LISTENING

Test 1
Listen and write the words or phrases missing you hear.
The animal mind
Do animals think and feel like we do? Are they similar to or completely different from human? In
the early 20th century, British psychologist C.L Morgan claimed that animal behavior could only
be interpreted in terms of lower mental faculties. This guideline (1)_____________ the ideas that
17th century thinkers had about the animal mind. At that mind, the (2)_____________ was to see
animals as living machines. The French philosophy Nicolas Malebranche wrote that animals “eat
without pleasure, cry without pain, grow without knowing it: they desire nothing, fear nothing,
know nothing” . For Malebranche, the animal mind seemed (3)___________ to the human mind
in every way.

Today there has been a(n) (4)_____ change in the way scientists view the animal mind, and the
ideas of Malebranche have become (5)_____________. No longer are all animal behaviors
regarded as (6)_____; examples of learning in birds, dolphins, and apes have proven that point of
view to be false. On the contrary, there have been (7_____________ discoveries of language
abilities in parrots and apes. In one experiment, a kind of memory competition between humans
and apes, apes demonstrated (8)_________ memory skills by defeating their human opponents.
In addition, evidence of empathy among animals has been observed in the wild. As scientists’
understanding of the animal mind continues to (9) _____________, it is becoming clear that
various characteristics once thought to be uniquely human actually are not. This is leading some
to ask serious (10____________ questions about the treatment of animals and their rights in the
human-dominated world.

TEST 2
Listen and write the words or phrases you hear.
Food prices
Emily: Hey Lucas, did you go (1)_______ shopping today? Did you remember to get some rice?
Lucas: Yeah, I did go Emily, but I didn’t get any rice. It was so expensive! I don’t know what’s going on.
They must have raised the price again. Anyway, I didn’t have enough money on me. I’ll have to get some

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next time. I (2) _______ can’t believe how much food prices have gone up lately.
Emily: I know, and I’m guessing that we’ll probably see them go even higher.
Lucas: Really? What makes you think that?
Emily: I read this magazine article, and it seems that over the past, I think, five or 10 years, food prices have
been rising (3)________ faster than the norm.
Lucas: Emily, I could have told you that. I mean, I think it’s pretty obvious to anyone who shops. I feel like
prices in general are out of control, but I’d say it’s especially true of food prices. Someone really has to do
something about it.
Emily: If you ask me, I think food (4)________ are the root of the problem.
Lucas: Well, if food supplies are (5)________, here’s an idea. Why don’t they just start planting more food
on more land?
Emily: Hmm. You’re assuming that there’s ample land to be (6)________, but there isn’t. According
to what I read, it’s become apparent to scientists that, over the past 40 years or so, the planet has actually
been losing land that’s suitable for (7)________. As much as a third of it has been lost due to pollution,
lack of water, and other reasons. And there are quite a few other factors that have coincided, putting a lot
of (8)______ on current food production.
Lucas: What kind of factors?
Emily: Uh, hold on, let me grab my phone and find the article. Hmm. . . OK, here we go . . . So, one big factor is
the economic success of developing countries. India and China, for example, have growing middle classes—
those are people with extra money to spend. And the middle class is (9)_______ to eat more expensive foods.
Lucas: Yeah, that’s only natural. If we had more money to spend, I’m sure we’d (10)________ for more
expensive things, too. Like today, I would have brought home lamb for dinner. And I certainly wouldn’t
have had any trouble buying rice! I guess we’re not middle class yet.

TEST 3
1/Listen and answer the following questions
1/ What makes Sarah happy?
A. Watching her children when they are sleeping.
B. Listening to music when she is sleeping.
C. Doing the gardening.
D. Walking with close friends
2/ Who does Sarah work for?
A. Her uncle C. Her mother
B. Her sister D. Her father
3/ What are her children doing at the moment?
A. Doing English exercises C. Cooking something

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 B. Watching TV. D. Ironing clothes
4/ What did Sarah do last Sunday?
A. Went to her mother’ house.
B. Did the gardening.
C. Went to an exhibition with a friend from work.
D. Went on fishing with her close friends.
5/ What makes Greg happy?
A.Traveling and visiting new places. C. Sleeping all day.
B. Doing housework. D. Taking photos.
6/ How many countries has Greg been to?
A. 5 B. 10 C.15 D.20
7/ How long did he spend traveling around South America?
A. 4 weeks. B. 5 weeks C. 6 weeks D.7 weeks

8/ Where did he go last year?

