Question

1. Listening.
Listening comprehension. For items 1-5 listen to a lecture and circle the correct
option. You will
hear the text twice.
1. Choose the statement that expresses the main idea of the lecture.
A. Female self-image is heavily influenced by messages in the media.
B. Many fashion models today are ultra-thin.
C. 80% of women are dissatisfied with their appearance.
D. Everyone is on a diet nowadays.
2. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the text?
A. Extremely thin women are currently in style.
B. Women should realize that they are being targeted as consumers.
C. Parents should help their daughters avoid a negative self-image.
D. Photos are often altered to make models and actresses look thinner
than they are.
3. How many more dissatisfied with the way they look girls are there this
year?
A. 29 percent
B. 31 percent
C. 60 percent
D. 80 percent
4. According to the text, majority of girls and women are highly critical to
their bodies because
A. they are bombarded with a certain image of beauty by mass media.
B. they are self-conscious about their bodies.
C. they are obsessed with the idea of healthy life style.
D. their parents implanted a positive self-image in them.
5. How many teenaged girls and young women have eating disorders?
A. from 60% to 29%
B. between 5 and 10 million
C. 80%
D. 75%

Answer 1

1. A. Female self-image is heavily influenced by messages in the media.
2. C. Parents should help their daughters avoid a negative self-image.
3. B. 31 percent
4. A. they are bombarded with a certain image of beauty by mass media.
5. B. between 5 and 10 million