T8L Full Test Script

Part 1

Directions: In Part 1 of the test, you will be shown 6 photographs and hear four statements about each photograph. The statements will be marked (A). (B), (C), and (D). All statements will be spoken only once and not written down. For each photograph, choose the statement that accurately describes what can be seen in the photograph.

Look at a sample photograph.

Listen to the four statements.

Statement (C), “Palm-trees are planted along the waterfront.” is the most accurate description of what can be seen in the photograph. Therefore, you should mark your answer choice (C).

This part will now start with Question 1. Select your answers as you listen.

Question 01

Question 02

Question 03

Question 04

Question 05

Question 06

PART 2

Directions: In Part 2 of the test, you will listen to 25 questions, each followed by three potential responses. The responses will be marked (A), (B), and (C). All questions and responses will be spoken only once and not written down. For each question, choose the response that accurately answers it.

This part will now start with Question 7. Select your answers as you listen.

7. Where can I find the most recent sales data?

8. When is the next performance of the City Dance Troupe?

9. Let’s plan our camping trip tonight.

10. Isn’t the client visit this month?

11. Why are you transferring to the San Francisco branch?

12. Do you have any hotel rooms available for tonight?

13. Would you like me to arrange a shuttle to the airport?

14. Does Marta know that we’ve made a lunch reservation for one o’clock?

15. Who should I contact to rent an office in this building?

16. What did you think of my presentation?

17. When will our Internet service be working again?

18. Have you finished the draft of the report yet?

19. You didn’t leave your mobile phone on the train, did you?

20. Could you please replace the tires on my car?

21. What time should we expect the keynote speaker to arrive?

22. Did you hear the news about the merger?

23. Does our budget include funding for one assistant or two?

24. That Indian restaurant is big enough for our annual party.

25. Is there a computer available to use while mine is being repaired?

26. Will you prepare handouts or a slide show for your workshop?

27. The meeting’s in Busan, isn’t it?

28. Can you give me a tour of the property on Thursday?

29. How many days do we have to organize the convention?

30. I don’t think we can afford to start the store renovations yet.

31. We’ve met these clients before, haven’t we? 

PART 3

Directions: In Part 3 of the test, you will listen to 13 conversations. Every conversation will be followed by three questions about it. Each question will have four answer choices marked (A), (B), (C), and (D). Each conversation will be spoken only once and not written out. For each question, choose the answer choice that accurately answers it.

A: Hi Kenji, you weren’t at the restaurant staff meeting today so I wanted to let you know that all the servers will be getting new uniforms next month.
B: OK, should I go to a specific store to buy one or will the restaurant supply them?
A: I’m going to order black T-shirts with our restaurant logo from a supplier here in town, and I’ll take care of the cost. l just need to know your size so I can complete the order.
B: I usually wear a medium. Thanks!

32.Where do the speakers work?

33.What change does the woman mention?

34.What does the woman need to know?

A: Thanks, Frank and Ming, for coming by on such short notice. I just met with our chief financial officer and we need to reduce our company’s costs. Our home appliances are selling well, but production costs are still too high.
B: Hmm…what about outsourcing some operations? If we hire someone else to do things like warehousing and delivery, it could cut down on our expenses. What do you think, Ming?
C: I agree, Frank. It sounds like something we should consider. Tell you what…l can research some companies and put together a list of names for Thursday. Then we can start compiling some numbers.

35.What does the woman want to do?

36.What solution does Frank propose?

37.What will Ming prepare for Thursday?

A: Hello, I saw an advertisement for your boat tours. Are there any at the end of September?
B: Absolutely! They’re actually crowded at that time of year because it’s the last of the nice weather.
A: Well, I’m glad I called early, then. I’d like to reserve two seats.
B: Uh…all our reservations are done through our Web site. Look for the calendar on the left-hand side. You can’t miss it. Then you just choose the date you want.

38.What does the woman say about tours in September?

39.What does the woman tell the man to do?

40.What does the woman imply when she says, “You can’t miss it”?

