Level 10 Chapter 8 Listening & Reading Comprehension PDF

V**Section I: Listening to a Conversation** Listen to the conversation and answer the questions that follow. 1.  Why does the woman say, "Congratulations!"? The man has just accepted a new job offer. The man has just received a job offer. The man just offered someone else a job. The man just g...

V**Section I: Listening to a Conversation** Listen to the conversation and answer the questions that follow. 1.  Why does the woman say, "Congratulations!"? The man has just accepted a new job offer. The man has just received a job offer. The man just offered someone else a job. The man just got a promotion.   2. Why doesn't the man know whether he will accept the job? He has received two job offers and plans on accepting the other one. He doesn't know if he wants to work at this company. He has received two job offers and doesn't know which one is better. He doesn't know if he likes the culture of the company.  3. Why does the man like the idea of working at the first company? He wants to use the day care at the company for his son. He wants to be able to work from home a couple of days per week. He wants to work for a company that supports his professional development. He wants to work with the person who interviewed him, who seems nice. 4.The two jobs the man must choose from have very similar duties. True False  5. The man wants to work for the second company because he wants to volunteer at his local bookstore. True False  6. The man likes to work in a quiet area, so he thinks working from home would be good for him. True False **Answer the questions about the conversation.**    7.  The friends are talking about \_\_\_\_\_\_\_. the cost of air travel a friend\'s problem a friend\'s mother  8.  The woman says, \"\... what\'s really going on is \...\" because \_\_\_\_\_\_\_. she thinks the man already knows about Ian she hasn\'t seen the man in a long time she wants the man to know the truth  9. The woman says, \"\... maybe I should explain something \...\" which means that the next thing she says will probably be \_\_\_\_\_\_\_. an example of something a reason for something a repetition of something  10.The woman suggests \_\_\_\_\_\_\_. talking to Ian about his problem going to class together giving Ian money to buy a plane ticket  11. The man plans to make phone calls to \_\_\_\_\_\_\_. Ian\'s friends Ian\'s family Ian\'s travel agent **Section II: Listening to a Lecture** Listen to the lecture and answer the questions that follow.  12.Why is the standard, 9am-5pm workday difficult for parents with children? Their children go to school from 9am-5pm. Their companies want them to work longer hours. Their children go to school from 7am-3pm. Their companies want them to work shorter hours.  13. According to the lecture, what is the advantage of working 10-hour days instead of 8-hour days? Employees who work 10-hour days get more pay. Employees who work 10-hour days get longer vacations. Employees who work 10-hour days do more professional development. Employees who work 10-hour days get three-day weekends.  14.According to the article, why is it easier to work from home now than it was 20 years ago? telephones modern technology GPS units comfortable surroundings  15."Flex time" schedules can give parents more time to spend with their children after school. True False  16.People who work from home can sometimes work in their pajamas. True False  17. People who can\'t meet expectations of both home and work are happier at their jobs. True False **Answer the questions about the lecture.**  18. The main topic of the lecture is \_\_\_\_\_\_\_. using creative writing exercises to increase vocabulary the value of poetry in prison settings ways in which people use creative writing exercises  19. According to the lecture, language learners can improve their reading skills by \_\_\_\_\_\_\_. writing a dialogue making a word map releasing emotions  20.The professor says, \"I want to describe one more case\...,\" which means that the next part of the lecture will contain \_\_\_\_\_\_\_. an outline of creative writing exercises a definition of creative writing details about a particular use of creative writing exercises  21. The professor says, \"\... but in fact, creative writing is also a *process*\... ,\" which means \_\_\_\_\_\_\_. creative writing is never finished the lecture will include an example this is little-known information  22. According to the lecture, the prisoners use poetry writing \"\... as a tool of self-discovery \...,\" which means \_\_\_\_\_\_\_. they realize new things about themselves when they write they use poetry as a way to forget the past they write poems as a way to pass the time **Section III: Target Vocabulary** Use the words below to fill in the blanks. addictive ethics flaw greedy recession recruit shortcut unethical  23.   There are many things that businesses do that are technically legal but are still considered to be \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.   24. Caffeine is very \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, so many people drink coffee, soda, or tea all day long.    25. Your plan was brilliant except for one major \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_; you failed to plan for this particular emergency.   26.Many people prefer to take a \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ rather than do the job the right way. Sometimes this pays off, but other times, it just means more work in the end.   27.Human resources offices will often try to \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ recent college graduates to do particular jobs.   Source: Mosaic 1 Listening and Speaking (Hartmann, 1, ISBN 0077595009) \> Chapter 8 Creativity \> Chapter 8 Creativity: Testbank  28. Award: **10.00 points** Problems? [Adjust credit](https://ezto.mheducation.com/) for all students. **Required information**   Don't be \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ and expect people to do things for you when you won't do things for them. You need to give as much as you get.    29.When the economy is in a \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, people lose jobs and the economy shrinks or grows at a very slow rate.    30. Businesses should think about the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ of a decision, not just how it will affect the business's bottom line. **Section IV: Using Language** Fill in the blank with the note-taking signal word from the chapter that is used in the sentence.  31.First, I want to summarize what I mentioned in class yesterday about the way that these particular machines work.    32.Even though this case is just an example, I'm using it to illustrate the importance of checking all of your resources before turning in your bibliography. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate phrase from the list below. Despite what you may believe The truth is The real scoop is  33.Professor: Many Americans believe that they should eat their biggest meal for dinner, at the end of the day. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ that eating many small meals or eating the largest meal in the middle of the day is better for your health.   34. Stan: I heard that John and Dolores are going through a divorce. I didn't know they were having difficulty in their marriage. Jane: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ that John has been cheating on Dolores for over a year, and Dolores just found out.    35. Professor: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, the tryptophan in turkey is not enough to make you tired on Thanksgiving day. Most people get tired from the large meal rather than the tryptophan in the turkey.