The document is an English listening test that evaluates listening ability and comprehension through audio exercises. It contains transcripts of 5 people sharing their experiences in high school. They discuss having good friends and teachers, enjoying time with friends but finding the work difficult, and feeling like high school would never end. The test includes matching questions, fill-in-the-blank, and synonyms questions about the audio passages.
1. English Listening Test
Name:
Date: / /
Score: / 29 pts
Instructions:
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Responder con lápiz pasta.
Tienes una hora y veinte minutos para responder el test.
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Objetivo: Evaluar habilidad y comprensión auditiva a través de audios, ejercicios
de selección, y asociación.
I. - Fill in the gaps with the correct information from the audio. (15 pts)
Jim, England: High school was ________ experience for me really. My high school
wasn't a fantastic school, but I had lots of good friends and some good teachers.
Yeah, I think __________________ unscathed.
Martin, USA: High school for me was, well, they call it ___________. I enjoyed my
__________ a lot because I didn't go to high school as often as I used to before my
senior year. Overall, high school was like it is from some of the _________________.
A little difficult, a ___________ and very, very strange.
Nitya, India: OK, I think I loved my high school. That was the best part of my whole
school life because I had my best friends in that and a ________________, a lot of
hard work and studies__________________ and it was great fun, because also we
had our final exams in high school and it's like all India exam. It's really tough, but I
had great friends so we did a lot of ________________ and great fun, ideas, yep.
Rina, Canada: I loved high school. I absolutely loved it. I can't even describe. I
__________ in a town of a 1,000 people and so my _______________ was 35
people and we were all very, very close and still my best friends are two people from
my high school so, yeah, loved it.
Todd, USA: I have to admit, I loved high school. I thought high school was the best.
It's a really good time, you know, you know you ___________, __________, you're
hanging out with your friends, but what I remember most about high school though,
2. is that I thought ___________________. I mean at that point, you've only been in
school your entire life and I remember thinking, "You know what, I'm always going
to be a student. They're never going to let me out of school." But ___________ they
did.
II. - Listen again, and choose the best answer. (8 pts)
1. What the main topic of the listening?
a) Personal Experience c) High School
b) College d) Holiday
2. What’s a common factor that each person mentioned in the listening?
a) They didn’t like High School. c) They made friends in High School.
b) They skipped classes d) None of them went to High School.
3) What could be a title for the listening?
a) People Talking. c) My College Experience.
b) Personal Experiences. d) My High School Experience.
4) What does Rina’s and Todd’s audio have in common?
a) They both made friends in High School. c) They had partners in High School.
b) They skipped classes. d) They went to the same School.
III. - Choose the correct synonym of the word in context. (6 pts)
1. - But I had lots of good friends and some good teachers. Many/Millions
2. - Overall, high school was like it is from some of the movies from the 1980's.
Above/ In general.
3. - That was the best part of my whole school life because I had my best friends.
Unique/ Entire
4. - It's really tough, but I had great friends so we did a lot of joint studies. Difficult/
Pleasant.
5. - They're never going to let me out of school. But eventually they did. Set me free/
kick me out || tomorrow/ finally.
4. Script Listening Test
Jim, England: High school was quite a good experience for me really. My high school
wasn't a fantastic school, but I had lots of good friends and some good teachers.
Yeah, I think I came out of it relatively unscathed.
Martin, The United States: High school for me was, well, they call it formative years.
I enjoyed my senior year a lot because I didn't go to high school as often as I used
to before my senior year. Overall, high school was like it is from some of the movies
from the 1980's. A little difficult, a little odd and very, very strange.
Nitya, India: OK, I think I loved my high school. That was the best part of my whole
school life because I had my best friends in that and a bunch of good teachers, a lot
of hard work and studies, crying happy moments and it was great fun, because also
we had our final exams in high school and it's like all India exam. It's really tough,
but I had great friends so we did a lot of joint studies and great fun, ideas, yep.
Rina, Canada: I loved high school. I absolutely loved it. I can't even describe. I grew
up in a town of a 1,000 people and so my whole graduating class was 35 people and
we were all very, very close and still my best friends are two people from my high
school so, yeah, loved it.
Todd, The United States: I have to admit, I loved high school. I thought high school
was the best. It's a really good time, you know, you know you play sports, you're in
clubs, you're hanging out with your friends, but what I remember most about high
school though, is that I thought it would never end. I mean at that point, you've only
been in school your entire life and I remember thinking, "You know what, I'm always
going to be a student. They're never going to let me out of school." But eventually
they did.
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