Quiz - LISTENING 2018

You will hear a man talking about Madison Square Garden, a New York City landmark (text 1).

For questions 1-4 choose the best answer.

Which of the following wouldn't probably be hosted by Madison Square Garden?

• A. a rock concert

• B. a medical congress

• C. an American basketball match

• D. a hockey game

You will hear a man talking about Madison Square Garden, a New York City landmark (text 1).

For questions 1-4 choose the best answer.

How quickly did Taylor Swift's concert tickets sell out?

• A. 60 days

• B. One minute

• C. One week

• D. 60 hours

You will hear a man talking about Madison Square Garden, a New York City landmark (text 1).

For questions 1-4 choose the best answer.

President John F. Kennedy's 45th birthday party at Madison Square Garden.

• A. caused a scandal.

• B. was the first occasion for Rocky Marciano to fight there.

• C. featured a choir of actresses singing "Happy Birthday".

• D. was attended by Hulk Hogan.

You will hear a man talking about Madison Square Garden, a New York City landmark (text 1).

For questions 1-4 choose the best answer.

What is peculiar about Madison Square Garden's location?

• A. It is situated on a yellow road.

• B. You can only get there by taxi.

• C. It is very far from Times Square.

• D. It is situated on top of a train station.

You will hear an interview with actress Meryl Streep talking about the film The Iron Lady (text 2).

For questions 6-10 choose the best answer.

What was one of the problems the film producers faced?

• A. It was difficult for them to find famous actors to play the parts in the film.

• B. It was difficult for them to find people to finance the film.

• C. Meryl Streep didn't agree to appear in the movie at first.

• D. The director they wanted was directing another movie at the time.

You will hear an interview with actress Meryl Streep talking about the film The Iron Lady (text 2).

For questions 6-10 choose the best answer.

Meryl Streep was immediately interested in the movie because

• A. the director Phyllida Lloyd was a long-time friend.

• B. she had always dreamed of playing Margaret Thatcher.

• C. the film addressed an issue that does not usually interest many producers.

• D. at the time there weren't many parts offered to her.

You will hear an interview with actress Meryl Streep talking about the film The Iron Lady (text 2).

For questions 6-10 choose the best answer.

Meryl Streep feels that public figures are wrongly perceived by the public because

• A. people tend to see only the good or the bad in them.

• B. people believe they don't care about others.

• C. people believe public figures always wear masks.

• D. people tend to consider them as inferior citizens.

You will hear an interview with actress Meryl Streep talking about the film The Iron Lady (text 2).

For questions 6-10 choose the best answer.

Meryl Streep admits that when she began filming

• A. she was very familiar with Margaret Thatcher's political activity.

• B. she had heard about Margaret Thatcher and her policies in the USA.

• C. she had her own political views, clearly opposed to Margaret Thatcher's.

• D. she knew that Margaret Thatcher had many political views in common with an American President.

You will hear an interview with actress Meryl Streep talking about the film The Iron Lady (text 2).

For questions 6-10 choose the best answer.

Why was the first day of rehearsal important for Meryl Streep?

• A. She realised how many wonderful British actors were acting in the film.

• B. She felt welcome because she was the only woman present.

• C. She could understand better how Margaret Thatcher felt when entering the Conservative Party.

• D. She had to travel to Oxbridge and so she visited places Margaret Thatcher had lived in.

You will hear an interview with actress Meryl Streep talking about the film The Iron Lady (text 2).

For questions 6-10 choose the best answer.

While speaking about the biographical aspect of the movie Meryl Streep states that

• A. it's not important to see a life as a whole, but rather like separate scenes.

• B. it's amazing how full of extremely important events a life can be.

• C. Margaret Thatcher's life taught her a lot about what a worthwhile life should be like.

• D. there are a lot of similarities between Margaret Thatcher's life and her own.