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Listening Practice Test 1
Questions 1 - 8
You will hear a short talk about smoking. Fill in the missing statistics in the column to the right of the questions. The first one has been done for you as an example.
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Ex. The estimated number of regular smokers worldwide |
Answers 1.5 Billions |
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Q1.
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The number of smokers who say they wish to quit smoking
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The minimum number of cigarettes per day to prevent withdrawal
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The approximate number of people per year who die in the U.S. as a result of smoking
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The number of people per year who die in the U.S. as a result of car accidents
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The number of decades that tobacco smoke has been recognised as dangerous
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The number of substances considered more seriously addictive than nicotine
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The percentage of smokers who consider smoking to be pleasurable
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The amount of nicotine inhaled which reaches the brain after 7 seconds of smoking
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Questions 9 - 16
Listen to the second part of the talk and answer T (for True), F (for False) or N for Not Mentioned in the column on the right. The first one has been done for you as an example.
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Ex. Non-smokers pay less for life insurance than smokers |
Your Answers
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Q9.
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Smoking causes the blood to become thick and sticky
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Strokes and heart attacks are the result of blood clots
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All smokers have a higher risk of cancer
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The immune system kills cells which may become cancerous
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Smoking increases the ability of the immune system to kill cancer cells
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Smoking causes cancer in the same way as it causes heart disease
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Smoking is the major cause of lung cancer
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Q16.
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Babies born to mothers who smoke always weigh less
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