ESL Lab : 2016

Monday, July 4, 2016

Women Wearing Cosmetics Are Paid More

LISTENING – Guess the answers

1) a good reason why women spend so long in the morning getting ______
a. readily for work
b. readied for work
c. ready for work
d. readies for work

2) they get paid more if they wear makeup and ______
a. to their hair
b. dew their hair
c. due their hair
d. do their hair

3) get paid around 20 per cent more than what they called ______
a. "averaged" people
b. "average" people
c. "averages" people
d. "over age" people

4) They found that both physically attractive men and women tended ______
a. to earns more
b. to earning more
c. to earn more
d. to earned more

5) only about half of the effect of attractiveness is ______
a. dew to grooming
b. due two grooming
c. due too grooming
d. due to grooming

6) It will be published in the journal Research in Social Stratification ______
a. of Mobility
b. end Mobility
c. by Mobility
d. and Mobility

7) salary, job, education, personality, social behaviour and ______
a. another characteristics
b. other characteristics
c. others characteristics
d. other characteristic

8) rate each participant on how attractive and well groomed ______
a. they are
b. they were
c. them were
d. these were

9) Researchers said people were biased when it comes to beauty because of ______
a. a 'halo effect'
b. a 'hello effect'
c. a 'hay low effect'
d. a 'hail oh effect'

10) researchers noted that the idea that humans are influenced by beauty ______
a. bias is not new
b. basis is not new
c. by us is not new
d. buy us is not new

Listening Comprehension

1) What do women spend a long
time doing in the morning?
a) reading the newspaper
b) getting ready
c) sleeping
d) eating breakfast

2) How many sociologists are
mentioned in the article?
a) 5
b) 4
c) 3
d) 2

3) How much more do attractive
people get paid?
a) 40% more
b) 30% more
c) 20% more
d) 10% more

4) Who do attractive people get
more pay than?
a) average people
b) bosses
c) their colleagues
d) researchers

5) How much of the attractiveness of
men is because of grooming?
a) three-quarters
b) about half
c) two-thirds
d) two-fifths

6) What university carried out the
study besides California?
a) Chicago
b) Michigan
c) Maine
d) New York

7) How many people took part in the
study?
a) 140,000
b) 1,400
c) 14,000
d) 4,000

8) Who did interviewers have to rate?
a) participants
b) themselves
c) models
d) bosses

9) What is the effect mentioned in the
article that is related to beauty?
a) hollow effect
b) help effect
c) hello effect
d) halo effect

10) What idea did the researchers say
was not new?
a) pay
b) inside beauty
c) beauty bias
d) attractiveness

U.K. votes to leave European Union

LISTENING – Guess the answers. Listen to check.

1) Just over 52 per cent of Britons expressed their desire to exit the EU ______
a. inner referendum
b. in a referenda
c. inner referenda
d. in a referendum

2) Britain's decision to leave has caused ______
a. political up heave all
b. political up he vole
c. political upheaval
d. political up heavy awl

3) so politicians in both countries are now ______
a. contemplating breaking in
b. contemplating breaking
c. contemplating break in
d. contemplating breaks in

4) It is Great Britain's independence day. The people were asked, and ______
a. they decided
b. they decisive
c. they deciding
d. they decision

5) The European Union as a political ______
a. unions has failed
b. union have fails
c. union has failed
d. union has fails

6) This is the biggest shock to European politics since the fall ______
a. of the Burning Wall
b. of the Bergen Wall
c. of the Berlin Wall
d. of the Building Wall

7) The vote has already prompted Britain's leader David Cameron ______
a. to re-sign
b. to resign
c. to design
d. to resigns

8) He led the campaign to stay part of the EU and ______
a. will step down
b. will step up
c. will step in
d. will step on

9) Less certain is the plight of the 3.3 million non-______
a. British EU citizenry
b. British EU citizenship
c. British EU citizens
d. British EU citizen

10) Holland's Dutch Freedom Party and France's National Front Party said: "______."
a. Now it is our tern
b. Now it is our torn
c. Now it is our turn
d. Now it is our tarn

Listening Comprehension

1) What did the article say the UK's
decision to leave the EU was seen
as?
a) a referendum
b) a political earthquake
c) desire
d) the European Union

2) What percentage of Britons voted
to exit the UK?
a) just under 52%
b) exactly 52%
c) around 52%
d) just over 52%

3) When was the last time the UK
pound was as low against the dollar?
a) 2005
b) 1927
c) 1985
d) 1958

4) What are Scotland and Northern
Ireland thinking about doing?
a) leaving the UK
b) joining together as one country
c) applying to join the USA
d) having another referendum

5) What did a right-wing European
politician say had failed?
a) the UK
b) the EU
c) democracy
d) the left wing

6) Who is Bob Ford?
a) a professor
b) a campaign leader
c) head of the EU
d) a Manchester United footballer

7) What did Bob Ford liken the UK
exit to?
a) European politics
b) Manchester University
c) the fall of the Berlin Wall
d) failure

8) When will David Cameron step
down as Britain's leader?
a) October
b) tomorrow
c) next month
d) with immediate effect

9) How many non-British UK citizens
live in the UK?
a) 2.3 million
b) 1.3 million
c) 2.3 million
d) 3.3 million

10) How many UK citizens live
outside the UK in EU countries?
a) 1.2 million
b) 1.1 million
c) 1.3 million
d) 1.4 million

Card Games Can Help Recovery In Stroke

Listening Guess

1) A new report says that playing simple card games can help ______
a. stroke patience
b. stroke patents
c. stroke patient
d. stroke patients

2) determine whether gaming or more traditional games was better at ______
a. treat in stroke sufferers
b. treating stroke sufferers
c. treats stroke sufferers
d. treatment stroke sufferers

3) even throwing a paper ball into a basket improved ______
a. patients' motors skills
b. patients' motor skills
c. patients' motoring skills
d. patients' motorised skills

4) The researchers reported that if the type ______
a. off task used
b. off-task used
c. of task use
d. of task used

5) the rehabilitation of motor skills is intensive, repetitive and gets the hands ______
a. and arms move in
b. and arms movie
c. and arms moving
d. and arms movement

6) A stroke happens when the blood supply to part of the ______
a. brain is cuts off
b. brainy is cut off
c. brain is cut of
d. brain is cut off

