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Practice Listening: Multiple Choice, Single Answer ID: #43846 Short Driver

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You will see a video where an individual discusses choosing passion over a high-paying job as a truck driver, influenced by their personal development teacher. Listen to recording and answer the multiple-choice question by selecting the correct response.

Transcript:

My mom wanted me to be a truck driver because that would mean I would make $24,000 a year if I went to truck masters and that would be twice what? My. Father made and she thought that would happen, but something inside of me said I want to drive a truck. There's something else that matters more to me and I decided I was not going to. Go for money instead of passion. And the rewards have been pretty amazingly better than being truck drivers. Not bad being a truck driver is just not what I was after. And I I look back and one of the things that helped me was my original teacher, Jim Malone, was personal development speaker. I. Went to here when? I was 17, he said. Some of the first time I heard him and he said, you know. It's really simple if. You want life to change. You gotta change if you want life to be better, you've gotta get better.

Why did the speaker decide against becoming a truck driver, despite the financial benefits?

* Listen to the recording and select the correct answer

Because truck driving was a profession the speaker despised. Because the speaker believed other professions offered better financial opportunities. Because the speaker was influenced by a personal development speaker to follow their passion. Because the speaker felt it was too late to start a new career.

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Option 3: "Because the speaker was influenced by a personal development speaker to follow their passion."

Explanation: The speaker explicitly states that they decided against truck driving in favor of pursuing their passion, influenced by their teacher, Jim Malone, who emphasized the importance of change and personal growth. This aligns directly with the main idea of the text.

Option 1: "Because truck driving was a profession the speaker despised."

Explanation: The text does not indicate that the speaker despised truck driving. Instead, the speaker acknowledges that being a truck driver is 'not bad' but simply not what they were after. This option misrepresents the speaker's feelings about the profession.

Option 2: "Because the speaker believed other professions offered better financial opportunities."

Explanation: While the speaker mentions financial benefits of truck driving, they do not express a belief that other professions offer better financial opportunities. The focus is on passion over money, making this option misleading.

Option 4: "Because the speaker felt it was too late to start a new career."

Explanation: The text does not mention any feelings of it being too late for a career change. The speaker's decision is based on passion rather than timing, making this option irrelevant to the speaker's reasoning.

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