Listening comprehension – Barron Test 4 14. (A) Mary and Tom bought a store.

14. (A) Mary and Tom bought a store. (C) Mary and Tom sell trailers.
Part A (B) Mary and Tom worked hard for (D) Mary and Tom have lived in
Directions: For each problem in Part A, you will hear a short statement. The statements their trailer. their trailer for three years.
will be spoken just one time. They will not be written out for you, and you must listen 15. (A) He is a photographer. (C) He is a bank teller.
carefully in order to understand what the speaker says. (B) He is a window-shopper. (D) He is a printer.
16. (A) Steve is older and taller. (C) Steve's brother is taller even though
When you hear a statement, read the four sentences in your test book and decide which he is younger.
one is closest in meaning to the statement you have heard. Then, on your answer sheet, (B) Steve's brother is older and taller. (D) When Steve's brother is older, he
find the number of the problem and mark your answer. will be taller than Steve.
1. (A) I know Al Smith's son quite well. (C) I know Mr. Smith, but I do not know 17. (A) Let me know when it is fixed. (C) The TV does not need to be fixed.
his son. (B) I want you to tell me how much (D) I will pay you before you fix it.
(B) Mr. Smith is quite well. (D) Al Smith has no son. it will cost before you fix it.
2. (A) Martha paid $30. (C) Martha paid $90. 18. (A) There were no ants at the picnic. (C) The ants made the picnic nicer.
(B) Martha paid $60. (D) Martha paid $120. (B) The ants spoiled the picnic. (D) The ants were nice at the picnic.
3. (A) Jane usually has a roommate. (C) Jane has a quarter. 19. (A) Peter does not eat chocolate. (C) Peter does not like chocolate.
(B) Jane does not like to live alone. (D) Jane has a roommate now. (B) Eating chocolate is good for Peter. (D) Peter has an allergy to chocolate.
4. (A) Edith's father was very happy (C) Edith's father was not happy 20. (A) Joe has five roommates. (C) Joe has seven roommates.
about her decision. about her quitting school. (B) Joe has six roommates. (D) Joe has no roommates.
(B) Edith was not happy about her (D) Edith's father decided not to send Part B
father's decision. her to school. Directions: In Part B you will hear 15 short conversations between two speakers. At
5. (A) This takes place in a lawyer's office (C) This takes place in a doctor's office. the end of each conversation, a third voice will ask a question about what was said.
(B) This takes place in a police station. (D) This takes place in a restaurant. The questions will be spoken just one time. After you hear a conversation and the
6. (A) Ali the oranges were bad. (C) Twelve oranges were good. question about it, read the four possible answers and decide which would be the best
(B) Three oranges were good. (D) Nine oranges were good. response to the question you have heard. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of
7. (A) She will leave Washington for (C) She will leave Washington in order the question and mark your answer.
vacation. to take her exams.
(B) She will go back to Washington. (D) She will go to Washington after her 21. (A) Ask about the high cost for repairs. (C) Fix the car in the future.
exams are over. (B) Take the car to the garage in (D) Pay for the repairs.
8. (A) John does not like to work. (C) John is important and famous. the future.
(B) John is rich. (D) John is not honest. 22. (A) Because she is sick. (C) Because she has to work.
9. (A) The play was not as good as (C) The first act was not good. (B) Because she has to go to the (D) Because she does not want to go.
they thought at first. International Students' Association.
(B) They promised to see the first act. (D) They forgot what they had promised. 23. (A) Seven o'clock. (C) Eight o'clock.
10. (A) His train left at ten-thirty. (C) His train left at twelve o'clock. (B) Seven-thirty. (D) Nine o'clock.
(B) His train left at eleven-thirty. (D) His train left at twelve-thirty. 24. (A) He went to see the foreign (C) He went to the Passport Office.
11. (A) It is around five o'clock. (C) It is around ten o'clock. student advisor.
(B) It is around eight o'clock. (D) It is around twelve o'clock. (B) He went to Washington. (D) He reported it to the Passport Office.
12. (A) Jack decided to get a Ph.D. (C) Jack's advisor agreed to get an M.A. 25. (A) To school. (C) To the grocery store.
