Unit 4

Listenings 2.0 points

Joe is making a presentation about gender inequality. Listen and decide if each of the
statements is T (True) or F (False).
1 Joe is presenting two gender-related problems.
2 For the same jobs, men make more money than women.
3 According to Joe, African women's salaries are the same as African men's.
4 Men and women spend a similar amount of time doing housework.
5 Traditionally, a driver is known as a job for men.
Joe is suggesting his solutions for the problems above. Listen and write NO MORE
THAN THREE WORDS OR A NUMBER.
6 What have the campaigns fought for?
7 What should companies pay their workers for?
8 Name one device that Joe suggests husbands and wives should buy to save time from
doing housework.
9 How many percent of women work as computer programmers?
10 What do people need to solve gender equality problems effectively?

Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced
differently from the others.
11 A lecture B leisure C. nurse D. departure
12 A dollar B pizza C. attendant D. farmer
13 A after B rubber C. nervous D. government

Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that has a stress pattern different from
the others.
14 A organised B determined C programmer D passenger
15 A independent B communityC security D photographer

Circle the best option A, B, C, or D to indicate the best option for each of the questions.
16 A(n) ………… is a person who works in space
A pilot B astronaut C. flight attendant D copilot
17 If you practise talking to strangers, you will ………… confidence
A build up B earn C. receive D save
18 ……… it rains, we'll have a picnic.
A In case B. If C. Unless D As long as
19 Nurses need to be ……… in order to help the patients who are weak and sick
A careful B careless C cared D caring
20 I promise that I ………… you back next Sunday
A will pay B am going to pay C am paying D pay
21 What does the notice mean?
A Anyone can go into this room.
B Only a person named Staff can go into the room.
C No one can enter the room except the staff.
D You can enter the room when the staff allow you to.
22 What will Annie's mother do?
A pay the dry cleaner's for Annie's clothes
B receive money from Annie before going to the dry cleaner's
C take Annie's jeans from the dry cleaner's for her
C take her own clothes to the dry cleaner's
23 Haney: "Women should work as nurses or graphic designers as they are more careful
than men."
Caroline: "………… Men can also do these jobs very well."
A You’re quite right B Sorry, but I disagree
C That’s for sure D I could’n argee more
24 Ivan: "What do you think about women doing most of the housework?"
Veronica: " …………, it’s unfair for them.”
A I’m not sure B I can say C My mind D In my opinion
27 You'll never get a good job if you don't have any ………… (QUALIFY)
28 Models' tasks are to pose for photos in ………… clothes. (FASHION)
29 Men are generally better at ………… jobs than women. (SCIENCE)
30 He is famous for his ……….. books for children with lots of new ideas. (INVENT)

Read a text about Jane Austen. Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the best option
for each of the blanks.
Jane Austen (1775-1817) was an English writer. She wrote many (31) novels. Pride and
Prejudice was one of the best novels in the 20th century. Austen came from a large family
with her parents, six brothers and one sister. She and her sister attended school for a few
years. (32) of her poor family, they had to stop attending school when she was 11 years
old. Her formal education stopped there. However, her parents (33) her to continue to
read and study with the help of her father and her brothers while living at home.
Jane was hard-working and (34). enough to become a successful writer. At the age of
twenty, she started writing her first novel - Sense and Sensibility. Just over a year later,
her second novel, Pride and Prejudice, was completed. Her books were mainly about
women, their independence and marriage. In 1816, she planned to write a new novel but
became (35) ill to write. She died the following year. Jane Austen will always be
remembered as a talented female writer of all time.
31 A heavy B traditional C medical D popular
32 A Although B Because C In case D Regardless
33 A provided B achieved C encouragedD improved
34 A inventive B caring C healthy D fast
35 A so B very C too D really

Read a text about Freya Stark. Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the best answer to
each of the questions.
Freya Stark lived during the time when people considered explorers as heroes. She
travelled to some remote places in the Middle East. Not many Europeans, especially
women, had travelled there before. Also, she travelled a lot in Turkey, Italy, Nepal and
Afghanistan.
She had no formal education as a child, but she moved around with her parents and learnt
French, German and Italian. In 1912, she entered London University. When World War I
started, she joined a nurse group and worked in Italy. After the war, she returned to
London and went to the school of Oriental Studies. Her studies there became useful
during her journeys in the Middle East. These trips enabled her to finally become fluent
in Persian, Russian and Turkish. At the age of thirty-three, she travelled to Lebanon in
1927. When she saved enough money, she started learning Arabic. In 1928, she travelled
by donkey to Jebel Druze. During another trip, she went to a remote area of the Elburz,
where she made a map. She was searching for information about an ancient Muslim
group known as the Assassins, which she wrote about in The Valley of the Assassins
(1934). This book helped her win the Gold Medal from the Royal Geographic Society.
Twelve years later, she continued her travelling and writing career, creating a style
combining the description of her journeys with her discussion of the people, places,
customs, history and politics in the Middle East.

36 What is the best title for this text?

A Travelling as a career B A famous explorer and writer
C Memorable trips of an explorer D An awarded book written by an explorer
37 How many languages did she speak?
A5 B6 C7 D8
38 According to the text which place DIDN'T she go to?
A The Middle East B Italy C Elburz D Brazil
39 Which word can best replace the word "enabled" in line nine?
A helped B prevented C qualified D stopped
40 When did she write her famous book?
A 1912 B 1927 C 1928 D 1934
Rearrange the words or phrases to make meaningful sentences.
41 I/bag./choose/were/would/If/you,/I/this
42 p.m./is/her/She/client/seeing/at/today.
43 to/Women/those who/going/work/don't./more/are/independent/than
Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. Use the words
in brackets.
44 She receives a higher salary than her husband. (LOWER)
45 She doesn't have the right qualifications, so she can't get a job. (UNLESS)
46 I want to buy a new pair of shoes, but I don't have enough money now. (IF)
47 If Michelle doesn't go to the party, I won't go either.
Unless ……………………………………………………………………………
48 No other women flew solo across the Atlantic Ocean before Amelia Earhart.
Amelia Earhart …………………………………………………………………..
49 I hope to get along with my new co-workers in this company.
I hope to …………………………………………………………………………………..
50 Because of his charming personality, all of us like to work with him.
Because ………………………………………………………………………….