A: Akira, do you have time to send an e-mail to the staff this afternoon? I’d do it myself but the Board of Trustees meeting starts in ten minutes, and l’m presenting the opening report.
B: No problem at all. What would you like the memo to say?
A: The entire law office will close early on Friday, at three p.m. Some contractors are coming in to paint the conference room and lobby walls.
B: OK, I’ll get that out right away.

41.What does the woman ask the man to do?

42.Why is the woman unable to complete the task?

43.What will happen on Friday afternoon?

A: Hi, it’s Jeff from Personnel calling. I’ll be conducting the preliminary interviews for the project manager position in your division. Is there anything specific you want the candidates to be able to do?
B: Well, I know you ask about their education credentials and work experience. But l really need someone who can travel as part of this position.
A: Yes, l see frequent international and domestic travel in the job requirements. OK? I won’t invite anyone for a second interview who isn’t interested in that.
B: Exactly. Oh, by the way, don’t forget that I’ll be out the week of July sixth on holiday. Please don’t schedule suitable candidates to interview with me during that time

44.What are the speakers discussing?

45.What does the woman say staff should be able to do?

46.What does the woman remind the man about?

A: Hi, l need some help with this mobile phone that I bought at your shop. Whenever I make a call, I can hear the person on the other end, but that person can’t hear me.
B: Hmm. It sounds like there might be something wrong with the microphone. Have you dropped the phone recently?
A: No, I haven’t. In fact, I just bought it yesterday!
B: Sometimes there’s a manufacturing defect. Let me take a look at your phone to see if that’s the case. If it is, then we can give you a brand-new one at no cost.

47.What is the man’s problem? 

48.What does the woman ask the man about?

49.What does the woman offer to do?

A: Hello. I’ve read great reviews of your bakery. You’re famous for your strawberry muffins, right? I’d like to try one.
B: Sorry, we have strawberry muffins only when fresh strawberries are in season. Would you like to try an almond muffin instead?
A: Sure, and, by any chance, do you offer catering? I’m expecting some clients at the office early Tuesday morning, and I’d like to have some food available.
B: We don’t do formal catering, but if you’re in the neighborhood, l can bring your order to your office.
A: Great, thanks. We’re around the corner from here. How about a dozen assorted muffins? Here’s the address.

50.Why is a product unavailable?

51.What does the woman inquire about?

52.What will the man most likely do on Tuesday?

A: w-Br Good afternoon, you’ve reached customer service at the Oxbridge Water Company. How can I help you?
B: Hi, l just received my water bill and it’s much higher than usual. I think it’s because last month one of the pipes in my house broke — my whole ground floor was flooded. l shouldn’t have to pay the full amount, should I?
A: If you can send us a receipt for any repair work related to the leak, it’s possible we can reduce the charges. If you’re ready, I can give you the address to send that to.

53.Where does the woman most likely work? 

54.Why is the man calling?

55.What does the woman ask the man to send?

A: Hi, Molly. How was your trip to meet with Xavier Retailers?
B: Oh hi, Bryan. It went really well. The retailer really liked our women’s footwear line, and they’ve decided to place an order with us for their department stores nationwide, so it’s much bigger than we expected.
A: Wow, congratulations!
B: Thanks! Of course, I know you did most of the market analysis. lt really helped me convince the client to carry our footwear.
A: Don’t worry—it was my pleasure. Oh, just so you know, there’s been a policy change and the receipts from trips can be submitted electronically.
B: Thanks. I’ll take care of that this week.

56.What has the woman recently accomplished?

57.What does the woman mean when she says, “I know you did most of the market analysis”?

58.What policy change does the man tell the woman about?

A: Good morning, Jee-Eun. How’s it going with the brochures for the Sports and Medicine Expo in July? I’m really eager to see what the public thinks about our company’s new exercise equipment.
B: Actually, not well. l printed a few yesterday, and for some reason the ink won’t dry! I tried different types of photo paper and tested different printer settings, but no matter what I do… the ink smears when I touch it.
A: Strange. Well, since we’re not in a hurry, why don’t we just get the brochures printed at a place that specializes in this sort of thing? I want to make sure they look great.

59.What is the company planning to do in July?

60.What problem does the woman mention?

61.What does the man suggest?

