BILKENT UNIVERSITY ENGLISH LANGUAGE PREPARATORY PROGRAM

SPRING SEMESTER WHILE LISTENING TASKS – IN CLASS

STUDENT’S COPY –SET 2

You are going to listen to 5 short parts taken from different lectures. As you
listen, answer the questions related to each part by choosing A, B, C, D, or E. You
will hear each part once only. You will be given 15 seconds before and after each
part to look at the relevant questions and answer them. Now listen.

NUMBER 1

1 The main topic in the text is …

A evidence of a relatively sudden extinction of species.

B an extinction happening simultaneously in the world.
C the use of different types of rock in scientific studies.
D a meteorite hole in the Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia.
E the effects of the extinctions in the Triassic Period.

NUMBER 2

1 The main point the speaker makes is that

A doctors aim at making patients comfortable using pills.

B patients should be informed about the side effects of a pill.
C nocebo effect is better understood than placebo effect.
D nocebo effect can be minimized with the help of doctors.
E doctors inject harmless substances to avoid nocebo effect.

NUMBER 3

1 How does the speaker feel about self talk?

A Disappointed
B Tolerant
C Cautious
D Disapproving
E Critical

NUMBER 4

1 The main point the speaker makes is that …

A how men and women are viewed in society has recently changed.
B people have different attitudes toward men’s roles in society.
C like women, men also do suffer from discrimination at work.
D unemployed men experience lack of self-esteem unlike women.
E the expected role of men in society is to be the breadwinner.

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NUMBER 5

1 The main point the speaker makes is that …

A stressed men have a tendency to smoke more cigarettes.

B women with a fighting spirit are likely to recover more quickly.
C there is a correlation between stress and the risk of cancer.
D people’s emotions do not actually have any role in their health.
E the rate of drinking and smoking is correlated with cancer.