Listen to a conversation between Mai and Mike, and choose the correct answers A, B, or C.

1. What is the conversation mainly about?

A. What motivates independent learners.

B. Independent learners’ sense of responsibility.

C. What makes a successful independent learner.

2. What makes independent learners study hard?

A. Their motivation for learning.

B. Their learning goals.

C. The responsibility for their own learning.

3. What do independent learners do if the task they are working on is too difficult?

A. They give up and move on to something harder.

B. They make every effort to finish it.

C. They ask questions about it.

4. Which of the following descriptions of independent leamers is NOT mentioned?

A. They're self-motivated and responsible.

B. They‘re confident and highly organised.

C. They’re curious about the world and they don't give up.

Choose the appropriate expressions to complete the conversation between a hotel clerk and a guest. There are TWO extra expressions. Write the letters a - f on the answer sheet

a. A single room for three nights? 

d. I’ll need a picture ID and a credit card, please. b. Your name, please?

e. I made the reservation online. 

c. And could you fill out this form, please? 

f. Hope to see you next time, Sir.                         

Hotel clerk: Welcome to the Diamond Hotel! How can I help you? 

Guest: Oh. Hello. I’m checking in. 

Hotel clerk: (1) __________ 

Guest: Tom Cruise. (2) ________________ 

Hotel clerk: Oh, yes, here it is, Mr. Cruise. A single room for three nights?

Guest: Yes, that’s correct. 

Hotel clerk: (3) _____________ 

Guest: Certainly. Here you are. 

Hotel clerk: Thank you. (4) ______________ Guest: Sure. Do you have a pen? 

Hotel clerk:Certainly. And here’s your key and a map of the hotel. It’s room 115, on the first floor.

Guest: Many thanks.  

Read the following paragraph and complete it with one suitable word in each blank

The key advantage of face-to-face ____________ (31) is that body language becomes a part of the conversation, too. When emailing or talking on the phone, there is no opportunity ____________ (32) the other person. Even video conferencing sometimes doesn’t provide the full picture of the person you’re talking to.

By having a face-to-face conversation, people have the opportunity to see the posture, facial expressions ____________ (33) arm gestures of their communication partners. A look of shock or anger on the face can change the whole trajectory of the conversation. Similarly, making eye contact and shaking someone’s hand can help to establish trust and ease tensions.

For example, if a salesperson is meeting with a prospect ____________ (34) person and presents the price for the product, the look on the prospect’s face can be very telling about whether they will accept the price or not. This gives the salesperson an opportunity to further elaborate on the benefits and results the product will achieve. If this conversation had taken ____________ (35) on the phone, the salesperson may not have realized that the prospect needed further convincing after seeing the price.

Question 32:

A. see

B. seeing

C. seen

D. to see

Read the following paragraph and complete it with one suitable word in each blank

The key advantage of face-to-face ____________ (31) is that body language becomes a part of the conversation, too. When emailing or talking on the phone, there is no opportunity ____________ (32) the other person. Even video conferencing sometimes doesn’t provide the full picture of the person you’re talking to.

By having a face-to-face conversation, people have the opportunity to see the posture, facial expressions ____________ (33) arm gestures of their communication partners. A look of shock or anger on the face can change the whole trajectory of the conversation. Similarly, making eye contact and shaking someone’s hand can help to establish trust and ease tensions.

For example, if a salesperson is meeting with a prospect ____________ (34) person and presents the price for the product, the look on the prospect’s face can be very telling about whether they will accept the price or not. This gives the salesperson an opportunity to further elaborate on the benefits and results the product will achieve. If this conversation had taken ____________ (35) on the phone, the salesperson may not have realized that the prospect needed further convincing after seeing the price.

Question 33:

A. but

B. so

C. And

D. yet

Read the following paragraph and complete it with one suitable word in each blank

The key advantage of face-to-face ____________ (31) is that body language becomes a part of the conversation, too. When emailing or talking on the phone, there is no opportunity ____________ (32) the other person. Even video conferencing sometimes doesn’t provide the full picture of the person you’re talking to.

By having a face-to-face conversation, people have the opportunity to see the posture, facial expressions ____________ (33) arm gestures of their communication partners. A look of shock or anger on the face can change the whole trajectory of the conversation. Similarly, making eye contact and shaking someone’s hand can help to establish trust and ease tensions.

For example, if a salesperson is meeting with a prospect ____________ (34) person and presents the price for the product, the look on the prospect’s face can be very telling about whether they will accept the price or not. This gives the salesperson an opportunity to further elaborate on the benefits and results the product will achieve. If this conversation had taken ____________ (35) on the phone, the salesperson may not have realized that the prospect needed further convincing after seeing the price.

Question 34:

A. in

B. for

C. on

D. to

Read the following paragraph and complete it with one suitable word in each blank

The key advantage of face-to-face ____________ (31) is that body language becomes a part of the conversation, too. When emailing or talking on the phone, there is no opportunity ____________ (32) the other person. Even video conferencing sometimes doesn’t provide the full picture of the person you’re talking to.

By having a face-to-face conversation, people have the opportunity to see the posture, facial expressions ____________ (33) arm gestures of their communication partners. A look of shock or anger on the face can change the whole trajectory of the conversation. Similarly, making eye contact and shaking someone’s hand can help to establish trust and ease tensions.

For example, if a salesperson is meeting with a prospect ____________ (34) person and presents the price for the product, the look on the prospect’s face can be very telling about whether they will accept the price or not. This gives the salesperson an opportunity to further elaborate on the benefits and results the product will achieve. If this conversation had taken ____________ (35) on the phone, the salesperson may not have realized that the prospect needed further convincing after seeing the price.

Question 31:

A. communication

B. communicative

C. communicate

D. communicatively

Read the following paragraph and complete it with one suitable word in each blank

The key advantage of face-to-face ____________ (31) is that body language becomes a part of the conversation, too. When emailing or talking on the phone, there is no opportunity ____________ (32) the other person. Even video conferencing sometimes doesn’t provide the full picture of the person you’re talking to.

By having a face-to-face conversation, people have the opportunity to see the posture, facial expressions ____________ (33) arm gestures of their communication partners. A look of shock or anger on the face can change the whole trajectory of the conversation. Similarly, making eye contact and shaking someone’s hand can help to establish trust and ease tensions.

For example, if a salesperson is meeting with a prospect ____________ (34) person and presents the price for the product, the look on the prospect’s face can be very telling about whether they will accept the price or not. This gives the salesperson an opportunity to further elaborate on the benefits and results the product will achieve. If this conversation had taken ____________ (35) on the phone, the salesperson may not have realized that the prospect needed further convincing after seeing the price.

Question 35:

A. position

B. situation

C. condition

D. place