LISTENING & SPEAKINGG 1

UNIT 1: LIVING FOR WORK

1. Choose a word with the main stress different from the others.
A. pollution B. although C. creative D. physical
2. Choose the correct answer to the following question.
A good manager can have a positive ______ on the employee's work.
A. thing B. job C. affect D. effect
3. Choose a word with the main stress different from the others.
A. explore B. experience C. communication D. opportunity
4. Choose the correct answer to the following question.
Roland needs to _______ for a new job.
A. experience B. search C. find D. create
5. Choose a word with the main stress different from the others.
A. travel B. study C. manager D. initiative
6. Listen to the interview with Annie Griffith and answer the following question.
What's her favourite part of the world to travel?
A. Asia B. Europe
C. The Southern Africa D. The Middle East
7. Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions to complete the
conversation.
Interview: Can you manage other employees?
Applicant: Yes. In my last job, I was _____ of five other employees.
A. in charge B. take care C. proud D. responsible
8. Listen to the interview with Annie Griffith and answer the following question.
What was her children's favourite place?
A. Middle East B. Europe C. The USA D. Southern Africa
9. Which part of speech is usually considered as content words in a sentence?
A. Prepositions B. Verbs C. Articles D. Quantifiers
10. What SHOULDN'T you say if you want to show that you're listening and
interested in the conversation?
A. Really? B. Wow! C. I see your point. D. Nice talking to you.  
11. Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions.
He speaks well and is good at making business ______ .
A. trips B. effects C. manage D. presentations
12. Listen to the interview with Annie Griffith and answer the following question.
What does Annie do?
A. She's a zoo keeper. B. She's a photographer.
C. She's a scientist. D. She's a teacher.
13. Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions to complete the
conversation. Applicant: _____ it was hard work, I enjoyed it a lot.
A.Because B.But C.Although D.Moreover
14. Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions to complete the
conversation. Interview: So, you are applying for the job of office ______ .
A.ticket B.manager C.worker D.clerk
15. Which expression do you use when you want to communicate that you don't
understand what someone says?
A. I'm not sure what you mean. B. How interesting! C.I see. D.I got it.
16. Choose the corect answer to the following question. Choose the words with
different main stress from others:
A. benefit B. common C. exercise D. disadvantage
17. Choose the words with different main stress from others:
A. organized B. presentation C. opportunity D. oceanographer
18. Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions to complete the
conversation.
Interview: Great. What other job skills do you have?
Applicant: I’m a self-starter. I saw that parking was a problem where I worked,
so I started a ride-sharing ____ .
A. club B. park C. ideas D. initiative
19. Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions to complete the
conversation.
Interview: Why do you think it’s right for you?
Applicant: Wel, I’m very ____ . At my last job, we moved offices and I managed
the move.
A. kind B. shy C. careless D. organized
20. Choose the correct answer to the following questions.
Human activity often causes ______. This hurts the environment.
A. pollution B. effect C. sickness D. affect
21. Choose a word with the main stress different from the others.
A. adventure B. favourite C. ordinary D. dangerous
22. Listen to the interview with Annie Griffiths and answer the following question.
Why does she love to travel and explore the world so much?
A. Because it is part of her job that she has to do.
B. Because it allows her to learn about different cultures and views of the world.
C. Because she earns a lot of money from each trip.
D. Because it helps her to relax after her hard-working days.
23. Listen to the conversation and choose the correct answer to the following question.
Which of the following ideas is NOT part of the conversation?
A. Dr. Earle earns a high salary.
B. There are more than seven billion people on earth now.
C. Dr. Earle gave a presentation to the class on Thursday.
D. Becca feels better today.
24. Listen to the interview with Annie Griffiths and answer the following question.
What is the main idea of the interview?
A. Annie Griffiths knows how to communicate with the people she meets.
B. Annie Griffiths travels around the world as a photographer.
C. Annie Griffiths’ work is dangerous sometimes.
D. Annie Griffiths wants her children to have a great perspective on the world.
1.Đáp án dúng là: physical
Vì: 'physical' stresses on 1st syllable.
The others stress on and syllable.
2.Đáp án đúng là: effect
Vì: 'Have a positive effect on' means
having a good impact on something.   you are listening and interested in what
3.Đáp án đúng là: opportunity
Vi: 'opportunity stresses on 3rd
syllable. The others stress on 2nd
syllable
4.Đáp án đúng là: search
Vì: ‘search for’ means finding
something.   Vì: An initiative is a new plan to deal
5.Đáp án đúng là: initiative
Vì: initiative' stresses on 2nd syllable.
The others stress on 1st syllable.
6.Đáp án đúng là: The Southern Africa
Vì: "Host: Now, you travel a lot. What's
your favorite part of the world?
AG: Well, I love southern Africa. I like
the energy of the people and the
wildlife...."
7.Đáp án đúng là: in charge
Vì: 'in charge of means being
responsible for something.
8.Đáp án đúng là: Middle East
Vì: "Host: What was their favorite
place?
AG: My children loved the Middle
East."
9.Đáp án đúng là: Verbs
Vì: Verbs, nouns and adjectives are key
words, which shows the meaning of a
sentence. The others just help the
sentence be grammatically correct.
10.Đáp án đúng là: Nice talking to you.
Vì: 'Nice talking to you' is only used
when saying goodbye.
11.Đáp án đúng là: presentations
Vì: ‘To make presentations’ means
speaking in front of many people about
a topic.
12.Đáp án đúng là: She's a
photographer.
13.Đáp án đúng là: Although
Vì: 'Although' is used to connect 2
contrast clauses in a sentence.
14.Đáp án đúng là: manager
Vì: Office manager is a person who
manages other employees in the office.
15. Đáp án đúng là: I'm not sure what
you mean. Vì: The other options means
the speaker is saying.
16. Đáp án đúng là: disadvantage
17. Đáp án đúng là: organized
Vì: 'organized' stress on 1st syllable.
The others stress on 3rd syllable
18. Đáp án đúng là: initiative
with a particular problem or achieving a
particular purpose.
19. Đáp án đúng là: organized
Vì: Being organized means doing
things in a careful and effective way.
20. Đáp án đúng là: pollution
Vì: Pollution does harm to
environment.
21. Đáp án đúng là: adventure
Vì: ‘adventure’ stresses on 2nd syllable.
The others stress on 1st syllable.
22. Đáp án đúng là: Because it allows
her to learn about different cultures and
views of the world.
Vì: “Host: I can understand that! And
why do you like to travel and explore
the world so much?
AG: Oh, I love to travel because it
allows me to learn about different
cultures and, you know, different views
of the world…”
23. Dr. Earle earns a high salary.
Vì: This information is not mentioned
in the conversation.
24. Annie Griffiths travels around the
world as a photographer.
Vì: “Welcome back, viewers! I’m your
host, Ray Bellows. Today we have the
opportunity to talk with Annie
Griffiths. She’s a photographer for the
National Geographic Society, and she
travels the world to places such as
Africa, Australia, the Middle East, and
North and South America…”