Back to Course Listening 37 – Listen for specific words 0% Complete 0/0 Steps Quiz 1 of 0 Listening 37 – Listen for specific words Listening 37 – Listen for specific words Time limit: 0 Quiz Summary 0 of 1 Questions completed Questions: Information You have already completed the quiz before. Hence you can not start it again. Quiz is loading… You must sign in or sign up to start the quiz. You must first complete the following: Results Quiz complete. Results are being recorded. Results Time has elapsed You have reached 0 of 0 point(s), (0) Earned Point(s): 0 of 0, (0) 0 Essay(s) Pending (Possible Point(s): 0) Categories Not categorized 0% 1 Question 1 of 1 1. Question Try to fill in the missing words: Playing pranks on April 1st, which is known as April Fools’ Day, is a longstanding tradition in Western culture – and even companies and major BLANK 1 of 23 outlets get in on the act! In 1957, for example, the BBC aired a three-minute report about the unusually BLANK 2 of 23 spaghetti harvest in Switzerland – complete with footage of a Swiss family pulling strands of spaghetti off of tree BLANK 3 of 23. It may sound implausible that anyone would BLANK 4 of 23 for such a story, but at the time, pasta was not an everyday food in Britain. It was sold in tins with tomato BLANK 5 of 23 and considered a delicacy, so much of the population was unaware that it did not, in fact, grow on trees. Hundreds of BLANK 6 of 23 called the station wanting to find out how to grow their own spaghetti trees. Another BBC April Fools’ prank duped a large number of listeners in 1977, when an BLANK 7 of 23 announced that a once-in-a-lifetime planetary alignment would occur at precisely 9:47 AM. The planet Pluto would pass behind Jupiter, resulting in a BLANK 8 of 23 reduction in the force of the Earth’s gravity. He told the audience that if they jumped in the air at the exact BLANK 9 of 23 of the alignment, they would feel a strange floating sensation – and sure enough, one minute afterwards, listeners called in BLANK 10 of 23 they had jumped and floated around the room. One prank that did not go over too well was in 1933, when a BLANK 11 of 23 published a doctored photo showing the collapse of the state capitol building after mysterious BLANK 12 of 23. The accompanying article attributed the blasts to the accumulation of hot air BLANK 13 of 23 by the politicians’ verbose debates. Although the end of the article indicated that it was a joke, readers were very upset and many wrote angry BLANK 14 of 23 calling the prank tactless. If you think people aren’t as easily fooled in more modern times, think BLANK 15 of 23. In 1998, Burger King placed a full-page ad in a newspaper announcing a revolutionary new hamburger. It was supposedly BLANK 16 of 23 for left-handed burger connoisseurs in that all the condiments were rotated 180 degrees. The next day, thousands of lefties BLANK 17 of 23 up to order the special sandwich, as right-handed people took pains to specify the correct BLANK 18 of 23 of their hamburger. The origin of April Fools’ Day dates back to the Roman Empire, when a court jester commented, within earshot of the emperor, that fools would make better BLANK 19 of 23. The emperor, amused by the prospect, decreed that on one day of the year (April 1st) a fool would preside over the Roman Empire – and thus the tradition was BLANK 20 of 23. …or was it? In fact, the ancient Roman origin of April Fools’ Day is nothing more than a prank itself! A professor gave this BLANK 21 of 23 to a journalist in 1983, and it was reported in many reputable news outlets. The story was broadcast far and wide, yet nobody disputed it – and after a few weeks, the professor came BLANK 22 of 23 and admitted that the whole thing was a hoax. The actual origins of April Fools’ Day are unknown, but the earliest BLANK 23 of 23 between April 1st and trickery is found in the literary classic Canterbury Tales, which was written in 1392. Playing pranks on April 1st, which is known as April Fools’ Day, is a longstanding tradition in Western culture – and even companies and major Fill in the blank 1 of 23 outlets get in on the act! In 1957, for example, the BBC aired a three-minute report about the unusually Fill in the blank 2 of 23 spaghetti harvest in Switzerland – complete with footage of a Swiss family pulling strands of spaghetti off of tree Fill in the blank 3 of 23 . It may sound implausible that anyone would Fill in the blank 4 of 23 for such a story, but at the time, pasta was not an everyday food in Britain. It was sold in tins with tomato Fill in the blank 5 of 23 and considered a delicacy, so much of the population was unaware that it did not, in fact, grow on trees. Hundreds of Fill in the blank 6 of 23 called the station wanting to find out how to grow their own spaghetti trees. Another BBC April Fools’ prank duped a large number of listeners in 1977, when an Fill in the blank 7 of 23 announced that a once-in-a-lifetime planetary alignment would occur at precisely 9:47 AM. The planet Pluto would pass behind Jupiter, resulting in a Fill in the blank 8 of 23 reduction in the force of the Earth’s gravity. He told the audience that if they jumped in the air at the exact Fill in the blank 9 of 23 of the alignment, they would feel a strange floating sensation – and sure enough, one minute afterwards, listeners called in Fill in the blank 10 of 23 they had jumped and floated around the room. One prank that did not go over too well was in 1933, when a Fill in the blank 11 of 23 published a doctored photo showing the collapse of the state capitol building after mysterious Fill in the blank 12 of 23 . The accompanying article attributed the blasts to the accumulation of hot air Fill in the blank 13 of 23 by the politicians’ verbose debates. Although the end of the article indicated that it was a joke, readers were very upset and many wrote angry Fill in the blank 14 of 23 calling the prank tactless. If you think people aren’t as easily fooled in more modern times, think Fill in the blank 15 of 23 . In 1998, Burger King placed a full-page ad in a newspaper announcing a revolutionary new hamburger. It was supposedly Fill in the blank 16 of 23 for left-handed burger connoisseurs in that all the condiments were rotated 180 degrees. The next day, thousands of lefties Fill in the blank 17 of 23 up to order the special sandwich, as right-handed people took pains to specify the correct Fill in the blank 18 of 23 of their hamburger. The origin of April Fools’ Day dates back to the Roman Empire, when a court jester commented, within earshot of the emperor, that fools would make better Fill in the blank 19 of 23 . The emperor, amused by the prospect, decreed that on one day of the year (April 1st) a fool would preside over the Roman Empire – and thus the tradition was Fill in the blank 20 of 23 . …or was it? In fact, the ancient Roman origin of April Fools’ Day is nothing more than a prank itself! A professor gave this Fill in the blank 21 of 23 to a journalist in 1983, and it was reported in many reputable news outlets. The story was broadcast far and wide, yet nobody disputed it – and after a few weeks, the professor came Fill in the blank 22 of 23 and admitted that the whole thing was a hoax. The actual origins of April Fools’ Day are unknown, but the earliest Fill in the blank 23 of 23 between April 1st and trickery is found in the literary classic Canterbury Tales, which was written in 1392. Correct / 23 Points Incorrect / 23 Points