(B) Jack's advisor decided to get (D) Jack decided to get an M.A. (B) Home. (D) To her friend's house.
a Ph.D. 26. (A) Friday morning. (C) Saturday morning.
13. (A) He wants to play tennis. (C) He does not like to play tennis. (B) Friday afternoon (D) Saturday afternoon.
(B) He likes to play tennis, but he (D) He always likes to play tennis. 27. (A) At a concert. (C) At a flower shop.
does not want to play now. (B) At an art museum. (D) At a restaurant.
 28. (A) At lunch. (C) In class. 38. (A) He thought that a gradual adoption (C) He thought that only the English
(B) At the office. (D) At home. would be better for everyone. system should be used.
29. (A) Ten o'clock. (C) Nine o'clock. (B) He thought that only metrics (D) He thought that adults should use
(B) Nine-thirty. (D) Five o'clock. should be used. both systems, but that children should
30. (A) At a lawyer's office. (C) At a post office. be taught only the metric system.
(B) At a library. (D) At an airport. MINI-TALK TWO
31. (A) Nothing. (C) To see a movie and write a paragraph. 39. (A) Eighteen miles. (C) One mile.
(B) To read the next chapter in the (D) To check out a book from the library. (B) 938 feet. (D) Between five and six miles.
textbook. 40. (A) Gold was discovered. (C) The Golden Gate Bridge was
32. (A) Boss-Secretary. (C) Customer-Waitress. constructed.
(B) Teacher-Student. (D) Lawyer-Client. (B) The Transcontinental Railroad (D) Telegraph communications were
33. (A) Sally Harrison's cousin. (C) Sally Harrison's friend. was completed. established with the East.
(B) Sally Harrison's sister. (D) Sally Harrison. 41. (A) Golden Gate. (C) Military Post Seventy-six.
34. (A) He gave it to the woman. (C) He put it away. (B) San Francisco de Asis Mission. (D) Yerba Buena.
(B) He did not have the pen. (D) He wrote a letter with it. 42. (A) Two million. (C) Five million.
35. (A) That John is usually late. (C) That John will not show up. (B) Three million. (D) Six million.
(B) That John will be there at (D) That John is usually on time. 43. (A) Nineteen million dollars. (C) Thirty-seven million dollars.
eight-thirty. (B) Thirty-two million dollars. (D) Forty-two million dollars.
MINI-TALK THREE
Part C 44. (A) In the Atlantic Ocean. (C) 145 miles from Hawaii.
Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear several short talks and (B) Six miles from Hawaii. (D) On an aircraft carrier.
conversations. After each talk or conversation, you will be asked some questions. 45. (A) For two days. (C) For twelve days.
The talks and questions will be spoken just one time. They will not be written out for you, (B) For three days. (D) For fifteen days.
so you will have to listen carefully in order to understand and remember what the speaker MINI-TALK FOUR
says. 46. (A) Seventeenth century. (C) Nineteenth century.
(B) Eighteenth century. (D) Twentieth century.
When you hear a question, read the four possible answers in your test book and decide 47. (A) They stressed the importance of (C) They believed that society was more
which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard. Then, on your the individual. important than the individual.
answer sheet, find the number of the problem and fill in (blacken) the space that (B) They supported the ideals of the (D) They established a commune at
corresponds to the letter of the answer you have chosen. Transcendental Club. Brook Farm.
48. (A) "Judge Yourselt." (C) "The Puritans."
MINI-TALK ONE (B) "Self-Reliance." (D) "Society and the Individual."
36. (A) Whether to introduce the metric (C) Which system is better-the English 49. (A) A book by Emerson. (C) A novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
system in the United States. system or the metric system. (B) A history of Puritanism. (D) A book by Thoreau.
(B) How the metric system should (D) How to convert measurements from 50. (A) He wrote an essay criticizing (C) He built a cabin on someone
be introduced in the United States. the English system to the metric the government. else's land.
system. (B) He refused to pay taxes. (D) He refused to pay rent for his cabin.
37. (A) Now the weather on radio and (C) Both the English system and the
TV is reported exclusively in metrics. metric system are being used on
signs, packages, and weather reports.
(B) Road signs have miles marked on (D) Grocery stores use only metrics for
them, but not kilometers. their packaging.