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Listening: Radio centenary

Question 1 of 10

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1 The Forest Radio Laboratory first broadcasted …

Select one of the following:

  • A on 30th January, 1910

  • B a live public performance

  • C a recorded programme from their New York studios

Explanation

Question 2 of 10

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2 On this first programme …

Select one or more of the following:

  • A two singers performed arias

  • B there were millions of listeners

  • C an instrumental concert was transmitted

Explanation

Question 3 of 10

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3 Experts …

Select one or more of the following:

  • A believe the radio has survived with difficulties

  • B have repeatedly predicted the disappearance of the radio

  • C state that the radio has had to compete with TV to survive

Explanation

Question 4 of 10

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4 Steve Keeney explains that some radio stations have coexisted with New
Technologies because the radio …

Select one or more of the following:

  • A is a good invention

  • B transmits mainly for big audiences

  • C allows listeners to talk about their ideas

Explanation

Question 5 of 10

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5 In the 1960s …

Select one or more of the following:

  • A parents listened to pop music programmes

  • B the radio participated in the creation of pop culture

  • C teenagers enjoyed listening to the radio under their pillows

Explanation

Question 6 of 10

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6 Pirate radios started in order to …

Select one or more of the following:

  • A change laws all over the world

  • B protest against some radio stations

  • C rebel against transmission regulations

Explanation

Question 7 of 10

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7 BBC radio …

Select one or more of the following:

  • A has over 7 national stations

  • B has stations in the USA and the UK

  • C is listened to by more than 30 million people

Explanation

Question 8 of 10

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8 The speaker says …

Select one or more of the following:

  • A most people listen to the radio on the Internet

  • B more than one million people listen to Radio 4 weekly

  • C The Archers is the most popular soap opera on British radio

Explanation

Question 9 of 10

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9 Listener Wendy Lee thinks that the radio is still alive because …

Select one or more of the following:

  • A it costs nothing

  • B it is easy to use

  • C everybody listens to it

Explanation

Question 10 of 10

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10 The recording wants to explain …

Select one or more of the following:

  • A why the radio was invented

  • B the birth and evolution of the radio

  • C why it was difficult to survive for the radio

Explanation

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