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Listening exercises:
1. What is the main problem discussed in the conversation?
A. extreme stress
B. hair loss
C. declining health
2. Based on the conversation, what is the most probable relationship between the speakers?
A. old friends
B. brother and sister
C. colleagues from work
3. Why is the man hesitant about seeking medical treatment for his condition?
A. He feels medical treatment is still unproven for his condition.
B. He is worried about the side effects of the medication.
C. He thinks the treatment is too expensive.
4. What does the man probably do at the end of the conversation?
A. He continues to look for other solutions to his problem.
B. He decides to visit a doctor at his sister's urging.
C. He finally accepts that state of his condition.
Score = 100%
Correct answers:
1. hair loss
2. brother and sister
3. He feels medical treatment is still unproven for his condition.
4. He continues to look for other solutions to his problem.
Answers to pre or post-listening questions:
I. Pre-Listening Exercises [Top]
What are some common personal or health problems we encounter in our lives? What words of advice would you give a person with these problems?
Answer:
Personal problems: spam emails, pay for different kinds of fees, computer viruses and so on.
Health problems: headache, stomachache, bad cold, allergy and so on.
If a person wants to solve his personal problems, he will need to find the causes of these problems. For example, If a person's computer is invaded by computer viruses, maybe he will not update his anti-virus software and firewall software regularly.
If a person has health problems, the best way is to visit a doctor.
Vocabulary Exercises:
Heather: Ron, what are you doing?
Ron: Ah, nothing. I'm just looking up some (1)information on the Internet.
Heather: Like what? Let me see.
Ron: No, no, it's okay. I mean, you know . . .
Heather: Baldness? What are you looking that up for? [Well, you know . . . ] I . . . I mean, you're not that bad off.
Ron: Ah, there you go. Bringing it up (2)again!
Heather: No. I (3)mean it. You look great! Honestly, it's not that bad.
Ron: Hey, I get enough of it from friends and, the people at work, and now from you!
Heather: Well, maybe you could wear a toupee? I think you'd look great.
Ron: Oh no. And have it (4)slip off my head on to my date's dinner plate as I (5)lean over to kiss her? Uh-uh.
Heather: Well, have you ever thought about seeking (6)medical advice? There are new advances in medicines that not only retard hair loss, but help (7)regenerate new growth.
Ron: Ah, I still don't give much (8)credibility to medical treatment to prevent permanent hair loss.
Heather: Well, what about accepting the fact that you're just losing your hair?
Ron: I just can't give up hope. I know (9)appearances shouldn't matter, but I don't know. I just feel that women just (10)avoid me.
Heather: Come on. You can't be serious.
Ron: No really. I've seen it many times. It just, I don't know . . .
Score = 100%
Correct Answers:
1. information
2. again
3. mean
4. slip
5. lean
6. medical
7. regenerate
8. credibility
9. appearances
10. avoid
Key Vocabulary [Top]
baldness (noun): hair loss
to bring something up (verb phrase): to start talking about something
toupee (noun): a fake hair piece for men
uh-uh (paralinguistic expression): informal way of saying "no."
retard (verb): slow or prevent
regenerate (verb): to start or stimulate new growth
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