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Unit 8
Here is a darker side
of society.
Done with this task.
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Unit 8 test
Next
Directions:
Click on the speaker to the left to
start playing the audio recordings for Parts I, II
and III. They wil
played continuously.
Once the recording starts playing, please do NOT
click on either the speaker icon or the
'U
Quiz' link in the menu bar above.
Otherwise, you may lose the chance of hearing the
complete recording.
Part I
Script
Directions:
Listen to the short dialogs, and then
choose the correct answers to the questions. You
will
hear the recording twice. After
the first playing, there will be time for you to
choose the correct answers.
Use the
second playing to check your answers.
1.
(Listen to the
audio recording for the question.)
A. It is important to offer an online
friend a drink.
B. It is delightful to get a drink from
an online friend.
C. Ensure that nobody puts anything
harmful into your drink.
D. Be sure to shake the drink before
you take it.
2.
(Listen to the audio recording for the
question.)
A. She will run as fast as she
can.
B. She will
defend herself.
C. She will be scared to
death.
D. She will buy a can of
hairspray.
3.
(Listen to the
audio recording for the question.)
A. Her bicycle.
B. Her
sunglasses.
C.
Her cell phone.
D. Her wallet.
4.
(Listen to the audio recording for the
question.)
A. Mom and son.
B. Teacher and student.
C. Colleagues.
D. Strangers.
5.
(Listen to the audio recording for the
question.)
A. His father.
B. His sister.
C. His teacher.
D. The woman speaker.
Part
II
Script
Directions:
Listen to the
passage three times. When the passage is read for
the first time, listen for the
general
idea. When the passage is read the second time,
fill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S7 with
the exact words you hear. For blanks
numbered from S8 to S10, write down either the
exact words you
hear
or
the
main
points
in
your
own
words.
When
the
passage
is
read
the
third
time,
check
your
answers.
How
can
a
teen
be
convinced
to
stop
smoking
—
or
persuaded
never
to
take
up
the
(1)
habit
at all?
crucial
Those questions
became even more
(2)
last
week when the Center for
among
Disease
Control
and
Prevention
reported
that
tobacco
use
(3)
increased
by
nearly
one-third
in
the
last
(4)
decade
teenagers
.
In
1994,
27.5%
of
teens
did
used
cigarettes, smokeless tobacco or cigars. In 2004,
36.4%
(5)
issues
.
Teens have their own
(6)
adult
, their
own pressures. What works for
(7)
smokers may not work for
adolescents.
To survey the teens, the
questions must be carefully phrased because
(8)
says
April
Roeseler,
a
health educator and chief of local
programs for the Tobacco Control Section
of the California Department of Health
Services, which runs the
California
Smokers' Helpline
. With
teenagers, counselors aim to be more
conversational.
(9)
.
In
the
next
few
weeks,
the
counselor
sets
up
additional
telephone
appointments,
with up to a
total of eight sessions.
(10)
, says Lester
Brown, assistant professor of family
and preventative medicine at the UC San
Diego School of Medicine and the
principal investigator for the project.
Researchers want to see whether the
teens who quit remain non-smokers.
figures.
(1)
Your
answer
habit
Correct answer
habit
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
crucial
among
decade
did
issues
adult
crucial
among
decade
did
issues
adult
teens get
turned off if you ask them a lot of direct
questions
The first phone
call generally takes about 45 minutes, with
discussion about why the
teen began
smoking and the extent of the habit
Now 260 teens who have participated in
the program are being followed
Part III
Script
Directions:
Listen to the
following recording, and then choose the correct
answers to the questions. You
will
hear
the recording
twice.
After
the
first
playing,
there
will
be
time
for
you
to
choose
the
correct
answers. Use the
second playing to check your answers.
1.
Which of the
following would be the best title for the
passage?
A. World day
against child labor.
B. The worst forms of child
labor.
C. The
reasons for child labor.
D. The solutions to child
labor.
2.
About how many
children are doing dangerous jobs?
A. About 120
million.
B. Over
180 million.
C.
About 250 million.
D. Nearly 750 million.
3.
Which of the
following is NOT mentioned among the worst forms
of child labor?
A. Illegal sex
trade.
B.
Illegal drug trade.
C. Robbery.
D. Wars.
4.
Where are the
most children forced to work?
A. In Asia and
Latin America.
B. In Asia and Africa.
C. In Africa and Latin
America.
D. In
Asia, Africa and Latin America.
5.
What should be
governments' first step to reduce and end child
labor?
A. To find out the worst forms of child
labor.
B. To
identify the worst areas of child labor in the
world.
C. To
punish governments that do not fight against child
labor.
D. To
carry out special programs with time
limits.
Part IV
Directions:
Choose the best
answer to each of the following statements.
1.
Believe me, I'll never again be a slave
____ smoking.
A.
at
B.
in
C.
to
D.
with