PTEQUESTIONAIRES

Part 1: Speaking

Read aloud

Look at the text below. In 40 seconds, you must read this text aloud as naturally and
clearly as possible. You have 40 seconds to read aloud.

1. One of the most beautiful sights is the male peafowl, or peacock,

strutting proudly about with his magnificent tail raised like a fan and his
crest of upright feathers on his head. The peahen has no such grand
coloring; it is usually a dull brown and has neither fan nor crest. Wild
peafowl live in Asian jungles. Tame peafowl are found in zoos all over
the world. They grow on poultry food.

2. All questions of children and even high school students lead to

science. Asking questions can be a start of great learning. Science is
awesome, interesting, engaging, and even magical. It opens doors to
new discoveries, inventions, and technologies. Also, it enhanced and
develop the learners love for the unknown and uncover it through
science-based skills, knowledge, and experimentation.

3. The Tartars arise to the world like a horde of wild beasts. They left
neither one thing alive nor one blade of wheat standing. They were
short, dark men of shaggy beard and long hair twisted into little braids;
they rode on tiny horses, which they covered with memories that they
gained in war. Brave dogs they were as lions, courageous they were as
beasts, also they had hearts like of rocks and knew not mercy, nor pity,
nor tenderness, nor God.

4. The room was damp and dark. Faded curtains covered the two narrow
windows and black covers shrouded the furniture. A single black-
framed photograph hung on the wall, catching a sliver of light through a
tiny slit into its drapes.

5. Children, cavalier is a human creature that is noxious and sometimes

dangerous to young and careless dragons. They are a species of men
that have a hard shell. You know there are soft-shell and hard-shell
crabs and so same like, there are shell men who is hard and soft as
well, explained the mother dragon.

6. Silk thread is a product made from the worms saliva. Its larva is the
silkworm. When it is ready to become a pupa, it spins a long thread of
silk to form a cocoon. Silk workers gather these cocoons before the
pupa changes into a moth, which cuts its way out of the cocoon,
injuring the thread.
Repeat sentence

You will hear a sentence. Please repeat the sentence exactly as you hear it. You will
hear the sentence only once.

1. Transcribed audio: The king and queen danced elegantly at the ball.

Recorded Answer:

Sample response: The king and queen danced elegantly at the ball.

2. Transcribed audio: The officers are talking in the Principals office.

Recorded Answer:

Sample response: The officers are talking in the Principals office.

3. Transcribed audio: You have to eat heavy breakfast before going to school.

Recorded Answer:

Sample response: You have to eat heavy breakfast before going to school.

4 . Transcribed audio: Strike while the iron is hot.

Recorded Answer:

Sample response: Strike while the iron is hot.

5. Transcribed audio: Father laughed heartily while reading the comic book.

Recorded Answer:

Sample response: Father laughed heartily while reading the comic book.

6. Transcribed audio: We decided to stay home because the rain was pouring
hard
Recorded Answer:

Sample response: We decided to stay home because the rain was pouring
hard
7 . Transcribed audio: Smile is something you give away

Recorded Answer:

Sample response: Smile is something you give away

8 . Transcribed audio: Large icicles hung from inside the cave.

Recorded Answer:

Sample response: Large icicles hung from inside the cave.

9 . Transcribed audio: The judge pronounced the prisoner guilty.

Recorded Answer:

Sample response: The judge pronounced the prisoner guilty.

10 . Transcribed audio: They have been practicing for the past six months.

Recorded Answer:

Sample response: They have been practicing for the past six months.

Describe Image

Look at the diagram below. After 25 seconds, please speak into a microphone and
describe in detail what the diagram is showing. You will have 40 seconds to give your
response. Afterwards you can compare your recording to a model answer.
Recorded answer:

Sample response:

The graph shows the expenditures of a family with a 20,000 monthly budget. The
biggest part of the budget is allotted for food, which is 35%. Next is the rent, which is
at 25%. Education budget is at 15%. Then followed by clothing budget, which is at
10%. 5% is allotted for transportation. Then, 3% for light, water and miscellaneous.
Lastly, for recreation and savings which are both 2%.

Recorded answer:

Sample response:

The graph shows the downtime report for the year 2016. From the graph, March has
the most number of reported downtime of 5 incidents. Then, April and August has 4
down time reported incidents. January, June, October and December has 3 down time
incidents. Lastly, February, July, September and November has 2 down time reported.
Only the month of May has 1 downtime incident.
Recorded answer:

Sample response:

The graph shows the sales report in kilo for a day. From the graph, grapes have the
most number of sales with 70 kilos. Apples have 65 kilos of sales. Oranges have 50
kilos of sales. Watermelons have 40 kilos of sales. Pineapples have 30 kilos of sales.
Lastly, bananas with 25 kilos of sales.

Recorded answer:
Sample response:

The graph shows the 5 years growth of population of students from 2011 to 2015. In
2011 there were only 200 students. In 2012 it increased to 300 students. In 2013 it
increased again to 500. In 2014 the students increased again to 700. And in 2015 the
students were at 900.

Recorded answer:

Sample response:

The graph shows the 2016 Presidential survey in percentage. Candidate 2 is leading
the survey with 30%. Followed by Candidate 1 with 25%. Candidate 3 is on third
place with 23%. Candidate 5 takes the 4th place with 15%. Lastly, candidate 4 with 7%
of poll survey.
Recorded answer:

Sample response:

The graph shows the trending change of visitors in Boracay Beach for the past 4
years. In 2012, European tourist is the number 1 visitor with 45% followed by
American tourist with 30%. Korean is at 18% then Chinese with only 7%. In 2013,
Korean tourist increased to 25% and Chinese tourist increased to 8%. While European
tourist decreased to 40% and American tourist decreased also to27%. In 2014, Korean
tourist is the number visitor with 35% followed by Europeans at 30%, then followed
by American at 26%. Last in place is still the Chinese tourist with 9%. In 2015,
European tourist is at number 1 again with 35% followed by American tourist with
32%. Korean tourist dropped to 3rd place with 23% and last is the Chinese tourist with
10%.
Re-tell lecture

You will hear a lecture. After listening to the lecture, in 10 seconds, please speak in
the microphone and recall what you just have heard from the lecture in your own
words. You will have 40 seconds to give your response.

Lecture: Recycling

Transcribed audio lecture:

Today, we will be talking about recycling. Because of the increasing

pollution that is happening in our country whether it could be pollution in land,
water, and air. It is necessary to have a clear solution to address this growing
matter since we need to start to solve the problem right away.
Each country is now proposing on the 3Rs, which I will discuss today.
Ill be showing you an illustration of the #3Rs that Im talking about. The 3R
principles stand for Reduce Reuse Recycle.
When we speak of reduce, this means the amount of waste that people
produce is one way of helping the environment. A good example of this is
carpooling. Cars use fuel energy which later on causes pollution. By reducing
the number of cars in the street, we can reduce the pollution being generated
by them.
In reuse principle, used materials can be converted to different
application instead of throwing them right away. One of the most practiced
routines nowadays is the use of cloth bags when going to the grocery instead
of using paper bags or plastic bags. This way, we also help in saving trees.
 Lastly, when we recycle, this is using old products into a new item.
One example is turning soda cans or milk cartons into decorative art materials
like vase, pencil holders and many others.
If we will examine, these principles are basically the same. It is just a
matter of using the used materials into different materials and ways. The
primary goal still and the great benefit of it all is still zeroing on how to save
our mother earth. No matter what principle you can use, what matters most is
you are following the principle to help the planet still nourish life - US. Thank
you for listening. I hope you learned something.

