VSTEP Listening Mock Test 06

1. What is the main topic of the lecture?

• A. Russian leaders
• B. The Cold War
• C. The wars between the USSR and the US
• D. The impacts of the Cold War

2. Why did the US and the USSR never actually fight each other?

• A. Because the USSR had nuclear weapons.
• B. Because the US were afraid of Stalin.
• C. Because they did not want to destroy the world.
• D. Because nuclear power could destroy the US.

3. According to the professor, how long did the Cold War last?

• A. Around 50 years
• B. Around 60 years
• C. Around 70 years
• D. Around 80 years

4. What can be inferred from the lecture?

• A. The Cold War was caused by different opinions.
• B. The Cold War was a long, violent war between the US and USSR.
• C. The Cold War was an important time in the history of the US and the USSR.
• D. The Cold War changed the world dramatically.

5. How does the professor describe the main topic?

• A. By comparing and contrasting
• B. By giving examples
• C. By listing the events chronologically
• D. By giving definitions

6. What is the lecture mainly about?

• A. The way the eye sees colors
• B. The steps to paint in a Neo-Impressionism style
• C. The artists who learned from Seurat
• D. The difference between painting styles

7. What is the professor's opinion of this style of painting?

• A. He thinks painting in brush strokes is a better way.
• B. He is surprised that so many artists are good at it.
• C. He thinks it is difficult to learn.
• D. He doesn't like it.

8. According to the professor, why did Seurat not blend his paints?

• A. He thought it would ruin the paints.
• B. He thought mixed paints did not look real.
• C. He thought blended paintings looked too divided.
• D. He thought it would make the art bright.

9. What is true about Georges Seurat?

• A. He was the best artist at his time.
• B. He was proud of his painting style.
• C. He used brush strokes to make the pictures brighter.
• D. He didn't spend a lot of time finishing his paintings.

10. How did the professor organize the information about this way of painting?

• A. By describing only Seurat's styles
• B. By describing only Seurat styles
• C. By comparing Seurat and other Neo-Impressionists
• D. By comparing Neo-Impressionism and other styles

11. What is the lecture about?

• A. The feeding habits of snakes
• B. How certain snakes protect themselves
• C. The most dangerous snakes in the world
• D. The different uses of snake poison

12. Why does the professor discuss the beads on a rattlesnake's tail?

• A. To show how the rattlesnake is more dangerous than other snakes
• B. To compare the rattlesnake to less scary animals
• C. To explain how the rattlesnake scares off animals
• D. To describe how the rattlesnake uses its tail to hunt

13. According to the professor, where does the spitting cobra spray its poison?

• A. At the animal it is hunting
• B. At other snakes
• C. At the tongue of an animal that is attacking it
• D. At the eyes of an animal that is attacking it

14. What is the professor's attitude towards the hognose snake?

• A. She is amazed by it.
• B. She thinks that it is stupid.
• C. She thinks that it is the best snake.
• D. She thinks that it is the most dangerous.

15. What can be inferred from the lecture?

• A. The spitting cobra rattles its tail.
• B. The hognose snake pretends to be sick.
• C. Beads in a rattlesnake's tail make the sound.
• D. There are no creatures that eat snakes.