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Listening tasks
Task 1 (c4): Listen to the talk about New York State and then complete the statements below:
New York is the state of___1__, seashore, and ___2___.
There are __3___ lakes in the Finger Lakes region.
New York City is the ___4___ city in____5____.
New York City was named ___6____ by jazz musician in the 1920s.

Task 2 (c4): You will hear a short conversation between two people. After each conversation, you have to answer one following question. Choose the option A, B, C, or D provided:
1. A. New York always has perfect weather. B. New Yorkers influence the temperature.
C. New York has extremes of temperature and lots of people. D. New Yorkers are only happy in spring.
2. A. The United States. B. Canada C. Australia D. France
3. A. one B. two C. three D. four
4. A. in 1893 B. in 1993 C. in 1983 D. in 1883
5. A. 11th century B. 12th century C. 14th century D. 10th century

Task 3 (c3): Listen to the talk about Amazon rainforest and then answer the questions below:
Where is Amazon rainforest?
A. In South America B. In North America C. In West America D. In East America
How large is it?
A. 5,000 sq km B. 5,000,000 sq km C. 500,000 sq km D. None are correct
How many trees of the world does it contain?
A. 1/3 B. 2/3 C. 1/13 D. 2/13
How many trees were cut down in 1975?
A. 1/3 of the remaining trees. B. 1/2 of the remaining trees
C. 1/4 of the remaining trees D. 4% of the remaining trees
How much oxygen does the Amazon produce each year?
A. 40% B. 14% C. 44% D. None are correct

Task 4 (c3): You will hear a short conversation between two people. After each conversation, you have to answer one following question. Choose the option A, B, C, or D provided:
A. The man thought that the concert was good.
B. The man thought that the concert was unsatisfactory.
C. The man thought that the concert was unfair.
D. The man thought that the concert was good but he had to go early.
A. 7:30 B. 7:13 C. 8:30 D. 8:15
A. She is a fan of rock-‘n’-roll. B. She’s seldom missed a concert since she’s 17.
C. She’s often missed a concert since she’s 17. D. She’s never missed a concert since she’s 17.
A. They are going to the park to save money. B. They cannot afford the trip.
C. They are going to Cuc Phuong National Park. D. They just stay home.
A. She must exhaust after the visit. B. She was probably very tired after the visit.
C. The visit made her sleepy. D. she must visit another national park.

Task 5 (c2): Listen to the talk about the Internet and then complete the statements below:
More than __1___ people use the Internet.
They can use the Internet for transferring the data, __2___ socializing with other computer users, …
Whenever you are using one of the on-line services such as e-mail or the __3__, you are in cyberspace.
Computer users can ___4__ through a network.
A network uses phone lines, __5____, and fiber optic lines.

Task 6 (c2): You will hear a short conversation between two people. After each conversation, you have to answer one following question. Choose the option A, B, C, or D provided:
A. A journalist. B. A secretary C. A teacher D. A student
A. swimming, fencing, hiking. B. cycling, hiking, swimming.
C. shooting, swimming, cycling. D. fishing, shooting, hiking.
A. She didn’t know that they had changed plans.
B. Their changes in plans didn’t affect her.
C. She didn’t tell them