Listening Jaa Spring 2017 Kirjaudu sisään lähettääksesi tämän lomakkeen Answer questions 1–26 by choosing the best alternative. You will hear part one twice: first straight through and then in short sections. Answer questions 1–6. 1. What is the main thing you need to do in the interview? A Convince yourself that you have the right capabilities B Show you are a better worker than the others C Promote yourself as being suitable 2. What is the interviewer doing? A Trying to get finished rapidly B Interpreting your responses C Looking for set answers 3. What should you answer when asked about handling responsibility? A Say you are used to responsibility B Give an illustration of your behaviour C Make a general statement about it 4. What should your answer to a question on resistance training involve, for example? A Information about energy usage B Ideas concerning its various forms C Benefits of cardio workouts 5. Why does an interviewer ask you about animals? A To assess your personality characteristics B To discover how clever you are at inventing answers C To attempt to see how you react when asked silly questions 6. What has the interviewee learned from his/her cat? A How not to give up B How not to overthink problems C How not to lose courage You will hear the second part twice: first straight through, then in short sections. Answer questions 7–12. 7. How does Grace Barr characterize the town she came from in Kansas? A As being a friendly place B As being rather undeveloped C As being a sports town 8. What happened to her during high school? A A natural catastrophe struck B Her father received a transfer C She became interested in a classic film 9. What does Grace say about her classmates’ reaction to this part of her speech? A She feels they’re skeptical B She feels they’re shocked C She feels they’re unaffected 10. What did she find at Glacier Peaks High School? A An indifference towards newcomers to the school B True compassion for and interest in all aspects of school life C The complete realization of social and study ideals 11. What idea of greatness does Grace disagree with? A That it has to do with wealth B That it is limited to movie stars C That it means the powerful and influential 12. Which view of life does Grace seem to subscribe to? A People can shape their own destiny B People should choose their battles C People must promote their peers You will hear the third part twice: first straight through, then in short sections. Answer questions 13–16. 13. Why is this Wi-Fi chip innovation so important? A It brings down energy consumption B It lowers production costs C It increases availability 14. What is the genius of the new Wi-Fi chip? A It reduces the need for hotspot signals B It mirrors rather than generates signals C It mixes incoming signals 15. What is the problem with this invention? A How to change the signal B How to strengthen the signal C How to find the correct signal 16. What are NASA and the University of California doing with this development? A Negotiating its release B Figuring out their relative shares of sales C Looking for further uses for this idea You will hear six short dialogues. You will hear each once. Answer questions 17–22. 17. What do these two find most intriguing about the race? A The multifaceted route B The fantastic views C The uneven rivalries 18. What happened to the train? A It managed to stop in time B It came off the tracks C It went through a barrier 19. Why did the woman take her watch into use? A It gave her nice memories of her family B It helped her to keep off the phone C It was her way of making a fashion statement 20. Why didn’t the French Scrabble champion speak French? A He had made a promise to his mother B He had extensive speech problems C He only knew words, not sentences 21. How are YouTube stars made? A Through keeping fresh content on at all times B By finding a special category for marketing C With the help of the film industry 22. What do John and his friend think is a good way to return a favour? A Offer a meal B Help to change apartments C Pay for expenditures You will hear four items from the radio. You will hear each once. Answer questions 23–26. 23. Who are being especially warned? A Those living near sea level B Those living everywhere in the British Isles C Those living in larger cities 24. What does the project carried out by Brian Nosek’s team demonstrate? A Personal biases account for the discrepancies in results B Blatant deceptions account for the discrepancies in results C Lagging incentives account for the discrepancies in results 25. Which of the following is true of dog ownership in the UK? A Within the last decades, cats are gaining in popularity over dogs B Responsibility for a dog’s actions are delegated to others C The range of breeds being bought has increased significantly 26. What is causing poor air quality? A The leveling of a structure B The stirring up of a storm’s particles C The breaking out of fire in the city center Kirjaudu sisään lähettääksesi tämän lomakkeen Video: Insights 4 Kirjaudu sisään lähettääksesi tämän lomakkeen 1. Which of these is not mentioned as an area in which the international community has been effective? a. Earthquakes and hurricanes b. Human rights violations c. The spread of diseases d. Some environmental crises 2. An idea that gets in the way of preventing war is that a. governments can operate as they wish within their own countries b. citizens have rights within their own countries c. people migrate between countries very often d. conflicts are too bloody and horrible. 3. American history affects gun ownership because a. machine guns have always been popular b. Americans wanted a large army c. people had to fight others for their land d. there has been a tradition of doing things for yourself. 4. What does she say about gun violence in the United States? a. Suicide isn’t relevant when counting gun deaths. b. Because the population is large, there really aren’t as many deaths as it seems. c. Nobody in the United States is concerned about the issue. d. Guns have become safer over time. 5. The idea of freedom in America a. was a desire to replicate the freedoms that immigrants had in Europe b. promotes ideas of personal responsibility throughout the culture c. made socialism a popular idea in the past d. keeps America from helping the poor. 6. One idea she has is that a. Finland has a lot to learn from other countries b. countries learning about military strategies makes the world a safer place c. the rankings of countries is a positive idea d. elements of ideas from other countries might be useful. 7. Which piece of advice does she not give? a. Find a local problem to work on. b. Get involved in politics. c. Find a strong leader to work with. d. Share your ideas, even if they seem crazy. Kirjaudu sisään lähettääksesi tämän lomakkeen
