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Practice Listening: Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers ID: #4141 Medium Internet
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Listen to the recording and answer the question by selecting all the correct responses. You will need to select more than one response.
If I controlled the Internet, you could auction your broken heart on eBay. Take the money; go to Amazon; buy a phone book for a country you've never been to call folks at random until you find someone who flirts really well in a foreign language. If I were in charge of the Internet, you could Map quest your lover's mood swings. Hang left at cranky, right at preoccupied, U-turn on silent treatment, all the way back to tongue kissing and good lovin'. You could navigate and understand every emotional intersection. Some days, I'm as shallow as a baking pan, but I still stretch miles in all directions. If I owned the Internet, Napster, Monster and Friendster.com would be one big website. That way you could listen to cool music while you pretend to look for a job and you're really just chattin' with your pals. Heck, if I ran the Web, you could email dead people. They would not email you back but you'd get an automated reply. Their name in your inbox it's all you wanted anyway. And a message saying, "Hey, it's me. I miss you. Listen, you'll see being dead is dandy. Now you go back to raising kids and waging peace and craving candy."

What are some new things that the speaker wants to introduce if he becomes owner of the internet?

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Option 4: "Chatting with friends while job-hunting"

Explanation: This option is correct as the text explicitly states that if the speaker owned the Internet, one could listen to music while pretending to look for a job and actually just chatting with friends. This aligns perfectly with the option.

Option 1: "Mandatory flirting in a foreign language"

Explanation: This option is incorrect because the text does not mention anything about mandatory flirting. Instead, it suggests the idea of calling people at random in a foreign language, which is not the same as making it mandatory.

Option 2: "Create one big website with Napsters and Monsters"

Explanation: This option is incorrect as the text does not specify creating a single website with Napster and Monster. It mentions combining them into one big website along with Friendster.com, which is a broader concept.

Option 3: "Chatting and playing games at the same time"

Explanation: This option is incorrect because the text does not mention playing games. It focuses on chatting with friends while pretending to look for a job, which does not imply gaming.

Option 5: "Ability to receive email from dead people"

Explanation: This option is correct because the text mentions that if the speaker controlled the Internet, one could email dead people, receiving an automated reply. This is a clear and direct introduction of a new concept.

Option 6: "Introducing new ways for raising kids"

Explanation: This option is incorrect as the text does not discuss raising kids in any new way. It focuses on the whimsical idea of communicating with the deceased, which is unrelated to parenting.

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