WorksheetsListening Practice 5 - Part A
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 10mins
1.
They were displeased.
They found it sad.
They thought it was shocking, but very funny.
They became angry at the promiscuity.
2.
To the beach.
To a play
To a movie theater.
To a restaurant
3.
He’s dying
He doesn’t hear too well.
He was at a party.
He was reading something important.
4.
The class thought the demonstration was too complex.
Too many students showed up.
The professor didn't show up.
The professor canceled it.
5.
It’s more direct.
There’s a traffic jam.
It’s faster.
It’s less expensive
6.
He got a one-way plane ticket.
He went the wrong direction on a one-way street.
He made an improper turn.
He slowed down at the wrong time.
7.
Susan Flannigan is in a bell-ringing group.
Her name sounds familiar.
Susan Flannigan is ringing the bell now.
Her name sounds melodic.
8.
Roy’s standing in line for a gold medal.
Roy was the best, so he got a gold medal.
Nobody’s better than Roy at getting gold medals.
Roy probably won’t win a gold medal.
9.
The cartridge does not need to be replaced.
He does not intend to change the cartridge.
He already changed the cartridge.
He is uncomfortable because the woman is watching him.
10.
Every week, there are three direct flights from Atlanta to Chicago.
Next week, the three flights from Atlanta to Chicago will be stopped.
Three planes which travel from Atlanta to Chicago each week make nine stops enroute.
The number of planes that travel from Atlanta to Chicago will be reduced within the next three weeks.
11.
He is pleased because his family is coming to see him.
He is considering several maps to decide where to go.
He is rather excited because he has a vacation soon.
He is coming up to see us on his vacation.
12.
She is angry because there is too much chlorine in the pool.
The chlorine in the swimming pool bothers her eyes.
She believes the correct amount of chlorine is essential to a clean swimming pool.
She doesn’t believe that there is enough chlorine in the pool.
13.
She is uncomfortable telling the man that he is losing his job.
She misplaced the man’s papers.
She is unsure when they will be moving.
She hasn’t decided where his office will be located.
14.
Returned them and got a pair of pants instead.
Took them back to the store and got some different ones.
Got her money back because they didn’t fit properly.
Received a refund because of a problem with the heel.
15.
He does not intend to go on the field trip.
Some people have not submitted a required form.
The trip has been canceled.
Everybody is likely to go on the trip.
16.
She was not able to read her assignment because she broke her glasses.
She could have read the assignment if she hadn’t had to wash the dishes.
She won’t go to class tomorrow because she must go to the optometrist.
She cut herself on some broken glass, so she didn’t do her homework.
17.
She has an easy schedule.
She doesn’t pay attention in class.
Taking both courses together is a bad decision.
She is brilliant.
18.
It will be canceled as a result of mismanagement of funds.
They probably made an error in figuring the expenses.
They must give a complete report on the estimated costs.
They have to charge the calculations to the company office.
19.
She was able to go because her employer paid her expenses.
She couldn’t go because her boss wouldn’t pay her while she was away.
Although her employer had offered to pay her expenses, she didn’t go.
Her boss refused to give her money, but she went anyway.
20.
Although June doesn’t like television, her husband watches it every night.
June refuses to let her husband watch television.
June always asks her husband to watch television with her.
June’s husband refuses to let her watch television.
21.
If it were a hot day, the trip would be difficult.
It is a very hot day for the long trip.
It’s a magnificent day.
It’s not as far as the woman thinks to their destination.
22.
The Kehoes got a bargain.
Chuck bought a new house.
The Kehoes bought a house out of the country.
Mr. Kehoe is a real estate agent.
23.
The food spoiled.
The group was shameful.
The weather was bad.
The program director wanted to have it on another day.
24.
Sebring High School.
Clark High School.
Melrose Community College.
Enrold College.
25.
A bicycle.
A game.
A shirt.
Baseball shoes.
26.
Please give me your hand.
Would you help me carry these packages?
Please remove your hands from those packages.
My hand is stuck under the packages.
27.
She is trying to find a new typing job.
She is looking for somebody to type her research paper.
She is trying to find somebody to move her typewriter to another table.
She has accepted employment as a typist.
28.
Harvey didn’t go to class because he didn’t know there was going to be a test.
Harvey didn’t want to take the test, so he skipped class.
Harvey went to class although he didn’t want to take the test.
Harvey was happy that yesterday’s test was postponed.
29.
Joe uses some strange methods when he studies.
Joe receives very good grades although he doesn’t study.
Joe is very fond of studying dangerous situations.
It’s too bad that Joe dislikes studying.
30.
He has entered the university hospital for treatment.
He met his wife while she was working as a nurse at the university hospital.
He wants to find a place close to the university to keep his children during the day.
He likes the university because it has a good nursing program.
