Basic Listening (English)

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1. What topic are they talking about? 11. Why did mike start exercising?
a. Weather and rain a. To burn off fat
b. Shopping at the mall b. A girl he likes joined the local gym
c. Comedy movies at the theater c. Because he was bored
d. Sports and activities d. To improve his health
2. If they get bored at the mall, what will they do? 12. When you get old, Mike recommends that you want to
a. Watch a movie be what?
b. Buy a game to play a. Handsome and tall
c. Go home and watch TV b. Smart and successful
d. Go to the gym c. Healthy and active
3. What word is used to describe the weather? d. Rich and independent
a. Amazing
b. Depressing
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c. Great
d. Terrible 13. Who are these two people talking about?
4. What was mentioned in the weather report? a. A mutual friend
a. It will stop raining in three days b. Person A
b. It will stop raining in eight days c. One person's father
c. It will stop raining on Friday d. One person's brother
d. I will be sunny over the weekend 14. Why is that person always feeling weak?
a. He is sick with a virus
b. He didn't take care of himself when he was young
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c. He got food poisoning
5. What university class are they talking about? d. He never exercised
a. Biology 15. How long has it been since one person met his friend's
b. Chemistry father?
c. History a. 3 months
d. Geography b. 9 months
6. How did the student describe the professor? c. 2 years
a. Smart and fun d. 5 years
b. Easy and boring 16. What did the doctor say about the father's condition?
c. Demanding but an easy grader a. He has cancer
d. Easy but a hard grader b. He has a fever but will get better
7. How did one student get an A- grade but all his scores c. His depression is making him tired
were lower than that? d. Couldn't find anything specific
a. The professor liked the student
b. The professor graded on a curve
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c. The student did extra assignments
d. The student talked to the professor 17. What does limping mean?
8. How did one student feel after hearing about the a. To crawl
professor from the other student? b. To cringe due to pain
a. The student felt worried c. Walk that is unbalanced from injury or pain
b. The student felt relieved d. Walk that is faster than normal
c. The student felt like crying 18. Why was Sarah limping?
d. The student felt angry a. She was running late for class and was in a hurry
b. She went snowboarding and had body aches
c. She was looking for her contacts that fell to the
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ground
9. There are several topics in this short discussion, what is d. She was practicing a martial arts move
the main topic? 19. What would happen in the past when Matt walked too
a. Exercising fast?
b. Eating a. He would trip and fall
c. Sleeping b. His leg would cramp
d. Health c. He would start running
10. How many hours is one person recommending to sleep? d. He looked goofy walking fast
a. 7 hours 20. What is Sarah's impression on snowboarding?
b. 8 hours a. Loves it and wants to go again
c. 10 hours b. Loves it but it is too expensive
d. 12 hours c. Not sure yet so she will try again
d. Hates it and doesn't want to think about it
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a. Pants and a belt
21. What is the general mood of the ladies?
b. Shirt and tie
a. Happy
c. Leather jacket
b. Sad
d. iPod
c. Lonely
32. What is the return policy of this store?
d. Angry
a. Only exchanges
22. Why is Jane enjoying married life?
b. Return or exchanges allowed with receipt
a. Husband makes a lot of money
c. All sales are final with no returns or exchanges
b. Husband is loving and caring
d. 3 days for returns or exchanges with receipt
c. Husband is supportive and helpful
d. Husband is smart and handsome
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23. What do Jane and her husband do in the evenings?
a. Go bowling for fun 33. What type of movie is Forrest Gump?
b. Take walks around the neighborhood a. Action
c. Have a nice dinner together b. Drama
d. Watch TV together c. Suspense
24. What is one thing that Jane and her husband do NOT do d. Comedy
together on the weekend? 34. Besides watching movies, what does this person like to
a. Go out to the beach do?
b. Go to a nice restaurant a. Go shopping
c. Go to watch a movie b. Swimming
d. Go to a nice café c. Drinking and partying
d. Playing basketball
35. What does this person do for exercise?
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a. Golf once a week
25. Why is Stacy so tired these days? b. Basketball on the weekends
a. Has to watch the kids, cook, clean, and laundry c. Jogging twice a week
b. Has to work all day long d. No exercising
c. Currently recovering from surgery and took pain 36. What is the favorite thing this person likes to do?
medication a. Playing computer games
d. She has the flu b. Reading books
26. Why is Stacy doing all the work herself? c. Going shopping
a. She is a single mom working 2 jobs d. Playing pool
b. Her husband is on business trips and is home to help
c. Her husband helps a lot, but there is too much to do
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d. Her husband only complains about his day and
doesn't help 37. What are Steve and Mike planning on doing today?
27. What is one chore that the husband takes care of? a. Nothing
a. Vacuuming b. Watch a movie
b. Mowing the lawn c. Play pool
c. Washing the car d. Drink beer
d. Dishes 38. What does Steve have to do later today?
28. What is one change Stacy wants to see from her a. Study for exams
husband? b. Watch a television show
a. To be more loving c. Meet parents for dinner
b. To be less lazy d. Go to a party
c. To be home more often 39. What will the weather be like tomorrow?
d. To change jobs that require less traveling a. Same as today
b. Clear and Sunny
c. Neither A or B
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d. Both A and B
29. Where is this conversation taking place? 40. What are they planning to do tomorrow?
a. At an electronics store a. Watch a movie after lunch
b. At a clothing store b. Lunch together then watch a concert at 1pm
c. At a coffee shop c. Eat dinner together
d. Over the phone d. Go to a party at eleven thirty at night
30. What is the person shopping for?
a. A tall vanilla latte
b. A DVD player
c. Her mother's birthday present
d. For her boyfriend
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41. What type of exercising are they talking 45. Where is the conversation taking place? 49. When does John register for classes?
about? a. In a high school cafeteria a. He already registered last Friday
a. Sporting activities b. In a university classroom b. He will register this Friday
b. Working out c. In front of a building c. He doesn't need to register because
c. Running and jogging d. In a department store he is graduating
d. Golfing 46. What grade is Jessica in? d. He doesn't know when he will
42. What was the reaction of one person a. Freshman register
seeing his friend? b. Sophomore 50. Why is a problem registering for the
a. Embarrased c. Junior communications class?
b. Excited d. Senior a. Because it is very popular and
c. Surprised 47. Where is the new student from? becomes full early
d. Sad a. From Japan b. Because nobody registers for the
43. How long has it been since they have b. From China class and it becomes canceled due to
seen each other? c. From Korea lack of students
a. A month d. From Hong Kong c. Because the university doesn't have
b. A couple of months 48. Why did Jessica go to Japan? a professor for that class yet
c. Six months a. For a school exchange program d. All of the above
d. One year b. For a family vacation 51. In this dialog, what does the class English
44. When will they see each other again? c. To learn Japanese 201 concentrate on?
a. A month later d. For her father's business trip a. Thesis
b. In a couple of days b. Reading and Comprehension
c. Not planned c. Writing
d. Next time they run into each other d. Non fiction books
like this time 52. Why did the student get a lower grade in
English 201 versus English 101?
a. Because English 101 was easier
b. Because he didn't study as much
c. Because the class was much harder
d. Because he was partying too much

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