Directions: Read the short passage below and answer the questions that follow.
Once you have begun to listen on a regular basis, you might still be frustrated by your limited understanding. Accept the fact that you are not going to understand everything. Stay relaxed when you do not understand -- even if you continue to have trouble understanding for a while. Do not translate into your native language. Listen for the gist of the conversation. Don't concentrate on detail until you have understood the main idea(s). First, translating creates a barrier between the listener and the speaker, consuming time to translate rather than listening the content fully. Second, most people repeat themselves constantly. By remaining calm, you can usually understand what the speaker had said. Think for a moment about your friends, family, and colleagues. When they speak in your native tongue, do they repeat themselves? If they are like most people,
they probably do. That means that whenever you listen to someone speaking, it is very likely that they will repeat the information, giving you a second, third or even fourth chance to understand what has been said. By remaining calm, allowing yourself to not understand, and not translating while listening, your brain is free to concentrate on the most important thing: understanding English in English. By listening to something you enjoy, you are also likely to know a lot more of the vocabulary required.
What is one expected when not understanding everything?
(A) stay relaxed (Correct Answer)
(B) remain inattentive
(C) be frustrated
(D) ask for repetition
Who is ‘they’ here?
(A) only friends
(B) listeners
(C) friends, family and colleagues (Correct Answer)
(D) only family
Choose the correct meaning for the highlighted word 'consuming'.
(A) taking away (Correct Answer)
(B) removing
(C) following
(D) accepting
The passage is on __________.
(A) listening skills (Correct Answer)
(B) English
(C) vocabulary learning
(D) conversation
What is the disadvantage of translating into native tongue while listening?
(A) listener losing interest
(B) speaker losing interest
(C) creates a barrier between the listener and the speaker (Correct Answer)
(D) makes the speaker repeat