Listening 01 A

Situation 1: David is talking with Tomomi when Monica comes into the room. Who are meeting for the first time. Tomomi and Monica. David and Monica. David and Tomomi. Monica and David’s friend.

Situation 2: Ken and Nancy are at a restaurant. Ken_________. eats steak a lot. never eats meat. doesn’t like steak. only eats chicken.

Situation 3: Karen calls Jason’s home. Jason’s father answers the telephone. Karen is going to ______. visit Jason’s house. wait for Jason to call. talk with Jason’s father. leave a message for Nancy.

Situation 4: A reporter is giving today’s weather forecast. It will be clear in ____. Miami. Seattle. New York. Chicago.

Situation 4: A reporter is giving today’s weather forecast. In Seattle, the weather is . . . hot. cool. rainy. clear.

Situation 5: Bill invites Jennifer to go to dinner and a movie. 6. Jennifer doesn’t accept right away because she can’t _______. pay for the dinner. leave work early. find a babysitter. choose the restaurant.

Situation 5: Bill invites Jennifer to go to dinner and a movie. They’re going to ______. eat dinner before the movie. go to the movie before dinner. skip the movie. stay home.

Situation 6: Linda is asking Jim about his plans for the summer. 8. In the summer, Jim usually ____. goes to the beach. works every day. stays at home. visits his family abroad.

This summer he’s planning to _____. study at school. hike in the mountains. travel to another country. go to the beach again.

Situation 7: Phil is talking with Susie about money. 10. Phil is upset because ______. Susie lost his money. Albert hasn’t returned his money. he can’t find his wallet. he owes money to Susie.

Situation 7: Phil is talking with Susie about money. 11. Albert ____. doesn’t want to pay. can’t return the money yet. forgot about the money. already gave the money back.

Situation 7: Phil is talking with Susie about money. 12. Susie doesn’t lend money to friends because _____. lending money can change a friendship. she never has extra money. she doesn’t trust people. she doesn’t like helping friends.

Situation 8: Natalie and Chuck are talking about their experiences abroad. 13. Chuck went backpacking _____. after college. after high school. during his job. last year.

Situation 8: Natalie and Chuck are talking about their experiences abroad. 14. Chuck says he “would have liked to have seen Portugal.” He means that he ____. visited Portugal. didn’t go there, but he wanted to. didn’t like Portugal. lived there for a while.

Situation 8: Natalie and Chuck are talking about their experiences abroad. 15. While Natalie was in Japan, she ____. stayed in a hotel. lived with a Japanese family. traveled alone. studied at university.

Situation 8: Natalie and Chuck are talking about their experiences abroad. 16. Chuck doesn’t want to ______. visit his friends. live abroad. learn another language. travel for vacation.

Situation 9: Diane and Conrad are talking about their careers. 17. Conrad got into advertising because he _____. studied business at school. always liked advertising. wanted to work with Diane. heard about a job opening.

Situation 9: Diane and Conrad are talking about their careers. 17. Conrad got into advertising because he ____. studied business at school. always liked advertising. heard about a job opening. wanted to work with Diane.

Situation 9: Diane and Conrad are talking about their careers. 19. Diane’s parents didn’t want her to ______. study advertising. travel for work. move to another city. start her own business.

Situation 9: Diane and Conrad are talking about their careers. 20. Conrad _____. wants to change jobs. doesn’t like advertising. enjoys working in advertising. works as a doctor.

Situation 1: Ann and Tomas are at a coffee shop. They’re talking when Yoshi comes in. Who are meeting for the first time. Alex and Meriko. Alex and Meriko. Tony and Alex. Meriko and Tony’s friend.

Situation 2: A woman is ordering food at a restaurant. 2. She _____. is getting the soup. is ordering salad. is asking for chicken. is buying dessert.

Situation 3: Joe calls Ramon’s home. Ramon’s mother answers the telephone. 3. Joe ____. talks to Ramon. leaves a message for Ramon. asks for Ramon’s father. says he will call later.

Situation 4: A reporter is giving today’s weather forecast. 4. It will rain today in ____. the Northwest. the Southwest. New York. Florida.

Situation 4: A reporter is giving today’s weather forecast. 5. Today’s weather in New York will be ____. sunny. cloudy. windy. snowy.

Situation 5: Jeff calls Audrey about a business meeting. 6. Audrey can’t meet before 2:00 because she _____. is busy at home. has another meeting. is out of town. doesn’t feel well.

Situation 5: Jeff calls Audrey about a business meeting. 7. They’re going to ____. eat an early lunch. eat a late lunch together. cancel the meeting. meet in the morning.

Situation 6: Jerry and Sue are talking about their plans for the summer vacation. 8. Sue’s family usually . . . travels abroad. stays home. goes to the beach. visits relatives.

Situation 6: Jerry and Sue are talking about their plans for the summer vacation. This year Sue is thinking about ____. learning how to sail. taking cooking lessons. going hiking. studying in summer school.

Situation 7: Peggy is talking to Tom about her car. 10. Peggy is upset because _____. she can’t use her car. Tom borrowed her car. she lost her car keys. she wants to buy a new car.

Situation 7: Peggy is talking to Tom about her car. Karla ___. will borrow Peggy’s car. will fix Peggy’s car. needs Peggy’s help. doesn’t know about the car.

Situation 7: Peggy is talking to Tom about her car. 12. Peggy doesn’t lend money to friends because ______. she doesn’t have money. it can change the relationship. she doesn’t trust anyone. she prefers to save money.

Situation 8: Frank and Liz are talking about their trips abroad. 13. Frank went to Argentina ____. alone. with his family. with friends. with his class.

Situation 8: Frank and Liz are talking about their trips abroad. 14. Frank says he “would have liked to have seen Norway.” He means that he . . . alone. with his family. with friends. with his class.

Situation 8: Frank and Liz are talking about their trips abroad. 15. Liz went to China because of her . . . studies. work. friends. father.

Situation 8: Frank and Liz are talking about their trips abroad. 16. Liz didn’t ____. learn Chinese quickly. enjoy her trip. stay in China. meet new people.

Situation 9: Ben and Margaret are talking about their jobs. 17. Margaret started working in fashion design . . . at a small design company. at a big international company. at a university. at home.

Situation 9: Ben and Margaret are talking about their jobs. 18. When Margaret was younger, she didn’t know that . . . she wanted to be a designer. it took so long to become successful. she would work with Ben. fashion design was difficult.

Situation 9: Ben and Margaret are talking about their jobs. 19. Ben wanted to become a ____. teacher. doctor. writer. musician.

Situation 9: Ben and Margaret are talking about their jobs. 20. Ben likes _____. being a reporter. working in fashion. teaching students. studying medicine.