Chicago Listening Test 1

Choose the correct picture.

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Why was John late for school?

• He got wet in the rain.

• The weather was bad.

• He woke up late.

• It was a terrible day.

What are the three effects of poverty mentioned?

• Lack of money for clothes, poor education, lack of money for travel.

• bad living conditions, unable to get a good education, can't got to the hospital.

• bad living conditions, nowhere to sleep at night, no money for food.

• No money for food, old and dirty place to live, children have to go to work.

Write the missing word:

In India in 2004, over 200,000 people died _______________ of an earthquake.

Write the sentence that you hear.

How do you win the game of checkers?

• When you catch the other player's king.

• When you jump over the other player's pieces.

• When you take all of the other player's pieces.

Why did Marta move to Brazil?

• Her father couldn't find a good job in Italy.

• They wanted to live in a new place.

• They wanted to learn to speak Portuguese.

• They wanted to go to school in Brazil.

What reason does Marta think helped her to learn Portuguese easily?

• Portuguese is similar to Italian.

• She has lived in Brazil for 50 years.

• She spoke Portuguese with her friends.

• She went to a Brazilian school.

Fill in the missing word: When you run you feel more _______.

Tick the sentences that are true.

• Mina was born in Seoul.

• Mina's father came to Korea to work.

• Mina's parents live in Germany.

• Mina can speak more than one language.