Test B: English (Listening) Part 1: Listen and answer questions 1-6

Read the text and answer questions 32-42 
Kids Take to the Airwaves 
On the first Sunday in March each year, kids get to take over the world’s airwaves. The United Nations 
Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has designated that day as the International Children’s Day of Broadcasting, or 
ICDB. Television and radio stations around the world invite young people to be part of their programming. 
Thousands of broadcasters and kids participate, and the programs focus on children’s interests and issues. Kids 
are also involved in the broadcast process, learning how radio and television programs are made. ICDB gives 
children a voice that can be heard around the world.
On ICDB in 2009, young people all over the globe reported on issues that affected them. Nearly 100 
children from India recorded stories about a flood in their area. Children in China drew pictures with messages 
for their parents. In Senegal, young people spoke out against violence by giving reports, conducting interviews, 
writing poems, and singing songs. German children talked with young people in Serbia and shared drawings and 
photographs. Australian kids voiced their opinions to children in Cambodia, Fiji, and Tonga. Kids produced 
videos on a variety of different topics, from air pollution to loneliness. Across the world, young people expressed 
their feelings and sent messages about what mattered most to them.
After ICDB is over, UNICEF holds a contest for the best radio or television program. People who make 
the programs that air during ICDB can send submit their programs. The winners attend a special celebration. The 
2009 radio winner was a station in Brazil that broadcasted a show for 24 hours about children from poor 
communities. The show used interviews, diaries, and music to promote peace. The winner for the television 
program was a station in Kenya. The show, which was hosted by two Kenyan youths, talked about the challenges 
that Kenyan children face and highlighted positive stories about young people in their communities. 
32. What is it organized on the first Sunday in March? 
A) ICDB 
B) UN Day 
C) Children’s Day 
D) Mothers’ Day 
33. What do TV and radio stations both do on ICDB?
A) invite children to be part of programming B) ask young people to talk to their parents 
C) raise money for UNICEF D) encourage children to join UNICEF
34. The purpose of the ICDB is to….. . 
A) raise money for children B) give young people a voice C) help kids get jobs in broadcasting
35. What is the first paragraph mostly about?
A) what UNICEF is B) young people on television C) the ICDB D) children communicating 
36. What did children report about, in 2009? 
A) their problems 
B) their school 
C) their parents 
D) their friends 
37. What did Indian children record about? 
A) Hurricane
B) Tornado 
C) Earthquake
D) a flood 
38. What was the real threat for children in Senegal? 
A) animals 
B) drought 
C) violence 
D) starvation
39. Serbian children received moral help from…. 
A) ICDB 
B) German children
C) UNICEF
D) their parents 
40. What is the second paragraph mostly about?
A) programs that UNICEF offers B) Australian children C) the ICDB in 2009 D) Malaysian videos 
41. What happens after ICDB? 
A) conduct contest 
B) party 
C) movie presentation 
D) a Conference 
42. Which country was the 2009 radio winner? 
A) Kenya 
B) Malaysia
C) Brazil 
D) India

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