LISTENING & SPEAKING 1

UNIT 2: GOOD TIME, GOOD FEELINGS.

1. Choose the correct answer to the following question.

Which word has the CLOSET meaning to “amusing”?
A. Lovely B. Funny C. Boring D. Terrible
2. Choose the correct answer to the following question.
- They felt great ________ when they held their first grandchild.
- I’m sure they were really pleased.
A. happiness B. sadness C. hatred D. sorrow
3. Choose the correct answer to the following question.
- Social _____ such as parties sometimes make me nervous.
- Me too.
A. situations B. weddings C. celebration D. places
4. Choose the correct answer to the following question.
In which of the following situations is the rising intonation used?
A. In all kinds of questions B. In a Yes/No question
C. In a Wh-question D. In all kinds of statements
5. Choose the correct answer to the following question.
- Larry told a ______ but it wasn’t ________. Nobody even smiled.
- Poor Larry!
A.presentation - amusing B. comedy – recorded
C. story - sad D. joke – amusing
6. Watch the video about “Laughter Yoga” and choose the correct answer to the
following question.
According to the video, laughter has effects that are similar to _________.
A. singing B. swimming C. jogging D. running
7. Choose the correct answer to the following.
- Your car is making a really odd ___________.
- Really? Maybe I should take it to a mechanic.
A. shout B. scream C. sounds D. sound
8. Watch the video about “Laughter Yoga” and choose the correct answer to the
following question. When do babies first begin to laugh?
A.at 3-4 months of age B.at 3-4 years of age C.at 3-4 days of age D.at the birth
9. Watch the video about “Laughter Yoga” and choose the correct answer to the
following question. What health issues CAN’T laughter help with?
A. It helps prevent heart attacks or strokes. B. It keeps blood vessels healthy.
C. It helps ease pain and depression. D. It helps lose weight fast.
10. Listen to a lecture and choose the correct option to answer the following question.
What is the speaker’s main purpose?
A. To compare different animals B. To give us information about laughter
C. To make us laugh D. To teach us how to laugh in different ways
11. Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions.
What does the word “laughter” mean?
A. A noise, something that can be heard C.A sound of happiness or amusement
B.A thing that someone says to make people laugh D.A person who usually smiles
12. Watch the video about “Laughter Yoga” and choose the correct answer to the
following question.
How many calories can you burn up if you laugh for 5 - 10 minutes?
A. up to 400 B. up to 100 C. up to 40 D. up to 4000
13. Choose the correct answer to the following questions.
- I missed the lecture.
- don’t worry. I ________ it on my computer. We can listen to it again later.
A.recording B. records C. record D. recorded
14. Choose the correct answer to the following questions.
Which of the following words has the most syllables?
A.International B.Biologist C.Adventurous D.Interesting
15. Watch the video about “Laughter Yoga” and choose the correct answer to the
following question. What do people do in laughter yoga?
A. They cry first and then laugh. B. They laugh without telling jokes.
C. They listen to jokes and then laugh. D. They make some yoga poses to laugh.
16. Choose the correct answer to the following questions.
- They must be having fun. I hear _______ coming from next door.
- Yeah, they’re watching their favourite _______ show.
A.laughter – comedy B.laugh – talk C. crying – comedy  D. happiness – TV
17. Listen to a lecture and choose the correct option to answer the following question.
According to the lecture, people usually laugh ___________.
A. when other people laugh B. at good jokes
C. when they are sad D. after they learn to talk
18. Listen to a lecture and choose the correct option to answer the following question.
What is the apes’ laughter like?
A.It is a sort of panting sound. B.It is a sort of screaming sound.
C.It is a kind of crying sound. D.It is the same as a human laughter.
19. Choose the correct answer to the following question.
- There is a new _____ on Professor Watson’s team?
- Interesting. What is she studying?
A. teacher B. research C. teach D. researcher
20. Choose the correct answer to the following question.
They exercise and they’re very fit, so they can do very _____ work.
A. soft B. strong C. weak D. physical
21. Choose the correct answer to the following question.
Which topic is NOT suitable for making small talk?
A. hobbies B. traffic C. weather D. monthly income
22. Choose the correct answer to the following question.
- So, who ____ the group discussion yesterday?
- Adriana did. She asked some really good question about the topic.
A. Lead B. Make C. Led D. Making
23. Listen to the interview and choose the correct answer.
According to the lecture, people will probably not laugh __________.
A. When they see something with their friends
B. When they’re alone