7) drooping face muscles, slurred speech and a loss of ______
a. strength in the arms
b. strength on the arms
c. strength in the arm
d. strength on the arm

8) the tendency to think that new technology is better than old-______
a. fashion strategies
b. fashion old strategies
c. fashioned strategy
d. fashioned strategies

9) but sometimes that's ______
a. not a case
b. not this case
c. not the cases
d. not the case

10) simple recreational activities that can be implemented anywhere ______
a. may be was effective
b. may be has effective
c. may be as effective
d. may be is effective

Comprehension

1) What can simple card games be
as good as for stroke patients?
a) virtual reality gaming
b) walking
c) taking a hot bath
d) conducting tests

2) How many participants were in a
test conducted by researchers?
a) 411
b) 114
c) 141
d) 1401

3) Where did researchers say stroke
patients could throw a paper ball?
a) in a park
b) into a basket
c) out the window
d) in the air

4) What kind of skills did the
researchers say simple games
improved?
a) throwing skills
b) writing skills
c) language skills
d) motor skills

5) What did the researchers say
would get moving after intensive
tasks?
a) hands and arms
b) arms and legs
c) hands and feet
d) legs and feet

6) What part of the body is deprived
of blood when someone has a stroke?
a) the liver
b) the arms
c) the heart
d) the brain

7) What can happen to someone's
speech if they have a stroke?
a) it becomes impossible to
understand
b) it becomes slurred
c) it becomes difficult
d) it stops

8) Who is Gustavo Saposnik?
a) a technologist
b) a card game player
c) a patient
d) a researcher

9) What do people tend to think
about old-fashioned strategies?
a) no one should use them
b) they are boring
c) that new technology is better
d) they are too old to work

10) What did a researcher say might
be as effective as technology?
a) studying
b) simple recreational activities
c) reading
d) crafts

Plants Can Make Intelligent Decision

1) they are capable of making intelligent decisions ______
a. regarding risky
b. regarding risks
c. regarding risked
d. regarding risk

2) the humble pea, can make decisions regarding how ______
a. to survival best
b. to survivor best
c. to survive best
d. to survives best

3) grew several pea plants that had their roots separated ______
a. between the pots
b. between two pots
c. between two posts
d. between the posts

4) while the other pot varied between a ______
a. lots and a little
b. lot and a little
c. lots and a little
d. lot and the little

5) remarkably consistent at diverting their roots to the pot with ______
a. the most nutrients
b. the most nutritious
c. the most new tridents
d. the most new traders

6) The research paper will be published this week in the ______
a. 'Current Biology' journey
b. 'Current Biology' journeyed
c. 'Current Biology' journal
d. 'Current Biology' journals

7) He said: "We have a very ______"
a. fancied brain
b. fan see brain
c. fancy brain
d. fan seed brain

8) he did not think that pea plants were intelligent in ______
a. the human sense
b. the human cents
c. the human sentence
d. the human senses

9) they exhibited complex behaviours to efficiently take advantage ______
a. of neutral opportunities
b. of naturally opportunities
c. of neural opportunities
d. of natural opportunities

10) see how our lives would be different if we adopted ______
a. similarly strategies
b. similar strategy
c. similar strategies
d. similar strategise

Listening Comprehension

1) Who said plants were capable of
making intelligent decisions?
a) botanists
b) researchers
c) gardeners
d) a humble person

2) What did scientists say the pea
plant did not have?
a) a nose
b) eyes
c) ears
d) a brain

3) What was the university in the
research?
a) Tokyo
b) Harvard
c) Oxford
d) Delhi

4) What did each pot contain?
a) nutrients
b) grass
c) pellets
d) worms

5) Which pot did the roots choose
most of the time?
a) the biggest one
b) the one with the most nutrients
c) the green one
d) the most expensive one

6) What is the name of the journal
the research will be in?
a) 'Current Biology'
b) 'Currently Biology'
c) 'Current Biological'
d) 'Currently Biological'

7) What did the researcher say the
experiment raised?
a) risk
b) money
c) a question
d) peas

8) What kind of brain did the
researcher say we had?
a) a fancy one
b) a pea-brained one
c) a superior one
d) a grey one

9) In what sense did a professor say
pea plants were not intelligent?
a) fashion sense
b) nonsense
c) common sense
d) the human sense

10) What did the professor say plants
took advantage of?
a) beans
b) other plants
c) natural opportunities
d) researchers

Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Los Angeles Skyslide

1) Skyslide is on the outside of a building, ______
a. 70 stores height
b. 70 storied high
c. 70 stories height
d. 70 stories high

2) People who go on it have to look down at the street 300 ______
a. metres bellow them
b. metres billow them
c. metres below them
d. metres blow them

3) 15 metres from start to finish and takes about five seconds to get ______
a. from tops to bottoms
b. from top to bottom
c. from tops to bottom
d. from top to bottoms

4) Riders must sit on a special safety mat and push themselves ______
a. outer of window
b. out off a window
c. out of a window
d. out of the window

5) Only one person can go on ______
a. it at a time
b. it tat a time
c. it tatter time
d. it at the time

6) there were many meetings about what kind of ______ have
a. attraction it should
b. attractions it should
c. attractive it should
d. a traction it should

7) We have to do something that doesn't ______ else
a. exits anywhere
b. exist anywhere
c. exit anywhere
d. exists anywhere

8) She said the slide is safe enough to support a school bus ______
a. filled within people
b. filled without people
c. filled wither people
d. filled with people

9) Before you can get a really proper scream going, you're launched out ______
a. onto a safe tea mat
b. into a safety mat
c. onto the safety mat
d. onto a safety mat

10) A ride on the Skyslide costs ______
a. an additionally $8
b. an add it on all $8
c. an addition all $8
d. an additional $8

Multiple Choice Quiz

1) In which city did the slide open?
a) Chicago
b) Los Angeles
c) New York
d) Miami

2) How many stories high is the slide?
a) 17
b) 56
c) 69
d) 70

3) What company is located in the building?
a) the U.S. Bank
b) the L.A. Times
c) Skyslide Inc.
d) Amazon

4) How long does the slide ride take from start to finish?
a) about 15 seconds
b) about 25 seconds
c) about 5 seconds
d) about 50 seconds

