behavior of an electron can be predicted.
The inability to absolutely predict the behavior of electrons casts doubt on the universal applicability of a natural law of
determinism. Philosophically, the principal opposition to determinism emanates from those who see humans as creatures
in possession of free will. Human decisions may be influenced by previous events, but the ultimate freedom of humanity
10 may possibly lead to unforeseen choices, those not preordained by preceding events.

42. It is implied in the passage that a natural law 46. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT
A. is something that applies to science only true about the principle of indeterminacy?
B. can be incontrovertibly found in the idea of A. It was formumlated based on studies in physics.
determinism B. It is philosophically unacceptable.
C. is philosophically unacceptable C. It has been in existence for more than a decade.
D. is a principle to which there is no exception D. It is concerned with the random behavior of electrons.

43. The word “unerringly” in line 3 could be most easily 47. The expression “emantes from” in line 8 could most easily
replaced by be replaced by
A. fortunately C. without mistake A. derives from C. is in contrast to
B. effortlessly D. with guidance B. differs from D. is subordinate to

44. The idea of determinism is refuted in this passage 48. It is implied in the passage that free will is
based on A. acepted by all philosophers
A. scientific proof B. a direct outcome of Werner’s prinicple of indeterminacy
B. data from the science and philosophy of C. the antithesis of determinism
determinism D. a natural law
C. principles or assumptions from different fields of
study 49. The word “unforeseen” in line 10 is closest in meaning to
D. philosophical doubts about free will A. forewarned C. unappreciated
B. blind D. unpredictable
45. The word “miniscule” in line 4 is closest in meaning to
A. charged C. circular 50. Where in the passage does the author mention who
B. fast-moving D. tiny developed the contrary principle to determinnism?
A. Lines 1-2 C. Lines 7-8
B. Lines 5-6 D. Lines 8-10
 PRE-TEST
Seaction 1: Listening Comprehension
Part A
1. A. The coffee is much better this morning. 14. A. The agent was standing in line with his passport.
B. The coffee tastes extremely good. B. The line to get new passport is very long.
C. The coffee isn’t very good. C. The woman must wait her turn to get her passport
D. This morning he definitely wants some coffee. checked.
D. He can check her passport instead of the agent.
2. A. The two classes meet in an hour and a half.
B. The class meets three hours per week. 15. A. He couldn’t finish closing the library book.
C. Each half of the class is an hour long. B. He hadn’t finished the library assignment, but he was
D. Two times a week the class meets for an hour. close.
C. He was working on the assignment when the library
3. A. A few minutes ago, the flight departed. closed.
B. The fight will start in a while. D. His homework was incomplete because the library wasn’t
C. They are frightened about the departure. open.
D. The plane is going to take off soon.
16. A. All the lawyer’s preparation did no good.
4. A. He hasn’t yet begun his project. B. The lawyer prepared nothing for the case.
B. He’s supposed to do his science project next week. C. It wasn’t work for the lawyer to prepare for the case.
C. He needs to start working on changing the due date. D. The lawyer didn’t work to prepare for the case.
D. He’s been working steadily on his science project.
17. A. The history class begins next week.
5. A. At the post office B. He thinks the papers should be turned in next week.
B. In a florist shop C. He has already done the paper for next week.
C. In a restaurant D. The papers are not due next week.
D. In a hospital delivery room
18. A. He’s not really happy.
6. A. The professor drowned the cells in a lab. B. The contractor’s work was satisfactory.
B. The lecture was long and boring. C. He would rather work with the contractor himself.
C. The professor divided the lecture into two parts. D. He was already contacted about the work.
D. The biologist tried to sell the results of the
experiment. 19. A. The man should try another type of paper.
B. The man should locate a typist tomorrow morning.
7. A. She needs to get a driver’s license. C. The man should make a tape in the morning.
B. Two pieces of identification are necessary. D. The man should complete the paper without help.
C. The man should check to see if he needs credit.
D. A credit card can be used to get a driver’s license. 20. A. She’d like some pie.
B. It’s easy to buy it.
8. A. Housing within his budget is hard to locate. C. The task the man’s working on isn’t difficult.
B. It’s hard to find his house in New York. D. It’s easier to prepare pie than do what the man is doing.
C. He can’t afford to move his house to New York.
D. Housing in New York is unavailable. 21. A. He reported that the time for the budget meeting had ben
set.
9. A. The boss was working on the reports. B. He is always late in submitting his accounting figures.
B. He would have to finish the reports before the end C. He never manages to budget his time well.
of next month. D. He is never too late in turning in his reports.
C. He was directed to stay late and finish some work.
D. He could finish the reports at home. 22. A. The repairs that the mechanic had indicated were already
made.
10. A. The boisterous students made the teacher mad. B. The car is going to need a lot of repairs.
B. The teacher angered the students with the exam C. Buying a new car would be quite expensive.
results. D. The mechanic extended the repair warranty.
C. Th students were angry that the teacher was around.
D. The angered students complained to the teacher. 23. A. Betty wrote the letter as directed.
B. The directions were given to Betty in a letter.
11. A. The prices are reasonable. C. Betty will follow the instructions later.
B. The store is too far out of town. D. Betty worked exactly as instructed.
C. He would like the woman to repeat what she said.
D. He agrees with the woman. 24. A. Walter has had a lack of sucess with his business.
B. Walter has failed in business.
12. A. It’s rained unusually hard this year. C. Walter’s new company is doing rather well.
B. There hasn’t been any rain for many years. D. Walter hoped to succeed in business.
C. It’s been many years since it rained.
D. He doesn’t like rain. 25. A. He should put the organ in the closet.
B. The closet has already been organized.
13. A. He needs to do a better job writing questions. C. He needs to rearrange the closet.
B. He certainly must make his writing better. D. He wishes the closet were closer.
C. Without the questions, he cannot write the answers.
D. He needs to understand the written questions better. 26. A. She didn’t do the work.
B. She gave the assignment her best effort.
C. She finished the assignment even though it was difficult.
D. She gave the man a signal.
27. A. She said some terrible things. 29. A. The woman is more than a week late.
B. She didn’t say anything nice. B. The children would have wrecked the house later.
C. She didn’t have any nice things. C. The woman was so late that she was a wreck.
D. She said really wonderful things. D. He’s glad that she was not any later.

