- Pre-Intermediate
- Listening
History of fireworks in Europe
- Listening
Listen and answer the questions.
Choose True, False or Not given
1)
Initially,
fireworks
were
used
for
military
purposes
- False
- True
- Not given
2)
By
the
17th
century,
the
sphere
of
using
fireworks
in
Europe
was
related
to
religion
- False
- True
- Not given
3)
In
China,
fireworks
were
used
as
a
means
of
representing
aspects
of
nature
(Sun,
snow,
rain)
- True
- Not given
- False
4)
A
flying
model
of
dragon
drove
scientists
to
speculate
about
human’s
flight
- True
- Not given
- False
5)
Robert
Boyle
noticed
an
effective
way
of
demonstrating
how
stars
formed
- True
- Not given
- False
6)
In
the
17th
century
scientists
invented
the
first
model
of
battle
missile
- True
- False
- Not given
7)
Russia
played
an
important
role
in
creating
fireworks
displays
for
the
court
- True
- False
- Not given
8)
France
played
a
key
role
in
creating
fireworks
displays
- True
- Not given
- False
9)
Giovanni
Servandoni
was
invited
to
London,
St
Petersburg
and
Moscow
- False
- True
- Not given
10)
Up
to
now,
fireworks
never
had
been
sold
for
private
consumption
- False
- True
- Not given