5) How many people can go on the slide at one time?
a) 3
b) 1
c) 2
d) 4

6) Who said there were many meetings about the slide?
a) a company president
b) a banker
c) a reporter
d) a maker of slides

7) What is the slide strong enough to support?
a) an earthquake
b) a tank
c) a school bus filled with people
d) 100 people

8) What do people sit on when they go on the slide?
a) a safety mat
b) a roller
c) a special chair
d) a glass tray

9) How much does it cost to get to the Skyspace area?
a) $25
b) $15
c) $55
d) $35

10) How much extra does it cost for the slide once you are on floor 70?
a) $18
b) $28
c) $88
d) $8

Monday, June 27, 2016

Happy Heart Syndrome

1)Scientists have said it isn't just sad things that make ______
a. we brokenhearted
b. us brokenhearted
c. as brokenhearted
d. us broken heart it

2)It is not just the sadness we feel when someone we love does not ______
a. return that loved
b. return that love
c. return that loved
d. return that lover

3)We get broken heart syndrome when we ______
a. are highly stress
b. are highly stressed
c. are highly stresses
d. are highly stressing

4)such as a relationship breakup, the death of family and friends, or ______
a. the lost of a job
b. the loss for a job
c. the lost for a job
d. the loss of a job

5)people can get TTS, and even be at risk of sudden death, when very ______
a. happy thing happen
b. happy things happens
c. happy thing happens
d. happy things happen

6)The researchers' study was published in the European Heart ______
a. Journal in Thursday
b. General on Thursday
c. Journal on Thursday
d. General in Thursday

7)Heart experts Dr Christian Templin and Dr Jelena Ghadri analysed data ______
a. form 1,750 patients
b. from 1,750 patients
c. frame 1,750 patients
d. farm 1,750 patients

8)They found 485 patients got TTS because of an ______
a. emotion all happening
b. emotional happen in
c. emotion all happen in
d. emotional happening

9)a wedding, a favourite sports team winning a game, and the birth ______
a. of a grand children
b. of the grandchild
c. offer grandchild
d. of a grandchild

10)Dr Ghadri said our body and brain may think happy and sad ______
a. events are similar
b. events are similarity
c. events are sommelier
d. events are smaller

Listening Comprehension
1.Who said it wasn't just sad things that break our heart?
a) sad people
b) scientists
c) happy people
d) the broken-hearted

2.What did the article say was a real medical condition?
a) stress
b) happiness
c) a broken heart
d) sadness

3.What do we get when we are highly stressed?
a) headaches
b) more stressed
c) sleeplessness
d) broken heart syndrome

4.What is the medical name for broken heart syndrome?
a) Tracksuit Syndrome
b) Takotsubo Syndrome
c) Taco Tubes Syndrome
d) Tack-O-Sue-Bo Syndrome

5.Who made the name "happy heart syndrome"?
a) doctors
b) happy people
c) sad people
d) the broken-hearted

6.When was the study on TTS published?
a) Thursday
b) Sunday
c) Tuesday
d) Saturday

7.How many different patients did doctors look at?
a) 1,570
b) 1,770
c) 1,550
d) 1,750

8.How many different countries were the TTS patients from?
a) 7
b) 8
c) 9
d) 10

9.How many patients had happy heart syndrome?
a) 50
b) 40
c) 30
d) 20

10.What do our body and brain think happy and sad events are?
a) syndromes
b) similar
c) exact
d) identical

The $265,000 job that nobody wants

1)There is a job available in the small New Zealand town of Tokoroa, but ______
a. no one want it
b. no one want sit
c. no one wants it
d. no one wants one

2)there is no night work, no weekend work, and house prices in ______
a. the area are lowly
b. the area are low
c. the area are lows
d. the area are lower

3)Also, he or she would work just four days a week and get 12 weeks' ______
a. annuals holiday
b. annual holiday
c. annual holidays
d. annuals holidays

4)The town's current doctor Alan Kenny is leaving and cannot find anyone ______
a. to replace them
b. too replace him
c. to replace him
d. for replace him

5)the job is in the countryside and everyone wants to live and work ______
a. inner big cities
b. inner the big cities
c. inner the bigger cities
d. in the big cities

6)It is not only New Zealand that has problems trying to get doctors to ______
a. live in rural area
b. live in rural areas
c. living rural areas
d. living in rural areas

7)Dr Kenny had to cancel a family holiday because he could not find ______
a. anyone to replace him
b. someone to replace him
c. somebody to replace him
d. anybody to replace him

8)He said he has a great lifestyle and he wouldn't swap ______
a. it for city live
b. it for city lifer
c. it for city life
d. it for city lives

9)He told a local newspaper that his job keeps him busy all day and that ______
a. he loves his works
b. he loves his work
c. he loves his worker
d. he loves his workers

10)He said: "I would like to stay but I hit my head against ______
a. a brick wall
b. a brick war
c. a brick mall
d. a brick ball

1.What kind of location is the job in?

a) a city suburb
b) a big city
c) a mountain top
d) a small town

2.When does the new doctor not have to work?
a) lunch times
b) weekends
c) mornings
d) Tuesdays

3.How many weeks of holiday will the new doctor get?
a) 10 weeks
b) 11 weeks
c) 12 weeks
d) 13 weeks

4.For how long has the doctor been looking for a replacement?
a) 2 years
b) 3 years
c) 4 years
d) 5 years

5.Where does the doctor say everyone wants to live and work?
a) for a big hospital
b) New York
c) in the big cities
d) in another country

6.What did the doctor have to cancel last year?
a) his doctor's license
b) a family holiday
c) a pension
d) his credit cards

7.For how long has the doctor worked in the town?
a) 23 years
b) 33 years
c) 13 years
d) 30 years

8.How old is the doctor?
a) 61
b) 62
c) 65
d) 60

9.Who does the doctor want to pass his patients on to?
a) his daughter
b) a hospital
c) someone younger
d) his boss

10.What has the doctor been hitting his head against?
a) his desk
b) a brick wall
c) a hospital bed
d) his patients

U.N Refugee

Listening. Guess the answers

1) Last year was the worst year on record for the number of people ______
a. whose became refugees
b. whom became refugees
c. who became refugees
d. who's became refugees

2) This is an increase of over five million from 59.5 million over ______
a. the previously year
b. the previous year
c. the previews year
d. the plea virus year

