AMERICAN LANGUAGE COURSE PLACEMENT TEST

FORM 50

PART I - LISTENING

Directions for items 1-56. You will hear statements or

questions on the tape. Select the best answer and mark your
answer sheet, a, b, c, or d. DO NOT WRITE ON THE TEST BOOKLET.

1. a) permit him to go 7. a) at the room

b) make him stay home b) very tired
c) let him play at home c) 12 blocks
d) help him study his d) in the store
lessons
8. a) shopping
2. a) to the kitchen b) hunting
b) to the laundry c) thinking
c) to the bookstore d) skiing
d) to the skating rink
9. a) the size of the shirt
3. a) Jim rode in two buses. b) the number of shirts
b) Tom missed the wrong c) the quality of the
bus yesterday. shirt
c) Both Jim and Tom rode d) the price of the shirt
the wrong bus.
d) Jim didn't get on the 10. a) a thermometer
wrong bus yesterday. b) a ruler
c) a generator
4. a) Jones thinks English d) a light bulb
is easy.
b) He thinks it is hard 11. a) He buys the food.
to learn. b) He eats the food.
c) He thinks it is a dead c) He sells the food.
language. d) He prepares the food.
d) He thinks it is
different. 12. a) sent a letter home
b) went home to see his
5. a) A lot of people work wife
for Mr. Richards. c) missed his class
b) A lot of people live d) bought some envelopes
with Mr. Richards.
c) A lot of people agree 13. a) gas
with Mr. Richards. b) money
d) A lot of people listen c) oil
to Mr. Richards. d) polish

6. a) The humidity will be 14. a) sixteen

high. b) sixty
b) The wind will die c) last Sunday
down. d) six
c) The weather will
become hot.
d) The weather will
become cold.

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15. a) space to keep things 21. a) It is inside the shoe
in shop.
b) space to cook things b) It is above the shoe
in shop.
c) space to wash things c) It is far from the
in shoe shop.
d) space to plant things d) It is close to the
in shoe shop.

16. a) chicken noodle soup 22. a) in the morning

b) rare roast beef b) at noon
c) apple pie c) at night
d) cold meats d) in the afternoon

17. a) his weight 23. a) It went through an

b) his height open window.
c) his age b) It did not go through
d) his name the window.
c) It hit and broke the
18. a) If it rains, the window.
students will go to d) It passed near the
the drive-in. window.
b) It is certain that
they will go to the 24. a) The storm is leaving.
drive-in. b) The storm is ending.
c) If they go, it is sure c) The storm is coming.
to rain. d) The storm is
d) It is not certain that improving.
they will go.
25. a) The wind blew down the
19. a) The bank is on a wheat.
different street. b) The wind did not bring
b) The bank is across the rain for the wheat.
street from the post c) The wind did not hurt
office. the wheat.
c) The bank is just d) The wind turned the
behind the post, wheat yellow.
office.
d) The bank is next to 26. a) They neglected their
the post office. people.
b) They liked their
20. a) It has no curves. people.
b) It is long. c) They forgot their
c) It is not very wide. people.
d) It has many stores. d) They remembered their
people.

27. a) He could go today.

b) He may go today.
c) He must go today.
d) He won't go today.

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28. a) The box is not heavy. 35. a) He rented it.

b) It has a handle. b) He tested it.
c) The box is not hard. c) He bought it.
d) The light is on. d) He left it.

29. a) Yes, I'll finish it 36. a) It was very delicious.

