- You will hear a conversation followed by 5 questions.
- Listen to each question. You will hear the question only once.
- Choose the best answer to each question.
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Correct Answer: Ten years.
Why this is correct: Mark says they are meeting after ten long years.
Tips: Use the stated detail and the person or time asked about.
Why the other options are wrong:
- Two years.: The stated interval is ten years, not two.
- Five years.: The stated interval is ten years, not five.
- Twenty years.: The stated interval is ten years, not twenty.
Correct Answer: Setting up his business.
Why this is correct: Rudy says setting up his business kept him from staying in touch.
Tips: Use the stated detail and the person or time asked about.
Why the other options are wrong:
- Completing a postgraduate degree.: No postgraduate studies are given as the cause.
- Managing his family's medical needs.: Family medical needs are not given as the cause.
- Helping his parents.: Helping parents is not given as the cause.
Correct Answer: Social media.
Why this is correct: They explicitly credit social media for bringing them together again.
Tips: Use the stated detail and the person or time asked about.
Why the other options are wrong:
- Mark's coworker.: A coworker is not credited with arranging this meeting.
- A mutual friend.: A mutual friend is not credited with arranging it.
- An accidental meeting.: They credit social media rather than a chance meeting.
Correct Answer: Occasional episodes of extreme tiredness.
Why this is correct: Rudy describes occasional extreme tiredness and says his doctor attributes it to stress.
Tips: Use the stated detail and the person or time asked about.
Why the other options are wrong:
- Heart trouble caused by smoking.: He does not describe a smoking-related heart problem.
- Partial colour blindness.: He does not describe colour blindness.
- Parkinson's disease.: He does not describe Parkinson’s disease.
Correct Answer: Football.
Why this is correct: Mark recalls Rudy playing football in college and suggests taking it up again.
Tips: Use the stated detail and the person or time asked about.
Why the other options are wrong:
- Golf.: Golf is not the activity Mark recalls.
- Travelling.: Travelling is not the suggested stress-relieving activity.
- Playing music.: Joining a music activity is not the suggestion.
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