II. Cloze Test (10 points, 1 point each)
However careful one may be, he cannot possibly listen carefully to everything that he hears. There are 11 of reasons for this. One of them is the overload of messages most of us 12 each day. In addition to the numerous hours we 13 hearing other people speak, we may spend several hours listening to the radio or sitting in front of a television set. 14, it is impossible to focus our attention completely on what is said; our mind might be 15 elsewhere. Preoccupation with our personal concerns is 16 reason we don't always listen carefully. A romance 17 sour or a good grade on a test may take prominence in our mind even as 18 is speaking to us. Furthermore, we are surrounded by all kinds of noises which interfere 19 listening. For example, voices at a party or 20 of traffic may simply make it difficult for us to catch everything that is being said.
11. A. the number B. a number C. number D. numbers
12. A. accept B. obtain C. receive D. possess
13. A. put B. consume C. spend D. spare
14. A. Besides B. Whereas C. Otherwise D. Nevertheless
15. A. wondering B. swinging C. recycling D. wandering
16. A. other B. some C. the other D. another
17. A. gone B. going C. goes D. went
18. A. anyone B. everyone C. someone D. few
19. A. to B. with C. of D. about
20. A. sound B. noise C. voice D. scream
