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Unit 8 Here is a darker side of society.
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Directions: Click on the speaker to the left to start playing the audio recordings for Parts I, II and III. They wilplayed continuously. Once the recording starts playing, please do NOT click on either the speaker icon or the 'UQuiz' link in the menu bar above. Otherwise, you may lose the chance of hearing the complete recording.
Part I Script
Directions: Listen to the short dialogs, and then choose the correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the second playing to check your answers. 1. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)
A. It is important to offer an online friend a drink.
B. It is delightful to get a drink from an online friend.
C. Ensure that nobody puts anything harmful into your drink.
D. Be sure to shake the drink before you take it.
2. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)
A. She will run as fast as she can.
B. She will defend herself.
C. She will be scared to death.
D. She will buy a can of hairspray.
3. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)
A. Her bicycle.
B. Her sunglasses.
C. Her cell phone.
D. Her wallet.
4. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)
A. Mom and son.
B. Teacher and student.
C. Colleagues.
D. Strangers.
5. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)
A. His father.
B. His sister.
C. His teacher.
D. The woman speaker.
Part II Script
Directions: Listen to the passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, listen for the general idea. When the passage is read the second time, fill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S7 with the exact words you hear. For blanks numbered from S8 to S10, write down either the exact words you hear or the main points in your own words. When the passage is read the third time, check your
answers.
How can a teen be convinced to stop smoking—or persuaded never to take up the (1)habit at all? crucialThose questions became even more (2) last week when the Center for amongDisease Control and Prevention reported that tobacco use (3)increased by nearly one-third in the last (4)decade teenagers . In 1994, 27.5% of teens
didused cigarettes, smokeless tobacco or cigars. In 2004, 36.4% (5)issues. Teens have their own (6)adult, their own pressures. What works for (7)
smokers may not work for adolescents. To survey the teens, the questions must be carefully phrased because \(8)
\says April Roeseler, a
health educator and chief of local programs for the Tobacco Control Section of the California Department of Health Services, which runs the California Smokers' Helpline. With teenagers, counselors aim to be more conversational. (9)
. In the next few weeks, the counselor sets up additional telephone appointments, with up to a total of eight sessions. (10), says Lester Brown, assistant professor of family and preventative medicine at the UC San Diego School of Medicine and the principal investigator for the project. Researchers want to see whether the teens who quit remain non-smokers. \figures.
(1) Your answer habit Correct answer habit (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
crucial among decade did issues adult crucial among decade did issues adult teens get turned off if you ask them a lot of direct questions The first phone call generally takes about 45 minutes, with discussion about why the teen began smoking and the extent of the habit Now 260 teens who have participated in the program are being followed Part III Script
Directions: Listen to the following recording, and then choose the correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the second playing to check your answers. 1. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. World day against child labor.
B. The worst forms of child labor.
C. The reasons for child labor.
D. The solutions to child labor.
2. About how many children are doing dangerous jobs?
A. About 120 million.
B. Over 180 million.
C. About 250 million.
D. Nearly 750 million.
3. Which of the following is NOT mentioned among the worst forms of child labor?
A. Illegal sex trade.
B. Illegal drug trade.
C. Robbery. D. Wars.
4. Where are the most children forced to work?
A. In Asia and Latin America.
B. In Asia and Africa.
C. In Africa and Latin America.
D. In Asia, Africa and Latin America.
5. What should be governments' first step to reduce and end child labor?
A. To find out the worst forms of child labor.
B. To identify the worst areas of child labor in the world.
C. To punish governments that do not fight against child labor.
D. To carry out special programs with time limits.
Part IV
Directions: Choose the best answer to each of the following statements. 1. Believe me, I'll never again be a slave ____ smoking.
A. at B. in C. to D. with