3) one in every 113 people on the planet is now a refugee, asylum ______
a. seeker or someone
b. seeker nor someone
c. seek her or someone
d. seeks her or someone

4) It added that two-thirds of the forcibly displaced are refugees ______
a. in their owner country
b. in their Rome country
c. in their roam country
d. in their own country

5) The figures come from the "Global Trends" report ______ Refugee Day
a. making World
b. marking World
c. mark in World
d. marking in World

6) The U.N. said the biggest reason for the record number of refugees ______
a. in 2015 is wars
b. in 2015 is war
c. in 2015 is a war
d. in 2015 is the war

7) more than 98,000 asylum requests in 2015 were made by ______
a. unaccompanied children
b. one a company children
c. in a companied children
d. one a camping children

8) Many of them are escaping from wars only to face big ______
a. problems sat borders
b. problems at border
c. problem at border
d. problems at borders

9) These include walls and fences in Europe, tougher laws against immigration ______
a. and technophobia
b. and aquaphobia
c. and acrophobia
d. and xenophobia

10) The U.N. said the only way to overcome the problem is political action ______
a. to stop conflict
b. to stop conflicted
c. to stop conflicts
d. to stop conflicting

Listening Comprehension

1) How many people had to leave their home in 2015?
a) 65.3 million people
b) 56.3 million
c) 63.5 million
d) 53.6 million

2) How many more people had to leave their home in 2015 than in 2014?
a) around 500,000
b) exactly 15 million
c) over 5,000,000
d) more than 50 million

3) What is the 2015 figure 50% higher than?
a) the number of soldiers in the world
b) the figure for 5 years ago
c) the population of Syria
d) estimates for 2017

4) How many people are displaced every minute?
a) 24,000
b) 2,400
c) 240
d) 24

5) When is World Refugee Day?
a) June 20
b) June 21
c) June 19
d) June 22

6) What is the biggest reason for the record number of refugees?
a) religion
b) idiotic leaders
c) famine
d) war

7) How many unaccompanied children made asylum requests in 2015?
a) exactly 98,000
b) over 98,000
c) around 89,000
d) exactly 89,000

8) How many of the forcibly displaced are from poor or middle income nations?
a) 87%
b) 88%
c) 89%
d) 90%

9) Where do refugees face problems after they escape from wars?
a) in immigration centres
b) on trains
c) at borders
d) in camps

10) What did the UN say was the only way to get over the problem?
a) hold talks
b) political action
c) more armies
d) money

Tech Support Scams on the Rise

Listening — Guess the answers. Listen to check.

1) Fraudsters are using a new method to trick people into ______ money
a. partying with their
b. part in with their
c. patting with their
d. parting with their

2) The new scam is very realistic and can trick even experienced ______
a. Internet uses
b. Internet users
c. Internet usages
d. Internet use is

3) a pop-up window with a message that says the ISP has "______"
a. detected malware
b. detective malware
c. detect it malware
d. detect ad malware

4) The victim is then advised to call a phone ______
a. number four help
b. numbers for help
c. numbers four help
d. number for help

5) The scammers are trying to get people ______
a. to called them
b. to call them
c. to calls them
d. to calling them

6) Segura, a malware expert at Malwarebytes, told the BBC: "It ______."
a. caught me at surprise
b. caught me of surprise
c. caught me as surprise
d. caught me by surprise

7) It was only when I looked in closer detail that I ______ scam
a. saw that was a
b. saw it was a
c. saw this was a
d. saw I was a

8) The fraudsters are infecting ______
a. inline adverts
b. offline adverts
c. online adverts
d. an line adverts

9) Once an infected ad appears on your screen, the virus works ______ number
a. out your IP
b. in your IP
c. over your IP
d. up your IP

10) advice is to call the tech support number you received when ______
a. you singed down
b. you signed at
c. you singed to
d. you signed up

Multiple choice quiz

1) Who is using a new method to trick people?
a) journalists
b) fraudsters
c) tech support
d) ISPs

2) Who can the new scam trick?
a) fraudsters
b) tech support
c) experienced Internet users
d) scammers

3) What is the two-letter abbreviation for a computer's online ID?
a) SP
b) IS
c) PI
d) IP

4) What does a pop-up window say has been detected?
a) aware
b) malware
c) software
d) hardware

5) What does an expert say people are literally paying for?
a) to be scammed
b) adverts
c) ISPs

d) phone numbers

6) Where have most cases of the scam been detected so far?
a) the USA and UK
b) online
c) worldwide
d) on screens

7) Who is Jerome Segura?
a) a BBC reporter
b) an ISP boss
c) a fraudster
d) a malware expert

8) What are the fraudsters infecting to trick people?
a) numbers
b) a page
c) online adverts
d) details

9) Who did the company Malwarebytes advise people to phone?
a) fraudsters
b) Malwarebytes
c) a friend
d) their real tech support

10) What did an expert tell us not to trust?
a) ads
b) numbers in pop-up windows
c) the Internet
d) ISPs

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Eating Disorder in Japan

1. What kind of group is worried?
a doctor?
a) a healthy group
b) a group of patients
c) a health group
d) a restaurant group

2. How many people might have eating
disorders in Japan?
a) hundreds of thousands
b) 28,982
c) 10,000
d) 725,000

3. What position does Dr Ishikawa have in
the group JSED?
a) president
b) human resources
c) health advisor
d) accountant

4.. What does the article say people are
suffering in?
a) bed
b) silence
c) the dark
d) hospital

5. What did a doctor say some people are
close to?
a) a doctor
b) hospital
c) food
d) death

6. How do many women feel about seeing
a doctor?
a) bored
b) embarrassed
c) upset
d) angry

7. What do some women not want to
admit?
a) that they have a problem
b) that they dislike their body
c) that they love pizza
d) that they joined JSED

8. Which Japanese ministry does
Takanobu Matsuzaki work for?
a) welfare
b) transport
c) health
d) pensions

9. How many people were treated for
eating disorders in Japan in 2014?
a) 65,984
b) hundreds of thousands
c) 725,000
d) 10,000

10. How many people were treated for
eating disorders in the UK in 2014?
a) 725,000
b) hundreds of thousands
c) 10,000
d) 65,984

