English Comprehension and Listening Exercises

Posted on Aug 28, 2024 in Language

1. Reading Comprehension

US Security, Technology, and Culture

Exercise 1

  1. The program will help the US security strategy.
  2. Most of the taxis can take more than five people.
  3. US soldiers will go to Afghanistan in spring.
  4. Capt. Auchincloss’s dream has come true.
  5. An upper torso exercise system.
  6. There were different kinds of basic clothes.
  7. A home exchange web page.
  8. Buy what fits you.
  9. The minimum people should brush their teeth is two times a day.
  10. Food for the birds is being bought every day.
  11. Soldiers coming back from war zones engage in risky activities.
  12. There might be more US Navy ships going to the Philippines.
  13. Airman Montero and her family tried to flee from Cuba.
  14. The US wants to set missile defenses in Europe.
  15. EU nations should support Allied operations.
  16. No one was wounded during the operation.
  17. Previous summits had been held in Washington.
  18. Some citizens will not go to work in the city center.
  19. In India, pancakes come stuffed with spicy potatoes and yogurt.
  20. It is not known why chocolate is good for you.
  21. Encryption systems are used for e-commerce.
  22. There were half as many people in special operations at the beginning of the century.
  23. The supplements are supposed to increase energy levels.
  24. They still have a few cases left.
  25. The vaccines must be kept in low temperatures.
  26. Technological devices have changed our way of being with people.
  27. Conversations have become simpler.
  28. There will be more office jobs.
  29. Companies will want to manufacture closer to home.
  30. An employee can expect cultural diversity.

International Affairs, Environment, and Culture

Exercise 2 – Reading Martes

  1. You don’t have to attend a class in school.
  2. The umbrella is wind resistant.
  3. Ferra Adria has started a new activity.
  4. Submarines in the British navy began with the Holland.
  5. The ceremony is held once a year.
  6. Cyber threats are considered as important as international ones.
  7. American military forces are problematic for the president.
  8. The astute will be able to sail around the world.
  9. In Barcelona, people in inappropriate clothes are admonished almost every day.
  10. Children are used to gun noises.
  11. You can find a wide range of objects on the beach.
  12. You’re allowed to have snacks in your diet.
  13. The size of the earth depends on the interpretation.
  14. New vehicles will have reinforced armored parts.
  15. It’s more expensive to make the repair than to replace the copper.
  16. The decorations bring patients and staff together.
  17. The project tries to teach the students about saving their environment.
  18. Russian aid would not accept an escort.
  19. Mr. Martell considers the North Pacific the most dangerous ocean.
  20. Weather conditions don’t affect the airship.
  21. It will be difficult to try to clean up the birds.
  22. Refugees protect their siblings.
  23. A coast guard boat can be run in the last port by tidal power.
  24. In 2000, Gingrich defended Western values.
  25. Consumers will be able to have their data erased.
  26. There’s a huge delay in filing claims.
  27. The largest number of languages is spoken in New Guinea.
  28. You can keep up to date if you are stationed abroad.
  29. You can find international news translated into English.
  30. A film was made to present the collection.

2. Listening Comprehension

Various Topics

  1. The man thinks the police should be more rigorous.
  2. The man wonders if German drivers have a stronger sense of self-responsibility.
  3. The US First Lady’s address to the US Olympic Team.
  4. A joint venture between the Ministry of Defense and some private firms.
  5. The variety of things she might do on weekends.
  6. Future aircraft carriers.
  7. 1,110.
  8. An Australian airline goes out of business.
  9. 300 airline workers might lose their jobs.
  10. A new carrier is being built in separate blocks and then assembled.
  11. What the woman enjoys doing on weekends.
  12. A music concert about to begin.
  13. A couple loves New York City and farming.
  14. A company that is developing four rooftop farms in New York.
  15. The inefficiency of speeding fines.
  16. The specificities of a newly designed carrier.
  17. The woman is talking about a book she’s reading.
  18. The book is about a tribe of mystical runners.
  19. Man can run longer than any animal on the planet.
  20. Long-distance runners get better as they get older.
  21. The election of Catholic cardinals from different countries.
  22. A great variety of criteria.
  23. She is the first mine clearance diver in the Royal Navy.
  24. Some of the facilities of HMS Prince of Wales.
  25. Some details about the preparation of the London Olympics.
  26. The man will call the woman sometime.
  27. The speaker mentions the carrier will also transport rescue helicopters.
  28. A woman who spends Sundays with her family.
  29. The Federal Government recommends a minimum of physical exercise time at schools.
  30. Information about the UN general assembly.

Additional Information (Unclear Context)

  • He remodeled the house.
  • He talks about his family cats.
  • Guru.
  • A nightmare she has had since she was a child.
  • It is about Howard Moskovits.
  • She shipped them and they never arrived.
  • Color of the house.
  • The shorter, the more it says.