Model Test 1Short FormSection 1:LISTENING COMPREHENSION50 questions 40 minutesIn this section of the test, you will have an opportunity to demonstrate your ability to understand conversations and English spoken. here are three parts to this section with special directions for each part. !nswer all the questions on the basis of what is stated or implied by the speakers. "hen you take the actual #E$% test, you will not be allowed to take notes or write in your test book. ry to work on this &odel est in the same way.Part A'irections( In )art !, you will hear short conversations between two people. !fter each conversation, you will hear a question about the conversation. he conversations and questions will not be repeated. !fter you hear a question, read the four possible answers in your book and choose the best answer. hen, on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter of the answer you have chosen. *. "oman( I need some aspirin, please, and I+d also like to get thisprescription filled.&an( $ine. ,ere+s your aspirin. I can have the prescription for you in about ten minutes.-arrator( "hat will the man probably do.(Note: There should be a 12-second pause after each test question in this section.)/!0 "ait at a drugstore./10 2o to a doctor+s office./30 $ind a hospital./'0 %ook for some aspirin.2. "oman( If I were you I+d take the bus to work. 'riving in that rush4hour traffic is terrible.&an( 1ut by the time the bus gets to my stop, there aren+t any seats left.-arrator( "hat does the man mean./!0 ,e doesn+t mind the traffic./10 ,e takes the bus to work./30 ,e has to stand in the bus if he takes it to work./'0 ,e wants to ride to work with the woman.5. &an( If I nominate you for president, will you accept the nomination."oman( I really don+t have time.-arrator( "hat does the woman mean./!0 6he is flattered./10 6he is not interested./30 6he is not busy./'0 6he will support the man+s nomination.4. "oman( I+d like to take 'r. 6ullivan+s section of )hysics *00, but my advisor is teaching it too, and I don+t want her to be offended. &an( "ho cares. -arrator( "hat does the man mean./!0 he woman should not consider her advisor in the decision./10 he woman should not take 'r. 6ullivan+s section./30 he woman+s advisor will not be offended./'0 he woman should not take a physics course.5. &an( "here are you living now. I went to see you at your old apartment on 7niversity !venue and it was empty."oman( I+m living in the city. It+s closer to work.-arrator( "hat does the woman imply about her old apartment. /!0 It was too far from work./10 It was very old./30 he school was far away./'0 he area was not nice.8. &an( %et+s go to the dance at the 6tudent 3enter on $riday."oman( 6ounds great, but I+m going to a lecture. hanks for asking me though.-arrator( "hat does the woman imply./!0 6he is not interested in the man./10 6he does not like lectures./30 6he would go out with the man on another occasion./'0 6he would rather stay at home.9. &an( hat+s a nice bike. Is it new."oman( -o. I got it almost five years ago, but it+s still in good shape.-arrator( "hat does the woman mean./!0 he bike is in good condition./10 he man needs to replace the bike./30 he bike is missing./'0 It is a new bike.:. &an( ,ow much did your books cost. wo hundred dollars."oman( I wish;-arrator( "hat does the woman mean./!0 he books were more e*. &an( 'r. $ranklin said I couldn+t have an e>. &an( I can+t get my computer printer to work."oman( Is it plugged in.-arrator( "hat does the woman imply./!0 he computer needs to be replaced. +/10 he man should check the plug./30 he man should use the printer at work./'0 he man doesn+t know how to use the printer.>5. &an( "e missed you at the reception on 6aturday. "oman( ?es. I @ust didn+t feel up to it after such a long trip.-arrator( "hat does the woman mean./!0 6he was not capable of making such a long trip./10 6he did not know about the reception./30 6he was sorry that she could not attend./'0 6he was not able to go because she was tired.>4. &an( "e really should have left already. "oman( &aybe we ought to call and let them know. -arrator( "hat problem do the man and woman have./!0 hey do not have a telephone./10 hey are late./30 hey have been left./'0 hey got lost.>5. &an( ,ave you moved out of your apartment yet."oman( -o. I+m paid up until the *5th.-arrator( "hat is the woman probably going to do./!0 )ay the rent for half a month./10 ,elp the man move./30 6tay where she is living until the *5th./'0 &ove out of the apartment.>8. "oman( &ary !nne took the math placement test.&an( 6o, she finally did it;-arrator( "hat had the man assumed about &ary !nne./!0 6he had already taken the test./10 6he did not want to take classes./30 6he had not taken the placement test./'0 6he would take the math classes later.