I. Listen to 10 short conversations and questions at the end of each conversation and choose the best answer from the suggested answers.
1. [A]. Flight 388 is ready to depart.
[B]. The man will have to stay in New York.
[C]. The plane cannot land in New York because of bad weather.
[D]. Three of four flights were canceled because of snow.
2.[A]. She felt it was tiring.
[B]. She felt it was very nice.
[C]. She thought it took less time.
[D]. She thought it was expensive.
3. [A]. Most people killed in traffic accidents are heavy drinkers.
[B]. She does not agree with the man.
[C]. Drunk drivers are not guilty.
[D]. People should pay more attention to the danger of drunk driving.
4. [A]. By bus.
[B]. By bike.
[C]. By taxi.
[D]. On foot.
5. [A]. He had to work overtime.
[B]. He was held up in traffic.
[C]. His car ran out of gas.
[D]. He had a traffic accident.
6. [A]. It ran into a river.
[B]. It overturned further.
[C]. It was badly damaged.
[D]. It ran off the road into a field.
7. [A]. By car.
[B]. By bus.
[C]. Standing up.
[D]. Walking.
8. [A]. He sees a nice motorcycle.
[B]. That motorcycles look nicer than cars.
[C]. That motorcycles can be more dangerous.
[D]. That the woman should be more interested in motorcycles.
9. [A]. Yes, if their car doesn’t break down.
[B]. Yes, if there are no hold-ups.
[C]. Utterly impossible.
[D]. No doubt.
10. [A]. There’s no time to buy a magazine.
[B]. They don’t have to pay for the magazine.
[C]. The woman can read the magazine on the train.
[D]. The woman left the magazine in the waiting room.
II. Listen to 3 passages and then choose the best answer from the suggested answers.
Passage 1
1. [A]. £ 25.
[B]. £ 20.
[C]. £ 40.
[D]. £ 50.
2. [A]. 18 inches wide and 18 inches deep.
[B]. 18 inches wide and 15 inches deep.
[C]. 16 inches wide and 18 inches deep.
[D]. 16 inches wide and 16 inches deep.
3. [A]. They thought it was a coffin probably.
[B]. They thought it was a wood box.
[C]. They thought it was a book case.
[D]. They thought it was a set of shelves.
4. [A]. Because he was carrying a heavy load.
[B]. Because it was the evening rush hour.
[C]. Because it was raining.
[D]. Both A and B.
Passage 2
5. [A]. A journey.
[B]. A passenger.
[C]. A pilot.
[D]. A jet plane.
6. [A]. $ 25 million.
[B]. $ 400 million.
[C]. $ 35 million.
[D]. $ 6,000 million.
7. [A]. Because there are many pilots.
[B]. Because there are twice as many engines as the jet needs.
[C]. Because it is very big.
[D]. Because it does not fly very fast.
Passage 3
8. [A]. 40.
[B]. 12.
[C]. 2.
[D]. 4.
9. [A]. Air service.
[B]. Ferry boat.
[C]. The Channel Tunnel.
[D]. Suspension bridge.
10. [A]. Keep right.
[B]. Keep left.
[C]. Keep forward.
[D]. Keep yellow light on.
III. Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks with the words you hear on the tape.
If you are riding along in a car, and suddenly you have to (1), who stops first --- you or the car?
Suppose you don’t get a seat on the subway and, (2), you are in the process of opening your newspaper. Why do you have to (3)? It is as if, when the train starts moving, (4). However, once the train is (5), you no longer have to brace yourself. You only have to support yourself again (6). If you think about this situation, it will help you with the notion of inertia.
Inertia is the property of matter (7). In the example of our subway rider, the body (8) and to resist any change in that state. The law of inertia may be (9): every object remains in a state of rest or (10) unless an outside force causes it to change this state.