A: Hi. l’m one of the new interns here at Manzi Technology. I’m here for the orientation session at nine o’clock.
B: OK. I just need you to sign in, and I’ll find your name tag. What’s your name?
A: Richard Edwards.
B: Oh, there’s a Rhonda Edwards in our public relations department. Are you related to her?
A: Yes, she’s my older sister. Actually, she’s the one who told me about this internship. She thought I’d really enjoy working here during my break from university.
B: I‘m sure you will. Well, welcome to Manzi. Here’s your name tag. Orientation is upstairs. It’s the first room on your left when you get to the top of the staircase.
A: Thank you.

62. Why is the man at Manzi Technology?

63. How did the man learn about Manzi Technology?

64. Look at the graphic. Which room will the man go to next?

A: Hi, Mr. Polk. Thanks for meeting with me.
B: Sure. It’s a pleasure. So, you’re writing an article for Forge Ahead Magazine?
A: Yes, the piece is about how your car manufacturing plant dramatically changed the way it produces cars. Could you tell me about what you did?
B: Certainly. Many factory employees are told to never stop the production line-no matter what. Recently I took the opposite approach. Whenever we found a defect, anyone could stop the assembly line and address the problem immediately.
A: And this transition improved your quality control?
B: Exactly. In fact, look at this production chart. You’ll see that, compared to other factories, cars from this one have far fewer defects.

65. Why is the woman meeting with the man?

66. What happened recently at Mr. Polk’s factory?

67. Look at the graphic. Which factory does Mr. Polk most likely manage?

A: Hello, it’s Helen from your lawyer’s office calling to make sure you received the contract we sent over.
B: Hi, yes, and I had time to look it over. There’s actually a spelling error on the second line; it should be Milt, M-l-L-T, Industries, not M-A-L-T.
A: Oh, I’ll have that corrected. Did you notice anything else?
B: Well, I just received the building inspection report, and we learned that the electrical wiring is over fifteen years old. We’re worried about having access to enough power to run all our computers and servers.
A: That’s a problem. I’ll talk to the sellers about covering the cost of upgrading the electricity.

68.Look at the graphic. According to the man, which information is incorrect?

69.What does the man say he is worried about?

70.What does the woman offer to do?

PART 4

Directions: In Part 4 of the test, you will listen to 10 talks. Every talk will be followed by three questions about it. Each question will have four answer choices marked (A), (B), (C), and (D). Each talk will be spoken only once and not written out. For each question, choose the answer choice that accurately answers it.

Before we end this meeting, I’d like to take a minute to recognize Janet Kalasky. She’s led our department’s marketing efforts for the past five years and has shown a tremendous amount of dedication to the company.

Recently, Janet has been focusing on the displays that advertise our new line of smart phones for our booth at next week’s trade show. The displays are very impressive, and l suggest that you drop by the staff lounge after this meeting to have a look at them. But first, 71let’s have a round of applause to thank Janet for her work and dedication.

71.What is the purpose of the announcement?

72.What has Janet Kalasky been working on recently?

73.Where does the speaker encourage the listeners to go?

This is Harold Rosen, with WKRN News, reporting from the newly opened Bradford Opera House. The building is ultramodern, and when plans for its construction were announced, locals expressed their concern about it. It’s located right next to historic city hall, the oldest building in the city. But so far, residents who have visited seem to like it.

In spite of its modern look, those who have been inside are impressed. The atrium is beautifully decorated, the theater is equipped with a state-of-the-art sound system, and, of course, the music program is spectacular. The schedule for this season’s performances can be found on the WKRN Web site.

74.Where is the speaker reporting from?

75.What does the speaker imply when he says. “It’s located right next to historic city hall, the oldest building in the city”?

76.What can the listeners do on a Web site? 

Hi, my name is Tomoko. l saw an advertisement for your motorcycle, and I’m interested in purchasing it. But I have a concern about the price. It’s a little high considering it’s a few years old. Could you lower the price by two hundred dollars?

I also read in the ad that you’d be willing to drop the motorcycle off at the buyer’s house, but I live an hour away so I don’t want to make you drive too far. My friend and I can come pick it up on Saturday, if you accept my offer. Give me a call back tonight at 555-0108. Thanks

77.Why is the speaker calling?

