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TOEFL Listening Class Unit 2 Passage 19
First of all, you need to know what is TOEFL listening Pattern.
Second, in the course of listening, just pay attention on what you know, if you missed something, just let it go . don't try to figure out what you missed .
Finally, after finishing the passage, don't go answers immediately. use about 5 seconds to review the passage specially last two sentence. then go answers one by one. don't saty in one question for a long time.
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1. What is the talk mainly about?
An old type of Canadian money
The history of the Bank of Canada
Why Canadians collect paper money
The spending habits of Canadian shoppers
2. Why did the Canadian government begin printing the
currency note?
To simplify purchases by mail
To honor a Canadian soldier
To substitute for coins in short supply
To make storing money easy
3. According to the professor, why did most people like
the currency notes when they were first issued?
They were colorful.
They were collectors' items.
They were shiny.
They were a convenient size.
4. According to the professor, what did many soldiers do
with the currency notes?
Sent them home to their families
Used them as bookmarks
Padded their boots
Polished their shoes C
5. What does the professor say about the present status of
the currency notes?
They are the most common currency.
They are no longer used as money.
They are used only by the military.
They have decreased in monetary value.
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