American language course placement test

forum 66 part one listening directions

for items one through 56 you will hear

statements or questions select the best

answer and mark your answer sheet a B C

or D do not write on the test booklet

one what did you think of the music

- he's going to the grocery store

what will he buy

three each night I read 50 pages in my

book when do I read my book

for jackson cooks all our meals for us

what does he do

five this is a manufacturing town where

do most of the people work

six the sergeant said smoking is allowed

in this room what did he say

seven fads feeling pretty good how does

he feel

eight the meal was completed

9 he was a passenger on that bus

ten school starts at oh nine hundred and

Marie is always on time

eleven where are you going

12 the weather is getting cooler what's

happening to the weather

13 what is one of the functions of the

electrical system in a car

14 what our Kines used for

fifteen it rained
during the meal when did it rain

sixteen mr. Smith wrote a personal

letter to whom did he write

17 why couldn't the pilot see the runway

18 the student was looking at the

rainbow what was he looking at

19 the doctor told him to open his mouth

what did he want to check

20 they looked at the scenery for a long

time

what were they admiring

twenty-one during a telephone

conversation the commander asks you to

hold the line what does he want you to

do

22 the tour is next week but you must

pay in advance when must you pay

23 I have to talk and Captain Smith

24 Peter is weak

25 Sally took her car to work today

26 Mathilde hates Arnold

27 the people cannot hold out much

longer against the powerful storm

twenty-eight why do some women wear

perfume

twenty-nine my friend took a basic

course at the University what did he

study

30 the original report was favorable

which report was favorable

31 George always asks a clerk to get the

item he wants who does George ask

32 is this a private beach

33 I have a request to make what am I

going to do

34 he was looking for a familiar

landmark what was he looking for

35 Tom is going to observe the

carpenters what is he going to do

thirty-six where our valleys usually

found

37 in his haste he forgot to turn off

the stove before he left the house what

happened to his house

thirty-eight the student found out about

the trip yesterday what happened

yesterday

39 Joe's answer corresponds with mine

what can you say about Joe's answer

for tea mr. Smith will train Louis for

that job

41 mrs. Homer served us dinner

forty-two she slipped on the sidewalk

forty-three David's car stalled right in

the middle of the intersection

forty-four the pilot glanced at the

instrument panel

45 the dentist will give you an

anesthetic
46 tom says that a great deal of cattle

raising is carried on in the Midwest how

many cattle are raised there

47 Mary told Bob that she had heard the

record at home what did Mary say

forty-eight yesterday the wind came from

the south and it was warm today the wind

is from the north and it is cold why is

it cold today

forty nine someone walked away with our

new book what happened to the book

50 rush this order through

51 that table is not level

fifty-two I want you to disregard that

letter

fifty-three be careful or you may

trigger your rifle by accident

fifty-four what are you going to use

that trailer for

fifty-five each winter the pond dries up

56 the new movie has angered a lot of

people

directions for items 57 through 66 you

will hear conversations or persons

giving information select the best

answer and mark your answer sheet a B C

or D 57 how did the party turn out

nobody came how many people were at the

party
fifty-eight what are you going to do I'm

going to shave

59 shall I tell you a story yes but tell

me one I can believe what kind of story

does the woman want to hear

60 John is going to run the new machine

has he read the instructions what does

the woman want to know

61 what happened to Angela she twisted

her knee what did the woman say about

Angela

62 how did you do on those 10 questions

I got two of them correct what did the

woman say

63 you don't care about me anymore

yes I do what is the woman's complaint

sixty-four flight 51 to Los Angeles is

leaving at 8:00 in the morning is my

ticket confirmed yes it is what do we

learn from this conversation

sixty-five what's the problem with Jean

she just can't express herself

what did the man mean

66 how did you like the movie I thought

the ending was quite bewildering what

did he think of the ending

this is the end of the listening part of

the test

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