Multiple Choice
Listen
carefully to the short conversation and question, and then choose the best answer to the
question. You should be particularly careful of untrue conditions.
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1.
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A. | The woman did not need to call him. | C. | He’s not glad that the woman
called. | B. | The woman called to let him know about the meeting. | D. | He already knew about the meeting when the
woman called. |
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2.
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A. | The man often drives too quickly. | C. | The man drove rather
slowly. | B. | The police do not stop the man too much. | D. | The police should not stop the man so
often. |
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3.
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A. | She’s so happy they don’t have to work on Friday. | C. | She wonders if the
man would be nice enough to come in to work in her place on Friday. | B. | It would be nice if
they could finish their work on Friday. | D. | It’s too bad they must work on Friday. |
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4.
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A. | She did not put enough postage on the letter. | C. | The letter did not need more
postage. | B. | The letter arrived last week. | D. | She did not put any postage on the
letter. |
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5.
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A. | He has a dog. | C. | He wishes he had a dog. | B. | He doesn’t pay
attention to dogs. | D. | Dogs do
not need much attention. |
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6.
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A. | They knew they had to prepare for the exam. | C. | As soon as they knew about the
exam, they began to prepare for it. | B. | They didn’t prepare for the
exam. | D. | They knew that the
preparation for the exam would take a lot of time. |
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7.
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A. | It costs too much for him to go. | C. | He is unworried about the cost of
the restaurant. | B. | He agrees to go with them. | D. | The restaurant is rather inexpensive. |
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8.
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A. | When Joe saw the car coming, he tried to get out of the way. | C. | Joe jumped out of
the way of the oncoming car. | B. | Joe was able to get out of the way because he
saw the car coming. | D. | Because
Joe didn’t see the car coming, he couldn’t get out of the
way. |
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9.
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A. | The woman didn’t come. | C. | The woman was going to leave
immediately. | B. | The woman wanted to be there. | D. | The woman was not really
there. |
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10.
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A. | Kathy didn’t work as hard as possible because she didn’t know what the
reward was. | C. | Kathy won first prize because of her hard work on the art
project. | B. | Kathy couldn’t have put more effort into the project to win the
prize. | D. | Kathy worked so hard
that she knew first prize was hers. |
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