DIALOGS
LISTENING PRACTICE
1. What is the man likely to be?
a) A photographer.
b) A graphic designer.
c) An assistant editor.
d) A journalist.
2. What is the conversation mainly about?
a) Layout changes.
b) Career choices.
c) Fashion magazines.
d) Perfect photos.
3. How does the woman react to what the man
says?
a) She is indifferent.
b) She backs him up.
c) She tries to reason with him.
d) She overreacts.
4. Why is the man annoyed?
a) He doesn’t like changes.
b) He is a perfectionist.
c) The woman is not supportive.
d) The chief editor is indecisive.
5. What are the speakers mainly discussing?
a) A recurrent nightmare.
b) Overdue bills.
c) Bad investments.
d) Lack of responsibility.
6. What is the speakers’ relationship?
a) They are close friends.
b) They are siblings.
c) They are mother and son.
d) They are not related.
7. What does the man mean when he says:
a) He should be able to solve his own
problems at his age.
b) He is not too old to learn.
c) He has been acting like a child.
d) He doesn’t need her help anymore.
8. What can be inferred about the woman?
a) She is determined.
b) She worries too much.
c) She needs help.
d) She is broke.
SET 1
9. Where does this conversation take place?
a) At the mall.
b) At a library.
c) At a bookstore.
d) At school.
10. What is the man looking for?
a) A literary magazine.
b) A book he had reserved.
c) A hardcover copy of a novel.
d) A literature paper.
11. What will the man probably do next?
a) Go to the mall.
b) Look for the paperback copy.
c) Choose something else to read.
d) Confirm his reservation.
12. What can be inferred about “God Help the
Child”?
a) It is a study about children.
b) It is a successful novel.
c) It is not available for sale.
d) It must be reserved in advance.
13. What made the woman see a doctor?
a) She was afraid to die.
b) She thought she was going blind.
c) She wanted to wear contact lenses.
d) She needed pain medication.
14. What was the diagnosis?
a) Bacterial conjunctivitis.
b) Pink eye caused by a virus.
c) Allergic conjunctivitis.
d) Swelling.
15. Why doesn’t the woman want to wear glasses?
a) For vanity.
b) They are uncomfortable.
c) She switched to contacts.
d) She doesn’t think she needs them.
16. How long will the woman have to wait before
she can wear contact lenses?
a) Two weeks or more.
b) About a week.
c) A couple of days.
d) Until her next appointment.