28. A. New employees are rarely initiated into the 30. A. He had not gone to the store.
company. B. He was still at the market.
B. New workers don’t generally undertake actions on C. He was going to take care of the shopping.
their own. D. He always went to the market.
C. New employees are initially rated.
D. It’s rare for employees to make new suggestions.

Part B

31. A. She’s a senior. 35. A. In a book.

B. She’s a junior. B. From a television program.
C. She’s a transfer student. C. During a trip that she took.
D. She’s graduate student. D. From a lecture.

32. A. How to transfer to a junior college. 36. A. To communicate with other dolphins.
B. How to find his way around campus. B. To recognize objects in the water.
C. The course requirements for a literature major. C. To learn human language.
D. Who won the campus election. D. To express fear.

33. A. Three. C. Eight. 37. A. Five. C. Fifty.

B. Five. D. Ten. B. Fifteen. D. Five hundred.

34. A. American literature. C. Literary analysis. 38. A. It is limited.

B. World literature. D. Surveying. B. It is greater than human intelligence.
C. It is less than previously thought.
D. We are beginning to learn how much they have.

Part C

39. A. To protect its members. 45. A. To the tennis courts.

B. To save the natural environment. B. To the arena.
C. To honor the memory of John Muir. C. To the gymnasium.
D. To improve San Francisco’s natural beauty. D. To the Athletic Department office.

40. A. For less than a year. 46. A. Go to the Art Center.

B. Only for a decade. B. Sign up for sports classes.
C. For more than a century. C. Visit the exercise room.
D. For at least two centuries. D. Watch a football game.

41. A. San Francisco. C. The Sierra Nevadas 47. A. Science. C. Literature.

B. All fifty states. D. The eastern U.S. B. Art. D. Music.

42. A. All over the world. 48. A. They are completely different.
B. In the entire United States. B. They are somewhat similar but have an essential
difference.
C. Only in California.
D. Only in the Sierra Nevadas. C. They are exactly the same in all respects.
D. Theya re unrelated.
43. A. Students signing up for athletic teams.
B. Students going on a tour of a university campus. 49. A. Objective. C. Philosophical.
C. Students playing various sports. B. Idealistic. D. Environmental.
D. Students attending a university dedication ceremony.
50. A. Heredity.
44. A. Membership on an ahtletic team. B. Environment.
B. Enrollment in an exercise class. C. Idealism.
C. A valid student identification card. D. Natural laws.
D. Permission from a faculty member.
 PRE-TEST

