Read the text and complete it with an appropriate answer. Then choose the one best answer to each question.
At 8 p.m., October 30th, millions of Americans ...in to the start of the Charlie McCarthy Show on their ... .
listened, radio
listened, radios
had listened, radioes
listen, radio
It ... a popular ... and ... a large ... across the USA.
had been, show, had had, audience
was, quiz, had,audience
was, quiz, has had,audience
was, show, had,audience
That night, however, the show ... a new singer. He was ... .
had, a nova
have, novice
had, an unknown one
has, a stranger
After he ...singing, many listeners became ... and tuned in to a ..., CBS, to see if there ... anything better on there.
had started, boring, rival station, was
started, boring, enemy station, were
started, bored, various station, was
had started, boring, varied station, was
had started, bored, rival station, was
First they ... some Latin American dance music ...by Ramon Raquello's orchestra. Then the announcer .... "Ladies and gentlemen, we... our programme ... you a special bulletin from the intercontinental radio ... .
heard, performed, broke through, interrupt, bring, news
heard, performed, broke in, interrupt, to bring, news
have heard, performed, brought in, interrupt, to bring, news
heard, performed, break in, interrupt, to bring, show
had heard, performing, broke in, interrupted, to bring, show
heard,being performed, broke in, interrupted, bringing, news
... of explosions of gas ... on Mars. And, ..., there are reports of a 'jet of blue flame' ... away from Mars towards the Earth at great speed." ... music returned.
A number, had been observed, moreover, The
Lots, had observed, moreover, Some
many, observed, also, The
A lot, were observed, moreover, -
A number, was observed, although, -
Later, the ... added, "A huge ... object, believed ... a meteorite, ... a farm in New Jersey. Our reporter ... you a description of the ... soon".
presenter, flamed, to be, fall on, will give, scene
announcer, flaming, be, fell on, would give, stage
speaker, flamed, to be, fallen on, gives, scene
announcer, flame, is, fell on, will give, scene
announcer, flaming, to be, fell on, will give, scene
Which of the following is not true according on the text you've read?
If radio programme wasn't interesting, people could tune in to another one.
The announcer interrupted some dance music which was very boring.
A large cosmic object landed in America.
The text is about the way once the news was made known or, in other words, how the news was broken.
Why did many Americans listen to the Charlie McCarthy Show?
There was good Latin music there.
They could listen to the intercontinental news.
New and fresh singers had to start there.
It was pretty famous in America.
What kind of programme were people listening to when the news came in?
Orchestral music.
News bulletins.
The Charlie McCarthy Show.
Male singing.
When did a meteorite land in New Jersey?
When the announcer was breaking the news with a description of the scene.
When the music was overdone.
On an autumn evening.
When CBS started broadcasting.
The word 'jet' means:
a meteorite
a Martian gas
a steam of burning substance
an object
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