LISTENING PRACTICE B1.3 Warm-Up Exercises 1
A. Listen and choose the correct time. File 78 1. A. 4:02 B .2:04 2. A. 12:45 B .1:15 3. A. 1:30 B .2:30 B. Listen an d write the correct date an
d year for each picture. File 79 Example: November 23, 2003 1. 2. 3. 4. C.
Listen and answer the questions. File 80 1. What year was Kate born? A. 1985 B. 1987
2. How old wil Kate be in 2010? A. 25 B. 23 3. When i s Jimmy’s birthday? A. October 27th B .May 15th 6
LISTENING PRACTICE B1.3 Practice Test 1: File 81-9 5
1. What time wil the man go for a run?
8. What time is Ms. Garcia's interview? A. 1:30 a.m. A. 10:45 B. 2:30 a.m. B. 11:00 C. 5:00 a.m. C. 11:45 D. 6:30 a.m. D. 12:45
2. Which day of the week has the least
9. What was Black Lightning's finishing chance o frain? time? A. Monday
A. Sixteen minutes, zero seconds B. Thursday
B. Twenty minutes, fourteen seconds C. Friday
C. Twenty-nine minutes, forty-six D. Saturday seconds
3. What time did the woman's meeting
D. Thirty minutes, forty seconds start?
10. When did the man leave the city? A. 3:00 A. April 8, 2005 B. 3:05 B. April 15, 2005 C. 3:10 C. April 23, 2005 D. 3:15 D. April 8, 2006
4. What time did Jack real y arrive at work? 11. When did the man and woman plan to A. 6:00 meet? B. 6:15 A. 11:00 Tuesday C. 6:30 B. 11:00 Wednesday D. 6:45 C. 12:00 Tuesday
5. What is the date o fthe man's party? D. 1:50 Wednesday A. January 28
12. What time should the woman leave her B. January 30 house to go to the airport? C. February 12 A. 9:50 a.m. D. February 16 B. 10:10a.m.
6. What time does the woman have to C. 10:10p.m. wake up ? D. 10:30 a.m. A. 6:25
13. When did the girl wake up? B. 7:25 A. Before dawn C. 9:25 B. After sunrise D. 10:25 C. After the test ha d started
7. What time are the race volunteers D. At 6:00 supposed to show up?
14. What time should they leave to make it A. 11:15 a.m. on the 20th to the summit b y sunset? B. 12:00 p.m. o n the 20th A. 4:00 C. 12:45 p.m. on the 20th B. 4:15 D. 11:15 a.m. o n the 21st C. 4:30 D. 4:45
15. What day is the woman's game? A. Tuesday B. Wednesday C. Thursday D. Friday 7
LISTENING PRACTICE B1.3 Warm-Up Exercises 2
A. Listen and choose the appropriate response. File 96 1. A. B. 2. A. B. 3. A. B.
B. Listen and answer the questions. File 97 1. What i
s the main purpose of the phone cal s? A. to thank B. to reject 2. Why did the woman cal ? A. to make a complain B. to make a n apology
C. Listen and answer the questions. File 98 1. Why did Janet cal him?
A. She wanted to invite her father to dinner?
B. She wanted to make a request. C. She ha
d to refuse Jim’s dinner invitation. 2. Why did the woman cal ? A. To boo k a hotel room B. To cancel the reservation C. To request a change i n her reservation 3. Why did the man cal ?
A. He wants to make an appointment.
B. He wants to ask some questions.
C. His daughter has a stomachache. 10
LISTENING PRACTICE B1.3 Practice Test 2
1. What is the main purpose of the
8. Why does the woman visit the man? announcement?
A. To thank him for his lawn mower A. To thank B. To offer to mow his lawn B. To invite C. To borrow his lawn mower C. To advise
