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–PRACTICE EXAM 3– 22. c. This question asks for a yes-or-no answer, which choice c gives directly, along with a suggestion for what to do instead. Choice b gives a yes answer, but it’s about babysitting, not a problem, and choice a does not give a yes-or-no answer. 23. c. The question asks for someone to agree or disagree, which choice c does. Choice a changes the subject, and choice b is unrelated. 24. a. The first statement is a compliment, and the proper response to a compliment is to thank the person. Choice b is about glasses but does not address the compliment, and choice c is unrelated. 25. b. This answer provides a reason that is directly related to the question. Choice a gives a reason, but filling up the tank is unrelated to car insurance. Choice c makes a statement instead of giving a reason. 26. c. This question asks about location, and choice c gives a location. Neither choice a nor choice b gives a location. 27. b. The question is about a noise, and this answer refers to a source of the noise. Choice a does not talk about a noise, and choice c changes the subject. 28. a. This is a yes-or-no question, and choice a gives a yes by saying,“Good idea.” Choice b does not give a yes or a no. Choice c gives a yes by saying “Thanks,” but the reason is not related. 29. a. The question asks about a location. Neither choice b nor choice c gives a location. 30. b. The statement refers to hot food, and choice b mentions peppers, which are hot. Neither choice a nor choice c refers to hot food, or even food at all. 31. c. The question asks for a yes-or-no answer. Choice a does not give a yes or a no. Choice b gives a yes, but the reason is unrelated. 32. c. The question asks for a yes-or-no answer. Neither choice a nor choice b gives a yes or a no. 33. a. The question asks for a yes-or-no answer. Neither choice b nor choice c gives a yes or a no. 34. b. The question is about a job interview, and choice b references the job. Neither choice a nor choice b mentions a job. 35. a. The question asks for a yes-or-no answer. Neither choice b nor choice c gives a yes or a no. 36. c. The question asks about going to the dentist, and this answer tells when the appointment happened. Choice a is about teeth, but it does not refer to an appoint-ment, and choice b is not about teeth or a dentist. 37. c. The question asks about a length of time. Neither choice a nor choice b mentions anything about time. 38. a. This choice agrees with the statement made by the original speaker. Choice b is not related to basketball, and choice c does not address the statement made. 39. b. This question asks for a yes-or-no answer. Choice a gives a yes answer, but the reason does not address whether there is a problem. Choice c implies a no answer, but the reason is not about computers at all. 40. a. The question is about a garden, and choice a mentions tomatoes. Neither choice b nor choice c brings up anything related to a garden. 41. c. The woman begins by asking if the man can pick up the kids from school, and they continue to discuss this plan. The meeting, haircut appointment, and cooking of dinner are obstacles to solving this problem. 42. a. The woman stated,“I have a 3 o’clock meeting that I can’t reschedule.” 315 –PRACTICE EXAM 3– 43. b. The man said,“I was supposed to get my hair cut at 3 o’clock.” 44. a. The woman is asking about an exam, and the man is answering. Thus, he is the teacher who knows what will be on the exam, and she is the student. 45. d. The woman’s questions revolve around the essay portion of the exam. She does not ask about her grade, the day of the exam, or joining the class. 46. a. The woman starts by saying,“I have some questions about the exam on Monday.” 47. c. When a person is trying to return an item, he is a customer at a store, and someone helping him make the return is a clerk in a store. Choice d is not correct even though it mentions working in a store, because coworkers would not discuss returning pants unless there was a third person present who was trying to return them. 48. d. The man begins by saying,“I would like to return these pants,” and he later tells the clerk why:“they’re too small.” 49. b. The man asks,“Can I exchange them for something else?” The clerk tells him that he can, and he decides to do that. 50. b. The two people are working together on a task, which is putting novels on the shelves in a bookstore; people who work together would discuss a task of this kind.Although they are discussing novels, they are not trying to buy novels, as choice a states, and they never talk about reading the books, as choice d states. 51. d. The woman starts by stating,“We need to make space on the shelves for these new books that just arrived.”Although these are novels, as choice c states, they are trying to make room for them, not put them in a new order. 52. a. After discussing what they need to do and agreeing on an approach, the woman states, “I’ll start at the beginning of the alphabet and you start at the end.” This means they are both going to do part of the job, as choice a states. They are not going to take turns, as choice b states, get someone else to do it, as choice c states, or do something else first, as choice d states. 