Do you still want to go to the party tonight?

For sure!

What does the woman mean?

Where can I meet Flight 104?

It will be arriving at Gate 32 in about ten minutes.

Where does this conversation probably take place?

We’ve been working for twelve hours straight.

Don’t you think we should stop for today?

Good idea. I’m bushed.

How much do I owe you for the dinner?

Oh! Don’t worry about it.

What does the man mean?

I assume you’ve finished all your term papers?

Well, actually, I’ve fallen a little behind.

What do we learn about the woman from this conversation?

Sorry. What did you just say?

Never mind.

What does the woman mean?

Frank, did you mail my letter for me?

I had George do it.

What does Frank say about the letter?

I understand you missed the calculus problem on today’s homework.

Yes. And if I had just used my head, I would have figured it out!

What does the woman mean?

Your clean shirts are hanging in the closet.

Great! So you did get the laundry done after all!

What had the woman thought before?

Do you know where I can buy a used sociology book?

Why not borrow mine? I’m through with it.

What is the man suggesting?

When are you going to start writing your book, Larry?

I’m not sure.

I’d like to be able to wait until the end of the school year.

What does Larry mean?

Did you enjoy visiting the museum?

I’ve been there a hundred times!

 What does the man mean by his response?

Sarah was the most talented singer in the production, wasn’t she!

No question about it.

What does the man say about Sarah?

I hear you’re taking the advanced physics class. Yes, but I’m not sure I can handle it.

What is the man worried about?

What’s this I hear about your receiving a scholarship!

Oh, that. One person from every school gets one, and I was the only one from mine to apply.

What does the woman mean?

Could you take this bag of groceries into the house for me?

Where would you like me to put it?

What can be inferred about the man?

I can’t believe I finished this term paper on time!

I haven’t slept in three days!

I can tell you’re tired.

You’ve got big circles under your eyes.

What does the woman mean?

So, how did you like the dessert Sheila made?

You mean the apple pie?

What does the man mean?

Do you know anybody who could loan me their car?

Have you tried Mary?

What does the woman suggest the man do?

Where can I leave my bicycle?

How about under the porch?

No one will see it there.

What does the woman mean?

Did you see the new movie that’s showing at the cinema downtown?

Yeah, I did.

But it was way over my head.

What does the woman say about the movie?

You spent a lot of time in France.

You must speak French pretty well.

Not as well as you may think.

What does the man mean?

We’ve been rushing around all afternoon.

What’s the hurry?

 I’ve got too much to do and not enough time to do it all.

What does the man mean?

I’m going to defend my thesis in May.

Really? I didn’t realize you’d finished your course work already!

What had the man assumed about the woman?

Mike’s really working hard at his new job.

Good. It’s about time he applied himself.

What does the man imply about Mike?

I lost my purse this morning in a department store downtown.

If I were you, I’d report that.

The police station is across from the bank.

What does the man suggest the woman do?

This soup sure tastes good!

Thanks! It’s good for you, too.

It has lots of vegetables in it.

What does the man mean?

I want to take some pictures before I leave.

So do I. This is such a beautiful spot.

What are the women discussing?

I wish we could buy a new computer. This one just isn’t powerful enough anymore.

I know. But the new ones are too expensive.

What problem do the speakers have?

I understand you plan to paint your new apartment this weekend. Is your landlord going to pay you to do it?

You must be joking!

I have to buy all of the paint and supplies myself, and I won’t get paid a penny.

What does the man say about painting his apartment?

Questions 31 through 34 are based on the following conversation:

I thought you were going to take anthropology this semester.

I am! Why?

Well, I didn’t see you in class this morning.

That’s because I decided to take a course in physical anthropology. Yours is in cultural anthropology. Isn’t it?

That’s the name of the course all right but what’s the difference?

Well, as I understand it, both kinds of anthropology involve the study of human beings, so they are alike in that way. But cultural anthropology is the study of human cultures, or the ways of life in societies. For instance, a cultural anthropologist might try to understand family structures or marriage customs in different societies and other culturally related things like that.

Yes, we started talking about family organization around the world on the first day of class.

Well, in my class, we started talking about the physical characteristics of humans and some of the ways in which different humans are different in size and shape and so on. That’s what physical anthropology is all about. Physical anthropologists include a lot more biology in their approach. I’m biology major so I thought I’d be more interested in the physical anthropology class.

Oh, I see. Well, I’m perfectly happy right where I am, too.

31. What is the main subject of this conversation?

Why was the woman surprised when she went to class?

Which of the following was most likely a topic of discussion on the first day of the woman’s class?

Why did the man decide to take the physical anthropology class?

Questions 35 through 38. Listen to two students talking about summer plans.

Hi. Rob! What’s up? You look down!

Hi. Allison. Yeah, I’m pretty depressed. I don’t think that I can go to England this summer to visit my girlfriend.

Why? Not enough time? Have to take summer courses?

