ACA FLEX Listening 20-10

1. What is the speaker’s main point?

2. Which of the following is not mentioned as being a type of genre fiction?

3. What is the lecture mainly about?

4. What does the speaker indicate about the device he describes?

5. What is the lecture mainly about?

6. What is the female student’s view of psychology?

There is an intense competition to hire the most talented and most ________ (7) able people. We have a shortage in talent ________ (8) within countries and between countries, which are looking to recruit talented young immigrants. Countries are trying to lure ________ (9) young people to get them become immigrants. We have a baby-boom population which is aging, and an economy which is becoming more ________ (10). Thus, talent is a premium.

A lot of people just don't feel quite human without that morning cup of coffee. Now a study finds that the enhanced sense of well-being that caffeine can cause is ________ (11) in our perception of words. Specifically, caffeine increases the ability to recognize words associated with positive thoughts, but doesn't provide the same ________ (12) for words with negative or even neutral associations. The research is in the journal PLoS One. Scientists assigned 66 subjects to one of two groups. Half got a 200-milligram caffeine tablet, a dose equal to almost three cups of coffee. The other half received a sugar tablet. Thirty minutes later the volunteers were shown strings of letters, and had to decide as fast as they could if a string formed a word or was just gibberish. The volunteers recognized words with positive associations much faster than either negative or neutral words. Other studies have shown that positive words tend to be recognized more quickly, but the caffeine increases the ________ (13) . So next time you wake up with a grumpy sweetheart, your ________ (14) might be appreciated more if they have a cup of coffee first.

We've decided to adopt, just as a loose theme for the course, a ________ (15) theme so that you can see the connections between chemistry and biology and the things you might consider doing in the future. We want you to think about the ________ (16) that are relevant to your body, the processes that occur in your body, the chemistry that's going on and how ________ (17) plays a role. And we've divided the course into four sections and after each section there will be a mid-term. The first one is about ________ (18).

The speaker published a report that celebrates the success of some schools in ________ (19) the citizenship curriculum. Citizenship is ________ (20) in the curriculum, and it is less well established and less well taught. Yet, the reasons for introducing citizenship are both worthwhile and can be ________ (21). Citizenship can address ________ (22) skills, attitudes and values that young people need for a changing world.

23. Which of the following statements are correct according to the speakers?

24. Which of these statements are true about the woman?

25. According to the text, who were originally responsible for popularizing rice in Europe?

26. How does he feel about the estate where he lived?

27. Which of these countries use electronic voting machines?

28. Which of the following statements are supported by the woman?

29. The speaker feels that…

30. According to the speaker, what would be the benefits of using unmanned machines for transportation?