Directions:In this section you will hear a recorded
short passage. The passage is printed in the test paper, but with some words or
phrases missing. The passage will be read three times. During the second
reading, you are required to put the missing words or phrases on the Answer
Sheet in order of the numbered blanks according to what you hear. The third
reading is for you to check your writing. Now the passage will
begin.
When you buy something and pay for it with bills or coins, you
are paying (11) If you don’t have a (12)
of bills and coins that exactly equals the price of the item, you may
give the salesperson too much money. He or she will then give some money
(13) you. The money you get back is called change. Look at this
example. Your husband is buying a color (14)
. The total price is $244.90. He gives the salesman $250.00—two
hundred-dollar bills and one fifty-dollar bill The salesman gives him back a
(15) and a dime, Your husband’s change is $5.10.