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EIKEN Grade Pre-2 Reading: Lesson 2 Part 2

Part 1 : Gap Fill in Passages

Practice Test

Eiken Practice Test Template

Direction: You will be given 10 minutes to answer questions 1 to 10. Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

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(1) 1 living near their companies

    2 looking for difficult jobs

    3 asking about retirement

    4 continuing to work


(2) 1 meet new workers quickly

    2 stay at the office longer

    3 do other things as well

    4 share their job with their families


(3) 1 find new workers

    2 make more money

    3 save some time

    4 buy more supplies


Let's Discuss! Practice Test

Let's Discuss Template

Part 1: Vocabulary Check

Direction: Let's study the meaning of the words and their correct pronunciation.

retirement

[ ri / 'tahyuhr / muhnt ]

[noun]

- the act of leaving your job and stopping working, usually because you are old

survey

[ 'sur / vey ]

[noun]

- an examination of opinions, behavior, etc., made by asking people questions

earn

[ urn ]

[verb]

- to receive money as payment for work that you do

phased-in retirement

[ feyzd / in ri / 'tahyuhr / muhnt ]

[noun]

- includes a broad range of employment arrangements that allow an employee who is approaching retirement age to continue working with a reduced workload, and eventually transition from full-time work to full-time retirement.

discount

[ dis / 'kount ]

[noun]

- a reduction in the usual price

produce

[ pruh / 'doos ]

[verb]

- to make something or bring something into existence

participate

[ pahr / 'tis / uh/ peyt ]

[verb]

- to take part in or become involved in an activity

knowledge

[ 'nol / ij ]

[noun]

- understanding of or information about a subject that you get by experience or study, either known by one person or by people generally

Part 1: Comprehension Questions

Directions: Let's study and understand the passage again to check for the answers and its content.


2024-EIKEN-READING L2P2


(1) 1 living near their companies

    2 looking for difficult jobs

    3 asking about retirement

    4 continuing to work


(2) 1 meet new workers quickly

    2 stay at the office longer

    3 do other things as well

    4 share their job with their families


(3) 1 find new workers

    2 make more money

    3 save some time

    4 buy more supplies


Part 2 : Q & A based on Passages

Passage 1

Directions: You will be given 10 minutes to read and choose the right answers to the questions.

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LESSON 2 PART 2 - EMAIL no.1


(1) Masako is planning to

   1 major in both psychology and business management.

   2 work for the department of psychology.

   3 study hard to become a professor.

   4 study at Stanford University.


(2) What does Jim suggest Masako do?

   1 Share an apartment with one of his friends.

   2 Major in computer programming with Tim.

   3 Go and watch tennis.

   4 Choose an apartment far from the school.


(3) Jim and Stacy are planning to

   1 go back to Japan with Masako.

   2 have a party for Masako.

   3 find an apartment for Masako.

   4 have dinner at a Japanese restaurant.


Let's Discuss! Passage 1

Let's Discuss Template

Passage 1: Vocabulary Check

Direction: Let's study the meaning of the words and their correct pronunciation.

outstanding

[ out / 'stan / ding ]

[adjective]

- very much better than usual; excellent

require

[ ri / 'kwahyuhr ]

[verb]

- to need something or make something necessary

introduce

[ in / truh / 'doos ]

[verb]

- to tell someone another person's name the first time that they meet

major

[ 'mey / jer ]

[noun]

- the most important subject that a college or university student is studying, or the student himself or herself:

downtown

[ doun / toun ]

[adjective]

- in or to the central part of a city

belong

[ bih / 'lawng ]

[verb]

- to be in the right place or a suitable place

arrival

[ uh / 'rahy / vuhl ]

[noun]

- the fact of arriving somewhere

Passage 1: Comprehension Questions

Directions: Let's study and understand the passage again to check for the answers and its content.


LESSON 2 PART 2 - EMAIL no.2


(1) Masako is planning to

   1 major in both psychology and business management.

