Back to Course Listening 18 – Listen for specific words 0% Complete 0/0 Steps Quiz 1 of 0 Listening 18 – Listen for specific words Listening 18 – Listen for specific words Time limit: 0 Quiz Summary 0 of 1 Questions completed Questions: Information You have already completed the quiz before. Hence you can not start it again. Quiz is loading… You must sign in or sign up to start the quiz. You must first complete the following: Results Quiz complete. Results are being recorded. Results Time has elapsed You have reached 0 of 0 point(s), (0) Earned Point(s): 0 of 0, (0) 0 Essay(s) Pending (Possible Point(s): 0) Categories Not categorized 0% 1 Question 1 of 1 1. Question Try to fill in the missing words: Today I’m going to tell you a little bit about my parents. I’ll start with my mom. She is one of the most BLANK 1 of 23 people you’ll probably ever meet. She is extremely outgoing, the type of person who can strike up a BLANK 2 of 23 with absolutely anyone, and if you get her talking on one of the topics she loves – like fitness or music – she might just talk your ear off! My mom is really into exercise and healthy living – but that wasn’t always the BLANK 3 of 23. She was overweight for many years, but over the past seven years or so, she’s lost a ton of weight and completely changed her lifestyle. Now she’s passionate about BLANK 4 of 23 and she works out six days a week. One of her favorite workouts is called Zumba, which is a BLANK 5 of 23 of different Latin dance forms that’s used for exercise; it’s all the rage in the U.S. nowadays. Her other passion is music. When my brother and I were little, she worked as a piano teacher and students would come to our house for their lessons. She also taught me and my brother to play. Of course we couldn’t get away with not BLANK 6 of 23 because we lived with our piano teacher! Nowadays she sings in two choirs that perform both locally and internationally – they’ve had BLANK 7 of 23 in Europe, Australia and New Zealand, and they’re planning one in South America. My mom worked for many years as a math teacher – not in a regular BLANK 8 of 23, but with groups of gifted kids who needed more of a challenge than the math they were getting in their grade. So she would come up with games and creative ways to teach these advanced math BLANK 9 of 23. Later she also worked with kids who were struggling in math as well, and used these same creative teaching techniques to help make math more fun and BLANK 10 of 23 to understand for kids who were having a hard time with it. Before my brother and I were born, my mom served in the Navy. She entered a Navy scholarship program when she was in college, and was actually one of the BLANK 11 of 23 women in that program. After graduating, she stayed in the Navy for two years, working in the area of supplies – coordinating the BLANK 12 of 23 and distribution, that type of thing. My dad was also a Navy officer, and he served on a nuclear submarine, although he was never in combat. After leaving the Navy he worked as an engineer, his BLANK 13 of 23 was optical engineering and he actually worked on the Hubble Space Telescope, which is one of the largest telescopes in orbit around the earth. Later in his career he got his MBA and BLANK 14 of 23 from engineering to finance. The last company he worked for shut down its local branch a few years ago, and BLANK 15 of 23 my dad had enough money saved up to retire, because otherwise it would’ve been hard for him to find another job at 58. So he retired early, and now he does some BLANK 16 of 23 work for a non-profit organization; he helps them with their finances, BLANK 17 of 23, and general management. My dad is quieter and more reserved than my mom, but he’s still very BLANK 18 of 23 and approachable. He also plays a musical instrument – the guitar – specifically, classical guitar. He used to play baseball, tennis, and BLANK 19 of 23, but then he had two knee surgeries and the doctor told him to take up a sport that wouldn’t be so hard on his joints – so he started ice skating. Now he skates every week; he has a BLANK 20 of 23 and he’s even participated in competitions. Another somewhat BLANK 21 of 23 ability my dad has is making Japanese food. He taught himself how to make some basic sushi many years ago, and then started getting more and more BLANK 22 of 23 and creative with various kinds of fish and vegetables… and he’s also expanded his repertoire into Japanese soups and BLANK 23 of 23. I keep telling him he should open a restaurant or something, but he just likes to cook for family and friends. Today I’m going to tell you a little bit about my parents. I’ll start with my mom. She is one of the most Fill in the blank 1 of 23 people you’ll probably ever meet. She is extremely outgoing, the type of person who can strike up a Fill in the blank 2 of 23 with absolutely anyone, and if you get her talking on one of the topics she loves – like fitness or music – she might just talk your ear off! My mom is really into exercise and healthy living – but that wasn’t always the Fill in the blank 3 of 23 . She was overweight for many years, but over the past seven years or so, she’s lost a ton of weight and completely changed her lifestyle. Now she’s passionate about Fill in the blank 4 of 23 and she works out six days a week. One of her favorite workouts is called Zumba, which is a Fill in the blank 5 of 23 of different Latin dance forms that’s used for exercise; it’s all the rage in the U.S. nowadays. Her other passion is music. When my brother and I were little, she worked as a piano teacher and students would come to our house for their lessons. She also taught me and my brother to play. Of course we couldn’t get away with not Fill in the blank 6 of 23 because we lived with our piano teacher! Nowadays she sings in two choirs that perform both locally and internationally – they’ve had Fill in the blank 7 of 23 in Europe, Australia and New Zealand, and they’re planning one in South America. My mom worked for many years as a math teacher – not in a regular Fill in the blank 8 of 23 , but with groups of gifted kids who needed more of a challenge than the math they were getting in their grade. So she would come up with games and creative ways to teach these advanced math Fill in the blank 9 of 23 . Later she also worked with kids who were struggling in math as well, and used these same creative teaching techniques to help make math more fun and Fill in the blank 10 of 23 to understand for kids who were having a hard time with it. Before my brother and I were born, my mom served in the Navy. She entered a Navy scholarship program when she was in college, and was actually one of the Fill in the blank 11 of 23 women in that program. After graduating, she stayed in the Navy for two years, working in the area of supplies – coordinating the Fill in the blank 12 of 23 and distribution, that type of thing. My dad was also a Navy officer, and he served on a nuclear submarine, although he was never in combat. After leaving the Navy he worked as an engineer, his Fill in the blank 13 of 23 was optical engineering and he actually worked on the Hubble Space Telescope, which is one of the largest telescopes in orbit around the earth. Later in his career he got his MBA and Fill in the blank 14 of 23 from engineering to finance. The last company he worked for shut down its local branch a few years ago, and Fill in the blank 15 of 23 my dad had enough money saved up to retire, because otherwise it would’ve been hard for him to find another job at 58. So he retired early, and now he does some Fill in the blank 16 of 23 work for a non-profit organization; he helps them with their finances, Fill in the blank 17 of 23 , and general management. My dad is quieter and more reserved than my mom, but he’s still very Fill in the blank 18 of 23 and approachable. He also plays a musical instrument – the guitar – specifically, classical guitar. He used to play baseball, tennis, and Fill in the blank 19 of 23 , but then he had two knee surgeries and the doctor told him to take up a sport that wouldn’t be so hard on his joints – so he started ice skating. Now he skates every week; he has a Fill in the blank 20 of 23 and he’s even participated in competitions. Another somewhat Fill in the blank 21 of 23 ability my dad has is making Japanese food. He taught himself how to make some basic sushi many years ago, and then started getting more and more Fill in the blank 22 of 23 and creative with various kinds of fish and vegetables… and he’s also expanded his repertoire into Japanese soups and Fill in the blank 23 of 23 . I keep telling him he should open a restaurant or something, but he just likes to cook for family and friends. Correct / 23 Points Incorrect / 23 Points
