B2 Module 34

You will hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1–8, choose the best answer (A, B or C).

1. Câu 1. You hear part of an interview with a sportsman. What does he say about playing for the national team?
   • A. He doesn't think it will happen soon.
   • B. It isn't his main concern at the moment.
   • C. The possibility of it happening has put him under pressure.

   Đáp án: B

2. Câu 2. You hear the introduction to a radio programme. What is the speaker doing?
   • A. contrasting weather forecasting in the past and the present
   • B. explaining why weather forecasting has become more accurate
   • C. joking about how people used to forecast the weather

   Đáp án: A

3. Câu 3. You hear a man talking about reading aloud to children. What opinion does he express?
   • A. Short stories are better than longer books.
   • B. The choice of book may not be important.
   • C. It's hard to know what will make children laugh.

   Đáp án: B

4. Câu 4. You hear someone talking about work. What is his situation?
   • A. He has just left a job.
   • B. He is thinking of leaving his job.
   • C. He has just started a new job.

   Đáp án: A

5. Câu 5. You hear someone talking about his childhood. What does he mention?
   • A. a habit he regards as strange
   • B. regret about some of his behaviour
   • C. how much he has changed

   Đáp án: A

6. Câu 6. You hear someone talking about something that happened at a party. How did the speaker feel?
   • A. upset
   • B. amused
   • C. frightened

   Đáp án: B

7. Câu 7. You hear part of a talk about blues music. What is the speaker talking about?
   • A. why it originated in a certain area
   • B. how popular it was in the past compared with today
   • C. its importance in the history of popular music

   Đáp án: C

8. Câu 8. You hear someone on the radio talking about a website for consumers. What is the speaker's purpose?
   • A. to encourage consumers to make complaints
   • B. to inform consumers about a source of information
   • C. to describe common problems for consumers

   Đáp án: B

You will hear a radio interview about indoor skydiving. For questions 9–18, complete the sentences with a word or short phrase.

1. Câu 9. Câu 9

   Đáp án: underground systems

2. Câu 10. Câu 10

   Đáp án: hairdryer

3. Câu 11. Câu 11

   Đáp án: glass

4. Câu 12. Câu 12

   Đáp án: elbows and knees / knees and elbows / elbows, knees / knees, elbows / elbows & knees / knees & elbows

5. Câu 13. Câu 13

   Đáp án: more than four / more than 4 / over four / over 4

6. Câu 14. Câu 14

   Đáp án: ear plugs

7. Câu 15. Câu 15

   Đáp án: two-minute / two minute / 2-minute / 2 minute

8. Câu 16. Câu 16

   Đáp án: ball of air

9. Câu 17. Câu 17

   Đáp án: smile machine

10. Câu 18. Câu 18

    Đáp án: body flying

You will hear five different people talking about the reasons why they became very successful. For questions 19-23, choose from the list (A-F) the reason each person gives for their success. Use the letters only once. There is one extra letter which you do not need to use.

1. Câu 19. Speaker 1
   • A. natural ability
   • B. encouragement from others
   • C. careful planning
   • D. constant good luck
   • E. determination to improve
   • F. lack of competition

   Đáp án: D

2. Câu 20. Speaker 2
   • A. natural ability
   • B. encouragement from others
   • C. careful planning
   • D. constant good luck
   • E. determination to improve
   • F. lack of competition

   Đáp án: F

3. Câu 21. Speaker 3
   • A. natural ability
   • B. encouragement from others
   • C. careful planning
   • D. constant good luck
   • E. determination to improve
   • F. lack of competition

   Đáp án: A

4. Câu 22. Speaker 4
   • A. natural ability
   • B. encouragement from others
   • C. careful planning
   • D. constant good luck
   • E. determination to improve
   • F. lack of competition

   Đáp án: C

5. Câu 23. Speaker 5
   • A. natural ability
   • B. encouragement from others
   • C. careful planning
   • D. constant good luck
   • E. determination to improve
   • F. lack of competition

   Đáp án: E

You will hear someone giving a talk about talking up running as an activity. For questions 24–30, choose the best answer (A, B or C).

1. Câu 24. The speaker says that when she was younger,
   • A. she envied people who did a lot of physical activity.
   • B. she knew that she ought to take up some kind of physical activity.
   • C. she hated the idea of doing any kind of physical activity.

   Đáp án: C

2. Câu 25. The speaker says that if people take up running,
   • A. she can guarantee that there will be certain benefits.
   • B. they will wonder why they didn't do it before.
   • C. it will become a long-term interest for them.

   Đáp án: A

3. Câu 26. The speaker says that, in comparison with other activities and sports, running is
   • A. more enjoyable.
   • B. more convenient.
   • C. more beneficial.

   Đáp án: B

4. Câu 27. What does the speaker say about people who feel that they can't take up running?
   • A. They should talk to people who do run.
   • B. They may be right.
   • C. They know that their attitude is wrong.

   Đáp án: B

5. Câu 28. The speaker warns people who take up running not to …
   • A. be competitive.
   • B. give up as soon as there is a problem.
   • C. ignore pain.

   Đáp án: A

6. Câu 29. What advice does the speaker give about running technique?
   • A. Change the position of your arms from time to time.
   • B. Think of your arms as if they were parts of an engine.
   • C. Pay more attention to your arms than any other part of your body.

   Đáp án: B

7. Câu 30. What does the speaker say about breathing while running?
   • A. Some bad advice is sometimes given about it.
   • B. It takes some time to develop the best technique for it.
   • C. There isn't a correct or incorrect way of doing it.

   Đáp án: C