LISTENING (8) CAMBRIDGE PREPARATION FOR THE TOEFL® IBT TEST

 

CAMBRIDGE PREPARATION FOR THE TOEFL® IBT TEST LISTENING (8)

 

EXERCISE L15 Getting all the facts Listen to a passage. Then choose ALL the answers that contain information asked for in the question. START► 1 What details about Victoria C. Woodhulls’s life does the lecture include? A The U.S. president she ran against B Examples of the radical movements she was involved in C The name of the journal she established D The role she adopted after losing the election 2 What details are included in the diving teacher’s instructions to the students? A The depth at which the reef is found B The safety precautions she expects the students to follow C The way to signal for help in case of an emergency D The names of the corals she wants the students to indentify 3 4   EXERCISE 16 Recognizing information Listen to the discussion or lecture. Check (√) the Yes column if the statement is true according to the details you heard. Check the No column if the statement is false according to the details you heard. START► 1 In the lecture, the speaker describes the steps in pigeon training. Indicate whether each of the following is a step in the process.   Yes No A Giving the young pigeon short practice flights     B Getting the bird to respond to its owner’s call     C Removing the tag when the bird enters the cote     D Increasing the bird’s stamina through extending the flight distance     E Releasing the bird with other birds from a central meeting place     2 In the lecture, the professor describes events that undermined the gains the suffragettes had made the women’s rights. Indicate whether each of the following is an event that hampered the movement. 3 STOP▄   EXERCISE L17 Organizing information Listen to the passage. Then match the words or phrases with the topics. START► 1 The speaker talks about the shapes of snowflakes. Match each type below with the conditions under which it develops.   Stars Prisms Plates A Extremely cold and dry       B Very cold and moderately humid       C Cold and humid       2 The speaker talks about folk cures and they were used for. Match the folk treatment to the properties it supposedly has.   Antiviral Antibacterial A Wormwood     B Powdered sugar     C Catfish slime     3 4 STOP▄

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