Recorded Answer:

Sample response:

There are different ways on how to save our environment. Most countries nowadays
are promoting recycling as means for saving the planet we live in. Basic methods
promoted are 3Rs such as reduce, reuse, recycle. In reducing, we are lessening the
buying or using of materials to prevent over usage of materials. In reusing, things
destine to be thrown are reused to produce another materials for future purpose.
Lastly, recycling is using old products into a new item.

Lecture: Computer Generation

Transcribed audio lecture:

Good morning everyone! Today, we will have a short lecture about our
generation. The world we are in now is an interwoven or interconnected world.
Old system that was built by divisions and walls are not present anymore. The
great web of computerization, satellite communication, the Internet, artificial
intelligence, and other forms of technologies now connects the world.

You belong to the computer generation. Youve probably known about

computers your whole life. But do you know that the earliest computers were
so big that they filled the entire rooms! One of the computers invented was the
UNIVAC 1, which was invented in 1951. Computers started to become
popular with big companies in the 1960s only. It is only on 1980s when
computers became widespread in homes and in schools.
People use computers in many ways. Storeowners use computer to keep
track of their products and check sales in the cash registry. In banks, they use
computers for transactions and transmitting money all around the globe.
Computers help teachers in doing academic research, making lesson plans
and checking the progress of each student. Also, it helps students in doing
research. For scientists, it helps them conduct research and solve problems.
Engineers use computers to make cars, trucks, and airplanes. Architects use
computer to design and conceptualize houses, buildings or any other
structures. The policemen use computers to track down or find criminals by
searching or following a trail. The military uses computers to make and read
colored messages. Lastly, computers let you hook up or connect to networks
(many computers hooked together). They let you hook up or get together to a
worldwide network called the Internet. Thank you for listening. I hope you
learned something.

Recorded Answer:

Sample response:

We cannot deny the fact that we are living nowadays with computer
generation. Everything that we do and everything that we are incorporated with the
use of technology Computers! All walks of life from teachers, students, engineers,
architect, scientist or even military are using computers nowadays. Why? It makes our
lives easier and faster. We can generate faster results because of the technology we
have now. Not to mention, the open communication is something that we need to be
proud of.

Lecture:Cancer
Transcribed audio lecture:

Welcome everyone to the 23rd Health General Assembly! My name is

Tanya. I am the Health Director of Mind Pharmaceuticals. My task for today is
to talk about the leading cause of death nowadays and how are we going to
fight it!

Among all the diseases, the first leading cause of death is heart
disease. Cancer ranks among the top five not only in developed countries but
also in the developing ones. Cancer is primarily a disease of middle and old
age. However, it may occur at any age. What is cancer?

The word cancer comes from a Latin word meaning crab. It was named
because veins and hard tissues extending from the tumor resembled claws of
a crab. Cancer is an abnormal growth of cells that spreads from organ to
organ. In cancer tissue, cell division has gone wild. Great numbers of useless
cells are produced. Before long some healthy organs become unhealthy.
Rapid growth of cells may lead to the formation of a lump called at a tumor.
Some tumors are not cancerous. They are harmless or benign. They do not
spread to other cells or tissues. Moles warts, cysts and corns are examples of
benign tumors. On the other hand, malignant tumors are cancerous. They can
spread through the body and damage healthy cells and tissues.

After many years of scientific research, medical science already

discovered possible natural medicines or alternative medicines to treat cancer
and prevent it from spreading. Medical doctors believe that overexposure to
sunlight, x-rays of radiation, and continuous contact with certain chemicals
can cause cancer.

What are some possible cancer symptoms? These are the following:

1. Bleeding from a natural body opening.

2. Lump on the surface of a body.

3. Sore that does not heal.

4. Sudden increase in the size of mole or wart.

5. Continued hoarseness or cough.

6. Continued indigestion or difficulty in swallowing.

7. Continued change in bowel and bladder habits.

One who has any of the symptoms should consult a doctor for diagnosis. If
discovered in the early stages, some forms of cancer like skin cancer can be
cured. Possible treatments are surgery to remove the cancerous growth,
exposure to X-rays or radiation, or using hormones and special chemicals.
Thank you for listening. I hope you learned something.
Recorded Answer:

Sample response:

Coupled with the many changes that are happening in our environment,
society, and life style, diseases also emerges through time. As we continually
evolve to have a better life, the opposite side of the coin also evolved with us.
Since we know for the fact that these cancer cells are within our body, we
should take precaution on how we can hinder its growth. How? By living our
lives healthy through doing exercises, eating the right nutritious food and
eating with moderation, drink vitamins to supplement the body in fighting
infections and by not abusing our body. We have only one life so we must live
life to the fullest.

Answer short question

You will hear a question. Please give a simple and short answer. Often just one or a
few words are enough.

1. Transcribed question: What is the twin planet of the Earth?

Recorded answer:

Answer key: Venus

2. Transcribed question: What is used to tell time?

Recorded answer:

Answer key: clock

3. Transcribed question: What month falls the leap year?

Recorded answer:

Answer key: February

4. Transcribed question: What do you call the person who cannot hear?

Recorded answer:

Answer key: Deaf

5. Transcribed question: What is the center of the solar system?

Recorded answer:

Answer key: Sun

6. Transcribed question: What kind of vertebrate is whale?

Recorded answer:

Answer key: Mammal

7. Transcribed question: What do you call the day when you are born?

Recorded answer:

Answer key: birthday

8. Transcribed question: How many months in a year?

Recorded answer:

Answer key: 12 months

9. Transcribed question: What do you call the study of weather?

Recorded answer:

Answer key: Meteorology

10. Transcribed question: What do you call the largest organ of our body?

Recorded answer:

Answer key: skin

Part 1: Writing

Summarize written text

Read the passage below and summarize it using one sentence. Type your response in
the box at the bottom of the screen. You have 10 minutes to finish this task. Your
response will be judged on the quality of your writing and on how well your response
presents the key points in the passage.

Most of the smaller planets in our solar system have a solid surface
made of rock like Earth. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are 4 biggest
planets in the universe that are made of gases. Like Earth, most solid planets
have geographical features. Mars was found to have deserts, polar areas,
volcanoes, valleys, and mountains. Volcanoes are also present in Venus but
the biggest is on Mars. It is called Mount Olympus and it has indeed a
towering twenty-five kilometer height!

