Unit 9 - 10

Listening Comprehension   Directions: Listen to the short conversations and choose the correct answers to the questions you hear. The conversations and questions will be read ONLY ONCE. SET 1 1. A. John's ankle should be better now. B. This isn't a good time for John to quit. C. The news about John is quite a surprise. D. John should have stopped playing earlier. 2. A. He may write a check for ten dollars. B. He may write a check for fifteen dollars. C. He may write a check for the amount of purchase. D. He may write a check for thirty-five dollars. 3. A. In New York. B. In Boston. C. In Michigan. D. In Washington. 4. A. Margaret knows what to eat. B. Margaret always knows how to help. C. Jack is usually happy. D. Jack made the wrong order. 5. A. 19,000. B. 200,000. C. 5,000,000. D. 1,000,000. Answer: 4 4 4 2 2 SET 2 1. A. She's working hard on it all the time. B. She works only in the morning and in the evening. C. She works every other day. D. She studies twice a day. 2. A. $180. B. $165. C. $135. D. $55. 3. A. If Michael is there, he will offer to help them. B. There are a couple of areas that are not well known in the Rocky Mountains. C. Michael might be able to assist them. D. Campers are better off if they have more information. 4. A. He hated to lose face. B. He was irritated. C. He was not angry. D. He was concerned about the man. 5. A. It is not that late. B. The people who have come on time are all very relaxed. C. Almost half the class has not yet arrived. D. They don't need too many people. Answer: 1 2 3 3 4 Listening Comprehension   Directions: Listen to the conversation and fill in the form below with no more than three words for each blank. The conversation will be read TWICE. SET 1 Traditional meaning of business (1)  or (2)  for things Three parts of the business (3) , (4) , and (5)  of goods and (6)  for a profit One other important factor of business the (7)  of profit or economic (8) , which is a major (9)  in the functioning of a business company Profit the money that remains after all the (10)  are paid Answer: 1. exchange 2. trade 3. production 4. distribution 5. sale 6. services 7. creation 8. surplus 9. goal 10. expenses SET 2 MR. AND MRS. J. REYNOLDS Address (1)  Pine Avenue Telephone number (2)  Number of people living in the house 4 Mr. Reynolds' workplace at Coutaulds Mrs. Reynolds' workplace at (3)  Name of sons' school the (4)  Boys School Mileage per year about (5)  Number of holidays a year 2 Seasons for holiday (6)  and (7)  Usual way of spending holiday go to (8)  walking Normal expense on holiday about (9)  pounds Destination of holiday plan this year (10)  Answer: 1. 21 2. 56882 3. home 4. Independent 5. 5000 6. summer 7. autumn 8. Scotland 9. 1000 10. Greece    Listening Comprehension   Directions: Listen to the passage and decide whether the following statements are True or False. The passage will be read ONLY ONCE. SET 1 1. The woman feels they have got to reduce payment times. True False 2. They have decided to get tough with their customers. True False 3. Their suppliers will surely help them. True False 4. The man feels they have got to stop some existing training. True False 5. The woman feels that money spent on future training courses is worthwhile. True False Answer: 1. True 2. False 3. False 4. False 5. True SET 2 1. Ethbell Pepper taught English and drama classes to minority students in high schools for 30 years before she retired. True False 2. Ethbell Pepper had wished to relax and enjoy a peaceful life after retirement. True False 3. Ethbell Pepper attended a program at the University of California when she was 68. True False 4. Older adult students could bring a lot of valuable experience to the university with them and enrich the university's educational resources. True False 5. The appearance of older people in university could reduce the fear of the young students of growing older. True False Answer: 1. False 2. False 3. True 4. True 5. True  Listening Comprehension   Directions: Listen to the passage and choose the correct answers to the questions. The passage will be read ONLY ONCE. SET 1 1. A. 500. B. Over 500. C. A few hundred. D. One hundred. 2. A. Their normal growth. B. A lot of job opportunities. C. Their employee retirements. D. Their creative thinking. 3. A. They may offer positions which you demand. B. They may send recruiters to colleges to interview people. C. They usually offer competitive salaries. D. Their employees may be promoted more quickly. 4. A. He could report to the general manager directly. B. He has to wait for many years to report to the general manager directly. C. He has to accumulate experience to report to the general manager directly. D. He has to specialize in a certain field to get the opportunities to report to the general manager directly. 