D. To return something she borrowed D. To reject
9. Why won't the woman get the job?
2. Why does the woman cal the man?
A. She doesn't have enough experience. A. To thank him for a favor
B. The position she applied for has been
B. To let him know she's leaving town fil ed.
C. To return a key she borrowed
C. She did no tknow what she was D. To ask him to feed he r dogs applying for.
3. Why did the woman's parents switch D. She didn't d o wel i n her interview. seats?
10. What is the man trying to do ?
A. Because they couldn't hear the
A. To exchange something online announcer B. To ask for a refund
B. Because they didn't want to sit next to C. To order something online John D. To make a complaint
C. Because they wanted a better view of
11. Why is the woman going to take the the race subway to the airport?
D. Because they wanted to cheer for their
A. Because the subway is faster daughter
B. Because she wants to ride the subway
4. What is the man trying to do ?
C. Because she doesn't know him very
A. To advise someone to get a cel phon e wel
B. To explain why it's important to have a
D. Because he seems unhappy about it phone plan 12. Why doe s Isabel e visit the man?
C. To complain about his phone service A. To work for him
D. To persuade someone to buy a phone B. To start her ne w job service
C. To request a job application
5. Why can't the woman find the book she's D. To drop off her resume looking for? 13. What i s the purpose o fthe talk? A. It's no tout i n print yet. A. To inform
B. The bookstore doesn't have it. B. To thank C. The boo k was in the wrong section. C. To warn D. She go tthe title wrong. D. To schedule
6. Why does the woman switch seats?
14. Why does the woman approach the
A. Because she doesn't like he r seat man?
B. Because she wants to sit with her A. To give him jumper cables friend B. To thank him
C. Because she needs more room for her C. To introduce herself box D. To ask him to help he r D. Because she is al ergic t o his cat
15. Why can't the woman access her e-
7. What is the main purpose o fthe talk? mail? A. To refuse
A. There is something wrong with the B. To motivate computer. C. To discourage B. Her Internet server i s down. D. To warn C. She need s a password. D. She need
s to set up her account first. 11
LISTENING PRACTICE B1.3
LISTENING EXERCISE – SKILL 1 PASSAGE 1: File 20 Listen a
s 2 students have a conversation. Th e conversation is on a n exam.
1. Why does the woman want to talk with the man? A. To find out what is o n the English exam. B. To find about a n exam they took.
C. To find ou twhen the English exam wil lb e given. D. To find ou twhat i s o n the math exam. 2. What i s covered o n the exam? A. Only Chapter 9 i n the textbook. B. Only Chapters 1 0 and 1 1 i n the textbook. C. Only Chapters 9 an d 1 0 i n the textbook. D. Chapters 9 ,10, and 1 1 in the textbook. PASSAGE 2: File 23
Listen as a student consults with a professor. The conversation is about a reading assignment.
3. Why does the student go to see the professor? A. To turn in an assignment B. To ge tan answer t o a question
C. To answer the professor’s question D. To ge ta copy a n article 4. What i
s the student mainly confused about?
A. Which many articles to read B. How many articles to read
C. When to finish reading the articles
D. Where the names o fthe articles were written PASSAGE 3: File 26 Listen to a lecture in a n astronomy class. Th e lecture is o n sunspots. 5. Why i
s the professor discussing this material? A. Because it i s going to be included o n a test
B. Because a student asked a question about i t C. Because it i s covered i n the textbook
D. Because the students must complete a n assignment o n it 6. What i s the talk mainly about? A. The high temperatures o n the Sun
B. Some important characteristics o fsunspots C. The magnetic fields o n the Sun
D. The irregular number o fsunspots 14
LISTENING PRACTICE B1.3 II.
LISTENING SKILL 2: UNDERSTAND THE DETAILS
Detail questions ask you about specific pieces of information that are stated in a passage. As
you listen to each passage, you should focus on the details from the passage because
questions about details are quite common. Multiple-choice questions are used to test details,
and these multiple-choice questions may have one correct answer or two correct answers. Example: You hear: File 29 (narrator)
Listen as two students have a conversation. The conversation is about the daisy. (woman)
Do you know how the daisy got its name? (man)
You mean the flower with the yel ow center an d the white petals that grow around the center? (woman)
Yes, that's exactly what I mean. D
o you know where it got its name? (man) No, I don't. (woman)
Wel , a daisy was original y cal ed a "day's eye. " (man)
Oh, it was cal ed a "day's eye" because it looks like a n eye? (woman)
Yes, for that reason, and also because its petals open u p a tthe beginning
of each day with the morning sunlight. Q1: Th
e word "daisy" was shortened from what? A. One other word B. Two other words C. Three other words D. Four other words
In the discussion, the woman states that a daisy was original y cal ed a "day's eye." This means
that the word "daisy" was shortened from two other words. The second answer is therefore
the best answer to this question. Q2: What doe
s a daisy look like? (Choose 2 correct answers) A. It has a yel ow center. B. It has a white center. C. It has yel ow petals. D. It has white petals.
