IELTS Listening Section 4
//engexam.info/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IELTS%20Listening%20Practice%20Test%2017,%20Section%204.mp3Questions 31-35Complete the table below.
Use ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
| Time Zone | Outlook | Features & Consequences |
| Past | Positive | Remember good times, e.g. birthdays. Keep family records, photo albums, etc. |
| 31 | Focus on disappointments, failures, bad decisions | |
| Present | Hedonistic | Live for 32 ; seek sensation; avoid pain |
| Fatalistic | Life is governed by 33 , religious beliefs, social conditions. Lifes path cant be changed. | |
| Future | 34 | Prefer work to play. Dont give in to temptation. |
| Fatalistic | Have a strong belief in life after death and importance of 35 in life. |
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
36 We are all present hedonists
A at school
B at birth
C while eating and drinking
37 American boys drop out of school at a higher rate than girls because
A they need to be in control of the way they learn
B they play video games instead of doing school work
C they are not as intelligent as girls
38 Present-orientated children
A do not realise present actions can have negative future effects
B are unable to learn lessons from past mistakes
C know what could happen if they do something bad, but do it anyway
39 If Americans had an extra day per week, they would spend it
A working harder
B building relationships
C sharing family meals
40 Understanding how people think about time can help us
A become more virtuous
B work together better
C identify careless or ambitious people
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