53. a. The woman begins by saying,“Can we finish packing later?” This indicates that they are in the middle of packing. Both of them are choosing clothes, so they are taking the trip together. 54. b. The woman states,“I have to meet my friend to help her pick out wallpaper for her living room.” Choice d is incorrect since it is someone else’s living room that needs wallpaper, not her own. 55. d. The woman reminds the man to pack his black suit to wear for a formal dinner on Saturday, so that is one thing we know they will be doing. The meeting and picking out wallpaper are things they have to do that are getting in the way of packing before the trip. 56. b. The man states,“I’m having a problem with my car,” and the woman is asking him questions about what is wrong. This shows that she is trying to help him get his car fixed. He is not trying to sell or buy a car, as choice a and choice d state, and he never asks about getting a job, as choice c states. 316 –PRACTICE EXAM 3– 57. c. The woman is asking the man questions about what is wrong with his car in an attempt to figure out what the problem is so that the car can be fixed. This shows that she’s a mechanic who will work on the car’s problem. Choice d is not correct since she is not parking his car, and choice a is not correct since she is not selling him a car. She is also not a receptionist, as choice b states, because she tells him to leave the keys and cell phone number at the front desk; if she were a receptionist, she would work at the front desk and would take his keys and cell phone number herself. 58. a. In response to the woman’s question,“What kind of problem have you been having?” the man answers,“It’s difficult to start.” He also talks about the car stalling, as choice c states, but the problem is that it stalls before he drives it, not after. He does not mention a strange noise, as choice d does, or complain about a car phone. 59. b. The man talks about the woman’s son and his difficulties in school, so she is a student’s mother and he is a teacher. Choice c is not correct because two parents would not know what a student was doing in class without a teacher telling them. Choice d is not correct since the man starts by saying, “your son,” showing that one of them is a parent. Choice a is not correct since the woman is discussing her son’s performance in school, not her own. 60. d. The man begins by saying,“Your son has been having some difficulty in school.” Choice a is not correct since it is the woman who mentions the death in the family. Choice b and choice c are not correct because the woman is not the student; she is the mother of a student. 61. b. When the man asks,“Are there any problems at home that might be affecting his work?” the woman tells him about the death in the family. There is no mention of difficulty reading, illness, or skipping school. 62. d. The man wants to buy a new cell phone, and the woman is asking him questions and offering to show him a new model, so he is a customer and she is a salesperson. 63. b. The man begins by saying,“I’m thinking about getting a new cell phone.” Choice c and choice d are not correct; the man mentions computers and an electronic calendar, but these are features he wants in a cell phone, not things he wants to buy. 64. a. At the beginning of the conversation, the man states that he wants a cell phone “that’s more powerful than the one” he currently owns. Choice b is not correct since the man states that “the screen is too small” on his old phone. Choice c is not correct because he does not mention battery life. Choice d is not correct because the man does not ask about a wireless connection; the woman offers a model that has a wireless connec-tion, but the man did not ask for that feature before she brought it up. 65. a. The woman notices that the man is buying Brussels sprouts; people buy Brussels sprouts in a grocery store, not at a cooking class. Brussels sprouts may be sold on a farm, but it is unlikely that these people would meet on a farm. 66. b. The woman asks,“Do you have a good recipe?” She does not ask about the price or nutritional information. 317 –PRACTICE EXAM 3– 67. c. The man says,“it’s only about fifteen minutes total.” Choice a and choice b are not correct since these are the times the man says you need to cook the Brussels sprouts, but there is additional time needed to cut up the Brussels sprouts and chop the garlic. 68. d. The man says,“I want to return this camera.” The woman gives him different options, including the option leave the camera he doesn’t want and look for a new one. Choice a is not correct even though the woman does offer some suggestions about fixing the camera, because the man does not want the camera fixed. 69. c. The man wants the flash to recharge more quickly than this camera does. Choice a is not correct since the batteries are not dead, just slow. Choice b and choice d are not correct since the woman offers to give the man his money back or exchange the camera for another one. 70. a. The man states,“I think I’ll get the refund right now.” Choice b is not correct since the man already tried a new battery, and choice d is not correct since he has let the flash recharge but is not satisfied with the speed of recharging. 71. c. The message begins by stating,“You have reached the main switchboard at Portland Community College.” Pressing zero, speaking with an operator, and typing a name into the name directory are all options available after hearing the message. 