In the discussion, the man mentions the flower with the yel ow center and the white petals.
This means that a daisy has a yel ow center and white petals. The first and last answers are
therefore the best answers to this question. 15
LISTENING PRACTICE B1.3
LISTENING EXERCISE – SKILL 2 PASSAGE 1: file 32 Listen a
s 2 students have a conversation. Th
e conversation is abou ta recital. 1. What i
s the man doing during the conversation? A. Working i n the Music Building
B. Holding a musical instrument C. Practicing a song D. Studying some music 2. Why i
s the man going to the Music Building? A. to get a tuba B. to practice his tuba C. to see a play D. to take part i n a recital
3. What does the man say about the recital? (Choose 2 answers) A. It starts i n a half hour.
B. It starts in an hour and a half. C. It lasts for a half hour. D. It lasts for an hour an d a half. 4. What is the woman going t o do ? A. Study no w and go to the recital later B. Study an d not go to the recital C. Go to the recital no w and study later D. Go to the recital no w and no tstudy 17
LISTENING PRACTICE B1.3 PASSAGE 2 Listen to a lecture i n a geography class. Th e lecture is o n the Carlsbad Caverns. 5 In which state i s Carlsbad Caverns located? A. In New York B. In New Mexico C. In New Jersey D. In New Hampshire 6.
In which part o fthe state is Carlsbad Caverns located? A. In the northwestern part B. In the southeastern part C. In the southwestern part D. In the northeastern part 7.
How long ago was Carlsbad Caverns formed? A. 200,000 years ago B. 2,000,000 years ag o C. 200,000,000 year ag o D. 2,000,000,000 years ag o 8.
What is true about the number of caves in Carlsbad Caverns? (Choose 2 answers)
A. There are not very many caves.
B. The caves have al been counted. C. There i s a huge number o fcaves.
D. The caves have not al been counted. 9. What i
s the name o fthe largest cave? A. The Big Cave B. The Big Room C. The Huge Cave D. The Huge Room 10. What i
s stated about the largest cave? (Choose 2 answers.)
A. It is the length of ten footbal fields.
B. It is the length of twenty footbal fields.
C. It is the height of a ten-story building.
D. It is the height of a twenty-story building. 18
LISTENING PRACTICE B1.3 PASSAGE 3 Listen to a discussion i n a zoology class. Th
e discussion is on the grouper. 11. What is a grouper? A. A type of bird B. A type of boat C. A type of mammal D. A type of fish 12. Where do groupers live? (Choose 2 answers.) A. In lakes B. In oceans C. Near the shore D. Far from the shore
13. What part of the grouper i s larger i
n relation to the rest of the body? A. Its mouth B. Its eyes C. Its fins D. Its tail 14. What doe s a grouper eat? A. Sea plants B. Whole fish C. Insects D. Pieces of fish
15. What is stated about the grouper? (Choose 2 answers.)
A. Al newborn grouper fish are male.
B. Al newborn grouper fish are female.
C. Al older grouper fish are male.
D. Al older grouper fish are female.
16. What are the students going to d o next? A. Watch a comedy B. Watch a love story C. Watch a musical D. Watch a documentary 19
LISTENING PRACTICE B1.3
LISTENING EXERCISE – SKILLS 1-2
Listen to a lecture in an architecture class. The professor is talking about the Londo n Bridge. 1. What i s the topic o fthe lecture? A. A bridge that i s stil i n Londo n
B. A bridge that was original y built i n Arizona
C. A bridge that moved from Arizona to London
D. A bridge that moved from Londo n to Arizona
2. What does the professor mainly discuss abou tthe bridge?
A. What i ttook to build it, move it, an d rebuild i t B. Why i twas moved twice
C. When it was built and then later rebuilt D. Who bought i tan
d moved i tfrom its original location
3. Why does the professor discuss this topic? A. He i
s preparing the students for a n exam. B. He i
s reviewing something from the textbook. C. He is reviewing a
n assignment he gave the students.