Abandoned Puppy

1) How old was the puppy when it
was found
a) 8 weeks old
b) 5 weeks old
c) 6 weeks old
d) 7 weeks old

2) In which U.S. state was the puppy
found?
a) Oregon
b) Georgia
c) Texas
d) Maine

3) Who is Jared Orton?
a) the puppy's first owner
b) a vet
c) the baseball team's president
d) a reporter

4) What is the puppy's name?
a) Daisy
b) Dozy
c) Dizzy
d) Dancer

5) What might the puppy have to
take to players?
a) instructions
b) baseball caps
c) baseball bats
d) their lunch

6) Where did Mr Orton take the
puppy?
a) New York
b) the vet
c) the beach
d) a baseball game

7) Why might the puppy not be able
to do one of her jobs?
a) she cannot speak English
b) animal rights
c) U.S. laws
d) she might be too small

8) Where will the puppy become a
regular feature?
a) at the ballpark
b) in a newspaper
c) a vet
d) a home for abandoned dogs

9) Where will the puppy greet visitors
every day?
a) at its home
b) in a shopping mall
c) the baseball team's office
d) first base

10) What did Mr Orton say was fate?
a) winning a game
b) finding the puppy
c) being dehydrated
d) liking baseball

Hiroshima

1) Hiroshima is the first city in the world to suffer from ______
a. atom mike weapons
b. a tonic weapons
c. a tomb mike weapons
d. atomic weapons

2) The bomb that U.S. forces dropped on the city in August of 1945 killed ______
a. an estimates 140,000
b. an estimated 140,000
c. an guessed mated 140,000
d. an estimating 140,000

3) President Obama said his visit is to focus ______
a. on the future
b. in the future
c. on a future
d. on the futures

4) An advisor to the president said Mr Obama would not apologise ______
a. from the bombing
b. for a bomb in
c. for the bombing
d. for a bombing

5) The advisor said Obama will offer a ______
a. forward-looking version
b. forward-look in version
c. forwarded-look in vision
d. forward-looking vision

6) Barack Obama hinted in 2009 that he would one day like ______
a. for visit Hiroshima
b. to visit Hiroshima
c. too visit Hiroshima
d. to visiting Hiroshima

7) talking about the bombs that fell on Hiroshima, ______
a. and lately Nagasaki
b. and later Nagasaki
c. and lates Nagasaki
d. and latish Nagasaki

8) a time to think about how horrible war is and to remember the ______
a. terribly loss of life
b. terrible lost of life
c. terribly lost of life
d. terrible loss of life

9) he hoped his time in Hiroshima would remind people that war causes ______
a. unnecessarily death
b. an necessary death
c. unnecessary deaths
d. unnecessary death

10) recognise that innocent people caught in war can ______
a. suffer tremendous
b. suffers tremendously
c. suffered tremendously
d. suffer tremendously

1) Muhammad Ali, perhaps the world's greatest ever sporting legend, ______
a. past away
b. parsed away
c. passed away
d. pasted away

2) spent the previous few days in hospital in Phoenix, Arizona with ______
a. breathe in problems
b. breathing problem
c. breathe in problem
d. breathing problems

3) His children flew to Phoenix to join their father for ______
a. his final days
b. his finally days
c. this final days
d. his final day

4) people believe he was the greatest because of what he did outside ______
a. the boxing rink
b. the boxing ring
c. the boxing thing
d. the boxing bling

5) He was an ambassador for world peace and worked tirelessly for charities ______
a. four, five decades
b. forty-five decades
c. for five decides
d. for five decades

6) World leaders, sporting figures and celebrities have been ______ Ali
a. paying tributes to
b. paying tribute too
c. paying tribute to
d. pay in tribute to

7) Ali transformed this country and impacted the world ______
a. within his spirit
b. with his spirit
c. with this spirit
d. with his spirits

8) used his charm, wit and grace to fight for a better world, and used his platform to _____
a. lifts up humanity
b. lifted up humanity
c. lifting up humanity
d. lift up humanity

9) You were a champion in ______
a. so many weighs
b. so much ways
c. so many ways
d. so many way

10) As a man…who tried to unite all humankind through ______
a. faithful and lovely
b. faiths and loves
c. fate and loved
d. faith and love

Italian Restaurant Named as Best in the world

1) The ceremony is like the Oscars of ______
a. the food worlds
b. the food worldly
c. the food world
d. this food world

2) surprisingly, this is the first time an Italian eatery has won ______
a. the annually prize
b. an annual prizes
c. the annual prize
d. the annual prizes

3) He was very emotional on stage when he ______
a. collective the award
b. corrected the award
c. collect it the award
d. collected the award

4) He said: "I want to thank everyone because it has ______."
a. been so hardly
b. been so hard
c. being so hard
d. bean so hard

5) Our job is all about art…______
a. in the kitchen
b. in a kitchen
c. on the kitchen
d. in then kitchen

6) Winning the award has been ______
a. good for businesses
b. good four businesses
c. good for busyness
d. good for business

7) Anyone who wants to eat there must make a reservation six ______
a. months in advance
b. months on advance
c. months in advantage
d. months on advantage

8) judges gave Bottura the award for his creative and original food and ______
a. traditionally ingredients
b. traditional ingredients
c. traditional ingredient
d. traditionally ingredient

9) Bottura makes amazing shapes with cheese and creates ______
a. forms and textures
b. farms and textures
c. firms and texture
d. forms and text yours

10) This is a pastry that the chef drops from half a metre and ______ plate
a. smash is on the
b. smash its on the
c. smashes on the
d. smash on the

Monday, June 20, 2016

Spending Money

1. How much does the father owe his son in allowance?
A. three dollars
B. thirteen dollars
C. thirty dollars

2. Why hasn't the father given his son allowance?
A. because he didn't remember to do it
B. because he doesn't have any money now
C. because his son already has money

3. When does the father usually give his son money?
A. on Friday
B. on Saturday
C. on Sunday

4. Where does the man get money to pay his son?
A. in his bedroom
B. at the bank
C. from the bookstand

5. Choose one thing the boy does NOT mention about how he will spend his money.
A. He will buy some toys.
B. He will save some of it.
C. He will give part to the needy.