1. The North Pole ......... a latitude of 90 degrees north. 9. Nimbostratus clouds are thick, dark gray clouds .........
A. it has C. which is having forebode rain.
B. is having D. has A. what C. what they
B. which D. which they
2. The city of Beverly Hills is surrounded on ......... the
city of Los Angeles. 10. Some economists now suggest that home equity loans are
A. its sides C. it is the side of merely a new trap to push consumers beyond ......... .
B. the sides are D. all sides by A. they can afford C. what is affordable
B. they can afford it D. able to afford
3. ......... greyhound, can achieve speeds up to thirty-six
miles per hour. 11. People who reverse the letters of words ......... to read suffer
A. The C. The fastest dog from dyslexia.
B. The fastest D. The fastest dog, the A. when trying C. when tried
B. if they tried D. if he tries
4. Marmots spend their time foraging among meadow
plants and flowers or ......... on rocky cliffs. 12. Featured at the Henry Ford Museum ......... of antique cars
A. gets sun C. the sun dating from 1865.
B. sunning D. sunny A. is an exhibit C. an exhibit is
B. an exhibit D. which is an exhibit
5. The greenhouse effect occurs ......... heat radiated from
the Sun. 13. Rubber ......... from vulcanized silicones with a high
A. when does the Earth’s atmosphere trap molecular weight is difficult to distinguish from natural
B. does the Earth’s atmosphere trap rubber.
C. when the Earth’s atmosphere traps A. is produced C. that produces
D. the Earth’s atmosphere traps B. producing D. produced

6. The Rose Bowl, ......... place on New Year’s Day, is the 14. ......... appears considerably larger at the horizon than it does
oldest postseason collegiate football game in the U.S. overhead is merely an optical illusion.
A. takes C. which takes A. The Moon C. When the Moon
B. it takes D. toook B. That the Moon D. The Moon which

7. Experiments ......... represent a giant step into the. 15. According to the World Health Organization, ......... any of
medicine of the future the six most dangerous diseases to break out, it could be
A. using gene therapy C. they use cause for quarantine.
B. use gene therapy D. gene therapy uses A. were C. there were
B. they were D. were they
8. ......... off the Hawaiian coastline are living, others are
dead.
A. While some types of coral reefs
B. Some types of coral reefs
C. There are many types of coral reefs
D. Coral reefs

16. On the floor of the Pacific Ocean is hundreds of flat-topped mountains more than a mile beneath sea level.
A B C D
17. Because of the flourish with which John Hancock signed the Declaration of Independence, his name become synonymous
A B C
D
with signature.
18. Segregation in public schools was declare unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1954.
A B C D
19. Sirius, the Dog Star, is the most brightest star in the sky with an absolute magnitude about twenty-three times that of the Sun.
A B C D
20. Killer whales tend to wander in family clusters that hunt, play, and resting together.
A B C D
21. Some of the most useful resistor material are carbon, metals, and metallic alloys.
A B C D
22. The community of Bethesda, Maryland, was previous known as Darcy’s Stire.
A B C D
23. Alloys of gold and copper have been widely using in various types of coins.
A B C D
24. J.H.Pratt used group therapy early in this century when he brought tuberculosis patients together to discuss its diseases.
A B C D
25. The United States has import all carpet wools in recent years because domestic wools are too fine and soft for carpets.
A B C D

26. Irving Berlin wrote “Oh How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning” while serving in a U.S. Army during World War I.
A B C D
27. Banks are rushing to merge because consolidations enable them to slash theirs costs and expand.
A B C D
28. That water has a very high specific heat means that without a large temperature change water can add or lose a large number
A B C D
of heat.

29. Benny Goodman was equally talented as both a jazz performer as well as a classical musician.
A B C D
30. The state seal still used in Massachusetts designed by Paul Revere, who also designed the first Continental currency.
A B C D
31. Quarter horses were developed in eighteenth-century Virginia to race on courses short of about a quarter of a mile in length.
A B C D
32. No longer satisfied with the emphasis of the Denishawn School, Martha Graham has moved to the staff of the Eastman
A B C D
School in 1925.

33. William Hart was an act best known for his roles as western heroes in silent films.
A B C D
34. Prior to an extermination program earlier this century, alive wolves roamed across nearly all of North America.
A B C D
35. During the 1960’s the Berkeley campus of the University of California came to national attention as a result its radical
A B C D
political activity.

