Alcpt 23R (Script)
Alcpt 23R (Script)
Alcpt 23R (Script)
Form 23R
PART I - LISTENING
Directions for questions 1-25. You will hear questions on the test tape.
Select the one correct answer a, b, c, or d and mark your answer sheet.
DO NOT WRITE ON THE TEST BOOKLET.
a. 3
b. 4
c. 8
d. 12
a. small
b. long
c. narrow
d. great
a. a lawyer
b. a student
c. a doctor
d. a farmer
a. first
b. second
c. third
d. last
5) He bought nothing.
How much money did he spend?
a. none
b. some
c. a little
d. much
6) The men were walking north and then turned left.
Which way were they going then?
a. south
b. right
c. east
d. west
7) Mrs. Smith told her husband, “I’m inviting Mr. and Mrs. Jones to the
house for dinner along with their children Jack and Peter.”
How many guests are coming to dinner?
a. three
b. four
c. five
d. six
a. They marched.
b. They rested.
c. They saluted.
d. They ate.
a. how it is used
b. who uses it
c. what its characteristics are
d. where it is found
12) How old are their children?
a. He played a joke.
b. He went out for a long lunch.
c. He told his employer something.
d. He asked his employer for more money.
a. It stopped.
b. It dropped on the ground.
c. It made a loud sound.
d. It started after being off a while.
16) Mr. West was talking to the hotel clerk about a room for the weekend.
He asked the clerk, “When is check out time?” What did the clerk answer?
17) The mechanic turned off the ignition switch because the battery was death.
What did the mechanic do?
19) Joe has supper at four o’clock, he eats in the cafeteria, he always has
a good appetite. When does Joe have supper?
a. in the cafeteria
b. he has a good appetite
c. at four in the afternoon
d. bread and meat
20) We moved into a new house when our family began to multiply.
Why did we move into a new house?
21) The weather is so bad that I’m surprised you could come by plane.
How did you do it?
a. It is too dark.
b. It is too bright.
c. He is too short.
d. He is blind.
a. It is running fast.
b. It is running slow.
c. It is not working.
d. It is being repaired.
24) Those people never saw so much smoke in their lives.
What are they looking at?
a. an animal
b. a fire
c. a movie
d. a truck
Directions for questions 26-50. You will now hear statements on the test tape.
Select the one correct answer a, b, c, or d and mark your answer sheet.
31) Erick’s home is somewhere between St. Louis and Kansas city.
34) The farmer has two cows and a dog, but he does not have any chicken.
41) Sgt. Brown took off his goggles before he spoke to us.
a. He gave it.
b. He forgot it.
c. He wanted it.
d. He got it.
a. Clear them.
b. Forget them.
c. Remember them.
d. Lay them aside.
a. Don’t hurry.
b. Take ten cents.
c. Take your tin cup.
d. Hurry up.
a. He wants to sleep.
b. He wants to drink.
c. He wants to leave.
d. He wants to eat.
a. I like books.
b. I like magazines.
c. I like newspapers.
d. I like manuals of instructions.
48) The sun radiates light.
Directions for questions 51-60. You will now hear dialogs on the test tape.
Select the one correct answer a, b, c, or d and mark your answer sheet.
a. It is hard.
b. It is fun.
c. It is easy.
d. It is important.
a. He is very smart.
b. He is very heavy.
c. He is very loud.
d. He is very tall.
58) A: What do you need?
B: I need more of this chemical.
C: What is the man probably doing?
a. eating breakfast
b. conducting an experiment
c. running a race
d. building a box
a. the person
b. the name
c. the reason
d. the time
PART II - READING
Directions for questions 61-100. Choose the one correct answer a, b, c, or d and
mark your answer sheet. DO NOT WRITE ON THE TESTS BOOKLET.
a. to go
b. for going
c. go
d. goes
a. back of
b. in the back of
c. in back
d. back up
63) Shall we stop for lunch before _______ the next assignment?
a. do
b. done
c. to do
d. doing
a. write
b. writes
c. to write
d. writing
a. by
b. with
c. from
d. out
a. May
b. Would
c. Could
d. If
a. good
b. best
c. better
d. nice
68) We are usually in good physical condition _______ we get enough exercise
and the right kind of food.
a. when
b. until
c. why
d. where
69) Does the food taste _______?
a. bad
b. worst
c. badly
d. in bad
a. has to
b. had to
c. having to
d. have to
a. prettier than
b. prettiest
c. more pretty
d. pretty as
a. lightest
b. lighter
c. denser
d. heavier
a. removes
b. to remove
c. removing
d. removed
a. boils
b. to boil
c. boiling
d. is boiling
75) Blood is _______ by the heart.
a. pump
b. pumped
c. pumping
d. pumps
a. should return
b. will return
c. returned
d. returns
a. is using
b. is used
c. to use
d. uses
a. returned
b. returning
c. to return
d. has been returned
a. have driven
b. drove
c. were drive
d. will drive
a. cost me
b. cost to me
c. is costed
d. will costing
81) While he was putting in the gas, I _______ the oil.
a. checked
b. check
c. have checked
d. was being checked
a. have filled up
b. filling up
c. will fill
d. fill up
86) Man: “You must not have answered their letter. If you had written, we
would have heard from them by now.”
Woman: “But I _______ two weeks ago.”
a. must write
b. did write
c. am writing
d was writing
87) The sooner you come, _______.
90) The adjutant told the students who were leaving the base to _______
their orders.
a. look by
b. look along
c. look over
d. look during
a. be read
b. be allowed
c. be published
d. be written
a. a lot of
b. a small amount of
c. all of his
d. a wonderful
93) You should use your head when driving a car.
a. think intelligently
b. turn your head often
c. look straight ahead
d. keep your head up
a. What time is it
b. What do you find
c. What do you see
d. What do you want
97) He came at the beginning of November and left at the end of December.