>9. "oman( I got my car at 'iscount !utomotive.&an( 2ood for you. hey have some really good deals.-arrator( "hat does the man mean./!0 he man bought his car at 'iscount !utomotive./10 he woman has probably made a mistake./30 he cars at 'iscount !utomotive are not very reliable./'0 he prices are very competitive.>:. "oman( 2ary said he would be here for my birthday.&an( 1ut he has to be in &iami that day, doesn+t he. -arrator( "hat does the man imply about 2ary./!0 ,e may not be able to come./10 ,e would rather go to &iami./30 ,e is not an honest person./'0 ,e doesn+t know that the woman is having a birthday. >=. "oman( "here have you been. I haven+t seen you in class all week.&an( I caught cold, so I stayed in.-arrator( "hat does the man mean./!0 he plan is to remain in the class./10 It is not comfortable in the classroom./30 ,e has been absent because he was sick./'0 he weather has been very bad.50. &an( %et+s go get a piAAa."oman( I+m swamped. &aybe another time.-arrator( "hat does the woman mean./!0 6he thinks the piAAa place is closed./10 6he does not like the man./30 6he is very busy now./'0 6he is not hungry for a piAAa.Part 'irections( In this part of the test, you will hear longer conversations. !fter each conversation, you will hear several questions. he conversations and questions will not be repeated.!fter you hear a question, read the four possible answers in your book and choose the best answer. hen, on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter of the answer you have chosen.Remem!er, you are not allowed to take notes or write on your test pages.Buestions 5*454. %isten to a conversation between two college students.&an( "ould you like a cup of coffee."oman( ?es. hat would be good.&an( 3ream and sugar."oman( )lease.&an( #h, no."oman( "hat+s the matter.&an( his machine is out of order."oman( 'id you lose your money.&an( I sure did."oman( ?ou ought to complain. hese machines are always out of order.&an( "ell, I still want a cup of coffee, don+t you."oman( %et+s go to the restaurant at the 6tudent 3enter.&an( I don+t know. he last time I was there it was so crowded that I had to wait in line for almost an hour."oman( Ceally. %et+s go somewhere else then. I can+t be too long because I have a test at three o+clock. &an( #kay. %et+s go to the library. here+s another vending machine downstairs by the telephone.-arrator( 5*. "hat prompted the conversation. (Note: There should be a 12-second pause after each test question in this section.)/!0 he speakers wanted coffee./10 he man lost money./30 he 6tudent 3enter was crowded./'0 he woman needed to make a phone call.5>. "hat do the speakers mainly discuss./!0 he time./10 he money./30 he coffee./'0 he test.55. "hy didn+t the couple go to the restaurant at the 6tudent 3enter./!0 hey decided that they did not want any coffee./10 hey thought that the 6tudent 3enter would be closed./30 hey thought that the 6tudent 3enter would be crowded./'0 he man lost &s money in the vending machine.54. "hy did they decide to go to the library./!0 o study for a test./10 o use the telephone./30 o complain about the vending machine./'0 o get a cup of coffee from the vending machine.Buestions 5545:. %isten to a conversation with a professor.&an( )rofessor 'ay, may I see you for a minute. "oman( 6ure. 3ome on in, &ike. "hat+s the matter. &an( I+ve got a problem."oman( #kay.&an( I need your technical writing class. !nd, I knew I had to have it so I went early to registration, but by the time I got to the front of the line, it was closed. 6ee, my advisor signed my course request and everything. I was @ust too far back in the line."oman( hat+s a big class already, &ike. If it+s closed, that means I have fifty students in it.&an( I+m not surprised. It+s supposed to be a really good class."oman( 3an+t you take it ne. !ncient civiliAations such as those of the )hoenicians and the &esopotamians HHHHHHHHHHHHH goods rather than use money./!0 use to trade/10 is used to trade/30 used to trade/'0 was used to trade5. Iustice 6andra 'ay #+3onnor was HHHHHHHHHHH to serve on the 7.6. 6upreme 3ourt./!0 the woman who first/10 the first woman/30 who the first woman/'0 the first and a woman4. -orth 3arolina is well known not only for the 2reat 6moky &ountains -ational )ark HHHHHHHHHHHH for the 3herokee Indian settlements./!0 also/10 and/30 but also/'0 because of5. 2eneral 2rant had 2eneral %ee HHHHHHHHHHHH him at !ppomatto< to sign the official surrender of the 3onfederate forces./!0 to meet/10 met/30 meet/'0 meeting8. If a ruby is heated it HHHHHHHHHHHH temporarily lose its color./!0 would/10 will/30 does/'0 has9.HHHHHHHHHHHH small specimen of the embryonic fluid is removed from a fetus, it will be possible to determinewhether the baby will be born with birth defects./!0 !