Exercise 3(08’3)
Listening Part:
【Spot Dictation】
Today, we'll talk about what other effects watching TV might produce on children. Children
should be _________________________ (1) a lot of television, many experts and parents agree,
but there is at least one circumstance when it might be beneficial: _________________________
(2). A recent study conducted by Italian researchers found that children
_________________________ (3) immediately preceding and during blood tests experienced less
pain than children whose mothers _________________________ (4) during the procedure, or
children whose mothers were present but _________________________ (5).
The research, led by Carlo Brown, MD, at the University of Siena, is published in the
Archives of Disease in Childhood, _________________________ (6) the study. None received
any type of anesthesia; the children and their mothers _________________________ (7).Both the
group whose mothers attempted to distract them from the blood tests and those whose mothers
simply observed reported _________________________ (8) than the group who watched cartoons.
For that group, the levels of pain were less and the children were better able to
_________________________ (9).
One of the possible explanations is that children might have _________________________
(10) during the procedures, exacerbating their perception of pain. "The higher pain level reported
by children during _________________________ (11) shows the difficulty mothers have in
interacting positively _________________________ (12) in their children's life," the authors
write.
However, they stressed that _________________________ (13) still provided benefits,
noting that the children would _________________________ (14) during the procedures. "Indeed,
children state that having their parent present _________________________ (15) when in pain,"
say the authors.
Another possibility offered for consideration is the notion that the
_________________________ (16) might release pain-quelling endorphins. Endorphins,
_________________________ (17) produced by the pituitary gland, resemble opiates in their
ability to produce analgesia and a sense of well-being. In other words, they might
_________________________ (18).
In any case, the study results suggest that health workers should
_________________________ (19) to watch television during painful procedures
_________________________ (20).
【Listening Comprehension】
Listening Comprehension 1
Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following conversation.
1. (A) A change in French eating habits. (B) A boom in long-hour meals in France.
(C) The origin of hamburgers.
(D) The home of the sit-down mid-day meal.
2. (A) A variation in food supply.
(B) A change in the workforce.
(C) A rise in food prices.
(D) A fall in white-collarization.
3. (A) Bakeries now offer a limited range of albeit excellent products.
(B) There are about four kinds of bread, breakfast and dessert pastries.
(C) Bakeries sell sandwiches mainly in the working-class areas.
(D) France is currently witnessing a boom in sandwich business.
4. (A) Men usually like to eat more hamburgers than women do in France.
(B) Men, more likely to be working behind a jackhammer, need to eat so much.
(C) Women make up almost half the labor force in France now.
(D) Women have to pick up the children late from the day-care center.
5. (A) Because the bakeries have adapted the idea of fast food and made it French products.
(B) Because the bakeries have offered something that's very close to what is called fast food.
(C) Because the hamburgers have ham and butter in them.
(D) Because the hamburgers do not cost so much as those offered by McDonald.
Listening Comprehension 2
Question 6 to 10 are based on the following news.
6. (A) Three. (B) Four.
(C) Eleven. (D) Eighteen
7. (A) To intensify Tokyo's role in peacekeeping missions abroad.
(B) To stop the country's air force transport mission in Iraq.
(C) To override the lower house's decision.
(D) To approve the Democratic Party's bill to continue the mission.
8. (A) Worsening water scarcity. (B) Increasing risks of diseases.
(C) Triggering mass displacement. (D) Reducing the population in Asia.
9. (A) To resume peace talks which have been halted for a long time.
(B) To forge and sign a peace treaty pledged by both sides.
(C) To dispel his skepticism over chances for a deal before he leaves office.
(D) To open a 44-nation conference over the Middle East issue.
