2. Directions: You will hear ten short conversations between two people. At the end of each conversation, you must answer the question below that corresponds to the conversation. When you are ready to begin, start the audio at the section Listening Comprehension, Part III, Exercise 2. At the end of the tenth conversation, turn off the audio.
3. 1. What are the speakers doing? (A) Setting a table. (B) Making a drink. (C) Serving dinner. (D) Cooking.
4. 1. Man Now put the forks on the left of the plate and knives and spoons on the right. Woman What about the water glasses? Man They go above the plates.
5. 1. Man Now put the forks on the left of the plate and knives and spoons on the right.
8. 1. What are the speakers doing? (A) Setting a table. (B) Making a drink. (C) Serving dinner. (D) Cooking.
9. 1. What are the speakers doing? (A) Setting a table. (B) Making a drink. (C) Serving dinner. (D) Cooking.
10. 2. What did the man do first? (A) He filed yesterday’s correspondence. (B) He typed the McGinnis letter. (C) He opened the morning mail. (D) He made two copies.
11. 2. Man This morning I typed sixteen letters and before that I filed yesterday’s correspondence.
13. Man That was the first letter I typed. I made these two copies.
14. 2. Man This morning I typed sixteen letters and before that I filed yesterday’s correspondence Woman What about the McGinnis letter? Man That was the first letter I typed. I made these two copies.
15. 2. What did the man do first? (A) He filed yesterday’s correspondence. (B) He typed the McGinnis letter. (C) He opened the morning mail. (D) He made two copies.
16. 2. What did the man do first? (A) He filed yesterday’s correspondence. (B) He typed the McGinnis letter. (C) He opened the morning mail. (D) He made two copies.
17. 3. What does Ben’s father do now? (A) He sells greeting cards. (B) He manufactures paper products. (C) He makes cheap artificial material. (D) He delivers packages.
18. 3. Man A Ben’s father made a fortune in cardboard.
19. Man B That was easier to do before synthetic material became cheaper and less harmful to the environment.
20. Man A Now the company produces a range of environmentally safe packaging.
21. 3. Man A Ben’s father made a fortune in cardboard. Man B That was easier to do before synthetic material became cheaper and less harmful to the environment. Man A Now the company produces a range of environmentally safe packaging.
22. 3. What does Ben’s father do now? (A) He sells greeting cards. (B) He manufactures paper products. (C) He makes cheap artificial material. (D) He delivers packages.
23. 3. What does Ben’s father do now? (A) He sells greeting cards. (B) He manufactures paper products. (C) He makes cheap artificial material. (D) He delivers packages.
24. 4. What are the speakers waiting for? (A) A telephone call. (B) A taxi. (C) An airplane. (D) A watch.
34. Woman I don’t even remember what the old color was like.
35. 5. Woman What a big difference! It looks like a new car. Man A little polish and it will be ready. Woman I don’t even remember what the old color was like.
36. 5. What did the speakers do? (A) They bought a new car. (B) They cleaned the car. (C) They repainted the car. (D) They got the car ready.
37. 5. What did the speakers do? (A) They bought a new car. (B) They cleaned the car. (C) They repainted the car. (D) They got the car ready.
38. 6. What will the speakers have to do if it keeps raining? (A) Use the auditorium. (B) Go indoors. (C) Cancel the fair. (D) Read a book.
39. 6. Woman If it doesn’t stop raining by Saturday, we’ll have to cancel the fair.
40. Man No, we could just hold it indoors in the school gym.
41. Woman I checked. The gym and the auditorium are both booked.
42. 6. Woman If it doesn’t stop raining by Saturday, we’ll have to cancel the fair. Man No, we could just hold it indoors in the school gym. Woman I checked. The gym and the auditorium are both booked.
43. 6. What will the speakers have to do if it keeps raining? (A) Use the auditorium. (B) Go indoors. (C) Cancel the fair. (D) Read a book.
44. 6. What will the speakers have to do if it keeps raining? (A) Use the auditorium. (B) Go indoors. (C) Cancel the fair. (D) Read a book.
45. 7. What are the speakers looking at? (A) A map. (B) A picture. (C) A blueprint. (D) A river.
46. 7. Man A See where my finger is? Now, if we follow this path, we’ll have to wade through a stream.
47. Man B But according to this, there’s a bridge.
49. 7. Man A See where my finger is? Now, if we follow this path, we’ll have to wade through a stream. Man B But according to this, there’s a bridge. Man A Not anymore, but the water’s not deep.
50. 7. What are the speakers looking at? (A) A map. (B) A picture. (C) A blueprint. (D) A river.
51. 7. What are the speakers looking at? (A) A map. (B) A picture. (C) A blueprint. (D) A river.
52. 8. What’s in the package? (A) Clothes. (B) Documents. (C) Valuable items. (D) Money.
53. 8. Woman A I’d like to send this package by registered mail and insure it for eight thousand dollars.
54. Woman B To insure it for that amount, you’ll need to disclose the contents.
55. Woman A Certainly. Do I have to fill out a special document?
56. 8. Woman A I’d like to send this package by registered mail and insure it for eight thousand dollars. Woman B To insure it for that amount, you’ll need to disclose the contents. Woman A Certainly. Do I have to fill out a special document?
57. 8. What’s in the package? (A) Clothes. (B) Documents. (C) Valuable items. (D) Money.
58. 8. What’s in the package? (A) Clothes. (B) Documents. (C) Valuable items. (D) Money.
59. 9. What are the speakers doing? (A) Building a closet. (B) Doing their nails. (C) Cleaning a closet. (D) Looking at clothes.
63. 9. Woman Did you bring enough nails? Man Yes, all different sizes. Man We should finish this closet on time.
64. 9. What are the speakers doing? (A) Building a closet. (B) Doing their nails. (C) Cleaning a closet. (D) Looking at clothes.
65. 9. What are the speakers doing? (A) Building a closet. (B) Doing their nails. (C) Cleaning a closet. (D) Looking at clothes.
66. 10.What does the man want? (A) A clean house. (B) A better kitchen. (C) New dishes. (D) Dinner at a restaurant.
67. 10. Man Am I the only one who ever cleans up around here?
68. Woman I’m sorry; I’ll do the dishes after dinner.
69. Man Would you mind cleaning up the rest of the kitchen too?
70. 10. Man Am I the only one who ever cleans up around here? Woman I’m sorry; I’ll do the dishes after dinner. Man Would you mind cleaning up the rest of the kitchen too?
71. 10.What does the man want? (A) A clean house. (B) A better kitchen. (C) New dishes. (D) Dinner at a restaurant.
72. 10.What does the man want? (A) A clean house. (B) A better kitchen. (C) New dishes. (D) Dinner at a restaurant.