   2 work for the department of psychology.

   3 study hard to become a professor.

   4 study at Stanford University.


(2) What does Jim suggest Masako do?

   1 Share an apartment with one of his friends.

   2 Major in computer programming with Tim.

   3 Go and watch tennis.

   4 Choose an apartment far from the school.


(3) Jim and Stacy are planning to

   1 go back to Japan with Masako.

   2 have a party for Masako.

   3 find an apartment for Masako.

   4 have dinner at a Japanese restaurant.



Passage 2

Directions: You will be given 10 minutes to read and choose the right answers to the questions.

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(1) What is true about flying planes as a job?

   1 More and more men are interested in doing it.

   2 The number of women who want to do it increased in 2016.

   3 Only about 5 percent of people have the skills to do it.

   4 There are not many people who are interested in doing it.


(2) What is one problem airlines have?

   1 It costs too much money to hire pilots with a lot of experience.

   2 It takes a lot of time to build more planes for their pilots to fly.

   3 They need more pilots because more people travel by plane.

   4 They do not have an easy way to find new customers.


(3) One airline in Vietnam

   1 is trying to make it easier for women with children to work as pilots.

   2 uses pictures of female pilots on its website to hire female pilots.

   3 has made it easier for families with children to fly on planes.

   4 pays less money to women who want to become pilots.


(4) What is one role that female pilots have?

   1 They share new information with passengers.

   2 They show passengers views from the plane.

   3 They teach young girls how to fly planes.

   4 They help passengers to see that women can be pilots.


Let's Discuss! Passage 2

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Passage 2: Vocabulary Check

Direction: Let's study the meaning of the words and their correct pronunciation.

challenging

[ 'chal / in / jing ]

[adjective]

- difficult, in a way that tests your ability or determination

particular

[ per / 'tik / yuh / ler ]

[adjective]

- special, or this and not any other

hire

[ hahyuhr ]

[verb]

- to employ someone or pay someone to do a particular job

airline

[ 'air / lahyn ]

[noun]

- a business that operates regular services for carrying passengers and/or goods by aircraft

offer

[ 'aw / fer]

[verb]

- to ask someone if they would like to have something or if they would like you to do something

website

[ 'web / sahyt ]

[noun]

- a set of pages of information on the internet about a particular subject, published by a single person or organization

flexible

[ 'flek / suh / buhl ]

[adjective]

- able to change or be changed easily according to the situation

childcare

[ 'chahyld / kair ]

[noun]

- care for children, especially that provided by either the government, an organization, or a person while parents are at work or are absent for another reason

passenger

[ 'pas / uhn / jer ]

[noun]

- a person who is traveling in a vehicle but is not driving it, flying it, or working on it

astonished

[ uh / 'ston / isht ]

[adjective]

- very surprised

Passage 2: Comprehension Questions

Directions: Let's study and understand the passage again to check for the answers and its content.


2024-EIKEN-READING L2P2


(1) What is true about flying planes as a job?

   1 More and more men are interested in doing it.

   2 The number of women who want to do it increased in 2016.

   3 Only about 5 percent of people have the skills to do it.

   4 There are not many people who are interested in doing it.


(2) What is one problem airlines have?

   1 It costs too much money to hire pilots with a lot of experience.

   2 It takes a lot of time to build more planes for their pilots to fly.

   3 They need more pilots because more people travel by plane.

   4 They do not have an easy way to find new customers.


(3) One airline in Vietnam

   1 is trying to make it easier for women with children to work as pilots.

   2 uses pictures of female pilots on its website to hire female pilots.

   3 has made it easier for families with children to fly on planes.

   4 pays less money to women who want to become pilots.


(4) What is one role that female pilots have?

   1 They share new information with passengers.

   2 They show passengers views from the plane.

   3 They teach young girls how to fly planes.

   4 They help passengers to see that women can be pilots.