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AMERICAN LANGUAGE COURSE PLACEMENT TEST PRACTICE TEST No. 2 LISTENING Directions for questions 1 through 25. You will hear questions on the test tape. Select the one correct answer a, b, c, or d and mark your answer sheet. DO NOT WRITE ON THE TEST BOOKLET. 1. Roger is going to use the scales. What does he want to do? 2. It is 415. What time is it? 3. He wants to get in touch with his instructor. What does he want to do? 4. Bill said that he felt sleepy. What did he say? 5. Donald has a pain in his chest. Where is the pain? 6. My shirt is made of synthetic fabric. What kind of fabric is it? 7. Today is Wednesday. Yesterday we went to town. When did we go? 8. I have to be in the dentist’s office at 115. When do I have to be there? 9. What color are her shoes? 10. Air is a mixture of gases surrounding the earth. What is air? 11. Edward often uses the dictionary. What does he often do? 12. Joe is going to the barber’s shop. Why? 13. The pilot can land now. What can the pilot do? 14. The clerk said that there were only three rooms available at the hotel. What did the clerk mean? 15. Alfred said “They’re blinking the lights.” What did he mean? 16. The cashier told George he could open an account. What could George do? 17. Gladys saw her grandfather yesterday. Whom did she see? 18. Ralph spent a great deal of time in the south. How much time did he spend there? 19. If we are having a thunder shower, what are we having? 20. They are going to Houston by jet. How will they go to Houston? 21. If the doctor asks a question, what should you do? 22. What month comes right before May? 23. John walked quite a distance. How far did he walk? 24. Clarence is a sergeant. What is he? 25. Why did Ellen go to the station? Directions for questions 26 through 50. You will now hear statements on the test tape. Select the one correct answer a, b, c, or d and mark your answer sheet. 26. Charles has wanted to go to Chicago for a long time, but he was never able to. 27. Today’s lecture ought to be heard by everybody. 28. Occasionally, John becomes irritated with his friends. 29. At the last minute, the colonel cancelled the meeting. 30. Keep your eye on the road. 31. Tom is a very neat person. 32. The weather was cloudy yesterday morning, but it cleared up last night. 33. John said that he dreaded going to the dentist. 34. This wrist watch is old. 35. My room faces Madison Avenue. 36. The electrician fixed my radio in one hour. 37. Robert failed his last examination. 38. The students made up their minds to go to the party. 39. That instrument panel is very important. It is on the left. 40. Mr. Brown called a taxi company and asked, “Can you send a cab to my hotel?” The clerk said, “Right away, sir.” 41. The carpenter was always on time for work. 42. He flies quite well. 43. We always enjoy reading the local news. 44. The hotel rooms are expensive. 45. The merchandise is on sale. 46. John must go to the dentist today. 47. The physical training made him very tired at the end of the day. 48. The students checked their baggage before getting on the plane. 49. Mr. Jones tried out the car on the highway. 50. I am used to drinking coffee for breakfast. Directions for questions 51 through 60. You will hear dialogs on the test tape. Select the one correct answer a, b, c, or d and mark your answer sheet. 51. What did you give your grandson when you saw him? A coin. What did the man give his grandson? 52. Hand me that tool over there. What do you need to do? I have to tighten this bolt. What tool does he need? 53. Hello, is Ruth there? Hold the phone. What does she want the man to do? 54. Are you hungry? Yes, I’d like some dinner. What would the man like to do? 55. Did you send the student to Mr. Johnson’s office? Yes, I hope he went to the right room. Which room did she want the student to go to? 56. What are you looking for, Jim? A thermometer. What does he want to measure? 57. How do you like your watch? Its accuracy varies. What did he say about his watch? 58. What shall I do now? Turn off the faucet. What should the woman do? 59. What kind of climate does your country have? We average about eighty per cent humidity. What kind of climate does his country have? 60. How is the weather where you are? We are having beautiful weather this February, but a month ago we had snow. When did they have snow? THIS IS THE END OF THE LISTENING PART OF THE TEST.