Medical Advice: What's The Matter

1. What's the matter with Steve?
A. He has a cold.
B. He has the flu.
C. He has a stomachache.

2. How long has Steve been sick?
A. since Friday
B. since Saturday
C. since Sunday

3. How often should Steve take the medicine the doctor prescribes?
A. three times a day with meals
B. four times a day before meals
C. three times a day after meals

4. What does Carla suggest he do?
A. take herbal medicine
B. see another doctor
C. eat chicken soup

5. What does Steve decide to do?
A. talk to another friend
B. listen to Carla's suggestion
C. see the same doctor again

Snack Time

1. What time of day does this conversation take place?
A. in the morning
B. in the afternoon
C. in the evening

2. Why doesn't the father give his son something to eat?
A. There isn't any food to eat.
B. The boy just ate something.
C. They are going to eat soon.

3. What snack does the boy want at the beginning of the conversation?
A. potato chips
B. candy
C. donuts

4. Which one food does the father NOT offer to his son for a snack?
A. tomatoes
B. broccoli
C. carrots

5. What does the father ask the boy to do while he is preparing the snack?
A. watch TV
B. play with toys
C. look at books

Sightseeing in Town

1. Where are they planning to go in the morning?
A. to a park
B. to an art museum
C. to a shopping center

2. What kind of restaurant do they want to visit for lunch?
A. Italian
B. Indonesian
C. Indian

3. Why does the man want to visit the zoo in the afternoon?
A. The zoo will be closed the rest of the week.
B. The zoo is free to visitors that day only.
C. There are unusual animals on display.

4. Why does the woman want to go shopping instead?
A. She wants to buy mementos of their visit.
B. She saw some great prices at a shopping center.
C. She wants to buy a gift for her friend.

5. How do they plan to get to the seashore at the end of the conversation?
A. by taxi
B. by bus
C. by subway

Shopping for the day

1. What is the girl shopping for?
A. a present for her mother
B. a present for a friend
C. a present for her father

2. How much is the black wallet?
A. $49.95
B. $40.95
C. $44.95

3. Why doesn't the girl like the brown wallet?
A. There isn't a place to put pictures.
B. It's too big and heavy.
C. She doesn't like the color.

4. About how much does the girl have to spend?
A. $5.00
B. $10.00
C. $13.00

5. What does the girl decide to buy?
A. a black wallet
B. a brown belt
C. a tie

Saturday's Chores

1. What does the boy want to do at the beginning of the conversation?
A. go play outside
B. watch TV
C. play video games

2. What is one thing the boy is NOT assigned to do around the house?
A. clean the garage
B. vacuum the floors
C. wash the walls

3. What does the boy have to do in his bedroom?
A. put away his books
B. make his bed
C. pick up his dirty clothes

4. What is the father going to do while the boy is doing his household chores?
A. wash the car
B. paint the house
C. work in the yard

5. Where will the father and son go after the housework is done?
A. to a movie
B. out to eat
C. to a ball game

Video Rental Shop

1. Where does this conversation most likely take place?
A. at a movie theater
B. at a library
C. at a video rental shop

2. How much do new movies cost to rent?
A. $2.00
B. $3.50
C. $5.00

3. How much did the man spend on movies?
A. $3.50
B. $5.50
C. $7.50

4. When does the man need to return the movies?
A. Thursday
B. Friday
C. Saturday

5. What do you need to rent a video at this shop?
A. a driver's license
B. a school ID
C. a membership card

Children's Book Reading Time

1. What is the father reading at the beginning of the conversation?
A. a novel
B. a magazine
C. a newspaper

2. What kind of book does the girl want to read?
A. a book about animals
B. a book on dolls
C. a book about candy and cookies

3. What does the girl's teacher say about reading?
A. The girl can check out books from the library.
B. The girl should read books everyday.
C. The girl ought to read at least ten books a night.

4. What is one thing the girl wants to eat while they are reading?
A. cookies
B. ice cream
C. bananas

5. About what time of day is it in the conversation?
A. the late morning
B. the early afternoon
C. in the evening

Private Language Tutor

1. What is the man's name?
A. His name is Mike.
B. He goes by Nick.
C. His friends call him Nate.

2. Where is the man from?
A. He's from Brownston.
B. His hometown is Brownsburg.
C. He's originally from Brownsville.

3. How old is the man?
A. He's in his early twenties.
B. He's in his mid twenties.
C. He's in his late twenties.

4. Where did the man meet Sarah?
A. He met her on a bus.
B. They were introduced at a party.
C. He saw her in a language class.

5. Sarah's older sister is worried that Nick _____________.
A. is a terrible language teacher
B. is going to be a negative influence on her
C. charges too much money for lessons

Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Picnic Preparation

1. When is the picnic?
A. on Thursday
B. on Friday
C. on Saturday
D. on Sunday

2. Where is the picnic being held?
A. at a park
B. at the beach
C. at Dave's house
D. by a river

3. How many packages of hot dogs do they decide to buy?
A. six
B. seven
C. eight
D. nine

4. Why has Kathy been so busy lately?
A. She has been working a lot recently.
B. She has been taking care of her sick mother.
C. She has been taking two night classes.
D. She has been looking for a new job.

5. What does Dave suggest Scott make for the picnic dessert?
A. cherry pie
B. chocolate cake
C. oatmeal cookies
D. fudge brownies

Phone Messages

1. What is the name of the caller?
A. Nick
B. Nate
C. Neil

2. According to the girl, her father:
A. is not home.
B. is on another line.
C. can't come to the telephone.

3. What is the man's telephone number?
A. 598-7482
B. 587-4728
C. 589-7248

4. The man tells the girl:
A. that he will call again sometime after 7:00 PM.
B. to ask her father to call him later.
C. that he will drop by around 8:30 PM.

5. What does the girl refuse to tell the caller?
A. her age
B. her name
C. her address

Party Time

1. Who is visiting Jori for the weekend?
A. her best friend
B. her brother Bob
C. her sister

2. What is Carol wearing?
A. a sweater
B. a red sweat shirt
C. a black blouse

3. What is Carol like?
A. She's sociable.
B. She's timid
C. She's very reserved.

4. What is Bob wearing?
A. a flashy suit jacket
B. a green tie
C. blue jeans

5. Jori knows Bob because:
A. they work together in the same office.
B. she is taking karate lessons from him.
C. they met at a party two months ago.