quickly. b) It was too tough.
b) Yes, I think I'll c) It was not cooked
start it soon. enough.
c) Yes, it'll take some d) It was well-cooked.
time to do.
d) Yes, I need to go 37. a) Supper was prepared by
through it. my wife.
b) My wife and I prepared
30. a) Yes, I like them. the supper.
b) Yes, they are friends. c) The children can't
c) Yes, they look the cook at all.
same. d) The children did all
d) Yes, they will go on a the work.
trip.
38. a) Altogether, there were
31. a) a lot of books 25 students on the
b) a part of a book trip.
c) too many pages b) There were 25 trips
d) a type of book made to the zoo.
c) The students all were
32. a) I got it from Miss 25 years old.
Bell. d) There were 25 students
b) I ate it for who called the zoo.
breakfast.
c) I laid it on the 39. a) He supervises other
bookcase. workers.
d) I bought it at the b) He does unsatisfactory
bookstore. work.
c) He does his work
33. a) gradual quickly and well.
b) sudden d) He complains a lot.
c) normal
d) slight 40. a) The cadet was given a
fine.
34. a) He's going to continue b) The cadet was found
working as a doctor. innocent.
b) He's going to teach c) The cadet was
medicine. sentenced to prison.
c) He's going to see the d) The cadet was found
doctor. guilty.
d) He's going to study
medicine. 41. a) He wanted to leave it.
b) He wanted to look at
it.
c) He wanted to get one.
d) He wanted to buy it.

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42. a) He opened the maps. 50. a) Our vacation lasted
b) He folded the maps. for a long time.
c) He marked the maps. b) It has been a long
d) He copied the maps. time since our
vacation.
43. a) The air is thin. c) It will be a long time
b) The air is thick. until our vacation.
c) The air is hot. d) Our vacation will last
d) The air is cool. for a long time.

44. a) The bus was on the 51. a) It was reinforced.

wrong street. b) It was successful.
b) We had to wait for the c) It was fought off.
bus to town. d) It was ordered.
c) We had to stand at the
bus stop. 52. a) You couldn't see the
d) All seats on the bus sun.
were taken. b) There was some dust in
the air.
45. a) headlines c) The air had a low
b) drawings moisture content.
c) stories d) There was a steady
d) news breeze blowing.

46. a) her car filled with 53. a) He has left for the
gasoline time being.
b) groceries at the b) He has left
supermarket temporarily.
c) some money from her c) He has left
bank permanently.
d) a cavity filled by the d) He left in a hurry.
dentist
54. a) a place to sleep
47. a) Edward sewed it. b) a place to sit
b) Edward dug it. c) a place to walk
c) Edward wrote it. d) a place to eat
d) Edward bought it.
55. a) to protect his feet
48. a) a storm b) to protect his hands
b) a bath c) to protect his hearing
c) a harvest day d) to protect his sight
d) a sunny day
56. a) We could have seen the
49. a) She is working on it. water if we had been
b) She kept it. above the clouds.
c) She finally gave up. b) The clouds were all
d) She worked it out. above our plane.
c) We saw the clouds but
not the water.
d) We could not fly above
the clouds.

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Directions for items 57-66. You will hear conversations or

persons giving information. Select the best answer and mark
your answer sheet, a, b, c, or d.

57. a) because he was sleepy 63. a) He wants to go to bed.

b) because he wasn't busy b) He wants to get
c) because he didn't have cleaned up.
a party c) He wants to drink
d) because he had a party something cold.
d) He wants to get
58. a) sailing somewhere fast.
b) flying
c) swimming 64. a) He listened to it on
d) driving the radio.
b) He learned about it
59. a) a movie from a friend.
b) a sports contest c) He read about it in a
c) a friend newspaper.
d) a birthday party d) His brother told him
about it.
60. a) in a school
b) in a hospital 65. a) Are the rocks unusual?
c) in a barracks b) Are they different
d) in a hotel shapes?
c) Are they hard to find?
61. a) who had the reason d) Are they worth
b) the number of reasons anything?
c) the longest reason
d) the most important 66. a) Her coat got lost.
reason b) Her coat got stolen.
c) Her coat got dirty.
62. a) She'll ride the bus d) Her coat got old.
that goes directly to
the station.
b) The woman doesn't want
to change buses.
c) The woman will remain
on bus No. 45.
d) The woman will change
to another bus.

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PART II - READING
Directions for items 67-100. Select the best answer and mark
your answer sheet, a, b, c, or d. DO NOT WRITE ON THE TEST
BOOKLET.

