AMERICAN LANGUAGE COURSE PLACEMENT TEST Form 5R PART I - LISTENING Directions for questions -!5" #ou $i%% &e'r questions on t&e test t'(e" Se%ect t&e one correct 'ns$er) ') *) c) or + 'n+ m'r, our 'ns$er s&eet" DO NOT .RITE ON T/E TEST 0OO1LET" " '" *%'c, 2" '" ' s%o(e *" $oo% *" ' %',e c" (%'stic c" ' (%'ne +" sm'%% +" ' s,i !" '" ' *o3 4" '" It mi3es fue%" *" ' &'t *" It me'sures fue%" c" ' circ%e c" It c&ec,s fue%" +" ' $'%% +" It +e%iers fue%" 6" '" A(ri% " '" sto((in7 c'rs * " 8une * " *re',in7 stores c" Noem*er c" turnin7 $&ee%s +" Se(tem*er +" +r'inin7 $'ter 9" '" Tues+' !" '" t&e %'m( s&'+e Mon+' *" t&e %o$est ('rt b. c" T&urs+' c" t&e %i7&t bulb +" Fri+' +" t&e cor+ 5. a. 5!4 6" '" to t&e kitchen *" 6!4 *" to to t&e %'un+r c" 9!4 c" to t&e *oo,store +" !!!4 +" to t&e s,'tin7 rin, :" '" co%+ 9" '" in t&e ,itc&en *" ('st *" 't t&e c's& re7ister c" Decem*er c" on t&e counter +" S'tur+' +" in t&e se'tin7 're' ;" '" t&e P'cific Oce'n 5" '" #es) I %i,e t&em" *" t&e C'ri**e'n Se' *" #es) t&e 're frien+s" c" L',e Mic&i7'n c" #es) t&e %oo, t&e d. t&e Gu%f of Mexico samed. d. Yes, t&e $i%% 7o on <" '" some (eo(%e ' tri(" *" most (eo(%e c" t$o (eo(%e :" '" *u some me+icine *" see a +octor d. '%% (eo(%e c" 7et ' (ri i' 'te ro room +" 7ie so some &e &e%(
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ALCPTFor m 5R 76.Joei sgoi ngt ot hebarber shop.Why? a.t oge tahai r c ut b.t oha v eadr i nk c .t og e thi ss ui tpr e s s ed d.t odosomeshoppi ng . . 77. I tt akesfif t ee nmi nut est ore cor d, t het ape. a .Ther e c o r di ngwi l ls t ar ti n15mi nut e s . b.Ther ecor di ngi s15mi nut esl ong. c.Thet apespeedi s15f eetpermi nut e. d.Thet aper ec or derc anbeuse di n15mi nut es. 78. Thedr i v erhadt omakeani mmedi at ede ci si on. a.Hehadt omakeadeci si onatonce . b.Hemadeadi ffic ul tdeci si on. c.Hewassl ow i nmaki ngadeci si on. d.Theprobl em r equi r ednodeci si on. 79. Thehe a dq uar t e r sbui l di ngi sne x tt ot hel a bbui l di ng . a.I ti sac r o ssf r o gt hel abbui l di ng . b.I ti sbesi det hel abbui l di ng. c .I ti sne art hel abbui l di ng . d.I ti sabov et hel abbui l di ng. _. 80. Peopl eshoul dn' tgoouti nt her ai nwi t houtar ai ncoat . a.Theymustgoouti nt her ai n. b.The yshoul dgoouti nt her ai n. c . .The yo ug htno tt og oo utwi t ho utar a i nc o at . d.Theyoughtt ogooutwi t houtarai ncoat . 81. Fal li smyf av or i t es eas on. a.I t ' st hese as ont hat. Il i ket hel e as t . b.I t ' st heseasont hatev er ybodyl i kes. c .I t ' st hese as ont hatIdi s l i ke . d.I t ' st hes eas ont hatIl i ket hebe s t . 82. Thes t udent sar epr ovi dedwi t ht heuseofal i brar yont hebase. a.Thes t ude nt sma yut i l i z et he l i br a r y . b.St udent smaynotgot ot hel i br ar y . c .St ude nt sf ur ni s hal i br ar yf o rt hebas e . d.St ude nt sar eal l o we dt ohi r eal i br a r y . 83. Thedrugs t or ei sopposi t et hebar ber shop. a.I ti sne x tdo ort ot hebar be r s ho p. b.I ti sdi ffer entf r om t hebar ber shop. c .I ti sac r o sst hes t r e e tf r o mt hebar be r s ho p. d.I ti sbe hi ndt heba r be r s ho p.
ALCPT Form 5R <9" T&e (i%ot of 'n 'ircr'ft must concentr'te on &is f%in7" '" /e must +o '%% &is f%in7 't once" *" /e s&ou%+ *e t',en off f%in7 eer e'r" c" /e must 7ie '%% of &is 'ttention to f%in7" d. /e must re%'3 &is 'ttention to f%in7" <5" 8oe +oesn=t %i,e to 7o to t&e moies" '" 8oe +is%i,es t&e moies" *" 8oe (refers 7oin7 to t&e moies * &imse%f" c" 8oe $'nts com('n $&en &e 7oes to t&e moies" +" 8oe +oesn=t %i,e to 7o to %on7 moies" <:" T&e *us +rier s'i+ $e $ere comin7 to Tent& Street" '" T&ere is no *us sto( 't Tent& Street" *" /e s'i+ $e cou%+ 7et on 't Tent& Street" c" T&e *us &'+ ?ust ('sse+ Tent& Street" +" Tent& Street is t&e ne3t street" <;" T&e 7ot ' 7oo+ +e'% $&en t&e *ou7&t t&e &ouse" '" T&e &ouse is quite %'r7e" *" T&ere is ' %ot of %'n+ 'roun+ t&e &ouse" c" T&e (urc&'se (rice $'s f'ir% &i7&" +" T&e *ou7&t t&e &ouse 't ' f'or'*%e (rice" <<" Don=t t',e c&'nces - use s'fet *e%ts" '" .it& s'fet *e%ts) 'cci+ents 're %ess serious" *" .it& s'fet *e%ts) 'cci+ents 're more %i,e% to &'((en" c" Don=t use s'fet *e%ts" +" S'fet *e%ts 're not require+" <2" T&e instructor $rote ' (ro*%em on t&e c&'%,*o'r+ 'n+ 's,e+ ' stu+ent to $or, it out" '" T&e instructor 's,e+ t&e stu+ent to (resent ' (ro*%em" *" T&e stu+ent $'s 's,e+ to so%e t&e (ro*%em" c" T&e stu+ent 's,e+ t&e instructor to t',e t&e (ro*%em out" +" T&e instructor $'nte+ t&e (ro*%em to rem'in unso%e+" 24" T&ere 're four m'in $'s to tr'e% in t&e Unite+ St'tes" ' f'st *" c&e'( c" (rinci('% d. +ifferent 2" /e m'+e ' resume of t&e meetin7" '" st'rt * (icture c" c'use +" summ'r < .
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ALCPT Form 5R 'r 44" C&oose t&e correct sentence '" "Do ou ,no$ $&en $e $i%% 7o to t&e ne3t *'se * " Do ou ,no$ $&en $i%% $e to t&e ne3t *'se 7o c" Do ou ,no$ $&en $i%% $e 7o to t&e ne3t *'se +" Do ou ,no$ $&e $i%% 7o $e to t&e ne3t *'se TIS IS TE END O) TE .TEST. *+