Skill 8 (Listen for Double Negative Expressions)

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Jika dalam percakapan terdapat dua negasi (tanda negatif) dalam satu pernyataan, maka jawaban biasanya berupa pernyataan positif.

 1. Man : Do you think Ron Roger will be elected?

Woman: Well… it’s not completely impossible.

Narrator: What does the woman imply about Ron?

A. He’ll definitely be elected

B. The election is now complete

C. She has high hopes for his chances

D. It may happen

2. Woman: How was your tennis match today?

Man     : I didn’t serve well, and I didn’t volley well either

Narrator: What does the man say about his tennis game?

A. Both parts of his game were bad

B. He served better than he volleyed

C. Some parts of his game were better than others

D. He played rather well

3. Man: Was Gary prepared for the debate?

Woman: It’s no surprise that he was unprepared.

Narrator: What does the woman say about Gary?

A. It is a surprise that he was prepared

B. He was not ready, as usual

C. He prepared a really big surprise

D. His strong preparation came as no surprise

4. Man: Did you go out dancing with everyone else last night?

Woman: I was not feeling well, so I didn’t go out.

Narrator: What does the woman mean?

A. She felt good enough to go out

B. She went out to get some medicine

C. She felt like dancing, so she went out with everyone

D. She stayed home because she was sick

5. Woman: Do you think Paula understands what she’s done?

Man: She isn’t unaware of the trouble she’s caused.

Narrator: What does the man say about Paula?

A. She has problem that other aren’t aware of

B. Others aren’t aware of her problems

C. She knows she’s been a problem

D. She doesn’t have a care in the world

6. Man: Did your friends finish the term paper for history class?

Woman: Steve wasn’t able to finish it, and Paul wasn’t either.

Narrator: What does the woman mean?

A. Steve wanted to finish his paper, and so did Paul

B. Both Steve’s and Paul’s papers were incomplete

C. Steve and Paul were busy doing their term papers

D. When Steve wasn’t able to finish his paper, Paul couldn’t help

7. Man: Can you believe that George walked out of the restaurant without paying for his share of the meal?

Woman: It was irresponsible of him not to pay the bill.

Narrator: What does the woman mean?

A. It wasn’t George’s responsibility to pay the bill.

B. Bill was irresponsible about paying George’s rent.

C. George acted carelessly by not taking care of the bill.

D. George took responsibility for the unpaid bill.

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