36. Artist Gutzon Borglum designed the Mount Rushmore Memorial and worked on project from 1925 until his death in 1941.
A B C D

37. It is proving less costly and more profitably for drugmakers to market directly to patients.
A B C D
38. Sapphires weighing as much as two pouds have on occasion mined.
A B C D
39. Like snakes, lizards can be found on all others continents except Antarctica.
A B C D
40. Banks, savings and loans, and finance companies have recently been doing home equity loans with greater frequency
A B C

than ever before.

D

PRE-TEST

Questions 1-9

Carbon tetrachloride is a colorless and inflammable liquid that can be produced by combining carbon
disulfide and chlorine. This compound is widely used in industry today because of its effectiveness as a
solvent as well as its use in the production of propellants.
Despite its widespread use in industry, carbon tetrachloride has been banned for home use. In the past,
5 carbon tetrachloride was a common ingredient in cleaning compounds that were used throughout the home,
but it was found to be dangerous; when heated, it changes into a poisonous gas that can cause severe illness
 and even death if it is inhaled. Because of this dangerous characteristic, the United States revoked
permission for the home use of carbon tetrachloride in 1970. The United States has taken similar action with
various other chemical compounds.

1. The main point of this passage is that 5. It is stated in the passage that when carbon tetrachloride is
A. carbon tetrachloride can be very dangerous when it heated, it becomes
is heated A. harmful C. a cleaning compound
B. the government banned carbon tetrachloride in 1970 B. colorless D. inflammable
C. although carbon tetrachloride can legally be used in
industry, it is not allowed in home products 6. The word “inhaled” in line 6 is closest in meaning to
D. carbon tetrachloride used to be a regular part of A. warm C. carelessly used
cleaning compounds B. breathed in D. blown

2. The word “widely” in line 2 could most easily be 7. The word “revoked” in line 7 could most easily be
replaced by replaced by
A. grandly C. largely A. gave C. instituted
B. extensively D. hugely B. granted D. took away

3. The word “banned” in line 4 is closest in meaning to 8. It can be inferred from the passage that one role of the U.S.
A. forbidden C. suggested government is to
B. allowed D. instituted A. regulate product safety
B. prohibit any use of carbon tetrachloride
4. According to the passage, before 1970 carbon C. instruct industry on cleaning methodologies
tetrachloride was D. ban the use of any chemicals
A. used by itself as a cleanser
B. banned in industrial use 9. The paragraph following the passage most likely discusses
C. often used as a component of cleaning products A. additional uses for carbon tetrachloride
D. not allowed in home cleaning products B. the banning of various chemical compounds by the U.S.
government
C. further dangerous effects of carbon tetrachloride
D. the major characteristics of carbon tetrachloride
Questions 10-19

The next artist in this survey of American artists is James Whistler; he is included in this survey of American artists
because he was born in the United States, although the majority of his artwork was completed in Europe. Whistler was
born in Massachusetts in 1834, but nine years later his father moved the family to St. Petersburg, Russia to work on the
construction of a railroad. The family returned to the United States in 1849. Two years later Whistler entered the U.S.
5 military academy at West Point, but he was unable to graduate. At the age of twenty-one, Whistler went to Europe to
study art despite familial objections, and he remained in Europe until his death.
Whistler worked in various art forms, including etchings and lithographs. But he is most famous for his paintings,
particularly Arrangement in Gray and Black No. 1: Portrait of the Artist’s Mother or Whistler’s Mother, as it is more
commonly known. This painting shows a side view of Whistler’s mother, dressed in black and posing against a gray wall.
10 The asymetrical nature of the portrait, with his mother seated off-center, is highly characteristic of Whistler’s work.