5. A. Students. B. Employers. C. Employees. D. Engineers. Answer: 2 4 2 1 1 SET 2 1. A. There are more different ideas. B. There are more different beliefs. C. There are more different ways of looking at things. D. There are more mutual interests. 2. A. People there are always satisfied with their living conditions. B. People there have identical needs that can be met without many disputes. C. People there have got used to their conditions and don't see the necessity to change. D. People there are lazy and easy to please. 3. A. Social change is more likely to occur in technology than in values. B. Social change is more likely to occur in material aspects of society than in non-material aspects. C. Social change is more likely to occur in form than in substance. D. Social change is more likely to occur in the complex elements than in simple elements. 4. A. Social change occurs more readily to people with a sharp distinction. B. Black Americans have distinctive differences in appearance from white Americans. C. Black Americans have less emotion than other American minorities. D. Black Americans have too many complex elements. 5. A. Two different societies. B. The necessity of social change. C. Different social changes. D. Certain factors that determine the ease with which social changes occur. Answer: 4 3 4 2 4 Listening Comprehension   Directions: Listen to the passage TWICE and fill the blanks with the missing words SET 1       China's hand-held computer market continued tumbling in last year's fourth quarter, and (1)  have suggested the trend is unlikely to be (2)  in the near future. The (3)  was largely (4)  to dwindling market demands due to lack of (5)  by manufactures, though numerous new products had been (6)  throughout the quarter.     Many trimmed-down versions of PDAs received a cold (7)  in the market due to their still-high prices and manufactures' (8)  understanding of consumers' (9)  needs. The dismal PDA market has also significantly undermined distributors' profits and in turn, dampened their (10)  to promote new products. Distributors' fretted interest in promotion had given way to PDAs' substitutes, which ate into PDA manufactures' sales and profits.    Answer: 1. analysts 2. reversed 3. decline 4. attributed 5. innovations 6. launched 7. response 8. inadequate 9. diverse 10. enthusiasm SET 2       E-business (electronics business), derived from such terms as "e-mail" and "e-commerce," is the (1)  of business on the Internet, not only buying and selling but also servicing customers and collaborating with business (2) . One of the first to use the term was IBM, when, in October 1997, it (3)  a thematic (4)  built around the term. Today, major (5)  are rethinking their businesses in terms of the Internet and its new culture and (6) . Companies are using the Web to buy parts and supplies from other companies, to collaborate on sales (7) , and to do joint research. Exploiting the (8) , availability, and worldwide reach of the Internet, many companies, such as Amazon.com, the booksellers, have already discovered how to use the Internet successfully.     Increasingly, much direct selling (or e-tailing) is taking place on the Internet of computer-related (9)  and software. One of the first to report sales in the millions of dollars directly from the Web was Dell Computer. Travel booking directly or indirectly as a result of Web research is becoming (10) .    Answer: 1. conducting 2. partners 3. launched 4. campaign 5. corporations 6. capabilities 7. promotions 8. convenience 9. equipment 10. significant    Listening Comprehension   Directions: Watch the video clip and decide whether the following statements are True or False SET 1 1. Both the man and the young woman want to be alone with each other. True False 2. The man is worried about the young woman. True False 3. The man is glad the young woman is there with him. True False 4. The man has joined the war. True False 5. The young woman's father and mother live in the town. True False Answer: 1. True 2. True 3. False 4. True 5. False SET 2 1. The woman, Constance, is a doctor. True False 2. The woman is told that Dr. Edwards has disappeared. True False 3. The woman tells the sheriff that Edwards couldn't speak a word. True False 4. The woman is surprised when she is told that the man called Edwards is an imposter. True False 5. The older man has warned the woman about Dr. Edwards. True False Answer: 1. True 2. True 3. False 4. False 5. False  Oral test   Directions: Look at the picture below. SET 1   Try to tell about the picture as much as you can infer. If possible, try to find something relevant to talk about.    SET 2   Try to tell about the picture as much as you can infer. If possible, try to find something relevant to talk about.    Oral test SET 1 When you are working for someone, what would motivate you to work harder? SET 2 Albert Einstein said, "Imagination is more important than knowledge." Can you comment on his words and give your view on the roles of imagination and knowledge?