Listening test 4 

 
I. Listening Comprehension 
 
Listen to the discussion about goals and personal habits. Choose the best
response. 
 
1. Why does Jasmine want to make a change in her life? 
A. She doesn’t like being on social media. 
B. She gets too much sleep. 
C. She wants to do something important.  
 
2. What is the goal of the “zero waste” movement? 
A. to buy fewer items 
B. to not waste your daily life 
C. to produce no garbage 
 
3. What does Jasmine post about online? 
A. environmental topics 
B. advice articles 
C. her goals and ideas 
 
4. Who disagrees that Jasmine is a “slacktivist?” 
A. Manar 
B. Jasmine 
C. neither Manar nor Jasmine 
 
5. Where is Manar from? 
A. the United States 
B. the United Arab Emirates 
C. the United Kingdom 
 
6. Dana Sulaiman Al Blooshi is Manar’s _____. 
A. role model 
B. friend 
C. relative  
 
7. Which of the following is NOT one of Dana Sulaiman Al Blooshi’s
accomplishments? 
A. being the youngest astronaut in the world 
B. being accepted to university at a young age 
C. being a published author 
 
 
8. What has Manar learned from Al Blooshi? 
A. how to create a good personal schedule 
B. how to work hard to achieve a goal 
C. how to limit time spent online 
 
9. What is Manar’s time limit for watching television and going online each
day? 
A. 10 minutes 
B. 45 minutes 
C. one hour 
 
10. When Jasmine says she will “post about it on social media,” she is _____. 
A. making a joke 
B. disagreeing with Manar 
C. showing enthusiasm 
 
II. Note-taking Skill 
Listen to a talk about how to achieve your goals. Match each phrase with the
correct part of the outline.  
 
How to achieve your goals 
I. (11.) __D___  
A. Ask people questions 
1. Contact experts 
2. (12.) __B___ 
B. Read a lot 
1. Research interesting subjects online 
2. Visit the local library 
II. Work hard 
A. (13.) __C___  
 1. (14). __F___  
2. Put goals in your schedule 
B. Get past problems 
1. (15). __G___ 
2. Don’t get discouraged 
 
A. Wake up early 
B. Show your interest 
C. Spend a lot of time 
D. Learn new things 
E. Learn about topics on your own 
F. Put in some time every day 
G. Solve problems one by one