ACA FLEX Listening 1-9

1. According to the speaker, the main reason why TV and films work so well is that ____.

2. What is the main idea that the speaker is trying to convey?

3. What is the main idea that the speaker is trying to convey?

4. What is the lecture mainly about?

5. What is the lecture mainly about?

6. What is the lecture mainly about?

I’m a big fan of gap years. I took one myself so I’m probably ________ (7). I think that if you’ve got something you want to do in the year before you come to university, that you should do it – and a lot of students who want to study a ________ (8) degree actually want to go off and travel and perhaps work on a ________ (9) project and of course that’s all very good, it will ________ (10) towards your degree and your preparation for that and then when you come to us you’ll be ready for your studies. So if there’s something you really want to do then my ________ (11) is to go for it.

Almost everyone has heard of the London Stock Exchange, but ________ (12) few know anything about the London Metal and Commodity Exchanges - yet these markets have a greater ________ (13) on world economies because they set global prices for some of the essential raw materials for industry and food ________ (14) . The LME provides three basic services to the world's non-ferrous metal trade. First, it is a market where large or small ________ (15) of metal of a guaranteed minimum standard can be bought and sold on specific trading days. Second, it acts as a barometer of world metal prices. And third, it is a "hedging" medium: that is, it can help traders get some protection from price fluctuations that occur for economic, political or ________ (16) reasons.

Privacy and the right to privacy are increasingly becoming hot ________ (17) in the media, which is a touch ________ (18) , given that it is often the media that is responsible for invasion of privacy. This is not just about those whose careers put them in the public eye, but ordinary people who through no fault of their own have come to public notice because of some event that has attracted the attention of the media. It might be that a member of their family has been ________ (19) for some crime, ________ (20) or wrongfully, or perhaps they are the ________ (21) of some natural disaster. Some people argue that those who have chosen to be in the public sphere, and have teams of public ________ (22) people to make sure they get as much public attention as possible - actors, rock stars. politicians and the like - have given up their right to privacy and get everything they deserve.

23. How do clinical psychologists diagnose client's problems?

24. For what reasons do individuals take out bank loans?

25. Which of the following statements are supported by the woman?

26. According to the text, who were originally responsible for popularizing rice in Europe?

27. According to the speaker, how are online news sources making the news industry more competitive?

28. Which of the following technological advances have had an effect on the economics and distribution of music?

29. Which of the following were the presses adapted for printing originally used for?

30. Recent demographic research in America has shown …