No. Thank goodness I don’t have to do that this year. It was no fun last summer being cramped into a classroom without air conditioning, and having to listen to lectures isn’t my idea of how to spend a perfectly beautiful day. I barely got a chance to enjoy the summer.

So what’s bugging you?

Money! I think I’ll have to get another job downtown to support myself. The forty hour a week job here at the college is not paying enough. The college takes out money for cost of living, my meal card, loans, and taxes. I am left with hardly anything to live on. So I can’t save for the ticket and spending money to travel to England.

 That’s such a drag! With two jobs, you’d be working a minimum of sixty hours a week, though. You sure wouldn’t get to enjoy summer very much that way, either! But, if you work that much, when do you think you might be able to go to England?

If I work two jobs for the summer, I might be able to save enough money to go for Christmas.

That would be great! England at Christmas! How romantic! Speaking of work, though, I’d better get going. I’ll be late, and my internship supervisor will not appreciate it! Good luck to you, Rob!

Thanks, Allison! Talk to you later! I guess I’ll head downtown and start looking around.

35. Why is Rob feeling depressed?

What does Rob want to do this summer?

38. What will Rob probably do now?

Questions 39 through 41. Listen to a professor talk to her class about a television program.

I’d like to talk to you about a television program that’s going to be shown tonight, and that I want you all to watch. It will present work that’s currently being done by geologists off the coast of Hawaii. The only active underwater volcano in the L|.S. is located there. It’s growing and may reach the surface of the ocean in about 50.000 years—not very long from now in geological time. Anyway, geologists are setting up an unmanned observatory at the top of this volcano which is located about 70 miles southeast of Hawaii and about 3000 feet below the surface of the ocean. They plan to install seismometers, thermal sensors, chemical detectors, video cameras, and other equipment to monitor the volcano’s activities. Then, they’ll hook up an electric cable between the observatory and the mainland so they can receive information electronically from these instruments. Geologists are pretty excited about this project and I hope you are, too.  It ties in very nicely with the work we’ve been doing in class on volcanoes. Watch the program about it tonight, and be prepared to discuss it tomorrow.

39. What is the main purpose of the television program?

40. How will information get from the observatory to the mainland?

41. Why does the speaker recommend watching the program?

Questions 42 through 46. Listen to a talk given on a tour of a factory where clothing materials are made.

Manmade fibers have been used to make clothing for only a little over a century, but their use is quite widespread nowadays. Rayon, the first manmade fiber commercially produced in the United States, appeared in 1910. In 1939, nylon, the first chemically synthesized fiber, was first produced in this country on a commercial basis. Since that time, the number of man-made fibers has expanded to include more than twenty types.

Although the list of manmade clothing fibers is long, rayon remains one of the most popular of all time, and that is why we continue to produce it in such great quantities here. Rayon is made of cellulose. A naturally occurring substance found in cotton and in certain vegetables, like celery, of all things. The cellulose in rayon has been recycled and treated to make it a usable fiber for clothing.

One of the reasons rayon is so popular for clothing is that it is soft and comfortable to wear. Most rayon washes well, too, although it does sh rink when it is washed in hot water.

The biggest problem with rayon is that it tends to fade in sunlight. It wouldn’t be a good idea to leave a red rayon dress to dry in a sunny window. If you did that for very long, you might come back to a pink dress.

If you’ll just step this way, I’d like to show you our rayon production room.

42. What is the main topic of this talk?

43. For how long have man-made fibers been used for clothing?

44. According to the speaker, why does this factory continue to produce rayon?

45. According to the speaker, what is the biggest problem with rayon?

46. What is the speaker probably going to do next?

Questions 47 through 50. Listen to a lecture by an English professor about English as a universal language.

Now I would like to move away from the early history of the English language and talk a bit about how widespread the use of English is in today’s world.

There is no doubt that English has become a universal language. Today, English is used by at least 750 million people around the world, either as a first or a second language.

The huge Oxford English Dictionary lists about 500,000 English words. A further ha|f—mi||ion technical and scientific words, most of them very new and often changing in meaning as they become more widely used, remain uncataloged.

Three quarters of the world’s mail, telexes, and cables are in English. More than half of the world’s technical and scientific periodicals are in English. Eighty percent of the information stored in the world’s computers is in English. English is the official language of aviation and of shipping; it is the official language of the Olympic games.

This rise of English to international prominence is particularly remarkable considering that the language didn’t exist two thousand years ago when the Romans conquered Britain.

Tomorrow we will trace the rise and occasional decline of English through the centuries and try to pinpoint some reasons for its widespread use today. For homework, I would like you to read Chapter Three of your text and jot down any evidence you can think of to suggest that English is, indeed, a global language.

47. What was the speaker’s earlier topic?

48. According to the speaker, why doesn’t the Oxford English Dictionary include every word currently used in English?

49. According to the speaker, why is the rise of English as a world language so remarkable?

50. What does the speaker want to talk about tomorrow?