72. a. The message gives callers various options to get them to the correct number. Choice b is not correct since there is no mention of problems. Choice c is not correct even though one of the options is to speak to an operator, because callers have other options. Choice d is not correct even though reaching student services or an academic advisor are options, because callers have even more options. 73. c. The message states that callers who stay on the line will be helped by an operator. 74. c. At one point, the speaker says,“here in the lobby,” indicating that the listeners are in the lobby of a building. The speaker also mentions “new offices,” so the building is a new one. 75. d. The speaker mentions several activities that are available and states,“We have a few events planned throughout the evening, which you can see here on this board.” Choice a is not correct even though the architect will be speaking because that speaker will not be giving a talk until late, and that is only one of the events men-tioned. 76. a. The speaker points out that the events planned for the evening are on a board in the lobby. Choice b is not correct since the chief architect will be giving a talk about the building’s architectural history. 77. b. The talk opens with a welcome, so the listeners are actually in the Rotunda receiving information about it. This is not a history class, and there is no indication that a keynote speaker will follow. 78. d. After mentioning that the Rotunda is the main circulation space in the Capitol, the speaker goes on to give a reason for this:“It connects the House and Senate sides.” 79. c. The speaker points out that even though the Rotunda was conceived in 1793, construc-tion did not begin until 1818 because of certain delays, namely “a shortage of funds and materials and the fire set by the British in 1814.” 80. b. This talk begins by stating,“You’re about to watch a documentary,” and then goes on to describe what the program will show. 318 –PRACTICE EXAM 3– 81. d. The talk states that the documentary is about “credit card companies and the kinds of practices they employ.” Choice a is incorrect even though lobbyists are mentioned, because they are only one small part of the program, not the focus. Every part of the description focuses on credit card companies. 82. c. The talk states that “our correspondents interview industry insiders, lobbyists, politicians, and consumer advocates.” Correspondents are journalists, and interviewing involves asking questions, so journalists ask most of the questions in this program. 83. c. This talk discusses making good choices about nutrition for planning family meals. This kind of information would most likely be given in a class about family nutrition. Choice d is not correct even though a documentary about the food industry would cover similar topics, because such a documentary would not focus on these choices exclusively. 84. b. The speaker states that certain foods “should be eaten in moderation,” and meat is on this list, while the diet should be heaviest in fruits and vegetables and basic starches, which includes oats and potatoes. Since meat should be eaten in moderation and the others the heaviest part of the diet, meat should be eaten the least. 85. a. The speaker advises listeners to“try to avoid processed foods as much as possible.” Avoiding processed foods involves cooking from scratch. 86. a. The speaker mentions that there are penguins behind her, and a zoo is a place where penguins are kept. Penguins are not usually found in museums, college classrooms, or elementary school auditoriums. 87. b. The speaker states that “the emperor penguin is actually a flightless bird.” Penguins eat fish and squid, and mammals are never mentioned. 88. a. The speaker says,“The emperor penguin is best known for the long journeys the adults make each year to feed their offspring.” This feeding takes place during the antarctic winter. Choice b and choice d are not correct even though these traits are mentioned, because they are not the things the emperor penguin is best known for. Choice c is not correct because penguins cannot fly. 89. c. The talk begins by stating that “this is the planned site for our new city hall building,” so the speaker is giving this talk at the site itself. 90. d. The speaker spends most of the talk describing the reasons for choosing this site. Choice a is not correct because local businesses are only mentioned in passing. Choice b is not correct because the use of environmentally friendly building techniques is only a small part of the talk. Choice c is not correct because there is no revitalization program mentioned. 91. c. The speaker states that the site“is centrally located in our town.” There is no mention of the view, the price, or proximity to the town dump. 92. d. The speaker begins by saying,“Tonight we are proud to bring you a new exhibition,” and finishes by saying that “The town arts council is proud to sponsor this exhibition.” This indicates that the “we” is the arts council. 93. a. The speaker begins by introducing “a new exhibition.” There is no mention of a cultural center, a series of lectures, or a contest. 319 ... - tailieumienphi.vn