Listening: Radio centenary

Question

1 The Forest Radio Laboratory first broadcasted …

Answer 1

A on 30th January, 1910

Answer 2

B a live public performance

Answer 3

C a recorded programme from their New York studios

Answer 4

A two singers performed arias

Answer 5

B there were millions of listeners

Answer 6

C an instrumental concert was transmitted

Answer 7

A believe the radio has survived with difficulties

Answer 8

B have repeatedly predicted the disappearance of the radio

Answer 9

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

Answer 10

A is a good invention

Answer 11

B transmits mainly for big audiences

Answer 12

C allows listeners to talk about their ideas

Answer 13

A parents listened to pop music programmes

Answer 14

B the radio participated in the creation of pop culture

Answer 15

C teenagers enjoyed listening to the radio under their pillows

Answer 16

A change laws all over the world

Answer 17

B protest against some radio stations

Answer 18

C rebel against transmission regulations

Answer 19

A has over 7 national stations

Answer 20

B has stations in the USA and the UK

Answer 21

C is listened to by more than 30 million people

Answer 22

A most people listen to the radio on the Internet

Answer 23

B more than one million people listen to Radio 4 weekly

Answer 24

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

Answer 25

A it costs nothing

Answer 26

B it is easy to use

Answer 27

C everybody listens to it

Answer 28

A why the radio was invented

Answer 29

B the birth and evolution of the radio

Answer 30

C why it was difficult to survive for the radio

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