Listening - Unit 2

Practice

You're going to hear a conversation between David and Tom. Listen to the
recording and answer question 1 to question 5.

00:00

1
Why does David need a roommate to share his house?

A. He was recently laid off from his job.

B. He is working fewer hours these days.

C. He quit his job to go back to school.

2
What is wrong with the carpet in the living room?

A. It is soiled in several places.

B. It has a few tears here and there.

C. It is really worn out.

3
What has David done to fix temporarily the refrigerator door?
 A. He used some heavy-duty tape around the door.

B. He applied some glue to keep the hinges on tightly.

C. He pushed a box against the door to keep it shut.

4
Which problem is true of the bathroom?

A. The shower needs replacing.

B. The sink is clogged.

C. The windowpane is cracked.

5
What does Tom probably do at the end of the conversation?

A. He agrees to split the cost of rent.

B. He decides to look for another place.

C. He helps David fix up the house.

Video
You're going to watch a video about some toilet common issues. Watch the video and answer
question 6 to question 10.

6
What is True about the newer toilets?

A. They are troublesome.

B. They can help save money on water bill.

C. They use at least 1.8 gallons per flush.

 7
How many main parts are there in a toilet?

8
Arrange the steps of trick that help narrow down the leak’s from the base

1 flush the toilet

2 dry all the exterior surfaces

3 pour a teaspoon of red food coloring into the tank

4 flussh and wait about an hour

5 wipe a dry paper towel all around the base

Flush and wait about an hour
Pour a teaspoon of red food coloring into the tank
Wipe a dry paper towel all around the base
Flush the toilet
Dry all the exterior surfaces

9
What can cause the ghost flushing?

A. A leak between the flapper and the flush valve drain seat

B. A leak in the tank lever

C. A leak in the bowl

10
Arrange the steps to replace a flapper

1 shut off the water supply

2 flush the toilet

3 pull the flapper from the pivot arm

 4 take the new flapper and line it up with the valve seat
Flush the toilet
Take the new flapper and line it up with the valve seat
Pull the flapper from the pivot arm
Shut off the water supply

Reading Unit 2
Reading Comprehension

The 36-year-old bachelor ate his usual lunch at

home. He had an apple, a ham sandwich with a sliced cucumber, a bowl of chicken noodle soup
with a couple of crackers, and a small candy bar, all washed down with an big glass of milk.
After he finished breakfast, Ed put everything in the sink, poured a little dishwashing soap onto
a pad, and scrubbed the soup bowl, the sandwich plate, and the milk glass. Then he switched
on the garbage disposal to grind up the few bits of food that he had scraped off his plate. He
left the kitchen to go brush his teeth. But he felt something wet on his bare foot. Sure enough,
he looked down and saw some water on the kitchen carpet. "What is this?" he said aloud.
Opening the cabinet door under the sink, he saw no dripping water. He went to the closet and
got a flashlight. When he shined the light into the cabinet under the sink, he saw drops of
water on the sides of the dark blue steel cylinder. It looked like he had a leaky garbage
disposal. To test his theory, he turned on the switch, and a stream of water flowed out of a
seam onto the cabinet floor and then onto the kitchen carpet. Ed had a problem, but he didn't
have time to fix it now. He had to run some errands. He put some tape over the switch so he
couldn't accidentally turn the disposal on again. Ed came home from his errands and put the
groceries into the cupboard and the refrigerator. He grabbed a flathead screwdriver and a pair
of pliers from his toolbox. In the kitchen, he got down on his hands and knees and turned on
the flashlight. After a couple of minutes of looking, he decided what to do. He had never
opened up a disposal before, but there is a first time for everything. The cylindrical disposal was
about 7 inches in diameter and had a horizontal seam dividing the top half from the bottom
half. The halves were held together by three screws. Ed jiggled the bottom half of the disposal;
it was loose because two of the three screws were corroded. Only one screw was still doing its

duty. Ed unscrewed it. The

bottom half of the disposal was now lying on the cabinet floor. Ed thought for sure that it would
be full of months-old food, but there was no food, only a hardened, torn, useless gasket. The
next day Ed went to the hardware store to buy some screws and a new gasket. The employee
told him that they did not carry those gaskets and suggested that he write to the manufacturer.
Ed returned home. He created his own gasket by using gasket sealant that comes in a tube.
The next day he turned on the water and switched on the disposal. When he saw the water
pouring out of the seam, Ed knew one thing: it was time to buy a new disposal. The good thing
was that new disposals started at $79. The bad thing was that it would have to be installed by a
plumber. Plumber rates started at about $80 an hour. Ed decided that since the disposal used a
lot of energy and the world needed to use less energy, from now on he would put his scraps
into the kitchen garbage bag. He reminded himself to tell everyone at work tomorrow about
how he was now helping to solve the world's energy problems.

Questions: Choose the best answer for the following questions

1
What can be inferred from the passage?

A. Ed graduated from University

B. Ed’s single

2
How were two parts of the disposal held together?

A. By a seam

B. By a screw

C. By three screws

3
The word “corroded”. is closest in meaning to:

A. Useless

B. Hardened

C. Torn

4
Which statement is not True?
 A. Ed went to the hardware store to buy some screws and a new gasket.

B. The store seller did not have type of gasket that Ed needed.

C. Ed did write to ask the manufacturer about the gasket he needed.

5
What was mentioned about his new gasket?

A. It was useful.

B. It didn’t work.

C. It used a lot of energy.

6
How much would it cost him to have a new disposal installed?

A. $79

B. $80

C. About $160