10. The paragraph preceding this passage most likely 15. The word “objections” in line 6 is closest in meaning to
discusses A. protests C. agreements
A. a survey of eighteenth-century art B. goals D. battles
B. a different America artist
C. Whistler’s other famous paintings 16. In line 7, the word “etching” is
D. European artists A. a type of painting
B. the same as lithograph
11. Which of the following best describes the information C. and art form introduced by Whistler
in the passage? D. an art form involving engraving
A. Several arists are presented.
B. One artist’s life and works are described. 17. The word “asymetrical” in line 10 is closest in meaning to
C. Various paintings are contrasted. A. proportionate C. balanced
D. Whistler’s family life is outlined. B. uneven D. lyrical

12. Whistler is considered an American artist because 18. Which of the following is NOT true according to the
A. he was born in America passage?
B. he spent most of his life in America A. Whistler worked with a variety of art forms.
C. he served in the U.S. military B. Whistler’s Mother is not the official name of his painting.
D. he created most of his famous art in America C. Whistlet is best known for his etchings.
D. Whistler’s Mother is painted in somber tones.
13. The word “majority” in line 2 is closest in meaning to
A. seniority C. large pieces 19. Where in the passage dos the author mention types of
B. maturity D. high percentage artwork that Whistler was involved in?
A. Lines 1-2 C. Lines 5-6
14. It is implied in the passage that Whistler’s family was B. Lines 3-4 D. Lines 7-8
A. unable to find any work at all in Russia
B. highly supportive of his desire to pursue art
C. working class
D. military
Questions 20-30

The locations of stars in the sky relative to one another do not appear to the naked eye to change, and as a result stars
are often considered to be fixed in position. Many unaware stargazers falsely assume that each star has its own permanent
home in the nighttime sky.
In reality, though, stars are always moving, but because of the tremendous distances between stars themselves and
5 from stars to Earth, the changes are barely perceptible here. An example of a rather fast-moving star demonstrates why
this misconception prevails; it takes approximately 200 years for a relatively rapid star like Brenard’s star to move a
distance in the skies equal to the diameter of the Earth’s moon. When the apparently negligible movement of the stars is
contrasted with the movement of the planets, the stars are seemingly unmoving.

20. Which of the following i the best title for this passage? 26. The passage implies that from the earth it appears that the
A. What the Eye Can See in the Sky planets
B. Bernard’s Star A. are fixed in the sky
C. Planetary Movement B. move more slowly than the stars
D. The Evermoving Stars C. show approximately the same amount of movement as the
stars
21. The expression “naked eye” in line 1 most probably D. travel through the sky considerably more rapidly than the
refers to stars
A. a telescope
B. a scientific method for observing stars 27. The word “negligible” in line 7 could most easily be replaced
C. unassisted vision by
D. a camera with a powerful lens A. negative C. rapid
B. insignificant D. distant
22. According to the passage, the distances between the
stars and Earth are 28. Which of the following is NOT true according to the
A. barely perceptible C. fixed passage?
B. huge D. moderate A. Stars do not appear to the eye to move.
B. The large distances between stars and the Earth tend to
23. The word “perceptible” in line 5 is closest in meaning magnify movement to the eye.
to which of the following? C. Bernard’s star moves quickly in comparison with other
A. noticeable C. conceivable stars.
B. persuasive D. astonishing D. Although stars move, they seem to be fixed.

24. In line 6, a “misconception” is closest in meaning to 29. The paragraph following the passage most probably
a/an discusses
A. idea C. erroneous belief A. the movement of the planets
B. proven fact D. theory B. Bernard’s star
C. the distance from the Earth to the Moon
25. The passage states that in 200 years Bernard’s star can D. why stars are always moving
move
A. around the Earth’s moon 30. This passage would most probably be assigned reading in
B. next to teh Earth’s moon which course?
C. a distance equal to the distance from the Earth to the A. Astrology C. Astronomy
Moon B. Geophysics D. Geography
D. a distance seemingly equal to the diameter of the.
Moon
Questions 31-40

It has been noted that traditionally courts have granted divorces on fault grounds: one spouse is deemed to be at fault
in causing the divorce. More and more today, however, divorces are being granted on a no-fault basis.
Proponents of no-fault divorce argue that when a marriage fails, it is rarely the case that one marriage partner is
completely to blame and the other blameless. A failed marriage is much more often the result of mistakes by both
5 partners.
Another argument in favor of no-fault divorce is that proving fault in court, in a public arena, is a destructive process
that only serves to lengthen the divorce process and that dramatically increases the negative feelings present in a divorce.
If a couple can reach a decision to divorce without first deciding which partner is to blame, the divorce settlement can be
negotiated more easily and equitably and the postdivorce healing process can begin more rapidly.