There have been many explorations to discover life in the other planets
but nothing living has been found yet. They are either too cold or too hot to
nourish life. Some of them are even made wholly of gases. Planet Earth is so
special for this is the only planet in the universe that is capable of holding life.
Thus, so called The Living Planet.

Recorded answer

Total word count:

Sample response:

Small planets in the solar system possesses similarities in terms of physical structures
but exploration dictates that only planet Earth is proven to sustain life.

People are fond of animals. We like animals that are big, tame and
simply have cute physique. However, many people dont like insects because
of their size and unique appearance.
We are not aware that some insects are harmless and helpful to
humans. Without them, our life on earth would be dull and less colorful. Many
pleasing sights and sounds would disappear. We may lose sight of the
beautiful butterfly flying from one flower to another and the fireflies that sheds
its light during the night in search of their mate. Not to mention, the bad effect
of it in birds, fish and other animals that eat insects which lead to death. Also,
flowering plants need them to undergo pollination. Without them, they cannot
spread the pollen, which lead to death as well. Since human beings eat fruits
and vegetables, they would also be affected if the plants will die. Moreover,
dead plants and animals would not rot naturally without the insects that thrive
on them. Indeed, many things could happen if insects are gone.

Recorded answer

Total word count:

Sample response:

There will be many things that will be left untouched and disappear without the
insects around us.

Write essay

You will have 20 minutes to plan, write and revise an essay about the topic below.
Your response will be judged on how well you develop a position, organize your
ideas, present supporting details, and control the elements of standard written
English. You should write 200300 words.

To live in a fast based modern world, each country is embracing itself

to modernization. Aside from the positive effect of it globally, we cannot hide
the fact that human activities have a great effect upon the environment.
Landforms and water forms are being destroyed just to built factories and
even agricultural lands turning to residential properties. Now, the big question
we are facing is for how long can we continue this modernization scheme?
Will it be healthy for the people?

Total word count:

Sample response:

Living in a fast-based country has its ups and downs. Ups because whatever
your needs are, they are all there just within your reach. You are well known all over
the world because of the popularity of the country you lived in. The positive effects
are reflected by the modernization that is happening within your country. Down side
are the negative effects that happened while building massive structures are impacted
to the people living within the vicinity. To cite an example of basic negative effect of
modernization is when agricultural lands allotted to farming and other areas for
gardening are being transformed into commercial areas where different structures are
built to satisfy the need for modernization. Instead of producing food products for the
country, it was misused. In turn, the people suffer food loss so the government opted
to import rice or other food products just to satisfy the needs of the people. Another
example is when mountains are being quarried or exploded just to meet the increasing
demand for building subdivisions or commercial areas. In return, massive loss in
properties and lives were experienced because of modernization.
In my opinion, to cope with the demand of life nowadays, we should set a
limit as to how far we can go in developing our country. Careful and rigid urban
planning should be done in order to live a balanced life. We are aware that all the
things that we do are coupled with responsibility.

We see and hear advertisements everywhere everyday. This may be in

television, in newspapers, on billboards, and even over the radio. They are
very much needed nowadays by the producers because it helps them
promote their products and inform the market of the benefits that their
products offer.
Advertisements can be very enticing, but we need to double check
whether the advertisement is true or not. How can you show that you are a
wise consumer?

Total word count:

Sample response:

We need to be wise in choosing the product we are using everyday.

Advertisements can lead us to false reality especially if it is presented in good,
entertaining and colorful product. I think proper orientation is a must to be a wise
consumer. You need to read the information behind the lines. You have to look into
the materials used to produce the product. They might have bad effects on our health.
Make a research first of the product. It could help if you read some forums that talk
about the product. Validate the truthfulness of the ad by the statement of the people
who already used the product. I think if proper guidance and awareness is given to the
people, then, we will not be misled in some way.
Part 2. Reading

Multiple choice, choose single answer

Read the text and answer the multiple-choice question by selecting the correct
response. Only one response is correct.

In the Philippines, each town is represented by a patron saint. There is

a day allotted for each saint. They call this day a fiesta. People in the local
communities decorate the place with different decors like buntings that are
hung over the towns main streets. Visitors from different barrios, towns or
regions flock to the place to celebrate this momentous occasion. The local
band strikes up a tune as a signal that the feast is about to begin. Each region
has its own diverse customs and traditions such as Pagan minorities in the
North and Muslims in the South.

Which of the following can be concluded from the text?

o The Christian Filipinos celebrate fiestas better than their non-

Christian brothers.

o The non-Christian Filipinos do not have extravagant preparation

in celebrating fiestas compared to their Christian brothers.

o Customary traditions of every local community greatly influence

the manner how Christian Filipinos celebrate fiestas.

o Filipinos considered fiestas an ordinary event in the life of local

community.

Answer key:

o Customary traditions of every local community greatly influence the

manner how Christian Filipinos celebrate fiestas.

Sir Isaac Newton is one of the greatest scientists that ever lived in this
world. This great Englishman is best known for his important discovery on
Laws of Gravity the mutual attraction that exists among all bodies. Newton
worked so hard in finding out the relationship of the motion of objects with its
forces. His laws are the earliest statements on the relations of force, mass,
time and distance.
In addition to it, Newton proved that several colors of the rainbow red,
orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet were present in the beam of
sunlight or white light. He made this possible by conducting an experiment on
letting the white light pass through a small hole into a darkened room and
through a prism. He also invented a reflecting telescope for his own scientific
study and astronomers use.
In recognition to his achievements, he was elected president of the
Royal Society and the French Academy of Science and knighted by Queen
Anne in 1705.

Which of the following statements best described Sir Isaac Newton?

His discoveries of things lead him to be famous in the eyes of the

people around him.

Sir Isaac Newton envisioned himself to be all knowing man.

With exemplary knowledge, skills and talents, he exemplifies the

character of a true scientist.

With the gift of knowledge and his passion for his career, He was able
to connect all scientific concepts with time.

Answer key:

With exemplary knowledge, skills and talents, he exemplifies the character of

a true scientist.

Multiple choice, choose multiple answers

Read the text and answer the question by selecting all the correct responses. More
than one response is correct.

