Listening · to Problem Solving
Listening
Listen and answer the questions.

You'll hear a pharmacist help a woman with a bad cough choose between over-the-counter and prescription remedies.

Premium practice

Already a member? Sign in

1Why does the man explain about over-the-counter products?
AThe woman is unfamiliar with them.
BHe makes more money from them.
CHe prefers them to prescriptions.
DThe woman wants cheap cough syrup.
2What advice did the man give the woman?
AShe should try his brand of syrup.
BShe should consider visiting her doctor.
CShe should wait for a few more days.
DShe should ask for a stronger dose.
3Why does the woman buy over-the-counter cough syrup?
AShe does not have a doctor's note.
BShe wants something immediately.
CHer prescription is too expensive.
DIt is better than prescription syrup.
4Why does the woman return to the pharmacy?
AShe has a new prescription.
BHer cough syrup is all gone.
CShe wants to get advice.
DHer bottle was damaged.
5Why is the woman upset about the price?
AIt's more expensive than at other pharmacies.
BShe heard that the price was less.
CIt's more costly than her previous purchase.
DHer health plan doesn't cover medicine.
6Which picture best fits the man's instructions?
Aa person reading a thermometer
Ba person pouring syrup into a measuring cup
Ca person eating a sandwich
Da person rubbing lotion onto an arm
7Why does the woman think the instructions are difficult?
AShe must take the medicine frequently.
BThe other syrup had no instructions.
CThe man needed to be clearer.
DShe is unsure how much to pour.
8Why does the man tell the woman how to take the medicine?
AHe works at a doctor's office.
BIt is a new medicine she has not taken before.
CShe has been taking it the wrong way.
DThe prescription is difficult to read.
0 of 8 completed