31. What does the passage mainly discuss? 36. The passage states that a public trial to prove the fault of one
A. Traditional grounds for divorce spouse can
B. Who is at fault in a divorce A. be satisfying to the wronged spouse
C. Why no-fault divorces are becoming more common B. lead to a shorter divorce process
D. The various reasons for divorces C. reduce negative feelings
D. bea harmful process
32. The word “spouse” in line 1 is closest in meaning to
A. judge C. divorce decree 37. Which of the following is NOT listed in this passage as an
B. problem D. marriage partner argument in favor of no-fault divorce?
A. Rarely is only one marriage partner to blame for a
33. According to the passage, no-fault divorces divorce.
A. are on the increase B. A no-fault divorce generally costs less in legal fees.
B. arethe traditional form of divorce C. Finding fault in a divorce increases negative feelings.
C. are less popular than they used to be D. A no-fault divorce settlement is generally easier to
D. were granted more in the past negotiate.

34. It is implied in the passage that 38. The word “present” in line 7 could most easily be replaced
A. there recently has been a decrease in no-fault by
divorces A. existing C. introducing
B. not all divorces today are no-fault divorces B. giving D. resulting
C. a no-fault divorce is not as equitable as a fault
divorce 39. The word “settlement” in line 8 is closest in meaning to
D. people recover more slowly from a no-fault divorce A. development C. discussion
B. serenity D. agreement
35. The word “Proponents” in line 3 is closest in meaning
to which of the following? 40. The tone of this passage is
A. Advocates C. Authorities A. emotional C. expository
B. Recipients D. Enemies B. enthusiastic D. reactionary
Questions 41-50

Whereas literature in the first half of the eighteenth century in America had been largely religious and moral in tone,
by the latter half of the century the revolutionary fervor that was coming to life in the colonies began to be reflected in the
literature of the time, which in turn served to further influence the population. Although not all writers of this period
supported the Revolution, the two best-known and most influential writers, Ben Franklin and Thomas Paine, were both
5 strongly supportive of that cause.
Ben Franklin first attained popular success through his writings in his brother’s newspaper, the New England Current.
In these articles he used a simple style of language and common sense argumentation to defend the point of view of the
farmer and the Leather Apron man. He continued with th same common sense practicality and appeal to the common man
with his work on Poor Richard’s Almanac from 1733 until 1758. Firmly established in his popular acceptance by the
10 people, Franklin wrote a variety of extremely effective articles and pamphlets about the colonists’ revolutionary cause
against England.
Thomas Paine was an Englishman working as a magazine editor in Philadelphia at the time of the Revolution. His
pamphlets Common Sense, which appeared in 1776, was a force in encouraging the colonists to declare their independence
from England. Then throughout the long and desperate was years he published a series of Crisis papers (from 1776 until
15 1783) to encourage the colonists to continue on with the struggle. The effectiveness of his writing was probably due to his
emotional yet oversimplified depiction of the cause of the colonists against England as a classic struggle of good and evil.

41. The paragraph preceding this passage most likely 46. The expression “point of view” in line 7 could best be
discusses replaced by
A. how literature influences the population A. perspective C. circumstance
B. religious and moral literature B. sight D. trait
C. literature supporting the cause of the American
Revolution 47. According to the passage, the tone of Poor Richard’s
D. what made Thomas Paine’s literature sucessful Almanac is
A. pragmatic C. theoretical
42. The word “fervor” in line 2 is losest in meaning to B. erudite D. scholarly
A. war C. spirit
B. anxiety D. action 48. The word “desperate” in line 14 could best be replaced by
A. unending C. strategic
43. The word “time” in line 3 could best be replaced by B. hopeless D. combative49.
A. hour C. appointment
B. period D. duration 49. Where in the passage does the author describe Thomas
Paine’s style of writing?
44. It is implied in the passage that A. Lines 3-5 C. Lines 12-13
A. some writers in the American colonies supported B. Lines 7-8 D. Lines 15-16
England during the Revolution
B. Franklin and Paine were the only writers to 50. The purpose of the passage was to
influence the Revolution A. discuss American literature in the first half of the
C. because Thomas Paine was an Englishman, he eighteenth century
supported England against the colonies B. give biographical data on two American writers
D. authors who supported England did not remin in the C. explain which authors supported the Revolution
colonies during the Revolution D. describe the literary influence during revolutionary
America
45. The pronoun “he” in line 7 refers to
A. Thomas Paine C. Ben Franklin’s brother
B. Ben Franklin D. Poor Richard