Greatest athletes around the globe compete every four years in a 16-
day sports meeting called Olympic Games. Invitation to compete is a great
privilege and so to be able to win the gold medal is an ambition of every
athlete.
More than 2500 years ago, games were first held. It consists of mainly
races. Nowadays, many popular games are now included like swimming,
gymnastics, fencing, sailing, horseback riding, rowing, and weight lifting.
Another sporting event is the Winter Olympics, which are held in a
mountainous, snow-covered country. It began in the year 1924. It includes
skiing, hockey, skating, and bobsledding.
The Olympics were first stages by the Greeks on the plains of Olympia.
Records have been found out that by the year 790 B. C., only the Greeks
competed. Gradually, throwing discus and javelin, wrestling, boxing and
chariot races were added to the Games, and athletes from other countries
ruled by the Greeks. The Games stopped in A.D. 394.
Since games were forgotten, Frenchman Baron Pierre de Coubertin
(1863-1937) took the chance to restore them. He likes to restore the Olympic
ideals of men competing in peace and friendship. As a result, the first major
Olympic Game was staged at Athens, in Greece, in 1896. Each country sent
their best athletes to compete. About 100 countries entered, and there are
about 5000 athletes.
Olympic Games are considered a spectacular event. When the game is
officially open, an athlete runs carrying the Olympic flame, brought in by a
relay of runners all the way from Greece. Each game produces its heroes. To
cite some hero athletes are Italian runner Dorando Pietri and American Indian
Jim Thorpe. Pietri started the track the wrong way. He collapsed and when his
friends held him up caused him to be disqualified. For Jim Thorpe, he joined
series of games only to find out that he has been a professional baseball
player and he was disqualified. Only amateurs are eligible for the games.
Later, at the 1920 games, women were allowed to compete for the first time.
Now, Olympic Games gone ahead very far. It opens its door to many
nations so that each country can display the innate skills of their countrymen.
More opportunities to play through variety of games offered in the event
compared in the past. The essences of the event is not primarily focused in
winning the game but as well for the friendship and good relationship among
countries are developed as well.
Which of these topics are touched in the selection?

o The rules of each game in the Olympic competition are well

reviewed and thoroughly explained to every competing athlete.

o Statistically showed that women won the majority of the

competition.

o Chronological events show how Olympic Games begun and how

it became such a big event now.

o Varieties of sports events are now open for every competitive

athlete of our generation.

o Every nation has their own hero that each athlete showed
competitiveness, great skills and passion to succeed.

Answer key:

o Chronological events show how Olympic Games begun and how it

became such a big event now.

o Varieties of sports events are now open for every competitive athlete of
our generation.
 o Every nation has their own hero that each athlete showed
competitiveness, great skills and passion to succeed.

Man developed through time. It progressed from savagery into

barbarism and from that stage into civilization. Savage man does thing on its
own like hunting and fishing for food and providing covering for the body.
Advanced man knows how to plant and reaped crops. They know how to use
simple tools for planting. After some time when man became specialist, then
civilization began. Some men became hunters, soldiers, farmers and
craftsmen. With the advancement theyve gone through, their communities
flourished as well. The larger they got, the more advanced was the civilization.
As what was written in History, Civilization happened in different parts
of the globe. One of the earliest civilization noted was in the great river valleys
of Mesopotamia (Tigris-Euphrates), China (Yangtse-Kliang), Northwest India
(Indies) and Egypt (Nile). River plays a vital role in rising civilization. This is
where the people get its source of living and means of occupation. It helps in
providing water irrigation to the fertile lands, which resulted to agricultural
farming; easy means to transport products from one area to another, and
reason for attracting ideologies from different lands.

Which statements best described the paragraph?

The savages like hunters and fishermen were no longer part of the
civilization.

Civilization develops through time depicting how man lived his life from
earlier times up to the present.

Civilization illustrates how man began and how it transformed to be

modern man we are now.

Civilization happens at an instant when man starts to use its mind.

Civilization happens in limited areas only.

Answer key:

Civilization develops through time depicting how man lived his life from
earlier times up to the present.

Civilization illustrates how man began and how it transformed to be modern

man we are now.
Re-order Paragraphs

The sentences A-E below have been placed in a random order. Put them in the
correct order by selecting from the dropdown boxes.

Text 1

Text 2

Text 3

Text 4

A. A young plant is stepped in water mixed with solution. No soil is

needed, only water in a container.

B. Growing plants using water mixed with nutrients instead of soil is called
Soilless gardening. It is hydroponic. It got originated from the Greek
words hydro means water and panos means labor.

C. More plant growers are shifting into this new way of planting seedlings.

D. Many gardeners are convinced for its practical use because it saves
space and plants that are not in season can be planted any day of the
year.

Answer key: Text 1 B Text 3 D

Text 2 A Text 4 C

Text 1

Text 2

Text 3

Text 4

Text 5
A. If the glued parts together according to the numbers to see if they fit
closely. If they fit loosely, put strips of soft cloth over the ends of the
joints.

B. Too much heat and too little moisture may loosen the joints of wooden
furniture. If the loose sections can be separated far enough apart,
some joints can be repaired.

C. If the furniture is to be taken apart, number all the sections with

corresponding numbers on the inside of joints.

D. To keep the parts in place while the glue dries, apply pressure by
clamps or by using ropes. Be sure to protect the wood by padding the
spots between the clamp or rope and the wood.

E. Scrape the old glue from the wood, so that new glue will penetrate into
the ores of the wood.

Answer key: Text 1 B Text 3 E Text 5 D

Text 2 C Text 4 A

Reading: Fill in the blanks

In the text below, some words are missing. Drag words from the box below to the
appropriate place in the text. To undo an answer choice, drag the word back to the
box below the text.

Dragons are (beautiful, mythical, dangerous, fabled,

fictitious, magical, excellent ) creatures known to spit or breathe
(water, blaze, air, flame, bullets, fire, gas) they are usually perceived as
huge serpents. European dragons are commonly drawn with wings, while
oriental dragons are generally described as large (snakes, horse,
serpent, dogs, reptile, vermin, crocodiles). In many East (Japanese,
Chinese, coast, Asian, boarder, mountain, oriental) cultures, they are
correlated with wisdom and longevity. Dragons were magnified to represent
forces of nature, religion and the universe. Hence, in China, the five-clawed
dragon was used as the symbol of the (king, princess, soldiers,
empress, general, ninjas, emperor). Dragons are characterized to have
magic or supernatural powers in earlier times.

Answer key:

Dragons are mythical creatures known to spit or breathe fire. They are usually
perceived as huge serpents. European dragons are commonly drawn with wings, while
oriental dragons are generally described as large snakes. In many East Asian cultures,
they are correlated with wisdom and longevity. Dragons were magnified to represent
forces of nature, religion and the universe. Hence, in China, the five-clawed dragon
was used as the symbol of the emperor. Dragons are characterized to have magic or
supernatural powers in earlier times.
Four thousand years before Christ the _______ (moldy, ancient,
elderly, antique, outmoded, old, obsolete) Babylonians discovered that
some clay slabs left in the fire became almost as hard as ______ (boulder,
gem, stone, ornament, metal, mineral ). So they ______ (construct, build,
chisel, fabricate, shaped, knead, assemble ) bricks of clay and _____
(hardened, seasoned, accustomed, toughened, cruel, prepared, hard-
boiled) them by fire to use in building their houses. Because the bricks were
not heavy enough to stay in place when laid on top of each other, the
Babylonians needed a mortar. They _____ (blended, melted, tempered,
thawed, diminished, merged, liquified) tar so it would be soft enough to
spread between the bricks. When the tar hardened, it held the bricks together.
Babylonians were thus able to develop a complicated structure.