67. Are there any other boys in Don's family? Yes, he .

a) has two brothers

b) is the only child
c) has one sister
d) has a grandmother

68. An internal part of the body is .

a) the left foot

b) the skin
c) the nose
d) the stomach

69. I am used to drinking coffee for breakfast.

a) I do not like coffee.

b) I am accustomed to drinking coffee.
c) I never drink coffee.
d) I do not enjoy coffee for breakfast.
70. The man said, "Turn off the faucet." He wanted us to

a) let the water run

b) stop the flow of water
c) make the water run more slowly
d) change the faucet

71. At noon the sun is directly our heads.

a) by
b) under
c) over
d) before

72. You won't fail the test if .

a) you tonight study hard

b) hard you study tonight
c) hard study you tonight
d) you study hard tonight

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73. Select the correct sentence.

a) An electric current is by wire conducted.
b) Conducted by wire an electric current is.
c) An electric current is conducted by wire.
d) Current is an electric conducted by wire.

74. On the first page of a newspaper, we generally find .

a) the want ads

b) the death notices
c) the editorial section
d) the rheadlines
75. The child was frightened.

a) delighted
b) enlightened
c) afraid
d) pleased
76. The mechanic failed to fix the engine.

a) wanted to
b) worked to
c) tried not to
d) wasn't able to

77. The maximum number of students in a class is fifteen.

a) usual
b) least
c) greatest
d) expected
78. If you're going out in this drizzle, you'd better .

a) fill the gas tank

b) open the windows
c) turn off the lights
d) put on a raincoat

79. Edward is six feet tall. His brother is five feet tall.
Edward is his brother.

a) tallest of
b) taller than
c) as tall as
d) more tall

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80. Ask Mr. Miller me back later.

a) to call
b) calling
c) called
d) calls

81. I'm going to stay here.

a) I should stay here.

b) I must stay here.
c) I can stay here.
d) I'll stay here.
82. The instructor will bring UP a new subject at the meeting.

a) continue
b) recall
c) record
d) introduce
83. I don't think I can make it, but you .

a) could too
b) can
c) can't
d) would

84. Why did you enroll in this course?

a) to improve myself
b) for improve myself
c) to improvement myself
d) for improved myself

85. If the service station attendant gave me the correct change,

he .

a) changed the oil in my car

b) changed one of the tires
c) exchanged my car for another
d) gave me the right amount of money

86. What technique do you prefer when you study English?

a) technician
b) instructor
c) dictionary
d) method

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87. I'll give you a ring tonight after seven o'clock.

a) give you jewelry

b) make a mark
c) call on you
d) telephone you
88. you mind opening the door?

a) Could
b) Should
c) Would
d) Might

89. I write him if I knew his address.

a) will
b) would
c) can
d) like
90. The thermometer sometimes reads zero.
a) below
b) under
c) behind
d) after

91. The cheapest way is by automobile.

a) travel
b) traveled
c) to travel
d) traveling

92. Enlisted men carry out military orders. They .

a) obey them
b) carry them outside the building
c) write them
d) make others disobey

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93. Ancient people cooled water in pottery jars. The porous
pottery allowed some of the water to leak through the sides
and evaporate. This caused the water inside to lose some of
its heat. Today campers often store their water in cloth
bags that allow some of the water to leak through and
evaporate.

According to this paragraph, .

a) ancient people cooled themselves by using pottery jars

b) pottery jars were kept from leaking by cooling them
c) pottery jars that leaked were not used
d) some modern campers use an ancient method to cool their
water
94. that a hurricane was headed towards the coast, the
honeymooners were forced to change their final destination.
a) For the purpose
b) In the event
c) In the hope
d) Due to the fact

95. Students who are good listeners.

a) are interested
b) interesting
c) be interested
d) have interested
96. We saw him a times at the movies.
a) many
b) some
c) few
d) lots

97. I have a loose in this tooth.

a) cavity
b) filling
c) gum
d) toothache

98. With his torch, Tom .

a) cut a hole in the paper

b) filled up the gasoline tank
c) melted the metal rod
d) cleaned out the garage

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99. You can always count Jerry to do the right thing.

a) on
b) for
c) by
d) to
100. Paul usually works on Fridays. Frank.

a) So does
b) Neither does
c) Either does
d) So too

THIS IS THE END OF THE TEST.

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