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Practice Listening: Multiple Choice, Single Answer ID: #37703 Short Lockdown
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Listen to the recording and answer the multiple-choice question by selecting the correct response. Only one response is correct.

Transcript:

After more than 45 days in lockdown, it’s no surprise that many people are going a tad stir-crazy. But it’s far worse for seniors: Not only have visits from their kids and grandkids boon suspended, but there’s the extra stress that comes with the nagging suspicion that they'll be advised to remain on lockdown long after younger people begin trickling back to work and the world starts opening up again. In fact, the AARP Foundation has oven come up with this dire comparison: Prolonged social isolation, for those aged 50 and older, is the health equivalent of smoking 15 cigarettes a day. Fortuitously, some of the niftiest technology offers solutions both to keep us connected and protect against some of the miscreants taking advantage of the situation.

What is that the speaker did not say during the passage?

* Listen to the recording and select the correct answer

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Option 3: "Lockdown is necessary to keep us safe."

Explanation: The speaker does not mention that the lockdown is necessary to keep us safe. While the text discusses the effects of lockdown and social isolation, it does not provide any justification for the necessity of the lockdown itself, making this option the correct answer.

Option 1: "Lockdown is making go people tad-stir crazy."

Explanation: The text mentions that many people are going a tad stir-crazy due to the lockdown, so this statement is actually supported by the text. Therefore, it is not something the speaker did not say.

Option 2: "Prolonged social isolation for older is health equivalent of smoking 15 cigarettes a day."

Explanation: The text explicitly states that prolonged social isolation for those aged 50 and older is the health equivalent of smoking 15 cigarettes a day. This statement is directly mentioned in the passage, making it incorrect as an option for what the speaker did not say.

Option 4: "Technology offer solutions both keep up connected."

Explanation: The text states that technology offers solutions to keep us connected, but it does not mention that technology is the only solution or that it is the primary focus. Therefore, while the statement is partially true, it does not accurately reflect what the speaker did not say.

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