Spring 2017 Kirjaudu sisään lähettääksesi tämän lomakkeen Answer questions 1–26 by choosing the best alternative. You will hear part one twice: first straight through and then in short sections. Answer questions 1–6. 1. What is the main thing you need to do in the interview? A Convince yourself that you have the right capabilities B Show you are a better worker than the others C Promote yourself as being suitable 2. What is the interviewer doing? A Trying to get finished rapidly B Interpreting your responses C Looking for set answers 3. What should you answer when asked about handling responsibility? A Say you are used to responsibility B Give an illustration of your behaviour C Make a general statement about it 4. What should your answer to a question on resistance training involve, for example? A Information about energy usage B Ideas concerning its various forms C Benefits of cardio workouts 5. Why does an interviewer ask you about animals? A To assess your personality characteristics B To discover how clever you are at inventing answers C To attempt to see how you react when asked silly questions 6. What has the interviewee learned from his/her cat? A How not to give up B How not to overthink problems C How not to lose courage You will hear the second part twice: first straight through, then in short sections. Answer questions 7–12. 7. How does Grace Barr characterize the town she came from in Kansas? A As being a friendly place B As being rather undeveloped C As being a sports town 8. What happened to her during high school? A A natural catastrophe struck B Her father received a transfer C She became interested in a classic film 9. What does Grace say about her classmates’ reaction to this part of her speech? A She feels they’re skeptical B She feels they’re shocked C She feels they’re unaffected 10. What did she find at Glacier Peaks High School? A An indifference towards newcomers to the school B True compassion for and interest in all aspects of school life C The complete realization of social and study ideals 11. What idea of greatness does Grace disagree with? A That it has to do with wealth B That it is limited to movie stars C That it means the powerful and influential 12. Which view of life does Grace seem to subscribe to? A People can shape their own destiny B People should choose their battles C People must promote their peers You will hear the third part twice: first straight through, then in short sections. Answer questions 13–16. 13. Why is this Wi-Fi chip innovation so important? A It brings down energy consumption B It lowers production costs C It increases availability 14. What is the genius of the new Wi-Fi chip? A It reduces the need for hotspot signals B It mirrors rather than generates signals C It mixes incoming signals 15. What is the problem with this invention? A How to change the signal B How to strengthen the signal C How to find the correct signal 16. What are NASA and the University of California doing with this development? A Negotiating its release B Figuring out their relative shares of sales C Looking for further uses for this idea You will hear six short dialogues. You will hear each once. Answer questions 17–22. 17. What do these two find most intriguing about the race? A The multifaceted route B The fantastic views C The uneven rivalries 18. What happened to the train? A It managed to stop in time B It came off the tracks C It went through a barrier 19. Why did the woman take her watch into use? A It gave her nice memories of her family B It helped her to keep off the phone C It was her way of making a fashion statement 20. Why didn’t the French Scrabble champion speak French? A He had made a promise to his mother B He had extensive speech problems C He only knew words, not sentences 21. How are YouTube stars made? A Through keeping fresh content on at all times B By finding a special category for marketing C With the help of the film industry 22. What do John and his friend think is a good way to return a favour? A Offer a meal B Help to change apartments C Pay for expenditures You will hear four items from the radio. You will hear each once. Answer questions 23–26. 23. Who are being especially warned? A Those living near sea level B Those living everywhere in the British Isles C Those living in larger cities 24. What does the project carried out by Brian Nosek’s team demonstrate? A Personal biases account for the discrepancies in results B Blatant deceptions account for the discrepancies in results C Lagging incentives account for the discrepancies in results 25. Which of the following is true of dog ownership in the UK? A Within the last decades, cats are gaining in popularity over dogs B Responsibility for a dog’s actions are delegated to others C The range of breeds being bought has increased significantly 26. What is causing poor air quality? A The leveling of a structure B The stirring up of a storm’s particles C The breaking out of fire in the city center Kirjaudu sisään lähettääksesi tämän lomakkeen
Video: Insights 4 Kirjaudu sisään lähettääksesi tämän lomakkeen 1. Which of these is not mentioned as an area in which the international community has been effective? a. Earthquakes and hurricanes b. Human rights violations c. The spread of diseases d. Some environmental crises 2. An idea that gets in the way of preventing war is that a. governments can operate as they wish within their own countries b. citizens have rights within their own countries c. people migrate between countries very often d. conflicts are too bloody and horrible. 3. American history affects gun ownership because a. machine guns have always been popular b. Americans wanted a large army c. people had to fight others for their land d. there has been a tradition of doing things for yourself. 4. What does she say about gun violence in the United States? a. Suicide isn’t relevant when counting gun deaths. b. Because the population is large, there really aren’t as many deaths as it seems. c. Nobody in the United States is concerned about the issue. d. Guns have become safer over time. 5. The idea of freedom in America a. was a desire to replicate the freedoms that immigrants had in Europe b. promotes ideas of personal responsibility throughout the culture c. made socialism a popular idea in the past d. keeps America from helping the poor. 6. One idea she has is that a. Finland has a lot to learn from other countries b. countries learning about military strategies makes the world a safer place c. the rankings of countries is a positive idea d. elements of ideas from other countries might be useful. 7. Which piece of advice does she not give? a. Find a local problem to work on. b. Get involved in politics. c. Find a strong leader to work with. d. Share your ideas, even if they seem crazy. Kirjaudu sisään lähettääksesi tämän lomakkeen