/10 hat a/30 If a/'0 "hen it is a:. !ll of the people at the !!&E conference are HHHHHHHHHHHH ./!0 mathematic teachers/10 mathematics teachers/30 mathematics teacher/'0 mathematic+s teachers=. o generate income, magaAine publishers must decide whether to increase the subscription price or HHHHHHHHHHHH ./!0 to sell advertising/10 if they should sell advertising/30 selling advertising/'0 sold advertising*0. If it HHHHHHHHHHHH more humid in the desert of the 6outhwest, the hot temperatures would be unbearable./!0 be/10 is/30 was/'0 were**. HHHHHHHHHHHH Iava &an, who lived before the first Ice !ge, is the first manlike animal./!0 It is generally believed that/10 2enerally believed it is/30 1elieved generally is/'0 hat is generally believed*>. $or the investor who HHHHHHHHHHHH money, silver or bonds are good options./!0 has so little a/10 has very little/30 has so few/'0 has very few*5. HHHHHHHHHHHH both men and women have often achieved their career ambitions by midlife, many people are afflicted by at least a temporary period of dissatisfaction and depression./!0 1ecause/10 6o/30 !/'0 "ho*4. #f all the cereals, rice is the one HHHHHHHHHHHH food for more people than any of the other grain crops./!0 it provides/10 that providing/30 provides/'0 that provides*5. ravelers HHHHHHHHHHHH their reservations well in advance if they want to fly during the 3hristmas holidays./!0 had better to get/10 had to get better/30 had better get/'0 had better got %ritten E'(ression'irections( In questions *8440, each sentence has four underlined words or phrases. he four underlined parts ofthe sentence are marked /!0, /10, /30, and /'0. Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct. hen, on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter of the answer you have chosen.*8. he duties of the secretary are/!0 to take/10 the minutes, mailing/30 the correspondence, and calling the members before meetings/'0.*9. If biennials were planted this year, they will be/!0 likely /10 to bloom/30 ne*. he neutron bomb provides the capable/!0 of a limited/10 nuclear war in which/J0 buildings would be preserved/'0, but people would be destroyed. >>. he differential attractions of the sun and the moon have/!0 a direct effect in/10 the rising/30 and falling of/'0 the tides.>5. "ith special enAymes that are call/!0 restriction enAymes, it is possibleto split off /10 segments of '-! from/30the donor/'0 organism.>4. 1efore F, the common man seldom never/!0 had/10 the opportunity to see and hear/30 his leaders e8. $sycholoy Today is/!0 interesting/10, informative, and it is/30 easy to read/'0 . >9. 1efore/!0 she died, !ndrew Iackson+s daughter, who/10 lives/30 in the family mansion, used to/'0 take tourists through her home.>:. It is essential that the temperature is not/!0 elevated to a point/10 where the substance formed may become/30 unstable and decompose into its/'0 constituent elements.>=. wo of the players/!0 from the ?ankees has/10 been chosen/30 to participate/'0 in the !ll 6tar game.50. Iohn )hilip 6ousa, who/!0 many/10 people consider the greatest/30 composer of marches, wrote his music during the era known as/'0 the 2ay =0s. 5*. !lthough it/!0 can be derived from/10 oil, coal, and tar, kerosene is usually produced/30 by refine/'0 it from petroleum.5>. !eronomy is/!0 the study/10 of the earth+s/30 upper atmosphere, which includes their/'0 composition, temperature, density, and chemical reactions.55. he new model costs/!0 twice more than/10 last/30 year+s/'0 model.54. he purpose of/!0 the 7nited -ations, broad speaking/10 , is/30 to maintain peace and security and to encourage/'0 respect for human rights.55. !ging/!0 in most animals/10 can be readily modified when they/30 will limit/'0 caloric intake. 58. Even though/!0 &iss !labama lost the beauty contest, she was/10 still more prettier/30 than/'0 the other girls in the &iss !merica pageant.59. !lthough 3ongressional representatives and senators may serve an unlimited number of term/!0, the president is limited/10 to two, for a total/30 of eight years/'0.5:. !lthough we are concerned/!0 about the problem of energy sources, we must not/10 fail recogniAing/30 the needfor/'0 environmental protection.5=. 1ecause of/!0 the movement of a glacier, the form /10 of/30 the 2reat %akes was very slow/'0. 40. In/!0 *998 to *:00, the population/10 of the 7.6. continued to rise/30, reaching/'0 five million citiAens by the turn of the century.Section ):REA$ING COMPREHENSION50 questions 55 minutes$irections( In this section you will read several passages. 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