Party Invitations

1. Gregorio is well known for his ability to work with ____________.
A. famous athletes
B. animals
C. world dancers

2. What is one thing that is NOT true about him?
A. He's tall.
B. He's wearing green slacks.
C. He has on a blue jacket.

3. What does Georgina do for a living?
A. She's a popular sports figure.
B. She's famous for her cooking skills.
C. She makes a living selling tennis shoes.

4. Georgina is a ____________ woman wearing a yellow dress.
A. large
B. heavy
C. small

5. What is the other invited guest, Brad Pitt, doing in the conversation?
A. He's sitting in the room.
B. He's standing by a table.
C. He's eating some refreshments.

Nice to Meet You

1. Where does this conversation most likely take place?
A. at a park
B. at a school
C. at a birthday party
D. at a music recital

2. What is the girl's name?
A. Kathy
B. Karen
C. Nancy
D. Nanny

3. Where does the girl probably live now?
A. in Scotland
B. in France
C. in England
D. in the United States

4. What does the girl's father do for a living?
A. He is a travel agent.
B. He is a professor.
C. He is computer programmer.
D. He is a French teacher.

5. What is one thing NOT mentioned about the girl's family?
A. why her parents lived in England for several years
B. where her mother works at the present time
C. where the girl grew up
D. how old the girl was when she moved to her present location

Meeting Singles

1. Where did Doug and Diane first meet?
A. at school
B. at a restaurant
C. at a party

2. How did he know where she lived?
A. He asked a friend for directions.
B. He followed her home.
C. He looked her up in the phone book.

3. Where does Doug invite her to go with him on Thursday?
A. to a restaurant
B. to a theater
C. to a dance

4. What is Diane's response to his invitation on Thursday?
A. She can't go out because she has to study.
B. She is sorry, but she has another date.
C. She has to work that day, so she can't go.

5. How does Diane feel about Doug's idea for Friday?
A. She thinks if would be a great idea if she had the time.
B. She feels that it would be uninteresting outing.
C. She has done the activity before, so she'd rather not go.

Lost in the Crowd

1. Where does the announcement take place?
A. at a baseball stadium
B. at a department store
C. at an amusement park

2. What is the boy's name?
A. Marshall
B. Matthew
C. Michael

3. How old is the boy?
A. 4
B. 5
C. 6

4. What is the boy wearing?
A. a solid white baseball cap
B. black and white pants
C. a blue and white sweat shirt

5. Where is the boy now?
A. He is at the information desk waiting for his mom.
B. He is waiting in the sporting goods section.
C. He is at the cashier where you pay for goods.

Immigration and Custom

1. What is the purpose of the woman's visit?
A. business
B. pleasure
C. business and pleasure

2. Where will the woman stay during her trip?
A. at a friend's home
B. at a hotel
C. at a university dormitory

3. About how long will the woman be in the country?
A. one or two days
B. three or four days
C. more than four days

4. What things are in the woman's luggage?
A. clothing, computer, and books
B. CD player, clothing, and books
C. books, gifts and computer

5. What other piece of information do we learn about the woman?
A. Her parents are on the same trip.
B. She enjoys traveling to different countries.
C. She was born in that country.

Hotel Reservation

1. The man makes a reservation finally for which day?
A. March 20th
B. March 21st
C. March 22nd

2. What kind of room does the man prefer?
A. a non-smoking room
B. a smoking room
C. either one is okay

3. Why doesn't he want to reserve the suite?
A. It doesn't have a nice view.
B. It doesn't come with a sauna bath.
C. It's too expensive.

4. Including tax, how much is the man's room?
A. 80 dollars
B. 88 dollars
C. 96 dollars

5. How do you spell the man's name?
A. Maxner
B. Maexner
C. Mexner

Homestay in the US

1. James wants to live with a homestay family because he can ____.
A. save money for college
B. learn more of the language
C. live close to school

2. How many children does the homestay family have?
A. eleven
B. twelve
C. thirteen

3. What kinds of animals does the family have?
A. The family has dogs, cats, birds, and a snake
B. The family owns a dog, some cats, a rabbit, and a hamster.
C. The family has some cats, dogs, a snake, and a rabbit.

4. What is Randall like? (his personality)
A. He's outgoing and friendly.
B. He's reliable and honest.
C. He's organized and hardworking.

5. Why is Randall asleep on the couch?
A. He worked very late at his job at the video store.
B. He played video games all night.
C. He studied until 4:00 a.m. in the morning.

Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Thanksgiving and Christmas

1. Where does this news program take place?
A. at a shopping center
B. at a local school
C. in a city market place

2. How does the young girl, Elizabeth, celebrate this holiday with her family?
A. They go out to eat at a restaurant.
B. They visit close relatives.
C. They go to see a movie.

3. What does Johnny and his family eat on this day?
A. turkey
B. ham
C. chicken

4. What sentence best describes Steven's feelings about Christmas?
A. It's a time when people exchange gifts with friends, family, and teachers.
B. It's a holiday when friends give gifts during an elaborate dinner.
C. It's a day when people think of others without waiting for a gift in return.

5. The final young woman says that the best thing about Christmas is:
A. receiving presents from classmates.
B. having a vacation from school.
C. sleeping late every day.

Heavenly Pies Restaurant

1. What does the man order?
A. T-bone steak
B. chicken fried steak
C. broiled chicken

2. What does he eat with his meal?
A. fries
B. bread
C. rice

3. What does he have to drink?
A. small juice
B. medium juice
C. large juice

4. What kind of dressing does he ask for?
A. French
B. Italian
C. ranch

5. Why is the restaurant not serving pies today?
A. The baker was hurt at work and can't prepare them.
B. The oven is broken and hasn't been repaired.
C. The restaurant has decided to only sell ice cream.

Health Club

1. What is the woman's name?
A. Her name is Ruth Ann.
B. It's Ronda.
C. The woman's name is Rachel.

2. The woman spent most of her life in _____________.
A. California
B. Utah
C. New York

3. What does the woman do for a living?
A. She is a computer programmar.
B. She works at a school.
C. She has a job at a bank.

4. How often does the woman go to the gym?
A. She goes there three times a week.
B. She works out four times a week.
C. She exercises five times a week.

5. Which statement is NOT true about the conversation?
A. The man is from a city called Salt Lake.
B. The woman gives the man her phone number.
C. The woman knows a lot about history.