Answer key:

Four thousand years before Christ the ancient Babylonians discovered that
some clay slabs left in the fire became almost as hard as stone. So they shaped bricks
of clay and hardened them by fire to use in building their houses. Because the bricks
were not heavy enough to stay in place when laid on top of each other, the
Babylonians needed a mortar. They melted tar so it would be soft enough to spread
between the bricks. When the tar hardened, it held the bricks together. Babylonians
were thus able to develop a complicated structure.

Early in the twentieth century, the ______ (building, construction,

erection, house, edifice, pile, framework) of the Panama canal was almost
discarded because many laborers perish of yellow fever and malaria, two
diseases transmitted by ______ (arachnid, anthropod, hornet, cootie,
vermin, mosquitoes, cockroaches). Actually, the female mosquito is to
blame, for the male mosquitoes feed on nectar from flowers but the female
mosquito must eat blood for the _______ ( management, manufacture,
production, yielding, provision, giving, formulation) of her eggs. When
she ______ (stings, chaws, pinches, pricks, bites, nips, gobs) her victim,
she pumps saliva into the bitten spot to make blood flow freely. Her saliva
causes the spot to ________ (acquire, collect, swell, increase, mass,
heap, grow) and itch.

Answer key:

Early in the twentieth century, the building of the Panama canal was almost
discarded because many laborers perish of yellow fever and malaria, two diseases
transmitted by mosquitoes. Actually, the female mosquito is to blame, for the male
mosquitoes feed on nectar from flowers but the female mosquito must eat blood for
the production of her eggs. When she bites her victim, she pumps saliva into the
bitten spot to make blood flow freely. Her saliva causes the spot to swell and itch.
 The aardvark has one distinction belonging to no other animal. Its name,
meaning earth pig, was _____ (advice, argue, huddle, conferred,
debate, deal, treat) by early Dutch farmers in South Africa, for the
aardvark has a long ______ (beak, snout, trunk, nozzle, proboscis,
spout, rostrum) and a thick skin like a pig. With its four powerful claws,
the aardvark digs dip into the ______ (dirt, field, soil, dust, terrain,
park, ground) to escape the _______ (blazing, heated, white, warm,
hot, sizzling, oven like) sun and its enemies. It also uses its claws to rip
open sun-hardened anthills, ______ (exposing, displaying, exhibiting,
spilling, featuring, flashing, unfolding) thousands of ants to the
aardvarks long, sticky tongue.

Answer key:

The aardvark has one distinction belonging to no other animal. Its name,
meaning earth pig, was conferred by early Dutch farmers in South Africa, for the
aardvark has a long snout and a thick skin like a pig. With its four powerful claws, the
aardvark digs dip into the ground to escape the hot sun and its enemies. It also uses
its claws to rip open sun-hardened anthills, exposing thousands of ants to the
aardvarks long, sticky tongue.

Reading and writing: Fill in the blanks

Below is a text with blanks. Click on each blank. A list of choices will appear. Select
the appropriate answer choice for each blank.

Earthquake kills 26 in Burma

Rangoon A powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake that ____ (pound,

struck, battered, ignite, hurt, failed, smacked) (Myanmar) last weekend left
26 people dead, 12 others missing and about 230 injured, according to a new
toll given by the Red Cross on Tuesday, In total, 26 people have died so far, -
Myanmar Red Cross deputy general secretary Aung Kyaw Htut Tol and the
AFP. We ____ (has, had been, have, has been, had, have been) provided
tarpaulin sheets to some of the victims and they are staying in the temporary
_____ (housing, shed, apartments, refuge, condo, shelter, sanctuary)
Previously the toll stood at 13 dead, according to aid offices. There were 251
houses being destroyed according to Red Cross in Sundays quake, which
sent ______ (terrified, frightened, happy, relaxed, scared, native,
alarmed) people running from their homes in their _____ (agrarians,
towns, citys, countrys, regions, provincials, rustic) second-biggest city
of Mandalay and surrounding villages. The tremor also damaged 22 hospitals,
137 religious buildings, 48 government offices and 4 schools, it said.
Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer, World Briefs, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012

Answer key:

Earthquake kills 26 in Burma

Rangoon A powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Burma

(Myanmar) last weekend left 26 people dead, 12 others missing and about 230
injured, according to a new toll given by the Red Cross on Tuesday, In total, 26
people have died so far, - Myanmar Red Cross deputy general secretary Aung Kyaw
Htut Tol and the AFP. We have provided tarpaulin sheets to some of the victims and
they are staying in the temporary shelters. Previously the toll stood at 13 dead,
according to aid offices. There were 251 houses being destroyed according to Red
Cross in Sundays quake, which sent terrified people running from their homes in
their countrys second-biggest city of Mandalay and surrounding villages. The tremor
also damaged 22 hospitals, 137 religious buildings, 48 government offices and 4
schools, it said.

Mountain Rivers that are known for ____ (unique, incomparable,

unequaled, unmatched, unrivaled, unsurpassed, unbeaten) clearness and
coolness of waters are among the characteristics of this village, Sta. Maria.
The water came down to ______ (wander, stroll, amber, stray, depart,
deviate, digress) among the rice fields and cornfields of the place. Its main
river was called Kisap. However, as time goes by, without apparent cause, all
the rivers in the ______ (fruitful, productive, rich, ingenious, innovative,
creative, fertile) village dried up. Not a rivulent could be seen leaping from
the mountains, not a riverbed glistened with _____ (new, recent, modern,
fresh, bright, youthful, cool) waters. There was not a _____ (trickle, drip,
ooze, leak, rivulet, seep, spill) of water anymore, theres no longer filtered
mountain water to drink.

Answer key:

Mountain Rivers that are known for unequaled clearness and coolness of
waters are among the characteristics of this village, Sta. Maria. The water came down
to wander among the rice fields and cornfields of the place. Its main river was called
Kisap. However, as time goes by, without apparent cause, all the rivers in the fertile
village dried up. Not a rivulent could be seen leaping from the mountains, not a
riverbed glistened with fresh waters. There was not a trickle of water anymore,
theres no longer filtered mountain waiter to drink.

We are living in a _____(present, contemporary, current, recent,

modish, up-to-date, modern) world. People are engrossed with the variety
of leanings we _____ (obtained, gained, got, acquired, procured, attained,
achieved) from school, interaction with others and even the net. ____
(Originating, Inventing, Innovating, Acquiring, Fabricating, Devising,
Hatching) robots are one proven fact. We try to make robots that act like us.
Most industrial robots are just mechanical robots. Robot arms can bend. They
can make ____ (themselves, itself, himself, herself, ourselves,
something, somebody) longer or shorter. They can also ____ (fuse, bond,
weld, stick, join, attach, seal) automobile parts together. These specialized
arms are called grippers. They function as the human hand but they dont look
much like a hand.

