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TOEFL Listening Class Unit 1 Passage 26

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171. What is the talk mainly about?

How to determine the date of a settlement
The role of tobacco in the colonial economy
How water was distributed in colonial settlements
Trade between England and its North American
colonies

172. What characteristic of a coin does the professor imply
might have special significance?

Its metal content
The country it is from
Its thickness
The date on it

173. According to the professor, why were pipes common
throughout the colonies?

They could be made and imported very cheaply.
They represented the latest European styles.
They were often used in trade instead of money.
They were made of locally available material.

174. What does the professor say about the shapes of
colonial pipes?

They indicated the status of the users.
They varied greatly from one colony to another.
They changed over the years.
They were based on a North American design.

175. What will probably happen next?

The class will review colonial trade routes.
The class will discuss other kinds of artifacts.
The speaker will show the class more recent
coins.
The speaker will draw a map of a colonial
settlement.





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