General Directions: Choose the letter that best answers each item or complete each statement.

I. Listening. For items 1-11

A. Carpet Cleaning. For items 1-7, which option answers each question?

1. What service is being advertised?

A. home repair B. food catering C. carpet cleaning D. video editing
2. What is the store’s phone number?
A. 673-5010 B. 633-5100 C. 637-5001 D. 336-5001
3. What is the regular cost of the service?
A. $ 22.95 B. $ 25.95 C. $ 29.95 D. $ 32.95
4. Which of the following words best describes the speaker in the advertisement?
A. untidy B. happy C. contented D. motivated
5. Which line might convince the listeners to avail the service?
A. This is your carpet speaking.
B. Don’t you think it’s about time to give me a good cleaning?
C. I see them on the TV all the time.
D. And if you call now, you’ll receive a 15% discount off their already low prices.
6. Hey you! This is your carpet speaking. I take a real beating from you and your family every day.
That line from the advertisement shows ___________.
A. faulty logic B. emotional appeal C. unsupported fact D. plot synopsis
7. The salesman is a wonderful seller because he sells so well shows _________.
A. faulty logic B. emotional appeal C. unsupported fact D. plot synopsis

B. I Have a Dream. For items 8-11, which option answers each question?

8. The repetition in the speech suggests _________.

A. emphasis B. drama C. exaggeration D. confusion
9. Which argument is NOT made by the speaker?
A. African-Americans still were not treated as equals
B. White Americans are terrible people.
C. There were great changes happened after so many years.
D. President Abraham Lincoln did not do his job well.
10. Which statement would the speaker most likely agree with?
A. Protests will greatly help the African-Americans to achieve equal rights.
B. Martial Law is the solution to the nation’s problem.
C. American dream will steer the people towards progress and development.
D. All people are created equal.
11. Which mood is shown in the line great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves?
A. inspiring B. worrisome C. tense D. clear
 Carpet Cleaning (Radio Advertising)

Carpet: Hey you! This is your carpet speaking. Helllooo! Hey, I take a real beating from you and your family every
day. The kids track mud all over me, the dog leaves a bunch of fur balls everywhere. You spilt coffee the other day
while entertaining guests, and your husband left a trail of potato chip crumbs from the sofa to the kitchen last night
while watching the football game. Don't you think it's about time to give me a good cleaning? Now pick up that
phone and call Master Cleaners now. I see them on the TV all the time. They'll clean any three rooms for $29.95, and
any connecting hall is free. Plus, they'll throw in a free bottle of their amazing stain remover. And if you call now,
you'll receive a 15% discount off their already low prices. So come on! Give them a call at 637-5001, and make life
for me a little easier. Uh, nice doggie, nice doggie . . .

I Have a Dream by Martin Luther King (Excerpt)

I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in
the history of our nation.
Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation
Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been
seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of captivity.
But one hundred years later, the Negro still is not free. One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still
sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. One hundred years later, the Negro
lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. One hundred years later, the
Negro is still languished in the corners of American society and finds himself in exile in his own land. So we have
come here today to dramatize an shameful condition.
In a sense we've come to our nation's Capital to cash a check. When the architects of our republic wrote the
magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to
which every American was to fall heir.
This note was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be guaranteed the
unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Answer Key:

1. C
2. C
3. C
4. A
5. D
6. B
7. A
8. A
9. A/D
10. D
11. A