Answer key:

We are living in a modern world. People are engrossed with the variety of
leanings we acquired from school, interaction with others and even the net. Inventing
robots are one proven fact. We try to make robots that act like us. Most industrial
robots are just mechanical robots. Robot arms can bend. They can make themselves
longer or shorter. They can also weld automobile parts together. These specialized
arms are called grippers. They function as the human hand but they dont look much
like a hand.

As part of our history, wars ___ (was, were, will, has been, have
been, had been, will have been) fought on land and on the surface of the
sea. Like what _____ (take place, come about, discover, come across,
happened, become, occur) in World War 1, fighting spreads not only in
water and land, but as well as in the atmosphere. As a result, civilians even
hundreds of miles from the battle lines were ____ (assassinated, killed,
eliminated, terminated, murdered, dispatched, extinguished) by bombs,
and many ships drowned by unseen submarines.
During the first terrible world war, eight million soldiers died in the
fighting and estimated 12 million civilians died because of starvation and
exposure to _____ (damaging, detrimental, unfavorable,
disadvantageous, unhealthy, hurtful, harmful) chemicals. The tragedy of
the war was ____ (impressed, stamped, embossed, imprinted, branded,
inscribed, implanted) in history as well to the minds of the survivors.

Answer key:

As part of our history, wars had been fought on land and on the surface of the
sea. Like what happened in World War 1, fighting spreads not only in water and land,
but as well as in the atmosphere. As a result, civilians even hundreds of miles from the
battle lines were killed by bombs, and many ships drowned by unseen submarines.
During the first terrible world war, eight million soldiers died in the fighting
and estimated 12 million civilians died because of starvation and exposure to harmful
chemicals. The tragedy of the war was imprinted in history as well to the minds of the
survivors.
 A plant physiologist at Kennedy Space Centers Science Lab, Ray
Wheeler ______ (opinion, believes, convictions, judgments, impressed,
confident, conclude) that hydroponics will create advances in outer space. A
bio-regenerative life support system was ______ (produced, created,
fabricated, promoted, fostered, generated, constructed) . It was noted to
help the NASA scientists _______ (research, review, inquire, survey,
study, work, discuss) the temperature, amount of light, and levels of carbon
dioxide, along with plant species can be grown and ______ (raised, worked,
fertilized, reared, planted, cultivated, improved) on planets like Mars.

Answer key

A plant physiologist at Kennedy Space Centers Science Lab, Ray Wheeler

believes that hydroponics will create advances in outer space. A bio-regenerative life
support system was created. It was noted to help the NASA scientists study the
temperature, amount of light, and levels of carbon dioxide, along with different plant
species can be grown in the future and can be cultivated on planets like Mars.

Part 3: Listening

Summarize spoken text

You will hear a short lecture. Write a summary for a fellow student who was not
present at the lecture. You should write 50-70 words.

You have 10 minutes to finish this task. Your response will be judged on the quality
of your writing and on how well your response presents the key points presented in
the lecture.

Lecture: Bullying

Transcribed audio lecture:

What is bullying? How does it happen to anyone?

Good morning everyone. This morning, we are very blessed to have a

guest that will talk about one of the current issue nowadays in education,
which is on bullying. She is an expert on school safety. She earned her
doctoral degree in Harvard University. So let us welcome Dr. Dorothy Yu.
Thank you everyone for your warm welcome. Im Dr. Dorothy Yu, a
clinical psychologist from Michigan University. I am invited to talk about what
is bullying in school is all about.
Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior common among school
aged that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. This bad behavior is
repeated or can be repeated through time. Bullying comes in many forms
such as spreading gossips, making threats, attacking someone verbally or
physically and excluding some one from a group of purpose. These conditions
lead to the formulation of such law that would protect the students from
experiencing bullying in any forms.
Anyone can be a victim of bullying. School aged children are very
prone to this because they are very innocent and fragile. This is the time when
the children are continuously developing physically, mentally and socially.
They are the ones so trusting and giving to the point that they dont know if
harm may come their way. They only complain if harm is already been done.
You are very fortunate that Anti-Bullying Law Act of 2013 was signed by
Pres. Benigno Aquino III to address such problem in your country particularly
in school setting. Each school should be equipped with proper training in
identifying bullying in school. As the law states, any institution that will be
caught not following the law will be reprimanded by the constitution.

Recorded answer:

Total word count:

Sample response:

The birth of anti-bullying law is very timely. It answers the growing needs of the
students to achieve justice in school. Bullying can be a very negative in the sense that
it causes harm to the students can be verbal or non-verbal. Thanks to the author of the
law who thought to protect the majority of the students in school. It is about time to
end the injustices happening in our society. Let us start in school!

Lecture: Global Warming

Transcribed audio lecture:

Good morning everyone! Because of the environmental issues that we

are facing around the globe, we have invited Dr. Luis Yang to discuss with us
the updates on global warming.
Hi! I am Dr. Luis Yang. I am the head of the recently concluded
Environmental Research Team of NASA. My task is to discuss with you about
global warming.
Increase in average temperature of the Earths near-surface air and the
oceans in recent decades and its projected continuation is referred as global
warming. The global average temperature near the Earths surface increases
during the past 100 years. The increased in temperature was likely due to the
observed increase in greenhouse concentrations through the greenhouse
effect. Solar variation combined with volcanoes as natural phenomenon
probably had small warming effects and a small cooking effect from 1950
onward. This event may cause to raise the intensity of extreme weather
events like heavy snowfall, drought, ocean acidification, heat waves, heavy
rainfall with flood, enlargement of deserts, change the amount of precipitation
levels and animal extinction.
We played a great influence on the increase of the temperature of the
earth. As we mentioned earlier, greenhouse gases greatly increased during
the period of Industrial revolution. It was noted that theres an increase of
nitrous oxide, tropospheric ozone, methane, CFC and acid forming from CO2.
An increase of these substances will result to great devastation in the future.
So, to address the concern, governments and private sectors and business
are trying to meet some measures on how we can lessen or prevent the
degradation brought by this global warming. Some of these measures are:
preventing increase of greenhouse gases from deforestation, advocating use
of renewable energy, each country has to propose steps on how to adapt to
the weather, efficient use of energy resources and cooperate globally to its
standards in terms of protecting the environment and natural resources.

Sample response:

It is very timely that we should talk about global warming and draw some steps
or measures to eliminate it or if not lessen it. We have only one planet, which is
Earth. No one can protect this planet, only us! We live in a modern world wherein
some of the natural resources are badly destroyed due to unlawful eradicating
them for our personal gain. As we go on with our human activities, it has great
effect on the environment. We are destroying ourselves. Thus, numerous
tragedies are happening nowadays because of our own wrong doings or selfish
ways not by global warming alone. We are the ones who cause the destruction.
Since the issue is there present in our midst, let us cooperate with other nations
in preventing and lessening the effect of global warming.

Multiple choice, choose multiple answers

Listen to the recording and answer the question by selecting all the correct
responses. You will need to select more than one response.

