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(D) habite avec la femme qui lui envoit
la lettre.
83. La personne qui a envoyé la lettre est
(A) riche.
(B) malade.
(C) malhonnête.
(D) heureuse.
84. Quelle est la réaction du narrateur quand il
reçoit le billet?
(A) Il est furieux.
(B) Il ne veut pas se déplacer.
(C) Il est très touché.
(D) Il est joyeux.
85. La personne qui a envoyé la lettre habite
(A) tout près.
(B) de l’autre côté de la ville.
(C) dans une maison luxueuse.
(D) dans une autre ville.
STOP
IF YOU FINISH BEFORE TIME IS CALLED,
YOU MAY CHECK YOUR WORK ON THIS
TEST ONLY. DO NOT WORK ON ANY
OTHER TEST IN THIS BOOK.
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ANSWER KEY
1.
C
2.
C
3.
C
4.
B
5.
B
6.
B
7.
A
8.
B
9.
A
10.
D
11.
C
12.
C
13.
B
14.
D
15.
B
16.
C
17.
A
18.
B
19.
B
20.
B
21.
B
22.
D
23.
A
24.
C
25.
C
26.
D
27.
B
28.
B
29.
A
30.
B
31.
B
32.
D
33.
A
34.
A
35.
C
36.
D
37.
B
38.
D
39.
C
40.
D
41.
C
42.
B
43.
C
44.
B
45.
D
46.
D
47.
A
48.
C
49.
D
50.
D
51.
D
52.
D
53.
B
54.
A
55.
C
56.
A
57.
C
58.
B
59.
B
60.
B
61.
C
62.
B
63.
B
64.
A
65.
C
66.
D
67.
A
68.
B
69.
C
70.
C
71.
B
72.
D
73.
C
74.
D
75.
D
76.
C
77.
B
78.
D
79.
D
80.
C
81.
C
82.
C
83.
B
84.
C
85.
B
EXPLANATORY ANSWERS
Part A
1. (C) The noise in New York, especially in the center, is annoying and tiring: there are too many taxis,
too many cars, too many people.
(A) time
(B) cold
(C) noise
(D) wind
2. (C) I ate too much last night; my stomach hurts.
(A) arm
(B) foot
(C) stomach
(D) back
3. (C) We have no more rice and soap; we must go to the grocery store.
(A) to the parking (lot)
(B) to the bookstore
(C) to the grocery store
(D) to the butcher shop
4. (B) To have fun, the Dupont brothers go to the movies.
(A) high school
(B) the movies
(C) the cemetery
(D) the office
5. (B) We have to be at Robert’s at eight; it is already five to. We are in a hurry.
(A) quick
(B) in a hurry
(C) stopped
(D) ahead of time
6. (B) What are the months of the year?
(A) days
(B) months
(C) weeks
(D) hours

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7. (A) When they saw the tiger, they ran away.
(A) ran away
(B) kissed each other
(C) shaved
(D) went for a stroll
8. (B) In the refrigerator, there are not enough eggs to feed everyone.
(A) cover
(B) feed
(C) open
(D) die
9. (A) The spectators were bored throughout this complicated play.
(A) bored
(B) wrapped
(C) eliminated
(D) assured
10. (D) The judge did not know anymore who was right in this dispute.
(A) needed
(B) was cold
(C) was afraid
(D) was right
11. (C) In the winter it will be necessary to heat this small room.
(A) fry
(B) cook
(C) heat
(D) boil
12. (C) I am on a diet and so I am not eating any cake.
(A) gift
(B) boat
(C) cake
(D) raft
13. (B) When I saw the little girl after so many years, I could not believe that she had changed so much.
(A) to owe, or to have to
(B) believe
(C) have
(D) to be able to
14. (D) The workers who work in this Japanese factory are well paid.
(A) food business
(B) plant (in French plante = [green] plant)
(C) hill
(D) factory
15. (B) Nicole has no more stamps; she must go to the post office.
(A) beach
(B) post office
(C) pastry shop
(D) bakery

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16. (C) I must buy a few books in Paris; French books are too expensive in New York bookstores.
(A) libraries
(B) stores
(C) bookstores
(D) markets
17. (A) When I do the laundry I always lose socks.
(A) socks
(B) hats
(C) shoes
(D) ashtrays
18. (B) Taxi drivers are on strike in order to obtain a raise.
(A) having a party
(B) on strike
(C) cooking
(D) washing the dishes
19. (B) In Paris there are often traffic jams, especially on Friday afternoons.
(A) garages
(B) traffic jams
(C) luggage
(D) cartons
20. (B) I have spent almost all of my money; I have left only ten francs.
(A) need
(B) have left
(C) give
(D) realize
21. (B) Jules is probably very sad; he does not stop crying.
(A) playing
(B) crying
(C) laughing
(D) coughing
22. (D) The works of the great painters are in museums.
(A) fools
(B) fathers (grands-pères = grandfathers)
(C) firemen
(D) painters
23. (A) At the travel agency they told Humphrey that there were only two tickets left for Casablanca.
(A) tickets
(B) brooms
(C) brushes
(D) bulletins
Part B
24. The correct answer is (C). The blank requires the second part of a negation (ne + 
),
in this case jamais (never). (A), (B), and (D) are positive adverbs.
25. The correct answer is (C). The blank requires an adjective to qualify elle (Cassandre). (A) and (B)
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26. The correct answer is (D). The past participle of arriver (arrivé) must agree with the subject; in
this case, Jacques and his sister = a masculine plural subject, thus the ending -és.
27. The correct answer is (B). The blank requires a subject pronoun; (A) and (C) are interrogative
adjectives (there is no noun here for them to qualify); quand is sometimes used with n’importe
(n’importe quand = anytime) but does not make sense here (Anytime can do the job).
28. The correct answer is (B). The prepositions en and de are used alone with the names of continents
(and with countries that are feminine). In the present case, only en can be used since Julie is going to
Europe (venir de = coming from).
29. The correct answer is (A). Some verbs followed by de are followed by the infinitive, in this case
venir de (to have just). (B) and (C) are present participles; (D) is the future form of finir.
30. The correct answer is (B). The subjunctive is required for the second verb in a construction where
the first verb expresses a wish or desire or order (in this case: I do not want) and when the subject of
the second verb is different from the subject of the first verb (in this case: you). (B) is the present
subjunctive form of venir in the first person plural.
31. The correct answer is (B). In si (if) clauses, if the first verb is in the present tense, the second verb can
only be in either the future, or futur proche (“I am going to” as opposed to “I will go”), or in the present.
(A) is in the infinitive; (C) is in the passé composé; and (D) is a present participle (-ant ending).