Part 1 Understanding Long Conversations Directions: In this section you'll hear a long conversation or conversations. Listen carefully and choose the best answer to the questions you hear. Questions 1 to 5 are based on the same passage or dialog. 1. A. Responsibilities in the home. B. Things they do together. C. Troubles in their marriage. D. The worst day. 2. A. They agreed to share the work. B. They have responsibilities. C. They are both tired. D. They are bothered by it. 3. A. The state of the marriage. B. The silly things they did. C. The terrible cold she had. D. They haven't gotten married. 4. A. Go to their parents. B. Have arguments. C. Walk in the park. D. Go to the cinema. 5. A. The park. B. The cinema. C. A parent's home. D. Their home. Questions 6 to 10 are based on the same passage or dialog. 6. A. A young man. B. Different jobs. C. Insurance companies. D. Work issues. 7. A. Find a job at a bank or insurance company. B. Have a conversation with George. C. Make a plan for the future on his own. D. Do something about his dirty, long hair. 8. A. Trying to find a job. B. Smoking, eating and playing records. C. Spending time with friends. D. Figuring his future out. 9. A. Travel. B. Banking. C. Office. D. Insurance. 10. A. Father and daughter. B. Mother and son. C. Employer and employee. D. Husband and wife. Part 2 Understanding Passages Directions: In this section you'll hear a passage or passages. Listen carefully and choose the best answer to the questions you hear. Questions 11 to 15 are based on the same passage or dialog. 11. A. The responsibilities of married people. B. The British sense of society. C. The masters of British family life. D. The meaning of family in Britain. 12. A. Family. B. Children. C. The house. D. Duty. 13. A. Start a person's real life. B. Make a person independent. C. Start a new family. D. Support a person financially. 14. A. British children have a responsibility to their parents. B. British people care more for spouses than for children. C. British men have more responsibilities than women do. D. British women have more responsibilities than men do. 15. A. The wife's parents. B. The couple themselves. C. The couple's sisters. D. The husband's parents. Questions16 to 20 are based on the same passage or dialog. 16. A. The plays of the 1930s. B. The life of a writer. C. Death of a Salesman. D. The "common man". 17. A. To speak on society and politics. B. To establish the American tradition. C. To win Tony Awards and the Pulitzer Prize. D. To cause trouble for a US senator. 18. A. 1957. B. 1949. C. 1961. D. 1964. 19. A. His short stories. B. His essays. C. His plays. D. His novels. 20. A. Miller was known for being un-American. B. Miller once ran for Senator. C. Miller wrote the screenplay for The Misfits with his wife. D. Miller was a more productive playwright when he was younger. Questions 21 to 25 are based on the same passage or dialog. 21. A. Lisa Marie. B. Elvis Presley. C. Rock'n'roll. D. Priscilla Presley. 2 2. A. Danny, a husband, is in a normal family. B. Lisa Marie didn't approve of how she was raised. C. Suburban families aren't really normal. D. Benjamin and Daniel are growing up like their mother. 23. A. He was like a normal, suburban father. B. He gave her everything she wanted. C. He acted like he didn't want his daughter. D. He always complained about her. 24. A. She was always in the public eye. B. She always complained. C. She had a famous father. D. She was well-known. 25. A. Servants. B. Lisa Marie. C. Priscilla. D. Bodyguards.