Transcribed recording:

The moon is Earths natural satellite. It is one of the gigantic satellites

in the solar system orbited with the planet. The word month, in fact, comes
from the Old English word mona, meaning moon. It was regarded as a
goddess by the ancient people and was often used to measure time. Men of
medieval times thought the moon was a perfect, smooth sphere in the
heavens. Actually, the surface of the moon is covered with craters, deep pits,
many of which are several miles wide. On the side of the Moon that faces the
Earth are several huge plains called seas. These seas are dry, flat areas
strewn with boulders and pitted with small craters, and covered with a thin
layer of coarse dust.
The moon is in synchronous rotation with the earth. It rotates in the
axis as same time with the planet. As a result, it keeps the same face turned
towards us. The face that is near the earth is called the near side, and the
opposite side is the far side. It is the moon that borrows light from the sun.
The near side of the moon is seen in the planet due to the borrowed light from
the side. On the other hand, the far side illustrates the dark side for the light
cannot pass through it.

Which of these statements about the moon are true?

o The moon as perceived by earlier times has smooth surface looking

from afar.

o The moons face is always turning towards us. Its only the light from
the sun makes it visible for us to see.

o Compared with other natural satellites, the moon showed similar

physical features like what we have on planet earth.

o The moons relative size is one of the largest natural satellites orbiting
the solar system.

o With moons similar physical conditions with the earth, it can already hold
life.

Answers key:

o The moons face is always turning towards us. Its only the light from the sun
makes it visible for us to see.

o The moon, compared with other natural satellites, showed similar Physical
features like what we have on planet earth.

o The moons relative size is one of the largest natural satellites orbiting the
solar system.

Transcribed recording

Books like Lost Boys, Real Boys and Raising Cain, all focus on the
same issue: Todays teenage boys are not that happy with their physical
appearance based on latest statistics. Surrounding by advertising featuring
well-muscled and semi-clad young men, teenage boys are now experiencing
what young ladies have been coping with for years. They are not confident
that they can meet the expectation of medias idealized image of their gender.
Young boys who suffered the most are the ones below the average height,
weight or both. Often they are brutally teased by their peers. Some react to
their ridicule by heading towards the gym to lift weights. Yet, even those who
successfully bulk up dont like the feeling of being worthless if they lose their
hard-won muscle tone. Others were convinced that no amount of bodybuilding
could help, often lead them to withdraw from social connection with their
friends. This is their way of avoiding ridicule about their size and shape. Still,
they are angry at being badly treated because of their body type.

Which statements described the given audio?

Teenage boys today are showing more apprehension about their

physical image than did boys of previous generations.

Advertisements help the youth to become more beautiful by the

products it is selling.

Those teenagers doing bodybuilding are more attractive than the boys
who are not.

Statistically, teenage boys nowadays are getting into bodybuilding to

tone their muscles compared to the past generations.

Having good physique is the first criterion of being accepted in the

society.

Answer key:

Teenage boys today are showing more anxiety about their physical appearance
than did boys of previous generations.

Statistically, teenage boys nowadays are getting into bodybuilding to tone their
muscles compared to the past generations.

Fill in the blanks

You will hear a recording. Type the missing words in each blank.

Transcribed recording:

Around them (the mother deer and her fawn) grew thick thorny bushes,
bamboo trees and madre de cacao trees. Tall mahogany, acacia and narra
trees wove a green roof over the thicket, and from the dark brown earth
sprung fern fonds and wild plants. Underneath the leaves of the sunflowers,
which had already bloomed, the morning glory clung tightly to the ground.
Through the thick foliage, the early sunlight filtered through a golden web. The
whole forest resounded, with myriad voices.
 Around them (the mother deer and her fawn) grew thick
_______________ (thin, prickly, thick, thorny, deserted, spiky,
numerous) bushes, bamboo trees and madre de cacao trees. Tall
_______________(Mango, Cotton, Mayana, Mahogany, Cedar, Pine,
Narra) acacia and narra trees wove a green roof over the thicket, and from
the dark brown earth sprung fern fonds and __________ (savage, sweet,
old, primitive, natural, young, wild) plants. Underneath the _____________
(leaves, petal, flowers, roots, stem, fruits, stalk) of the sunflowers, which
had already bloomed, the morning glory clung tightly to the
_____________(landscape, air, field, water, ground, soil, trees). Through
the thick foliage, the early sunlight filtered through a golden web. The whole
___________ (forest, jungle, neighbor, woodland, streets, park, water)
resounded, with myriad voices.

Answer key: thorny, mahogany, wild, leaves, ground

Transcribed recording:

Manila Bay is a good harbor because it is large enough to allow ships to enter
through the opening and to turn around. Also, it is so deep that the bottoms of ships
do not touch the seabed. To provide secure anchorage, the seabed is not too rocky,
sandy, or muddy; thus, the anchors grip well. Manila harbor is lined with piers and
docks. A pier is a platform that extends out into the water so that large ships may rest
alongside it. A dock, which is the space between piers, allows a ship to be loaded and
unloaded easily.

Manila Bay is a good harbor because it is large enough to allow ships

to enter through the ______ (hole, orifice, opening, outset, inception,
opportunity, possibility) and to turn around. Also, it is so _____ (far,
profound, beneath, distant, submerged, underground, deep) that the
bottoms of ships do not touch the seabed. To provide secure _____
(anchorage, dock, harbor, haven, port, wharf, slip) the seabed is not too
rocky, sandy, or muddy; thus, the anchors grip well. Manila harbor is lined with
piers and docks. A pier is a _____(podium, terrace, floor, scaffold,
platform, field, ground) that extends out into the water so that large ships
may rest alongside it. A ____ (plant, port, drop, dock, center, depot,
terminal) which is the space between piers, allows a ship to be loaded and
unloaded easily.

Answer key: opening, deep, anchorage, platform, dock

Highlight correct summary

You will hear a recording. Click on the paragraph that best relates to the recording.

Transcribed recording:
 The discovery of satellites greatly helped the people in many ways. It
used in making scientific investigations, for navigating into different planets or
other heavenly bodies, for easy communicating, aid in weather forecasting,
and in military security. They have discovered weather disturbances like
cyclones and tracked them, so that families in the path of such storms are
informed and mandatory steps taken to safeguard lives and properties. They
have measured temperatures, content of water vapor, and ozone in the
earths atmosphere. Live television broadcast is made possible across
oceans. They are mapping the earth and the moon in new ways and are even
tracing back time to observe the ardent birth of the universe.

o With appropriate instrumentation, satellites can be expected to

be the most compelling scientific tools of the twentieth century.

o Technological advances pave away the creation of satellites for

scientific research and other findings.

o Satellites are machines that are launched into space that moves
around the earth.

o With the help of satellites, space explorations are made

possible.

Answer key:

o Technological advances pave away the creation of satellites for

scientific research and other findings.

