Part B
You are going to hear four conversations. Before listening to each conversation, you will have 5 seconds to read each of the questions which accompany it. After listening, you will have time to answer each question by choosing A, B, C or D. You will hear each conversation ONLY ONCE. Mark your answers in your test booklet.
Questions 11—13 are based on a lecture about education in America.
11. What controls the public schools of the United States?
[A] the national government
[B] the church authorities
[C] the local communities
[D] the state laws
12. How many percentage did the American young people graduate from high school by 1970?
[A] forty percent
[B] forty five percent
[C] seventy percent
[D] seventy five percent
13. Why is education made various in form in the United States?
[A] Because students vary in needs.
[B] Because schools offer different subjects.
[C] Because teaching methods vary greatly.
[D] Because there are different aids at school.
Questions 14—17 are based on a conversation you are going to hear.
14. Why did the man decide to go to the library?
[A] One of his classes finished early.
[B] He wanted to get some studying done.
[C] The library had a special display on the Industrial Revolution.
[D] His books were ten days overdue.
15. After getting the books, what did the man do?
[A] checked them out
[B] took notes on them
[C] returned them to the shelves
[D] put them in his book bag
16. According to the man, what happens to all the books in the library?
[A] They are marked with colored labels.
[B] They are specially coded.
[C] They are checked out.
[D] They are inspected by the guard.
17. According to the man, what does the librarian behind the desk do?
[A] copies down the name and the address of each borrower
[B] checks all books for missing pages
[C] demagnetizes the books as they are checked out
[D] helps students use the card catalog
Questions 18—21 are based on a conversation you are going to hear.
18. What does the man need to do at the travel agency?
[A] purchase her plane ticket
[B] change her plane ticket
[C] pick up a passport application form
[D] arrange for her accomodations in Europe
19. Why doesn't the woman want to give up her apartment entirely?
[A] She doesn't have time to move.
[B] She would have difficulty finding another apartment.
[C] She's paid her rent for the summer in advance.
[D] She doesn't want to paint another apartment.
20. How long would the women be in Europe?
[A] three weeks
[B] one month
[C] three month
[D] over a year
21. What will the woman most likely do about her apartment?
[A] leave it vacant
[B] rent it to the man she's talking with
[C] sublet it to Jim Thomas
[D] ask her landlord to sublet it
Questions 22—25 are based on a conversation you are going to hear .
22. Where does this conversation take place?
[A] at a hotel
[B] at a motel
[C] at a restaurant
[D] at a shopping centre
23. Why can the man and his family stay at this motel?
[A] They have a reservation.
[B] The motel has several vacancies.
[C] They are friends of the owner.
[D] Someone else cancelled a reservation.
24. When does the motel want its guests to pay?
[A] before they arrive
[B] while they register
[C] when they reserve a room
[D] just before their departure
25. What is the reason for the motel's policy on payments?
[A] Some guests may not be honest.
[B] The policy is required by law.
[C] No.61 is a luxury unit.
[D] The owners are simply greedy.
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