78.What does the speaker say she is concerned about?

79.What does the speaker offer to do?

OK everyone, this concludes our training on advanced hairstyling techniques. We hope you learned how combining products and tools can help you create new and exciting hairstyles for your clients. You’ll notice on the way out that I placed some surveys by the door.

And let me remind you that there are only a few openings left for our upcoming workshop on hair coloring, so be sure to sign up soon if you’re interested. Have a great afternoon!

80.Who most likely are the listeners?

81. What does the speaker imply when she says. “I placed some surveys by the door”?

82.What does the speaker remind the listeners about?

Thanks for listening to KQSP Radio. Remember to tune in next Saturday evening for our tenth anniversary celebration. We’ll be playing the top ten songs of the past decade, selected by you, the listeners. There’s still time to vote for your favorite song. You can do that by sending a text message to 5143.

The songs with the most votes will be played during our show next Saturday evening. And coming up after a short break, we’ve got a live in-studio interview with pop singer Ezra Ortiz. He’ll be telling us about his upcoming world tour.

83.According to the speaker, what will happen next Saturday?

84.What does the speaker tell the listeners they can do?

85.What will Ezra Ortiz be discussing next?

Hello, I’m calling from Mahmud’s Printers about the business cards your company recently ordered from my printing shop. That’s a very big order. So I wanted to talk with you before going through with it. Of course, l’ll send you an example of the card before we print so many, but please call me back to confirm the number.

Oh, and regarding the color scheme. I don’t have the exact pale yellow you want for your logo, so I had to change that. I do have a similar hue, though — I hope you like it. Thanks!

86.What does the speaker imply when he says, “That’s a very big order”?

87.What will the speaker send the listener?

88.What does the speaker say he has changed?

Hello, I’m the director of the Human Resources Department, and l’m here to announce a new system for keeping track of your work hours. Instead of scanning employee ID cards at the Security Desk, we have instituted an online system for reporting when you arrive and leave work.

Talk to your Human Resources representative during their office hours to get more detailed information about this new process. You’ll be glad to know that the new system, which will be fully operational by the beginning of next week, will allow the Payroll Department to send out paychecks faster.

89.What is the announcement mainly about?

90.According to the speaker, how can employees get more information?

91.What is an advantage of the new system?

Thanks for coming to this product development meeting. As you know, we’ve recently reduced the amount of packaging we use for our Tucker Treats snack bags, in order to be more eco-friendly. But customers aren’t happy because our new packaging now offers smaller quantities of Tucker Treats at their original prices, which means they’re paying more for less food.

Our president, Young-Soo Lee, has approved changing the size of the packaging to offer larger quantities of snacks at the original prices. So, your next task is to come up with a new package design to hold the larger quantities, while still using less plastic.

92.What department does the speaker most likely work in?

93.What are customers’ complaints about Tucker Treats?

94.What task does the speaker assign to the listeners?

Hi Elizabeth, it’s Becca. Thanks a lot for agreeing to water my plants and get the mail at my jewelry store while I’m in Singapore. This is my first buying trip, and I’m excited about finding new materials for my jewelry. I left the keys in an envelope under your door.

The key to my store is the longest one with the square top, and the smallest one is for the mailbox. l e-mailed instructions about caring for each of the plants. Don’t worry, though — I only have a few. Thanks again for your help, and see you next week.

95. Why is the speaker traveling to Singapore?

96. Look at the graphic. Which key is for the store?

97. What did the speaker send in an e-mail?

Next week marks the beginning of our holiday clearance sale here at Sarma’s Department Store. Now, since this is such an important event, I’ll be asking each of you to work an extra shift or two over the course of the week. We really need a total team effort in order to make this sale a success.

This is the coupon that’ll be printed in local newspapers. You’ll notice that we’re offering the largest discount on the merchandise that, truthfully, has not been selling very well this season. We’ll be actively promoting it to reduce our inventory and make room for the new merchandise that we’ll be receiving in April.

98. What does the speaker ask the listeners to do?

99. Look at the graphic. According to the speaker, what merchandise has not sold well?

100. According to the speaker, what will happen in April?