News Report 2
Many Americans think they make healthy food choices,
but they may be viewing their diet too optimistically.
That's the main finding of a new study by researchers at the U.S.
Department of Agriculture in Stoneville, Mississippi.
The study aimed to identify disconnects between
how healthily Americans think they eat and how they actually do.
For the study, the researchers asked participants to rate their diet as excellent,
very good, good, fair, or poor. Folks also completed 24-hour food questionnaires.
Then, the researchers compared answers to see how well responses
to the two exercises matched up. Of more than 9,700 people,
roughly 85 percent were off base when asked to rate the quality of their diet,
and almost all overestimated how healthy it was.
Those who rated their diet as poor tended to be far more accurate.
Their rating matched that of the researchers more than nine times out of ten.
Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.
What is the main finding of a new study about many Americans?
Who tended to rate their diet more accurately in the survey?
News Report 3
It was a heartwarming moment that dozens of Indian rescuers
rallied together to use a crane in order to save an elephant
trapped at the bottom of a twenty-foot well.
The massive rescue effort took place last week close to an army camp.
The elephant wandered out of the jungle and fell into the well.
The army officers heard a noise coming from the well and
realized an elephant was trapped deep inside. The officers then
threw in some food for the creature and called the local forest department for help.
Video of the rescue operation shows how the team used a crane to
lift up the huge animal out of the well and onto the back of a truck.
It was then taken to an examining room for evaluation of any injuries.
The elephant was kept under close supervision for a few days
before it was successfully released back into the wild.
Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.
What does the report say dozens of Indians did last week?
Why did the army officers call the local forest department?
What does the news report say happened finally?
Long Conversation 1
M: I'm going to the city center to buy a new phone today.
W: Didn't you buy a new phone just two months ago?
M: It was three months ago, and I already know what you're going to say.
You're thinking I shouldn't replace my phone this soon.
W: No, actually, I was wondering how you could possibly afford a new phone.
But, now that you mention it,
I do think getting another phone so soon is wasteful, regardless of the cost.
M: Maybe you're right, but the thing is, everyone at the office has
a nice, expensive phone, and I'm a little embarrassed by mine.
I just got a credit card, so I thought I might as well buy a new phone.
W: I don't think buying a phone on credit is a good idea.
Look, you've only been working for five months now.
People understand that you are a recent graduate, and
I doubt anyone cares about your phone other than yourself.
M: Maybe you're right, but the credit card has a very good special offer,
where I don't pay any interest for six months.
I'll be able to pay for the phone well before that period is over.
W: I still think it's a bad idea to use a credit card for something you don't need.
One of my colleagues bought a lot of things on credit during her first year of work,
and it became a bad habit, and she accumulated a lot of debt.
M: Well, I can see how that might happen to someone, and I'm sure she regrets it,
but I know it won't happen to me.
Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
What does the woman say she was actually wondering about?
Why is the man a little embarrassed by the phone he's using now?
What does the man say about the credit card he just got?
What do we learn about one of the woman's colleagues?
Long Conversation 2
W: Welcome to the Morning Show. Our guest today is a popular blog writer and
a major figure in the tiny home community. Welcome, Bob Loinbo.
M: Hi, Mary.
W: Hi, Bob. You're an advocate of the tiny home movement.
A lot of people don't know about this movement. Can you tell our audience what it's about?
M: Well, it's mainly about increasing homeownership and protecting the environment.
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
What is the main purpose of the tiny home movement?
What does the man say about the cost of building a tiny home?
What does the woman say about her own experience with tiny homes?
What does the man suggest as a benefit of living in a tiny home?