C. When they’re with friends
D. In a social situation
24. Choose the correct answer to the following question.
What does the word “laughter” mean?
A. A thing that someone says to make people laugh C. A person who usually smiles
B. A noise, something that can be heard D. A sound of happiness or amusement
25. Choose the correct answer to the following question.
What don’t you say when asking for repetition?
A. Sorry, I didn’t get that. B. Really?
C. What did you say? D. Could you say that again?
26. Watch the video about “Laughter Yoga” and choose the correct answer to the
following question. How do babies use laugher?
A. as an early way to draw attention
B. as an early means of communication with their mother
C. as an early means of communication with everyone
D. as an early way of their self-defense
1.Đáp án dúng là: Funny
Vì: “Amusing” means “funny and enjoyable”
2.Đáp án đúng là: happiness
Vì: Hatred, Sadness and Sorrow are negative
feelings while Happiness is a positive one,
suitable in the context when somebody has
his/her first grandchild
3.Đáp án đúng là: situations
Vì: Parties are a kind of social situations.
4.Đáp án đúng là: In a Yes/No question
Vì: We raise our voice at the end of yes/no
question to show the interrogation and lower
our voice at the end of Wh-question to ask for
facts or reasons, etc.
5.Đáp án đúng là: joke – amusing
It means that Larry gave a joke but nobody
smiled because it was not funny at all.
6.Đáp án đúng là: jogging
Vì: “But equally important is that the blood
vessel opening that we see is the same as going
jogging…”
7.Đáp án đúng là: sound
Vì: The car makes a really strange sound; there
fore it should be taken to a mechanic to be
fixed.
8.Đáp án đúng là: at 3-4 months of age
“But laughter is not present at birth. It appears
about three to four months of age...”
9.Đáp án đúng là: It helps lose weight fast.
Vì: “Woman: The interesting thing is, is that it
helps ease pain, it can ease depression, it’s a
way to move and get into your inner child. And
it’s a lot of fun. And adults don’t remember
necessarily how to have fun.
Man: The bottom line of our research is that
laughter not only makes us feel good but it has
a direct effect on our blood vessels. And our
blood vessels control the likelihood of us
developing a heart attack or a stroke. And so if
we keep the blood vessels healthy, then we’re
going to be healthy…”
10.Đáp án đúng là: To give us information
about laughter
Vì: “OK, well. Today we’re starting a new
topic. It’s a fun topic, but it’s also serious
science. We’re looking at laughter—laughter
in both human beings and in animals.”
11.Đáp án đúng là: A sound of happiness or
amusement
Vì: “Laughter” means the act of laughing. We
usually laugh when we are happy.
12.Đáp án đúng là: up to 40
Vì: “You could burn up to 40 calories for five
to ten minutes of laughter…”
13.Đáp án đúng là: recorded
Vì: Past simple tense should be used to show
that the speaker recorded the lecture, so they
can watch it later.
 14.Đáp án đúng là: International (5 syllables)
Vì: Adventurous: 4 syllables; Biologist: 4
syllables; Interesting: 3 syllables;
15.Đáp án đúng là: They laugh without telling
jokes.
Vì: “Laughter yoga is a way for people to use
laughter without telling jokes and being able to
get the laughter to help them feel better.”
16.Đáp án đúng là: laughter – comedy
Vì: The answer is given based on the context.
Laughter: the act of laugh
Comedy: a funny film
17.Đáp án đúng là: when other people laugh
Vì: “Ah, now we’re all laughing. That’s
because we usually laugh when we hear other
people laugh.”
18.Đáp án đúng là: It is a sort of panting
sound.
Vì: “Apes also like to be tickled. Tickling
causes them to make a sort of panting sound.
Researchers in the U.K. recorded a lot of apes
making this sound, and they think it’s a form
of laughter.”
19.Đáp án đúng là: researcher
The blank needs a noun showing a person
working with the Professor.
20. Đáp án đúng là: physical
‘physical work’ requires being fit and strong
21. Đáp án đúng là: monthly income
‘Monthly income’ is a personal issue, not
suitable to be mentioned when we talk to
people we don’t know well.
22. Đáp án đúng là: led
Lead – led -led. Past simple tense should be
used to express events happened “yesterday”
23. Đáp án đúng là: when they’re alone
Vì: “Provine says that human beings laugh in
social situations. They laugh at something their
friend says, or they laugh at something they
see, but again—something they see with their
friends. People don’t usually laugh alone.”
24. Đáp án đúng là: A sound of happiness or
amusement
Vì: “Laughter” means the act of laughing. We
usually laugh when we are happy.
25. Đáp án đúng là: Really?
Vì: “Really?” is used to show that you are
surprised or interested in what is being said. It
cannot be used to ask for repetition.
26. Đáp án đúng là: as an early means of
communication with their mother
Vì: “…and it’s one of the most important early
means of communication between babies and
mother.”