UnitTest5

ForNewEraEnglishBook2

ListeningScriptsandAnswers

ListeningScripts

SectionA

Directions:Thereare5recordeddialogsinthissection.Aftereachdialog,thereisarecordedquestion.Whenyouhearthequestion,choosethecorrectanswer.

1.

M:HowcanIconvincetherecruiterthatIshouldgetthejob?

W:Youjustneedtoshowthemthatyourtalentsareagoodfitfortheposition.

Q:Accordingtothewoman,whatshouldthemando?

2.

W:Whenitcomestochoosingacareer,moneyisn’timportantforme.

M:Really?Forme,it’sthemostimportantfactorinmyjobsearch.

Q:What’smostimportantforthemanwhenitcomestochoosingajob?

3.

W:Doyouthinkthisisagoodphotographformysocialmediaaccount?

M:Actually,Ithinkit’salittleprovocative.Whatifarecruiterseesit?

Q:Whatdoesthemanthinkaboutthewoman’sprofilepicture?

4.

M:Howoftendoyouusesocialmedia?

W:NotasoftenasIusedto.I’vebeentryingtocutdown.

Q:Whatdoesthewomansayabouthersocialmediahabits?

5.

M:Whatadvicewouldyougivetosomeonewho’dliketobecomeafilmstar?

W:I’dsayfollowyourdreams.IfIcandoit,anyonecan!

Q:Whatisthewoman’sjob?

SectionB

Directions:Listentothetwoconversationsandanswerthequestions.

Conversation1

W:Hi,Mark.CanIaskyouafewquestionsaboutyourjob?I’mwritinganarticleforthecollegecareersmagazine.

M:Sure,goahead.

W:You’realibrarianatthecollegelibrary.Canyoutellmesomethingaboutwhatyoudohere?

M:Well,basicallyI’mresponsibleforrunningthislibrary.Iorderbooks,lookafterthecollectionandIalsohelpstudents,byrecommendingbookstothem.

W:Haveyoualwayswantedtobealibrarian?

M:Untilrecently,notatall!WhenIwasachild,Iwantedtobeabasketballplayer.ThenlateronIwantedtobeapolice-officer.

W:Whatmadeyouchangeyourmind?

M:Well,Irealizedthatbeingalibrariansuitedmyinterests.Andmytalents.Yousee,I’maveryorganizedperson,andlibrariansneedtobeorganized.

W:Wouldyourecommendthisjobtootherpeople?

M:Iwould.Thepayisn’tbad,andit’sareallynicejobifyoulikebeingaroundpeople.

W:Thanks,Mark!Itcertainlyseemstosuityouverywell.Thislibraryisgreat!

Conversation2

W:CanIhaveawordwithyouplease,Sam?

M:Ofcourse,Jill.What’sup?

W:It’saboutyoursocialmediaaccount.Ihavejustseenyourmostrecentpost.

M:Oh.Doyoumeanthephotographofmeandmyfriendsattheparty?

W:Yes.Youseemtobehavingaverygoodtime.

M:It’saveryfunnyphoto,isn’tit?Whatanightwehad!

W:Isupposeitisquitefunny,butaren’tyouworriedaboutyouronlinefootprint?

M:Oh!Youmeanthatarecruitermightfindmeonline,seethisphotoandcomeawaywithanegativeimpressionofme?

W:Yes,that’sexactlywhatImean.

M:Butwe’renotdoinganythingwrong,Jill.Imeanwhohasn’tbeenonanightoutwithfriendsbefore?

W:I’msureweallhave!Butnoteveryonepostsphotosofthemselvesafterwards.Thinkaboutit,Sam.Ifarecruitervisitsyoursocialmediaaccount,thatphotoisnowthefirstthingthey’llsee.Whatkindofimpressiondoesthatphotogiveofyouandyourfriends?

M:Notaveryseriousone,Isuppose.You’reright,Jill.Ineedtothinkmorecarefullyaboutmyonlineactivity.

SectionC

Directions:Listentotherecordedpassagethreetimes.Duringthesecondreading,fillintheblankswiththewordsandphrasesyouhear.Duringthethirdreading,checkyourwriting.

Alotofadviceforjobseekersisaboutfollowingyourdream.However,whatwedon’thearsooftenishowscaryitistodothis.Thetruthisthatfollowingyourpassioninlifecanbeafrighteningthingtodo.Humanbeingsliketobecomfortable.Lookaroundyou,andyou’llseethatthisistrueformostpeople.Whenyoufollowyourdream,youwillriskpotentiallylosingsomeofthatcomfort:yourmoney,yourstatus,maybeevenyourfriendsandfamily.Andthere’sanotherthingthatstopspeoplefromfollowingtheirdreams—thefearofsuccess.Weworrythatwe’llloseourfriendswhenwearesuccessful.Wefearthatourliveswillseememptyafterwegetwhatwewant.It’simportantthatwelearntoseetheseworriesaswhattheyare:ourmind’swayofprotectingusfromrisk.

Answers

Part1ListeningComprehension

SectionA

1.C 2.B 3.A 4.A 5.D

SectionB

Conversation1

1.A 2.C

Conversation2

3.D 4.C 5.C

SectionC

1)followingyourdream 2)afrighteningthingtodo

3)yourmoney,yourstatus 4)whenwearesuccessful

5)It’simportantthat

Part2VocabularyandStructure

SectionA

1.A 2.B 3.A 4.A 5.D

6.A 7.B 8.C 9.C 10.A

SectionB

1.hadknown 2.hadn’tseen 3.hadbeentrying

4.hadbeenraining 5.hadn’tgiven

SectionC

1potential 2profile 3hinder 4wary 5convince

Part3ReadingComprehension

Task1

1.D 2.D 3.D 4.B 5.A

Task2

6.D 7.A 8.C 9.B 10.C

Task3

11.yourdreamcareer

12.moreimportantthan

13.yourwayup

14.onedreamcareer

15.manyothercareers

Task4

16.doafterhe

17.wasasoldier

18.needtobe

19.toofaraway

20.forgettheirchildhood

Part4Writing

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Passionateaboutgoodfood?

Experiencedincustomerservice?

Speakaforeignlanguage?

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