Listening set 1

1. A principal's announcement

What is the announcement mainly about? A. New computers in the libraryB. Longer library opening hoursC. A new club for studentsD. Closing the library on Mondays

What must students bring by Wednesday? A. Money for lunchB. A museum ticketC. A form signed by a parentD. A pair of comfortable shoes

Why will the team practise in the small gym? A. The big gym is being cleaned.B. The basketball team is using the big gym.C. The small gym has softer floors.D. The coach wants to practise dancing.

What are the students mainly discussing? A. Which music they like bestB. Why Ben chose Sara as a partnerC. How to look after a gardenD. Plans for a science project
What problem does Tom notice in Grace's first idea? A. The plants need the same light and water.B. Music is too loud for a classroom.C. Plants grow too slowly for the project.D. They do not have a quiet room.
What will Tom probably do tonight? A. Choose some musicB. Call BenC. Ask his mother for two plantsD. Write the project report

What is the talk mainly about? A. Where chameleons liveB. How paint colours are mixedC. Why chameleons are hard to find in treesD. The main reasons chameleons change colour, and how they do it
Why may a chameleon turn darker on a cold morning? A. To hide from other chameleonsB. To match a brown branchC. Because it is tiredD. To take in more heat from the sun
According to the teacher, why may a male chameleon turn bright colours? A. To warn another male to stay awayB. To find foodC. To cool downD. To look like a flower
How does a chameleon change its colour? A. It mixes coloured liquids under its skin.B. It eats different coloured food.C. It changes the space between tiny crystals in its skin cells.D. It grows new skin each day.

What is the talk mainly about? A. How the first postage stamp changed sending lettersB. Why letters were heavy in the pastC. The history of British coinsD. How to write a good letter
Before 1840, who usually paid for a letter in Britain? A. The post officeB. The person who sent itC. The person who received itD. The government
What problem with the old system does the teacher mention? A. Letters often got lost.B. Some people refused to pay, so the post office earned nothing.C. Stamps were too expensive.D. Letters could only travel short distances.
What could one penny pay for after 1840? A. Any letter, however heavyB. A light letter to anywhere in the countryC. A letter to another countryD. Ten sheets of paper