Happy Birthday

1. What is the boy's name?
A. Matthew
B. Michael
C. Mitchell

2. How old is the boy turning in the conversation?
A. seven
B. eight
C. nine

3. What does he want to do first?
A. play outdoor games
B. open presents
C. eat cake and ice cream

4. Which statement is true about the game at the party?
A. You have to catch a large ball without dropping it.
B. You need to chase children around and touch them.
C. You need to hide somewhere so no one can find you.

5. Who is coming to the party?
A. aunts, grandparents, and cousins
B. grandparents, cousins, and uncles
C. friends, cousins, and grandparents

Good Ole Blues

1. What kinds of music does this radio station play?
A. rhythm and blues
B. heavy metal
C. latin

2. What is the disk jockey's first name?
A. Harold
B. Harvey
C. Harry

3. Listeners can win ___________ by saying the name of the song.
A. music CDs
B. concert tickets
C. money

4. The man's phone number is ___________.
A. 693-3019
B. 693-1390
C. 693-1319

5. To win, listeners must know the name of the song and ________ it was recorded.
A. where
B. when
C. how many times

Train Tickets

1. Where does the man want to go?
A. Tokyo Subway Station
B. Tokyo Art Museum
C. Tokyo Tower

2. How much is the train fare?
A. 130 yen
B. 140 yen
C. 150 yen

3. Where should the man get on the train?
A. platform number 3
B. platform number 4
C. platform number 5

4. How often do the trains come?
A. about every five minutes
B. about every six minutes
C. about every seven minutes

5. Where should the man get off the train?
A. at Kamiyacho Station
B. at Kamigaya Station
C. at Kamiyama Station

First Date

1. What kind of movie is the girl going to see on her date?
A. horror
B. romance
C. science fiction

2. At what theater is the movie playing?
A. Central Palace
B. Campus Plaza
C. Common Plex

3. How is the girl getting to the movie?
A. She is getting a ride with her brother.
B. Her date is coming to pick her up.
C. She is going by bus and will meet her date there.

4. What time does the movie begin?
A. 7:30 p.m.
B. 8:00 p.m.
C. 8:30 p.m.

5. What time does she have to be home?
A. 10:00 p.m.
B. 10:30 p.m.
C. 11:00 p.m.

Family Relationships

1. Where is Pancho from?
A. Paraguay
B. Peru
C. Portugal

2. How many brothers and sisters does Pancho have?
A. 11
B. 12
C. 13

3. What is his father's job?
A. taxi driver
B. dentist
C. police officer

4. What does his mother do?
A. She owns a beauty salon.
B. She runs a small family store.
C. She works at a bread shop.

5. Which thing does Pancho NOT say?
A. His brothers and sisters help his mom.
B. His mom sells food like eggs and sugar.
C. His mother enjoys her job very much.

Family Activities

1. In addition to paper books, what did the little girl make with paper at school ?
A. an animal
B. a person
C. a building

2. What thing did she NOT talk about when making the object in Question 1?
A. paper
B. glue
C. scissors

3. What did the girl do after school?
A. She rode her bicycle.
B. She watched television.
C. She went to the store.

4. Who did she meet and play with at the junior high school?
A. her teacher
B. her cousins
C. her father

5. Where does this conversation most probably take place?
A. at a house
B. at school
C. at a park

A Fun Day

1. Where does the young girl want to go with her father?
A. to the park
B. to the movies
C. to the swimming pool

2. Who are they going with?
A. the girl's mother
B. the girl's best friend
C. the girl's older brother

3. Based on the conversation, what time will they most likely leave?
A. 9:30 AM
B. 12:45 PM
C. 2:00 PM

4. What does the girl want to do later?
A. She wants to walk to the ice cream store.
B. She wants to swim at the park.
C. She wants to go down to the beach.

5. What does the father suggest they do at the end of the day?
A. go to a restaurant
B. watch a fireworks display
C. play a board game

Saturday, June 11, 2016

Eye Glasses For You

1. What is the name of the store?
A. American Village
B. American Image
C. American Vision

2. What time does the store open on Wednesday?
A. 8:00 AM
B. 8:30 AM
C. 9:00 AM

3. What day is the store closed?
A. Friday
B. Saturday
C. Sunday

4. How much would you pay for this store's main product on Saturday if it cost $100 during the rest of week?
A. $90
B. $80
C. $70

DVD Movie Rentals

1. Action:
A. like
B. dislike

2. Comedies:
A. like
B. dislike

3. Horror:
A. like
B. dislike

4. Love:
A. like
B. dislike

5. Foreign:
A. like
B. dislike

The Dating Game

Contestant 1
1. Ryan is _______ years old.
A. 25
B. 26
C. 27

2. What does Ryan do for a living?
A. He works as a doctor.
B. He's a hospital manager.
C. He is a nurse.

3. Ryan enjoys __________ in his free time.
A. hiking
B. biking
C. swimming

Contestant 2
4. Nate is ______ years old.
A. 23
B. 24
C. 25

5. Nate enjoys ______________.
A. reading books on rock music
B. playing soccer with his friends
C. visiting new places

6. Nate likes women who __________.
A. listen to classical music
B. visit art museums
C. eat cheeseburgers

Contestant 3
7. Charles is _________ years old.
A. 27
B. 28
C. 29

8. What does Contestant 3 do for a living?
A. He is an office manager.
B. He works as a teacher.
C. He is a university student.

9. In his free time, he ________________.
A. goes hiking in the mountains
B. reads many types of books
C. takes care of animals

10. He likes women who _________.
A. speak different languages
B. enjoy sports and exercise
C. are good in the kitchen

Daily Schedule

1. What time does the man get up?
A. at 5:00 a.m.
B. at 6:00 a.m.
C. at 7:00 a.m.

2. What time does he get to work?
A. at 7:00 a.m.
B. at 8:00 a.m.
C. at 9:00 a.m.

3. What does he do with his family around 6:30 p.m.?
A. They read books together.
B. They play games.
C. They eat dinner.

4. What do the man and his wife do after the kids go to bed?
A. They watch TV.
B. They clean the house.
C. They listen to music.

5. What is one thing the man does NOT say about his wife?
A. She has to take their children to school.
B. She helps the kids with their homework.
C. She goes shopping for food.

Monday, August 1, 2016