D. He is discussing something that i s not in the textbook. 4. How many arches doe s the Londo n Bridge have? A. One B. Three C. Five D. Seven
5. When was the London Bridge original y built?
A. In the first half of the eighteenth century
B. In the last half o fthe eighteenth century
C. In the first half of the nineteenth century
D. In the last half o fthe nineteenth century 6. What i
s true about the building o fthe original London Bridge? (Choose 2 answers.) A. It took seven years. B. It took eight years. C. It required 700 men. D. It required 80 0 men.
7. Why was the London Bridge replaced?
A. The city of London did not want a bridge. B. The city of Londo n wanted a wider bridge.
C. The city of London thought that the bridge was too old.
D. The city of London wanted a heavier bridge.
8. How much money was paid for the bridge? A. A half a mil ion dol ars B. One an d a half mil ion dol ars C. Two mil ion dol ars
D. Two and a half mil ion dol ars 9. Where i
s the London Bridge located today? (Choose 2 answers.) A. On a lake B. Over a river C. In Arizona D. In London 20
LISTENING PRACTICE B1.3 SKILLS REVIEW PASSAGE 1: CAMPUS LIFE 1. What i
s the conversation mainly about? A. How to prepare for exams
B. How to stay calm before exams
C. Where to attend review sessions
D. When to see your professor during office hours
2. How does the tutor recommend preparing for exams? (Choose 2 answers.) A. Study old exams B. Memorize the questions C. Go to review sessions D. Study with a friend
3. Which reason does the tutor give to suggest that memorizing answers from old exams is NOT a good idea?
A. Being familiar with the test i s beneficial. B. Questions o n the ne w exam wil lb e different.
C. It wil make you comfortable before the exam begins.
D. The professor wil lgive students an F for cheating.
4. What does the tutor say about the directions o n the exam? A. They may no tb e the same as the old exam.
B. They wil lcertainly be the same a s the old exams.
C. They often give hints about the correct answer. D. They are a waste of time.
5. Why does the tutor suggest that the student get to the exam i n plenty of time to get comfortable?
A. Her exam score may be lowered if she does not.
B. It wil help the student be able to relax an d d o better o n the exam. C. The exam may begin early.
D. The student can talk with other students before the exam begins.
6. Listen to part of the conversation again. Then answer the question.
What can be inferred about the student?
A. The student wants to memorize the answers from old exams.
B. The student makes very high grades.
C. The student is ready to go home
D. The student has asked the tutor a question. 21
LISTENING PRACTICE B1.3 PASSAGE 2: PHYSICAL SCIENCE 1. What i s the topic of the lecture? A. How fires start B. What the Earth i s made o f C. What fire needs an d does D. Fuel for fires
2. What is needed to create a fire? A. Glass and wind B. Heat source and fuel C. Air an d earth D. Fuel an d ga s
3. What two statements are true? (Choose 2 answers.) A. The Earth is made u p of earth, wind, air, an d fire. B. Fire i s not matter. C. Water is not matter. D. Fire is an activity. 4. Why i
s char, or charcoal, used as fuel for cooking fires? A. It's easy to light.
B. It burns slowly at a high heat. C. It burns very quickly. D. It's very smoky. 5. Why do we see smoke when w e sit beside a wood fire?
A. It is part o fthe burning wood changing to gases and mixing with air.
B. It is part o fthe burning wood changing to char and mixing with air.
C. It is al the parts o fthe wood that don't burn.
D. It is water coming ou to fthe food cooking.
6. Listen to part of the conversation again. Then answer the question.
What does the professor imply when she says this: “…”? A. That fire is dangerous. B. That fire isn't matter.
C. That fire is a mix of earth, water, an d air. D. That fire i
s stronger than earth, water, an d air. 22