Transcribed recording:

With scientific skills and talents of the scientists and engineers, they
are working hard to make the best robots of our time. They are trying to make
robots with computers that are smarter. One day, they envisioned robots to
make highways, build steel skyscrapers and aids in the house to do
household chores.
In addition, they dreamt of one day that tiny robots may be able to go
into clogged blood vessels and clean them out. They maybe able to go inside
machines that are broken and repair them. Advanced robots may eventually
be able to run a whole factory by themselves.
Even with the technologies around, children should prove to the world
that they are better than the best computers in the world. Why? They are just
machines. Humans are still the one manipulating them. Children can prove
that they are better by studying hard to gain more knowledge and skills that
they can use when they grow up.

Scientists and Engineers perceived robots to be the solution of the

arising problems of this generation.
 With the great skill acquired in school, inventing robots will be achieved
in the future.

Robots are the by-products of the humanity.

With the technological advances and the great minds of the people
nowadays, it is more likely that robots will be a reality in the next
generation.

Answer key:

With the technological advances and the great minds of the people nowadays,
it is more likely that robots will be a reality in the next generation

Multiple-choice, choose single answer

Listen to the recording and answer the multiple-choice question by selecting the
correct response. Only one response is correct.

Transcribed recording:

Iceland has its own distinction. It is covered by ice, glaciers and

geysers and has got more than 20 active volcanoes. It also has many
waterfalls, hot springs, mud pools and geothermal vents. Thus, land of frost
and fire arose. This is a very fitting name, for the mountains on this island are
ice-capped though out the year, and there are scores of active volcanoes too.
Icelands climate is not extremely cold; most days are quite pleasant because
of the warm current of the Gulf Stream.

Why has Iceland been called the land of frost and fire?

Its topographical location speaks of glacial mountains with fiery hot active
volcanoes on the other side.

The country is located near the South Pole having cold temperature and
heat condition of surrounding bodies of water.

Cold air circulates the whole land while warm air stays on top region of the
mountains.

Cold air emitted by the icy mountains over shadowing the land thus the
countrys climate is mostly low.

Answer key:
 o Its topographical location speaks of glacial mountains with fiery hot active
volcanoes on the other side.

Transcribed recording:

Social insects are insects that form communities. Honeybees, wasps,

ants and termites are insects that live in groups.
In a colony of bees, three kinds of bees are present. There is an egg-
laying female or queen. She lays fertilized and unfertilized eggs. The fertilized
egg hatches into a worker and the unfertilized egg into a drone. The queen
lays each egg in a cell. After the eggs hatch, the larva is fed by workers called
nurses. The larva is given a jelly-like food. The nurses secrete this food from
their mouths.
After a few days, the larva weaves a cocoon around itself. This
becomes a pupa. The workers cover each cell with a cap made from wax. The
pupa stays there for three weeks. If the bee is already mature, it cuts itself
through the cap and it crawls out of the cell.
An adult honeybee has four wings. It has two antennae. It has
mouthparts for sucking and chewing. Workers have sting for defense and
offense. The queen has a small sting. The drone has none. If a worker bee
stings an enemy, the bee soon dies. This happens because the sting and
other parts of its body are pulled out.
The bees tongue is adapted for sucking nectar from flower. It has
smooth mandibles for gathering pollen. It has flat and thin hind legs with tiny
hairs for carrying load of pollen. Bees are useful because they make honey
and wax.

Which statement best described the content of the recording?

Queen bees control all the movements of its colony.
The developmental stages of the bees clearly explained how bees perform
their work and its importance to the environment.
Honey and wax are beneficial to colonies of bees.
Each life stages of bees are prerequisite to one another.

Answer key:
The developmental stages of the bees clearly explained how bees perform
their work and its importance to the environment

Select missing word

You will hear a recording. At the end of the recording the last word or group of
words has been replaced by a beep. Select the correct option to complete the
recording.

Transcribed audio:
 Good luck charms vary with different people. In China, jade brings good
luck, but the jade must be a gift, not bought. Among Texans in the U.S., some
people carry a piece of bone but good luck comes only after it (beep)

o has been lost

o have been lost

o was lost

o were lost

Answer key: has been lost

Transcribed audio:

Some salt comes from salt wells. First, a deep well is drilled in the ground.
Then fresh water is pumped into the ground to mix with the hard salt at the
bottom of the well. Then this salt water passes through heated pipes and then
into heated shallow pans. When the water (beep), the salt remains.

precipitates

evaporates

condenses

freezes

Answer key: evaporates

Highlight incorrect words

You will hear a recording. Below is a transcription of the recording. Some words in
the transcription differ from what the speaker(s) said. Please click on the words
that are different.

Transcribed recording:

One of the best discoveries of man in earlier times is pepper and has
played the most important political and frugal role of any spice. At one time it
was so cheap that a pound of it was considered an appropriate gift for royalty
to give or to receive. In early times, taxes were often paid in gold, and pepper
plants were rich property. A tropical wine, the plant begins to bear fruit in four
years and produces heavily for fourteen years. Unripe berries produce red
pepper and ripe ones produce white pepper.

Answer key:

One of the best discoveries of man in earlier times is pepper and has played
the most important political and social role of any spice. At one time it was so
expensive that a pound of it was considered an appropriate gift for royalty to give or
to receive. In early times, taxes were often paid in pepper, and pepper plants were
rich property. A tropical vine, the plant begins to bear fruit in four years and produces
heavily for fourteen years. Unripe berries produce black pepper and ripe ones
produce white pepper.

Transcribed recording:

The small South American rodent, the cavy, is popularly known as

Guinea pig. Dutch scientists brought it to Europe in the sixteenth century. The
name guinea is believed to have come from a skimming of the word Guiana
and the word pig from its habit of squeaking when hungry. Today, this animal
became popular because of its gentle and amusing ways and good habits.
Scientists use it for medical and laboratory research because it breeds as
often as five or six times a year and produces large babies.

Answer key:

The small South American rodent, the cavy, is popularly known as Guinea pig. Dutch
explorers brought it to Europe in the sixteenth century. The name guinea is believed to
have come from a corruption of the word Guiana and the word pig from its habit of
grunting when hungry. Today, this animal became popular because of its gentle and
amusing ways and clean habits. Scientists use it for medical and laboratory research
because it breeds as often as five or six times a year and produces large brood.

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Write as much of the sentence as you can. You will hear the sentence only once.

Transcribed sentence:

Beauty is enhanced by modesty, happiness, and simplicity.

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Sample responses:

o Beauty is enhanced by modesty, happiness, and simplicity.

o Beauty is enhanced by happiness and simplicity.

o Beauty is intensified by happiness, modesty and simplicity.

Transcribed sentence:

Television programs have refined through the years.

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sSample responses:

Television programs have refined through the years.

Television programs refined through the years.

Television refined over the years.

Transcribed sentence:

The red light signals the driver to stop.

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Sample responses:

The red light signals the driver to stop.

 The red light tells the driver to stop.

The red light signals the rider to stop.