American Language Course
Book 24 Quiz C
Part 1 - Listening
Directions for Items 1 - 25. Listen and select the best answer, a, b, c, or d. Mark
your answers on the answer sheet. DO NOT WRITE ON THE TEST BOOKLE
1. No, I can………………….. very well.
a. breathe
b. see
c. walk
d. talk
2. No, it's………………
a. an original piece
b. fixed to the wall
c. saturated with water
d. a scientific problem
3. He sits………………………..
a. on the wing
b. on the flap
c. in the fuselage
d. in the cockpit
4. We don't know………………….
a. who lost track of it
b. who kept track of it
c. what went right
d. what went wrong
5. Because I use the best………………
a. cement
b. soil
c. alloy
d. ore
6. I'm not sure. I'll……………………it.
a. click on
b. pull through
c. get over
d. look into
7. Yes, I'm getting new……………….. soon.
a. clothes
b. glasses
c. books
d. curtains
8. Yes, he……………………………….
a. writes letters
b. sews clothes
c. builds furniture
d. designs buildings
9. Because he has a bad…………………..
a. attitude
b. unit
c. chart
d. routine
10. I don't know. Let's………………..…… our lists
a. cross-check
b. discard
c. ignore
d. get rid of
11. Yes, I hurt my……………….
a. toe
b. knee
c. head
d. chest
12. She……………………… yesterday.
a. graduated
b. celebrated
c. Centered
d. responded
13. Yes, it rained……………………..
a. too much
b. briefly
c. a little
d. once
14. No, it…………………….
a. vaporizes
b. crawls
c. maneuvers
d. varies
15. Yes, I'm learning to be a…………………
a. pilot
b. cook
c. barber
d. coach
16. No, she………………….……..
a. retired
b. died
c. was promoted
d. was discharged
17. a. I noticed the fog getting thicker.
b. I'm scared of driving in bad weather.
c. It'll be foggy and rainy all day.
d. A hurricane destroyed this city in 1900.
18. No, it's not……………………
a. heavy
b. bumpy
c. scientific
d. pure
19. Yes, please……………..
a. check in later
b. write your name
c. come back at noon
d. use the stairs
20. a. The first cars used steam instead of gas.
b. I'm afraid of getting in a bad accident.
c) I noticed the white car hitting the stop sign.
d. New stops signs are going to be put up tomorrow.
21. No, the……………………….
a. windshield is dirty
b. reservoir is full
c. tank is empty
d. road is bumpy
22. a. The hurricane will arrive around noon.
b. I'm afraid of tornadoes and hurricanes.
c. It hasn't rained in that country for five years.
d. I noticed the thunder getting louder.
23. a. I noticed the pilot checking the compass.
b. I'm frightened the plane's instruments won't work.
c. I'll fix this tool next week.
d. It was developed in 1973.
24. Yes, he's……………. them.
a. prohibited from leaving
b. supposed to leave
c. accustomed to leaving
d. able to leave
25. No, I……………………… flying.
a. don't recommend
b. can't stand
c. avoid
d. enjoy
Part 2 - Reading
Directions for Items 26-50. Select the best answer, and mark your answer
sheet, a, b, c, or d. DO NOT WRITE ON THE TEST BOOKLET.
26. The runway is icy. The……………….. can't leave.
a. trains
b. buses
c. planes
d. cars
27. Let me check the………………………. to see how high we are flying.
a. altimeter
b. wing
c. compass
d. tail
28. We watched our son……………… tennis this morning.
a. played
b. play
c. plays
d. to play
29. I resist………………….. candy as often as I can.
a. to eating
b. eat
c. eats
d. eating
30. The class will start soon,…………………….. it?
a. didn't
b. hasn't
C. won't
d. isn't
31. I don't eat vegetables because it's difficult for me to……………….. them.
a. name
b. recover
c. cure
d. digest
32. The captain assured me that the meeting was today. He…………. about it.
a. didn't know
b. was certain
c. was confused
d. forgot
33. I don't know……………. who owns a yellow truck.
a. nobody
b. no one
c. anyone
d. somebody
34. My brother………………. next month.
a. is visiting
b. visiting
c. has visited
d. visited
35. The directions to the party were wrong, but I……………….. arrived.
a. actually
b. eventually
c. relatively
d. likely
36. Our new sidewalk is made of………………………….
a. cement
b. brass
c. alloys
d. oil
37. Let's plant more flowers and………………. the park a little more.
a. beauty
b. beautify
c. beautifully
d. beauties
38. It's best that you………………… this accident to the police.
a. to report
b. reports
c. reporting
d. report
39. ………………………….. a new skill is good for a person's future.
a. Learning
b. To learning
c. Be learn
d. Learns
40. Water will solidify if I……………………..
a. leave it in the sun
b. boil it
c. freeze it
d. add sugar to it
41. This ring is over 2000 years old. It's not…………. ring.
a. an ordinary
b. a scientific
c. a precise
d. an excessive
42. I left the lab after I took the test.
I left the lab after……….. the test.
a. takes
b. took
c. take
d. taking
43. My sister decided not……………………… French next year.
a. studied
b. be studying
c. to study
d. studies
44. Capt Miller: I hadn't owned a new car until this year.
Capt Jones: What did Capt Miller say?
Pvt Mann: He said that he……………….. a new car until this year.
a. has owned
b. isn't owned
c. hadn't owned
d. will own
45. The mother watched the children………………. outside.
a. running
b. runs.
c. to run
d. be running
46. I'm not the coach. I'm the………………. coach.
a. assist
b. assistance
c. assistant
d. assisting
47. Joan can't find her phone…………………….
a. someplace
b. somewhere
c. anywhere
d. nowhere
48. The students…………………….. to Houston a next week.
a. are driving
b. have driven
c. going to drive
d. driving
49. When you are studying, you must stop and relax.
When……………….. you must stop and relax.
a. study
b. studying
c. studies
d. studied
50. I'm thinking about……………………. soon.
a. retire
b. retiring
c. retired
d. to retiring
