Listening Exercises Upper Level

A free cellphone!

1. What reason does the girl give for needing a cellphone?
A. She can use it to check her email.
B. She can call family in case of an emergency.
C. She can make cheaper long-distance calls with it.

2.What is one major feature of the calling plan?
A. 1000 anytime minutes
B. unlimited weekday minutes
C. 1000 free weekday minutes

3. What is the term of service for this plan?
A. 3 months
B. 6 months
C. 9 months

4. Why does the girl suggest that her father buy a new car too?
A. Their current car is in bad shape, and it doesn't look good.
B. The cellphone's power supply won't work in an older car.
C. Their car isn't big enough to ride in with all her friends.

5. What do customers receive when they purchase the cellphone mentioned in the conversation?
A. a cellphone adapter for the car
B. money back for buying the phone
C. other cellphone accessories

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Cyberbullying

1. What is the name of the girl?

A. Marsha
B. Michelle
C. Megan

2. She is a student in ____________.

A. elementary school
B. junior high school
C. high school

3. The girl's teacher just thinks that she needs to _____________ to make things better.

A. talk more
B. study quietly
C. pay attention

4. Some of the students have been __________________.

A. ignoring the girl at lunch
B. making fun of her clothes
C. stealing the girl's books

5. What did some kids do on Facebook that hurt the girl's feelings?

A. They deleted her as a friend.
B. They didn't invite her to a friend's birthday party.
C. They wrote some awful messages.

6. The girl's mother is planning on __________________ to resolve the problem.

A. meeting with the school principal
B. contacting the local police
C. discussing the issue with a lawyer

7. The teacher wants to ________________.

A. apologize to the girl by email
B. talk to her the next day at school
C. read books on suicide prevention

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Easy Pet Care

1. What is one of Shawn's concern about the dog?

A. It can be somewhat aggressive.
B. It eats too much food at one time.
C. The dog might mess on his carpet.

2. What is Shawn supposed to do between 3:00-4:00 p.m. for the dog?

A. Take the dog for some exercise with a Frisbee.
B. Feed him an afternoon doggie treat for a snack.
C. Let the dog watch a program on television.

3. Which point is NOT true about the cat?

A. The cat becomes a little moody at times.
B. The cat enjoys listening to rock music.
C. The cat will run away if it gets outside the house.

4. What can we infer from the conversation on the snake's reaction to Shawn?

A. The snake appears to warm up to him.
B. The snake doesn't care for Shawn at all.
C. The snake is extremely shy of Shawn.

5. What is Shawn's final response to Norman?

A. Norman should seek someone who is well-trained with animals.
B. Norman should take his animals to the zoo for special care.
C. Norman agrees to watch them for a lot of extra money.

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