A. France B.Thailand C. America D. South America.
9/ How often does he work in his garden?
A. A few hours. B. everyday C. everyweek D. twice a week.

10/ What makes Jenny happy?

A. Having a lie-in and dancing. B. Doing housework.

C. Listening to music D. Going out with her friends

TEST 4
1.How many tourists visit the long-necked women every year?

A. 10.000 tourists B. 12.000 tourists

C. 14.000 tourists D. 16.000 tourists

2.Why did the Pa Daung tribe from Myanmar come to Thailand?

A. To immigrate B. To go travelling
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 C. To escape poverty and war D. To study abroad

3.What do they make for a living now?

A. Taking photos and selling clothes.

B. Talking with tourists, posing for pictures, and selling handmade souvenirs
C. Doing the gardening.
D. Selling furniture.

4.How heavy is a full set of brass coils?

A. 20 pounds B. 22 pounds C. 24 pounds D.26 pounds

5.How old is the girl when a thick coil of brass is wrapped around her neck?

A.4 B. 5 C.6 D.7

6.How many brass rings does a Pa Daung girl wear around her neck throughout her life?

A.20 B.25 C.30 D.35

7.Why cannot a long-necked woman remove the coils?

A. Because she doesn’t like

B. Because her neck is now so weak
C. Because she was forced to wear
D. Because she follows the trend.

8.Why does this tradition still exist in Thailand though it has almost disappeared in Myanmar?

A. Because there’s money in it.

B. Because tourists like it.
C. Because Thailand people like it
D. Because it is their tradition.

9.How does Sandra feel when giving them money?

A. Helping them to sell their products

B. Helping them to live well.
C. Helping them to preserve it
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 D. Helping them to support their family

10.What image does Fredrick use to describe the Pa Daung women?

A. rich people B. poor people C. goods D. Animals

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TEST 5
II/ Listen to the conversation and choose the best answer.
1.What is melatonin?
A. It’s a hormone that affects sleep.
B. It’s a hormone that stops sleep.
C. It’s a hormone that quits sleep.
D. It’s a hormone that damages sleep.
2.When isn’t melatonin secreted during adolescence?
A. Before 11P.M
B. After 11P.M
C. Around 11P.M
D. Around 11A.M
3. What time do most US high schools begin?
A. Around 7:00
B. Around 7:30
C. Around 8:00
D. Around 8.30
4. Why do teenagers still feel sleepy in the early morning?
A. Because the melatonin still opens until 8 A.M
B. Because the melatonin till affects until 8 A.M
C. Because the melatonin is still alive until 8 A.M
D. Because the melatonin does not shut off till around 8 A.M
5. About how many more hours per night do teenagers need on average?
A. About 1 hour
B. About 1 hour and a half
C. About 2 hours
D. About 2 hours and a half
6. How many high school students in the US are chronically sleep-deprived?
A. 65%
B. 75%
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 C. 80%
D. 85%
7. How does Dr. Carskadon say that sleep deprivation affects teenagers’ school
experience?
A. unable to stay fully awake
B. unable to have good experience
C. unable to do all exercises
D. unable to enjoy life
8.According to the listening, what dangers can adolescents face as a result of their
sleep deprivation?
A. They can’t drive well
B. They can’t do all the things
C. They face the dangers of driving
D. They need to sleep more
9. According to the estimation of The Federal Department of Transportation, how
many fall-asleep crashes do the teenage drivers cause?
A. more than one third
B. more than half
C. more than two third
D. more than 90%
10. How does sleepiness affect teenagers’ emotion state?
A. They feel frustrated, irritable and sad
B. They feel disappointed, irritable and sad
C. They feel frustrated, irritable and aggressive
D. They feel frustrated, rude and sad
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